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"Narcy Thawley - Dir. of Eagles RNC * July well
Bill McManus RNS Trsr.
Davis/Martin
Date: Oct. 6, 1989
Ms. Bush is attending
Draft: One
Title: Eagles
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES
((date and time) Friday, October 13, 1989
12:00 Pm Grand Hyatt, DC
( (Acknowledgements) ) And I want to thank Lee Atwater. As
someone who once worked in the Chairman's fourth floor office, I
know the challenges you face. And I know how well your
leadership has set a steady course for our Republican Party.
Larry Bathgate, RNC Finance Chairman: You've done a great
job. All that we do, you help make possible.
And Bobby Holt, a fellow Texan -- I'm glad you bring the
same drive to the Eagles program that you brought to the
Inaugural.
But most of all, I came here today to be with my friends, to
recognize and thank a group of men and women who are not content
to follow, but must lead -- the Republican Eagles of America. \\
( (Our group is, of course, named after the national symbol
of America. But I'm sure you know that if Ben Franklin had his
way, our national symbol would have been another native American
bird. And had that been the case, then we would have had no
choice but to relinquish the appellation to the supporters of the
other party. \\ Can you imagine it?\\ The Democratic
Turkeys?\ ?\\))
The last time we met, the cherry blossoms were in full
bloom, and Washington was debating how the year would go. The
conventional wisdom held that for Republicans, this was to be the
2
year of living dangerously. It is now mid-October, and we can,
instead, look back to a year of achievement.
*** Example: The House ( (and now the Senate)) has voted to
eliminate the differential on the tax on capital gains. The
courageous stand taken by so many Members of Congress shows that
Washington is realizing what the business community has always
known: we must join the other major industrial powers in favoring
investment and economic growth -- in other words, jobs and
opportunity for all Americans.
*** Example: Education. Two weeks ago, I asked the
governors to join me in a summit -- only the third of its kind in
our history -- to discuss radical reform of our educational
system. For the first time, we agreed to set national goals, to
require accountability, and to permit states, localities and
schools the flexibility they need to met these higher goals. We
joined forces for a social compact between president and
principal, governors and teachers, parents and students, to save
our schools.
Example: Continued peace and prosperity. Victor Hugo said
that there is no army that can match an idea whose time has come.
Economic and political freedom is an idea that is on the march
abroad, and allows us unprecedented prosperity at home. In
fact, under Republican leadership, we have created 20 million new
jobs as we mark the 83rd month of economic growth -- the longest
peacetime expansion in modern American history.
3
To put it simply, our party, the Republican Party, has led
America from the despondency and despair of the past, to a new
era of leadership and opportunity. Will this progress continue?
Yes, but only if Republicans continue to lead.
During the last decade, the two parties have battled for the
majority position -- the right to lead America. We will start to
know the outcome of this struggle in just a little more than one
year from today.
One party won the presidency by making promises; and kept
the presidency by delivering on these promises. But the other
party has retained its hold on Congress well into its third
decade, in part because it is afraid to meet us on a level field
of fair competition.
You know how the ugly gerrymander dilutes the votes of
Republican and Independent voters across America. We have
protested this in the past; but now it is time for us to become
true activists. It is time we stand up, and make our case to the
courts, the media and the American people: this form of
discrimination against voters must end.
If we are going to get a fair chance in Congress, we must
have a say in how Congressional and state legislative lines are
drawn. This makes it critical for us to invest our best efforts
into state legislative races and governorship. In this way,
Republican campaigns at the local and state level can support and
strengthen our bid for control of Congress.
4
Our vision is set: We are going to be the party that leads
the states. We are going to be the party that leads Congress.
And then we will be the party that leads America into the 21st
Century.
To do this, we must also reach out to new constituencies, to
campaign in the neighborhoods, the ghettoes, the barrios, once
considered to be the exclusive domain of the opposition. We are
going to reach out to new voters and reach out to broaden our
party.
So it all comes down to this: to win big, you must think
big. We must think the unthinkable -- of recapturing the
Speaker's Chair. We must imagine the unprecedented -- that in a
few short years, the Republican Party will be strong in every
community. And then we must dare to act on our conviction.
Some observers look back at the elections of the 1980s, and
wonder if the Republicans have already seen their best days.
speechwriting
Well, we have a saying in Texas: You can't tell which way the
newslatter
train went by looking at the tracks. When the dust settles from
the 1990 election, this nation will be heading one way or the
other. I know that with the leadership and support of the
Eagles, America will be going in a Republican direction.
For all that you have done and are pledged to do, I thank
you. God bless you and God bless America.
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ADDRESS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
GRAND HYATT, WASHINGTON D.C.
12:00 P.M.
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I WANT TO THANK LEE ATWATER. AS SOMEONE WHO ONCE
WORKED IN THE CHAIRMAN'S FOURTH FLOOR OFFICE, I KNOW
THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE. AND I KNOW HOW WELL YOUR
LEADERSHIP HAS SET A STEADY COURSE FOR OUR REPUBLICAN
PARTY. AND, OF COURSE, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE
OUR OUTSTANDING CO-CHAIRMAN, JEANIE AUSTIN, WHO'S
BROUGHT HER OWN BRAND OF FLORIDA KNOW-HOW TO THE RNC.
LARRY BATHGATE, RNC FINANCE CHAIRMAN: YOU'VE DONE
A GREAT JOB. ALL THAT WE DO, YOU HELP MAKE POSSIBLE.
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AND BOBBY HOLT, A FELLOW TEXAN AND ONE OF MY
OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIENDS -- ((AS THEY SAY IN MIDLAND,
I'D KNOW YOUR ASHES IN A WHIRLWIND. )) BOBBY, I'M GLAD
YOU BRING THE SAME DRIVE TO THE EAGLES PROGRAM THAT YOU
BROUGHT TO THE INAUGURAL. NANCY THAWLEY, GOOD TO SEE
YOU. AND BILL MCMANUS, OUR TREASURER. ((YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE THINK I'M ACTIVE. BUT BILL MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A
VERITABLE COUCH POTATO. 11 AND YET HE STILL IS THE ONLY
MAN IN AMERICA WHO CALLS RONALD REAGAN "SONNY. "))
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. BUT MOST OF ALL, I CAME
HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK A GROUP OF MEN AND
WOMEN WHO ARE NOT CONTENT TO FOLLOW, BUT MUST LEAD --
THE REPUBLICAN EAGLES OF AMERICA. 11
((OUR GROUP IS, OF COURSE, NAMED AFTER THE
NATIONAL SYMBOL OF AMERICA. BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT
IF BEN FRANKLIN HAD HIS WAY, OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL WOULD
HAVE BEEN ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICAN BIRD. AND HAD THAT
BEEN THE CASE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO
LET THE OTHER PARTY USE THE NAME. CAN YOU IMAGINE
IT?\\ THE DEMOCRATIC TURKEYS?\\))
- 3 -
THE LAST TIME WE MET, THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS WERE IN
FULL BLOOM, AND WASHINGTON WAS DEBATING HOW THE YEAR
WOULD GO. THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM HELD THAT FOR
REPUBLICANS, THIS WAS TO BE THE YEAR OF LIVING
DANGEROUSLY. IT IS NOW MID-OCTOBER, AND WE CAN,
INSTEAD, LOOK BACK TO A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT.
EXAMPLE: THE HOUSE, INCLUDING SOME 64 DEMOCRATS,
VOTED FOR A CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT. 11 THE COURAGEOUS
Blizzard
STAND TAKEN BY SO MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOWS THAT
of out. offensive
WASHINGTON IS REALIZING WHAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS
ALWAYS KNOWN: WE MUST JOIN THE OTHER MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
POWERS IN FAVORING INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH - -- IN
OTHER WORDS, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. III
((AND AS FOR THOSE WHO STILL OPPOSE THIS CAPITOL GAINS
DIFFERENTIAL, WELL, SOMETIMES I THINK THERE SHOULD BE
AN EDUCATION SUMMIT JUST FOR LIBERALS.)) WHICH BRINGS
ME TO OUR NEXT EXAMPLE.
- 4 -
TWO MONTHS AGO, I INVITED THE GOVERNORS TO A
SUMMIT ONLY THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN OUR HISTORY --
TO DISCUSS HISTORIC REFORM OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
AT THAT SUMMIT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE AGREED TO SET
NATIONAL GOALS, TO REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TO
PERMIT STATES, LOCALITIES AND SCHOOLS THE FLEXIBILITY
THEY NEED TO MEET THESE HIGHER GOALS. TWO WEEKS AGO,
WE JOINED FORCES FOR A SOCIAL COMPACT -- WE CALLED IT A
JEFFERSONIAN COMPACT - BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND
PRINCIPAL, GOVERNORS AND TEACHERS, PARENTS AND
STUDENTS, TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. 11
ONE MORE EXAMPLE: CONTINUED PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
VICTOR HUGO SAID THAT THERE IS NO ARMY THAT CAN MATCH
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
FREEDOM IS AN IDEA THAT IS ON THE MARCH ABROAD, AND
ALLOWS US UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY AT HOME. IN FACT,
UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE CREATED 20 MILLION
NEW JOBS AS WE MARK THE 83RD MONTH OF ECONOMIC GROWTH - -
- THE LONGEST PEACETIME EXPANSION IN MODERN AMERICAN
HISTORY. 11 ((IN SHORT, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS DONE
FOR AMERICA WHAT WILL CLARK HAS DONE FOR THE SAN
FRANCISCO GIANTS.)
- 5 -
SO TO PUT IT SIMPLY, OUR PARTY, THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY, HAS LED AMERICA FROM THE DESPONDENCY AND DESPAIR
OF THE PAST, TO A NEW ERA OF OPPORTUNITY. WILL THIS
PROGRESS CONTINUE? YES, BUT ONLY IF REPUBLICANS
CONTINUE TO LEAD.
DURING THE LAST DECADE, THE TWO PARTIES HAVE
BATTLED FOR THE MAJORITY POSITION -- THE RIGHT TO LEAD
AMERICA. WE WILL START TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THIS
STRUGGLE IN JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE YEAR FROM
TODAY.
ONE PARTY WON THE PRESIDENCY BY MAKING PROMISES;
AND KEPT THE PRESIDENCY BY DELIVERING ON THOSE
PROMISES. BUT THE OTHER PARTY HAS RETAINED ITS HOLD ON
CONGRESS WELL INTO ITS THIRD DECADE, IN PART BECAUSE IT
IS AFRAID TO MEET US ON A LEVEL FIELD OF FAIR
COMPETITION.
- 6 -
YOU KNOW HOW THE UGLY GERRYMANDER DILUTES THE
VOTES OF REPUBLICAN AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS ACROSS
AMERICA. WE HAVE PROTESTED THIS IN THE PAST; BUT NOW
IT IS TIME FOR US TO BECOME ACTIVISTS. I HAVE SENT
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO CONGRESS WHICH CALLS FOR NEW
FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR FAIR REDISTRICTING. OUR
DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICAN LEADERS, BOB DOLE AND BOB
MICHEL, HAVE INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION WHICH I URGE
CONGRESS TO ENACT. IT IS TIME WE STAND UP, AND MAKE
OUR CASE IN THE CONGRESS, IN THE COURTS, IN THE MEDIA
AND WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: THIS FORM OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VOTERS MUST END.
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IF WE ARE GOING TO GET A FAIR CHANCE IN CONGRESS,
MUST HAVE A SAY IN HOW CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE
LEGISLATIVE LINES ARE DRAWN. THIS MAKES IT CRITICAL
FOR US TO INVEST OUR BEST EFFORTS IN STATE LEGISLATIVE
they
RACES AND GOVERNORSHIPS. IN THIS WAY, REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGNS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL CAN SUPPORT AND
STRENGTHEN OUR BID FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS.
- 7 -
OUR VISION IS SET: WE ARE GOING TO BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS THE STATES. WE ARE GOING TO BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS CONGRESS. AND THEN WE WILL BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS AMERICA INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. 11
TO DO THIS, WE MUST ALSO REACH OUT TO NEW
CONSTITUENCIES, TO THOSE ONCE CONSIDERED TO BE THE
EXCLUSIVE VOTING BLOC OF THE OPPOSITION. WE ARE GOING
TO REACH OUT TO NEW VOTERS AND REACH OUT TO BROADEN OUR
PARTY.
so IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS: TO WIN BIG, YOU MUST
THINK BIG. WE MUST HAVE THE AUDACITY -- NOT JUST TO
WIN MORE SEATS IN THE HOUSE -- BUT TO TAKE BACK THE
SPEAKER'S CHAIR. WE MUST HAVE THE DARING -- NOT JUST
TO REACH OUT, BUT TO WIN SUPPORT IN EVERY COMMUNITY, AT
EVERY LEVEL.
- 8 -
SOME OBSERVERS LOOK BACK AT THE ELECTIONS OF THE
1980S
AND WONDER IF THE REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY SEEN
THEIR BEST DAYS. WELL, WE HAVE A SAYING IN TEXAS: YOU
CAN'T TELL WHICH WAY THE TRAIN WENT BY LOOKING AT THE
TRACKS. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES FROM THE 1990 ELECTION,
THIS NATION WILL BE HEADING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I
KNOW THAT WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE
EAGLES, AMERICA WILL BE GOING IN A REPUBLICAN
DIRECTION.
FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR GREAT
PARTY AND COUNTRY AND ARE PLEDGED TO DO, I THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
EVENT:
Republican Eagles Luncheon
DRESS:
Men
- Business Suit
Women
- Day Dress
CONTACT:
Office of Presidential Advance
John G. Keller, Jr.
- 202/456-7565
Trip Coordinator
Kristin Goodwin
- 202/456-7565
ADVANCE:
Leo Tomeu
- LEAD
Kelley Gannon
- PRESS
Bob Knight
- USSS
Jerry Johnson
- WHCA
Bruce Caughman
- MIL. AIDE
WEATHER:
Sunny/High 70's
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
11:55 am
THE PRESIDENT departs White House en
route Grand Hyatt Hotel.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Lead
J. Parmer
Spare
T. McBride
Doctor
LIMO
THE PRESIDENT
Follow Up
Control
A. Card
Mil. Aide
Support
M. Fitzwater
Official Photographer
Medic
Staff Van
All Remaining Staff
Press Van I
J. Allison
Press Van II
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
12:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Grand Hyatt Hotel and
proceeds to VIP Room.
Met By:
Ms. Toni Knorr
General Manager
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Mr. Richard Nelson
Regional Vice President
Grand Hyatt Hotel
12:01 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives VIP Room and holds
briefly.
Met By:
The Honorable and Mrs. Lee Atwater (Sally)
Chairman
Republican National Committee
The Honorable Lawrence E. Bathgate, II
Chairman
Republican National Finance Committee
Mrs. Joan Budd
Guest of Mr. Bathgate
Mr. Bobby Holt
Eagles Chairman
Miss Margaret C. Alexander
Executive Director
Republican National Finance Committee
Mrs. Dorothy Moley
Deputy Director
Republican National Finance Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kravis (Bessie)
Eagles Members
Mr. William J. McManus
Treasurer
Republican National Committee
Ms. Nancy Thawley
Eagles Director
Republican National Committee
NOTE: Mrs. Bush will join THE PRESIDENT at this
time.
12:02 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart VIP Room,
proceed to Holding Room and hold briefly.
Page Two
12:04 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Holding Room
and proceed to Independence Ballroom Off-Stage
Announcement Area.
12:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Independence
Ballroom Off-Stage Announcement Area and hold
briefly.
EVENT:
REPUBLICAN EAGLES LUNCHEON
CLOSED PRESS
OFF-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
BRIEF REMARKS
12:06 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush are announced into
Ballroom and proceed to Seats at Head Table.
12:07 pm Lunch is served.
12:43 pm Mr. Larry Bathgate makes
brief opening remarks.
12:45 pm Mr. Lee Atwater introduces Mr. Bobby
Holt.
12:48 pm
THE PRESIDENT is introduced for Brief Remarks by
Mr. Holt.
12:50 pm
THE PRESIDENT gives Brief Remarks.
1:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT concludes Brief Remarks, and with
Mrs. Bush departs Head Table and proceeds to
Motorcade.
1:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Motorcade and
depart Grand Hyatt Hotel en route White House.
Page Three
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Lead
J. Parmer
Spare
T. McBride
Doctor
LIMO
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
Follow Up
Control
A. Card
Mil. Aide
Support
M. Fitzwater
P. Swift
Official Photographer
Medic
Staff Van
All Remaining Staff
Press Van I
J. Allison
Press Van II
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
1:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive White House.
Page Four
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES
FRIDAY, OcT. 13, 1989
GRAND HYATT, WASHINGTON, D.C.
12:00 P.M.
((THANK YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T KID ME. I KNOW ALL THE
APPLAUSE WAS REALLY FOR THE SILVER Fox.))\\
I WANT TO THANK LEE ATWATER. As SOMEONE WHO ONCE
WORKED IN THE CHAIRMAN'S FOURTH FLOOR OFFICE, I KNOW
THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE.
- 2 -
AND I KNOW HOW WELL YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS SET A STEADY
COURSE FOR OUR REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND, OF COURSE, IT'S
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE OUR OUTSTANDING CO-CHAIRMAN,
JEANIE AUSTIN, WHO'S BROUGHT HER OWN BRAND OF FLORIDA
KNOW-HOW TO THE RNC.
LARRY BATHGATE, RNC FINANCE CHAIRMAN: YOU'VE DONE
A GREAT JOB. ALL THAT WE DO, YOU HELP MAKE POSSIBLE.
Along those lines, I'd also like to thank
Margaret Alexander, former finance chairman
of the RNC and campaign.
- 3 -
AND BoBBy HOLT, A FELLOW TEXAN AND ONE OF MY OLDEST
AND DEAREST FRIENDS -- ((As THEY SAY IN MIDLAND, I'D
KNOW YOUR ASHES IN A WHIRLWIND.)) BoBBy, I'M GLAD YOU
BRING THE SAME DRIVE TO THE EAGLES PROGRAM THAT YOU
BROUGHT TO THE INAUGURAL. NANCY THAWLEY, GOOD TO SEE
YOU. AND BILL MCMANUS, OUR TREASURER. ((You KNOW,
PEOPLE THINK I'M ACTIVE. BUT BILL MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A
VERITABLE COUCH POTATO. 11 AND YET HE STILL IS THE ONLY
MAN IN AMERICA WHO CALLS RONALD REAGAN "SONNY. "))\\
- 4 -
It's GOOD TO SEE YOU. BUT MOST OF ALL, I CAME HERE
TODAY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN
WHO ARE NOT CONTENT TO FOLLOW, BUT MUST LEAD -- THE
REPUBLICAN EAGLES OF AMERICA. 11
((OUR GROUP IS, OF COURSE, NAMED AFTER THE NATIONAL
SYMBOL OF AMERICA. BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT IF BEN
FRANKLIN HAD HIS WAY, OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL WOULD HAVE
BEEN ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICAN BIRD. 11
- 5 -
AND HAD THAT BEEN THE CASE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO
CHOICE BUT TO LET THE OTHER PARTY USE THE NAME. 11 CAN
YOU IMAGINE IT?\\ THE DEMOCRATIC TURKEYS?\\))
THE LAST TIME WE MET, THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS WERE IN
FULL BLOOM, AND WASHINGTON WAS DEBATING HOW THE YEAR
WOULD GO. THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM HELD THAT FOR
REPUBLICANS, THIS WAS TO BE THE YEAR OF LIVING
DANGEROUSLY. IT IS NOW MID-OCTOBER, AND WE CAN,
INSTEAD, LOOK BACK TO A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT.
- 6 -
EXAMPLE: THE HOUSE, INCLUDING SOME 64 DEMOCRATS,
VOTED FOR A CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT. 11 THE COURAGEOUS
STAND TAKEN BY so MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOWS THAT
WASHINGTON IS REALIZING WHAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS
ALWAYS KNOWN: WE MUST JOIN THE OTHER MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
POWERS IN FAVORING INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- IN
OTHER WORDS, JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. III
- 7 -
((AND AS FOR THOSE WHO STILL OPPOSE THIS CAPITOL GAINS
DIFFERENTIAL, WELL, SOMETIMES I THINK THERE SHOULD BE
AN EDUCATION SUMMIT JUST FOR LIBERALS.)) WHICH BRINGS
ME TO OUR NEXT EXAMPLE.
- 8 -
Two MONTHS AGO, I INVITED THE GOVERNORS TO A SUMMIT
-- ONLY THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN OUR HISTORY -- TO
DISCUSS HISTORIC REFORM OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. AT
THAT SUMMIT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE AGREED TO SET
NATIONAL GOALS, TO REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TO
PERMIT STATES, LOCALITIES AND SCHOOLS THE FLEXIBILITY
THEY NEED TO MEET THESE HIGHER GOALS.
- 9 -
Two WEEKS AGO, WE JOINED FORCES FOR A SOCIAL COMPACT --
WE CALLED IT A JEFFERSONIAN COMPACT -- BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL, GOVERNORS AND TEACHERS,
PARENTS AND STUDENTS, TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. 11
ONE MORE EXAMPLE: CONTINUED PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
VICTOR HUGO SAID THAT THERE IS NO ARMY THAT CAN MATCH
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL
FREEDOM IS AN IDEA THAT IS ON THE MARCH ABROAD, AND
ALLOWS US UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY AT HOME.
- 10 -
IN FACT, UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE CREATED
20 MILLION NEW JOBS AS WE MARK THE 83RD MONTH OF
ECONOMIC GROWTH -- THE LONGEST PEACETIME EXPANSION IN
MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY. 11 ((IN SHORT, THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY HAS DONE FOR AMERICA WHAT WILL CLARK HAS DONE FOR
THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS.))
So TO PUT IT SIMPLY, OUR PARTY, THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY, HAS LED AMERICA FROM THE DESPONDENCY AND DESPAIR
OF THE PAST, TO A NEW ERA OF OPPORTUNITY.
- 11 -
WILL THIS PROGRESS CONTINUE? YES, BUT ONLY IF
REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO LEAD.
DURING THE LAST DECADE, THE TWO PARTIES HAVE
BATTLED FOR THE MAJORITY POSITION -- THE RIGHT TO LEAD
AMERICA. WE WILL START TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THIS
STRUGGLE IN JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE YEAR FROM
TODAY.
- 12 -
ONE PARTY WON THE PRESIDENCY BY MAKING PROMISES;
AND KEPT THE PRESIDENCY BY DELIVERING ON THOSE
PROMISES. BUT THE OTHER PARTY HAS RETAINED ITS HOLD ON
CONGRESS WELL INTO ITS THIRD DECADE, IN PART BECAUSE IT
IS AFRAID TO MEET US ON A LEVEL FIELD OF FAIR
COMPETITION.
- 13 -
You KNOW HOW THE UGLY GERRYMANDER DILUTES THE VOTES
OF REPUBLICAN AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS ACROSS AMERICA.
WE HAVE PROTESTED THIS IN THE PAST; BUT NOW IT IS TIME
FOR US TO BECOME ACTIVISTS. I HAVE SENT PROPOSED
LEGISLATION TO CONGRESS WHICH CALLS FOR NEW FEDERAL
STANDARDS FOR FAIR REDISTRICTING. OUR DISTINGUISHED
REPUBLICAN LEADERS, BoB DOLE AND BoB MICHEL, HAVE
INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION WHICH I URGE CONGRESS TO
ENACT.
- 14 -
IT IS TIME WE STAND UP, AND MAKE OUR CASE IN THE
CONGRESS, IN THE COURTS, IN THE MEDIA AND WITH THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE: THIS FORM OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
VOTERS MUST END. 11
IF WE ARE GOING TO GET A FAIR CHANCE IN CONGRESS,
WE MUST HAVE A SAY IN HOW CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE
LEGISLATIVE LINES ARE DRAWN. THIS MAKES IT CRITICAL
FOR US TO INVEST OUR BEST EFFORTS IN STATE LEGISLATIVE
RACES AND GOVERNORSHIPS.
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IN THIS WAY, REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGNS AT THE LOCAL AND
STATE LEVEL CAN SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN OUR BID FOR
CONTROL OF CONGRESS.
OUR VISION IS SET: WE ARE GOING TO BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS THE STATES. WE ARE GOING TO BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS CONGRESS. AND THEN WE WILL BE THE PARTY
THAT LEADS AMERICA INTO THE 21st CENTURY. 11
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To DO THIS, WE MUST ALSO REACH OUT TO NEW
CONSTITUENCIES, TO THOSE ONCE CONSIDERED TO BE THE
EXCLUSIVE VOTING BLOC OF THE OPPOSITION. WE ARE GOING
TO REACH OUT TO NEW VOTERS AND REACH OUT TO BROADEN OUR
PARTY.
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So IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS: TO WIN BIG, YOU MUST
THINK BIG. WE MUST HAVE THE AUDACITY -- NOT JUST TO
WIN MORE SEATS IN THE HOUSE -- BUT TO TAKE BACK THE
SPEAKER'S CHAIR. WE MUST HAVE THE DARING -- NOT JUST
TO REACH OUT, BUT TO WIN SUPPORT IN EVERY COMMUNITY, AT
EVERY LEVEL.
SOME OBSERVERS LOOK BACK AT THE ELECTIONS OF THE
1980s, AND WONDER IF THE REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY SEEN
THEIR BEST DAYS.
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WELL, WE HAVE A SAYING IN TEXAS: You CAN'T TELL WHICH
WAY THE TRAIN WENT BY LOOKING AT THE TRACKS. WHEN THE
DUST SETTLES FROM THE 1990 ELECTION, THIS NATION WILL
BE HEADING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I KNOW THAT WITH THE
LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE EAGLES, AMERICA WILL BE
GOING IN A REPUBLICAN DIRECTION.
FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR GREAT
PARTY AND COUNTRY AND ARE PLEDGED TO DO, I THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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