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REMARKS FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 2/11/89
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
birth
FEBRUARY 13, 1989
President's
V andy Cards
THANK YOU...
changes
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
((I'M SORRY IF I'M LATE. I HAD TROUBLE PARKING MY
18-WHEELER.))
((A FEW THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I SPOKE TO YOU TWO
YEARS AGO. FOR ONE THING, I GOT A NEW JOB.))
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK AGAIN AND TO SEE so MANY OLD
FRIENDS
2
LAST WEEK, I MADE AN ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF
CONGRESS, SPELLING OUT MY POLICIES AND MY PRIORITIES AS WE
LEAD AMERICA INTO A NEW DECADE, AND A WHOLE NEW CENTURY
JUST 11 SHORT YEARS AWAY. I OFFERED MY HAND TO THE
CONGRESS IN A SPIRIT OF BIPARTISAN COOPERATION AND SAID,
"TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AMERICA."
THIS WEEK, I AM TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
3
AND IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT MY VERY FIRST STOP IS HERE IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. ((ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WE WERE HEADED
SOMEPLACE WARM BUT JOHN SUNUNU HIJACKED THE PLANE.))
A YEAR AGO AT ABOUT THIS TIME I CAME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNDER QUITE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD JUST LOST IN
IOWA. I WAS UP AT 6:50 A.M. MY FIRST MORNING HERE,
OUTSIDE ON A COLD DAY LIKE TODAY, HOLDING MY COFFEE IN ONE
HAND AND SHAKING THE HANDS OF FACTORY WORKERS WITH THE
OTHER. THE COLUMNISTS HAD BEGUN TO WRITE MY POLITICAL
OBITUARY.
4
I KNEW THINGS SEEMED WORSE THAN THEY ACTUALLY WERE.
LET ME TELL YOU WHY I SAY THAT. I KNEW WE WERE STRONG
HERE. JOHN SUNUNU WAS AT MY SIDE AND JUDD GREGG AND HIS
FATHER, HUGH. I HAD so MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MANY IN
THIS ROOM, WHO HELPED ASSEMBLE A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
THAT NO OTHER CANDIDATE COULD MATCH.
I ALSO HAD A MESSAGE. A MESSAGE THE PEOPLE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND ALL AMERICA UNDERSTOOD. SENSIBLE IDEAS
WORK. AND WE CAN DO THE JOB WITHOUT NEW TAXES.
5
THE FOUNDATION THAT WE BUILT HELD FIRM. IT NEVER
CRACKED OR CRUMBLED. MY COMMITMENT NEVER WAVERED. THE
TREMENDOUS LOYALTY AND SUPPORT THAT I RECEIVED GAVE ME THE
CHANCE TO PICK MYSELF UP OFF THE CANVAS. AND THE REST, AS
THEY SAY, IS HISTORY.
So TODAY, NOW THAT I'VE RETURNED TO YOUR STATE FOR
THE FIRST TIME AS THE 41st PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
LET ME SAY THOSE FOUR LITTLE WORDS THAT HAVE SUCH BIG
MEANING: "THANK YOU, NEW HAMPSHIRE." (XX)
6
OF COURSE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, OUR JOURNEY
TOGETHER GOES BACK FURTHER THAN LAST FEBRUARY -- IT REALLY
GOES BACK TO 1979 AND 1980 WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
IN 1980 THINGS WERE DIFFERENT IN AMERICA. OUR
ECONOMY WAS STAGNANT. INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES WERE
CLIMBING. OUR WORKERS WERE OUT OF JOBS. AND AMERICA'S
RESPECT AROUND THE WORLD WAS ON THE WANE.
SINCE THEN, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A GREAT
PRESIDENT, AMERICA IS ONCE AGAIN PROUD AND PROSPEROUS.
7
OUR ECONOMY IS NOW IN ITS 75TH MONTH OF EXPANSION -- THE
LONGEST PERIOD OF UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH DURING
PEACETIME IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. OUR PEOPLE ARE BACK AT
WORK. IN FACT, THE PROPORTION OF AMERICANS WITH JOBS IS
AT A POST-WORLD WAR II HIGH. AND AMERICA IS ONCE AGAIN
RESPECTED AROUND THE WORLD AS A RESOLUTE FORCE FOR PEACE
AND FREEDOM.
WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I MEAN TO
KEEP US HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE HAVE MADE
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, AND I MEAN TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS.
8
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, I PRESENTED TO CONGRESS A
REALISTIC PLAN FOR DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL BUDGET. MY
PLAN HAS FOUR BROAD FEATURES: ATTENTION TO URGENT
PRIORITIES, INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE, AN ATTACK ON THE
DEFICIT, AND NO NEW TAXES.
THIS BUDGET PLAN REPRESENTS MY COMMITMENT TO MEET OUR
NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP FAITH WITH
OUR PROMISE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF NO NEW TAXES.
9.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN WHICH WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SPEND
MORE, BUT WE CANNOT UNTIL WE GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER
AND BRING THAT DEFICIT DOWN.
IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, UNDER CURRENT LAW WITH NO
CHANGES OR NEW TAXES, REVENUES WILL GROW BY OVER $80
BILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 8 1/2
PERCENT. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO FINANCE OUR PRIORITIES
AND BRING THE DEFICIT DOWN WITHOUT NEW TAXES.
THE FEDERAL BUDGET WILL NOT BE BALANCED OVERNIGHT,
BUT OUR PLAN IS A REALISTIC ONE.
10
IT REQUIRES TOUGH CHOICES. IT IS A BUDGET PLAN THAT WILL
WORK, BUT NOT WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL. IT WILL REQUIRE A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONGRESS. As I SAID ON THURSDAY
NIGHT, MY TEAM AND I ARE PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE
CONGRESS, TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE LEADERSHIP IN GOOD FAITH,
TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT -- IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES -- TO
MEET BUDGET TARGETS -- AND TO PRODUCE A BUDGET ON TIME.
I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT PRIORITIES; LET ME SHARE WITH YOU
WHAT SOME OF THOSE PRIORITIES ARE.
11
FIRST, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT AMERICA REMAINS THE
GREATEST, THE MOST PRODUCTIVE NATION ON EARTH. WE SHOULD
BEGIN TO INVEST NOW IN WAYS THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA MORE
COMPETITIVE IN THE FUTURE.
THAT MEANS CONTINUING AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE
KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS: MORE FUNDS FOR BASIC RESEARCH; A
PERMANENT TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; A
STRENGTHENED ROLE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS IN OUR NATIONAL POLICY DELIBERATIONS.
12
WHEN I WAS VICE PRESIDENT, I CHAIRED A TASK FORCE ON
REGULATORY RELIEF WHICH WAS INTENDED TO HELP SURVEY THE
WILDERNESS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH
RULES WERE HURTING PRIVATE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY, AND WHICH
WERE HELPING.
I HAVE REVIVED THAT TASK FORCE, AND EXPANDED ITS
MISSION. VICE PRESIDENT QUAYLE WILL HEAD A TASK FORCE ON
COMPETITIVENESS TO EXPLORE A RANGE OF ISSUES, FROM
REGULATORY REFORM TO TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE
FUTURE.
13
I HAVE ALSO ASKED THE CONGRESS FOR ITS COOPERATION IN
PASSING WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
COMPETITIVENESS PACKAGE OF ALL -- A PACKAGE OF BILLS TO
IMPROVE EDUCATION IN AMERICA.
You KNOW, LOUIS PASTEUR SAID, "CHANCE FAVORS ONLY THE
PREPARED MIND." OUR CHILDREN DESERVE EVERY BREAK WE CAN
GIVE THEM -- BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT OUR FUTURE. AND so
FOR AMERICA TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN
MUST BE EDUCATED FOR THE FUTURE.
14
PART OF OUR EDUCATION EFFORT MUST BE IN THE AREA OF
DRUGS. EDUCATION IS STILL OUR BEST MEANS OF PREVENTION.
AND WE WILL FIGHT DRUGS ON ALL FRONTS -- NOT ONLY
EDUCATION BUT TREATMENT, INTERDICTION, AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY HOOKED ON DRUGS, WE WILL
EXPAND TREATMENT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEALING DRUGS, I WANT
THEM TO KNOW HOW SERIOUS WE ARE ABOUT STOPPING THEM. I
WANT TOUGHER PENALTIES, AND YES, THAT INCLUDES THE DEATH
PENALTY.
15
I THINK THE DEALERS WHO PREY ON OUR KIDS SHOULD KNOW
WHAT'S COMING WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT. (XX)
THE KIDS OF AMERICA WILL NOT BECOME THE BROKEN DEBRIS
OF A FAILED WAR ON DRUGS, PERIOD. A DRUG-FREE AMERICA HAS
TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY, STRONGER AMERICA.
WE MUST ALSO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT -- THE AIR WE
BREATHE, THE WATER WE DRINK, THE BEAUTIFUL LAND WE LIVE
ON. WE NEED A NEW ATTITUDE, A NEW COMMITMENT TO
PRESERVING OUR PLANET.
16
WE MUST PROTECT THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE -- INFANTS, PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN
LIVING IN POVERTY, AND THE ELDERLY.
WE MUST PROTECT THE HOMELESS. GREATER SUPPORT IS
NEEDED FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER, FOR HEALTH SERVICE,
AND FOR CLINICS FOR THE MENTALLY ILL. I HAVE ASKED FOR
THOSE FUNDS TO CONFRONT THE PROBLEMS OF THE HOMELESS. As
I SAID IN MY SPEECH THE OTHER NIGHT, GOVERNMENT CANNOT
STAND ON THE SIDELINES -- NOT IN THE FACE OF THIS NATIONAL
SHAME.
17
BUT WHAT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IS THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT
THE ONLY ANSWER. GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE. GOVERNMENT MUST
DO ITS PART. BUT GOVERNMENT CANNOT DO EVERYTHING. AND
WITHOUT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, IT CANNOT DO ANYTHING.
THE ESSENCE OF OUR GOVERNMENT IS THAT IT IS A
DEMOCRACY OF, FOR, AND BY THE PEOPLE. To BE SUCCESSFUL IN
THE YEARS AHEAD, OUR MISSION MUST ALSO BE OF, FOR, AND BY
THE PEOPLE.
18
AND, REALLY, THAT'S WHY I'VE COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
TODAY. To LOOK BACK ONE FINAL TIME AND SAY, "THANK YOU."
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO LOOK AHEAD. To THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE FUTURE, JOIN ME AND TOGETHER WE
WILL KEEP AMERICA MOVING FORWARD, ALWAYS FORWARD -- ON A
JOURNEY THAT LEADS TO A BETTER AMERICA OF ENDLESS
OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS YOU.
####
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Manchester, New Hampshire)
For Immediate Release
February 13, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn
Manchester, New Hampshire
9:31 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Thank
you Governor. Thank you for that welcome back. Judd, thank you for
that warm introduction, and thank all of you for that welcome. I
want to thank Bill Gingrich and others at BIA for arranging on
relatively short notice this wonderful meeting. I want to pay my
respects to our outstanding congressional delegation -- our two
Congressmen are here -- and our senior Senator Warren Rudman here
with us today. But you're well represented in Washington with these
four outstanding individuals. I'm very sorry if I'm late -- a little
trouble parking the 18-wheeler. (Laughter.)
A few things have happened since I spoke to you two years
ago at the BIA. For one thing, I got a new job and so did Bonnie
Newman -- (laughter) -- and I'm very pleased on both counts.
(Applause.)
It really is great to be back and see so many old
friends. Last week, I made an address to the joint session of
Congress, spelling out my policies and my priorities as America moves
into a new decade -- a whole new century 11 short years away. And I
offered my hand to the Congress in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation
and said, "Together we can build a better America.
And this week, I'm traveling to different parts of the
country to talk as directly as possible to the American people. And
it's no coincidence that this very first stop is here in New
Hampshire. Actually, I thought we were heading south, but John
Sununu, you know, the new Chief of Staff, had his way, and here we
are. (Laughter and applause.) Some said I just wanted to come back
and drink with the boys at the Alpine Club again right here.
(Laughter.) What a great evening that was, I'll tell you.
A year ago at about this time I was here in New Hampshire
under different circumstances -- literally a year ago. I had just
been defeated in Iowa. I was up at 6:50 a.m. my first morning here,
outside on a cold day -- a little colder, as I remember, than today
even -- holding my coffee in one hand and shaking hands with some of
the guys at the factory another. 'And the columnists had begun to
write my political obituary.
Well I knew things seemed worse than they actually were.
And let me tell you why I say that. I knew we were strong here.
Governor Sununu was at my side, Judd Gregg and, of course, his dad,
Hugh. And I had so many people, including many in this room, who
helped me assemble a statewide organization, A-1 in every single way.
And you never can forget in American politics the importance of
people being involved.
And I also had a message, a message that the people of
New Hampshire, and then all America, understood -- sensible ideas
work, we can do the job, and we can do it without new taxes. And the
foundation that we built held firm, it never cracked or crumbled, and
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the steadfast support that I received gave me the chance to pick
myself off of that canvas, and the rest, as they say, is history.
And so today, now that I've returned to your state for
the first time as the 41st President of the United States, let me
repeat those four little words that I said on election night: "Thank
you, New Hampshire." (Applause.)
But as Judd reminded us, the journey goes back longer
than just a year ago today -- it goes back to '79 and '80 when I
first ran for President.
In 1980 things were different in America. Our economy
was stagnant. Inflation and interest rates were peaking at
unprecedented highs for our country. Our workers were out of jobs.
And America's respect around the world was on the decline.
And since then, under the leadership of a great
President, America is once again proud and prosperous. And our
economy is now in its 75th month of expansion -- the longest period
of uninterrupted economic growth during peacetime in our nation's
history. And our people are back at work. In fact, the proportion
of Americans with jobs is at a post-World War II high. And America
is once again respected around the world as a resolute force for
peace and freedom. And because we did strengthen this country, I am
optimistic about our chances to enhance the peace worldwide.
We're headed in the right direction, and I mean to keep
us headed in the right direction. We've made tremendous progress,
and I mean to build on that progress.
Last Thursday night, I presented to the Congress a
realistic plan for dealing with the federal budget. And my plan has
four broad features; attention to urgent priorities, investment in
the future, an attack on the deficit, and no new taxes.
And this budget plan represents a commitment to meet our
national priorities and at the same time keep faith with our promise
to the American people on the tax front of no new taxes. There are
some areas in which we would all like to spend more, but we cannot
until we get our fiscal house in order and bring the federal budget
deficit down. (Applause.)
In the next fiscal year, under current law with no
changes or new taxes, revenues will grow by over $80 billion dollars
-- $80 billion more revenue to the federal government in one year
under existing law. And that's an increase of nearly 8.5 percent.
And that should be enough to finance our priorities and bring the
deficit down without taxes.
The federal budget will not be balanced overnight, but
our plan is a realistic one. And right here I'd like to salute
Warren Rudman for his role in disciplining both the Executive Branch
and the Congress by being a part of that historic
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill. It's very important legislation.
(Applause.) Yes, it requires tough choices. Mine is a budget plan
that will work, but not with business as usual. It will require a
partnership with the Congress. And as I said on Thursday night, my
team and I are prepared to work with the Congress, to negotiate in
good faith with the leadership, to work day and night -- if that's
what it takes -- to meet budget targets -- and to produce a budget on
time.
I've spoken about priorities; let me just share with you
briefly what those priorities are.
First, let's make sure that America remains the greatest,
and the most productive nation on the face of the earth. We should
begin to invest now in ways that will make America more competitive
in the future. And that means continuing America's leadership in the
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knowledge business: more funds for basic research; a permanent tax
credit for R & D -- for research and development; a strengthened role
for science and technology in our national policy deliberations.
When I was Vice President, I chaired a Task Force on
Regulatory Relief which was intended to help survey the wilderness of
government regulations to determine which rules were hurting private
productive activity, and which were helping. And we did a lot of
good early on. We got rid of some needless regulation, and still
protecting the safety in the workplace and things of that important
nature.
But the work of this Task Force will continue, and its
mission expanded, however. The Vice President, Dan Quayle, will head
this new Task Force on Competitiveness to explore a range of issues,
from regulatory reform to training for the workforce of the future.
I've also asked the Congress for its cooperation in passing what I
believe is the most important competitiveness package of all -- a
package of bills to improve education in America.
You know, Louis Pasteur once said, "Chance favors only
the prepared mind." Our children deserve every break that we can
give them -- because they do represent our future. And SO for
America to be prepared for the future our children must be educated
for the future.
And part of our education effort must be in the area of
drugs. Education is still our best means of prevention. And we will
fight drugs on all fronts -- not only education but treatment,
interdiction, and law enforcement. But for those who are already
hooked on drugs, we've got to expand treatment. For those who are
dealing drugs, I want them to know how serious we are about stopping
them and I have asked for, and will insist on, tougher penalties, and
yes, that does includes the death penalty for those drug kingpins. I
believe it will inhibit the continued flow of drugs into this
country. (Applause.) And I think the dealers who prey on our kids
should know what's coming when they get caught.
The kids of America will not become the broken debris of
a failed war on drugs -- period. We simply can't have that. And a
drug-free America has to be the foundation of a healthy, stronger
America. We also must protect our environment -- the air we breathe,
the water we drink, the beautiful land we live on. And we do need a
new attitude, a new commitment to preserving our planet. We must
protect those members of our society who are the most vulnerable --
the infants, the pregnant women, children living in poverty, and,
yes, the elderly.
And we must protect the homeless. Greater support is
needed for emergency food and shelter, for health service, and for
clinics for the mentally ill. And I've asked for those funds to
confront the problems of the homeless, recognizing that much of the
work, most of the work in this field as in education, will be done at
the local and the state and the neighborhood level. We must never
let the federal government preempt and push aside the activities of
our citizens at the family and neighborhood level. (Applause.) The
government, as I said the other night, cannot stand on the sidelines
-- not in the face of the national shame of the homeless or the
depressed stage of our education.
What I also want to say is that government is not the
only answer though. Government has a role. Government's got to do
its part. But it can't do everything. And without the will of the
people, it really can't do anything.
The essence of our government is that it is a democracy
of, for, and by the people. To be successful in the years ahead, our
mission must also be of, for, and by the people. And, really, that's
why I've come here today. To look back one final time and to let ou
know I know why I'm here and how I got here. I don't think there's
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MAHA
ever anything wrong in life for saying "thank you very much" and
that's exactly what I wanted to do when I came here today -- say
thank you. But more importantly, now that I am the 41st President of
the United States, to look ahead, to thank you for what you can do in
the future and encourage you to give it your all. Join me with a
spirit that I know is the spirit of not only this BIA, but also the
people of New Hampshire generally, and together we will keep America
moving forward, always forward -- on a journey that leads to a better
America of absolutely limitless opportunities.
Thank you all and God bless you. And it's so nice to be
here. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
END
9:47 A.M. EST
in
2/9/89
REMARKS FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 8:45pm
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FEBRUARY 13, 1989
THANK YOU... THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
((I'M SORRY IF I'M LATE. I HAD TROUBLE PARKING MY
18-WHEELER.))
((A FEW THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I SPOKE TO YOU TWO
YEARS AGO. FOR ONE THING, I GOT A NEW JOB.))
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK AGAIN AND TO SEE so MANY OLD
FRIENDS
2
LAST WEEK, I MADE AN ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF
CONGRESS, SPELLING OUT MY POLICIES AND MY PRIORITIES AS WE
LEAD AMERICA INTO A NEW DECADE, AND A WHOLE NEW CENTURY
JUST 11 SHORT YEARS AWAY. I OFFERED MY HAND TO THE
CONGRESS IN A SPIRIT OF BIPARTISAN COOPERATION AND SAID,
"TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AMERICA."
THIS WEEK, I AM TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
3
AND IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT MY VERY FIRST STOP IS HERE IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. ((ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WE WERE HEADED
SOMEPLACE WARM BUT JOHN SUNUNU HIJACKED THE PLANE.))
A YEAR AGO AT ABOUT THIS TIME I CAME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNDER QUITE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD JUST LOST IN
IOWA. I WAS UP AT 6:50 A.M. MY FIRST MORNING HERE,
OUTSIDE ON A COLD DAY LIKE TODAY, HOLDING MY COFFEE IN ONE
HAND AND SHAKING THE HANDS OF FACTORY WORKERS WITH THE
OTHER. MY POLITICAL OPPONENTS HAD BEGUN TO SENSE VICTORY.
4
MY FRIENDS IN THE MEDIA HAD BEGUN TO WRITE MY POLITICAL
OBITUARY.
LOOKING BACK ON IT NOW, THINGS MAY HAVE SEEMED WORSE
THAN THEY ACTUALLY WERE. LET ME TELL YOU WHY I SAY THAT.
I KNEW WE WERE STRONG HERE. I HAD JOHN SUNUNU AT MY SIDE.
I HAD JUDD GREGG AND HIS FATHER, HUGH. I HAD so MANY
PEOPLE, INCLUDING MANY IN THIS ROOM, WHO HELPED ASSEMBLE A
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT NO OTHER CANDIDATE COULD
MATCH.
5
THE FOUNDATION THAT WE BUILT HELD FIRM. IT NEVER
CRACKED OR CRUMBLED. THE TREMENDOUS LOYALTY AND SUPPORT
THAT I RECEIVED GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO PICK MYSELF UP OFF
THE CANVAS. AND THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS HISTORY.
So TODAY, NOW THAT I'VE RETURNED TO YOUR STATE FOR
THE FIRST TIME AS THE 41st PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
LET ME SAY THOSE FOUR LITTLE WORDS THAT HAVE SUCH BIG
MEANING: "THANK YOU, NEW HAMPSHIRE." (XX)
6
OF COURSE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, OUR JOURNEY
TOGETHER GOES BACK FURTHER THAN LAST FEBRUARY -- IT REALLY
GOES BACK TO 1979 AND 1980 WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
IN 1980 AMERICA WAS, IN MANY RESPECTS, A DIFFERENT
PLACE. OUR ECONOMY WAS STAGNANT. OUR WORKERS WERE OUT OF
JOBS. AND AMERICA'S RESPECT AROUND THE WORLD WAS ON THE
WANE.
SINCE THEN, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A GREAT
PRESIDENT, AMERICA IS ONCE AGAIN PROUD AND PROSPEROUS.
7
OUR ECONOMY IS NOW IN ITS 75TH MONTH OF EXPANSION -- THE
LONGEST PERIOD OF UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH DURING
PEACETIME IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. OUR PEOPLE ARE BACK AT
WORK. IN FACT, THE PROPORTION OF AMERICANS WITH JOBS IS
AT A POST-WORLD WAR II HIGH. AND AMERICA IS ONCE AGAIN
RESPECTED AROUND THE WORLD AS A RESOLUTE FORCE FOR PEACE
AND FREEDOM.
WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I MEAN TO
KEEP US HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE HAVE MADE
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, AND I MEAN TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS.
8
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, I PRESENTED TO CONGRESS A
REALISTIC PLAN FOR DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL BUDGET. MY
PLAN HAS FOUR BROAD FEATURES: ATTENTION TO URGENT
PRIORITIES, INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE, AN ATTACK ON THE
DEFICIT, AND NO NEW TAXES.
THIS BUDGET PLAN REPRESENTS MY COMMITMENT TO MEET OUR
NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP FAITH WITH
OUR PROMISE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF NO NEW TAXES.
9
THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN WHICH WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SPEND
MORE, BUT WE CANNOT UNTIL WE GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER
AND BRING THE DEFICIT DOWN.
IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, UNDER CURRENT LAW WITH NO
CHANGES, REVENUES WILL GROW BY OVER $80 BILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 8 1/2 PERCENT. THAT SHOULD
DOWN. BE ENOUGH TO FINANCE OUR PRIORITIES AND BRING THE DEFICIT
THE FEDERAL BUDGET WILL NOT BE BALANCED OVERNIGHT.
OUR PLAN IS A REALISTIC ONE. IT REQUIRES TOUGH CHOICES.
10
IT WILL TAKE TIME. IT WILL REQUIRE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CONGRESS. As I SAID ON THURSDAY NIGHT, MY TEAM AND I ARE
PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE CONGRESS, TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
LEADERSHIP IN GOOD FAITH, TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT -- IF
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES -- TO MEET BUDGET TARGETS -- AND TO
PRODUCE A BUDGET ON TIME.
I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT PRIORITIES; LET ME SHARE WITH YOU
WHAT SOME OF THOSE PRIORITIES ARE.
FIRST, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT AMERICA REMAINS THE
GREATEST, THE MOST PRODUCTIVE NATION ON EARTH.
11
WE SHOULD BEGIN TO INVEST NOW IN WAYS THAT WILL MAKE
AMERICA MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE FUTURE.
THAT MEANS CONTINUING AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE
KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS: MORE FUNDS FOR BASIC RESEARCH; A
PERMANENT TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; A
STRENGTHENED ROLE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS IN OUR NATIONAL POLICY DELIBERATIONS.
12
WHEN I WAS VICE PRESIDENT, I CHAIRED A TASK FORCE ON
REGULATORY RELIEF WHICH WAS INTENDED TO HELP SURVEY THE
WILDERNESS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH
RULES WERE HURTING PRIVATE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY, AND WHICH
WERE HELPING.
I HAVE REVIVED THAT TASK FORCE, AND EXPANDED ITS
MISSION. VICE PRESIDENT QUAYLE WILL HEAD A TASK FORCE ON
COMPETITIVENESS TO EXPLORE A RANGE OF ISSUES, FROM
REGULATORY REFORM TO TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE
FUTURE.
13
I HAVE ALSO ASKED THE CONGRESS FOR ITS COOPERATION IN
PASSING WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
COMPETITIVENESS PACKAGE OF ALL -- A PACKAGE OF BILLS TO
IMPROVE EDUCATION IN AMERICA.
You KNOW, LOUIS PASTEUR SAID, "CHANCE FAVORS ONLY THE
PREPARED MIND." OUR CHILDREN DESERVE EVERY BREAK WE CAN
GIVE THEM -- BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT OUR FUTURE. AND so
FOR AMERICA TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN
MUST BE EDUCATED FOR THE FUTURE.
14
PART OF OUR EDUCATION EFFORT MUST BE IN THE AREA OF
DRUGS. EDUCATION IS STILL OUR BEST MEANS OF PREVENTION.
AND WE WILL FIGHT DRUGS ON ALL FRONTS -- NOT ONLY
EDUCATION BUT TREATMENT, INTERDICTION, AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY HOOKED ON DRUGS, WE WILL
EXPAND TREATMENT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEALING DRUGS, I WANT
THEM TO KNOW HOW SERIOUS WE ARE ABOUT STOPPING THEM. I
WANT TOUGHER PENALTIES, AND YES, THAT INCLUDES THE DEATH
PENALTY.
15
I THINK THE DEALERS WHO PREY ON OUR KIDS SHOULD KNOW
WHAT'S COMING WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT. (XX)
THE KIDS OF AMERICA WILL NOT BECOME THE BROKEN DEBRIS
OF A FAILED WAR ON DRUGS, PERIOD. A DRUG-FREE AMERICA HAS
TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY, STRONGER AMERICA.
WE MUST ALSO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT -- THE AIR WE
BREATHE, THE WATER WE DRINK, THE BEAUTIFUL LAND WE LIVE
ON. WE NEED A NEW ATTITUDE, A NEW COMMITMENT TO
PRESERVING OUR PLANET.
16
WE MUST PROTECT THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE -- INFANTS, PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN
LIVING IN POVERTY, AND THE ELDERLY.
WE MUST PROTECT THE HOMELESS. GREATER SUPPORT IS
NEEDED FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER, FOR HEALTH SERVICE,
AND FOR CLINICS FOR THE MENTALLY ILL. I HAVE ASKED FOR
THOSE FUNDS TO CONFRONT THE PROBLEMS OF THE HOMELESS. As
I SAID IN MY SPEECH THE OTHER NIGHT, GOVERNMENT CANNOT
STAND ON THE SIDELINES -- NOT IN THE FACE OF THIS NATIONAL
SHAME.
17
BUT WHAT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IS THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT
DO THE ONLY ANSWER. GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE. GOVERNMENT MUST
ITS PART. BUT GOVERNMENT CANNOT DO EVERYTHING. AND
WITHOUT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, IT CANNOT DO ANYTHING.
THE ESSENCE OF OUR GOVERNMENT IS THAT IT IS
THE DEMOCRACY OF, FOR, AND BY THE PEOPLE. To BE SUCCESSFUL A IN
THE PEOPLE. YEARS AHEAD, OUR MISSION MUST ALSO BE OF, FOR, AND BY
TODAY.
AND, REALLY, THAT'S WHY I'VE COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
18
To LOOK BACK ONE FINAL TIME AND SAY, "THANK YOU."
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO LOOK AHEAD. To THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE FUTURE. JOIN ME AND TOGETHER WE
WILL KEEP AMERICA MOVING FORWARD, ALWAYS FORWARD -- ON A
JOURNEY THAT LEADS TO A BETTER AMERICA OF ENDLESS
OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS YOU.
####
(McIntyre edit)
February 9, 1989
8:45 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1989
Thank you
Thank you all very much.
((I'm sorry if I'm late. I had trouble parking my
18-wheeler. ))
((A few things have happened since I spoke to you two years
ago. For one thing, I got a new job.) ))
It's great to be back again and to see so many old
friends
Last week, I made an address to a joint session of Congress,
spelling out my policies and my priorities as we lead America
into a new decade, and a whole new century just 11 short years
away. I offered my hand to the Congress in a spirit of
bipartisan cooperation and said, "Together we can build a better
America."
This week, I am traveling to different parts of the country
to talk directly to the American people. And it's no coincidence
2
that my very first stop is here in New Hampshire. ((Actually, I
thought we were headed someplace warm but John Sununu hijacked
the plane.) )
A year ago at about this time I came to New Hampshire under
quite different circumstances. I had just lost in Iowa. I was
up at 6:50 a.m. my first morning here, outside on a cold day like
today, holding my coffee in one hand and shaking the hands of
factory workers with the other. My political opponents had begun
to sense victory. My friends in the media had begun to write my
political obituary.
Looking back on it now, things may have seemed worse than
they actually were. Let me tell you why I say that. I knew we
were strong here. I had John Sununu at my side. I had Judd
Gregg and his father, Hugh. I had so many people, including many
in this room, who helped assemble a statewide organization that
no other candidate could match.
The foundation that we built held firm. It never cracked or
crumbled. The tremendous loyalty and support that I received
gave me the chance to pick myself up off the canvas. And the
rest, as they say, is history.
So today, now that I've returned to your state for the first
time as the 41st President of the United States, let me say those
3
four little words that have such big meaning: "Thank you, New
Hampshire." (XX)
of course, when you think about it, our journey together
goes back further than last February -- it really goes back to
1979 and 1980 when I first ran for President.
In 1980 America was, in many respects, a different place.
Our economy was stagnant. Our workers were out of jobs. And
America's respect around the world was on the wane.
Since then, under the leadership of a great President,
America is once again proud and prosperous. Our economy is now
in its 75th month of expansion -- the longest period of
uninterrupted economic growth during peacetime in our nation's
history. Our people are back at work. In fact, the proportion
of Americans with jobs is at a post-World War II high. And
America is once again respected around the world as a resolute
force for peace and freedom.
We are headed in the right direction, and I mean to keep us
headed in the right direction. We have made tremendous progress,
and I mean to build on that progress.
Last Thursday night, I presented to Congress a realistic
plan for dealing with the federal budget. My plan has four broad
i
4
features: attention to urgent priorities, investment in the
future, an attack on the deficit, and no new taxes.
This budget plan represents my commitment to meet our
national priorities and at the same time keep faith with our
promise to the American people of no new taxes. There are some
areas in which we would all like to spend more, but we cannot
until we get our fiscal house in order and bring the deficit
down.
In the next fiscal year, under current law with no changes,
revenues will grow by over $80 billion dollars. That's an
increase of nearly 8 1/2 percent. That should be enough to
finance our priorities and bring the deficit down.
The Federal budget will not be balanced overnight. Our plan
is a realistic one. It requires tough choices. It will take
time. It will require a partnership with the Congress. As I
said on Thursday night, my team and I are prepared to work with
the Congress, to negotiate with the leadership in good faith, to
work day and night -- if that's what it takes -- to meet budget
targets -- and to produce a budget on time.
I've spoken about priorities; let me share with you what
some of those priorities are.
7
5
First, let's make sure that America remains the greatest,
the most productive nation on earth. We should begin to invest
now in ways that will make America more competitive in the
future.
That means continuing America's leadership in the knowledge
business: more funds for basic research; a permanent tax credit
for research and development; a strengthened role for science and
technology considerations in our national policy deliberations.
When I was Vice President, I chaired a Task Force on
Regulatory Relief which was intended to help survey the
wilderness of government regulations to determine which rules
were hurting private productive activity, and which were helping.
I have revived that task force, and expanded its mission.
Vice President Quayle will head a Task Force on Competitiveness
to explore a range of issues, from regulatory reform to training
for the workforce of the future.
I have also asked the Congress for its cooperation in
passing what I believe is the most important competitiveness
package of all -- a package of bills to improve education in
America.
You know, Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors only the
prepared mind." Our children deserve every break we can give
6
them -- because they represent our future. And so for America to
be prepared for the future our children must be educated for the
future.
Part of our education effort must be in the area of drugs.
Education is still our best means of prevention. And we will
fight drugs on all fronts -- not only education but treatment,
interdiction, and law enforcement.
For those who are already hooked on drugs, we will expand
treatment. For those who are dealing drugs, I want them to know
how serious we are about stopping them. I want tougher
penalties, and yes, that includes the death penalty. I think the
dealers who prey on our kids should know what's coming when they
get caught. (XX)
The kids of America will not become the broken debris of a
failed war on drugs, period. A drug-free America has to be the
foundation of a healthy, stronger America.
We must also protect our environment -- the air we breathe,
the water we drink, the beautiful land we live on. We need a new
attitude, a new commitment to preserving our planet.
We must protect those members of our society who are the
most vulnerable -- infants, pregnant women, children living in
poverty, and the elderly.
7
We must protect the homeless. Greater support is needed for
emergency food and shelter, for health service, and for clinics
for the mentally ill. I have asked for those funds to confront
the problems of the homeless. As I said in my speech the other
night, government cannot stand on the sidelines -- not in the
face of this national shame.
But what I also want to say is that government is not the
only answer. Government has a role. Government must do its
part. But government cannot do everything. And without the will
of the people, it cannot do anything.
The essence of our government is that it is a democracy of,
for, and by the people. To be successful in the years ahead, our
mission must also be of, for, and by the people.
And, really, that's why I've come to New Hampshire today.
To look back one final time and say, "Thank you. " But more
importantly, to look ahead. To thank you for what you can do in
the future. Join me and together we will keep America moving
forward, always forward -- on a journey that leads to a better
America of endless opportunities.
Thank you. And God bless you.
####
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(McIntyre edit)
February 8, 1989
7 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1989
Thank you
Thank you all very much.
((I'm sorry if I'm late. I had trouble parking my
18-wheeler. ))
( (A few things have happened since I spoke to you two years
ago. For one thing, I got a new job.) )
It's great to be back again and to see so many old
friends
Last week, I made an address to a joint session of Congress,
spelling out my policies and my priorities as we lead America
into a new decade, and a whole new century just 11 short years
away. I offered my hand to the Congress in a spirit of
bipartisan cooperation and said, "Together we can build a better
America."
This week, I am traveling to different parts of the country
to talk directly to the American people. And it's no coincidence
2
that my very first stop is here in New Hampshire. ((Actually, I
thought we were headed someplace warm but John Sununu hijacked
the plane.) )
A year ago at about this time I came to New Hampshire under
quite different circumstances. I had just lost in Iowa. I was
up at 6:50 a.m. my first morning here, outside on a cold day like
today, holding my coffee in one hand and shaking the hands of
factory workers with the other. My political opponents had begun
to sense victory. My friends in the media had begun to write my
political obituary.
Looking back on it now, things may have seemed worse than
they actually were. Let me tell you why I say that. I knew we
were strong here. I had John Sununu at my side. I had Judd
Gregg and his father, Hugh. I had so many people, including many
in this room, who helped assemble a statewide organization that
no other candidate could match.
The foundation that we built held firm. It never cracked or
crumbled. The tremendous loyalty and support that I received
gave me the chance to pick myself up off the canvas. And the
rest, as they say, is history.
So today, now that I've returned to your state for the first
time as the 41st President of the United States, let me say those
3
four little words that have such big meaning: "Thank you, New
Hampshire." (XX)
Of course, when you think about it, our journey together
goes back further than last February -- it really goes back to
1979 and 1980 when I first ran for President.
In 1980 America was, in many respects, a different place.
Our economy was stagnant. Our workers were out of jobs. And
America's respect around the world was on the wane.
Since then, under the leadership of a great President,
America is once again proud and prosperous. Our economy is now
in its 75th month of expansion -- the longest period of
uninterrupted economic growth during peacetime in our nation's
history. Our people are back at work. In fact, the proportion
of Americans with jobs is at a post-World War II high. And
America is once again respected around the world as a resolute
force for peace and freedom.
We are headed in the right direction, and I mean to keep us
headed in the right direction. We have made tremendous progress,
and I mean to build on that progress.
[Paragraph inserted here dependent on final language in speech to
Congress.]
4
This budget plan represents my commitment to meet our
national priorities and at the same time keep faith with our
promise to the American people of no new taxes. There are some
areas in which we would all like to spend more, but we cannot
until we get our fiscal house in order and bring the deficit
down.
In the next fiscal year, under current law with no changes,
revenues will grow by over $81 billion dollars. That's an
increase of nearly 8 1/2 percent. That should be enough to
finance our priorities and bring the deficit down.
The Federal budget will not be balanced overnight. Our plan
is a realistic one. It requires tough choices. It will take
time. It will require a partnership with the Congress. As I
said on Thursday night, my team and I are prepared to work with
the Congress, to negotiate with the leadership in good faith, to
work day and night -- if that's what it takes -- to meet budget
targets -- and to produce a budget on time.
I've spoken about priorities; let me share with you what
some of those priorities are.
First, let's make sure that America remains the greatest,
the most productive nation on earth. We should begin to invest
now in ways that will make America more competitive in the
future.
5
That means continuing America's leadership in the knowledge
business: more funds for basic research; a permanent tax credit
for research and development; a strengthened role for science and
technology considerations in our national policy deliberations.
When I was Vice President, I chaired a Task Force on
Regulatory Relief which was intended to help survey the
wilderness of government regulations to determine which rules
were hurting private productive activity, and which were helping.
I have revived that task force, and expanded its mission.
Vice President Quayle will head a Task Force on Competitiveness
to explore a range of issues, from regulatory reform to training
for the workforce of the future.
I have also asked the Congress for its cooperation in
passing what I believe is the most important competitiveness
package of all -- a package of bills to improve education in
America.
You know, Louis Pasteur said chance favors only the prepared
mind. Our children deserve every break we can give them --
because they represent our future. And so for America to be
prepared for the future our children must be educated for the
future.
6
Part of our education effort must be in the area of drugs.
Education is still our best means of prevention. And we will
fight drugs on all fronts -- not only education but treatment,
interdiction, and law enforcement.
For those who are already hooked on drugs, we will expand
treatment. For those who are dealing drugs, I want them to know
how serious we are about stopping them. I want tougher
penalties, and yes, that includes the death penalty. I think the
dealers who prey on our kids should know what's coming when they
get caught. (XX)
The kids of America will not become the broken debris of a
failed war on drugs, period. A drug-free America has to be the
foundation of a healthy, stronger America.
We must also protect our environment -- the air we breathe,
the water we drink, the beautiful land we live on. We need a new
attitude, a new commitment to preserving our planet.
We must protect those members of our society who are the
most vulnerable -- infants, pregnant women, children living in
poverty, and the elderly.
We must protect the homeless. Greater support is needed for
emergency food and shelter, for health service, and for clinics
for the mentally ill. I have asked for those funds to confront
7
the problems of the homeless. As I said in my speech the other
night, government cannot stand on the sidelines -- not in the
face of this national shame.
But what I also want to say is that government is not the
only answer. Government has a role. Government must do its
part. But government cannot do everything. And without the will
of the people, it cannot do anything.
The essence of our government is that it is a democracy of,
for, and by the people. To be successful in the years ahead, our
mission must also be of, for, and by the people.
And, really, that's why I've come to New Hampshire today.
To look back one final time and say, "Thank you. " But more
importantly, to look ahead. To thank you for what you can do in
the future. Join me and together we will keep America moving
forward, always forward -- on a journey that leads to a better
America of endless opportunities.
Thank you. And God bless you.
####
Olmsted and Vaux - Hill
591
Mountains or the Adirondacks is, at great
Théodore de Banville
cost, to those in easier circumstances.
1823-1891
Ib.
6 We'll to the woods no more,
The laurels all are cut.³
Nous n'Irons Plus aux Bois
Louis Pasteur
1822-1895
I
No, a thousand times no; there does not
Julia A. Fletcher Carney
exist a category of science to which one can
1823-1908
give the name applied science. There are sci-
7 Little drops of water
ence and the applications of science, bound
Little grains of sand,
together as the fruit to the tree which bears
Make the mighty ocean
it.¹
And the pleasant land.
Pourquoi la France n'a pas trouvé
Little Things [1845], st. I
des hommes supérieurs au moment
du péril. From Revue Scientifique
8 Little deeds of kindness,
[1871]
Little words of love,
Help to make earth happy
2
In the fields of observation, chance favors
Like the heaven above.
Ib. st. 4
only the mind that is prepared.
Quoted by RENÉ VALLERY-RADOT
in The Life of Pasteur [1927]
William Johnson Cory
1823-1892
Thomas Buchanan Read
9 They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you
were dead;
1822-1872
They brought me bitter news to hear and bit-
3 The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar,
ter tears to shed.
Telling the battle was on once more,
I wept as I remembered how often you and I
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Had tired the sun with talking and sent him
Sheridan's Ride [1865], st. I
down the sky.
And now that thou art lying, my dear old
Carian guest,
Red Cloud²
A handful of gray ashes, long, long ago at
1822-1909
rest,
Still are thy pleasant voices, thy Nightin-
I
We were told that they [federal troops]
gales, awake,
wished merely to pass through our country
For Death, he taketh all away, but them he
to seek for gold in the far west
cannot take.
Yet before the ashes of the council fire are
Heraclitus. Translated from
cold, the Great Father is building his forts
Callimachus⁴
among us. You have heard the sound of the
white soldier's axe upon the Little Piney. His
presence here is
an insult to the spirits
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
of our ancestors. Are we then to give up their
1823-1911
sacred graves to be plowed for corn? Dakotas,
I am for war.
10
When a thought takes one's breath away,
Speech at council at Fort Lara-
a lesson on grammar seems an impertinence.
mie, Wyoming [1866]
Preface to EMILY DICKINSON'S
Poems, first series [1890]
Heinrich Schliemann
Benjamin Harvey Hill
1822-1890
1823-1882
5
I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon.
Telegram to the king of Greece,
11 He [Lee] was a foe without hate, a friend
upon excavating the fifth and last
without treachery, a soldier without cruelty,
grave at Mycenae [August 1876]
³Nous n'irons plus aux bois,/Les lauriers sont coupés.
From an old nursery rhyme.
¹Translated by I. BERNARD COHEN.
Translated by A. E. HOUSMAN.
"Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief.
¹See Callimachus, 93:1.
(McIntyre)
February 7, 1989
7 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1989
Thank you
Thank you all very much.
((I'm sorry if I'm late. I had trouble parking my 18-wheeler
truck. ))
It's great to be here and to see SO many old friends
Last week, I made an address to a joint session of Congress,
spelling out my policies and my priorities as we lead America
into a new decade, and a whole new century just 11 short years
away. I offered my hand to the Congress in a spirit of
bipartisan cooperation and said, Ket' "Let's get to work on building a
better America.
2
This week, I am traveling to different parts of the country
to talk directly to the American people. And it's no coincidence
that my very first stop is here in New Hampshire. ((Actually, I
thought we were headed someplace warm but John Sununu hijacked
the plane. ))
2
A year ago at about this time I came to New Hampshire under
calinden block
quite different circumstances. I had just lost in Iowa. I was
2/9/88
so
up at 6'a.m. my first morning here, outside on a cold day like
today, holding my coffee in one hand and shaking the hands of
factory workers with the other. My political opponents had begun
to sense victory. My friends in the media had begun to write my
political obituary.
Looking back on it now, things may have seemed worse than
they actually were. Let me tell you why I say that. I knew we
were strong here. I had John Sununu at my side. I had Judd
Gregg and his father, Hugh. I had so many people like you who
helped assemble a statewide organization that no other candidate
could match.
The foundation that we built held firm. It never cracked or
crumbled. The tremendous loyalty and support that I received
gave me the chance to pick myself up off the canvas. And the
rest, as they say, is history.
So today, now that I've returned to your state for the first
time as the 41st President of the United States, let me say those
four little words that have such big meaning: "Thank you, New
Hampshire. " (XX)
Of course, when you think about it, our journey together
goes back further than last February -- it really goes back to
3
1979 and 1980 when I first ran for President. ((And when I
should have had the good sense to pay for that darn microphone.) )
In 1980 America was, in many respects, a different place.
Our economy was stagnant. Our workers were out of jobs. And
America's respect around the world was on the wane.
Since then, under the leadership of a great President,
America is once again proud and prosperous. Our economy is now
CEA
75th
Boshin
in its 74th month of expansion -- the longest period of
peacetine
uninterrupted economic growth in our nation's history. Our
people are back at work. And America is once again respected
around the world as a resolute force for peace and freedom.
We are headed in the right direction, and I mean to keep us
headed in the right direction. We have made tremendous progress,
and I mean to build on that progress.
Aour
Messerse to
The budget I have submitted to Congress has three broad
features: a freeze in most federal spending, attention to urgent
priorities and investments in the future of our nation, and a
promise I hope all of you will strongly support: no new taxes.
I have said all along that to get the budget deficit under
not
control we need to focus on the spending side of the equation.
message
In the next fiscal year, under current law with no changes,
3
Congrass
revenues will grow by over $82 billion dollars. That's an
4
increase of 8 1/2 percent. That should be enough tò finance our
priorities. If it's not, our priorities are out of control.
The Federal budget will not be balanced overnight. It's
going to take time, and we're going to have to make tough
choices. But I want to begin right away, with my very first
budget, to invest more wisely in our priorities. We have a
deficit problem because we spend too much, not because we tax too
little. I will work to balance the budget but not on the backs
of working men and women. (XX)
I've spoken about priorities; let me share with you what
some of those priorities are.
First, let's make sure that America remains the greatest,
the most productive nation on earth. We should begin to invest
now in ways that will make America more competitive in the
future.
That means continuing America's leadership in the knowledge
business. More funds for basic research; a permanent tax credit
1/3
for research and development; a strengthened role for science and
technology considerations in our national policy deliberations.
When I was Vice President, I chaired a Task Force on
Regulatory Relief which was intended to help survey the
5
wilderness of government regulations to determine which rules
were hurting private productive activity, and which were helping.
I have revived that task force, and expanded its mission.
I have also asked the Congress for its cooperation in
passing what I believe is the most important competitiveness
package of all -- a package of bills to improve education in
America.
Our children represent our future. And so for America to be
prepared for the future our children must be educated for the
future.
Part of our education effort must be in the area of drugs.
Education is still our best means of prevention. And we will
fight drugs on all fronts -- not only education but treatment,
interdiction, and law enforcement.
For those who are already hooked on drugs, we will expand
M to
treatment.
For those who are dealing drugs, I want them to know
how serious we are about stopping them. I want tougher
penalties, and yes, that includes the death penalty. I think the
dealers who prey on our kids should know what's coming if they
get caught. (XX)
6
A drug-free America is one essential element of a healthy,
stronger America.
We must also protect our environment -- the air we breathe,
the water we drink, the beautiful land we live on. We need a new
attitude, a new commitment to preserving our planet.
We must protect those members of our society who are the
most vulnerable --- infants, pregnant women, children living in
poverty, and the elderly.
We must protect the homeless. Greater support is needed for
emergency food and shelter, for health service, and for clinics
Measuress
for the mentally ill. I have asked for those funds to confront
the problems of the homeless. As I said in my speech the other
night, government cannot stand on the sidelines -- not in the
face of this national shame.
But what I also want to say is that government is not the
only answer. Government has a role. Government must do its
part. But government cannot do everything. And without the will
of the people, it cannot do anything.
The essence of our government is that it is a democracy of,
for, and by the people. To be successful in the years ahead, our
mission must also be of, for, and by the people.
7
And, really, that's why I've come to New Hampshire today.
To look back one final time and say, "Thank you. " But more
importantly, to look ahead. To thank you for what you can do in
the future. Join me and together we will keep America moving
forward, always forward -- on a journey that leads to a better
America of endless opportunities.
Thank you. And God bless you.
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"Building for a better america"
MEMORANDUM
2/7/89
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
association of NH.
Business and Industry Comil
B.I.A.
statewide - all sectors / benling
started as just manufacturing
76 years old
principle focus - ec. climate in N.H.
energy endir. find human reserve
Concord - based
seminar programs for members
400 members - some associations
some sole populatorships
XDP Bush meeting been there as VP
Reagan in conford 9/18/85
VP 7-13-85
Kemp on 2/13 4 pm
arrive Marchdster 9/20 melt bus. baders briefly from
BIA
Bonnie Newson
spach
15-20 Joint legislature
civic leaders - birs, Kinnis
1500 people Holiday Inn centr armony Room
5115
Bob
John Krosier
(603)224-5388
returning call
1/21/87
GB in NH
4/17/86 BIA in Karsta Mandhester & Legislature in Loncord
Ch. of Commerce Lanch
1/27/87 Bedford Lincer Day Dinner
2/14 NE Regional Leadership Comf. Lanch
4/14 Walpole, Heene
5/22 Nashma, Salem
5/23 UNH commencent Durham
7/15 B-17 Nashna
8/15 Londoadering Parade
Hopkinton Lunch
Salisburry Fair
New London Hospital
9/16 North Conway Business Leaders
Whitefield
10/10 Fryeburg Fain
Greenfield Cookout at Judd Greggs house
11/10 Laconia
11/17 Manchestr - Business leader breakfast
1
Rotary Club lunds
12/18 Concord
1/6/88 Manchester H.S.
ash Gaorge Bush
Goffstown reception
1/12 Hampton, Epeter Deny
1/14
New London
1/15
Woodsville Hawerhill
2/13 Wolfeboro, Nashua
1/16 Handwer
2/14 LWV Debate
2/15 Nashua New Boston
Munchester Election Night
1/24 1/17 Shelbarne
Manchester interviews
1/25
Berlin Littleton
2/1 Nashua, herrionark
2/2 Concord
2/19 2/9 Hophinsille, Henniber Hillsboungh, Keene
amberst Hudson
2/11 Nashua
2/12 Nashua Deny, Salem