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CHRISTINA MARTIN
REMARKS:
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Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
5
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
BANKA P.M.
4:55
Thank you [senator] Senator Pete [Domenici] you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque back in this
city of such charm and elegance. HOTAIR I understand that this year, as
will
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.) )
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for the past. Because I can stand
before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
PORTER
had the opportunity to say
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
drill
camps
trenches of Korea, on the training fields of our military acadantes,
Bob
through the treasure (commitment-PORTER)
A
too
Zeelhick
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
elite
too
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
crass
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
up
Alamos
Holiday
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev.
Speaking at the height of the Cold
NSC "up the hill in Los Alamos"
spacing ? PORTER
war, Brodhnov z caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are ocquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference --- had we
not had science on our side. 11
so I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California
Holiday women of
Las
Alomos a and Sandia you were the scientific saviors
Dept.of
of the world./
Energy
And H PORTER know that your are in the forefront, not just in
NSC:
in
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constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
#;
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historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
INSER
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presented with a new set of challenges - PORTER
#
have been awfully busy lately Well, tell the folks at home to
INSERT
1
#1
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busiers the next four years.
with the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
NSC:1abs won
OMB:
it is being felt
feel it.
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
SUGGESTS
MOVING
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
BLOCKA
will
FROM P.4
longshot. In the 21st century America can remain a military PORTER
TO HERE
aswellas
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. 11
Last week I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
Second, we must prepare our children company. emerging -PORTER
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
1: I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smarlest kids in the world.
= want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litication.
and
7
American men women deserve economic security. That's the
make
For example, I have a plan to control health care costo, and make.
Zoellick
kalthcare available to every American and to cnt costs through competition.
its avail able to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
J.D. FOSTER shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. "
In America in the 21st century we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
Important!
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
limit the growth of
almost
J.D.
Zoellick
contro mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars Foster
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money. 11
OMB:
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
Strike
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
4
my faith in you -- the people.
n important
PORTER
But I do believe that government can play & supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
OMB:
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
become en more dangerous
(PORTER)
BLOCK
turn into full fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
A-
nuclear capabilities.
MOVE TO
P.Z
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
can do with
with the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
Zoellick
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
an
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
several hundred million
NSC
tritium. This will save taxpayers ал billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186 (PORTER)
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those (PORTER)
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
prevent (NSC)
on
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
help ensure
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make (PORTER)
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
END OMB: Block
dreams of peace.
A
this
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
OMB
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
Zaellick
dynamism (PORTER)
likes
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
J.D.
The lowest in 2 gener ation
FOSTER
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America.//
Does this mean we don't face shallenges? No, not at all
I
some
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges
10
to
1
z
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
M
high. wage (PORTER)
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
OMB:
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
strike.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
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hea
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
#3
size of the ( ) industry today. We can do the same in CEA:-bistech
super computer
electric vehicles,
in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.
surpass $3B
And each job we create in these industries represents
Ross/
Zuellick
blue colla
PORTER:
another opportunity
for the laid off steelworker, or the
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end, PORTER-strike
underemployed corporate middle-manager, or the bright young
OMB:
these
college graduate. Each of these industries -- each of this jobs
strike
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
is
government
is that
taloyal to the future -- that it look beyond
s
the demands of today, and adt wisely for tomorrow.
My administration has done just that. This year, my budget for 1993
ment
PORTER
includes $76 billion to research and developm the industries of
the future. This is 8 thirteen percent increase over last year, and
3 - J.D. FOSTER, CEA
1991
ianformen:
3% and
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up
4
we suggests delete
1.
J.D. Foster. CEA - suggests we cut sentence as well.
percent
sentence
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
ies (PORTER)
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
we are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
health
care
OMB
understanding of biology and physics.
(PORTER/ROSS: physics and biology)
But And we are also making a commitment to what you know as NSC
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
the
a-ha
scientist in laboratory says
"ah-sh"
to when the consumer in the
stores says
want to buy it."
My budget includes a [13 13 percent increase in applied research
projects including special programs in high-performance
[check FY 93 Budget PP. 87-88
13% increase since 1991 in R+D
6% increase since 1992 for civilian applied R&D.] PORTER
computing, in energy efficiency, in space exploration,
the
PORTER
biotechnology, and advanced materials sciencer I mentioned
earlier.
OMB
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot, missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
our future (PORTER
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
OOBOSKIN/ into programs that satisfy special interests stooges today.
CEAV
It's as if I'm confronted by two Marx Secthers. Curly is in
OMB:
strike
front of me, screaming in pain, while MO is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in strengthening building the manufacturing base for of the future, (PORTER)
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
focused (PORTER)
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
redirected (PORTER)
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin Wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
4 our commitment and determination helped
us win the cold wer, just as they will
propel our nation to finish first
(PORTER
NSC INSERT # /
PROPOSED INSERT ON P. 3 OF SEPTEMBER 15 SPEECH AT SANDIA
With the end of the Cold War, our defense needs -- and your
work -- are changing greatly. Now you are in the forefront of
our effort to help ensure the safe and secure dismantlement of
former Soviet nuclear warheads. With the historic agreements I
have reached with Boris Yeltsin, I know that is keeping you
awfully busy lately. Yet, with all the changes in the world,
your historic mission remains essential. Although we are now
reducing our nuclear forces dramatically, a safe and reliable
U.S. nuclear deterrent remains vital to our security.
OMB INSERT#1
#1
PROPOSED INSERT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TESTING:
SEPTEMBER 15 SPEECH AT SANDIA LABS
With the end of the Cold War, our defense needs -- and your
work -- are changing greatly. Now you are in the forefront of
our effort to help ensure the safe dismantlement of former Soviet
nuclear warheads. With the historic agreements I have reached
with Boris Yeltsin, I know that is keeping you awfully busy
lately. Still, with all the changes in the world, your historic
mission remains essential. Although we can now reduce our
nuclear forces dramatically, a safe and reliable nuclear
deterrent remains critical to our security.
-MD
Insert #3
Last week my opponent announced that he would start an effort to
do just that. He said "It's new," and "it's different." He's
WRONG - it's not true - and the proof is right here. Today at
Sandia you are just one part of the Advanced Manufacturing
Initiative that we will fund at over $1 billion next year. You
are exploring ways that manufacturing in big and small businesses
will be more competitive AND environmentally conscious.
Let me just tell you a few more of the "new ideas" in his plan
that we have already done or are still struggling with the
Congress about. Anti-trust reform for R+D cooperatives,
permanent R+D Tax Credit, expanding the Small Business Innovation
Research Program, regional Technology Alliances, Sematech,
Advanced Battery Consortium for electric vehicles, streamline
export controls -- the list goes on. Now, when his campaign is
asked "What about the fact that your new plan is not so new after
all?," they will say that our effort is not "serious." Is that
what they think of your efforts? Is that what they think of over
$1 billion a year invested in for future manufacturing jobs?
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
September 15, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
FROM:
RALPH BRESCIA
RBi
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS AT SANDIA LAB
Dr. Bromley has reviewed the subject speech and is concerned with the timing of the
announcement to defer the DOE new production reactor (NPR) program.
Apparently the President and Ron Kaufman were recently approached by Linden Blue, Vice
Chairman of General Atomics, in San Diego and the NPR was discussed. Blue provided
to Ron a one-pager on the issue (copy attached). Dr. Bromley wants to ensure that
inclusion of the deferral announcement in the Sandia speech is the result of a conscious,
policy decision which has been made with the Blue discussion in mind. If not, Dr. Bromley
would recommend deleting the paragraphs on NPR from the speech until a fuller discussion
can take place.
Attachment
ADMIRAL WATKINS HAS MADE AN UNTIMELY DECISION TO EFFECTIVELY
TERMINATE THE NEW PRODUCTION REACTOR (NPR) PROGRAM. IF THIS
DECISION STANDS, U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SECOND GENERATION MELTDOWN
PROOF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY (MODULAR HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS
COOLED REACTOR--MHTGR) WILL BE LOST AND CONCOMITANT LAYOFFS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED IMMEDIATELY.
THE WATKINS DECISION IS INCONSISTENT WITH A STRONG SENATE ARMED
SERVICES REQUEST HEADED BY SENATORS THURMOND AND NUNN THAT
THE PROGRAM BE CONTINUED. BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS HAVE PASSED
APPROPRIATION BILLS FOR FY '93 FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM AT THE
ORIGINAL LEVEL REQUESTED BY DOE. THE SENATE BILL ALSO INSTRUCTS
DOE TO LOOK SERIOUSLY AT BURNING PLUTONIUM IN THE NPR TO DESTROY
EXCESS (RUSSIAN) WEAPONS MATERIALS.
THE NPR'S ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO MAINTAIN A RELIABLE U.S.
CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE TRITIUM FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. NOW,
BECAUSE OF DISARMAMENT THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN DELAYED AND
A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR BURNING WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM HAS
EMERGED. BECAUSE THE MITTGR HAS UNIQUE CAPABILITIES FOR BURNING
PLUTONIUM, PRODUCING TRITIUM AND GENERATING ELECTRICITY-ALL
SIMULTANEOUSLY AND ALL IN AN INHERENTLY SAFE MANNER--AND
BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD TIME TO DESIGN ACHIEVE POLITICAL
CONSENSUS, OBTAIN PERMITS, AND BUILD A REACTOR, IT MAKES SENSE TO
CONTINUE THE PROGRAM ON A STRETCHED OUT BASIS. THIS WOULD
AVOID SQUANDERING THE $1 BILLION, THE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL AND
THE FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE PROGRAM TO GET IT WHERE IT
IS TODAY.
BESIDES FULFILLING THE LONG TERM TRITIUM REQUIREMENTS, THE
MHTGR-NPR WOULD PROVIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF BY-
PRODUCT ELECTRICITY TO THE REGION SURROUNDING SAVANNAH RIVER.
THE FUEL TO PRODUCE THIS ENERGY COULD BE PLUTONIUM RETIRED FROM
THE RUSSIAN WEAPONS STOCKPILE. THIS WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE
SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES PROGRAM.
IF THE MHTGR-NPR PROGRAM IS CONTINUED, IT WILL SERVE TO STIMULATE
U.S. COMPETITIVENESS IN SECOND GENERATION NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
WHICH HAS POSITIVE ECONOMIC, ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES.
BECAUSE THE DOE AND CONGRESS ARE AT ODDS OVER THIS ISSUE, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE SCIENCE ADVISOR, DR. ALLAN BROMLEY, WORK
WITH MESSRS. THURMOND AND WATKINS TO FASHION A COMPROMISE ON
THIS ISSUE. DR. BROMLEY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVED
AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING COMPETITIVE
NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.
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CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED
PAGES # 13
FROM ED WALTERS
456-7750
111 1/2
(NAME)
(PHONE NUMBER)
(ROOM NO.)
MESSAGE DESCRIPTION MASTER FOR SANDIA + INSERTS
TO (AGENCY)
DELIVER TO
DEPT/ROOM NO.
PHONE NUMBER
AFI
-
STEVE PROVOST
AFI
CHRISTINA MARTIN
REMARKS:
PLEASE SPELL CHECK. CALL IF COMMENTS ARE
CONFUSING. MORE TO COME AS COMMENTS COME IN.
PLS. FAX A RECONCILED DRAFT so i'll KNOW WH ICH
REVISIONS TO FACT CHECK. THANKS.
is
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
5
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
P.M.
4:55
Thank you [senator] Senator Pete Domenici you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
will
HOTAIR
usual, you Ahost the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.) )
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for the past. Because I can stand
before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
PORTER
had the oppor tunity to say
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. //
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, on the training fields of our military academies, camps
drill
through the treasure (commitment-PORTER)
X
Bob
too
Zeelhzk
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
elite
too
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
crass
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
up
Alamos
Holiday
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los
Agency.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev.
Speaking at the height of the Cold
NSC "up the hill in Los Alamos"
spacing? PORTER
War, Brojanov z caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress ore ocquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance.
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference had we
not had science on our side. 11
so I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California
Holiday
women of
Las Alomos a and Sandia you were the scientific saviors
Dept. +
of the world.
Energy
And H1 PORTER know that your are in the forefront, not just in
NSC
in
Strik
OMB:
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
$;
strike
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
INSE
H;
presented with a new set of challenges - PORTER
have been awfully busy lately Well, tell the folks at home to
INSERT
1
#1
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busiers the next four years.
with the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
NSC: labs we
OMB:
it is being felt
feel it.
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
SUGGESTS
MOVING
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
BLOCKA
FROM P.4
longshot. In the 21st century -- America will can remain a military PORTE
TO HERE
well as
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. 11
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
second, we MUST prepare our
-PORTER
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
1: have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smarlest kids in the world.
1.1 want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and (itication.//
and
7
American men,women deserve economic security. That the
make
For example, I have a plan to contro 01 health care costs, and make.
zoellick
walthcare available to every American and to cnt costs through competition.
it available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
J.D. FOSTER shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. "
To America in the 21st century we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
inportant!
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
limit the growth of
almost
J.D.
zoellick2'
centrol mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars Foste
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money. 11
OMB:
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
Strike
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
4
my faith in you -- the people.
n important
PORTER
But I do believe that government can play & supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
OMB:
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
becomeeven more dangerous
(PORTER)
BLOCK
turn into full fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
MOVE TO
P.Z
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today. I want to take the next step.
can do with
with the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
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creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
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is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be 8 Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
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to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
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sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
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future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
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America.
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With the end of the Cold War, our defense needs -- and your
work -- are changing greatly. Now you are in the forefront of
our effort to help ensure the safe and secure dismantlement of
former Soviet nuclear warheads. With the historic agreements I
have reached with Boris Yeltsin, I know that is keeping you
awfully busy lately. Yet, with all the changes in the world,
your historic mission remains essential. Although we are now
reducing our nuclear forces dramatically, a safe and reliable
U.S. nuclear deterrent remains vital to our security.
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With the end of the Cold War, our defense needs -- and your
work -- are changing greatly. Now you are in the forefront of
our effort to help ensure the safe dismantlement of former Soviet
nuclear warheads. With the historic agreements I have reached
with Boris Yeltsin, I know that is keeping you awfully busy
lately. Still, with all the changes in the world, your historic
mission remains essential. Although we can now reduce our
nuclear forces dramatically, a safe and reliable nuclear
deterrent remains critical to our security.
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Last week my opponent announced that he would start an effort to
do just that. He said "It's new," and "it's different." He's
WRONG - it's not true - and the proof is right here. Today at
Sandia you are just one part of the Advanced Manufacturing
Initiative that we will fund at over $1 billion next year. You
are exploring ways that manufacturing in big and small businesses
will be more competitive AND environmentally conscious.
Let me just tell you a few more of the "new ideas" in his plan
that we have already done or are still struggling with the
Congress about. Anti-trust reform for R+D cooperatives,
permanent R+D Tax Credit, expanding the Small Business Innovation
Research Program, regional Technology Alliances, Sematech,
Advanced Battery Consortium for electric vehicles, streamline
export controls -- the list goes on. Now, when his campaign is
asked "What about the fact that your new plan is not so new after
all?," they will say that our effort is not "serious." Is that
what they think of your efforts? Is that what they think of over
$1 billion a year invested in for future manufacturing jobs?
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
September 15, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
FROM:
RALPH BRESCIA
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS AT SANDIA LAB
Dr. Bromley has reviewed the subject speech and is concerned with the timing of the
announcement to defer the DOE new production reactor (NPR) program.
Apparently the President and Ron Kaufman were recently approached by Linden Blue, Vice
Chairman of General Atomics, in San Diego and the NPR was discussed. Blue provided
to Ron a one-pager on the issue (copy attached). Dr. Bromley wants to ensure that
inclusion of the deferral announcement in the Sandia speech is the result of a conscious,
policy decision which has been made with the Blue discussion in mind. If not, Dr. Bromley
would recommend deleting the paragraphs on NPR from the speech until a fuller discussion
can take place.
Attachment
ADMIRAL WATKINS HAS MADE AN UNTIMELY DECISION TO EFFECTIVELY
TERMINATE THE NEW PRODUCTION REACTOR (NPR) PROGRAM. IF THIS
DECISION STANDS, U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SECOND GENERATION MELTDOWN
PROOF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY (MODULAR HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS
COOLED REACTOR--MHTGR) WILL BE LOST AND CONCOMITANT LAYOFFS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED IMMEDIATELY.
THE WATKINS DECISION IS INCONSISTENT WITH A STRONG SENATE ARMED
SERVICES REQUEST HEADED BY SENATORS THURMOND AND NUNN THAT
THE PROGRAM BE CONTINUED. BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS HAVE PASSED
APPROPRIATION BILLS FOR FY '93 FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM AT THE
ORIGINAL LEVEL REQUESTED BY DOE. THE SENATE BILL ALSO INSTRUCTS
DOE TO LOOK SERIOUSLY AT BURNING PLUTONIUM IN THE NPR TO DESTROY
EXCESS (RUSSIAN) WEAPONS MATERIALS.
THE NPR'S ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO MAINTAIN A RELIABLE U.S.
CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE TRITIUM FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. NOW,
BECAUSE OF DISARMAMENT THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN DELAYED AND
A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR BURNING WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM HAS
EMERGED. BECAUSE THE MITTGR HAS UNIQUE CAPABILITIES FOR BURNING
PLUTONIUM, PRODUCING TRITIUM AND GENERATING ELECTRICITY-ALL
SIMULTANEOUSLY AND ALL IN AN INHERENTLY SAFE MANNER--AND
BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD TIME TO DESIGN ACHIEVE POLITICAL
CONSENSUS, OBTAIN PERMITS, AND BUILD A REACTOR, IT MAKES SENSE TO
CONTINUE THE PROGRAM ON A STRETCHED OUT BASIS. THIS WOULD
AVOID SQUANDERING THE $1 BILLION, THE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL AND
THE FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE GONE INTO TI IE PROGRAM TO GET IT WHERE IT
IS TODAY.
BESIDES FULFILLING THE LONG TERM TRITIUM REQUIREMENTS, THE
MHTGR-NPR WOULD PROVIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF BY-
PRODUCT ELECTRICITY TO THE REGION SURROUNDING SAVANNAH RIVER.
THE FUEL TO PRODUCE THIS ENERGY COULD BE PLUTONIUM RETIRED FROM
THE RUSSIAN WEAPONS STOCKPILE. THIS WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE
SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES PROGRAM.
IF THE MHTGR-NPR PROGRAM IS CONTINUED, IT WILL SERVE TO STIMULATE
U.S. COMPETITIVENESS IN SECOND GENERATION NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
WHICH HAS POSITIVE ECONOMIC, ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES.
BECAUSE THE DOE AND CONGRESS ARE AT ODDS OVER THIS ISSUE, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE SCIENCE ADVISOR, DR. ALLAN BROMLEY, WORK
WITH MESSRS. THURMOND AND WATKINS TO FASHION A COMPROMISE ON
THIS ISSUE. DR. BROMLEY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVED
AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING COMPETITIVE
NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.
Document No. 350070
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/15/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRSEIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 09/15
SUBJECT:
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Presidential Remarks:
Sandia Lab
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Albuquerque, NM
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1992
1:00 p.m.
Thank you (Senator) Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great
job for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alburquerque -- this beautiful
city. I understand you will host the International Hot Air
Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it to you to decide whether the
Presidential candidates should be invited.)
I came here today to talk a little bit about the future.
But before I look ahead, a word of thanks for the past. Because
[ can stand before you this afternoon and say something no
President has ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and
freedom finished first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won along the
trenches of Korea, on the training fields of our military
academies, and inside the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug
deep and spent four trillion dollars over four decades -- to keep
the Soviet bear at bay. 11
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
10 Sandia -- and up on the hill in Los Alamos.
Let me quote someone who I'm not in the habit of quoting
very often -- Leonid Brezhnev. Speaking at the height of the
Cold war, Brezhnev said, and I quote, "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance."
Now I admit, that's not exactly the most memorable
statement, it's not going to compete with -- "you got the right
one baby, us, uh." But Mr. Brezhnev was dead right. All the
courage, all the sacrifice, all the wealth in the world -- would
not have made a difference -- had we not had scientists on our
side. 11
so I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to you -- thanks
to the men and women of Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia
-- you were the scientific saviors of the free world. 11
Now you are in the forefront of our effort to help ensure
the safe and secure dismantling of former Soviet nuclear
warheads. With the historic agreements I have reached with Boris
Yeltsin, I know you are awfully busy lately. Yet, although we
are now reducing our nuclear forces dramatically, a safe and
reliable deterrent remains essential to our security.
Let's not kid ourselves, the Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still plenty of wolves in the woods. Those wolves
could turn into full-fledged fire-breathng dragons -- if they
acquire nuclear capabilities. I make this promise -- I will
never let these threats -- endanger our kids security. 11
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
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with the Cold War over, we can do with a smaller nuclear
stockpile. And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts
of tritium, an essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So
today, I am announcing the immediate deferral of the Department
of Energy's program to build a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers over $700 million dollars over
the next three years.
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million to support the nuclear
nonproliferation inititiave I announced in July -- through work
down at national laboratories like Sandia.
You and your colleages will develop new technologies -- to
detect and prevent the spread of weapons on land, at sea and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will help make
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace. //
The end of the Cold War brings more than new security
challenges it has brought a period of economic transition. I
know you are feeling the impact, right here in New Mexico. But
while some will tell you America is in decline, I say -- who are
you kidding?//
The defining challenge of our age, is to win the new
economic competition. To make sure that in the 21st century,
America remains not just a military superpower -- but an export
superpower and an economic superpower.
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Last week, I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
My agenda has six parts. To start, I want to aggressively
pursue free trade agreements with other nations. Because
American workers never retreat -- we always compete. And we will
win.//
I have a program already well underway, to revolutionize our
schools. You tell me why a nation that can make smart bombs --
cannot produce the smartest kids in the entire world. 11
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business. That means relief from taxation.
regulation, and litigation.
American men and women deserve economic security. For
example, I have a plan to make health care available to every
American -- and to cut costs through competition. (The way I see
it. you should only feel the pain in your head when you are at
the doctor's office, not two months later -- when you get the
bill at home.)
America in the 21st century cannot afford to leave anyone
behind. So we need a welfare system that encourage families to
stick together -- and fathers to stick around. 11
And last but not least, we need to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
SO many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to limit
the growth of mandatory federal spending -- and save almost $300
billion over the next five years.
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And I want to cut taxes -- because it is my firm belief that
the government is too big, and spends too much of your money. 11
But while we set priorities -- government can still have an
important role -- in responding to the challenges of a new
economy.
Look what is going on right here in Sandia. The same
scientific talents that won the Cold War, are now being put to
use in the new economic competition. As we strengthen our high-
tech manufacturing base, improve our productivity, and create the
high-paying jobs of the future -- for you and your kids.
I just had a tour of your lab, and I must say, I was deeply
impressed by what is going on here -- especially with your
robotics operation. (I'm just waiting for one of you to come up
with a robet that can give a public speech -- it'll make my life
easier. I won't ask the national press to touch that one with a
ten foot automated pole.)
(By the way, I'm especially intriqued by this whole concept
of virtual reality. I'm told that someday you may actually be
able to use technology, to experience the world from an animals
perspective. Maybe I'll be Millie for a day, and take a little
stroll on Capitol Hill.)
But your robotics lab and other initiatives are just one
part of our Advanced Manufacturing effort that is now well
underway in labs all across this country.
We are fighting to reform the anti-trust laws, to allow R&D
cooperatives, to make the R&D tax credit permanent, to expand the
Small Business Innovation Research Program and regional
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technology alliances, and to streamline controls on American
exports.
Every one of these programs is intended to build future
manufacturing jobs, and build a sturdy foundation for our 21st
century economy. So if you hear a certain young and energetic
Governor saying that we need a strategy to encourage
manufacturing, maybe you can bring him here Sandia, to show him
the future has already begun.
You see, my administration believes that if we are going to
reap the fruits of a high-tech harvest tommorrow, we have to
plant the seeds today.
That's why my budget for 1993 includes $76 billin for
research and development -- a record amount.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. In health and agricultural research. In projects like the
Superconducting supercollider and the Human Genome Project --
through which we can revolutionize our understanding of biology
and health care.
And we are making a renewed commitment to applied research -
- speeding the process from when the scientist in the laboratory
says "a-ha," -- to when the consumer in the store says: "I want
to buy that. "
We have special programs underway in high performance
computing, space exploration, the advanced materials sciences,
and biotechnology.
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we are setting priorities, holding the line on many other
areas of government spending, so that we can turn the scientific
prowess of America away from creating weapons of mass
destruction, to creating new industries for mass employment.
Now, Pete Domenici will tell you, that not everyone shares
our sense of priority -- this loyalty to the future. There are
many liberal members of Congress, whose idea of robotics, is how
they mechanically move to satisfy special interests. These
members are constantly moving to cut our investments in
tommorrow, to keep dollars pumping into pork barrell projects
today.
But I'm not going to let that happen. I'm going to keep
fighting for science, fighting for research, fighting for our
economic future. 11
I know this is a time of anxiety in America, tough questions
are being asked around the dining room table. But keep something
in perspective. We have confronted much tougher challenges in
our history -- and we have won.
America is always on the rise, because of our tremendous
capacity for rebirth, regeneration, renewal.
Look what is going on right here at Sandia, the power of
science -- turned in a new and more productive direction. If I
were our economic competitors, I'd be trembling in our boots.
Almost a hundred years ago, Teddy Roosevelt led America
through another period of transition. Another time when the
cynics asked -- will tommorrow be as good as today?
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Teddy Roosevelt said -- "we look across the dangers of the
great future, and we rejoice as a giant refreshed, the great
victories are yet to be won, the greatest deeds -- yet to be
done.
You helped bring peace to the world. And now we turn our
energy to a new task -- to build new industries and new jobs --
and create peace of mind here at home.
I have no doubt -- you are up to the task.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first./
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
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PG.03
War, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. 11
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world.//
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. //
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
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My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart pomps, cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. //
American men women deserve economic security. That's the
For example I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
it available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home //
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, WO nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money //
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
D.M.Grath
next three years.
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
OMB
$186
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America./
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity -- for the laid off steelworker, or the
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle-manager, or the bright young
college graduate. Each of these industries -- each of this jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
government is that it. Inyal to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration has done just that. This year, my budget
includes $76 billion for to research and develop the
mank, Gasic
the future. This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-an" to when the consumer in the
stores says "I want to buy it.
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
HIR FORCE UNE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, in energy efficiency, in space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science, I mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles Sends -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
It's as If I'm confronted by two Marx stooge? Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
nun 14 SEP 92 22:06
PG.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
being asked about our future. But Thaith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
Document No. 350070
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/14/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9:00a.m. 09/15
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
x MOORE
SCOWCROFT
x
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
APROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
N/C
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
x
ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
HORNER
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan McGroarty NO LATER
THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
called 8:45
PHILLIP D. BRADY
9:15
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:01
PG.02
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. //
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
Z
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
War, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. //
so I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world. //
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
-in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. //
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
HIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.04
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS,' cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
For
example, I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health same
# available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. 11
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money 11
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. 11
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity for the laid off steelworker or the
FURCE UNE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle manager, or the bright young
college-graduate. Each of these industries -- each of thisejobs e
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
look
government is that it. toynd to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration For has done just that. This year, my budget
ment,
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
and
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up UP^^4 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research the -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science E mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
Now, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future.' "
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three stroges,
It's as if I'm confronted by two Marx Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
MUN 14 SEP 92 22:06
PG.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
Document No. 350070
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/14892 15 P2:48 P2:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9:00a.m. 09/15
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
GROOMES
HORNER
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan McGroarty NO LATER
THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
Thanks.
6218
RESPONSE:
2930
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:01
PG.02
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
Z
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
war, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisiverimportance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. 11
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world. //
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower //
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
HIR FURCE UNE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.04
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
For
example
I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health ware
#
available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. 11
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, we nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money 11
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. 11
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity for the laid off steelworker or the
nin
UNC
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle manager, OF the bright young
college-graduate. Each of these industries -- each of thise e jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
look
government is that it. toyn] to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration For has done just that. This year, my budget
ment,
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research the -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
MON 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, in energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science I mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
Now, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three strages,
It's as if I'm confronted by two Marx Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
nun 14 SEP 92 22:06
PG.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
J.D. Foster
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Secretaries Lujan a Wathins will he on dias
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in LOS Alomas.
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Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
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War, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage.
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisiverimportance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. 11
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world.
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the address potus
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in will see
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a robot
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the that
dismantles
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you nuclear
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to Weapons
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
with the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
scientific
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
Super
superpower, and an economic superpower. 11
power,
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
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My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS,' cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
example,
I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health same
available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. 11
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. so we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save 8300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money. 11
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MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
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My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America.//
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity
for
the
laid
staelworker
or
the
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MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle-manager, or the bright young
college graduate. Each of these industries -- each of these e jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
government is that it. look buyed to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration For has done just that. This year, my budget
includes $76 billion B research and develop ment, the inductries of
the future. This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
and
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up by
4
percent. - an increase of
since
1988
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
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computing, energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials scienceo I mentioned
earlier. what about robotics (would he good to
mention since he B
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new torring
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
the Lab.
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three stroys,
It's as 1f I'm confronted by two Mean Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
non 17 SET JC ":00
MJ.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
have
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. TO any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
General Notes
Sandia is involved in govt - industry
Partner * ships that enhame global
compe titiveness of U.S. industry
Sandia focuses not just on defense
research * hut on energy & environment
research (possible tie-in to yesterdays remarks
this 13 the hind of environmentalism I support
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
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GRAY
MCGROARTY
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HORNER
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BOSKIN
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Thanks. THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
dropers Am
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and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
MG.02
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
* 'before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. //
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
Z
nun 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
War, Breshnov
caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance.
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. //
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world. //
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower 11
Last week --, I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
PG.04
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
For
example, I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health
# available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. //
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money 11
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities
conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
non 17 JCF JC 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. /
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity for the laid off steelworker or the
JCF
JC
CC.04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle manager, or the bright young
e
college-graduate. Each of these industries -- each of thise jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
look
government is that it. toyn] to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration has done just that. This year, my budget
For
ment,
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
and
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
computing, III energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials scienceo H mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you' re all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three strages,
It's as 1f I'm confronted by two Mark Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while MO is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
have
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin Wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
ID:
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ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
X
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
X
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
x
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
X ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
GROOMES
HORNER
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan McGroarty NO LATER
THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
called 8:45
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:01
PG.02
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
upon the Hill"
ALAMOS
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
Z
the localterminology is for Los Alamos is "the Hill"
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
War, Broshnov caid
and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance.
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. //
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
ALAMOS
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world. /
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
replace
-in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
attached
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
all
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
it is being feft
NOT let PEING By
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
THE
Tablet
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. //
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
HIR FURCE UNE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.04
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS, cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. /
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
For
example
I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health care
# available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel
the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. //
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money 11
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
with the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
several hundred million
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
accuracy
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
accuracy
such as as those
nonproliferation
activities
conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and prevent control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka." "
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America./
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity for the laid off steelworker or the
HIR FURCE UNE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle manager, or the bright young
college-graduate. Each of these industries -- each of thise e jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
look
government is that it. toyn] to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration For has done just that. This year, my budget
ment,
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
and
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up ₄⁴
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory the says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
nun 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science I mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you re all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three strages,
It's as if I'm confronted by two Marx Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
MON 14 SEP 92 22:06
PG.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
have
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
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DATE: 09/14/92
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92 SEP 15 A10:15
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
HORNER
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan McGroarty NO LATER
THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
Thanks.
6218
RESPONSE:
2930
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the cold war 1s over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the cold
No
SENT BY:Xerox Telecopier 7020 ; 9-15-92 ; 10:04 ;
The White House+
2024566218:# 4
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
war, Broshnev caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-teshnological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly; decisive importance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. "
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world.//
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
rin
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
with the end. of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower 11
Last week I laid out my Agends for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
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l'IUM 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.A4
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS, cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litication. 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the why
I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
health
available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. 11
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need 8 welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, we nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money 11
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MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these welves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
$186
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities
conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
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11611 VIIE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. 11
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today, We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity
the
daid
steelworker
or
the
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nun 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
employed corporate méddle menager, OF the bright young
Each of these industries -- each of thise e jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant look the seeds today. I believe a test of
government is that it. happed to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration For has done just that. This year, my budget
meat,
includes $76 billion B research and develop she industries of
the future This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research the -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
SENT BY:Xerox Telecopier 7020 ; 9-15-92 ; 10:06
The White House-
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non 14 SEM 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science 1 montioned
carlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research - the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton --- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three stooges,
It's as if I'm confronted by two Mark Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
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;
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non 17 SEP 36 22:00
PG.09
then 1 hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
Farth
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, 1f we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
6915
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
September 155, A1099238
MEMORANDUM FOR DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
FROM:
BRENT SCOWCROFT
B
SUBJECT:
Presidential September 15 Speech at Sandia
National Laboratory, Albuquerque
At Tab A is my mark-up of the draft speech text. We have made
several editorial changes. In addition, three substantive
changes are required:
I recommend a new paragraph to replace the third paragraph
on p. 2. The existing paragraph is inaccurate; nuclear
weapons are not dismantled at Sandia. In addition, given
the audience, I believe it is important that the President
mention the continued requirement for nuclear deterrence --
a requirement that remains the core of the laboratory's
work.
The fifth paragraph on p. 4 needs to be changed for
accuracy. Deferral of the New Production Reactor will save
$750-800 million dollars.
The original language in the sixth paragraph on p. 4 needs
to be retained. Although the DOE budget amendment calls for
shifting $186 million from the New Production Reactor
program, only $166 million of that is for nonproliferation
activities. Moreover, all the nonproliferation activities
involved will be conducted at DOE laboratories.
Attachments
Tab A
Mark-Up of Draft Speech
THE WHITE HOUSE
September 15,
WASHINGTO $ 1992 SEP 15 A10:13 13
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER JH FOR
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Sandia Lab
We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted several
suggested changes on the draft.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may
help in any other way.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 350070
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 09/14/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9:00a.m. 09/15
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
GROOMES
HORNER
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan McGroarty NO LATER
THAN 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 09/15, with a copy to this office.
Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:01
PG.02
Provost/Walters
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
WILL
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
*before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. 11
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
ON
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
THROUGH THE COMMITMENT
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
?
ACAMOS ?
in Sandia -- and down the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
Z
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
SPACING.
War, Broshnov caid
and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance."
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. 11
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
A
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world.
And I know that I your are in the forefront, not just in
-in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
PRESENTED WITH A NEW SET of CHALLENGES
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
over
even busier the next four years.
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be P an export
AS WELL AS
superpower, and an economic superpower. 11
WILL
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
HIH FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.A4
SECOND, WE MUST PREPARE OUR CHILDREN TO COMPETE IN
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
THE"CLOBAC ECONOMY
EMERGING
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. 11
AND
American men I women deserve economic security. That's the why
For
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office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
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In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
OUR NATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES.
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money.
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
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But I do believe that government can play & supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
BE EVEN MORE DANEEROUS
turn into full fledged, fire breathing dragons if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
With the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
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But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
such as those
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
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detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
HELP ENSURE
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will GO to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. DYNAMISM We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. 11
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
HEH-WAGE
productivity, and create the good!jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2 2/0000 -- equal to the
size of the (
) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity for the laid steelworker. or the
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle manager, OF the bright young
college-graduate. Each of these industries -- each of these e jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
look
government is that it. toyn] to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
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ment,
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it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only ) going UP^4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
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opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
A
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
the
scientist in laboratory says "ah- to when the consumer in the
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stores says -- I want to buy it."
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MON 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, energy efficiency, space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science H mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
OUR FUTURE
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
of the three stroges,
It's as if I'm confronted by two Mark Brothers. Curly is in
DELETE
front of me, screaming in pain, while MO is behind me winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
STRENGTHENING
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he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
NUN 14 SEP 92 22:06
PG.09
then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
have
Faith
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned FOCUSED in a new direction. See the
REDIRECTED
American spirit of innovation, nurned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. IS WE can the
cbrd will, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet WO can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
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HELPED US WIN THE cow WAR,
JUST AS THEY WILL PROPEL our
NATION TO FINISH FIRST
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
09/14/92
Dan McGroarty:
92 SEP 15
These OMB comments were dropped
off in Phil Brady's office and
I sent them to Steve in Utah
per his request. I am sending
this copy to you in case you
need it.
Sharon/
Phil Brady's Office.
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:01
PG.02
OMB's
Paul GilmAN
Comments
Provost/Walters
A8:28
02 SEP 14 P10: 48
Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. //
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training fields of our military academies,
and in the pockets of our taxpayers -- who dug deep and spent
three trillion dollars over four decades to keep the Soviet bear
at bay.
But the Cold War was won in other places -- like right here
in Sandia -- and down up the road in Los Alomas.
Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
War, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance.
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side./
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
Alamos
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world./
And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
SEe
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. with the
insert
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you #1
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
even busier the next four years.
Insert #2
With the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. 11
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challènges
of a new, more competitive world.
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.A4
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
"smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. 11
American men women deserve economic security. That's the
For example, I have a plan to control health care costs, and make
it available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. 11
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, wo nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
control mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money.//
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you the people
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
with the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
Insert #2
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies -- to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
cont.
Insert #2
sure that our children sleep soundly -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
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I believe your scientific talents can be used in
even
this
more
pursuit We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America. 11
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
Insert
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
#3
size of the (
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industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.`
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity -- for the laid off steelworker, or the
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MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle-manager or the bright young
college graduate. Each of these industries -- each of this jobs
offers the hope of American renewal
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
government is that it. Inyal to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration has done just that. This year, my budget
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future. This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
health care
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
na
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, in energy efficiency, in space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science I mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
three stooges
It S as if I'm confronted by two Marx Brothers, Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
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then I hope he 11 stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.
Holiday
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Draft One
NMEX
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SANDIA LAB
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1992
XX:XX P.M.
Thank you Senator Pete (Domenici), you're doing a great job
for the people of New Mexico.
It's great to be back here in Alberquerque -- back in this
city of such charm and elegance. I understand that this year, as
usual, you host the International Balloon Fiesta. (I'll leave it
to you to decide whether the Presidential candidates should be
invited to participate.)
I came here today to talk about the future. But before I
look ahead, a word of thanks for past. Because I can stand
before you this afternoon and can say something no President has
ever said before: the Cold War is over -- and freedom finished
first. //
Where was the Cold War won? Well, it was won in the
trenches of Korea, the training drill fields of our military academies, camps,
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Let me quote someone I'm not in the habit of quoting very
often -- Leonid Breshnev. Speaking at the height of the Cold
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AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.03
War, Broshnov caid and I quote -- "at the present stage,
problems of scientific-technological progress are acquiring,
quite frankly, decisive importance.
Not exactly the pithiest statement of all time, but Mr.
Brezhnev was right. All the courage, all the sacrifice, all the
wealth in the world would not have made a difference -- had we
not had science on our side. //
So I've come here today on behalf of all Americans, on
behalf of all who love freedom -- to say thanks to the men and
women of Las Alomos and Sandia -- you were the scientific saviors
of the world. //
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And I know that your are in the forefront, not just in
constructing nuclear weapons, but dismantling them. With the
historic agreements I have signed with Boris Yeltsin, I know you
have been awfully busy lately. Well, tell the folks at home to
keep the coffee on the back burner, because I hope to make you
even busier the next four years.
with the end of the Cold War, the world economy is in
transition. I know you are feeling it here in New Mexico. But
while my opponent says America is in decline, I say -- not by a
longshot. In the 21st century -- America can remain a military
superpower -- but we will also continue to be an export
superpower, and an economic superpower. //
Last week -- I laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated strategy to respond to the challenges
of a new, more competitive world.
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:02
PG.04
My agenda has six parts. I want to aggressively pursue free
trade agreements, because American workers never retreat -- we
always compete. And we will win.
I have a program already well underway -- to revolutionize
our schools. There is no reason that a nation that can make
smart DOMDS," cannot produce the smartest kids in the world.
I want to sharpen the competitive edge of American business
-- especially small business -- providing relief from taxation,
regulation, and litigation. //
American men women deserve economic security. That's the
?
For example, I have a at plan to control make health care costs, available toevery and make
American and costs through competition
Switch
it available to you and your neighbor. You should only feel the
order shooting pain in your forehead when you are at the doctor's
office, not a couple months later -- when you get the bill at
home. //
In America in the 21st century, we cannot afford to leave
anyone behind. So we need a welfare system that encourages
families to stick together -- and fathers to stick around.
And last but not least, WO nood to change the only
institution in our society that has been resistant to change for
so many years -- the federal government. I have a plan to
climithegrowthof
mandatory federal spending and save $300 billion dollars
over the next five years. I want to cut taxes -- because it is
my firm belief that the government is too big -- and spends too
much of your money. //
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:03
PG.05
My Agenda For American Renewal offers a clear choice to the
American people. My opponent puts his faith in government, I put
my faith in you -- the people.
But I do believe that government can play a supporting role
-- in responding to the challenges of a new economy -- and a new
world order.
Lets not kid ourselves. The Soviet Bear may be gone, but
there are still wolves in the woods. Many of these wolves could
turn into full-fledged, fire-breathing dragons -- if they acquire
nuclear capabilities.
In July, I announced a comprehensive strategy to stem the
spread of weapons of mass destruction and discourage their use.
Today, I want to take the next step.
can dowith
with the Cold War over, we need a smaller nuclear stockpile.
And with a smaller stockpile, we need smaller amounts of tritium,
the essential ingredient in nuclear weapons. So today, I am
announcing the immediate deferral of the Department of Energy's
program to design and construct a new production reactor for
tritium. This will save taxpayers a billion dollars over the
next three years.
But the safety of our children is paramount, so I will ask
Congress to redirect $166 million from this program, to
nonproliferation activities conducted by the Department of Energy
-- at National Laboratories like this one.
You and your colleagues will develop new technologies to
detect and control the spread of weapons at land, at sea, and in
space. Once again, your scientific brilliance will go to make
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.06
sure that our children sleep soundly - -- and dream the sweet
dreams of peace.
But I believe your scientific talents can be used in even
more pursuits. We have a unique opportunity in America, to take
the scientific power that won the Cold War, and use it to win the
Good new economic competition.
My opponent has spent a lot of time in this campaign tearing
down America. He says our economy is -- and I quote -- "just
below Germany, heading south for Sri Lanka."
Maybe Governor Clinton hasn't heard, that we still have the
highest standard of living in the world, that interest rates and
inflation are at record lows, that the world's most productive
workers are not the Japanese, not the Germans -- but the working
men and women of America.//
Does this mean we don't face challenges? No, not at all. I
mentioned some earlier. But one of our prime challenges, is to
strengthen our high-tech manufacturing base, improve our
productivity, and create the good jobs of the future.
Let me give you one example -- industrial ceramics, many of
you are familiar with them. Materials that can be used to make
cars and airplanes lighter, and more efficient.
As the world's leader in industrial ceramics, we could have
another $3 billion industry by the year 2,000 -- equal to the
size of the ( ) industry today. We can do the same in
electric vehicles, in biotechnology, and in supercomputers.
And each job we create in these industries, represents
another opportunity -- for the laid off bluecollar steelworker, or the
le
AIR FORCE ONE
MON 14 SEP 92 22:04
PG.07
underemployed corporate middle-manager, or the bright young
college graduate. Each of these industries -- each of this jobs
-- offers the hope of American renewal.
But if we're going to reap the fruits of this high-tech
harvest, we have to plant the seeds today. I believe a test of
government is that it. nyal to the future -- that it look beyond
the demands of today, and act wisely for tomorrow.
My administration has done just that. This year, my budget
includes $76 billion to research and develop the industries of
the future. This is a thirteen percent increase over last year,
it occurs at a time when my overall budget is only going up 4
percent.
This reflects the high priority we put on seizing the
opportunity of tomorrow, versus satisfying every special interest
today.
We are investing in basic research -- programs like the
National Science Foundation -- whose budget we want to double by
1994. Increases in health and agricultural research. In
projects like the Superconducting supercollider -- and the Human
Genome Project -- through which we can revolutionize our
understanding of biology and physics.
But we are also making a commitment to what you know as
Applied Research -- to speeding the process from when the
scientist in laboratory says "ah-ah", to when the consumer in the
stores says -- I want to buy it."
My budget includes a 13 percent increase in applied research
projects -- including special programs in high-performance
MUN 14 SEP 92 22:05
PG.08
computing, in energy efficiency, in space exploration,
biotechnology, and advanced materials science, I mentioned
earlier.
Again, we are trying to hasten the development of new
industries -- turn the scientific prowess of America from
creating weapons of mass destruction, to creating new industries
for mass employment.
NOW, I know you're all a little tired of politics, but this
is an election year, and I must point out a great irony.
My opponent loves to talk about "investing in the future."
(I could say my opponent loves to talk -- period. But I won't)
Governor Clinton has criticized me for skimping on R&D.
But his statement is about as accurate -- as his comment last
week that patriot missiles -- I quote -- "go down chimneys."
(Patriots shoot down other missiles. Governor Clinton may
be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no rocket scientist).
But here's the thing that really gets me. Every time I try
to increase investments in basic and applied research -- the
liberal leaders of Congress, the friends of Bill Clinton -- try
to stop me.
They choose instead to divert this investment in tomorrow,
into programs that satisfy special interests today.
It's as if I'm confronted by two Marx Brothers. Curly is in
front of me, screaming in pain, while Mo is behind me -- winding
up to hit me in the head.
If Governor Clinton really believes in investing in R&D, if
he believes in building the manufacturing base of the future,
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then I hope he'll stand up to his cohorts in Congress. For the
sake of our children, for the sake of our economy -- let's make
the right choices today.
I know there is anxiety in America -- tough questions are
being asked about our future. But I faith in America. I have in
our capacity for renewal.
Look around these buildings, see it with your own eyes. See
the power of science, turned in a new direction. See the
American spirit of innovation, turned to building new industries
-- new jobs.
This is what America is all about. To any who doubt our
future, I would have them come here.
Because after all, if we can tear down the Berlin Wall, we
can build up new industries. If we can scare the Soviet Bear, we
can inspire a new generation of Americans. If we can win the
Cold War, well, watch out in the new economic competition.
Can we renew America? You bet we can.
Thank you for listening, and God Bless the United States of
America.