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GOPAC RECEPTION / EAST ROOM
Tina
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989 / 5:05 P.M.
THANK YOU. LET ME TIP MY HAT TO THE TWO GOPAC
CHAIRMEN: FORMER CONGRESSMAN Bo CALLAWAY -- AND, IN
ABSENTIA, OUR OUTSTANDING REPUBLICAN WHIP, CONGRESSMAN
NEWT GINGRICH. CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON, ONE OF YOUR
CHARTER MEMBERS. AND TO KAY RIDDLE, YOUR EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR... IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE
THIS AFTERNOON.
- 2 -
" You KNOW, THE OTHER NIGHT I SAW THAT MOVIE "LETHAL
WEAPON Two." I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. I WAS
HOPING IT WAS GOING TO BE A MOVIE ABOUT NEWT... ))
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS -- DURING WHAT I HEAR
HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL BIANNUAL CHARTER MEETING --
YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF TERRIFIC
SPEAKERS. SECRETARIES BRADY AND KEMP, LEE ATWATER, AND
MEMBERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF, AMONG OTHERS.
- 3 -
So MY ROLE TONIGHT IS SOMETHING LIKE BATTING EIGHTH
CLEAN-UP. " BUT I CAN HANDLE IT. BUILT UP LOTS OF
EXPERIENCE IN COLLEGE.))
THIS GROUP HAS TAKEN ON A GOAL THAT'S AS IMPORTANT
AS IT IS CHALLENGING: UNLOCKING -- AND GAINING CONTROL
OF -- THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I BELIEVE GOPAC IS
ON A SERIOUS MISSION -- AND YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT
LEADERSHIP TO MAKE THAT MISSION SUCCESSFUL.
104
- 4 -
You MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT BACK IN 1965, Bo
CALLOWAY WAS ADDRESSING A RALLY IN HOUSTON. HE CALLED
ME UP TO THE PODIUM AND INSISTED THAT MY FRIENDS FROM
HARRIS COUNTY SUPPORT ME FOR CONGRESS. AND THIS WAS
BEFORE I EVEN DECIDED TO RUN FOR THE JOB! AND NEWT,
WELL, ANY OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN AROUND HIM KNOW HE'S A MAN
OF EQUAL VISION AND ENERGY.
- 5 -
I UNDERSTAND HE'S OUT HELPING A FELLOW MEMBER OF
CONGRESS IN MISSOURI -- AND SOMEHOW, I HAVE TO TELL
YOU, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE GUY'S OPPONENT.
IN THE COMING YEAR, AS GOPAC BUILDS "AN AGENDA
WORTH VOTING FOR" -- AND CANDIDATES WORTH FIGHTING
FOR -- I BELIEVE MORE AMERICANS WILL COME To UNDERSTAND
THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA THAN EVER BEFORE.
How CAN WE MAKE SURE WE GAIN A MAJORITY IN THE
HOUSE? IN TWO WAYS.
- 6 -
FIRST, WE CAN DO IT BY MAKING SURE THE
REDISTRICTING PROCESS IS FAIR -- SEEING TO IT THAT
DISTRICTS ARE DRAWN TO GIVE EVERY VOTER AN EQUAL SAY IN
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. SINCE THE 1981 REDISTRICTING
EFFORT, WE'VE FALLEN BEHIND BOTH POLITICALLY AND
TECHNICALLY IN OUR ABILITY TO AFFECT THAT PROCESS.
- 7 -
IN FACT, DEMOCRATS HAVE A REDISTRICTING ADVANTAGE
IN STATES THAT COMPOSE ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE SEATS IN
CONGRESS. So YOUR EFFORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE
IMPORTANT THAN THEY ARE TODAY.
SECOND, SINCE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINES ARE
GENERALLY DRAWN BY STATE LEGISLATURES, TO ENSURE FAIR
REDISTRICTING AND WIN THE U.S. HOUSE, WE MUST CONTROL
MORE STATE LEGISLATURES.
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- 8 -
THAT MEANS RECRUITING AND HELPING TO ELECT MORE LOCAL
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, IN DISTRICTS WHICH SHOULD -- AND
CAN -- BE REPUBLICAN.
You ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR BASE AT THE STATE
AND LOCAL LEVEL IS TO THE FUTURE OF THE PARTY -- AND
YOU'RE KEEPING THAT FOUNDATION STRONG.
- 9 -
BY WORKING EXTENSIVELY WITH OVER 4,000 CANDIDATES
LAST YEAR; BY TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY;
BY WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN ACADEMY; AND
THROUGH THE "SHIRTSLEEVE SESSIONS" WITH BUSINESS
LEADERS -- GOPAC IS MAKING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FLY.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING WILL BE GOOD FOR THE PARTY,
OF COURSE -- BUT IT'LL BE EVEN BETTER FOR THE COUNTRY
AS A WHOLE.
- 10 -
TONIGHT IT'S A PLEASURE TO IMAGINE WHAT A
REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE -- TOGETHER WITH A REPUBLICAN
MAJORITY IN CONGRESS -- COULD ACCOMPLISH.
BUT YOU KNOW, THANKS To GOPAC's LEADERSHIP, SOMEDAY
-- AND I HOPE SOON -- WE WON'T HAVE To IMAGINE IT ANY
LONGER. WE'LL KNOW.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH -- AND NOW, I THINK I'LL
LET THE PARTY GO BACK TO THE PARTY.
###
Staffed
(Lange Martin
November 1, 1989
6:00 p.m.
[GOPAC.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOPAC RECEPTION
EAST ROOM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989
5:05 P.M.
Thank you. Let me tip my hat to the two GOPAC chairmen:
former Congressman Bo Callaway -- and, in absentia, our
outstanding Republican Whip, Congressman Newt Gingrich. And to
Kay Riddle, your Executive Director
It's a pleasure to have
all of you here this afternoon.
(( You know, the other night I saw that movie "Lethal Weapon
Two." I was a little disappointed. I was hoping it was going to
be a movie about Newt ))
Over the last couple of days -- during what I hear has been
a very successful biannual Charter Meeting -- you've already
heard from a number of terrific speakers. Secretaries Brady and
Kemp, and Lee Atwater, among others.
So my role tonight is something like batting eighth clean-
up. (( But I can handle it. Built up lots of experience in
college. ))
This group has taken on a goal that's as important as it is
challenging: unlocking -- and gaining control of -- the House of
2
Representatives. I believe GOPAC is on a serious mission -- and
you've got the right leadership to make that mission successful.
You may not know this, but back in 1965, Bo Calloway was
addressing a rally in Houston. He called me up to the podium and
insisted that my friends from Harris County support me for
Congress. And this was before I even decided to run for the job!
And Newt, well, any of you who've been around him know he's
a man of equal vision and energy. I understand he's out helping
a fellow member of Congress in Missouri -- and somehow, I have to
tell you, my heart goes out to the guy's opponent.
In the coming year, as GOPAC builds "An Agenda Worth Voting
For" -- and candidates worth fighting for -- I believe more
Americans will come to understand the Republican agenda than ever
before.
How can we make sure we gain a majority in the House?
In two ways.
First, we can do it by making sure the redistricting process
is fair -- seeing to it that districts are drawn to give every
voter an equal say in the democratic process. Since the 1981
redistricting effort, we've fallen behind both politically and
technically in our ability to affect that process.
3
In fact, Democrats have a redistricting advantage in states
that compose about 90 percent of the seats in Congress. So your
efforts have never been more important than they are today.
Second, since congressional district lines are generally
drawn by state legislatures, to ensure fair redistricting and
win the U.S. house, we must control more state legislatures.
That means recruiting and helping to elect more local Republican
candidates, in districts which should -- and can -- be
Republican.
You all know how important our base at the state and local
level is to the future of the Party -- and you're keeping that
foundation strong.
By working extensively with over 4,000 candidates last year;
by training volunteers, as well as incumbent Republican
legislators across the country; by working with the American
Campaign Academy; and through the "shirtsleeve sessions" with
business leaders -- GOPAC is making the Republican Party fly.
Everything you're doing will be good for the Party, of
course -- but it'll be even better for the country as a whole.
4
Tonight it's a pleasure to imagine what a Republican White
House -- together with a Republican majority in Congress -- could
accomplish.
But you know, thanks to GOPAC's leadership, someday -- and I
hope soon -- we won't have to imagine it any longer. We'll know.
Thank you all very much -- and now, I think I'll let the
Party go back to the party.
###
(Lange/Martin)
October 31, 1989
4:00 p.m.
[GOPAC.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
GOPAC RECEPTION
EAST ROOM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989
5:05 P.M.
Thank you. Let me tip my hat to our two GOPAC chairmen:
former Congressman Bo Callaway, and our outstanding Republican
Whip, Congressman Newt Gingrich
and Kay Riddle, your
Executive Director
[Other acknowledgements
]
(( You know, the other night I saw that movie "Lethal Weapon
Two. " I was a little disappointed. I was hoping it was going to
be a movie about Newt Gingrich
))
Over the last couple of days -- during what I hear has been
a very successful biannual Charter Meeting -- you've already
heard from a number of terrific speakers. Secretaries Brady and
Kemp; Bob Novak, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Lee Atwater
So my role tonight is something like batting eighth clean-
up. (( But I can handle it. Built up lots of experience in
college. ))
This group has taken on a goal that's as important as it is
challenging. When Kay Riddle says "We really will control the
2
U.S. House, and we'll do it in the next two or three elections,"
I believe GOPAC is on a serious mission.
And the way you're going about fulfilling that mission --
systematically, deliberately -- makes me certain we're going to
succeed.
You all know how important our base at the state and local
level is to the future of the Party -- and you're keeping that
foundation strong.
By working extensively with over 4,000 candidates last year;
by training volunteers, as well as incumbent Republican
legislators across the country; by working with the American
Campaign Academy; and through the "shirtsleeve sessions" with
business leaders -- GOPAC is making the Republican Party fly.
In the coming year, as you build "An Agenda Worth Voting
For" -- and candidates worth fighting for -- I believe more
Americans will come to understand the Republican agenda than ever
before.
How can we make sure we gain a majority in the House, early
in the coming decade?
3
We'll do it by making sure the redistricting process is fair
-- seeing to it that districts are drawn in a non-partisan
manner, reflecting the true nature of our constituencies.
And we'll do it by recruiting and helping to elect local
candidates from the Republican party, in districts which should
-- and can -- be Republican.
Those two steps will be good for the Party, of course -- but
they'll be even better for the country as a whole.
Tonight it's a pleasure to imagine what a Republican White
House -- together with a Republican majority in Congress -- could
accomplish.
But thanks to GOPAC's leadership, we won't have to imagine
for very much longer. We'll know.
Thank you all very much --- and now, I think I'll let the
Party go back to the party.
###