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Acting Dir William Roab
Anthony Fraci
Som Droder - Notl. Concer Inst.
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft One
December 20, 1989
Dr. John Deckel - dir. of NIH Clinical Center
NIH
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NIH ADDRESS Clinical Center
Sellian
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
Surgeon Mrs Bush Gen. design. Dr. Patonix Name llo
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989
11:30 A.M.
12 Dos. in white
In these last days before Christmas, I wanted to stop by and
salute what you are doing in biomedical research. Yes, you are
helping to improve the health of millions of Americans. Even
more, you're giving the greatest gift imaginable. The gift of
Christmas, and of life.
Nowhere is this gift more obvious than in your work to
combat AIDS. And it's that I'd briefly like to talk about. For
only together can we wage all-out war against this crippler of
America's body and soul.
months ago, in this very building, I met an AIDS patient
-
who spoke of its brutality. And I've just come from two more
meetings: One, with a patients support group; the other, a
family support group. Both reminded me of the need for
compassion and non-fear.
By compassion, I mean the caring that draws us to kids with
AIDS -- kids innocent and vulnerable, who enter this world with
the odds stacked against them. We must help them, and you are.
And I want you to know: I am with you.
And by non-fear, I mean teaching Americans who don't want to
help or become involved. They're afraid of holding an AIDS
patient because they're frightened of getting AIDS. And Barbara
2
to
hugged
child
and I want say: They're wrong. I just held an AIDS baby -- and
I know there is no reason to be afraid of your health, just
theirs.
Our good friend, Dr. Louis Sullivan, is the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. He's up here today. And he knows
about compassion and non-fear. So does Assistant Secretary for
Health, Dr. James Mason. Dr. William Raub, the acting director
of NIH, has helped the institute's pioneering efforts. He knows
those truths. And so does Dr. Anthony Fauci -- as I've said
before, a true American hero.
Then, there's the Director of the National Cancer Institute,
Dr. Samuel Broder, who discovered that AZT can be used to treat
discovered NIDS 11:23 hod depth
in
family
AIDS. And Dr. Robert Gallo, also of NCI. Or the 400 people
world
there
involved in treatment and research activities on AIDS at the NIH
Clinical Center. From chaplains to social workers. From
teachers to dieticians.
All of you have helped, directly, preach compassion and non-
fear. As have still others star who do those essential tasks
related to the care of AIDS patients and research on the disease.
The clinical pathology staff, the diagnostic radiology staff, and
the nuclear medicine staff -- they are attacking the scourge of
AIDS. And so are the laboratory scientists engaged primarily in
AIDS-related basic research.
You know, I talk about AIDS a lot. And I hear those who
say, "We have far to go." And they're right. But I would also
add: "Look how far we've come." Look at advances in vaccine
3
development and early therapeutic intervention. At the recently
reported success of a vaccine in monkeys. Or clinical studies
which show how AZT can retard the disease in HIV-infected
individuals. Look at the treatment to prevent the onset of PCP,
the pneumonia that infects large numbers of AIDS patients and
often leads to death.
Where did these advances stem from? Not from blue smoke and
mirrors. They are rooted in the biomedical research conducted
and supported by NIH. They show the value of commitment -- your
commitment -- and how -- by stopping AIDS -- we can ensure a
year-round Christmas of the mind and heart.
The Chinese philosopher Confucius said, "Recompense injury
with justice, and kindness with kindness." Well, your justice is
easing injury. And in this Christmas season, let me say: Your
kindness can -- and must -- ensure good will toward all.
For that, I thank you. And I want to wish you -- and your
families who, yes, suffer through long hours of research and
patient care -- a warm and happy holiday season. God bless you.
And God bless America.
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Dr. Lee's AIDs Day
On December 1, World AIDS Day, thousands of people will gather in
Washington, D.C. to remember all those with HIV infection, and all
those who have died of it. The end result of this infection, which
is known as the disease AIDS, has been diagnosed in 112,241 persons
in this country as of the end of October 1989. Fifty thousand
people have died since the beginning of the epidemic. These cases
represent the tip of the iceberg. A million or more cases of HIV
infection are estimated by the Centers for Disease Control to be
present in the U.S. today. Thus, though the problem is great,
and taxing our health care system now, far greater liability awaits
us in terms of human suffering and health care costs.
We have committed resources at an unprecedented rate to viral
research of all kinds. But there is no cure at present, and none
apparent in the near future. Our health care delivery apparatus
is being stretched to its limits. New systems for care, and new
ways of paying for health care are being studied, but solutions to
these problems are difficult, and will take time to facilitate.
What can we do now about this disease, which is now a fatal disease
for almost all who contract it? Educate and prevent. Prevent and
educate. The disease is spread by sexual contact, by infected
blood products that get absorbed in to another's blood stream, and
by mother's milk. Drug abuse spreads the disease in two ways.
Contaminated needles spread the disease, and drugs promote
promiscuity which greatly increases the risk of catching the virus.
Promiscuity and drug abuse, particularly intravenous drug abuse,
are the factors which contribute most to the spread of HIV
infection. Know these facts, and educate your family and friends
and associates about these facts. It is relatively easy not to
contract this disease, and it is of paramount importance not to
contract this virus. You can not catch the disease by casual
contact of any kind. Educate, and prevent.
Finally fellow countrymen and women, please recognize that over a
million of our fellow citizens have become infected with the virus
and may not even know it. I am against discrimination of any kind.
These people need our help, help from all of us. They should have
freedom from fear regarding their jobs and their housing. The
Americans with Disabilities Act now going through the House of
Representatives stresses these freedoms, and I hope for its early
passage.
When I spoke in my Inaugural Address of a kinder and gentler
nation, I meant it. Our hearts go out to those afflicted, as our
2
heads work towards finding the solution. In the meantime, educate
those around you regarding the prevention of this disease.
Maj or Points That Have Been Made:
1. Scope of problem.
2. What we have done and are doing now.
3. What we must do.
4. Address discrimination and attitudes.
THE WHITE HOUSE
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In these last days before Christmas, I wanted to stop by and
salute what you are doing in biomedical research. Yes, you are
helping to improve the health of millions of Americans. Even
more, you're giving the greatest gift imaginable. The gift of
life.
Nowhere is this gift more evident than in your work to
combat AIDS. And it's that I'd briefly like to talk about. For
only together can we wage all-out war against this terrible
killer. (April 87 (April 87
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months ago, in this very building, I met an AIDS patient
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who spoke of his prolonged suffering. And I've just come from
two more meetings: One, with a patients' support group; the
other, a family support group. Both reminded me of the need for
compassion and understanding.
By that, I mean the compassion that moves us to care for all
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those infected with the HIV -- especially kids innocent and
vulnerable, who enter this world with the odds stacked against
them. We must help them, and you are. And I want you to know:
I am with you. //
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And by understanding, I mean educating Americans who don't
want to help or become involved because of misplaced fear.
They're afraid of holding an AIDS patient because they're
frightened of getting AIDS. And Barbara and I want to say:
They're wrong. I just hugged an AIDS child -7 and I know there
is no reason to fear for your health, just their health. And I
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want to thank those who are not afraid -- especially foster
parents who've opened their homes and hearts, and those of you
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science and medicine. I think of Assistant Secretary for Health,
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Dr. James Máson. Or Dr. William Raub, the acting director of
NIH. Doctors Samuel Brodér and Robert Gallo. Dr. Antonia
Novello, the Surgeon General Designate. And Dr. Anthony Fauci
as I've said before, a true American hero. And all the others
Nitis
on the stage with me.
Each of these dedicated scientists preach compassion and
understanding. As have still others involved in treatment and
research activities on AIDS at the NIH Clinical Center. From
chaplains to social workers. From teachers to dieticians. For
example, the clinical pathology staff, the diagnostic radiology
staff, and the nuclear medicine staff -- you are attacking the
scourge of AIDS. And so are the laboratory scientists engaged
primarily in AIDS-related basic research.
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hear those who say, "We have far to go.' And they re right. But
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the recently reported success of a vaccine in animals. Or
clinical studies, which show how AZT can retard the disease in
HIV-infected individuals. Look at the treatment to prevent the
onset of PCP, the pneumonia that infects large numbers of AIDS
patients and often leads to death.
Where did these advances stem from? They are rooted in the
biomedical research conducted and supported by NIH. They show
the value of your commitment -- and I commend that commitment.
They stem from your work which makes America proud.
Too often, we speak of compassion and understanding only in
the Christmas season. You embody it all year round. And too
often we forget the true message of this time of year. It's that
justice, and kindness, can foster good will toward all.
You know that message. You live that message. And for
that, I thank you. And I want to wish you -- and your families
-- a warm and happy holiday season. God bless you and those you
are working so hard to save. And God bless America.
#
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FRIDAY NI T numbers
per HHS.
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In these last days before Christmas, when families and
friends gather, I wanted to stop here at the National Institutes
of Health to offer my personal holiday greeting to all of you for
your efforts in biomedical research. You are directly involved
in improving the health of every American, not just for this
generation of your countrymen, but for future generations. In
that sense, you are giving the gift of life.
We are thankful for good health every day and especially so
during this season. But we also remember those who suffer. Our
hopes and our prayers are with them.
In
But there is a larger purpose to my visit
I want to thank
each of you for your heroic work to combat AIDS. I have been
here before to visit an AIDS patient who talked with me about the
unforgiving brutality of AIDS. I came away from that visit
determined to wage an all-out war against the disease.
Some of the generals in that war are seated on this
platform. They know the challenge we face and like you they have
dedicated their energy and their ingenuity to win this war.
We are fortunate that the Department of Health and Human
Services is led by an outstanding scientist-physician who brings
to his duty the compassion of a dedicated healer, Dr. Louis
Sullivan. Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. James Mason, is a
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recognized leader in public health. He has been in the
front lines of the war on AIDS from the beginning.
Dr. William Raub who is acting director of NIH, has kept
this vital institute on a sound and steady course so you can
pursue your pioneering efforts.
I have said on another occasion that Dr. Anthony Fauci is an
American hero. He has the dedication and determination to, as he
Sofus
put it, "make AIDS a chronic, manageable disease, much like
diabetes." He is still my hero.
The Director of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Samuel
Broder, discovered that AZT can be used to treat AIDS because it
is effective in retarding the progress of the disease and in
delaying its onset.
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Dr. Robert Gallo, of the National Cancer Institute, shares
credit with Dr. Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute for
discovering the virus that causes AIDS, a discovery that made
possible the development of a reliable test for AIDS. This test
has made it possible for blood banks to assure that the nation's
vital blood supply is not contaminated with the AIDS-causing
virus.
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I have met with others in the hospital setting who are also
dedicated to winning this war -- Dr. Philip Pizzo, Dr. Clifford
Lane, and Dr. Henry Masur. There are many others I would mention
by name, but time does not permit that. We are grateful for
their service.
The success of outstanding leaders in science and medicine
is not always theirs alone. The quiet, unremitting expert
contribution of men and women trained in many different
disciplines is essential. Many important members of the research
and treatment team are in the audience today, and I salute each
of you.
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and research activities on AIDS at the NIH Clinical Center.
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dieticians; teachers; secretaries; clerks; people involved in
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related to the care of AIDS patients and to research on the
disease. There is the clinical pathology staff, the diagnostic
radiology staff, and the nuclear medicine staff.
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Despite our best efforts, the magnitude of the AIDS epidemic
continues. Yet your accomplishments in biomedical research over
the past year offers reason for renewed hope and renewed
commitment. Important advances have been made, most notably in
the areas of vaccine development and early therapeutic
intervention. NIH is at the forefront of these research efforts,
through work conducted here in Bethesda on the NIH campus, and in
research supported by NIH at outstanding institutions across this
country and around the world.
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New hope for a potential human vaccine against AIDS has been
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raised by the recently reported success of a vaccine in monkeys.
This study has demonstrated that a vaccine will be possible.
Several candidate vaccines against HTV have been developed and
are currently being tested in human volunteers
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disease in HIV-infected individuals with few or no symptoms. Now
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patients holds great promise for the future. We are seeing the
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I speak for every American when I say, thank you.
I wish for all of you, and for your families who sometimes
suffer through long hours of research and patient care, a warm
and happy holiday season. God bless you all.
Thank you.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 21, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
B-for
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, December 22, at noon, you will address 400 NIH
employees at their Clinical Center in Rockville, MD. Dr. Louis
Sullivan and his wife will accompany you. Other notables that
will attend are Undersecretary Constance Horner; Assistant
Secretary of HHS Dr. James Mason; Dr. William Raub, acting
director of NIH; Dr. Samuel Broder, director of the National
Cancer Institute; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Dr. Decker, director of the
Clinical Center; Dr. Ed Rall, deputy director for intermural
research; Dr. Katherine Bick, deputy director of extramural
research; Dr. Fred Goodwin, Administrator of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse; Dr. Claude L'Enfant, Director of the Heart Institute; and
Dr. Duane Alexander, Director of the Child Health Institute.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (5 minutes, speechcards) thank the
employees of the clinic for their work and research on AIDS. The
text also notes the importance of education, compassion, and
understanding in the treatment of AIDS patients. In addition,
the remarks commend the researchers, doctors, technicians, and
other employees of NIH.
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Three
December 21, 1989
NIH
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NIH CLINICAL CENTER
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, Undersecretary Horner, Dr.
Mason, Dr. Raub, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Broder, Dr. Decker, Dr. Rall, Dr.
Bick, Dr. Goodwin, Dr. L'Enfant, Dr. Alexander, Ladies and
Gentlemen.
In these last days before Christmas, I wanted to stop by and
salute what you are doing in biomedical research. You are
helping to improve the health of millions of Americans. Even
more, you're giving the greatest gift imaginable. The gift of
life.
Nowhere is this gift more evident than in your work to
combat AIDS. And it's that which I'd briefly like to talk about.
For only together can we wage all-out war against this terrible
killer.
Two years ago, in this very building, I met a person with
AIDS who spoke of his prolonged suffering. And I've just come
from two more meetings: One, with a patients' support group; the
other, a family support group. Both reminded me of the need for
compassion and understanding.
By that, I mean the compassion that moves us to care for all
those infected with the HIV -- men and women; adults and
2
children. We must help them, and you are doing just that. And I
want you to know: I am with you. //
And by understanding, I mean educating Americans who don't
want to help or become involved because of misplaced fear.
They're afraid of holding an AIDS patient because they're
frightened of getting AIDS. Barbara and I want to say: They're
wrong. //
A few moments ago we were in a room full of kids with AIDS.
What courage and character. And being with them, I thought of
how there is no reason to fear for your health, just their
health. I want to thank those who are not afraid -- especially
foster parents who've opened their homes and hearts, and those of
you here today who do so much for so many. //
Our good friend, Dr. Louis Sullivan, our Secretary of Health
and Human Services, is up here today. He knows about compassion
and understanding. And so do other great men and women of
science and medicine. I think of Assistant Secretary for Health,
Dr. James Mason. or Dr. William Raub, the acting director of
NIH. Doctors Antony Fauci, Samuel Broder and Robert Gallo. Dr.
Antonia Novello, the Surgeon General Designate.
Each of these dedicated scientists preaches compassion and
understanding. As do others involved in treatment and research
activities on AIDS at the NIH Clinical Center. From doctors and
nurses to chaplains and social workers. From teachers to
dieticians. For example, the clinical pathology staff, the
diagnostic radiology staff, and the nuclear medicine staff -- you
3
are attacking the scourge of AIDS. And so are the laboratory
scientists engaged primarily in AIDS-related basic research --
all of the dedicated employees throughout all the institutions
here.
You know, there is a lot of talk about AIDS today. And I
hear those who say, "We have far to go." And they're right. But
I would also add: "Look how far we've come." // Look at
advances in vaccine development and early therapeutic
intervention. Look at the recently reported success of a vaccine
in animals or clinical studies which show how AZT can retard the
disease in HIV-infected individuals. Look at the treatment to
prevent the onset of PCP, the pneumonia that infects large
numbers of AIDS patients and often leads to death.
Where did these advances stem from? They are rooted in the
biomedical research conducted and supported by NIH. They show
the value of your commitment -- and I commend that commitment.
They stem from your work which makes America proud.
Too often, we speak of compassion and understanding only in
the Christmas season. You embody it all year round. And too
often we forget the true message of this time of year. It's that
justice, and kindness, can foster good will toward all.
You know that message. You live that message. And for
that, I thank you. And I want to wish you -- and your families
-- a warm and happy holiday season. God bless you and those you
are working so hard to save. And God bless America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989
EVENTS:
AIDS Patient Support Group Meeting
AIDS Family Support Group Meeting
Address to the National Institutes of Health AIDS
Research Staff
DRESS:
Men
-Business Suit
Women
-Day Dress
CONTACTS:
Presidential Advance Office
John G. Keller, Jr.
- 202/456-7565
Trip Coordinator
Patricia L. Conrad
- 202/456-7565
ADVANCE:
Steve Broadbent
-LEAD
Kelley Gannon
-PRESS
Jerry Price
-USSS
Steve Dill
-WHCA
John Stufflebeem
-MIL AIDE
WEATHER:
Partly Cloudy/Low 30's
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989
GUEST AND STAFF INSTRUCTIONS:
9:50 am Guests and Staff not
manifested on Marine One
should proceed to board
Vans at West Basement
10:00 am Vans depart West Basement
en route National Naval
Medical Center Landing Zone.
11:10 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Marine
One and depart White House en route
National Naval Medical Center Landing
Zone.
MARINE ONE MANIFEST:
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
G. Bush
Gov. Sununu
M. Fitzwater
Official Photographer
Doctor
Mil Aide
2 USSS
(Flying Time: 10 Minutes)
11:20 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive
National Naval Medical Center Landing
Zone and proceed to Motorcade.
11:25 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Motorcade
and depart Naval Medical Center Landing Zone
en route National Institutes of Health.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Lead
S. Broadbent
Spare
Doctor
LIMO
THE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Bush
G. Bush
Follow Up
Control
Gov. Sununu
A. Card
Mil Aide
Support
M. Fitzwater
Official Photographer
Medic
Staff I
B. Roper
Press Van I
J. Herrick
Press Van II
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
11:30 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive
National Institutes of Health and
proceed to 11th Floor Solarium.
Page Two
Met by:
The Honorable and Mrs. Louis Sullivan (Ginger)
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dr. William F. Raub
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health
Dr. James O. Mason
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
for Health
EVENT:
AIDS PATIENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
POOL COVERAGE
11:35 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, arrive
11th Floor Solarium and begin
participation in Aids Patient Support
Group Meeting.
Met by:
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Associate Director for Aids Research
11:45 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, conclude
participation in Aids Patient Support
Group Meeting, depart 11th Floor
Solarium and proceed to Outpatient
Clinic.
11:47 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, arrive
11th Floor Outpatient Clinic and begin
participation in Aids Children Family
Support Group Meeting.
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Met by:
Dr. Samuel Broder
Director, National Cancer Institute
EVENT:
AIDS FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
POOL COVERAGE
11:57 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, conclude
participation in Aids Family Support
Group Meeting 1 depart 11th Floor
Outpatient Clinic and proceed to First
Floor Holding Room.
11:58 am
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, arrive
First Floor Holding Room.
12:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, depart
Holding Room and proceed to Off-Stage
Announcement Area.
12:01 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, arrive
Off-Stage Announcement Area and hold
briefly.
EVENT:
ADDRESS TO AIDS RESEARCH STAFF
OPEN PRESS
OFF-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
BRIEF REMARKS
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12:02 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, are
announced On-Stage and proceed to
Seats.
12:03 pm
THE PRESIDENT is introduced for Brief Remarks by
Secretary Sullivan.
12:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT gives Brief Remarks.
12:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT concludes Brief Remarks
and, with Mrs. Bush and Secretary and
Mrs. Sullivan, depart Stage and
proceed to Holding Room.
12:11 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, arrive
Holding Room.
12:14 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Sullivan, depart
Holding Room and proceed to Motorcade.
12:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board
Motorcade and depart National Institutes
of Health en route National Naval
Medical Center Landing Zone.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Same as on Arrival.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
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12:20 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive
National Naval Medical Center Landing
Zone and proceed to board Marine One.
12:25 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart
National Naval Medical Center Landing
Zone en route Camp David, Maryland.
(Flying Time: 25 Minutes)
12:50 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Camp
David, Maryland.
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DEC 21 '89 13:51
P.3
Date: 12/21/89
From: Tom Flavin
To: Steve Broadbent
Re: Adult Patient Support Group
Next page lists the adult patients and the two nurse/social workers,
Laura Govoni and Eugenie Hershaft, who run the group.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Associate Director for AIDS, and Director, National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will greet. Dr. Fauci
was named as the President's "personal hero" during the campaign
debates. Dr. Fauci will introduce Dr. Clifford Lane, who is running
the AIDS vaccine development program for NIH and treating the
adult patients. Dr. Lane will introduce the social workers, and
then the adults will introduce themselves, beginning the
discussion.
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NIH CLINICAL CENTER / ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989 / 12:00 P.M.
SECRETARY AND MRS. SULLIVAN, UNDERSECRETARY HORNER,
DR. MASON, DR. RAUB, DR. FAUCI, DR. BRODER, DR. DECKER,
DR. RALL, DR. BTcK, DR. GOODWIN, DR. L'ENFANT, DR.
ALEXANDER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, SECRETARY SULLIVAN, FOR THAT KIND
INTRODUCTION. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
- 2 -
THIS MORNING, I KNOW YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS ARE WITH OUR
BRAVE SOLDIERS IN PANAMA. AND WITH YOUR KINDNESS, I'D
LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT BRIEFLY.
As I SAID YESTERDAY, ALL HUMAN LIFE IS PRECIOUS.
WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF A LOVING GOD. WE SORROW AT THE
CASUALTIES IN PANAMA.
- 3 -
BUT WE KNOW THAT NOTHING IS MORE CRUCIAL TO PEACE ON
EARTH THAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY -- AND THAT'S WHAT OUR
AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE ACHIEVING IN PANAMA -- FREEDOM
AND HUMAN LIBERTY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ENDURED BRUTAL
TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION. //
THIS WEEKEND, AMERICANS WILL BEGIN A TRADITIONAL
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION. IT'S A TIME OF REST AND
REFLECTION AND FAMILY.
- 4 -
AND WHILE AMERICA STOPS To CATCH ITS BREATH FROM THE
DRAMATIC EVENTS OF 1989, I ASSURE YOU THAT THROUGH
THESE HOLIDAYS, WE WILL NOT FORGET OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS,
AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF PANAMA ACHIEVE THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THAT THEY SO RIGHTFULLY DESIRE. //
IN THESE LAST DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I WANTED TO
STOP BY AND SALUTE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN BIOMEDICAL
RESEARCH. FOR HERE, Too, YOU ARE STANDING FOR DECENCY.
- 5 -
You ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS. EVEN MORE, LIKE AMERICA'S HEROES OF PANAMA,
YOU'RE GIVING THE GREATEST GIFT IMAGINABLE. THE GIFT
OF LIFE.
NOWHERE IS THIS GIFT MORE EVIDENT THAN IN YOUR WORK
TO COMBAT AIDS. AND IT'S THAT WHICH I'D BRIEFLY LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT. FOR ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE WAGE ALL-OUT
WAR AGAINST THIS TERRIBLE KILLER.
- 6 -
Two YEARS AGO, IN THIS VERY BUILDING, I MET A
PERSON WITH AIDS WHO SPOKE OF HIS PROLONGED SUFFERING.
AND I'VE JUST COME FROM TWO MORE MEETINGS: ONE, WITH A
PATIENTS' SUPPORT GROUP; THE OTHER, A FAMILY SUPPORT
GROUP. BOTH REMINDED ME OF THE NEED FOR COMPASSION AND
UNDERSTANDING.
BY THAT, I MEAN THE COMPASSION THAT MOVES US TO
CARE FOR ALL THOSE INFECTED WITH THE HIV -- MEN AND
WOMEN; ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
- 7 -
WE MUST HELP THEM, AND YOU ARE DOING JUST THAT. AND I
WANT YOU TO KNOW: I AM WITH YOU. //
AND BY UNDERSTANDING, I MEAN EDUCATING AMERICANS
WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP OR BECOME INVOLVED BECAUSE OF
MISPLACED FEAR. THEY'RE AFRAID OF HOLDING AN AIDS
PATIENT BECAUSE THEY'RE FRIGHTENED OF GETTING AIDS.
BARBARA AND I WANT TO SAY: THEY'RE WRONG. //
A FEW MOMENTS AGO WE WERE IN A ROOM FULL OF KIDS
WITH AIDS. WHAT COURAGE AND CHARACTER.
- 8 -
AND BEING WITH THEM, I THOUGHT OF HOW THERE IS NO
REASON TO FEAR FOR YOUR HEALTH, JUST THEIR HEALTH. I
WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO ARE NOT AFRAID -- ESPECIALLY
FOSTER PARENTS WHO'VE OPENED THEIR HOMES AND HEARTS,
AND THOSE OF YOU HERE TODAY WHO DO so MUCH FOR so MANY.
//
OUR GOOD FRIEND, DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN, OUR SECRETARY
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, IS UP HERE TODAY. HE
KNOWS ABOUT COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING.
- 9 -
AND so DO OTHER GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF SCIENCE AND
MEDICINE. I THINK OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH,
DR. JAMES MASON. OR DR. WILLIAM RAUB, THE ACTING
DIRECTOR OF NIH. DOCTORS ANTHONY FAUCI, SAMUEL BRODER
AND ROBERT GALLO. DR. ANTONIA NOVELLO, THE SURGEON
GENERAL DESIGNATE.
EACH OF THESE DEDICATED SCIENTISTS PREACHES
COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING.
- 10 -
As DO OTHERS INVOLVED IN TREATMENT AND RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES ON AIDS AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER. FROM
DOCTORS AND NURSES TO CHAPLAINS AND SOCIAL WORKERS.
FROM TEACHERS TO DIETICIANS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CLINICAL
PATHOLOGY STAFF, THE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY STAFF, AND
THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE STAFF -- YOU ARE ATTACKING THE
SCOURGE OF AIDS.
- 11 -
AND so ARE THE LABORATORY SCIENTISTS ENGAGED PRIMARILY
IN AIDS-RELATED BASIC RESEARCH -- ALL OF THE DEDICATED
EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT ALL THE INSTITUTIONS HERE.
You KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT AIDS TODAY.
AND I HEAR THOSE WHO SAY, "WE HAVE FAR TO GO. " AND
THEY'RE RIGHT. BUT I WOULD ALSO ADD: "Look HOW FAR
WE'VE COME." // LOOK AT ADVANCES IN VACCINE
DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION.
- 12 -
Look AT THE RECENTLY REPORTED SUCCESS OF A VACCINE IN
ANIMALS OR CLINICAL STUDIES WHICH SHOW HOW AZT CAN
RETARD THE DISEASE IN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS. Look
AT THE TREATMENT TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF PCP, THE
PNEUMONIA THAT INFECTS LARGE NUMBERS OF AIDS PATIENTS
AND OFTEN LEADS TO DEATH.
WHERE DID THESE ADVANCES STEM FROM? THEY ARE
ROOTED IN THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED AND
SUPPORTED BY NIH.
- 13 - -
THEY SHOW THE VALUE OF YOUR COMMITMENT -- AND I COMMEND
THAT COMMITMENT. THEY STEM FROM YOUR WORK WHICH MAKES
AMERICA PROUD.
Too OFTEN, WE SPEAK OF COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING
ONLY IN THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. You EMBODY IT ALL YEAR
ROUND. AND TOO OFTEN WE FORGET THE TRUE MESSAGE OF
THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT'S THAT JUSTICE, AND KINDNESS,
CAN FOSTER GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL.
- 14 -
You KNOW THAT MESSAGE. You LIVE THAT MESSAGE. AND
FOR THAT, I THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO WISH YOU -- AND
YOUR FAMILIES -- A WARM AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON. GOD
BLESS YOU AND THOSE YOU ARE WORKING so HARD TO SAVE.
AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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