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White House News
Photographers' Association, Inc.
Photocopy-Preservation
TIN IIII
LARRY A. RUBENSTEIN
Dinner Chairman
7119 Ben Franklin Station
(202) 785-5230
Washington, DC 20044-7119
(202) 898-8333
Zama
M.Bria
Bruce
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Jucket
Photo
doy hat
ladder
Whose into Pres ?
2 polceoids (Leady)
spection
Opall Larry
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Ray Diller
213-454-1922 h
Sleepers
305-463-4000 X 147 (temp
Percy Arrington -NBC (black)
John Bullard - ABC
Marvin Perbaugh lighting
(not buld)
Photocopy-Preservation
(McNally/Simon)
May 23, 1989, 12:30 p.m.
Draft Six (B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989, 7:15 P.M.
[[PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN MARLIN WALKS UP AND WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR. ]]
Marlin says I can talk. This will be a modified photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
It's not like I haven't been busy. Marlin says I've taken
more pictures in the Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since
Matthew Brady.
Still, some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
You know, Larry's ( (RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN)) asked me
to help hand out the awards later tonight. I saw the list. And
it's an impressive group. But some key categories got
overlooked.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. With Oscars you get a gold
statuette, Grammys a gold record player, and Golden Globes,
exactly that. And here it is [ [SET GOLD, 9-INCH STEPLADDER ON
PODIUM] ] -- the highly coveted Golden Stepladder.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at the way the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
There are some exceptions. And the First Runner Up for
best-dressed photographer goes to [ [PAUSE] ] -- Time's Diana
Walker -- known affectionately as "Lady Di." [ [PAUSE] ] Diana
did that photo essay last week called "12 Hours With George
Bush. " She said it felt like the first hundred days.
The winner for best-dressed goes to one of Diana's
colleagues [[PAUSE] -- Dirck Halstead. Dirck's never been
suspected of being a terrorist. Secret Service says that --
while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's -- rarely, if ever, are
their blue jeans starched and pressed.
3
Dirck, unfortunately, time won't permit you and the other
winners to come up on stage. You know the rules. Marlin says I
only get 60 seconds.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that White House
photographers have a knack for proving up: "Under any
conditions, anywhere, whatever you are doing, there is some
ordinance under which you can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
[[PAUSE] ] Let's hear it for Albert Certo of CNN.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look around the White House press room -- at the number of
people napping. I stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin
was afraid we'd wake up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [ [PAUSE] ]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. [ [PAUSE] ] Believe me, the competition in
this category was extremely tough. An the final rankings are
[[PAUSE] ] -- John Bullard of ABC, Perry Arrington of NBC, and
CNN's Hank Disselcamp. Win, place, and show. A regular "photo
finish. "
Not that it's an easy job. Two months ago a U.S. News and
World Report photographer took a fall off the East Room press
4
platform. He said he was okay until I commented: "Scratch one
newsman."
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award -- Daryl Heikes [ [HI-KESS] 1.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [ [PAUSE] ] I just don't know if the public is
ready for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
I'm constantly impressed by the ingenuity of this corps.
Take the runner-up for our last award -- lighting man Marvin
Purbaugh ( (PURR-BAW) ) of NBC. Marvin recently became the first
American to actually produce a thousand points of light -- he lit
the Roosevelt Room by bouncing the kleigs off Marlin's head.
Our final award is named for Milo Mindenbinder ( (MIND-EN-
BIND-ER)) -- the irrepressible entrepreneur of Catch 22. The
winner has sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags to local
reporters, and press passes to the foreign media. Please give a
hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo Award [ [[PAUSE] ] --
Mr. "Opportunity Society" [[PAUSE]] -- Newsweek's Larry Downing.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
One of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "George may sound
5
like an idiot but he's our President -- and we're going to take
his picture." [[PAUSE] Thanks, Larry.
Marlin will see that the winners receive individual
stepladders. But right now I'd like to ask all those mentioned
to stand up -- Diana and Dirck -- Albert -- John, Perry and Hank
-- Daryl, Marvin and Larry. You've been good sports, and deserve
a round of applause.
As these awards suggest, the various characters assembled in
this room probably make up about as diverse a collection of
personalities as ever found in a single profession. But over the
years I have observed certain qualities you do have in common:
The determination, as well as the ability, to work hard. A
willingness to go the extra mile, even on the most slim chance
that it will produce a memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A
belief in your work.
More importantly -- more personally -- the very nicknames
I've bestowed -- photo dogs -- and you've adopted -- let's hear
it for the video cats -- say a lot about the good-natured
relationship we enjoy, and the good will that's shared on both
sides. As a father, and as a husband, I have always appreciated
the thoughtfulness and consideration you show the Bush family.
Thank you all. It's time to declare a "lid." Any follow up
questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
#
#
#
(McNally/Simon)
GB
May 22, 1989
12:00 noon
Draft Four
(B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[ [PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. ]]
Oh, that's right. I can talk. Marlin says this will be a
modified photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
Some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
[ [TIM McBRIDE HANDS YOU A NOTE, WHICH YOU PAUSE AND READ. 1]
I'm terribly sorry. Maybe Rich Little will have to start.
But you'll have to excuse me one moment.
[ [FOLLOW McBRIDE OFFSTAGE] ]
[ [OFFSTAGE, YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH FATIGUE JACKET, "PHOTO
DOG" CAP, AND STEPLADDER -- AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO PODIUM. 1]
That's more like it. [[PAUSE] ] When I first walked in and
saw you in black tie, I thought I had the wrong room.
Larry's ( (RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN)) asked me to help
hand out the White House News Photographers Awards later tonight.
I saw the list. And it's an impressive group. But several key
categories were missed.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. And I will ask that as your
name is called, the winners please come up in front here. And
we'll present the awards once the announcements are completed.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at how the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
The winner for best-dressed goes to Time's Dirck Halstead.
Dirck's never been suspected of being a terrorist. Secret
Service says that -- while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's
--
Dimn Walker
P
3
rarely, if ever, are their blue jeans starched and pressed.
Dirck, please come on up here.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that is regularly proven
by White House photographers: "Under any conditions, anywhere,
whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you
can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
Albert Certo of CNN, please come on up here.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
This Administration supports the "opportunity society." And
no one in the White House has taken that more to heart than this
next winner. He's sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags
to local reporters, and press passes to the foreign media.
Please give a hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo
Mindenbinder Award [ [PAUSE]] -- Newsweek Larry Downing. Come
on up here, Larry.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
But one of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "He's our
President, and we're going to take his picture."
4
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look at the number of people napping in the press room. I
stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin was afraid we'd wake
up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [PAUSE] ]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. Believe me, the competition in this
category was extremely tough. But the winner is John Bullard
arringtor
T
of ABC News.
Pircy Hank Diss Rang
But John's not the highest paid photographer. That title
belongs to the real estate czar of the photographers corps -- the
CBS cameraman who has property from Santa Barbara to Old Town.
Ladies and gentlemen, please greet the winner of the 1989 Donald
Trump Award -- Cal Marlin of CBS News.
T
I'm constantly amazed at the ingenuity of this corps. Take
the winner of our next award -- lighting man Frannie Peters of
t
CBS. Frannie recently became the first American to actually
produce a thousand points of light -- when he lit the Roosevelt
Room by bouncing the kleigs off his and Marlin's heads. Frannie,
please join us up here.
Everyone understands the danger you photographers face
covering flashpoints where violence can erupt at any moment --
flashpoints like the Chinese protests, Panama's elections -- or
your typical White House photo op.
This next award goes to the Fox television cameraman who was
helping interview Marlin -- and got laid flat by a stomach punch
5
from another network's correspondent. Please greet the winner of
the 1989 Sean Penn/Frank Sinatra Photojournalism Award [ [PAUSE] ]
((TBD) ) of Fox.
T
( (TBD) ) isn't the only one who's run the gauntlet. Two
months ago a U.S. News and World Report photographer took a fall
off the press platform in the East Room. He said he was okay
until I commented: "Scratch one newsman."
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award Daryl Heikes.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [ [PAUSE] ] I don't know if the public is ready
for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
You've all earned hazardous duty pay, but none more so than
tonight's final winner -- Carol Powers. Talk about tough. After
being injured by Chinese security officials, Carol volunteered
for an even riskier assignment -- a lifetime of morning briefings
from Marlin Fitzwater. Carol, please join the group on stage.
The various characters assembled in this room probably make
up about as diverse a collection of personalities as ever found
in a single profession. But over the years I have observed
certain qualities you do have in common: The determination, as
well as the ability, to work hard. A willingness to go the extra
6
mile, even on the most slim chance that it will produce a
memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A belief in your work.
The flashes of America's cameras have helped to illuminate
some of the darker recesses of modern times. Once the shutter
clicks -- or the tape decks roll -- no amount of explaining can
deny the truth of the powerful images captured by this nation's
photographers. An oil-coated sea otter. A Panamanian opposition
leader, bloodied but unbowed. A red silk banner high over
Tiananmen Square, proclaiming in two languages: "Give me
liberty, or give me death."
With those congratulations to all in your profession, let me
ask the nine of you in front to turn and face the podium. We
have individual presentations to make. But we got to move fast.
Marlin says I only get 60 seconds.
[ [TAKE POLAROID OUT FROM PODIUM AND SNAP A QUICK FLASH SHOT
OF EACH OF THE WINNERS, HANDING THEM THE PRINTS AS YOU GO.]]
And these from the man who has taken more pictures in the
Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since Matthew Brady.
Thank you all. I'm now going to declare a "lid." Any
follow up questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
#
#
#
nones that are
checked with Zara
langle likes
(McNally/Simon)
10:20
May 19, 1989
8:00 p.m.
Draft Two
(B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[ [PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN MARLIN GETS UP AND WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR. 1]
Marlin says I can talk. This is going to be a modified
photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
The various characters assembled in this room probably make
up about as diverse a collection of personalities as ever found
in a single profession. But over the years I have observed
certain qualities you do have in common: The determination as
well as the ability to work hard. A willingness to go the extra
mile, even on the most slim chance that it will produce a
memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A belief in your work.
The flashes of your cameras have helped to illuminate some
of the dark recesses of modern times. Once the shutter clicks,
Certo
Sleeper
Hanh Desselkamp
CNN
2
no amount of explaining can deny the truth of the powerful images
captured by America's photographers. An oil-coated sea otter. A
Panamanian opposition leader, bloodied but unbowed. A red silk
banner high over Tiananmen Square, proclaiming in two languages:
"Give me liberty, or give me death."
[ [TIM McBRIDE HANDS YOU A NOTE, WHICH YOU PAUSE AND READ. ]]
I'm terribly sorry. Maybe Rich Little will have to start.
But you'll have to excuse me one moment.
[ [FOLLOW McBRIDE OFFSTAGE] ]
[ [OFFSTAGE, YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH FATIGUE JACKET, "PHOTO
DOG" CAP, AND STEPLADDER -- AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO PODIUM. ]]
That's more like it. [ [PAUSE] ] When I first walked in and
saw you in black tie, I thought I had the wrong room.
Larry 's Robenstein asked me to help hand out the White House News
Photographers Awards later tonight. I saw the list. And it's an
impressive group. But several key categories were missed.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. And I will ask that as your
name is called, the winners please come up in front here. And
we'll present the awards once the announcements are completed.
We begin with the fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at how the
3
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that is regularly proven
by White House photographers: "Under any conditions, anywhere,
whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you
can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Moe's.
Albert Certo of CNN, please come on up here.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
The runner-up for best-dressed goes to Dirck Halstead of
Time. Dirck's never been suspected of being a terrorist. Secret
Service say that --- while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's --
rarely, if ever, are their blue jeans are starched and pressed.
This Administration supports the "opportunity society." And
no one in the White House has taken that more to heart than this
next winner. He sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags to
local reporters, and press passes to the foreign media. Please
give a hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo Mindenbinder
?
Downing
Award [[PAUSE]] -- Newsweek's Larry Downey. Come on up here,
Larry.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
4
But one of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "He's our
President, and we're going to take his picture."
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look at the number of people napping in the press room. I
stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin was afraid we'd wake
up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [ [PAUSE]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. Believe me, the competition in this
category was extremely tough. But the winner is -- Hank
Dissel Kamp of
CNN.
Those who say nothing worthwhile ever happens at Marlin's
podium obviously haven't seen Hank use it to take a nap.
He's the highest paid sleeper since
[Kim Philby?].
But he's not the highest paid photographer. That title
belongs to the real estate czar of the photographers corps -- the
CBS cameraman who has property from Santa Barbara to Old Town.
Ladies and gentlemen, please greet the winner of the 1989 Donald
Trump award -- Cal Martin of CBS News.
I'm constantly amazed at the ingenuity of this corps. Take
the winner of our next award -- lighting man Frannie Peters of
.
Frannie recently became the first American to
actually produce a thousand points of light -- when he lit an
2 moth
return
5
entire room by bouncing the kleigs off his and Marlin's heads.
Frannie, please join us up here.
The runner-up in the creativity category goes to Diana
Walker of Time. She did that photo essay last week called "12
Hours With George Bush" -- and said it felt like the first
hundred days. Now they're threatening to cover us using time-
lapse photography.
Everyone understands the danger you photographers face
covering flashpoints where violence can erupt at any moment --
flashpoints like the Chinese protests, Panama's elections -- or
your typical White House photo op.
This next award goes to the Fox television cameraman who was
helping interview Marlin -- and got laid flat by a stomach punch
from another network's correspondent. Please greet the winner of
the 1989 Sean Penn/Frank Sinatra Photojournalism Award [ [PAUSE] ]
--
of Fox.
isn't the only one who's run the gauntlet. Two
months ago a U.S. News and World Report photographer took a fall
off the press platform in the East Room. He said he was okay
until I commented: "Scratch one newsman."
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- Daryl Hicks -- winner of this year's
Heikes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Award.
(pr?)
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
6
swimsuit issue. [[PAUSE]] I don't know if the public is ready
for Mort Zuckerman in culottes.
You've all earned hazardous duty pay, but none more so than
tonight's final winner -- Carol Powers. Talk about tough. After
being injured by Chinese security officials, Carol volunteered
for an even riskier assignment -- a lifetime of morning briefings
from Marlin Fitzwater.
Carol, please come up here and join the other winners. And
if I could ask the
of you to turn and face the podium, we
have an individual presentation to make to each of you.
[ [TAKE POLAROID OUT FROM PODIUM AND SNAP A QUICK FLASH SHOT
OF EACH OF THE WINNERS, HANDING THEM THE PRINTS AS YOU GO.]]
And these from the man who has taken more pictures in the
Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since Matthew Brady.
Thank you all. I'm now going to declare a "lid." Any
follow up questions go to Rich Little.
#
#
#
L
ights
thank
A
you
awards: Pass got these 100 out Naoin's cart
correct day
red
beats camenon up
Noomi Nover - with cart her
Trude
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MISC. ONE LINERS
With the Alfalfa, the Gridiron, the White House Correspondents
and this event tonight, it seems like I'm constantly called upon
to amuse audiences. So I asked John Sununu if any more funny
speeches were coming up. He said: "No -- no addresses scheduled
on foreign affairs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of the
photographers asked if they could set up a dark room someplace
where nothing much is happening. I was for it until they
suggested the Oval Office.
Some say the Administration's not moving fast enough. Newsweek
threatened to cover us using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that special
ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White House
photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
I don't know if threatening to send more troops to Panama will be
enough to force Noriega out. So I might threaten to send Newt
Gingrich.
8
Some say voting irregularities and stealing elections should be
answered by the full force of U.S. military might. But you're
crazy if you think I'm sending troops to Chicago.
Some say I'm unsure of how to react to Gorbachev's initiatives.
Maybe I am, and maybe I'm not.
I told Gorbachev that the Soviet people would see me for what I
really am if he'd just allow me to be interviewed on Russian TV.
He said: "No problem. You name the date and we'll schedule you
in prime time. And by the way --- the interviewer is Dan Rather. "
To show Gorbachev that there are no hard feelings, I had the
press office send him a copy of my favorite country song: Glen
Campbell singing "Drugstore " -- Whoops. I mean: "Rhinestone
Cowboy. "
I don't believe that when Gorbachev opened his fortune cookie at
the state dinner in Beijing last week, there was a message on the
little slip of paper saying: "Help -- take us with you," signed
"The Chinese leadership. "
Deng Xiaoping asked my advice on how to deal with the students.
I said: "I suppose it's too late to tell them you want to be
'the Education President. "
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[[PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT -- AT MARLIN.] ]]
OKAY, MARLIN SAYS I CAN TALK. THIS WILL BE A
MODIFIED PHOTO OP. ((PAUSE))
- 2 -
ACTUALLY, I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE IF MY PRINTS
WERE READY YET. ((PAUSE))
IT'S NO SECRET THAT I AM A GREAT FAN OF THE WHITE
HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS. MY FIRST HUNDRED DAYS WERE
SAVED BY THOSE PUPPY PICTURES. ((PAUSE))
AND AN ANIMAL LOVER LIKE ME DOESN'T LIGHTLY BESTOW
A FOND NICKNAME LIKE "PHOTO DOGS."
- 3 -
I KNOW YOUR SPACE IN CRAMPED IN THE WEST WING, AND
SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASKED IF THEY COULD SET UP A
DARK ROOM SOMEPLACE WHERE NOTHING MUCH IS HAPPENING. I
WAS ALL FOR IT UNTIL THEY SUGGESTED THE OVAL OFFICE.
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN BUSY. MARLIN SAYS
I'VE TAKEN MORE PICTURES IN THE LINCOLN BEDROOM THAN
ANY PHOTOGRAPHER SINCE MATTHEW BRADY.
STILL, SOME SAY THE ADMINISTRATION'S NOT MOVING
FAST ENOUGH.
- 4 -
NEWSWEEK THREATENED TO COVER ME USING TIME-LAPSE
PHOTOGRAPHY.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO
THAT SPECIAL INGREDIENT AND ADMIRABLE QUALITY WHICH HAS
MADE THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHAT THEY ARE TODAY:
JAPANESE CAMERAS.
- 5 -
You KNOW, LARRY'S ((RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN))
ASKED ME TO HELP HAND OUT THE AWARDS LATER TONIGHT. I
SAW THE LIST. AND IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP. BUT SOME
KEY CATEGORIES GOT OVERLOOKED.
I TALKED IT OVER WITH DAVE VALDEZ -- THE
PHOTOGRAPHER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND so TONIGHT I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST
ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARDS.
- 6 -
WITH OSCARS YOU GET A GOLD STATUETTE, GRAMMYS A GOLD
RECORD PLAYER, AND GOLDEN GLOBES, EXACTLY THAT. AND
HERE IT IS [[SET GOLD, 9-INCH STEPLADDER ON PODIUM]] --
THE HIGHLY COVETED GOLDEN STEPLADDER.
WE BEGIN WITH THE PHOTO DOG FASHION AWARDS.
I ASKED BILL WEBSTER WHY AIR FORCE ONE NEVER GETS
TAKEN OVER BY TERRORISTS. HE SAID THE BAD GUYS TAKE
ONE LOOK AT THE WAY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE DRESSED --
AND FIGURE THE PLANE'S ALREADY BEEN HIJACKED.
- 7 -
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS. AND THE FIRST RUNNER UP
FOR BEST-DRESSED PHOTOGRAPHER GOES TO [[PAUSE]] --
TIME'S DIANA WALKER -- KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS "LADY
DI." [[PAUSE]] DIANA DID THAT PHOTO ESSAY LAST WEEK
CALLED "12 HOURS WITH GEORGE BUSH." SHE SAID IT FELT
LIKE THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS.
THE WINNER FOR BEST-DRESSED GOES TO ONE OF DIANA'S
COLLEAGUES [[PAUSE]] -- DIRCK HALSTEAD.
- 8 -
DIRCK'S NEVER BEEN SUSPECTED OF BEING A TERRORIST.
SECRET SERVICE SAYS THAT -- WHILE TERRORISTS DO AT
TIMES WEAR GUCCI'S -- RARELY, IF EVER, ARE THEIR BLUE
JEANS STARCHED AND PRESSED.
DIRCK, UNFORTUNATELY, TIME WON'T PERMIT YOU AND THE
OTHER WINNERS TO COME UP ON STAGE. You KNOW THE RULES.
MARLIN SAYS I ONLY GET 60 SECONDS.
- 9 -
THERE'S A COROLLARY OF MURPHY'S LAW THAT WHITE
HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE A KNACK FOR PROVING: "UNDER
ANY CONDITIONS, ANYWHERE, WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, THERE
IS SOME ORDINANCE UNDER WHICH YOU CAN BE BOOKED."
AND so THE 1989 FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD FOR FREEDOM
OF EXPRESSION GOES TO THE CNN CAMERAMAN ARRESTED ON A
POOL STAKEOUT THIS MONTH OUTSIDE A HIGH-SECURITY
INSTALLATION -- JOE AND Mo's. [[PAUSE]] LET'S HEAR IT
FOR ALBERT CERTO OF CNN.
- 10 -
AND IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE PICTURES, WOULD
SOMEONE PLEASE REMOVE ALBERT'S HANDCUFFS?
THOSE LOOKING FOR PROOF OF A "KINDER, GENTLER"
AMERICA NEED ONLY LOOK AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS
ROOM -- AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NAPPING. I STOPPED
SPEAKING AT PHOTO OPS BECAUSE MARLIN WAS AFRAID WE'D
WAKE UP THE DOZING CAMERAMEN.
- 11 -
WE CALL THE NEXT PRIZE THE "RIP VAN WINKLE AWARD"
[[PAUSE]] -- GIVEN EACH YEAR TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO
EARNS THE MOST OVERTIME WHILE ASLEEP. [[PAUSE]]
BELIEVE ME, THE COMPETITION IN THIS CATEGORY WAS
EXTREMELY TOUGH. AND THE FINAL RANKINGS ARE
[[PAUSE]] -- JOHN BULLARD OF ABC, ((PAUSE)) PERCY
ARRINGTON OF NBC, ((PAUSE)) AND CNN's HANK DISSELKAMP.
((PAUSE)) WIN, PLACE AND SHOW. A REGULAR "PHOTO
FINISH."
- 12 -
NOT THAT IT'S AN EASY JOB. Two MONTHS AGO A U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK A FALL OFF THE
EAST ROOM PRESS PLATFORM. HE SAID HE WAS OKAY UNTIL I
COMMENTED: "SCRATCH ONE NEWSMAN."
BUT I HEAR HE BOUNCED RIGHT BACK -- AND CARRIES
MORE EQUIPMENT THAN ANY OTHER THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS
COMBINED. FROM U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT - WINNER OF
THIS YEAR'S ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AWARD -- DARYL HEIKES
[[HI-KESS]].
- 13 -
THE COMPETITION IS INTENSE AMONG THE NEWS
MAGAZINES. IT WAS DARYL WHO SUGGESTED U.S. NEWS COME
OUT WITH ITS FIRST ANNUAL SWIMSUIT ISSUE. [[PAUSE]] I
JUST DON'T KNOW IF THE PUBLIC IS READY FOR MORT
ZUCKERMAN IN THONGS.
I'M CONSTANTLY IMPRESSED BY THE INGENUITY OF THIS
CORPS. TAKE THE RUNNER-UP FOR OUR LAST AWARD --
LIGHTING MAN MARVIN PURBAUGH ((PURR-BAW)) OF NBC.
- 14 -
MARVIN RECENTLY BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ACTUALLY
PRODUCE A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT -- HE LIT THE
ROOSEVELT ROOM BY BOUNCING THE KLEIGS OFF MARLIN'S
HEAD.
OUR FINAL AWARD IS NAMED FOR MILO MINDENBINDER
((MIND-EN-BIN-DER)) -- THE IRREPRESSIBLE ENTREPRENEUR
OF CATCH 22. THE WINNER HAS SOLD KEYCHAINS TO
TOURISTS, LUGGAGE TAGS TO LOCAL REPORTERS, AND PRESS
PASSES TO THE FOREIGN MEDIA.
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PLEASE GIVE A HAND TO THE UNANIMOUS WINNER OF THE 1989
MILO AWARD [[PAUSE]] -- MR. "OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY"
[[PAUSE]] -- NEWSWEEK'S LARRY DOWNING. LARRY'S THE
ONLY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO GETS HIS TRIPS ON AIR FORCE ONE
COUNTED AS FREQUENT FLIER MILES.
- 16 -
ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT LARRY IS HIS LOYALTY.
IN BEIJING THE MICROPHONES PICKED UP HIS PATRIOTIC
CHALLENGE TO THE CHINESE SECURITY: "STOP PUSHING ME,"
HE SAID. "GEORGE MAY SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT BUT HE'S OUR
PRESIDENT -- AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HIS PICTURE."
[[PAUSE]] THANKS, LARRY.
MARLIN WILL SEE THAT THE WINNERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL
STEPLADDERS.
- 17 -
BUT RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL THOSE MENTIONED TO
STAND UP -- DIANA AND DIRCK -- ALBERT -- JOHN, PERCY
AND HANK -- DARYL, MARVIN AND LARRY. You've BEEN GOOD
SPORTS, AND DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
As THESE AWARDS SUGGEST, THE VARIOUS CHARACTERS
ASSEMBLED IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY MAKE UP ABOUT AS
DIVERSE A COLLECTION OF PERSONALITIES AS EVER FOUND IN
A SINGLE PROFESSION.
- 18 -
BUT OVER THE YEARS I HAVE OBSERVED CERTAIN QUALITIES
YOU DO HAVE IN COMMON: THE DETERMINATION, AS WELL AS
THE ABILITY, TO WORK HARD. A WILLINGNESS TO GO THE
EXTRA MILE, EVEN ON THE SLIMMEST CHANCE THAT IT WILL
PRODUCE A MEMORABLE SHOT. GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. A
BELIEF IN YOUR WORK.
- 19 -
MORE IMPORTANTLY -- MORE PERSONALLY -- THE VERY
NICKNAMES I'VE BESTOWED -- PHOTO DOGS -- AND YOU'VE
ADOPTED -- LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE VIDEO CATS -- SAY A
LOT ABOUT THE GOOD-NATURED RELATIONSHIP WE ENJOY, AND
THE GOOD WILL THAT'S SHARED ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE
ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND CONSIDERATION
YOU SHOW THE BUSH FAMILY.
THANK YOU ALL. IT'S TIME TO DECLARE A "LID." ANY
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS GO TO RICH LITTLE. LIGHTS, PLEASE.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 24, 1989
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Time
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CNN
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ABC
Daryl Heikes
U.S. News & World Report
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Newsweek
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Time
Percy Arrington
NBC
Hank Disselkamp
CNN
Marvin Purbaugh
NBC
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SUBJECT: MATERIAL FOR WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS
I admire the work of the still photographers. You know what they
say
"One picture is worth a thousand words"
which is
about what I average in the margins of your photos.
I have great respect for your profession. As they say, "One
picture is worth a thousand words"
or, if it's taken in a
motel, a thousand dollars.
In case any of you attempts to take an unflattering photo, I
might remind you we renamed one of the puppies "Sean Penn."
Our puppies are aware of your presence. Each one has learned his
good side
Each one jockeys to stand on the right so his
caption will read first.
You have to be strong to carry all your equipment. Tripod,
lights, mikes, cables. You do more lifting than C. David Hymann
(author of "A Woman Called Jackie")
Because I won't allow questions during a photo op, the Canon
company figured a way to get around that. They're coming out
with a talking 35 millimeter camera
the Canon SD One
S.D. for Sam Donaldson
In place of the shutter is a
flapping tongue.
One photographer who used to work here as a member of the
National Rifle Association. He'll point his camera at you and
say, "Blow away the birdie."
Photography is a complex hobby. I went into the drugstore to buy
a roll of film and the clerk said, "I've got 24 & 36 exposures."
I said, "Maury Povitch, what are you doing here? (Or, he
moonlights on the House Ethics Commission.)
My camera is very basic. It only has one shutter speed
cautious.
I used to own a Japanese camera. But every time I'd set it down
on a table, it would buy the table.
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I know you're not supposed to point a camera directly at the sun.
When you take a picture, is it best to have Marlin Fitzwater's
scalp behind the subject of facing it?
There's a rumor the network honchos plan to lay off more
technicians. Ted Turner sent me a camcorder and invited me to be
a CNN Newshound.
Our official White House photographer, David Valdez, knows how to
get the Bushes to look at the camera. He says, "Smile and say
Brie.
"
I appreciate all the hours you spend in your darkroom. Dark room
that's any place General Noriega sleeps.
I hope the Panamanian people will make General Noriega eat his
Panama hat.
I love all your ponytails. It looks like the Preakness moved to
D.C.
One technician in a ponytail made a trip to Cincinnati
and
Pete Rose bet on him.
He placed.
Ponytails and blue jeans. Some of you women dress just as
casually. When we were down in the Florida Keys , one lady
photographer was sunbathing wearing 3 lens caps.
"Miami Vice" went off the air Sunday. Monday (name of guy who
wears loud clothes or dresses hip) closed a deal to buy Don
Johnson's wardrobe.
"Family Ties" went off the air. All week, in honor of Alex,
flags at the Republican Headquarters will fly at half mast.
On his way to a White House ceremony, the pilot of the Space
Shuttle Atlantis missed a Pan Am plane by 100 feet. Luckily, no
one was injured
but Exxon offered him a job on their
tanker.
The United States and Japan will be involved in a joint project
to build the FSX jet fighter. The Japanese have come up with a
unique weapons system for the plane. It flies over enemy real
estate offices and drops cash.
I can now reveal that for the first 100 days, for security
reasons, Rich Little often stood in for me. He was the one who
was cautious.
Rich Little is scary. His dogs have our puppies' barks down
cold.
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Barbara wanted me to tell you she's feeling great. You were all
concerned after she drank that radioactive medicine. She'd walk
into a room, expose your film, and erase (de-gouz) your tapes.
Barbara's working on a new hairdo
the Micro-Wave.
After Barbara drank that radioactive cocktail, the White House
chef threw out his microwave. Now he cooks dinners by setting
the food on her lap. (on her head).
Some say I'm overly cautious. At night I fall asleep by counting
sheep sitting of a fence.
I promised the Surgeon General I'd practice safe Presidency.
The Russians have been putting pressure on us to bargain over
NATO nuclear weapons in Europe. They are tough negotiators. In
Moscow, the hottest new gift item is "Gorbachev: the Game."
(Trump: the Game).
Mr. Gorbachev made a historic trip to China. Deng Xiao Ping
asked him if he' 11 like to visit the Forbidden City. Gorbachev
said, "No thanks, I've already seen Washington."
You've been hearing a lot about the Gorbachev trip to the
People's Republic. But I'm very proud of a deal we cut with the
People's Republic. It's known as the Sino-Kennebunkport Treaty.
All tee-shirts sold in China will be manufactured in
Kennebunkport.
In an interview published last week, Mr. Gorbachev revealed that
he loves to walk in the woods. The next day, he got a phone call
from the NRA asking if he'd pose for a magazine ad.
Mr. Gorbachev revealed that he earns 1200 rubles a month. Of
course, that doesn't include outside speaking fees.
1200 rubles a month. If I were running things over there, I'd
have it capped at 4.25 rubles.
In the interview, Mr. Gorbachev described a typical work day. He
may be interested in hearing mine. Ten hours in the Oval Office
1 hour Cabinet meeting
hour
and
a
half
pitching
horseshoes
2 hours petting puppies
11 hours writing
personal notes to 240 million intimate friends.
As I've said recently, I believe the United States and Russia are
becoming partners. And this partnership should work out
although the CIA informs me Mr. Gorbachev just hired Sondra
Locke's lawyer.
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I feel a little sorry for Dirty Harry. Miss Locke handed him a
subpoena and said, "Go ahead Make my payday."
I hear they're trying to cut costs over at [name of cheap
newspaper]. I saw their photographer with his unprocessed film
standing in line at Fotomat.
This business of the Senate collecting speaking fees may be
getting out of hand. Eastern Airlines just announced a new
flight exclusively for senators
the Washington-Honolulu
Shuttle.
And Orrin Hatch has introduced legislation that would require all
members to wear grass skirts.
Warren Magnuson has proposed that they replace George Mitchell
with Don Ho.
I feel sorry for Daniel Inouye. Where does he go on a junket?
Spent the weekend in Kennebunkport with Francois Mitterand. We
cooked him a lobster dinner. I asked him if Kennebunkport
residents serve lobster the same way as the French. He said,
"Yes, except in France our lobsters aren't wearing Ralph Lauren
shirts."
We had 3 interpreters. One who spoke French, one who spoke
English, and one who spoke Bush-speak.
I tried showing off my French. But the interpreter claimed "quid
pro quo" was not a French phrase.
I asked President Mitterand how he handles reporters who shout
questions during a photo op. He said, "I do my Marcel Marceau
impression."
The Mitterands thanked us for the hospitality. I said, "We
really didn't go out of our way. Millie's water bowl is always
filled with Perrier. "
You all were very courteous around President Mitterand. As he
departed, I heard one of you yell, "Arrivederci."
President Mitterand pointed at one building -- asked if that was
Kennebunkport's version of the Eiffel Tower. I said, "Kind of."
He said, "What's that sign at the base?" I said, "Over 65
billion served."
I gave Mr. Mitterand a spin around the harbor in my boat. He
asked me to slow down. He said, "Even the Concorde doesn't brake
Mach 3."
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He said, "And at least they provide air sick bags."
He asked me what kind of boat it was. I said, "They call it a
cigarette boat. If He said. "If you let me off, I promise to quit
smoking."
Maybe I'm on to something. Mr. Gorbachev and I should hold a
summit conference on my boat.
I asked Mr. Mitterand the difference between being President of
France and President of the U.S. He said, "Back in France the
President doesn't sell "I love Kennebunkport tee-shirts from his
porch.
President Mitterand woke up in the middle of the night and shut a
window. He said the house was drafty. I said, "That's just a
new breeze blowing."
Mr. Mitterand asked me about an unusual traffic sign we saw
"Proceed with caution." I said, "What's so unusual about that?"
He said, "Most people don't have it sitting on their desk."
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[[PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT -- AT MARLIN.]]
OKAY, MARLIN SAYS I CAN TALK. THIS WILL BE A
MODIFIED PHOTO OP. ((PAUSE))
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ACTUALLY, I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE IF MY PRINTS
WERE READY YET. ((PAUSE)) langh
It's NO SECRET THAT I AM A GREAT FAN OF THE WHITE
HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS. My FIRST HUNDRED DAYS WERE
SAVED BY THOSE PUPPY PICTURES. ((PAUSE)) LL Ap
AND AN ANIMAL LOVER LIKE ME DOESN'T LIGHTLY BESTOW
A FOND NICKNAME LIKE "PHOTO DOGS."
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I KNOW YOUR SPACE IN CRAMPED IN THE WEST WING, AND
SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASKED IF THEY COULD SET UP A
DARK ROOM SOMEPLACE WHERE NOTHING MUCH IS HAPPENING. I
WAS ALL FOR IT UNTIL THEY SUGGESTED THE OVAL OFFICE. LL
It's NOT LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN BUSY. MARLIN SAYS
I'VE TAKEN MORE PICTURES IN THE LINCOLN BEDROOM THAN
ANY PHOTOGRAPHER SINCE MATTHEW BRADY.
STILL, SOME SAY THE ADMINISTRATION'S NOT MOVING
FAST ENOUGH.
- 4 -
NEWSWEEK THREATENED TO COVER ME USING TIME-LAPSE
PHOTOGRAPHY.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO
THAT SPECIAL INGREDIENT AND ADMIRABLE QUALITY WHICH HAS
MADE THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHAT THEY ARE TODAY:
JAPANESE CAMERAS.
- 5 -
You KNOW, LARRY'S ((RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN))
ASKED ME TO HELP HAND OUT THE AWARDS LATER TONIGHT. I
SAW THE LIST. AND IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP. BUT SOME
KEY CATEGORIES GOT OVERLOOKED.
I TALKED IT OVER WITH DAVE VALDEZ -- THE
PHOTOGRAPHER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. AP
AND so TONIGHT I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST
ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARDS.
- 6 -
WITH OSCARS YOU GET A GOLD STATUETTE, GRAMMYS A GOLD
RECORD PLAYER, AND GOLDEN GLOBES, EXACTLY THAT. AND
HERE IT IS [[SET GOLD, 9-INCH STEPLADDER ON PODIUM]] --
THE HIGHLY COVETED GOLDEN STEPLADDER. XX L Highly covered
WE BEGIN WITH THE PHOTO DOG FASHION AWARDS,
I ASKED BILL WEBSTER WHY AIR FORCE ONE NEVER GETS
TAKEN OVER BY TERRORISTS. HE SAID THE BAD GUYS TAKE
ONE LOOK AT THE WAY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE DRESSED --
AND FIGURE THE PLANE'S ALREADY BEEN HIJACKED.
LL
around
- 7 -
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS. AND THE FIRST RUNNER UP
FOR BEST-DRESSED PHOTOGRAPHER GOES TO [[PAUSE]] --
TIME'S DIANA WALKER -- KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS "LADY
DI." [[PAUSE]] DIANA DID THAT PHOTO ESSAY LAST WEEK
CALLED "12 HOURS WITH GEORGE BUSH. и SHE SAID IT FELT
LIKE THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS.
LL
THE WINNER FOR BEST-DRESSED GOES TO ONE OF DIANA'S
COLLEAGUES [[PAUSE]] -- DIRCK HALSTEAD.
- 8 -
DIRCK'S NEVER BEEN SUSPECTED OF BEING A TERRORIST.
SECRET SERVICE SAYS for THAT -- WHILE TERRORISTS DO AT
TIMES WEAR GUCCI'S -- RARELY, IF EVER, ARE THEIR BLUE
JEANS STARCHED AND PRESSED. LL
DIRCK, UNFORTUNATELY, TIME WON'T PERMIT YOU AND THE
OTHER WINNERS TO COME UP ON STAGE. You KNOW THE RULES.
MARLIN SAYS I ONLY GET 60 SECONDS.
- 9 -
THERE'S A COROLLARY OF MURPHY'S LAW THAT WHITE
HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE A KNACK FOR PROVING: "UNDER
ANY CONDITIONS, ANYWHERE, WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, THERE
IS SOME ORDINANCE UNDER WHICH YOU CAN BE BOOKED."
L
AND so THE 1989 FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD FOR FREEDOM
OF EXPRESSION GOES TO THE CNN CAMERAMAN ARRESTED ON A
POOL STAKEOUT THIS MONTH OUTSIDE A HIGH-SECURITY
INSTALLATION -- JOE AND Mo's.
[[PAUSE]] LET'S HEAR IT
FOR ALBERT CERTO OF CNN.
XX
- 10 -
AND IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE PICTURES, WOULD
SOMEONE PLEASE REMOVE ALBERT'S HANDCUFFS?
THOSE LOOKING FOR PROOF OF A "KINDER, GENTLER"
AMERICA NEED ONLY LOOK AROUND THE WHITE U HOUSE PRESS
ROOM -- AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NAPPING. I STOPPED
SPEAKING AT PHOTO OPS BECAUSE MARLIN WAS AFRAID WE'D
WAKE UP THE DOZING CAMERAMEN.
- 11 -
WE CALL THE NEXT PRIZE THE "RIP VAN WINKLE AWARD"
[[PAUSE]] -- GIVEN EACH YEAR TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO
EARNS THE MOST OVERTIME WHILE ASLEEP. [[PAUSE]] LL
BELIEVE ME, THE COMPETITION IN THIS CATEGORY WAS
EXTREMELY TOUGH. 1 AND THE FINAL RANKINGS ARE
[[PAUSE]] -- JOHN BULLARD OF ABC, (PAUSE)) PERCY
ARRINGTON OF NBC, 4 (PAUSE)) AND CNN's HANK DISSELKAMP.
((PAUSE)) WIN, PLACE, AND SHOW. A REGULAR "PHOTO
FINISH."
- 12 -
NOT THAT IT'S AN EASY JOB. Two MONTHS AGO A U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT PHOTOGRAPHER TOOK A FALL OFF THE
EAST ROOM PRESS PLATFORM. HE SAID HE WAS OKAY UNTIL I
COMMENTED: "SCRATCH ONE NEWSMAN."
BUT I HEAR HE BOUNCED RIGHT BACK -- AND CARRIES
MORE EQUIPMENT THAN ANY OTHER THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS
COMBINED. FROM U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT -- WINNER OF
THIS YEAR'S ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AWARD LC DARYL HEIKES
[[HI-KESS]]. XX
-
- 13 -
THE COMPETITION IS INTENSE AMONG THE NEWS
MAGAZINES. IT WAS DARYL WHO SUGGESTED U.S. NEWS COME
OUT WITH ITS FIRST ANNUAL SWIMSUIT ISSUE. 11 [[PAUSE]] I
JUST DON'T KNOW IF THE PUBLIC IS READY FOR MORT
ZUCKERMAN IN THONGS. 22
I'M CONSTANTLY IMPRESSED BY THE INGENUITY OF THIS W,H.
CORPS. TAKE THE RUNNER-UP FOR OUR LAST AWARD --
LIGHTING MAN MARVIN PURBAUGH ((PURR-BAW) OF NBC. X
- 14 -
MARVIN RECENTLY BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ACTUALLY
LL
PRODUCE A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT -- HE LIT THE
ROOSEVELT ROOM BY BOUNCING THE KLEIGS OFF MARLIN'S
HEAD. LL
OUR FINAL AWARD IS NAMED FOR MILO MINDENBINDER
((MIND-EN-BIN-DER)) -- THE IRREPRESSIBLE ENTREPRENEUR
OF CATCH 22. THE WINNER HAS SOLD KEYCHAINS TO
<
TOURISTS, LUGGAGE TAGS TO LOCAL REPORTERS, AND PRESS
PASSES TO THE FOREIGN MEDIA.
L
- 15 -
PLEASE GIVE A HAND TO THE UNANIMOUS WINNER OF THE 1989
MILO AWARD [[PAUSE]] -- MR. "OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY"
[[PAUSE]] -- NEWSWEEK'S LARRY DOWNING XX LARRY'S THE
ONLY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO GETS HIS TRIPS ON AIR FORCE ONE
COUNTED AS FREQUENT FLIER MILES. LL
- 16 -
ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT LARRY IS HIS LOYALTY.
IN BEIJING THE MICROPHONES PICKED UP HIS PATRIOTIC
CHALLENGE TO THE CHINESE SECURITY: "STOP PUSHING ME,"
HE SAID. "GEORGE MAY SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT BUT HE'S OUR
PRESIDENT LL AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HIS PICTURE. " LL
[[PAUSE]] THANKS, LARRY. L
MARLIN WILL SEE THAT THE WINNERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL
STEPLADDERS.
- 17 -
BUT RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL THOSE MENTIONED TO
STAND UP -- DIANA AND DIRCK -- ALBERT -- JOHN, PERCY
AND HANK -- DARYL, MARVIN AND LARRY. YOU'VE BEEN GOOD
SPORTS, AND DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
As THESE AWARDS SUGGEST, THE VARIOUS CHARACTERS
ASSEMBLED IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY MAKE UP ABOUT AS
DIVERSE A COLLECTION OF PERSONALITIES AS EVER FOUND IN
A SINGLE PROFESSION.
- 18 -
BUT OVER THE YEARS I HAVE OBSERVED CERTAIN QUALITIES
YOU DO HAVE IN COMMON: THE DETERMINATION, AS WELL AS
THE ABILITY, TO WORK HARD. A WILLINGNESS TO GO THE
EXTRA MILE, EVEN ON THE SLIMMEST CHANCE THAT IT WILL
PRODUCE A MEMORABLE SHOT. GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. A
BELIEF IN YOUR WORK.
- 19 -
MORE IMPORTANTLY -- MORE PERSONALLY -- THE VERY
NICKNAMES I'VE BESTOWED -- PHOTO DOGS -- AND YOU'VE
ADOPTED -- LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE VIDEO CATS -- SAY A
LOT ABOUT THE GOOD-NATURED RELATIONSHIP WE ENJOY, AND
THE GOOD WILL THAT'S SHARED ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE
ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND CONSIDERATION
YOU SHOW THE BUSH FAMILY.
THANK YOU ALL. IT'S TIME TO DECLARE A "LID." ANY
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS GO TO RICH LITTLE. LIGHTS, PLEASE.
missid
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September 25, 1988, Sunday, Home Edition
SECTION: Opinion; Part 5; Page 2; Column 1; Opinion Desk
LENGTH: 1446 words
HEADLINE: IN THIRD WORLD DEBT CHARADE, BOTH SIDES LOSE
BYLINE: By Susan George , Susan George, associate director of the Transnational
Institute, Amsterdam, is the author, among other works, of A Fate Worse Than
Debt (Grove).
DATELINE: LARDY, FRANCE
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last year collected and subsequently re-lent $26 billion. In Joseph
Heller's novel "Catch-22," Lt. Milo Minderbinder explains an intricate
business deal, saying, "I'm the people I buy from." Where Third World debt is
concerned, we're the
... issue for all concerned, and real hope for the future.
In Joseph Heller's novel 'Catch-22,' Lt. Milo Minderbinder explains an
intricate business deal, saying, 'I'm the people I buy from.' Where Third World
debt is concerned, we're the ...
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(McNally/Simon)
May 23, 1989, 12:30 p.m.
Draft Six (B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989, 7:15 P.M.
[ [PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
LOOK BTO TO YOUR RIGHT -- AT
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN MARLIN WALKS UP AND WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR. 1]
Okay.
OF Marlin says I can talk. This will be a modified photo op. [[PAUSE]]
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet. [[PAUSE]]
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures. [[PAUSE]]
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
It's not like I haven't been busy. Marlin says I've taken
more pictures in the Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since
Matthew Brady.
Still, some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
You know, Larry's ((RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN) ) asked me
to help hand out the awards later tonight. I saw the list. And
it's an impressive group. But some key categories got
overlooked.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. With Oscars you get a gold
statuette, Grammys a gold record player, and Golden Globes,
exactly that. And here it is [ [SET GOLD, -INCH STEPLADDER ON
PODIUM] ] -- the highly coveted Golden Stepladder.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at the way the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
There are some exceptions. And the First Runner Up for
best-dressed photographer goes to [ [PAUSE] ] -- Time's Diana
Walker -- known affectionately as "Lady Di." [ [PAUSE] ] Diana
did that photo essay last week called "12 Hours With George
Bush." She said it felt like the first hundred days.
The winner for best-dressed goes to one of Diana's
colleagues [ [PAUSE] -- Dirck Halstead. Dirck's never been
suspected of being a terrorist. Secret Service says that --
while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's -- rarely, if ever, are
their blue jeans starched and pressed.
3
Dirck, unfortunately, time won't permit you and the other
winners to come up on stage. You know the rules. Marlin says I
only get 60 seconds.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that White House
photographers have a knack for proving up: "Under any
conditions, anywhere, whatever you are doing, there is some
ordinance under which you can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
[[PAUSE]] Let's hear it for Albert Certo of CNN.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look around the White House press room -- at the number of
people napping. I stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin
was afraid we'd wake up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [[PAUSE]]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. [[PAUSE]] Believe me, the competition in
this category was extremely tough. nAno the final rankings are
[[PAUSE]] -- John Bullard of ABC Perry Arrington of NBC, and
CNN's Hank Disselcamp. Win, place, and show. A regular "photo
finish. "
Not that it's an easy job. Two months ago a U.S. News and
World Report photographer took a fall off the East Room press
4
platform. He said he was okay until I commented: "Scratch one
newsman. "
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award -- Daryl Heikes [ [HI-KESS] 1.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [ [PAUSE] ] I just don't know if the public is
ready for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
I'm constantly impressed by the ingenuity of this corps.
Take the runner-up for our last award -- lighting man Marvin
Purbaugh ( (PURR-BAW) ) of NBC. Marvin recently became the first
American to actually produce a thousand points of light -- he lit
the Roosevelt Room by bouncing the kleigs off Marlin's head.
Our final award is named for Milo Mindenbinder ( (MIND-EN-
BIND-ER) ) -- the irrepressible entrepreneur of Catch 22. The
winner has sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags to local
reporters, and press passes to the foreign media. Please give a
hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo Award [ [PAUSE] ] --
Mr. "Opportunity Society" [ [PAUSE] ] -- Newsweek's Larry Downing.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
One of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "George may sound
5
like an idiot but he's our President -- and we're going to take
his picture." [[PAUSE]] Thanks, Larry.
Marlin will see that the winners receive individual
stepladders. But right now I'd like to ask all those mentioned
to stand up -- Diana and Dirck -- Albert -- John, Perry and Hank
-- Daryl, Marvin and Larry. You've been good sports, and deserve
a round of applause.
As these awards suggest, the various characters assembled in
this room probably make up about as diverse a collection of
personalities as ever found in a single profession. But over the
years I have observed certain qualities you do have in common:
The determination, as well as the ability, to work hard. A
willingness to go the extra mile, even on the most slim chance
that it will produce a memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A
belief in your work.
More importantly -- more personally -- the very nicknames
I've bestowed - photo dogs -- and you've adopted -- let's hear
it for the video cats -- say a lot about the good-natured
relationship we enjoy, and the good will that's shared on both
sides. As a father, and as a husband, I have always appreciated
the thoughtfulness and consideration you show the Bush family.
Thank you all. It's time to declare a "lid." Any follow up
questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
#
#
#
Winston edit
(McNally/Simon)
May 23, 1989, 12:30 p.m.
Draft Six (B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989, 7:15 P.M.
[PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN MARLIN WALKS UP AND WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR. 1]
Marlin says I can talk. This will be a modified photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
all
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
It's not like I haven't been busy. Marlin says I've taken
more pictures in the Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since
Matthew Brady.
Still, some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
You know, Larry's ( (RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN)) asked me
to help hand out the awards later tonight. I saw the list. And
it's an impressive group. But some key categories got
overlooked.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. With Oscars you get a gold
statuette, Grammys a gold record player, and Golden Globes,
exactly that. And here it is [ [SET GOLD, 9-INCH STEPLADDER ON
PODIUM] ] -- the highly coveted Golden Stepladder.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at the way the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
There are some exceptions. And the First Runner Up for
best-dressed photographer goes to [[PAUSE] ] -- Time's Diana
Walker -- known affectionately as "Lady Di." [ [PAUSE] ] Diana
did that photo essay last week called "12 Hours With George
Bush." She said it felt like the first hundred days.
The winner for best-dressed goes to one of Diana's
colleagues [ [PAUSE] -- Dirck Halstead. Dirck's never been
suspected of being a terrorist. Secret Service says that --
while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's -- rarely, if ever, are
their blue jeans starched and pressed.
3
Dirck, unfortunately, time won't permit you and the other
winners to come up on stage. You know the rules. Marlin says I
only get 60 seconds.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that White House
photographers have a knack for proving up: "Under any
conditions, anywhere, whatever you are doing, there is some
ordinance under which you can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
[ [PAUSE] ] Let's hear it for Albert Certo of CNN.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look around the White House press room -- at the number of
people napping. I stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin
was afraid we'd wake up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [[PAUSE] ]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. [[PAUSE]] Believe me, the competition in
this category was extremely tough. An the final rankings are
[[PAUSE]] -- John Bullard of ABC, Perry Arrington of NBC, and
CNN's Hank Disselcamp. Win, place, and show. A regular "photo
finish. "
Not that it's an easy job. Two months ago a U.S. News and
World Report photographer took a fall off the East Room press
4
platform. He said he was okay until I commented: "Scratch one
newsman. "
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award -- Daryl Heikes [ [HI-KESS] 1.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [ [PAUSE] ] I just don't know if the public is
ready for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
I'm constantly impressed by the ingenuity of this corps.
Take the runner-up for our last award -- lighting man Marvin
Purbaugh ( (PURR-BAW) ) of NBC. Marvin recently became the first
American to actually produce a thousand points of light ---- he lit
the Roosevelt Room by bouncing the kleigs off Marlin's head.
Our final award is named for Milo Mindenbinder ( (MIND-EN-
BIND-ER) ) --- the irrepressible entrepreneur of Catch 22. The
winner has sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags to local
reporters, and press passes to the foreign media. Please give a
hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo Award [ [PAUSE]] --
Mr. "Opportunity Society" [[PAUSE] ] -- Newsweek's Larry Downing.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
One of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "George may sound
5
like an idiot but he's our President -- and we're going to take
his picture." [[PAUSE]] Thanks, Larry.
Marlin will see that the winners receive individual
stepladders. But right now I'd like to ask all those mentioned
to stand up -- Diana and Dirck -- Albert -- John, Perry and Hank
-- Daryl, Marvin and Larry. You've been good sports, and deserve
a round of applause.
As these awards suggest, the various characters assembled in
this room probably make up about as diverse a collection of
personalities as ever found in a single profession. But over the
years I have observed certain qualities you do have in common:
The determination, as well as the ability, to work hard.
A
willingness to go the extra mile, even on the most slim chance
that it will produce a memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A
belief in your work.
More importantly -- more personally -- the very nicknames
I've bestowed -- photo dogs -- and you've adopted -- let's hear
it for the video cats -- say a lot about the good-natured
relationship we enjoy, and the good will that's shared on both
sides.
As a father, and as a husband I have always appreciated
the thoughtfulness and consideration you show the Bush family.
Thank you all. It's time to declare a "lid." Any follow up
questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
#
#
#
(McNally/Simon)
GB
May 22, 1989
12:00 noon
Draft Four
(B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[ [PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. 1]
Oh, that's right. I can talk. Marlin says this will be a
modified photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
Some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
[ [TIM McBRIDE HANDS YOU A NOTE, WHICH YOU PAUSE AND READ. ]]
I'm terribly sorry. Maybe Rich Little will have to start.
But you' 11 have to excuse me one moment.
[ [FOLLOW McBRIDE OFFSTAGE] ]
[ [OFFSTAGE, YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH FATIGUE JACKET, "PHOTO
DOG" CAP, AND STEPLADDER -- AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO PODIUM. 11
That's more like it. [ [PAUSE] ] When I first walked in and
saw you in black tie, I thought I had the wrong room.
Larry's ( (RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN)) asked me to help
hand out the White House News Photographers Awards later tonight.
I saw the list. And it's an impressive group. But several key
categories were missed.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. And I will ask that as your
name is called, the winners please come up in front here. And
we'll present the awards once the announcements are completed.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at how the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
The winner for best-dressed goes to Time's Dirck Halstead.
Dirck's never been suspected of being a terrorist. Secret
Service says that -- while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's --
3
rarely, if ever, are their blue jeans starched and pressed.
Dirck, please come on up here.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that is regularly proven
by White House photographers: "Under any conditions, anywhere,
whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you
can be booked."
And so the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
Albert Certo of CNN, please come on up here.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
This Administration supports the "opportunity society." And
no one in the White House has taken that more to heart than this
next winner. He's sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags
to local reporters, and press passes to the foreign media.
Please give a hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo
Mindenbinder Award [[PAUSE]] -- Newsweek's Larry Downing. Come
on up here, Larry.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
But one of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "He's our
President, and we're going to take his picture."
4
Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look at the number of people napping in the press room. I
stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin was afraid we'd wake
up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [[PAUSE]]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. Believe me, the competition in this
category was extremely tough. But the winner is -- John Bullard
of ABC News.
But John's not the highest paid photographer. That title
belongs to the real estate czar of the photographers corps -- the
CBS cameraman who has property from Santa Barbara to Old Town.
Ladies and gentlemen, please greet the winner of the 1989 Donald
Trump Award -- Cal Marlin of CBS News.
I'm constantly amazed at the ingenuity of this corps. Take
the winner of our next award -- lighting man Frannie Peters of
CBS. Frannie recently became the first American to actually
produce a thousand points of light -- when he lit the Roosevelt
Room by bouncing the kleigs off his and Marlin's heads. Frannie,
please join us up here.
Everyone understands the danger you photographers face
covering flashpoints where violence can erupt at any moment --
flashpoints like the Chinese protests, Panama's elections -- or
your typical White House photo op.
This next award goes to the Fox television cameraman who was
helping interview Marlin -- and got laid flat by a stomach punch
5
from another network's correspondent. Please greet the winner of
the 1989 Sean Penn/Frank Sinatra Photojournalism Award [ [PAUSE] ]
-- ((TBD) ) of Fox.
( (TBD) ) isn't the only one who's run the gauntlet. Two
months ago a U.S. News and World Report photographer took a fall
off the press platform in the East Room. He said he was okay
until I commented: "Scratch one newsman."
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award -- Daryl Heikes.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [ [PAUSE] ] I don't know if the public is ready
for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
You've all earned hazardous duty pay, but none more so than
tonight's final winner -- Carol Powers. Talk about tough. After
being injured by Chinese security officials, Carol volunteered
for an even riskier assignment -- a lifetime of morning briefings
from Marlin Fitzwater. Carol, please join the group on stage.
The various characters assembled in this room probably make
up about as diverse a collection of personalities as ever found
in a single profession. But over the years I have observed
certain qualities you do have in common: The determination, as
well as the ability, to work hard. A willingness to go the extra
6
mile, even on the most slim chance that it will produce a
memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A belief in your work.
The flashes of America's cameras have helped to illuminate
some of the darker recesses of modern times. Once the shutter
clicks -- or the tape decks roll -- no amount of explaining can
deny the truth of the powerful images captured by this nation's
photographers. An oil-coated sea otter. A Panamanian opposition
leader, bloodied but unbowed. A red silk banner high over
Tiananmen Square, proclaiming in two languages: "Give me
liberty, or give me death."
With those congratulations to all in your profession, let me
ask the nine of you in front to turn and face the podium. We
have individual presentations to make. But we got to move fast.
Marlin says I only get 60 seconds.
[ [TAKE POLAROID OUT FROM PODIUM AND SNAP A QUICK FLASH SHOT
OF EACH OF THE WINNERS, HANDING THEM THE PRINTS AS YOU GO.]]
And these from the man who has taken more pictures in the
Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since Matthew Brady.
Thank you all. I'm now going to declare a "lid." Any
follow up questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
#
#
#
(McNally/Simon)
May 22, 1989
12:00 noon 3 pm
Draft Four
(B:PHOTOS)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: W.H. PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
MAIN BALLROOM, WASH. HILTON
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989
7:15 P.M.
[ [PAUSE, SAYING NOTHING UNTIL THE SILENCE IS ALMOST
UNCOMFORTABLE. THEN MARLIN GETS UP AND WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR. 11
Marlin says I can talk. This is going to be a modified
photo op.
Actually, I just stopped by to see if my prints were ready
yet.
It's no secret that I am a great fan of the White House news
photographers. My first hundred days were saved by those puppy
pictures.
And an animal lover like me doesn't lightly bestow a fond
nickname like "photo dogs."
I know your space in cramped in the West Wing, and some of
the photographers asked if they could set up a dark room
someplace where nothing much is happening. I was for it until
they suggested the Oval Office.
Some say the Administration's not moving fast enough.
Newsweek threatened to cover me using time-lapse photography.
I think it's time to recognize and pay tribute to that
special ingredient and admirable quality which has made the White
House photographers what they are today: Japanese cameras.
2
[ [TIM McBRIDE HANDS YOU A NOTE, WHICH YOU PAUSE AND READ. 1]
I'm terribly sorry. Maybe Rich Little will have to start.
But you'll have to excuse me one moment.
[ [FOLLOW McBRIDE OFFSTAGE] ]
[ [OFFSTAGE, YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH FATIGUE JACKET, "PHOTO
DOG" CAP, AND STEPLADDER -- AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO PODIUM.
That's more like it. [ [PAUSE] When I first walked in and
saw you in black tie, I thought I had the wrong room.
Larry's ( (RUBENSTEIN, DINNER CHAIRMAN) ) asked me to help
hand out the White House News Photographers Awards later tonight.
I saw the list. And it's an impressive group. But several key
categories were missed.
I talked it over with Dave Valdez -- the Photographer
General of the United States.
And so tonight I am proud to announce the first annual
Presidential Photographers Awards. And I will ask that as your
name is called, the winners please come up in front here. And
we'll present the awards once the announcements are completed.
We begin with the photo dog fashion awards.
I asked Bill Webster why Air Force One never gets taken over
by terrorists. He said the bad guys take one look at how the
photographers are dressed -- and figure the plane's already been
hijacked.
The winner for best-dressed goes to Time's Dirck Halstead.
Dirck's never been suspected of being a terrorist. Secret
Service says that -- while terrorists do at times wear Gucci's --
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rarely, if ever, are their blue jeans starched and pressed.
Dirck, please come on up here.
There's a corollary of Murphy's Law that is regularly proven
by White House photographers: "Under any conditions, anywhere,
whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you
can be booked."
And SO the 1989 First Amendment Award for freedom of
expression goes to the CNN cameraman arrested on a pool stakeout
this month outside a high-security installation -- Joe and Mo's.
Albert Certo of CNN, please come on up here.
And if there are going to be pictures, would someone please
remove Albert's handcuffs?
This Administration supports the "opportunity society." And
no one in the White House has taken that more to heart than this
next winner. He's sold keychains to the tourists, luggage tags
to local reporters, and press passes to the foreign media.
Please give a hand to the unanimous winner of the 1989 Milo
Mindenbinder Award [[PAUSE]] -- Newsweek's Larry Downing. Come
on up here, Larry.
Larry's the only photographer who gets his trips on Air
Force One counted as frequent flier miles.
But one of the things I like about Larry is his loyalty. In
Beijing the microphones picked up his patriotic challenge to the
Chinese security: "Stop pushing me," he said. "He's our
President, and we're going to take his picture."
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Those looking for proof of a "kinder, gentler" American need
only look at the number of people napping in the press room. I
stopped speaking at photo ops because Marlin was afraid we'd wake
up the dozing cameramen.
We call the next prize the "Rip Van Winkle Award" [[PAUSE]]
-- given each year to the photographer who earns the most
overtime while asleep. Believe me, the competition in this
category was extremely tough. But the winner is -- Hank
Disselcamp of CNN.
But he's not the highest paid photographer. That title
belongs to the real estate czar of the photographers corps -- the
CBS cameraman who has property from Santa Barbara to Old Town.
Ladies and gentlemen, please greet the winner of the 1989 Donald
Trump Award -- Cal Marlin of CBS News.
I'm constantly amazed at the ingenuity of this corps. Take
the winner of our next award -- lighting man Frannie Peters of
CBS. Frannie recently became the first American to actually
produce a thousand points of light -- when he lit the Roosevelt
Room by bouncing the kleigs off his and Marlin's heads. Frannie,
please join us up here.
Everyone understands the danger you photographers face
covering flashpoints where violence can erupt at any moment --
flashpoints like the Chinese protests, Panama's elections -- or
your typical White House photo op.
This next award goes to the Fox television cameraman who was
helping interview Marlin -- and got laid flat by a stomach punch
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from another network's correspondent. Please greet the winner of
the 1989 Sean Penn/Frank Sinatra Photojournalism Award [[PAUSE]] ]
of Fox.
isn't the only one who's run the gauntlet. Two
months ago a U.S. News and World Report photographer took a fall
off the press platform in the East Room. He said he was okay
until I commented: "Scratch one newsman."
But I hear he bounced right back -- and carries more
equipment than any other three photographers combined. From U.S.
News and World Report -- winner of this year's Arnold
Schwarzenegger Award -- Daryl Heiceks.
The competition is intense among the news magazines. It was
Daryl who suggested U.S. News come out with its first annual
swimsuit issue. [[PAUSE]] I don't know if the public is ready
for Mort Zuckerman in thongs.
You've all earned hazardous duty pay, but none more so than
tonight's final winner -- Carol Powers. Talk about tough. After
being injured by Chinese security officials, Carol volunteered
for an even riskier assignment -- a lifetime of morning briefings
from Marlin Fitzwater. Carol, please join the group on stage.
The various characters assembled in this room probably make
up about as diverse a collection of personalities as ever found
in a single profession. But over the years I have observed
certain qualities you do have in common: The determination, as
well as the ability, to work hard. A willingness. to go the extra
6
mile, even on the most slim chance that it will produce a
memorable shot. Grace under pressure. A belief in your work.
The flashes of America's cameras have helped to illuminate
some of the darker recesses of modern times. Once the shutter
clicks, no amount of explaining can deny the truth of the
powerful images captured by this nation's photographers. An oil-
coated sea otter. A Panamanian opposition leader, bloodied but
unbowed. A red silk banner high over Tiananmen Square,
proclaiming in two languages: "Give me liberty, or give me
death."
With those congratulations to all in your profession, let me
ask the nine of you in front to turn and face the podium. We
have individual presentations to make. But we got to move fast.
Marlin says I only get 60 seconds.
[ [TAKE POLAROID OUT FROM PODIUM AND SNAP A QUICK FLASH SHOT
OF EACH OF THE WINNERS, HANDING THEM THE PRINTS AS YOU GO.]]
And these from the man who has taken more pictures in the
Lincoln bedroom than any photographer since Matthew Brady.
Thank you all. I'm now going to declare a "lid." Any
follow up questions go to Rich Little.
Lights, please.
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SUBJECT: WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS DINNER
DATE:
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TIME:
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