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of George Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / Aug. 22
1481
who sang the national anthem; Audra
the American people, saying, "Give us your
controlled 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-
it and conceited and
chairman for the State of Georgia; Alec
acter of the person you want to lead this Na-
Poitevint, Georgia Republican Party chair-
se PAC's and privi-
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
hey 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
nan 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.
nked his opponent
Think for a minute, just think for one
The President. Roll up your sleeves; we're
Vell, let me tell you
minute about the world of change that we've
ame 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
illing 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.
amendment; 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
t Storm, and he op-
world, he is disconnected. We are respected
course, my good friend Governor Guy Hunt,
it a change. That is
around the world.
your Governor; I support him all the way;
ne 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
hat anymore,
son, old friends, both doing a great job; my
aggression, too much time on foreign policy.
S 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-
e 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
for me, but because
feeling this fall we're going. to use that magic
to help rid our children's dreams of the nu-
people. We win be-
to make some Democrats disappear, dis-
clear nightmare, to help them live in a safer
ong, and we win be-
appear from the Presidency, disappear from
world. I did it with your help, and I am proud
the American way.
the House. There's a very important battle
of it. And that is important. So let them criti-
I 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
ntry on the face of
around here. I would have loved those big
to bring it all home?
ou for this fantastic
headlines, "George comes on strong, pulls off
Audience members. Bush! Bush! Bush!
nuch.
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
arks, he referred to
passing those talk shows and going to you,
here in these neighborhoods right here in
:ood; Jane Hancock,
1482
Aug. 22 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Alabama. I ask for your support based on my
less and care for each other more. About 460
experience, my ideas, and my character.
days ago, May 15th, 1991, I sent my first plan
Let me say this. I share Alabama's commit-
to control these outrageous lawsuits up to the
ment to family values, and we will never for-
Congress. It is still sitting there, blocked by
get: We are one Nation under God; one Na-
Congressmen beholden to that powerful law-
tion under God.
yers' lobby, gridlocked in this liberal Demo-
So we start right now, right here. I do be-
crat-controlled Congress. I say: Let's change
lieve here's a principle with which I differ
the Congress. Let's clean House.
from my opponent, the Governor of Arkan-
Audience members. Clean the House!
sas. I believe our Government is too big, and
Clean the House! Clean the House!
it spends too much of your money. I believe
The President. Very true. Elect these
the deficit is a dark cloud on our children's
guys. I'm coming to them in just a minute.
future. You know it, and I know it, and I
Let me just remind you, I hate to ruin a won-
put forward a program to do something about
derful day like this, but let me remind you
it.
what Governor Clinton wants.
If the Congress sends me any bill spending
Audience members. Boo-o-o!
one penny more than I requested, I will veto
The President. He's gotten the fever.
it, fast, right on the spot; faster than the sales
He's gotten that liberal Democratic fever,
of Millie's book. I've repeatedly proposed
and he's not even there yet. He wants to raise
cuts in the Federal spending to deflate the
Government spending, he's already proposed
deficit. This year alone, I called for the elimi-
this, by $220 billion. He wants to raise taxes,
nation of 200 specific programs and 4,000
the biggest increase in history, by $150 bil-
wasteful projects, and this gridlocked Con-
lion. And to that, I say: No way, Governor.
gress has said no and diverted your money
No way.
to pork barrel projects. So here's the pro-
They talk about change. The only thing
posal, here's the proposal: If Congress needs
you'll have left in your pocket, if this guy
more help curing its addiction, I say let's give
gets in, is change, I'll tell you that. They al-
the American people a chance. Give the peo-
ways want to put Government first. That's
ple the power to dedicate up to 10 percent
not so surprising, when you've spent most
of their tax dollars directly to the deficit. If
of your life in Government, Government is
Congress won't cut the deficit, the American
pretty much all you see. I spent half my adult
people will. Give the people that power.
life, thank heavens, in the private sector. I
Let me repeat what I said at our conven-
earned my belief in limited Government
tion. As we get these appropriate spending
from working out, having a job, holding a
reductions, I will propose a tax cut to give
job, working in the oil fields, building a busi-
you more money to pay your bills, businesses
ness, and meeting a payroll. That is a good
more incentives to create the jobs that this
credential for anybody that wants to be Presi-
economy needs. We've got to do both: lower
dent of the United States of America.
spending and lower taxes.
I learned what all of you have learned and
One other thing, one other point: We've
some are now learning. That's where I
got to give the small businesses a shot in the
learned how jobs are created, that you can't
arm around here. They're the ones that cre-
have employees without employers. That's
ate two-thirds of America's jobs. Think of
where I learned in this country that Govern-
them right here in the mall, McMillan's or
ment works for the people, not the other way
Norton's Florist, right here in this area. If
around.
we're going to get this economy moving,
But in all fairness, all fairness-we've got
small business needs relief from taxation,
to be fair in this election-Governor Clinton
from regulation, and yes, from these crazy
is not the only one who has forgotten that
lawsuits that are killing us off.
lesson if he ever knew it. There's a whole
These lawsuits are costing our economy
party of his colleagues right up there on Cap-
billions of dollars each year, and we're fight-
itol Hill in Washington, DC, who have spent
ing now to reform our legal system. As a Na-
their entire lives on the Government payroll.
tion, very candidly, we need to sue each other
I call them the gridlocked Democratic lib-
leorge Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / Aug. 22
1483
more. About 460
sent my first plan
eral-controlled Congress, and I don't believe
I know this is a long race and that some
awsuits up to the
the Governor can stand up to them. The last
have counted us out. Oh boy, are we having
here, blocked by
thing we need is a rubber-check Congress
some problems with the national media.
hat powerful law-
and a rubber-stamp President. We don't
They don't know good news when they see
is liberal Demo-
need that.
it. They are going to know change when they
say: Let's change
And look, I've tried to work with this Con-
see it. And we're going to win this in the
buse.
gress. You all remember at the Inaugural Ad-
final analysis on this basis because I trust the
ean the House!
dress I said, "People didn't send us here to
American people, and I hope I have earned
House!
bicker, they sent us here to get something
the trust of the American people.
ue. Elect these
done." I held out my hand, and these old
When I think of the great patriotism
n just a minute.
mossbacks bit it off. Enough! We've got to
shown by this wonderful State of Alabama
change the Congress.
and I think of those men and women that
ite to ruin a won-
me remind you
So we're talking clean House. We need
served in Desert Storm and I think of the
S.
Spencer Bachus here for the 6th District. We
opposition I had in the Congress, I say let's
-0-0!
need Terry Everett for the 2d District; Don
change it. So if we're faced with a problem
otten the fever.
Sledge for the 3d; Mickey Strickland for the
again, we can solve it just as quick as we
emocratic fever,
4th; Terry Smith for the 5th; and Kevin Jones
did Desert Storm in spite of that opposition.
He wants to raise
for the 7th. And then we can clean House.
So, my message is this: After-once again
already proposed
While we're at it, the Senate needs a little
saying thanks. I can't tell you what this does
its to raise taxes,
work. Those liberals that control that Senate
for the spirit, this, the largest rally, as Emory
"ry, by $150 bil-
are blocking me every inch of the way. Give
told me, he's ever seen around here.
way, Governor.
us Richard Sellers for the Senate. Make
Audience members. Four more years!
change. Make change.
Four more years! Four more years!
The only thing
Look, I know this and you know it: Ameri-
The President. So you tell the opposition
cket, if this guy
cans are tired of the blame game, sick of all
we stand for family values. And the best evi-
u that. They al-
the excuses, tired of these people up there
dence of this, standing right here with me
ent first. That's
acting like they're the candidates for the next
today, is Barbara Bush, who does so much
i've spent most
for literacy in this country.
episode of "American Gladiators". But I'll
Audience members. Barbara! Barbara!
Government is
tell you this: I am tired of it, too. Every
Barbara!
nt half my adult
American knows the truth. Congress-look
The President. You tell them we stand
private sector. I
at the post office, look at the bank-they
ed Government
for family and faith and one Nation under
have become corrupt, conceited, confused,
job, holding a
God. And then go tell the gridlocked Con-
a body of these PAC's, perks, privileges, par-
building a busi-
gress and Governor Clinton: If you can't run
tisanship, and paralysis. We must change the
That is a good
with the big dogs, stay under the porch.
Congress with which Bill Clinton is
ants to be Presi-
interlocked.
Thank you all very much.
merica.
You ask him when he comes south. He
have learned and
Note: The President spoke at 2:55 p.m. at
talks about change. What about changing the
That's where I
the Riverchase Galleria shopping mall. In his
one institution whose control hasn't changed
I, that you can't
remarks, he referred to Emory Fowler,
in 38 years, since he was 7 years old? The
ployers. That's
Mayor of Montgomery. A tape was not avail-
Congress. They have a lower rate of turnover
able for verification of the content of these
ry that Govern-
than the Soviet Politburo.
remarks.
at the other way
So it's time to say, "Enough is enough."
If you want to get rid of that deadlock, give
less-we've got
me some new faces in that Congress and
overnor Clinton
watch this country move forward. There is
Remarks at the National Affairs
forgotten that
here's a whole
so much to do: a balanced budget amend-
Briefing in Dallas, Texas
, there on Cap-
ment, locking this line-item veto into place
August 22, 1992
who have spent
so we can cut that spending. Give the parents
some choice in the schools that their kids
rnment payroll.
Thank you very much. Hey, listen, this is
Democratic lib-
attend-private, public, or religious. Give us
a nonpolitical gathering. Thank you. Life is
that kind of a positive change.
not fair. For me to get up here after Dr.
Document No. 346102ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 22, 1992
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
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
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2AU321 A8: 55
August 20, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST SP
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON a7
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR BUSH/QUAYLE RALLY IN
BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
Summary:
On Saturday, August 22, at 2:55 p.m. you will address
approximately 9,000 to 12,000 people in the parking lot of the
Riverchase Galleria shopping center. The Riverchase Galleria is
a mixed-use retail, hotel and office project, and has close to
200 specialty stores.
Discussion:
Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes / cards) are derived
from your RNC acceptance speech. They are almost identical to
those you will deliver earlier in the day in Woodstock, Georgia.
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
BIRMINGHAM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you --
the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign -
- I've got a feeling this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall -- two
fiercely determined rivals locked in combat. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, taking our case
to the American people.
This afternoon I want to talk to you about the sharp choice
I will 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 quide 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
2
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 these changes 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
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 here in your own neighborhoods, right here in
central Alabama.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right here, right now. I believe our
3
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. And they only want to buy three
vowels: I / O / U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
Here's how. 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 they
can say "Tax and Spend".
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
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 about some
of the businesses right here in the mall -- McMillan's, or
Norton's Florists. If we're going to get this economy 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,
4
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 -- public, private, 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
5
spent your life in government like he has, government is pretty
much all you see.
I got my belief in trust -- in limited government -- from
working out in the oil fields of west Texas, building a business,
meeting a payroll.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
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.
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 a 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 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
6
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
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. 346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8/20/92
32 AUG 20 All: 17
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
DATE:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
S
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
\
SCOWCROFT
4
MOORE
P
DARMAN N/C
PETERSMEYER N/C
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
x
PROVOST
CALIO
N/C
SMITH
DEMAREST N/C
YEUTTER
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
GRAY
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY N/C
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
called 12
PHILLIP D. BRADY
4:30
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 PRESIDENTIAL 29 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY 20 A 29
BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
can find on a map these days.
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only 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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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.
346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8/20/92
AUG
2
DATE:
ACTION/CON CURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
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
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 PRESIDENTIAL- 29 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY 20 A 29
BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
can find on a map these days.
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only 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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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.
346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDU
6391
8/20/92 12 AUG 20 P8: 15
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
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
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
GRAY
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
August 20, 1992
TO: DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
The NSC staff concurs in the proposed presidential remarks with
suggested
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 PRESIDENTIAL 29 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY 20 A9:29
BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
PRC
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
culd
can find on a map of Evore these days.
Nicrea
Valuet els
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only 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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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.
346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDU
6391
92 AUG 21 A 9 : 12
8/20/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
SUBJECT:
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCRO
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
PROVOST
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
YEUTTER
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
GRAY
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
August 20, 1992
TO: DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
The NSC staff concurs in the proposed presidential remarks utt
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
for
Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
BIRMINGHAM
2 CAMPAIGN RALLY 20 A 9 29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
PRC
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
culd
of Ewore
Nicnet
can find on a map these days.
Value
eli
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only 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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
P5: 46
August 20; 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPEECHWRITER TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
Osh
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.
I talued
jasadard
Boyder
085
Document No. 346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8/20/92
32 AUG 20
P12
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
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
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
GRAY
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
Dorrance Will Comment from Houston
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 PRESIDENTIAL 29 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY 20 A 29
BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
can find on a map these days.
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only 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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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.
#
#
J.D. Foster
CEA
37 AUG 20 P12: 08
Birmingham
Campaign Rally
P.3 : bother of page
$220 bittion -change
to $ 200 billion
)
Document No.
346102SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8/20/92
92 AUG 20
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5:00PM, TODAY!!, AUG.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLY
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
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
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
GRAY
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
NOTE: Speech content is same as Woodstock, Georgia Rally
on Saturday, August 22, 1992
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 5:00PM, TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. Thank you!
RESPONSE:
Comments from C. KOLB
8/20/92
(minn carits.
Then see charges
noon
an Woodstock
PHILLIP D. BRADY draft).
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Bunton)
August 19, 1992
2 PRESIDENTIAL- 29 REMARKS: CAMPAIGN RALLYG20 A9:29
BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1992
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Thank you for that warm 'Bama welcome. Let me tell you -
- the "Magic City" is the perfect place to start a magic campaign
-- because this fall we're going to make some Democrats
disappear.
There is an important battle going on this fall. Two
fiercely determined rivals locked in a fierce contest. The going
will be tough, but the victory will be sweet. I'm just not sure
whether this thing will be won by the Tigers or the Crimson Tide.
I'm sorry I wasn't here last weekend, when George Archer won
the Senior PGA tournament. I would have loved those big
headlines: "George Comes on Strong -- Pulls Off Big Win."
!greet
You're going to see another headline just like that one come
November -- because now we're coming on strong, 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.
2
I noticed flying into town that beautiful Statue of Vulcan
up on Red Mountain. And I was thinking: Thanks to the changes of
the last four years, that mountain is about the last "red" you
can find on a map these days.
Now these changes 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
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 Birmingham, in xx, in XX.
My experience, my character, my ideas -- I am that man.
And we start right now. I believe our government is too big
3
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. And they only want to buy three
vowels: I - O - U.
Well, I'm the man to solve the puzzle.
before
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
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.
And a lot of that will fall like a ton of bricks on small
businesses -- places like XX and xx, in the mall behind me here.
Well, that's change all right. By the time he gets through,
4
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
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
5
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.
I'd say that's a pretty good credential for being President.
West Texas -- 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
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
6
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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