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CHRIS GIFTOS
MANAGER OF SPECIAL EVENTS
Meq Hurdman. - Coordinator
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
FIFTH AVENUE AT 82ND STREET
212/570-3773
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028
FAX 570-3878
BOB
REMARKS: TOAST AT U.N. HEADS OF STATE DINNER
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
NEW YORK CITY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
DISTINGUISHED FRIENDS:
IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME YOU
TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART THIS EVENING.
MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, ON THE DAY THE MUSEUM'S
DOORS WERE FIRST OPENED, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES STEPPED
DOWN FROM HIS CARRIAGE JUST A FEW YARDS FROM WHERE WE
STAND.
- 2 -
HE BECAME THE FIRST -- AND, UNTIL TODAY, THE LAST --
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO VISIT THE MUSEUM
WHILE IN OFFICE.
WE ARE ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO RENEW THE TRADITION
BECAUSE, UNLIKE 1880, TODAY THE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES
OF EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS
AROUND US. WITHIN THESE WALLS ARE FOUND TWO MILLION
WORKS OF ART SPANNING FIVE CONTINENTS AND FIVE
MILLENNIA.
- 3 -
EACH ONE IS AN ELOQUENT REMINDER THAT THERE ARE DREAMS
AND QUESTS COMMON TO ALL PEOPLES AND ALL TIMES, THE
QUEST FOR BEAUTY AND TRUTH AND FREEDOM.
BARBARA AND I ARE PROUD TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO
THIS SPLENDID MUSEUM. You HONOR US BY YOUR PRESENCE,
AND WE ARE MOVED BY THE DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATION
FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
- 4 -
SINCE MY SERVICE IN THE U.N. IN THE EARLY 70's,
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES IN THE WORLD, AND IN THE
U.N. ITSELF. CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.
THERE IS A NEW COMMITMENT To WORKING TOGETHER TO
FOSTER THE POSITIVE TRENDS TAKING PLACE, AND TO ENSURE
THE WELL-BEING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE
RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS BY NON-VIOLENT, POLITICAL MEANS
HAS NOW TAKEN CENTER STAGE. AND THE U.N. IS LEADING
THE WAY.
- 5 -
THIS HAS NOT ONLY ENHANCED THE CREDIBILITY OF THE
ORGANIZATION, BUT HAS ALSO HAD A DIRECT AND POSITIVE
IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
BUT THE U.N. ITSELF CANNOT IMPOSE SOLUTIONS AND
CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR THE POLITICAL WILL OF THE PARTIES
TO REACH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS.
- 6 -
THERE IS ALSO A GROWING REALIZATION THAT MANY
PROBLEMS -- SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION,
TERRORISM, AND DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE -- RESPECT NO
BORDERS.
WE HAVE SEEN A DISTINCT CHANGE IN BOTH THE TONE AND
SUBSTANCE OF THE DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
ISSUES SINCE MY DAYS AT THE U.N.
- 7 -
THERE IS A GROWING SENSE THAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST
SHARE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ECONOMIC
DESTINIES AND UNDERTAKE FUNDAMENTAL MARKET-ORIENTED
REFORMS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF ECONOMIC GROWTH.
BUT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REFORM GO HAND IN HAND.
DEVELOPMENT HEIGHTENS DEMAND FOR DEMOCRACY, AND WITHOUT
DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC PROGRESS CANNOT BE SUSTAINED.
- 8 -
THERE IS ALSO A GROWING AWARENESS THAT OPENNESS TO
OTHER NATIONS IS ESSENTIAL FOR BOTH ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. WHILE DEMOCRATIC VALUES ARE
TAKING HOLD, WE MUST CONTINUE TO CHAMPION THOSE WHO
WOULD PROTECT AND ADVANCE THOSE VALUES.
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS,
AND WE ARE PLEASED To SEE THAT HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BECOME
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE U.N. AND
MANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL FORUMS.
- 9 -
UNFORTUNATELY, MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE, IN THE MANY
PLACES WHERE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NOT
RESPECTED.
THE U.N. IS NOT JUST ABOUT RELATIONS BETWEEN
STATES. THE BASIC IDEALS ON WHICH THE U.N. WAS FOUNDED
CONCERN PEOPLE, NOT POLITICS. PROTECTING THE HEALTH,
WELFARE, AND HUMAN DIGNITY OF EACH MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD
MUST BE OUR ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE.
- 10 -
FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL JUDGE OUR EFFORTS HERE, NOT
BY THE PASSION OF OUR SPEECHES OR THE NUMBER OF
RESOLUTIONS WE PASS, BUT BY HOW WE DEAL WITH REAL
ISSUES, SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
LIFE ON THIS PLANET.
- 11 -
So, LET US RAISE OUR GLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY OF
HUMANKIND, AND OUR MUTUAL HOPE THAT, WITH THE HELP OF
INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE U.N., ALL MAY ENJOY A FUTURE OF
PEACE, PROSPERITY AND FREEDOM.
[[PAUSE -- RAISE TOAST]]
#
#
#
BOB
TALKING POINTS: STAFF OF U.S. MISSION TO THE U.N.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
0
THANK YOU, JIM [[BAKER]], FOR THOSE WARM WORDS AND
FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE
DOING IN REPRESENTING AMERICA TO THE WORLD.
0
WE CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO BE BACK IN
THESE FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS. BARBARA AND I HAVE
VERY FOND MEMORIES OF THE TIME WE SERVED HERE.
- 2 -
0
SINCE MOVING TO WASHINGTON, WE ENVY YOUR CALM,
PASTORAL LIFE IN NEW YORK, [[PAUSE]] ON THE BUCOLIC
SHORES OF THE EAST RIVER. [[PAUSE]] MUST BE NICE.
BUT I WON'T MENTION HOUSING
[[PAUSE]]
0
ACTUALLY, WE REMEMBER QUITE VIVIDLY BOTH THE
CHALLENGES AND FRUSTRATIONS OF YOUR JOB HERE. AND
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE CALIBER OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO PRACTICE THE INTRICATE AND
PAINSTAKING ART OF MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY.
- 3 -
0
IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT, TO LEAD THIS MISSION
-- AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT WE HAVE ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD -- WE CHOSE THE MOST SENIOR OF OUR CAREER
DIPLOMATES -- AMBASSADOR ToM PICKERING. [[PAUSE]]
Tom's APPOINTMENT WAS WELL DESERVED, AND IT
REFLECTS MY FAITH IN THE CAREER FOREIGN SERVICE.
- 4 -
0 UNDER Tom's VETERAN LEADERSHIP, ALL OF YOU FULFILL
THE SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT AMERICA'S
POLICIES -- POLICIES WHICH REFLECT THE FUNDAMENTAL
VALUES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. As A RESULT, YOU
ARE OFTEN -- AND WE REMEMBER CLEARLY JUST HOW OFTEN
-- LEFT VOTING AGAINST LARGE MAJORITIES.
0 BUT ANYONE WHO HAS TAKEN PART IN THE LIFE OF THE
U.N. THINKS OF IT FONDLY AS A SPECIAL PLACE.
- 5 -
NATIONS SPEAK PEACE UNTO NATION HERE, EVEN IF,
PERHAPS, ONLY HALTINGLY. THE U.N. IS A VITAL
INSTITUTION. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE HAVE SEEN THE
VALUE OF ITS ROLE AS A PEACEKEEPER, A MEDIATOR, AND
PUBLIC FORUM FOR NATIONS.
0 YOUR EFFORTS HERE ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AS WE
HEAD INTO A TIME OF GREAT AND PROMISING CHANGE IN
THE WORLD. TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC AND MARKET VALUES.
TOWARDS A NEGOTIATED END TO CONFLICTS.
- 6 -
TOWARDS GREATER RESPECT FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
0
WE WANT TO TELL YOU AGAIN HOW HAPPY WE ARE TO HAVE
SUCH A GREAT STAFF UP HERE, AND HOW CONFIDENT WE
FEEL IN HAVING YOUR REPRESENTING US. PLEASE BE
ASSURED THAT WE KNOW HOW HARD YOU ARE WORKING UP
HERE, AND HOW UNDERSTAFFED YOU HAVE BEEN.
- 7 -
I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE VERY MUCH WHAT YOU ARE
DOING FOR YOUR COUNTRY. I KNOW WHAT KIND OF
DEDICATION IT TAKES. I'VE BEEN THERE AND I AM
BEHIND YOU 100%. THANK YOU.
###
(McNally/Simon)
September 19, 1989, 2:00 p.m.
Draft Two (B:UNTOAST)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT U.N. HEADS OF STATE DINNER
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
NEW YORK CITY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art this evening.
More than a century ago, on the day the museum's doors were
first opened, Rutherford B. Hayes stepped down from his carriage
just a few yards from where we stand. He became the first --
and, until today, the last -- President of the United States to
visit the museum while in office.
We are especially pleased to renew the tradition because,
unlike 1880, today the countries and cultures of every one of you
are represented in the collections around us. Within these walls
are found two million works of art spanning five continents and
five millennia. Each one is an eloquent reminder that there are
dreams and quests common to all peoples and all times, the quest
for beauty and truth and freedom.
Barbara and I have a special affinity for the United
Nations. Our service here came during a time that was a
political and international coming of age, not only for
ourselves, but for our country.
On the day I was sworn in as Permanent Representative,
President Nixon made three predictions. All three have since
been proven true. He predicted that, first, in the next
2
generation, the United Nations alone could never solve all the
world's problems. Second, he predicted that, nevertheless, the
world would be safer, and a better place to live, because of the
dedicated work of those who serve the UN.
And his third prediction? In 1971, President Nixon was the
first person to publicly predict that his new UN Ambassador might
one day be elected President of the United States. [[PAUSE]]
But don't think they let it go to my head. Any U.S. ambassador
who forgot that his job was to carry out policy, not to create
it, was due for a 24-hour crash course -- taught by Professor
Henry Kissinger. [[PAUSE]]
Since that time, since my service in the UN, there have been
many changes in the world. Changes for the better.
There is a new commitment to working together to foster the
positive trends taking place, and to ensure the well-being of the
international community. We have moved to a new stage, in which
the resolution of conflicts by political means has become the
rule throughout the world. And here in the UN, serious
negotiation has replaced strident debate.
This has not only enhanced the credibility of the
organization, but has also had a direct and positive impact on
the lives of millions of people.
UN peacekeeping missions have come to play a prominent role
in our peace-making efforts. In places like the Persian Gulf,
Afghanistan, Namibia -- and soon in Central America and possibly
Cambodia -- these operations have demonstrated the importance of
3
the UN in resolving regional conflicts. And here we would like
to pay special tribute to all of you who have helped contribute
to these recent UN successes. [[PAUSE]]
But the UN itself cannot impose solutions and cannot
substitute for the political will of the parties to reach
negotiated settlements.
There is also a growing realization that many problems --
such as environmental destruction, terrorism, and drug
trafficking and abuse -- respect no borders.
We have seen a distinct change in both the tone and
substance of the dialogue on international economic issues since
my days at the UN. There is a growing sense that developing
countries must share in the responsibility for their own economic
destinies and undertake fundamental market-oriented reforms to
return to the path of economic growth.
But economic and political reform go hand in hand.
Development heightens demand for democracy, and without
democracy, economic progress cannot be sustained.
There is also a growing awareness that openness to other
nations is essential for both economic and political development.
While democratic values are taking hold, we must continue to
champion those who would protect and advance those values.
We have come a long way in protecting human rights, and we
are pleased to see that human rights have become an integral part
of the discussions in the UN and many other international forums.
4
Unfortunately, much remains to be done: in Cuba, in
Bulgaria, in Albania, in Romania, in Iran and in all places where
fundamental human rights are not respected.
The UN is not just about relations between states. The
basic ideals on which the UN was founded concern people, not
politics. Protecting the health, welfare, and human dignity of
each man and woman must be our ultimate objective.
Future generations will judge our efforts here, not by the
passion of our speeches or the number of resolutions we pass, but
by how we deal with real issues, solve real problems, and improve
the quality of life on this planet.
In a nationwide address the day before I became UN
Ambassador, President Nixon described what it would take to reach
this objective, a formula as sound today as it was 18 years ago.
He said: "Peace for the next generation depends on our ability
to make certain that each nation has a share in its shaping, and
that every nation has a stake in its lasting."
Let us raise our glasses to the community of humankind, and
our mutual hope that, with the help of institutions like the UN,
all may enjoy a future of peace, prosperity and freedom.
[ [PAUSE -- RAISE TOAST]]
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Pres. Menem - argestina
Paes. Sarney - Brazil
Pres. Vinicio Cerezo - Gratemala
Pres. Gro Hanlen Bruntland - Norway
Pro. Redriguez - Paraguary
Pres. Janez Drnovsek -
Pres. Carlos andreas Perez - Venezula
Sec. Gen. Pegez de Cuellar - NN
Distinguished friends
Namey Dybes
(McNally/Simon)
September 17, 1989, 2:00 p.m.
Draft One (B:UN)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TOAST AT U.N. HEADS OF STATE DINNER
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
NEW YORK CITY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art this evening.
More than a century ago, on the day the museum's doors were
Elyse
first opened, Rutherford B. Hayes stepped down from his carriage
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212-570- just a few yards from where we stand. He became the first --
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We are especially pleased to renew the tradition because,
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unlike 1880, today the countries and cultures of every one of you
p.268
are represented in the collections around us. Within these walls
are found two million works of art spanning five continents and
five millennia. Each one is an eloquent reminder that there are
dreams and quests common to all peoples and all times, the quest
for beauty and truth and freedom.
Barbara and I have a special affinity for the United
Nations. Our service here came during a time that was a
political and international coming of age, not only for
ourselves, but for our country.
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On the day I was sworn as Permanent Representative,
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President Nixon made three predictions. All three have since
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been proven true. He predicted that, first, in the next
2
generation, the United Nations alone could never solve all the
world's problems. Second, he predicted that, nevertheless, the
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world would be safer, and a better place to live, because of the
dedicated work of those who serve the UN.
The third prediction I'll tell you about a little later.
Since that time, since my service in the UN, there have been
many changes in the world. Changes for the better.
There is a new commitment to working together to foster the
positive trends taking place, and to ensure the well-being of the
international community. We have moved to a new stage, in which
the resolution of conflicts by political means has become the
rule throughout the world. And here in the UN, serious
negotiation has replaced strident debate.
This has not only enhanced the credibility of the
organization, but has also had a direct and positive impact on
the lives of millions of people.
UN peacekeeping missions have come to play a prominent role
see
in our peace-making efforts. In places like the Persian Gulf,
State
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Dept.
Afghanistan, Namibia -- and soon in Central America and possibly
tablening
Cambodia -- these operations have demonstrated the importance of
points
the UN in resolving regional conflicts. And here we would like
to pay special tribute to all of you who have helped contribute
to these recent UN successes. [[PAUSE]]
But the UN itself cannot impose solutions and cannot
substitute for the political will of the parties to reach
negotiated settlements.
3
There is also a growing realization that many problems --
such as environmental destruction, terrorism, and drug
trafficking and abuse -- respect no borders.
We have seen a distinct change in both the tone and
substance of the dialogue on international economic issues since
my days at the UN. There is a growing sense that developing
countries must share in the responsibility for their own economic
destinies and undertake fundamental market-oriented reforms to
return to the path of economic growth.
But economic and political reform go hand in hand.
Development heightens demand for democracy, and without
democracy, economic progress cannot be sustained.
There is also a growing awareness that openness to other
nations is essential for both economic and political development.
While democratic values are taking hold, we must continue to
champion those who would protect and advance those values.
We have come a long way in protecting human rights, and we
are pleased to see that human rights have become an integral part
of the discussions in the UN and many other international forums.
Unfortunately, much remains to be done: in Cuba, in
in Albana
Bulgaria, in Romania, in Iran and in all places where fundamental
human rights are not respected.
The UN is not just about relations between states. The
basic ideals on which the UN was founded concern people, not
politics. Protecting the health, welfare, and human dignity of
each man and woman must be our ultimate objective.
4
Future generations will judge our efforts here, not by the
passion of our speeches or the number of resolutions we pass, but
by how we deal with real issues, solve real problems, and improve
the quality of life on this planet.
In a nationwide address the day before I became UN
Ambassador, President Nixon described what it would take to reach
this objective, a formula as sound today as it was 18 years ago.
He said: "Peace for the next generation depends on our ability
to make certain that each nation has a share in its shaping, and
that every nation has a stake in its lasting."
Let us raise our glasses to the community of humankind, and
our mutual hope that, with the help of institutions like the UN,
all may enjoy a future of peace, prosperity and freedom.
[[PAUSE -- RAISE TOAST]]
And by the way, Nixon's third prediction? In 1971, he was
the first person to publicly predict that his new UN Ambassador
might one day be elected President of the United States. But
don't think they let it go to my head. Any U.S. ambassador who
forgot that his job was to carry out policy, not to create it,
Professor
was due for a 24-hour crash course -- taught by Henry Kissinger.
#
#
#
[73] Feb. 25
Public Papers of the Presidents
73
Radio Address About Second Annual Foreign Policy
Report to the Congress. February 25, 1971
Good morning, my fellow Americans:
this spring I will announce a new schedule
Over the past 10 years, Presidents of
of withdrawals.
the United States have come before the
Two years ago, our casualties each
American people in times of crisis to talk
month were five times as high as they are
about war or the threat of war.
today.
Today I am able to talk to you in a
Two years ago, the additional demands
more hopeful and positive vein-about
of the Vietnam war cost us approximately
how we are moving this Nation and the
$22 billion per year. That cost has been
world toward a lasting peace.
cut in half.
We have brought ourselves to a time
Much of the progress in Vietnam was
of transition, from war toward peace, and
due to the success of the allied operations
this is a good time to gain some perspective
against the enemy sanctuaries in Cam-
on where we are and where we are headed.
bodia last spring.
Today I am sending to the Congress
The clear proof is in this figure: Amer-
my second annual comprehensive report
ican casualties after Cambodia have been
on the conduct of our foreign affairs. It
half the rate they were before Cambodia.
discusses not only what we have done but
Our decision to clean out the sanctuaries
why we have done it, and how we intend
in Cambodia saved thousands of Ameri-
to proceed in the future.
can lives. And it enabled us to continue
I do not intend to summarize all that
withdrawing our men on schedule.
is in my detailed report on foreign policy
Just as last year's cutoff of supplies
at this time. Instead, I would like to focus
through Cambodia has saved lives and
on three key points:
insured our withdrawal program this year,
-How we are getting out of the war
the purpose of this year's disruption of the
this Nation has been in for the past 6
Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos is to save
years;
lives and insure the success of our with-
-How we have created a new and dif-
drawal program next year.
ferent foreign policy approach for the
The disruption of the Communist sup-
United States in a greatly changed
ply line through Laos is being accom-
world; and
plished by South Vietnamese troops, with
-How we are applying that approach
no U.S. ground troops or advisers. Their
in working with others to build a last-
army is doing the fighting, with our air
ing peace.
support, and the intensity of the fighting
The most immediate and anguishing
is evidence of the importance of that
problem that faced this Administration 2
supply line to the enemy.
years ago was the war in Vietnam.
Consider this combination of events
We have come a long way since then.
that many people thought was impossible
Two years ago, when this Administra-
only 2 years ago:
tion took office, there were almost 550,000
We have kept our commitments as we
Americans in Vietnam. Within 60 days we
have taken out our troops. South Vietnam
will have brought home 260,000 men, and
now has an excellent opportunity not only
212
Richard Nixon, 1971
Feb. 25 [73]
to survive but to build a strong, free
of war will not be forgotten by their
society.
Government.
Thanks to the disruption of so much of
I am keeping my pledge to end Amer-
the enemy's supplies, Americans are leav-
ica's involvement in this war. But the
ing South Vietnam in safety; we would
main point I want to discuss with you
much prefer to leave South Vietnam in
today-and the main theme of my report
peace. Negotiation remains the best and
to the Congress-is the future, not the
quickest way to end the war in a way that
past. It matters very much how we end
will not only end U.S. involvement and
this war.
casualties but will mean an end to the
To end a war is simple.
fighting between North and South
But to end a war in a way that will not
Vietnamese.
bring on another war is far from simple.
On October 7, we made a proposal that
In Southeast Asia today, aggression is
could open the door to that kind of peace.
failing-thanks to the determination of
We proposed:
the South Vietnamese people and to the
-an immediate standstill cease-fire
courage and sacrifice of America's fight-
throughout Indochina to stop the
ing men.
fighting,
That brings us to a point that we have
-an Indochina peace conference,
been at several times before in this cen-
-the withdrawal of all outside forces,
tury: aggression turned back, a war
-a political settlement fair to both
ending.
sides,
We are at a critical moment in history:
-the immediate release of all prisoners
What America does-or fails to do-will
of war.
determine whether peace and freedom
I reaffirm that proposal today. It is
can be won in the coming generation.
supported by every government in Indo-
That is why the way in which we end
china except one-the Government of
this conflict is so crucial to our efforts to
North Vietnam.
build a lasting peace in coming decades.
I once again urge Hanoi to join us in
The right way out of Vietnam is crucial
this search for peace.
to our changing role in the world and to
If North Vietnam wishes to negotiate
peace in the world.
with the United States, they will have to
To understand the nature of the new
recognize that time is running out. With
American role we must consider the great
the exception of the prisoners-of-war issue,
historical changes that have taken place.
if North Vietnam continues to refuse to
For 25 years after World War II, the
discuss our peace proposals, they will soon
United States was not only the leader of
find they have no choice but to negotiate
the non-Communist world, it was the pri-
only with the South Vietnamese.
mary supporter and defender of this free
Our eventual goal is a total withdrawal
world as well.
of all outside forces. But as long as North
-But today our allies and friends have
Vietnam continues to hold a single Amer-
gained new strength and self-
ican prisoner, we shall have forces in
confidence. They are now able to
South Vietnam. The American prisoners
participate much more fully not only
213
[73] Feb. 25
Public Papers of the Presidents
in their own defense but in adding
will provide support where our interests
their moral and spiritual strength to
call for that support and where it can
the creation of a stable world order.
make a difference.
-Today our adversaries no longer pre-
These principles are not limited to secu-
sent a solidly united front; we can
rity matters.
now differentiate in our dealings with
We shall pursue economic policies at
them.
home and abroad that encourage trade
-Today neither the United States nor
wherever possible and that strengthen
the Soviet Union has a clear-cut
political ties between nations. As we
nuclear advantage; the time is there-
actively seek to help other nations ex-
fore ripe to come to an agreement on
pand their economies, we can legitimately
the control of arms.
expect them to work with us in averting
The world has changed. Our foreign
economic problems of our own.
policy must change with it.
As we continue to send economic aid to
We have learned in recent years the
developing nations, we will expect coun-
dangers of over-involvement. The other
tries on the receiving end to mobilize their
danger-a grave risk we are equally de-
resources; we will look to other developed
termined to avoid-is under-involvement.
nations to do more in furnishing assist-
After a long and unpopular war, there is
ance; and we will channel our aid in-
temptation to turn inward-to withdraw
creasingly through groups of nations
from the world, to back away from our
banded together for mutual support.
commitments. That deceptively smooth
This new sharing of responsibility re-
road of the new isolationism is surely the
quires not less American leadership than
road to war.
in the past, but rather a new, more subtle.
Our foreign policy today steers a steady
form of leadership. No single nation can
course between the past danger of over-
build a peace alone; peace can only be
involvement and the new temptation of
built by the willing hands-and minds—
under-involvement.
of all. In the modern world, leadership
That policy, which I first enunciated in
cannot be "do-it-yourself"-the path of
Guam 19 months ago,¹ represents our
leadership is in providing the help, the
basic approach to the world:
motive, the inspiration to do it together.
We will maintain our commitments, but
In carrying out what is referred to as
we will make sure our own troop levels or
the Nixon Doctrine, we recognize that we
any financial support to other nations is
cannot transfer burdens too swiftly. We
appropriate to current threats and needs.
must strike a balance between doing too
We shall provide a shield if a nuclear
much and preventing self-reliance, and
power threatens the freedom of a nation
suddenly doing too little and undermin-
allied with us or of a nation whose survival
ing self-confidence. We intend to give our
we consider vital to our security.
friends the time and the means to adjust,
But we will look to threatened countries
materially and psychologically, to a new
and their neighbors to assume primary re-
form of American participation in the
sponsibility for their own defense, and we
world.
How have we applied our new foreign
1 See 1969 volume, Item 279.
policy during the past year? And what is
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our future agenda as we work with others
Turning to our own hemisphere: In
to build a stable world order?
Latin America, there was too much ten-
In Western Europe, we have shifted
dency in the past to take our closest friends
from predominance to partnership with
and neighbors for granted. Recently, we
our allies. Our ties with Western Europe
have paid new respect to their proud
are central to the structure of peace be-
traditions. Our trade, credit, and eco-
cause its nations are rich in tradition and
nomic policies have been reexamined and
experience, strong economically, vigorous
reformed to respond to their concerns and
in diplomacy and culture; they are in a
their ideas, as well as to our own interests.
position to take a major part in building a
Our new Latin American policy is de-
world of peace.
signed to help them help themselves; our
Our ties were strengthened on my sec-
new attitude will not only aid their prog-
ond trip to Europe this summer and re-
ress but add to their dignity.
flected in our close consultation on arms
Great changes are brewing throughout
control negotiations. At our suggestion,
the American hemisphere. We can have
the NATO alliance made a thorough re-
no greater goal than to help provide the
view of its military strategy and posture.
means for necessary change to be accom-
As a result, we have reached new agree-
plished in peace and for all change to be
ment on a strong defense and the need to
in the direction of greater self-reliance.
share the burden more fairly.
Turning to the Far East: a new Asia is
In Eastern Europe, our exchange of
emerging. The old enmities of World War
state visits with Romania and my meet-
II are dead or dying. Asian states are
ing last fall with Marshal Tito in Yugo-
stronger and are joining together in
slavia are examples of our search for
vigorous regional groupings.
wider reconciliation with the nations that
Here the doctrine that took shape last
used to be considered behind an Iron
year is taking hold today, helping to spur
Curtain.
self-reliance and cooperation between
Looking ahead in Europe:
states. In Japan, South Korea, Thailand,
-Ile shall cooperate in our political
and the Philippines, we have consolidated
and economic relations across the
bases and reduced American forces. We
Atlantic as the Common Market
have relaxed trade and travel restrictions
grows.
to underline our readiness for greater con-
-We and our allies will make the im-
tact with Communist China.
provements necessary to carry out our
Looking ahead in that area:
common defense strategy.
-While continuing to help our friends
-Together we stand ready to reduce
help themselves, we must begin to
forces in Western Europe in ex-
consider how regional associations
change for mutual reductions in
can work together with the major
Eastern Europe.
powers in the area for a durable
The problems of Africa are great, but
peace.
so is her potential. The United States will
-We will work to build a strong part-
support her peoples' efforts to build a
nership with Japan that will accom-
continent that provides social justice and
modate our mutual interests.
economic expansion.
-We will search for consecutive dis-
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25
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cussions with Communist China
Jordan, the United States played a key
while maintaining our defense com-
role in seeing that order was restored and
mitment to Taiwan. When the Gov-
an invasion was abandoned.
ernment of the People's Republic of
We recognize that centuries of suspicion
China is ready to engage in talks, it
and decades of hostility cannot be ended
will find us receptive to agreements
overnight. There are great obstacles in the
that further the legitimate national
way of a permanent, peaceful settlement,
interests of China and its neighbors.
and painful compromise is required by all
In Asia, we can see tomorrow's world
concerned.
in microcosm. An economically powerful
We are encouraged by the willingness
democratic free nation, Japan, is seeking
of each of the parties to begin to look to
new markets; a potentially powerful Com-
the larger interest of peace and stability
munist nation, China, will one day seek
throughout the Middle East. There is still
new outlets and new relations; a Commu-
the risk of war, but now-for the first time
nist competitor, the Soviet Union, has
in years-the parties are actively calculat-
interests there as well; and the independ-
ing the risks of peace.
ent non-Communist nations of Southeast
The policy of the United States will
Asia are already working together in re-
continue to be to promote peace talks-
gional association. These great forces are
not to try to impose a peace from the out-
bound to interact in the not too distant
side, but to support the peace efforts of
future. In the way they work together and
the parties in the region themselves.
in the way we cooperate with their rela-
One way to support these efforts is for
tionship is the key to permanent peace in
the United States to discourage any out-
that area-the Far East, the scene of such
side power from trying to exploit the situa-
a painful legacy of the recent past, can
tion for its own advantage.
become an example of peace and stability
Another way for us to help turn a tenu-
in the future.
ous truce into a permanent settlement is
In the Middle East, the United States
this: The United States is fully prepared
took the initiative to stop the fighting and
to play a responsible and cooperative role
start the process of peace.
in keeping the peace arrived at through
Along the Suez Canal a year ago, there
negotiation between the parties.
was daily combat on the ground and in the
We know what our vital interests are
air. Diplomacy was at an impasse. The
in the Middle East. Those interests in-
danger of local conflict was magnified by
clude friendly and constructive relations
growing Soviet involvement and the pos-
with all nations in the area. Other nations
sibility of great powers being drawn into
know that we are ready to protect those
confrontation.
vital interests. And one good reason why
America took the lead in arranging a
other nations take us at our word in the
cease-fire and getting negotiations started.
Middle East is because the United States
We are seeing to it that the balance of
has kept its word in Southeast Asia.
power, so necessary to discourage a new
We now come to a matter that affects
outbreak of fighting, is not upset. Working
every nation: the relations between the
behind the scenes, when a crisis arose in
world's two great super powers.
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lead it has taken in working within the
Peace for the next generation depends
This year
United Nations, and within the NATO
on our ability to make certain that each
mented by
alliance, to come to grips with these prob-
nation has a share in its shaping, and that
Secretary o
lems and with these opportunities.
every nation has a stake in its lasting.
kind-and
Our work here is a beginning, not only
This is the hard way, requiring patience,
the Secreta
in coping with the new challenges of tech-
restraint, understanding, and-when nec-
will be cor
nology and modern life but of developing
essary-bold, decisive action. But history
a worldwide "sense of community" that
has taught us that the old diplomacy of
will ease tension, reduce suspicion, and
imposing a peace by the fiat of great
75
Sec
thereby promote the process of peace.
powers simply does not work.
Sta
That process can only flourish in a
I believe that the new diplomacy of
climate of mutual respect.
partnership, of mutual respect, of dealing
I
We can have that mutual respect with
with strength and determination will
our friends, without dominating them or
work.
"No goal
without letting them down.
I believe that the right degree of Amer-
the next ge
We can have that mutual respect with
ican involvement-not too much and not
tury in whi
our adversaries, without compromising
too little-will evoke the right response
every natio
our principles or weakening our resolve.
from our other partners on this globe in
And we can have that mutual respect
building for our children the kind of
among ourselves, without stifling dissent
world they deserve: a world of oppor-
or Josing our capacity for action.
tunity in a world without war.
In the fi:
Our goal is something Americans have
NOTE: The President spoke at II a.m. in a
we outline
not enjoyed in this century: a full genera-
room adjoining the Oval Office at the White
1970, we in
tion of peace. A full generation of peace
House. His remarks were broadcast live on
body our n
depends not only on the policy of one
radio.
This yea
party or of one nation or one alliance or
An advance text of the President's address
dealt with
was released on the same day.
one bloc of nations.
while wind
But our fur
to get at tl
74
Message to the Congress Transmitting Second Annual
a durable
Report on United States Foreign Policy.
relationship
February 25, 1971
This sec
gress and 1
To the Congress of the United States:
Shortly before my inauguration, I con-
first, is mor
In a democracy, policy is the public's
cluded that an annual Presidential report
views the F
business. I believe the President has an ob-
on foreign policy would serve these ends
foreign pol
ligation to lay before the American people
well. Each report would measure progress
context of
and its Congress the basic premises of his
and outline what remains to be done.
have done
policy and to report fully on the issues, de-
I hereby transmit to The Congress the
hopes and
velopments, and prospects confronting the
second annual Presidential review of
Nation.
United States foreign policy.
218
Richard Nixon, 1971
Feb.
us closely. Realistic
others abroad, so must Americans listen
We will build that mutual re
ped to help contain
more to each other at home. We have a
our friends, without dominatin
Because the broader
responsibility to debate the means of
abandoning them.
East had been under
achieving our foreign policy goals. But
We will strive for that mutu
were able to address
these turbulent years have taught us not
with our adversaries, without C(
not solely in terms of
so much that we must know the right
ing our principles or weake
but in the broader
answers, but that we should ask the right
resolve.
and our longer-term
questions. We, therefore, have an even
And we will dedicate oursel
res.
greater responsibility to discuss the goals
mutual respect among our on
eant to serve pur-
themselves and, together, understand the
without stifling dissent or losir
ds in themselves. We
new character of America's involvement
pacity for decisive action.
:lps us challenge old
in the world.
In America this calls for tole
ghtfully, and coordi-
This partnership at home must include
leads to understanding, not for
is promoted creativ-
the advice and support of the Congress.
tality that clouds perceptions. I
ithout developing a
Charged with constitutional responsibili-
well that compassion is a more
e of its own.
ties in foreign policy, the Congress can
guide than righteousness. Leade
t while inadequate
give perspective to the national debate
public alike must pursue their
1 to bad decisions,
and serve as a bridge between the Execu-
a sense of interdependence.
y cannot guarantee
tive and the people.
Such qualities will enable 1
vill judge us by the
Our new direction abroad and our new
Americans together and, in so (
ies, not the process
approach at home are parts of a whole.
to bring the world together.
it our strengthened
Both rest on the belief that decisions are
NOTE: The text of the above item
ling crucial support.
made better when they are made by those
by the White House in the form of
most directly concerned. At home as well
booklet entitled "U.S. Foreign Pc
USION
as abroad, we seek to distribute responsi-
1970's: Building for Peace; A R
bilities more widely, so that new partner-
Congress by Richard Nixon, Pres
United States, February 25, 1971
partnership in the
ships flourish in which all contribute
On the same day, the White Hc
teered with the sus-
their ideas as well as their energies.
the transcript of a news briefing O1
JJ of the American
The essence of any kind of partnership
held on February 23, 1971, by D
is mutual respect.
Kissinger, Assistant to the Presid
1 friends, first of all,
tional Security Affairs.
artnership that pro-
the stimulus of an
76 Remarks at the Swearing In of George Bush as
been our adversar-
United States Representative to the United Nation
ership on the para-
February 26, 1971
t-to rid the earth
Mr. Vice President, Members of the Con-
I am glad to see that not onl
visualize a partner-
gress, members of the Cabinet, and all of
bers of the Cabinet here anc
this planet a better
our distinguished guests today:
tinguished guests but Memt
We are gathered here to swear in a new
Congress with whom he has
can people, we seek
Ambassador from the United States to
I have been reminded this
ose.
the United Nations. In swearing him in,
an anecdote from history by th
will listen more to
[76] Feb. 26
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of the Ways and Means Committee,
cause of peace in the United Nations in
Chairman Wilbur Mills, with whom I
the years ahead.
have just had breakfast, along with the
For that reason, at this time I am very
ranking member, John Byrnes, which I
proud to present him for the purpose of
think is very appropriate in view of the
having him sworn in in this position, to
fact that former Congressman Bush, now
wish him well, and to say on this occasion
to be the Ambassador to the United Na-
that the United Nations, the organization
tions, was a member of that very dis-
to which he will be accredited, has the
tinguished committee.
support of the United States.
Chairman Mills pointed out that Wil-
There are those who look at the United
liam McKinley at one time had been de-
Nations record over the last 25 years and
feated for office in Ohio running for the
appropriately point out that the world
Congress on the issue of the tariff. He had
still has a lot of problems and a lot of
been a member of the Ways and Means
crises. Cabot Lodge 1 used to say, "Let us
Committee and had gotten on the wrong
suppose that we had not had the United
side of that issue, on the liberal side, inci-
Nations. How many more problems and
dentally, as a matter of fact liberal trade
how many more crises would we have
policies, and had been defeated.
had?" And, of course, he is exactly right.
Two years later, however, William Mc-
We do not expect our new Ambassador
Kinley went on to be elected as Governor
and all of his colleagues at the United
of Ohio, and then went on to be elected
Nations to solve all the world's problems
as President of the United States.
in its next 25 years at the United Nations
Now, I don't know whether Chairman
any more than it did in the past 25 years.
Mills was suggesting that defeat, there-
But the world will be safer; the world will
fore, was good for George Bush and that
be a better place in which to live because
his future may be somewhat like William
of what dedicated men like George Bush
McKinley's.
do at the United Nations.
I do, however, think it is appropriate
Now, Mr. Justice Stewart, an old friend
to say that George Bush, a man who has
of the Bushes, will swear in the new
served with such distinction in the House
Ambassador.
of Representatives, who ran for the Sen-
[At this point, Associate Justice Potter Stewart
ate of the United States and was not suc-
of the Supreme Court administered the oath of
cessful, is still now available for public
office. The President then resumed speaking.]
service at the very highest level, as Am-
Incidentally, I just want to be sure that
bassador to the United Nations, a post
I see that the record is clear with regard
that has been held with such distinction
to the now Ambassador Bush. When I
by Ambassador Yost during this Admin-
told the little story about Wilbur Mills, I
istration and by predecessors in the past.
am not suggesting what office you should
The fact that one door has been closed
seek and at what time. [Laughter]
for him opens another door, a door of
AMBASSADOR BUSH. Mr. President, Mr.
service for him and also for the United
Vice President, distinguished members of
States of America, a representative of
whom we can all be proud, representing
1 Henry Cabot Lodge, United States Repre-
the United States and working in the
sentative to the United Nations 1953-60.
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THEMES FOR PRESIDENT'S TOAST
HEADS OF STATE DINNER AT UNGA
SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you here
this evening.
-- I have a special affinity for the UN, having served as
my government's Permanent Representative in 1971-72.
In my first visit as President, would like to reaffirm
the strong U.S. commitment to the UN system and our
continuing support for UN programs around the world.
-- Would also like to pay tribute to all of you who have
helped contribute to recent UN successes.
Pleased to note that the UN has made great strides in the
years since my tenure. This has not only enhanced the
credibility of the institution, but has also had a direct
positive impact on the lives of millions of people.
0
In terms of agenda, the UN has proved to be more than
simply a forum for political debate, with a new focus on
practical efforts in key areas:
-- UN peacekeeping missions to help resolve regional
conflicts.
-- Monitoring of human rights abuses.
-- International cooperation on transnational issues such
as terrorism, narcotics, and environment which directly
affect the security and quality of life of citizens of all
nations.
-- And the continuing work of UN specialized agencies,
e.g., the efforts of the World Health Organization to
combat disease, and the critical development assistance
provided to the poorest countries by UNDP.
O
Much work remains to be done. In terms of structural
reform, we also see encouraging signs that the UN is headed
in the right direction.
Institutionally, the UN has demonstrated a capacity for
constructive change.
- 2 -
-- Budgetary and administrative reforms are helping to
eliminate waste and duplication, making the organization
more efficient and effective.
-- As a result, more programs are reaching the people they
are designed to help.
O
Since its founding in 1945, the UN has earned an important
place in history as an institution dedicated to the
preservation of that highest goal: world peace.
Yet we should remember that the UN is not just about
relations between states and power politics.
-- The basic ideals on which the UN was founded concern
people, not polities. Protecting the health, welfare and
human objective. dignity of each individual should be our ultimate
Let us raise our glasses to the community of man, and our
mutual hope that, with the help of institutions like the
UN, all may enjoy a future of peace, prosperity and freedom.
THEMES FOR PRESIDENT'S REMARKS WELCOMING HEADS OF
DELEGATION TO THE 44TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
:
There have been many changes in the world, as well as many
changes in the UN since I last represented the U.S. in this
body. Changes for the better.
There is a new commitment to working together to foster the
positive trends taking place and to ensure the well-being
of the international community.
-- We have moved to a new stage in which the resolution of
conflicts by political means has become the rule throughout
the world.
And here in the UN serious negotiation has replaced
strident debate.
UN peacekeeping missions have come to play a prominent role
in our peace-making efforts.
The UN peacekeeping operations in the Persian Gulf,
Afghanistan, Namibia, and soon in Central America and
possibly Cambodia, have shown the importance of the UN
in resolving conflicts.
But the UN itself cannot impose solutions and cannot
substitute for the political will of the parties to
reach a negotiated settlement
-- There is a growing realization that many problems, such as
environmental degradation, narcotics, and terrorism respect
no borders.
--
I have seen a distinct change in both the tone and
substance of the dialogue on international economic issues
since my days at the UN. There is a growing sense that
developing countries must share in the responsiblity for
their own economic destinies and undertake fundamental
market-oriented reforms to return to the path of economic
growth.
But economic and political reform must go hand in hand.
Development heightens demand for democracy, and without
democracy, economic progress cannot be sustained.
-- There is a also a growing awareness that openness to the
rest of the world is essential for both economic and
political development.
While democratic values are taking hold, we must continue
to champion those who would protect and advance those
values.
We have come a long way in protecting human rights and I am
pleased to see that human rights have become an integral
part fora. of the discussions in this body and many international
-- Unfortunately, much remains to be done: in Cuba, in
Bulgaria, in Burma, in Romania, in Iran and in all places
where fundamental human rights are not respected.
-- Future generations will judge our efforts here, not by the
passion of our speeches or the number of resolutions we
pass, but by how we deal with real issues, solve real
problems, and improve the quality of life on this planet.
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Hayes: Diary of a President
appropriation bill a proviso, that will prevent the appointment
of more than two or three deputy Marshalls in any one election
District. formidable riot or mob can be prevented or sup-
pressed or held in check by such a force. If this is passed I must
veto it. I will set out the law as it is-the change made by the
bill-the opinion of the Supreme Court, and the duty to sustain
it.
Let me examine [Alexander H.] Stephens['] and [Emory]
Speer speeches.
24th March, 1880.-The extreme Eastern part of the United
States in Maine is about 69° [67°] west of Greenwich & the
Extreme Western part, one of the Aleutian Islands is about
189° west of Gr'wich or in other [words] the U.S. extends
from W[est] to E[ast] about 120°. The central point is in the
Pacific Ocean about 90 miles west of the coast of Washington
T[erritory]!
1st April, 1880.-We returned from N[ew] Y[ork] yester-
day afternoon in the Limited Express, reaching here on time
-4 P.M., after a pleasant ride of six-hours, and a notably happy
visit of in the great city. We took lunch with Mr John Taylor
Johnston Prest of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at I P.M.
Tuesday-attended the opening exercises of the Museum at
the Central Park at 3½ to 5½ P.M., dined at Mr John Jacob
Astor's at 7 P.M. and a reception at the same place until 11½
P.M. In the A.M. I had photographs taken by Frederick
[Charles D. Fredericks]. (Party: Lucy, Mr
Andrews,
Gov & Mrs
Andrews, Mrs [Linus] Austin and Gen
[Albert J.] Myer.)
Monday evening, at a quiet & beautiful party at Mrs
[Edward] Parsons.
8th April, 1880.-After walking before breakfast, pockets
emptied, in winter clothing, light boots[:] Weight, 195 1/2
lbs.
A cold snap but I hope no severe frost.
268
An Introduction
Museum Information
Wheelchairs: Available upon request at Coat Check
areas. Exhibitions and galleries are accessible by
Floor Plan
wheelchair.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was founded
Admission: $5.00 suggested for adults, $2.50
in 1870 by a group of civic leaders, financiers,
suggested for students and senior citizens; free for
Handicapped Visitors: For activities for the sight-
industrialists, and art collectors, moved to its present
members and children under twelve, accompanied
impaired, called 879-5500, ext. 2063. For access to
The Metropolitan
location in Central Park in 1880.
by an adult. The tax-deductible admission fee is
the Telephone for the Deaf (TTY), call 879-0421.
Today the Metropolitan is the largest museum of art
mandatory, but you may pay more or less than the
Museum of Art
in the Western Hemisphere. It occupies 1.4 million
suggested amount. Help us keep galleries open by
Strollers: Permitted on weekdays only in all galleries
square feet, extending from 80th to 84th streets on
contributing as generously as you can. The entrance
except Egyptian and special exhibitions.
Fifth Avenue. Its collections include more than 3.3
fee is payable at the admissions booths located in the
Photography and Sketching: Special permits are
million works of art from prehistoric through modern
Great Hall and in the Uris Center at 81st Street.
not required for personal photography with hand-held
times and from all areas of the world. The collections
are divided into nineteen curatorial departments. In
Museum Hours: Open Tuesday 9:30-8:45;
still camera in the permanent collections. No flash or
movie or video cameras are allowed in the Museum;
each department curators acquire, preserve, and
Wednesday-Sunday including holidays 9:30-5:15.
exhibit works of art for both the permanent collections
Closed all Mondays and January 1, Thanksgiving Day,
photography and sketching are not permitted in special
and December 25.
exhibitions. For information on sketching in the perma-
and special exhibitions.
nent collections please inquire at Information Desk.
The Museum's holdings in European art are
Visitors' Center: The Visitors' Center is located at
unparalleled outside Europe. In addition to one of the
the Information Desk in the Great Hall and is staffed
Concerts and Lectures: Pick up a brochure at the
information desk or call the Concerts and Lectures
world's great collections of European paintings, the
by Museum volunteers. The volunteers provide
Metropolitan has outstanding collections of medieval
information about the Museum and about exhibitions
Office at 570-3949. Advance sales for subscription
art and architecture and of prints, photographs,
at other cultural institutions in New York.
series and single tickets for concerts are available by
mail. Call 744-9120 for recorded event information.
drawings, costumes, musical instruments, sculpture,
and decorative arts from the Renaissance through
Gallery Closings: Certain galleries may be closed
for a portion of each day because of a shortage of
Education Programs: Gonsult Calendar/News at
the twentieth century. The Museum's collection of
American art, exhibited in The American Wing, is the
guards. For current schedule, inquire at the Visitors'
Visitors' Center for listings.
Center or at the Admission Desks.
most comprehensive in the world. Its collections of
Libraries and Study Rooms: For information on the
Far Eastern art are extensive, and its Islamic collection
Museum Cafeteria and Bar: Tuesday 9:30-10:30
Thomas J. Watson Library, the Photograph and Slide
is the largest in existence. The wing on the south end
(continental breakfast), 11:00-4:30, 5:00-8:00
Library, and the study rooms for prints, drawings, and
of the building houses an impressive collection of
Wednesday-Sunday 9:30-10:30 (continental
textiles, call 879-5500.
African and Oceanic art as well as that from Native
breakfast), 11:00-4:30. Museum Restaurant with
Parking: The Parking Garage is open daily and is
North and South America. The Cloisters, a branch of
Waiter Service: Tuesday 11:30-8:00; Wednesday-
located at 80th Street and Fifth Avenue. There is a fee.
the Metropolitan, is devoted to the arts of the Middle
Sunday 11:30-3:30. For reservations call 570-3964.
Ages. The building, which opened to the public in
Coat Check Areas: Located at Museum entrances.
1938, is within Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the
Art, Book, and Gift Shops: Located off the Great
All packages and umbrellas must be checked before
Hudson River.
Hall, these shops offer a large selection of books,
entering the galleries.
The educational function of the Museum is implicit in
children's publications, postcards, prints, posters, and
reproductions of sculpture, jewelry, and other works
First Aid: Ask nearest guard, who will call for
every facet of the Museum's endeavors. The Museum's
medical aid.
from the Museum's collections.
bimonthly Calendar/News provides a handy index to
the many ongoing programs and activities.
Group Visits: All groups must make reservations in
Lost and Found: Inquire at the Visitors' Center.
advance. Call 570-3916.
The Cloisters: The Museum's branch for medieval
Recorded Tours: Recorded tours of the Museum's
art is located in Fort Tryon Park at the northern tip of
Manhattan. Take the Madison Avenue bus no. 4,
collections and special exhibitions are available for
rent. Audioguide desks are located in the Great Hall
marked "The Cloisters-Fort Tryon Park," or take the
and near special exhibitions.
Eighth Avenue Subway to 190th Street (Overlook
A Grateful Acknowledgment
Terrace station) and transfer to the no. 4 bus, or walk
To the City: For more than a century the City of New York and the trustees of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art have been partners in bringing the Museum's
Gallery Tours: Tours in English take place daily;
through the park. Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday
services to the public. The complex of buildings in Central Park is the property
tours in Spanish every Tuesday, 6:15 p.m., and
9:30-5:15, March through October; 9:30-4:45,
of the City, and the City provides for the Museum's heat, light, and power The
Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Inquire at the Visitors' Center
November through February. Closed all Mondays and
City also pays for about half the costs of maintenance and security for the
facility and its collections. The collections themselves are held in trust by the
for schedule, topics, and meeting places. Special
January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25. For
trustees. They, in turn, are responsible for meeting all expenses connected with
arrangements for group tours in foreign languages
information call 923-3700.
conservation education, special exhibitions, acquisitions, scholarly publications,
and related activities, including security costs not covered by the City. To the
can be made by calling Group Reservations
State: The New York State Council on the Arts provides an annual grant toward
(570-3916).
basic operating expenses. To the late Ruth Lapham Lloyd: Her generosity
assures the continuation of public hours on Tuesday evenings.
Aid from these sources, combined with the generosity of our many visitors and
friends, helps the Metropolitan to serve the public in accordance with its
traditional standards of excellence.
Legend
Stairs
?
Information
Coat Check
A
Audioguides
Bicycles
X
Elevator
Ladies' Room
c
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Closed to the
Telephone
Restaurant
Public
E
Wheelchair
Escalator
Men's Room
Smoking
Accessible
Special Exhibitions
2
Lila Acheson
Wallace Wing
20th Century Art
The American Wing
Second
Floor
European Paintings
&
X
X
1
,
D
European Paintings
X
Musical Instruments
European Paintings
19th-Century
Musical Instruments
European
Paintings and
Recent Acquisitions
Sculpture
Japanese
Galleries
Gift Shop
E
Great Hall Balcony
Greet
Ancient China
Chinese Paintings
Asian
Chinese
Art
Garden Court
Islamic Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Asian Art
Chinese Paintings
1
,
Dinner
1
The Robert
Lila Acheson
Lehman
Wallace Wing
Collection
The American Wing
20th Century Art
First
French
A
English
Floor
Period Rooms
Period Rooms
&
&
American Wing
X
Garden Court
1
,
1
1
.
D
1
European
Medieval
European
Sculpture and
Decorative Arts
Art
Sculpture and
The Michael C. Rockefeller
Decorative Arts
Wing: Art of Africa. the
Americas and Pacific Islands
16th-
Book.
Sackler Wing
Library
Century
Postcard
Grace Rainey
Temple of Dendur
Spanish
and
Rogers
Patio
Gift Shop
Auditorium
Concerts
A
E
Membership
E
"
Lectures
Box Office
C
Gift Shop
11
Greek and Roman Art
?
Great Hall
Egyptian Art
Egyptian Art
&
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2
A
11
16
Fifth Avenue & 82nd Street
Reception
G
The Robert
Lehman
Collection
1
Ground
Floor
European
Decorative Arts
Public Garage
Auto
Entrance
To Garage
C
1
1
X
E
&
Slide
1
1
Library
Library
Costume
Uris Center
Institute
C
for Education
Auditorium
81st Street Entrance
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST
1. On the day that The Metropolitan Museum of Art first opened its
doors on this Central Park location in March 1880, the President of
the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, gave the dedication speech
and was the first official visitor through the galleries. His
carriage pulled up to the Museum through the park just a few yards
from where President Bush will be giving his speech on September
25; and to the strains of "Hail, Columbia" he entered the very next
room to the south, now the Medieval Sculpture Court (which then
comprised almost the entire Museum). The room was filled with
gentlemen in fancy frock-coats and women in floor-length silk
dresses, and their carriages waited outside in a long line.
Since that time, President Bush is the first U.S. President to
visit, while in office, the Metropolitan Museum.
2. The September 25 dinner (and President Bush's remarks) will be
given in the Museum's Charles Engelhard Court, which is located in
The American Wing and is filled with lively examples of American
sculpture, architecture, and stained glass. These works of art
represent a broad range of American art, from the Greek Revival
bank facade on the north side of the court to the Art Nouveau
loggia of Louis Comfort Tiffany's Long Island estate, and from
white marble neoclassical sculpture to realistic bronzes. At the
September 25 dinner, the most visible works in the courtyard will
be the bank facade, the Tiffany loggia, and the centrally located
gilded bronze sculpture of Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, which
was designed as a weathervane to sit atop New York City's old
Madison Square Garden. Descriptions of these works are attached.
The Metropolitan owns the most comprehensive collection of
American art anywhere and it is displayed throughout the four
floors of The American Wing.
3. The country and culture of each and every guest at the
September 25 dinner is represented in the collections of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, because the Museum holds over two
million works of art from cultures around the world, spanning five
millennia. Because of this institution, New Yorkers and visitors
to New York City have a sense of what cultures throughout the world
are about.
P.2/16
2
15 September 1989
To: Bob Simon
From: Elyse Topalian
I'm faxing a series of materials to you that might be helpful as
your office prepares President Bush's speech for the dinner to be
held on September 25 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enclosed
you will find:
be of interest. I am trying to find out, as well, how many
1) A page of miscellaneous facts on the Museum that might possibly
international loan exhibitions we have put on display in the past
decade -- I will fax you later today if I can confirm a number.
2) A 5-page general fact sheet on the Museum and its activities.
3) Various materials on the Charles Engelhard Court (the Museum
space in which the dinner will be held), including information on
there. three of the most dramatic and noticeable works of art installed
I received your request from Meg Pomeroy about the works of art
that President Bush had in his official residence at the Waldorf
while he was ambassador to the U.N. in 1971-73. I will fax this
information to you later this afternoon.
Please don't hesitate to call if you have additional questions for
us, My direct line is 212-570-3901.
7:25 receiving line
400 diner + pen reps.
8:20 disner
8:40
10:00 Toast
980-4477 4477
355-3000 26M
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SEPT. 21
Date:
BOB SIMON, SPEECHWRITING
To:
ATTACHED IS THE MOST RECENT
DINNER LIST FOR THE SEPT. 25
DINNER ON THE OCCASION OF THE 44th
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
(DINNER AT THE MET. MUSEUM OF ART.)
GUEST LIST IS NOT CONFIRMED!
CATHY FENTON
Catherine S. Fenton
Deputy Social Secretary to
the White House
x7064
6218
DINNER (UNITED NATIONS) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989 - 8:00 PM
BUSINESS SUIT (THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE CHARLES ENGELHARD COURT)
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THE PRESIDENT & MRS. BUSH
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Democratic & Popular Republic of ALGERIA
& Mrs. Ghozali
2a
His Excellency
The President of the ARGENTINE Nation
& Mrs. Menem
His Excellency
Alois Mock
Minister for Foreign Affairs of AUSTRIA
His Excellency
Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak AL-KHALIFA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
State of BAHRAIN
His Excellency
Anisul MAHMUD Islam
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of BANGLADESH
His Excellency
Mark Eyskens
Minister of Foreign Affairs of BELGIUM
The Honorable
Dr. Gaositwe K.T. CHIEPE, M.P.
Minister of External Affairs of the
Republic of BOTSWANA
His Excellency
Jose Sarney
President of the Federative Republic of BRAZIL
His Highness
Prince MOHAMMED Bolkiah
Minister of Foreign Affairs of
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
His Excellency
Petar Toshev Mladenov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
People's Republic of BULGARIA
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The Right Honorable
Joseph Clark, P.C., M.P.
Secretary of State for
External Affairs of CANADA
His Excellency
Acheikh ibn Oumar
Minister of External Relations of the
Republic of CHAD
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Relations of the
Republic of COLOMBIA
& Mrs. Londono
His Excellency
Rodrigo MADRIGAL Nieto
Minister of Foreign Relations of the
Republic of COSTA RICA
His Excellency
Simeon Ake
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of COTE d'IVOIRE
aa
His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of DENMARK
& Mrs. Ellemann-Jensen
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Her Excellency
Eugenia Charles
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of DOMINICA
aa
His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Relations of the
Republic of ECUADOR
& Mrs. Cordovez
His Excellency
Ahmed Esmat Abdel MEGUID
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Arab Republic of EGYPT
His Excellency
Manuel PACAS Castro
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of EL SALVADOR
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DINNER (UNITED NATIONS) SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of FINLAND
& Mrs. Paasio
His Excellency
Roland Dumas
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the FRENCH REPUBLIC
10His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Federal Republic of GERMANY
& Mrs. Genscher
R
His Excellency
Dr. Obed Asamoah
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of GHANA
His Excellency
Vinicio Cerezo
President of the Republic of GUATEMALA
His Excellency
Major Jean Traore
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of GUINEA
R
His Excellency
The Most Reverend Angelo Sodano
Secretary, Second Section of the
Secretariat of State of the HOLY SEE
His Excellency
Gyula Horn
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
HUNGARIAN People's Republic
His Excellency
P.V. Narasimha RAO
Minister of External Affairs of INDIA
His Excellency
Ali Abdullah ALATAS
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of INDONESIA
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of ISRAEL
and Mrs. Arens
DINNER (UNITED NATIONS) SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
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His Excellency
Gianni De Michelis
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the ITALIAN Republic
His Excellency
Taro Nakayama
Minister of Foreign Affairs of JAPAN
His Excellency
Robert J. Ouko
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of KENYA
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His Excellency
CHOI Ho-Joong
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of KOREA
& Mrs. CHA-MYONG
R
The Honorable
Colonel Thaabe Letsie
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Kingdom of LESOTHO
His Excellency
Rudolph Johnson
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of LIBERIA
His Excellency
Jacques Poos
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Grand Duchy of LUXEMBOURG
His Excellency
Jean Bemananjara
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Democratic Republic of MADAGASCAR
His Excellency
Datuk Abu Hassan bin Omar
Minister of Foreign Affairs of MALAYSIA
His Excellency
Fathulla JAMEEL
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of MALDIVES
The Honorable
Dr. Edward Fenech Adami
Prime Minister of the Republic of MALTA
DINNER (UNITED NATIONS) SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
PAGE 5
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The Honorable
The Minister of External Affairs and
Emigration of MAURITIUS
& Mrs. Boolell
His Excellency
Fernando SOLANA Morales
Secretary of Foreign Relations of MEXICO
His Excellency
TSERENPILYN Gombosuren
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
MONGOLIAN People's Republic
His Excellency
Abdellatif Filali
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Cooperation of MOROCCO
His Excellency
Shailendra Kumar UPADHYAYA
Minister of Foreign Affairs of NEPAL
His Excellency
Hans van den Broek
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the NETHERLANDS
His Excellency
Major General Ike Nwachukwu
Minister of External Affairs of NIGERIA
Her Excellency
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Prime Minister of NORWAY
aa
His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN
& Mrs. Khan
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His Excellency
THe President of the Republic of PARAGUAY
& Mrs. Rodriguez
aa
His Excellency
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs
of the PHILIPPINES
& Mrs. Manglapus
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His Excellency
Joao de Deus PINHEIRO
Minister of Foreign Affairs of PORTUGAL
His Excellency
IBRAHIMA Fall
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of SENEGAL
His Excellency
Abdurahman Jama BARRE
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
SOMALI Democratic Republic
His Excellency
Sten Andersson
Minister of Foreign Affairs of SWEDEN
His Excellency
Benjamin Mkapa
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
United Republic of TANZANIA
His Excellency
Yaovi ADODO
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
of the Republic of TOGO
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of TUNISIA
& Mrs. Escheikh
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of TURKEY
& Mrs. Yilmaz
His Excellency
Paul Kawange Ssemogerere
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of UGANDA
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The Right Honorable
Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs
of the UNITED KINGDOM of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
& Mrs. Major
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
and Mrs. Shevardnadze
His Excellency
Carlos Andres PEREZ
President of the Republic of VENEZUELA
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His Excellency
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President of the Presidency of the
Socialist Federal Republic of YUGOSLAVIA
Her Excellency
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State Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation of the Republic of ZAIRE
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His Excellency
Luke Mwananshiku
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of ZAMBIA
ADDITIONS:
His Excellency
The Secretary General of the United Nations
& Mrs. Perez de Cuellar (Javier) (Marcela)
Hon. (Amb.) & Mrs. Thomas R. Pickering (Alice)
United States Representative to the United Nations
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the SYRIAN Arab Republic
& Mrs. al-Shara
His Excellency
Ali Sahloul
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of the SUDAN
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His Excellency
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
of the State of QATAR
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His Excellency
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation of the GABONESE Republic
& Mrs. Bongo
His Excellency
Jaromir Johanes
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
CZECHOSLOVAK Socialist Republic
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His Excellency
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
People's Democratic Republic of ETHIOPIA
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Oriental Republic of URUGUAY
& Mrs. Barrios Tassano
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His Excellency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of SPAIN
& Mrs. Fernandez Ordonez
English
Welcome to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and finest art
museums in the world. Its collections include more than two million
works of art-several hundred thousand of which are on view at any
given time-spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory
to the present.
This brochure is designed to give visitors an overview of the collec-
tions on display in the Museum's galleries. Also available are a Floor
Plan, which includes information on services for visitors, and the Cal-
endar/News, which offers a detailed current listing of special exhibi-
tions, concerts, lectures, films, and other Museum activities. The
Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, an illustrated handbook that is for
sale in all of the Museum's shops, provides more information about the
collections.
The Metropolitan Museum was founded in 1870 by a group of distin-
guished public figures, philanthropists, and artists. It moved to this site
in Central Park in 1880. The Beaux-Arts facade and Great Hall were
designed by the American architect Richard Morris Hunt at the turn of
The Metropolitan
the century, and the Museum has grown considerably since then. It now
extends along Fifth Avenue from 80th to 84th streets. Art is displayed
on two main floors and in additional gallery areas. The collections are
Museum of Art
divided into eighteen curatorial departments, described below, which
are responsible for the acquisition, preservation, and exhibition of the
works of art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028
Telephone (212) 879-5500
This brochure has been made possible by the Altman Foundation.
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Primitive Art
20th-Century Art
About 2,000 objects from Africa,
Selections from more than 8,000
the Pacific Islands, and the Amer-
paintings, works on paper, sculp-
icas are on view in The Michael
tures, and objects of design and
C. Rockefeller Wing. The African
architecture by American and
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collection has superb examples of
European artists are on view in the
bronze sculpture from Benin (Nigeria) and wooden sculpture from West
Lila Acheson Wallace Wing. European artists such as Bonnard, Picasso,
and Central Africa. Major works from the Pacific area include sculpture
and Kandinsky are represented by important works, but the emphasis of
from the Asmat people of New Guinea and from the island groups of
the collection is decidedly American - paintings by the Eight, modernist
Melanesia and Polynesia. The Precolumbian cultures of Mexico and
works of the Stieglitz circle, Abstract Expressionist and Color Field
Central and South America are represented by important holdings in
paintings, and a collection of Art Nouveau and Art Deco furniture and
gold, ceramics, and stone. The native arts of North America are repre-
metalwork. Among the most popular works are Picasso's portrait Ger-
sented by groups of Inuit and Indian artifacts.
trude Stein, Matisse's Nasturtiums and "Dance," and Pollock's abstract
masterpiece Autumn Rhythm.
On top of the Wallace Wing is The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof
Garden, open seasonally for the display of contemporary sculpture and
offering a spectacular view of the New York skyline.
The Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth. American, 1928.
Funerary mask. Peruvian, 10th-14th century. Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache,
The Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949 (49.59.1)
1974 and 1977 (1974. 271.35)
Cover photo: Scott Frances
Ancient Near Eastern Art
The works in this department
range from the 6th millennium
B.C. to the Arab conquest in A.D.
626, and come from ancient Meso-
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potamia, Iran, Syria, Anatolia,
and other lands extending from the Caucasus Mountains in the north to
the Gulf of Aden in the south and from the westernmost borders of Tur-
key to the Indus River valley in Pakistan.
Highlights include Sumerian stone sculptures, Anatolian ivories, Iran-
ian bronzes, Achaemenian and Sasanian works in silver and gold, and an
extraordinary group of Assyrian reliefs and statues from the palace of
Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud, Iraq.
American Art
Arms and Armor
The American Wing houses one
The arms and armor collection
of the nation's largest and finest
includes more than 14,000 weapons
collections of American paintings,
- both functional and ceremonial
sculptures, and decorative arts. On
- from Europe, the Near East,
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view in the American paintings
Asia, and the Americas. With the
galleries are such masterpieces as Bingham's Fur Traders Descending the
reopening of ten completely renovated galleries in 1990, about 1,500
Missouri, Cole's The Oxbow, and Sargent's Madame X. Also on display are
objects will be on display.
many works by America's two premier late-19th-century artists, Thomas
Off the central court containing tournament armor will be galleries for
Eakins and Winslow Homer. Numerous examples of Neoclassical and
European weapons prior to 1500, parade armor, firearms and edged
Beaux-Arts sculpture are on view in The Charles Engelhard Court.
weapons, Japanese and Islamic armor, and an orientation area.
The decorative arts date from the early Colonial period to the beginning
of the 20th century and include furniture, silver, pewter, glass, ceramics,
and textiles. Twenty-five period rooms with original woodwork and
furnishings offer an unparalleled view of American art history and
domestic life. A new and unique facility, the Henry R. Luce Center,
places the Museum's entire study collection of decorative arts, sculpture,
and painting on public view.
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull, by Thomas Eakins. American, 1871. Purchase, The Alfred N. Punnett
Endowment Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1934 (34.92)
Medieval Art and The Cloisters
The Museum's collection of
medieval art, one of the richest in
the world, encompasses the per-
iod from the 4th to the 16th cen-
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tury-roughly from the fall of
Rome to the beginning of the Renaissance. Among its strengths are Early
Christian and Byzantine silver; jewelry of the barbarian tribes; Roman-
esque and Gothic liturgical vessels; stained glass, sculpture, enamels,
and ivories; and tapestries of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Many of the department's greatest works are exhibited at The Cloisters,
in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. The Cloisters is
particularly well known for its Romanesque and Gothic architectural
sculpture, tapestries (the renowned Unicorn series), illuminated manu-
scripts (The Belles Heures de Jean, Duc de Berry), stained glass, metal-
work, enamels, ivories (the cross from the abbey of Bury Saint Edmunds),
and paintings (the Annunciation Altarpiece by Robert Campin).
Robert Lehman Collection
Musical Instruments
The Robert Lehman Wing houses
The department's collection in-
the collection assembled by Mr.
cludes nearly 4,000 objects from
Lehman and his family. The col-
six continents, including a fully
lection of Old Master and 19th-
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equipped violin maker's workshop
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century French paintings together
and the oldest extant piano, made
with European decorative arts is exhibited in seven galleries that reflect
in 1720 by Bartolommeo Cristofori. Some 800 European, American, and
the ambience of the former Lehman house in New York City.
non-Western instruments are on view, illustrating the technical and social
Together with Italian paintings of the 14th and 15th centuries are
aspects of music as well as the tonal and visual beauty of the instruments
important works by such early Northern European masters as Petrus
themselves. Visitors may hear music performed on these instruments,
Christus, Hans Memling, and the Master of Moulins. Its other strengths
which are also used in gallery concerts and lecture-demonstrations
are Dutch and Spanish paintings (Rembrandt, El Greco, and Goya) and
French masterworks of the 19th and 20th centuries (Ingres, Renoir,
Post-Impressionists, and Fauves). The department is also known for its
drawings (rare early Italian works, important sheets by Dürer, Rembrandt,
and Flemish masters, a large group of French works, and nearly 200
18th-century Venetian drawings). Rotating exhibitions present every
aspect of the collection.
Portrait of the Princesse de Broglie by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.
French, about 1850. Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.186)
Egyptian Art
European Paintings
The Department of Egyptian Art,
The 3,000 European paintings in the
which deals with the culture and
Metropolitan Museum form one of
art of ancient Egypt from the
the greatest collections in the world,
Prehistoric Period (before 3100
and dozens of works in it are
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B.C.) to the Byzantine Period (8th
instantly recognized worldwide.
century A.D.), has one of the largest and finest collections anywhere in
Among Italian masterpieces are Mantegna's The Adoration of the
the world. Models of daily life from the Tomb of Mekutra at Thebes,
Shepherds, Botticelli's The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, and Bron-
jewelry from the Middle and New Kingdoms, and sculpture depicting
zino's Portrait of a Young Man. Complementing these are such beautiful
Queen Hatshepsut are shown alongside important archaeological hold-
Dutch and Flemish works as Jan van Eyck's The Crucifixion; The Last
ings assembled during forty years of Museum-sponsored excavations.
Judgment, Petrus Christus's Portrait of a Carthusian, Breughel's The
Virtually every object in the collection is on display. Notable architec-
Harvesters, and numerous works by Rubens and van Dyck.
tural monuments include the Tomb of Perneb and the Temple of Dendur.
The collection of Dutch paintings is especially rich, with Jacob van
Ruisdael's Wheatfields, Rembrandt's Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, and
five Vermeers, more than are in any other museum in the world. Among
the Spanish paintings must be mentioned El Greco's View of Toledo,
Velázquez's Juan de Pareja, and Goya's appealing portrait of the young
Juan de Pareja by Diego Velázquez. Spanish, about 1650. Purchase, Fletcher Fund, Rogers Fund and
Temple of Dendur. Egyptian, about 15 B.C. Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965, awarded to
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967 and installed in The Sackler Wing in 1978 (68.154)
friends of the Museum, 1971 (1971.86)
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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The Department of European
Sculpture and Decorative Arts has
about 60,000 works of art ranging
in date from the Renaissance to
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the early 20th century. Eight areas
are featured: sculpture, woodwork and furniture, ceramics, glass, metal-
work (including jewelry), clocks and mathematical instruments, tapes-
tries, and textiles.
The department has distinguished holdings of Italian Renaissance
sculpture, 18th-century French sculpture, and an extensive collection of
sculptures by Rodin and Degas. Among its best-known masterpieces are
Tullio Lombardo's marble statue of Adam, the bronze statuette of a rear-
ing horse thought to be after a model by Leonardo da Vinci, and the
marble portrait bust of Diderot by Houdon.
Other major areas are French and English furniture and silver, Italian
majolica, and French and German porcelain. Among the many period
Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga. Noteworthy examples of early
rooms from palaces and great houses are a 16th-century patio from the
French work include Georges de la Tour's The Fortune Teller, Poussin's
castle of Vélez Blanco, Spain, several salons from 18th-century French
The Rape of the Sabine Women, and Watteau's Mezzetin.
mansions, and two English Neoclassical rooms designed by Robert
European painting of the 19th and early 20th century is located in
Adam.
The Andre Meyer Galleries on the second floor of The Michael C.
Five new galleries for the display of German and Austrian 18th-century
Rockefeller Wing. On view are many of the greatest Impressionist and
art will open late in 1989.
Post-Impressionist canvases ever painted. Among the works exhibited
are David's The Death of Socrates, Courbet's Young Ladies from the
Village, Bonheur's The Horse Fair, Manet's Woman with a Parrot,
Monet's Terrace at Sainte-Adresse (one of 30 Monets in the collection),
van Gogh's Cypresses, Gauguin's la Orana Maria, and Cézanne's Mont
Sainte-Victoire (one of 17 Cézannes in the Museum).
Terrace at Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet. French, 1867. Purchased with special contributions and
purchase funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1967 (67.241)
Costume Institute
The Costume Institute has more
than 45,000 pieces of fashionable
and regional costume from the
17th century to the present. Exhi-
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bitions are mounted regularly,
and its library and storage facilities, an important resource for theater
and industrial designers, are open to scholars and professionals by
appointment.
Asian Art
Drawings, Prints and Photographs
The collections of the Department
Because of their fragility, these
of Asian Art are drawn from
collections-composed of works
China, Japan, Korea, India, and
on paper-are not on permanent
Southeast Asia, and range in date
view. Changing exhibitions,
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from the 3rd millennium B.C. to
however, are regularly offered,
the 20th century A.D. The Museum's monumental Chinese Buddhist
and the departmental study rooms are open by appointment.
sculptures rank among the finest outside China. Selections of Chinese
The collection of nearly 4,000 drawings is particularly rich in Italian
painting (especially strong in the Sung and Yüan periods) are exhibited
and French works from the 15th through the 19th century.
at regular intervals. The department also has notable holdings of Chinese
The print collection includes major works by virtually every master
ceramics and jades; Ming dynasty furniture and a re-creation of a Ming
printmaker, and is augmented by more than 12,000 books in which prints
scholar's garden; Japanese screens, lacquerware, and prints; and Indian
figure as illustrations.
and Southeast Asian bronze and stone sculpture.
The core of the photography collection came to the Museum from
Alfred Stieglitz between 1928 and 1949. Recently the Ford Motor
Company gave the Museum John Waddell's collection of 500 modernist
photographs taken between the World Wars. The gift has added immea-
surably to the Museum's photography holdings.
The Astor Court. Gift of The Vincent Astor Foundation, 1980
Greek and Roman Art
Islamic Art
The collection of Greek and
The cultural diversity of the
Roman art represents many civili-
Muslim world is reflected in the
zations. In addition to works from
Museum's holdings of Islamic art,
the Classical Period, it contains
which range in date from the 7th
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examples of the pre-Greek art of
to the 19th century and consist of
the eastern Mediterranean (Cypriot, Minoan, and Mycenaean) and the
objects from Morocco in the west to Indonesia in the east. The collection
pre-Roman art of Italy (Etruscan and Italic). Material produced after the
of pottery, more than 1,600 examples from every period and locale, is the
conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity in A.D. 313 is in
finest in the world. Other outstanding holdings include glass and metal-
the Department of Medieval Art.
work from Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia; royal miniatures from the
The collection includes Cypriot, Greek, and Roman sculpture in
courts of Persia and India; carpets from the 16th and 17th centuries; and
stone, bronze, and terracotta; painted Greek vases; Roman portrait busts;
an 18th-century room from Syria.
and Roman wall paintings from villas at Boscoreale and Boscotrecase.
The department's holdings in glass and silver are among the finest in
the world.
Cubiculum from Boscoreale. Roman, 40-30 B.C. Rogers Fund, 1903 (03.14.13)
Mosque lamp. Syrian, second half of 14th century. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.985)