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Aug. 21 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
So yes, I am proud to say we have changed
thank you all. And of course, I'm glad to be
the world. Now we've got to move this coun-
standing here with one of Woodstock's own
try forward. My good friend Randy Travis
my friend Orlando Wilson, who is a good-
put it this way, "There is no stopping us
if anybody likes bass fishing they know all
now." Thank you for this hospitality. Thank
about this guy. Now, Fred Cooper, my chair-
you for this fantastic welcome.
man, and Alec Poitevint, our leaders, thank
Let me put it this way. Here's the way it's
you all.
going to be from now on out. Do you remem-
It's great to be here in Cherokee County,
ber the son of Missouri, Harry Truman? He
the land of the free and the home of the
was a big underdog, and he fought back. He
Warriors. Okay, and let's not forget the
wrapped another Governor challenging him
Chiefs and the Eagles. Frankly, it's great to
right around that do-nothing Congress. I'm
be out of that DC mode and out on the cam-
going to do the same thing with the Governor
paign trail, taking our case to the American
of Arkansas, wrap him to the gridlocked Con-
gress, take my message of peace and a strong-
people. We are going to give them something
to talk about down at Dean's Store here in
er America to the American people, and win
Woodstock.
this election, not for me but for the American
So I want to talk briefly-and the skies
people. Thank you very, very much. Thank
you. Great rally.
have cleared now, I'm glad to say-about the
sharp choice, the clear, sharp choice that
Note: The President spoke at 4:36 p.m. at
we're going to offer every American. It's a
Silver Dollar City. In his remarks, he re-
choice between different agendas, different
ferred to entertainer Randy Travis. A tape
directions for our great country, and it's a
was not available for verification of the con-
choice about the character of the man that
tent of these remarks. This item was not re-
you want to lead this Nation for another 4
ceived in time for publication in the appro-
years.
priate issue.
They say this election is about change.
Well, they're right. But let's not forget the
things that must guide change are the things
that never change: our belief in a strong de-
Remarks to the Community in
fense, in strong families, and in leaving the
Woodstock, Georgia
world a better and more prosperous place
for the young kids here today. That's what
August 22, 1992
this election is about.
The President. Thank you very much. You
Think for a minute about the world we've
know, this reminds me of a great country
already seen, a world of change: the Berlin
song, "If you want to see a rainbow, you've
Wall down; millions of people around the
got to take a little rain." And we're going
world took the first breath of freedom; and
to show the American people a rainbow.
America, her ideals and her strengths intact,
May I salute Mayor Rogers and thank my
won the cold war. That is good for every
friend of long standing, and I hope your next
American.
Senator, Paul Coverdell, for that introduc-
I can't come to Georgia without saluting
tion; salute our leader, Newt Gingrich, who
one other thing: Thanks for the contribution
helps us so much in Washington; members
that this State made to that wonderful victory
of the city council here; the cheerleaders and
of Desert Storm. It is something strong about
bands from Cherokee and Etoyah and Se-
the American spirit.
quoia High Schools; and Daron Norwood,
All this change didn't come about by acci-
the Spirit of Atlanta; and of course, Dr. John-
dent. The world changed because we, the
ny Hunt, who I'm told is not only a spiritual
American people, stayed true to our un-
leader here, but that First Baptist Church
changing principles. My opponents-let
here in Woodstock stands for family, family
them say this-they say I spent too much
values, one Nation under God. Jane Hancock
time on national security and foreign policy.
and Audra Dinsmore and Johnny Isaacson,
Well, let me tell you, when I took office I
George Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / Aug. 22
1479
se, I'm glad to be
Woodstock's own,
saw a chance to help off imperial com-
ite projects. If they need more help curing
who is a good-
munism, and I did it with your help.
the pork addiction, I'll say as I said the other
ing they know all
Perhaps even more important, I saw a
night, let's give the taxpayers the power to
Cooper, my chair-
chance to help rid our children's dreams of
dedicate up to 10 percent of their tax dollars
our leaders, thank
the nuclear nightmare, to help them live in
to the deficit. If Congress won't cut that
a safer world. And I did that with your help,
spending, the people of America will. It's just
and that is good. So let the Clinton-Gore tick-
that clear.
Cherokee County,
et understand one thing: I am not going to
And yes, we must cut spending. With a
the home of the
apologize for one minute for having spent
new Congress cutting that spending, I'll pro-
6 not forget the
time making the world a place of peace for
pose a tax cut to give you more of the money
unkly, it's great to
all the children in this country.
to pay the bills, to give the businesses the
d out on the cam-
For 40 years this was a change that Ameri-
incentives to create the new jobs that this
to the American
cans fought and died for. Now it offers us
economy so desperately needs, and we will
e them something
a defining challenge of the nineties, to take
do more to jump-start the economy.
in's Store here in
advantage of our victory around the world
Frankly, it's the small business people that
and then to build a stronger and more pros-
are hurting. They're the ones that create the
y-and the skies
perous Nation right here at home.
jobs. I want to give small business a shot in
to say-about the
So for these next 73 days I'm going to ask
the arm. Small businesses, they create two-
harp choice that
the American people: Who do you trust to
thirds of the jobs in this country. You take
American. It's a
bring it all home, foreign policy, security pol-
places like the Cost Plus on South Main
gendas, different
icy, and economic policy? Who do you trust?
Street or Morgan's Hardware, and if we're
untry, and it's a
Audience members. Bush! Bush! Bush!
going to get this country moving, small busi-
of the man that
The President. So I came here to Georgia
ness needs relief from taxation, these awful
on for another 4
today to ask the good people of this patriotic
lawsuits, and from regulation. And we are
State to give me your support based on my
going to give it to them.
S about change.
experience, my ideas, and my character. I will
Now, let me tell you this: the Governor
is not forget the
not let you down.
of Arkansas, the commander of the Arkansas
ge are the things
Here we go. Let me spell out the dif-
National Guard, he wants a different kind
ef in a strong de-
ferences. Okay, we're going to start it right
of change.
d in leaving the
here, right now in Woodstock. I believe our
Audience members. Boo-o-o!
prosperous place
Government is too big, and it spends too
The President. Now, wait a minute. This
day. That's what
much of your money. I believe the deficit
is a fact. He has actually proposed already,
is a dark cloud on the future of these young
isn't even in there yet, and he's proposed
the world we've
people. You know it, and I know it. Clinton
raising Government spending by $220 billion
ange: the Berlin
does not know it, and Gore does not know
and raising taxes, the biggest increase in his-
ople around the
it.
tory, by $150 billion. We cannot have that.
of freedom; and
Hey, listen, you listen to these guys and
Audience members. Boo-o-o!
strengths intact,
you think the deficit is a big game of the
The President. You think those guys only
good for every
"Wheel of Fortune." You know that one?
know one word, change. They talk about it.
They want to buy three vowels: I, O, U.
Well, that's change all right; that's about all
without saluting
That's not good enough for the American tax-
you'll have left in your pocket when they get
the contribution
payer.
through with you. Yes, we want change, but
onderful victory
In Houston 2 nights ago, I announced a
it's also a question of trust. Look at every
ing strong about
freeze on Government spending, and let me
big issue we face, and you're going to see
repeat it right here. If Congress sends me
a choice between the people who put their
e about by acci-
a bill spending one penny more than I re-
faith in everyday Americans and those who
ecause we, the
quested, I will veto it faster than a spinner
put their faith in the Government.
bait after Orlando's lure. We're going right
I trust you, the families and the parents,
ue to our un-
after it. For the past 3 years, past 3 years,
to make the decisions that matter in life. I
opponents-let
pent too much
we've endorsed and proposed significant cuts
trust the parents, not the Government, to
foreign policy.
in Federal spending. But that gridlock liberal
choose their children's schools, private, pub-
I took office I
Democratic-controlled Congress has chosen
lic, or religious. Very, very candidly, the Con-
to direct your taxpayer dollars to their favor-
gress opens a meeting with a prayer. I think
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Aug. 22 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Adn
the school children ought to have a voluntary
that liberal Democrat-controlled Congress
who
prayer in schools. You could argue that Con-
bit it off. Now I'm going to take that case
Din
gress needs it more, but I think everybody
to the American people and say, change the
Ame
ought to have that option. I trust the parents,
Congress.
can
not the Government, to choose the children's
Every American knows the truth that Con-
21st
child care. It's better to have parents do it
gress has become corrupt and conceited and
chat
than have some subcommittee in Washington
confused, a body of these PAC's and privi-
Poit
tell you how to look after your kids.
leges and partisanship and paralysis. They
man
Frankly, it all sums up to this: I think the
can't run a tiny bank. They can't run a tiny
Government is already big enough, and they
post office. And yet, they're running your
tax people too much. It's that simple. If you
lives. We've got to change it.
want fewer lawsuits and fewer regulations
You know, Harry Truman took it this way.
Rei
and more opportunity for small business,
He went out across the country. He got in
Ral
vote for me.
his sights the Congress, took his case to the
Aug
I wonder about the Governor of Arkansas.
people, and then he linked his opponent
I wonder why it is that whenever he's faced
right into those sights. Well, let me tell you
T
with any problem, his solution is always to
this. I'm going to do the same thing.
goin
put Government first. But you know, it's not
I am for Paul Coverdell, and here's why.
you
so surprising, when you spent more of your
He was willing to stand up and think anew.
for 1
life in government like he has, government
As Truman did, he's willing to single out
a lit
is all you know anything about. I've got my
those who talk one way and vote another.
cour
belief in trust, about limited Government
The thing in this Senate race is this: I stand
bow
from working out in the oil fields of west
for a balanced budget amendment; Wyche
you'
Texas, from trying to build a business, and
W
Fowler is against it. I stand for the line-item
trying to meet a payroll. That's where I
veto; Wyche Fowler is against it. I stand for
goin
learned how jobs are created. That's where
those who stood at Desert Storm, and he op-
peop
I learned this: In this country, the Govern-
cour
posed me. Now we want a change. That is
ment works for the people, not the other way
the fact. It's fine to talk one way in downtown
your
around.
Woodstock and vote differently in Washing-
sing]
But Bill Clinton isn't the only one who's
Con
ton, but we cannot have that anymore,
forgotten that lesson, if he ever knew it.
You know, I know this race is long; know
son,
There's a whole party of his colleagues up
fishi
it; read all these polls about being behind.
there on Capitol Hill who have spent their
for A
But yes, I really believe and have a con-
lives on the Government payroll. They, that
L
fidence that we will win. We're going to win
liberal Democratic gridlock, has been con-
not because of a victory for me, but because
plac
trolled by one party for 38 years, 38 years.
feeli
we trust the American people. We win be-
I call them the gridlocked Congress. I'm
to r.
cause our ideas are strong, and we win be-
going to remind the American people: 38
cause we understand the American way.
appe
years. Clean the House, clean the House,
the
We'll win also because I think we've got a
clean the House. You have to do it; we ought
great First Lady who stands for the family
goin
to do it.
fierc
and family values.
Audience members. Clean the House!
lock
So you tell Governor Clinton and that
Clean the House! Clean the House!
whet
gridlocked Congress, "If you can't run with
The President. Let me just put it par-
War
the big dogs, stay under the porch." We're
enthetically, the last thing this country needs
erthe
coming after them.
is a rubber-check Congress and a rubber-
H
Thank you very, very much. May God bless
stamp President. We don't need it, and we're
Arch
the greatest, freest country on the face of
not going to have it.
arou
the Earth. And thank you for this fantastic
I think the American people know this,
head
rally. Thank you so very much.
that I've tried to work with these people. You
big V
remember when I said "We didn't come here
Note: The President spoke at 1:06 p.m. on
we a
to bicker. We came here to do something
Main Street. In his remarks, he referred to
our
for the people"? I held out my hand, and
entertainer Daron Norwood; Jane Hancock,
passi
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / Aug. 22
1481
George Bush, 1992
who sang the national anthem; Audra
the American people, saying, "Give us your
ontrolled Congress
g to take that case
Dinsmore, who sang "I'm Proud To Be an
support."
and say, change the
American"; Johnny Isaacson, Republican
The reason we'll win is we're talking about
candidate for Georgia State Senate in the
entirely different directions for this country,
the truth that Con-
21st district; Fred Cooper, Bush-Quayle
different agenda. It's a choice about the char-
: and conceited and
chairman for the State of Georgia; Alec
acter of the person you want to lead this Na-
se PAC's and privi-
Poitevint, Georgia Republican Party chair-
tion and the direction you want us to go. I
man; and Senator Wyche Fowler, Jr.
and paralysis. They
believe I am the person to have that support.
All the other side does is talk about
ley can't run a tiny
ey're running your
change, change, change. But the thing that
it.
must guide change are things that never
Remarks at the Pride in Alabama
han took it this way.
change. We believe in a strong defense, in
country. He got in
Rally in Hoover, Alabama
strong families, in leaving the world a better
took his case to the
August 22, 1992
place for our children.
aked his opponent
Think for a minute, just think for one
'ell, let me tell you
The President. Roll up your sleeves; we're
minute about the world of change that we've
me thing.
going to work. Thank you very much. Thank
seen the last 4 years: the Berlin Wall down;
ell, and here's why.
you very, very much. Thank you so very much
millions of people took their fresh first breath
for that welcome. I reminded them over in
up and think anew.
of freedom; and America, her strength and
a little rainstorm in a rally in Georgia of a
alling to single out
ideals intact, won the cold war, and you, the
and vote another.
country song, "If you're going to see a rain-
taxpayers, helped get that job done. These
race is this: I stand
bow, you've got to stand a little rain." And
changes are not accidental. The world
you've sure done it. Thank you.
mendment; Wyche
changed because America remained true to
We are going to have a rainbow. We are
nd for the line-item
her unchanging principles. So when Gov-
going to win this election for the American
gainst it. I stand for
ernor Clinton says we're ridiculed around the
people. May I thank Emory Folmar; and of
: Storm, and he op-
world, he is disconnected. We are respected
course, my good friend Governor Guy Hunt,
t a change. That is
around the world.
your Governor; I support him all the way;
he way in downtown
single out two Members of the United States
My opponent said I spent too much time
erently in Washing-
Congress, Sonny Callahan and Bill Dickin-
on national security and standing up against
nat anymore.
son, old friends, both doing a great job; my
aggression, too much time on foreign policy.
race is long; know
fishing pal, Ray Scott, Sportsman of the Year
Let me tell you something. When I took of-
bout being behind.
for Alabama.
fice I saw the chance to help finish off impe-
and have a con-
Let me say this magic city is a wonderful
rial communism, and I did it with the help
We're going to win
place to start a magic campaign. I've got a
of the American people. I saw the chance
or me, but because
feeling this fall we're going, to use that magic
to help rid our children's dreams of the nu-
eople. We win be-
to make some Democrats disappear, dis-
clear nightmare, to help them live in a safer
ng, and we win be-
appear from the Presidency, disappear from
world. I did it with your help, and I am proud
he American way.
the House. There's a very important battle
of it. And that is important. So let them criti-
think we've got a
going on this fall, big battle this fall: two
cize and carp. I will never apologize for one
ands for the family
fiercely determined rivals locked in gridlock,
single minute that I have met trying to make
locked in combat. And I'm not just sure
this world a more peaceful place for all the
Clinton and that
whether this thing's going to be won by the
young people here today.
you can't run with
War Eagles or by the Crimson Tide, but nev-
The challenge now: to build a more pros-
the porch." We're
ertheless, that's your business.
perous and secure Nation right here at home.
Hey, I did like it, though, when George
And so for these next 73 days I'm going to
uch. May God bless
Archer won the Senior PGA Tournament
ask the American people: Who do you trust
try on the face of
around here. I would have loved those big
to bring it all home?
u for this fantastic
headlines, "George comes on strong, pulls off
Audience members. Bush! Bush! Bush!
uch.
big win." Help me do that in the fall, because
The President. Bring it home: foreign pol-
we are coming on strong, and we're taking
icy, security policy, and economic policy so
ke at 1:06 p.m. on
our case to the American people. We're by-
that it can make a difference to you right
irks, he referred to
passing those talk shows and going to you,
here in these neighborhoods right here in
ood; Jane Hancock,
34597955
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8/21/92
97
AUG
DATE:
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ACTION/C ONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH/QUAYLE RALLY
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
KAUFMAN
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
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
AUG 20 P5: 25
August 20, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST SP
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON at
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR BUSH/QUAYLE RALLY IN
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
I. SUMMARY
On Saturday, August 22, 1992 you will deliver remarks at a
Bush-Quayle rally, to 2,000 community members of Woodstock,
Georgia in Cherokee County.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes / cards) are derived
from your RNC acceptance speech.
Please note: Dean's Store is a Woodstock landmark where
local old-timers meet daily to discuss current events. "Faster
than a Bass after a Hulapopper" refers to a lure used in Bass
fishing -- a popular Woodstock past-time.
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
WOODS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the
Warriors -- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people. Let me tell you: over these next two
months, we're going to give them something to talk about down at
Dean's store.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
am going to offer every American this fall. It's a choice
between different agendas, different directions, for America.
And yes, it's a choice about the character of the man you want to
lead our nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
But let's not forget: the things that must guide change are the
things that never change -- our belief in a strong defense, in
strong families, in leaving the world a better place for our
children.
Think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America remained true to her unchanging
principles. My opponents say I spent too much time on foreign
2
policy these past four years. Well, let me tell you: When I
took office, I saw the chance to help finish off imperial
Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
for one single minute I've spent making this world a place of
peace for all our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought for
and died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of
the 90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to
build a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust to bring it all home -- foreign policy,
security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can make a
difference to you right here in your own neighborhoods, right
here in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right here, right now. I believe our
government is too big and it spends too much of your money -- and
I believe the deficit is a dark cloud on our children's future.
You know it -- and I know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels:
I / O / U.
3
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
In Houston two nights ago, I announced a freeze on
government spending. If Congress sends me a bill spending one
penny more than I requested -- I will veto it faster than a Bass
after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give taxpayers the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
spending, then the people will.
And we will do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy.
Let's give small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses
create two-thirds of the new jobs in America. Think of places
like the "Cost Plus" on South Main Street, or Morgan's Hardware.
If we're going to get this country moving, small business needs
relief -- from taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're
going to give it to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket. ///
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
4
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
5
government works for the people, not the other way around.
Governor Clinton isn't the only one who's forgotten that
lesson -- if he ever knew it. There's a whole party full of his
colleagues up there on Capitol Hill who've spent their lives on
the government payroll. And somehow I don't think Governor
Clinton is the guy to stand up to them.
The last thing this country needs is rubber check Congress
and a rubber stamp President.
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill --- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm fed up, too. Every American knows the truth: Congress
has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of PACs, perks,
privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was eight years old, ( (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
6
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are behind. And yet I also
believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
So tell the Democrats: If you can't run with the big dogs,
stay under the porch.
Thank you and God bless you.
# #
Document No. 34604
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
AMOORE
DARMAN N/C
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO N/C
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
called 4
12
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
WOODSTOCK
AUG
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, ( (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
#
#
Document No. 34604
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
WOODSTOCK
2
AUG
REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, ( (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
#
#
Document No. 34604
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/ COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
12 AUG 21 ALL: 50
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
>
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 AUG REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
WOODSTOCK
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world --- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years --- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)). Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington --- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 20, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST SP
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON at
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR BUSH/QUAYLE RALLY IN
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
I. SUMMARY
On Saturday, August 22, 1992 you will deliver remarks at a
Bush-Quayle rally, to 2,000 community members of Woodstock,
Georgia in Cherokee County.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes / cards) are derived
from your RNC acceptance speech.
Please note: Dean's Store is a Woodstock landmark where
local old-timers meet daily to discuss current events. "Faster
than a Bass after a Hulapopper" refers to a lure used in Bass
fishing -- a popular Woodstock past-time.
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
WOODS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the
Warriors -- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people. Let me tell you: over these next two
months, we're going to give them something to talk about down at
Dean's store.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice
I
am going to offer every American this fall. It's a choice
between different agendas, different directions, for America.
And yes, it's a choice about the character of the man you want to
lead our nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
But let's not forget: the things that must guide change are the
things that never change -- our belief in a strong defense, in
strong families, in leaving the world a better place for our
children.
Think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America remained true to her unchanging
principles. My opponents say I spent too much time on foreign
2
policy these past four years. Well, let me tell you: When I
took office, I saw the chance to help finish off imperial
Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
for one single minute I've spent making this world a place of
peace for all our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought for
and died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of
the 90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to
build a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust to bring it all home -- foreign policy,
security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can make a
difference to you right here in your own neighborhoods, right
here in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right here, right now. I believe our
government is too big and it spends too much of your money -- and
I believe the deficit is a dark cloud on our children's future.
You know it -- and I know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels:
I//O//U.
3
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
In Houston two nights ago, I announced a freeze on
government spending. If Congress sends me a bill spending one
penny more than I requested -- I will veto it faster than a Bass
after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give taxpayers the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
spending, then the people will.
And we will do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy.
Let's give small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses
create two-thirds of the new jobs in America. Think of places
like the "Cost Plus" on South Main Street, or Morgan's Hardware.
If we're going to get this country moving, small business needs
relief -- from taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're
going to give it to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket. ///
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
4
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
5
government works for the people, not the other way around.
Governor Clinton isn't the only one who's forgotten that
lesson -- if he ever knew it. There's a whole party full of his
colleagues up there on Capitol Hill who've spent their lives on
the government payroll. And somehow I don't think Governor
Clinton is the guy to stand up to them.
The last thing this country needs is rubber check Congress
and a rubber stamp President.
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm fed up, too. Every American knows the truth: Congress
has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of PACs, perks,
privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was eight years old, ((right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor) ) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
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our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are behind. And yet I also
believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
So tell the Democrats: If you can't run with the big dogs,
stay under the porch.
Thank you and God bless you.
# #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
P Allugust P5: 20; 1992
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MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPEECHWRITER TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
OSN
GREGORY S. WALDEN
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Three speeches
This responds to your request for comments on three speeches to
be delivered by the President on Saturday August 22 (Woodstock
Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Branson, Missouri)
1. We do not know what is meant or intended by the statements
like "We're going to freeze federal spending --- freeze it right
now." What sort of freeze is intended? Is it an overall freeze,
or a component-by-component freeze? The sentence that follows
the quoted sentence suggests that what is intended is a veto
strategy that involves vetoing FY '93 appropriations bills that
exceed the President's request. Aside from the prospect that
some or many of the bills may come to the President below his
request, vetoing approps bill does not necessarily amount to a
freeze. There is also a problem with any statement suggesting an
immediate freeze (i.e,, FY '92 funds), because there is generally
an obligation to spend previously appropriated funds. Also, is
the call for a freeze intended to include the Platform's call for
an end to phony budget bottom lines?
2. While the (legislative) proposal that taxpayers be permitted
to dedicate 10% of their tax dollars directly to the deficit is
intriguing, Counsel's approval of the concept of this apparently
new proposal should come from Boyden Gray or John Schmitz in
Houston.
talued Boyder Boy
Jessdard
shary
085
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY. AUGUST 22, 7982
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
Paul R.
RESPONSE:
See comment on p.s.
pages
PK
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. #702
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.2 AUG PRESIDENTIAL 55 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
August 19, 1992
WOODSTOCK
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Charokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice" between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world - and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will hever apologise
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for one single minute spent to make this world a place of beace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- 50 that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Weedstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrate don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: H
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the pussle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulanopper.
And 12 Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress wen't cut
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spending. then the people will
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 %
of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governer Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $320 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have laft in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you - families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the Government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private. public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
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already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help oure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you sea.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact im. only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
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extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
(THEAS.
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
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"tired
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I'm
too. Every American knows the truth:
too
if
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
the spirit going ACE,
perks, privilage, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)). Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Folitburg.
It's time to say enough is anough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington - let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work out out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this lection.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that ve will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
Docum
34604
6385
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 AUG 20 P2: 40
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
August 20, 1002
The NSC staff concurs in the above-referenced presidential remarks,
subject to the comments noted in the text.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
55
WOODSTOCK
2
AUG PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
what?
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
will women
get this
is # men crowd only
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
think
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
BS.
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
Great!
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, ((right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor) ) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
# #
Document No. 34604
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT P12. DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
92 AUG 20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE: Dorrauce will comment
from Houston. maria Sheel
Contact from
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
Houstan
and Staff Secretary
signal.
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
WOODSTOCK
2
AUG REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America --- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it --- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)) Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
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Document No. 34604
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
32 AUG 20 A10: 20
DATE: 8/19/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00 P.M. THURS. 8/20
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
McGroarty
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty
Rm 122, Ext. 2930 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST
20, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Communts from
C.KOLB
8/20/92
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
10th
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
WOODSTOCK
2 AUG REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles!
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice I
intend to offer every American this fall. It's a choice* between
different agendas, different directions, for America. And yes,
it's a choice about the character of the man you want to lead our
nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America -- her strength and ideals -- won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. My opponents say I spent
too much time on foreign policy these past four years. Well, let
me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to help finish
off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
So let my opponents understand this: I will never apologize
2
for one single minute spent to make this world a place of peace
for our children.
For forty years, this was the change Americans fought and
died for -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next 73 days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here in your own homes, right here
in Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
But the liberal Democrats don't. They think the deficit is
a big game of Wheel of Fortune. They want to buy three vowels: I
- o- U.
they're ust gonna her Their way with your hand- caused dollars.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than a Bass after a Hulapopper.
And if Congress needs more help curing its pork addiction, I
say let's give the people the power to dedicate 10 percent of
their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If Congress won't cut
3
spending, then the people will.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we're going to give it
to them.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
change is about all you'll have left in your pocket.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in everyday Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the decisions
that matter in life.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
4
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- about limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build a
business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
o
Only one candidate has every of met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton -- a guy who's spent his entire
working life in government -- standing up to Congress?
I know about those guys. At my first inauguration, I
5
extended my hand to the Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill -- and
they bit it off.
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
I'm tired of it, too. Every American knows the truth:
Congress has become corrupt, conceited, confused -- a body of
PACs, perks, privilege, partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since Bill Clinton was seven years old, (right about
the time he was campaigning for hall monitor)). Congress has a
lower rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because we trust the American people. We will
win because our ideas are stronger. We will win because we
understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
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Woodstock, GA
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$220 per David Tell
To 10am mcGroarty +13-688-0173
(Ferguson)
August 19, 1992
WOODSTOCK
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
Thank you for that warm Georgia welcome. It's great to be
here in Cherokee County, land of the free and home of the Braves
-- and let's not forget the Chiefs and the Eagles either.
And it's great to be on the campaign trail, taking our case
to the American people.
This morning I want to talk to you about the sharp choice
I'm offering every American this fall. It's a choice as wide as
-- a choice between different agendas, different directions,
for America. And yes, it's a choice about the character of the
man you want to lead our nation.
They say this election is about change -- and they're right.
Let's think for a minute about the world of change we've already
seen these last four years. The Berlin wall came tumbling down.
Millions of people took their first breath of freedom. And
America won the Cold War.
Now this change didn't come about by accident -- the world
changed because America made it change. There are some who say
I
spent too much time on foreign policy these past four years.
Well, let me tell you: When I took office, I saw the chance to
help finish off imperial Communism -- and I did.
I saw the chance to help rid our children's dreams of the
nuclear nightmare, to help them live in a safer world -- and I
did.
2
I make no apologies for that.
This was the change that Americans fought and died for for
forty years -- and now it offers us the defining challenge of the
90s: to take advantage of our victory around the world, to build
a more secure and prosperous nation here at home.
And so these next XX days, I'm going to ask the American
people: Who do you trust now to bring it all together -- foreign
policy, security policy, and economic policy -- so that it can
make a difference to you right here your own homes, right here in
Woodstock.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
and it spends too much of your money -- and I believe the deficit
is a dark cloud on our children's future. You know it -- and I
know it.
So starting right now: we freeze government spending. If
Congress sends me a bill spending one penny more than I requested
-- I will veto it faster than my opponent can say "tax and
spend."
And let's try this: give every tax payer the right to check
a box on their tax return, so that 10 percent of their payment
can go for one purpose alone -- to reduce the federal deficit.
I
say: if Congress can't cut spending, then let the people do it.
And we can do more: I say let's jumpstart this economy, by
giving small business a shot in the arm. Small businesses create
90 percent of the new jobs in America. If we're going to get
3
)
this country moving, small business needs relief -- from
taxation, litigation, and regulation. And we know how to do it.
Now, Governor Clinton wants a different kind of change. He
wants to raise government spending by $220 billion. And raise
taxes -- the biggest tax hike in history -- $150 billion dollars.
He says he wants to tax the rich, but folks, there simply
aren't enough rich people to pay for all his programs. I guess
Governor Clinton defines "rich" as anyone who has a job.
And when he gets through, believe me, there's going to be a
lot fewer of those kind of rich folks left.
You see, when you get down to it, it's a question of trust.
Look at every big issue we face. You'll see a choice -- a choice
between people who put their faith in every day Americans, and
those who put their faith in government.
I trust you -- families and parents -- to make the critical
choices about your lives.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's schools -- private, public or religious.
I trust parents -- not the government -- to choose their
children's child care.
And I trust you -- not the government -- to decide how you
want to spend and save the money you earn.
These are my ideas -- and I think these are the American
people's ideas. Do you believe that the federal government is
already big enough -- and taxes too much?
Do you want fewer lawsuits, fewer regulations, and more
4
opportunity for small businesses?
Do you think that competition can help cure the ills that
plague our schools, and bring the cost of health care down?
If you believe in these ideas -- then you believe in my
ideas.
I wonder about Governor Clinton sometimes -- I wonder why it
is that whenever he's faced with any problem, his solution is
always to put government first.
But it's not really so surprising, I guess. When you've
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my ideas about trust -- about limited government ---
from working out in the oil fields of west Texas, trying to build
a business, meet a payroll. That's where I learned how jobs are
created. That's where I learned that in this country the
government works for the people, not the other way around.
So here's another choice: The simple fact is, only one
candidate in this election has ever held a job outside government
-- ever known an ambition above the next election.
Only one candidate has every met a payroll, or earned a
paycheck that didn't come out of the taxpayers' wallet.
Can you imagine Bill Clinton, who's spent his entire working
life in government, standing up to Congress?
Now I know Americans are tired of the blame game, sick of
all the excuses, tired of your national leaders acting like they
are the candidates for the next episode of American Gladiators.
5
I'm tired of it, too. That's why in my first inauguration
-
- I extended my hand to the Democratic leaders in Congress. And
they bit it off.
Every American knows it: Congress has become corrupt,
conceited, confused -- a body of PACs, perks, privilege,
partisanship and paralysis.
And no wonder: Congress's leadership has not changed in 38
years -- since my opponent was seven years old. That's a lower
rate of turnover than the old Soviet Politburo.
It's time to say enough is enough. If you really want to
get rid of the deadlock in Washington -- let's get rid of the
deadwood in Congress.
We have our work cut out for us. But Americans will never
settle for second best in anything. Not in our schools, not in
our workers, not in our values.
And not in this election.
I know this race is long, and we are far behind. And yet I
also believe, deep in my heart, that we will win.
We will win because our ideas are stronger. We will win
because we are committed to the American idea. We will win
because we understand the American way.
Thank you and God bless you.
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