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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BRIEFING / ROOM 450
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991 \ 7:45 A.M.
THANK YOU, CHARLIE, VERY MUCH -- IT'S GREAT To SEE
so MANY OLD FRIENDS HERE TODAY. AND WHAT A PLEASURE IT
IS TO HAVE WITH US THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE -- CLAYTON YEUTTER. ///
CLAYTON HAS PROVEN HIMSELF AS A TOUGH, ARTICULATE
MEMBER OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND
VISION HAVE BEEN VALUABLE To ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
- 2 -
I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM AS CHAIRMAN OF THIS GREAT
PARTY AND HAVE HIS CONTINUED COUNSEL. IN FACT, I
EXPECT TO SEE CLAYTON AT THE WHITE HOUSE MORE OFTEN IN
THE FUTURE THAN IN THE PAST.
CLAYTON, YOU'VE GOT SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES To FILL.
LEE ATWATER HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB -- AND NOW, AS HE
FIGHTS HIS BIGGEST BATTLE, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IN THIS
ROOM IS BEHIND HIM -- 100 PERCENT. ////
President spoke from 7:45 to 8:20
95% ad bibbed
used very little of this
but followed its structure
- 3 -
I AM THRILLED THAT LEE HAS AGREED To STAY ON AS GENERAL
CHAIRMAN OF THE PARTY, BECAUSE I KNOW FIRST HAND THAT
HIS ADVICE IS INVALUABLE. AND I WANT To SAY A SPECIAL
HELLO TO SALLY ATWATER AND HER MOTHER THEO WHO ARE HERE
TODAY.
I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY THAT MY OLD FRIEND JEANIE
AUSTIN HAS AGREED TO STAY ON AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE
PARTY. SHE HAS BEEN AN ANCHOR THROUGH SOME CHALLENGING
TIMES. A FORMER STATE CHAIRMAN WHO LED HER PARTY To
GROWTH AND VICTORY, SHE KNOWS POLITICS INSIDE OUT. ///
|
- 4 -
AND THERE'S ANOTHER PERSON I WANT TO THANK: A FRIEND
OF MINE -- AND A FRIEND OF LEE ATWATER'S -- CHARLIE
BLACK. ///
I KNOW TIME IS SHORT THIS MORNING, AND THAT YOU ALL
ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE PERSIAN GULF SITUATION.
THIS TUESDAY, DURING MY STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO
THE NATION, I WILL BE DISCUSSING BOTH OUR FOREIGN
POLICY AND OUR DOMESTIC AGENDA.
" 5 -
WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL DOMESTICALLY -- FROM PASSING
THE CLEAN AIR Act AND A NEW AND IMPORTANT CHILD CARE
BILL; TO REFORMING EDUCATION -- TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS
WORK AGAIN; TO MAKING REAL GAINS IN THE WAR ON CRIME
AND DRUGS; TO REACHING A BUDGET DEAL THAT FOR THE FIRST
TIME HAS REAL TEETH, ENFORCEABLE SPENDING CUTS -- AND
WE INTEND TO HOLD THE DEMOCRATS TO THAT DEAL.
|
- 6 -
AND WHILE I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS so FAR, WE
STILL HAVE FAR TO GO -- AND I'LL HAVE MORE To SAY ON
THAT TUESDAY NIGHT. I WANT EACH OF YOU To KNOW THAT
I'LL BE COUNTING ON YOUR SUPPORT AS WE WORK TO BRING
ABOUT CHANGE, REFORM AND A NEW WAY OF THINKING IN
GOVERNMENT THROUGH OUR DOMESTIC AGENDA.
- 7 -
TODAY, HOWEVER, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU AT A TIME
WHEN AMERICA AND HER ALLIES FIGHT A WAR NONE OF US
WANTED. IT WAS SADDAM HUSSEIN WHO CHOSE WAR OVER
PEACE, AND NOW OUR JOB IS CUT OUT FOR US -- OUR
OBJECTIVES ARE CLEAR. KUWAIT WILL BE LIBERATED, AND
ITS LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT WILL BE RESTORED. IRAQ WILL
COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT U.N. RESOLUTIONS; AND AFTER
PEACE IS AGAIN ESTABLISHED, THE SECURITY AND STABILITY
OF THE GULF WILL BE ENHANCED.
- 8 -
THERE WERE THOSE WHO WANTED To EXTEND THE U.N.
DEADLINE, TO GIVE THE SANCTIONS MORE TIME TO WORK. BUT
THE WORLD COULD WAIT NO LONGER. SANCTIONS SHOWED NO
SIGNS OF ACCOMPLISHING THEIR OBJECTIVES, AND WHILE TIME
PASSED, SADDAM HUSSEIN RAPED AND PILLAGED KUWAIT. HE
FORTIFIED HIS POSITIONS IN KUWAIT. AND EACH DAY, HE
SOUGHT TO ADD TO HIS CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
ARSENAL AN INFINITELY MORE DANGEROUS WEAPON OF MASS
DESTRUCTION -- A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
- 9 -
WHILE THE CLOCK TICKED, HE WREAKED HAVOC ON THE FRAGILE
ECONOMIES OF THE THIRD WORLD, THE DEVELOPING
DEMOCRACIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, AND OUR OWN ECONOMY.
AND so 27 NATIONS ALLIED WITH THE UNITED STATES
HAVE JOINED THE BATTLE TO PUT AN END TO HIS AGGRESSION.
AND I KNOW WE WILL PREVAIL -- BECAUSE WE HAVE TOP-NOTCH
LEADERS LIKE JIM BAKER, DICK CHENEY, BRENT SCOWCROFT,
COLIN POWELL, AND NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF AT THE HELM.
- 10 -
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WILL PREVAIL BECAUSE WE HAVE
THE BEST-TRAINED AND MOST HIGHLY MOTIVATED SERVICEMEN
AND WOMEN IN THE WORLD -- BAR NONE.
WE'VE ALREADY HEARD OF THE HEROISM OF THESE YOUNG
MEN AND WOMEN. AND WE STRONGLY CONDEMN THE BRUTAL
TREATMENT OF OUR BRAVE AMERICAN PILOTS WHO HAVE BEEN
TAKEN PRISONER BY THE IRAQIS.
- 11 -
OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PILOTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, AND I CAN ASSURE THEM THAT WE WILL HOLD
SADDAM HUSSEIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR
WHICH DEFIES THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS.
AND I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT WE WILL PREVAIL BECAUSE
WE HAVE THE BACKING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. IN FACT,
IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SUPPORT
OPERATION DESERT STORM. BUT ASIDE FROM ALL THE LETTERS
SENT AND PINTS OF BLOOD DONATED -- WHAT IS MOST MOVING
TO ME IS THE PRAYERS.
- 12 -
CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES ARE REPORTING RECORD ATTENDANCE
AT SERVICES, AND YOU CAN FIND CHAPELS PACKED DURING
WORKING HOURS AS AMERICANS STOP IN FOR A MOMENT OR TWO,
TO PRAY FOR PEACE.
WITH THE SUPPORT AND PRAYERS OF so MANY, MANY
PEOPLE, THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION IN THE MINDS OF OUR
SOLDIERS -- OR IN THE MINDS OF OUR ENEMY -- THAT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE UNITED IN SUPPORT OF OUR CAUSE.
- 13 -
OUR PURPOSE IS JUST AND RIGHT; OUR TROOPS ARE THE
BEST; OUR TECHNOLOGY IS PROVING ITS WORTH. As I SAID
THE OTHER NIGHT: OPERATION DESERT STORM IS RIGHT ON
SCHEDULE, AND I AM VERY PLEASED WITH OUR PROGRESS TO
DATE. WE WILL WIN PEACE -- NOT A TRUCE, NOT AN
ARMISTICE, NOT A CEASE FIRE ARRANGEMENT. BUT A PEACE
THAT WILL ALLOW OUR CHILDREN AND OTHER KIDS AROUND THE
WORLD TO GROW UP IN A NEW WORLD WE'VE NEVER KNOWN.
- 14 -
I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND
ASK ONLY FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
#
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#
Grant/Simon
January 22, 1991
A:RNCBRIEF
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BRIEFING
ROOM 450
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991
7:45 A.M.
Thank you very much -- it's great to see so many old friends
here today. And what a pleasure it is to see the next Chairman
of the Republican Party -- Clayton Yeutter. ///
Clayton has proven himself as a tough, articulate member of
this Administration, and his leadership and vision have been
valuable to me time and time again. My excitement at the
prospect of having him as Chairman of this great Party is matched
David
only by the promise of having his continued counsel. In fact, I
Demonest
told the Cabinet the other day that nothing will change --
because Clayton will still have a seat at the table.
Clayton, you've got some pretty big shoes to fill.
Lee Atwater has done a phenomenal job fighting the opposition --
and now, as he fights his biggest battle, I know that everyone is
this room is behind him -- 100 percent. //// I am thrilled that
Lee has agreed to become General Chairman of this party, because
I feel very strongly that his advice and insight are invaluable.
I'm also very happy that Jeanie Austin has agreed to stay on
as Co-Chairman of the Party. She has been an anchor through some
stormy times, and her dedication and tireless commitment are real
assets to this Party. Jeanie, thank you. /// And there's
another person I want to say thank you to: a friend of mine --
and a true friend of Lee Atwater's -- Charlie Black. ///
2
The Republican National Committee meets at a difficult time,
while America and her allies fight a war none of us wanted. But
it was Saddam Hussein who chose war over peace, and now our job
Address
is cut out for us -- our objectives are clear. Kuwait will be
liberated, and its legitimate government will be restored. Iraq
Nation
will comply with all relevant U.N. resolutions; and after peace
1-16-91
is again established, the security and stability of the Gulf will
be enhanced.
There were those who wanted to extend the U.N. deadline, to
give the sanctions more time to work. But the world could wait
no longer. Sanctions showed no signs of accomplishing their
objectives, and while time passed, Saddam Hussein raped and
pillaged Kuwait. Each day, he sought to add to his chemical
weapons arsenal an infinitely more dangerous weapon of mass
destruction -- a nuclear weapon. While the clock ticked, he
wreaked havoc on the fragile economies of the Third World, the
developing democracies of Eastern Europe, the international
economy, and our own economy.
And so 28 nations allied with the United States have joined
the battle to put an end to his aggression, to liberate the
nation of Kuwait. As I told the American people when we entered
the war, our troops will have the best possible support in the
entire world. And they will not be asked to fight with one hand
tied behind their back. 11
We will prevail -- because we have top-notch leaders like
Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Norman Schwartzkopf and Brent
3
Scowcroft at the helm. And most importantly, we will prevail
because we have the best-trained and most highly motivated
servicemen and women in the world -- bar none.
We've already heard of the heroism of these young men and
women. And we strongly condemn the brutal treatment of our brave
American pilots who have been taken prisoner by the Iraqis.
Their mistreatment defies the Geneva Conventions and we will hold
those responsible up to full prosecution. As always, our hearts
and prayers are with the pilots and their families.
With fighting forces like these, I'm convinced we will
succeed. And I'm also convinced that we have the support of the
American people. I've never paid much attention to polls, but
it's clear that the American people support Operation Desert
Storm. Take a look at the tremendous outpouring of community
support from St. Augustine to Seattle, as neighborhoods, schools
DOD
and churches send everything from hot sauce to Hi-C to hair care
products to our troops.
But aside from all that including all the letters sent
and pints of blood collected -- what is most moving to me is the
prayers. Churches and synagogues are reporting record attendance
at services, and you can find chapels packed during working hours
as Americans stop in for a moment or two, to pray for peace.
With the support and prayers of so many, many people, there
should be no question in the minds of our soldiers -- or in the
minds of our enemy -- that the American people are united in
support of our cause.
4
Add to that the support of the United States Congress. The
House and Senate have acted resolutely, after an historic debate
-- in which its members spoke openly and passionately. And yet,
in the fiery heat of debate, we heard a deeper, stronger note of
unity -- the vital solidarity of freedom. Yet while we
witnessed democracy at its finest, Saddam Hussein confused
dissent with disunity. It is this American paradox, this unity
not only out of diversity, but because of diversity -- this "e
pluribus unum" -- that the enemies of freedom will never
comprehend.
The 28 nations who are allied with us know that the dream of
a new world order awaits us. Together, we are looking to the day
when the nations of the world can secure a just and lasting peace
-- a world in which the rule of law, not the law of the jungle,
governs men. A world in which nations shall no longer make war
against other nations.
Our purpose is just and right; our troops are the best; our
technology is proving its worth. We will not be defeated. We
will win peace -- not a truce, not an armistice, not a cease fire
arrangement. But a peace that will allow our children to grow up
in a new world we've never known. I thank each and every one of
you for your support, and ask only for your continued prayers.
Next you'll hear from Bob Gates of the N.S.C.
Thank you and God bless America.
# # #
Grant/Simon
January 18, 1991
A:RNCBRIEF
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BRIEFING
ROOM 450
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991
7:45 A.M.
Thank you very much -- it's great to see so many old friends
here today. And what a pleasure it is to see the next Chairman
of the Republican Party -- Clayton Yeutter. ///
Clayton has proven himself as a tough, articulate member of
this Administration, and his leadership and vision have been
valuable to me time and time again. My excitement at the
prospect of having him as Chairman of this great Party is matched
only by the promise of having his continued counsel. In fact, I
told the Cabinet the other day that nothing will change --
because Clayton will still have a seat at the table.
Clayton, you've got some pretty big shoes to fill.
Lee Atwater has done a phenomenal job fighting the opposition --
and now, as he fights his biggest battle, I know that everyone is
this room is behind him -- 100 percent. //// I am thrilled that
Lee has agreed to become General Chairman of this party, because
I feel very strongly that his ongoing advice and insight are
invaluable.
I'm also very happy that Jeanie Austin has agreed to stay on
as Co-Chairman of the Party. She has been an anchor through some
stormy times, and her dedication and tireless commitment are
assets to this Party. Jeanie, thank you. ///
2
I see that a friend of mine -- and a true friend of Lee
Atwater's -- is here, Charlie Black. /// Charlie stepped in to
help out under some very tough circumstances, both personal and
professional. We owe him a debt of gratitude that I doubt we can
ever repay. Charlie, thanks. 111
With a team like this set for 1992, the Democrats won't know
what hit them. And while I did not express an opinion during the
process, I can now safely say how delighted I am that the site
selection committee has recommended that the '92 convention will
be in Houston, Texas. 111
The Republican National Committee meets at a difficult time,
while America and her allies fight a war none of us wanted. But
it was Saddam Hussein who chose war over peace, and now our job
is cut out for us -- our objectives are clear. Kuwait will be
liberated, and its legitimate government will be restored. Iraq
will comply with all relevant U.N. resolutions; and after peace
is again established, the security and stability of the Gulf will
be enhanced.
There were those who wanted to extend the U.N. deadline, to
give the sanctions more time to work. But the world could wait
no longer. Sanctions showed no signs of accomplishing their
objectives, and while time passed, Saddam Hussein raped and
pillaged Kuwait. Each day, he sought to add to his chemical
weapons arsenal an infinitely more dangerous weapon of mass
destruction -- a nuclear weapon. While the clock ticked, he
wreaked havoc on the fragile economies of the Third World, the
3
developing democracies of Eastern Europe, the international
economy, and our own economy.
And so 28 nations allied with the United States have joined
the battle to put an end to his aggression, to liberate the
nation of Kuwait. As I told the American people when we entered
the war, our troops will have the best possible support in the
entire world. And they will not be asked to fight with one hand
tied behind their back. //
We will prevail -- because we have top-notch leaders like
Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Norman Schwartzkopf and Brent
Scowcroft at the helm. And most importantly, we will prevail
because we have the best-trained and most highly motivated
servicemen and women in the world -- bar none.
I've already heard amazing tales of the heroism of these
young men and women.
[Insert a paragraph of troop examples.
And we strongly condemn the brutal treatment of those brave
American heroes who have been taken prisoner by the Iraqis. Our
hearts and prayers are with them as we work to secure their safe
return home.
With fighting forces like these, I'm convinced we will
succeed. And I'm also convinced that we have the support of the
American people. Everyone knows I'm no fan of polls, but it
seems the surveys reflect that most Americans support our actions
in the Persian Gulf. Take a look at the tremendous outpouring of
community support from St. Augustine to Seattle, as
neighborhoods, schools and churches hold cookie drives, care
4
package collections, even blood mobiles for the sake of our
troops. But what is most moving to me is the prayers. Churches
and synagogues are reporting record attendance at services, and
you can find chapels packed during working hours as Americans
stop in for a moment or two, to pray for peace.
With the support and prayers of SO many, many people, there
should be no question in the minds of our soldiers -- or in the
minds of our enemy -- that the American people are united in
support of our cause.
Add to that the support of the United States Congress. The
House and Senate have acted resolutely, after an historic debate.
Congressmen and Senators of all stripes voiced an opinion from
the floor of the Capitol, but when the chips were down, both the
House and Senate were on our side. And while we witnessed
democracy at its finest, Saddam Hussein confused dissent with
disunity.
The 28 nations who are allied with us know that the dream of
a new world order awaits us. Together, we are looking to the day
when the nations of the world can secure a just and lasting peace
-- a world in which the rule of law, not the law of the jungle,
governs men. A world in which nations shall no longer make war
against other nations.
Our purpose is just and right; our troops are the best; our
technology is proving its worth. We will not be defeated. We
will win peace -- not a truce, not an armistice, not a cease fire
arrangement. But a peace that will allow our children to grow up
5
in a new world we've never known. I thank each and every one of
you for your support, and ask only for your continued prayers.
Next you'll hear from Bob Gates, our #2 man on the National
Security Council, as he briefs you on Operation Desert Storm.
Thank you and God bless America.
# # #