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PUBLIC LIVES
By Joe Klein
Walking Small
t is a measure of George Bush's torment that
&CAMPAIGNX
ment, providing work, training, education and
among his first White House assignments after
discipline for tens of thousands of poor kids from
returning from a week's fishing with Jim Baker
places like South-Central Los Angeles. Bush has
was a journey into the heart of Bill Clinton's myth.
balked, largely at the urging of budget director
The president had to say hi to the overachievers of
Richard Darman-who reportedly said it would
Boys Nation, the very group that brought young
cost too much and have little political benefit,
Billy face to face with John F. Kennedy in 1963. In such
since it couldn't really get going until next summer.
circumstances, another man might have been gracious,
"This administration has two faces," says Congressman
might have acknowledged Clinton as one of the group's most
Rob Andrews, a New Jersey Democrat. "There's the cam-
distinguished alumni, might have said something sporting
paign face-the new ideas like school choice and market-
about the upcoming campaign. But George Bush, drifting
based incentives-and the real face that's only interested in
into "campaign mode," shriveled pettishly. "We all know
negotiating around the edges. We propose $4 billion for this
Boys Nation alumni often go on to do remarkable things,"
program; they counter with $3.7 billion."
he said, then named two who had-his cabinet members
Bush was out flogging school choice in Philadelphia last
Lamar Alexander and Dick Cheney. Not a word about Clin-
week. He makes a strong case: the GI Bill of Rights, which
ton
until later, when Bush
gave World War II veterans a
accused him of plagiarizing the
voucher to attend the college
line "We've changed the world,
of their choice, worked bril-
now let's change America."
liantly, strengthening public
How sad; how small. Bush
and private institutions alike.
had used the line in his emi-
Why not try the same princi-
nently forgettable State of
ple on the elementary- and
the Union Message last Janu-
high-school levels-why not,
ary, but his speechwriters had
at least, experiment with it
filched it from a slew of Demo-
in a few cities? The presi-
crats who'd been trying to sell
dent, rightly, blames the sorry
a similar rationale right after
Democratic hacks in Congress
the gulf war. "A lot of peo-
carrying water for the teach-
ple were saying it," said Da-
ers' unions for blocking the
vid Dreyer, press secretary to
plan. But that's not the whole
House Majority Leader Rich-
story: Sen. Bill Bradley, one
ard Gephardt. "The message
of three Democrats who voted
was: why can't we have a do-
for the Bush-proposed school-
mestic Desert Storm and ad-
choice experiment, says there
dress the problems of this coun-
JAMES COLBURN-PHOTOREPORTERS
try? Bush wasn't interested."
Ambush: Speaking to Boys Nation
was no evidence of presidential
interest when it came up in
The president had an unpar-
the Senate last winter, no arm-
alleled opportunity after the war: he could have demanded
twisting or even awareness that a vote was imminent. The
anything from the Congress-a capital-gains tax cut, a real
proposal was trounced. "It either means the president is
deficit-reduction plan, anything-and gotten his wish. But
totally ineffective," Bradley says, "or that he's not
he asked only for a highway bill and a crime bill (and vetoed
committed to his own program."
the latter, for negligible cause). The fact is, George Bush
And that is precisely the point: George Bush has never
didn't talk about "changing America" until he got into
shown any sustained interest in the issues that will decide
political trouble last winter-and then only for political
this election-economic growth, education, the federal defi-
effect. His lack of conviction is manifest. Even Bush allies
cit: the future. He has shown a willingness to mix it up, to
emerge from the Oval Office shaking their heads over his
"do anything" (by which he really means say anything) to
lack of purpose. "I asked about his plans for a second term,"
get elected. Bush was straining at the leash last week,
says one. "He said, 'I'll handle whatever comes up
anxious to "go negative" on Clinton and Al Gore (whom
And, as the White House scrambled purposefully into
Marlin Fitzwater-who writes his stuff?-called "Mr. Sell-
crisis mode to deal with Saddam's latest intransigence last
out America"). It may work. It worked on Dukakis. It
weekend, it's worth noting how rarely any of the nation's
worked on Perot. Then again, one reason this year seems so
glacial domestic travails has inspired similar action. The
weird-Bush's word-is that the usual sludge hasn't been
Los Angeles riots gave birth to a tiny, peripheral urban-
quite as effective. The public may be looking for something
aid bill. For weeks, Sen. Bob Dole has privately been press-
different, a politician who can, credibly, "go positive." If so,
ing the president to embrace a more profitable idea: a
Bush faces unfamiliar terrain-and the most daunting chal-
civilian conservation corps, run by the Defense Depart-
lenge imaginable, after all these years of walking small.
NEWSWEEK : AUGUST 3, 1992 29
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
July 20, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION
The Rose Garden
9:32 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the welcome. (Applause.)
Hey, listen, I came out here to welcome you guys to the White House.
(Applause.) Well, thank you very much. And please be seated and
let's get underway here. But I want to salute the National Commander
of the American Legion, who's done a great job, Dom DiFrancesco, and
an old friend. I am a legionnaire and have been for a long, long
time -- lifetime member. And I have great respect for what Dom and
Bob Turner, the past National Commander who is with us today, and
also now the Assistant Director for Activities for Boys Nation do.
The Legion does a lot of good works, and I can't think
of any of them that's better than what brings us here today. So let
me first congratulate all 96 of the outstanding young leaders here
today, representing 48 states. And I understand that some of you
come from as far away as Anchorage up in Alaska, and as near as Falls
Church across the river.
And Reagan DeMas, you absolutely have to tell me what
life is like in a place called Boring, Oregon. (Laughter.) Where is
he? We'll talk about that.
But anyway, for two of you, the journey has taken you
even further -- all the way from communist Vietnam. And what a
moving story is Won Lee's, Nhon Trong Nguyen. They have a great
story to tell, leaving culture and country behind to start over, to
start afresh here in the United States of America. And your presence
here today reminds us all of America's meaning, of America's magic.
And we all know that Boys Nation's alumni often go on to
do remarkable things. And it's no secret that two of America's great
political leaders got their start in this organization, and I'm
talking about a former governor, now our Secretary of Education Lamar
Alexander; and I'm talking about a former congressman, now our very
able Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney.
And I've held Boys Nation in high regard for many years.
I remember -- maybe Dom does -- as Vice President about 10 years ago,
I had the honor of greeting some of your predecessors right here in
Washington. Many of you were young then, six or seven years old.
But it's good to see that our younger generation continues to come
forward with what the whole country sees as model citizens. And
you've reason to be proud of your accomplishments. And I hope that
you're going to continue to achieve great things for our country.
Right now the country is focusing on some big questions
-- how America can compete and win in the global economy; how we'll
educate our citizens and do it better, do it different, but educate
our citizens for a new century; and how we'll open opportunity to all
Americans and then preserve one nation under God. Big issues, every
one of them. And we've got to realize that the solution for every
one of these challenges literally starts close to home.
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The question is this -- and I've heard this from the
mayors assault on the American family? Can we strengthen the with
of urban America; I've heard it from everyone -- can family, we stop
the parents pass on the moral code and character that goes focusing on it,
help sustain us as a nation? And so today, when you're whose
and and career, let me share a little advice from someone hold in
next college experience with the teens won't come until I actually my
arms my 13th grandchild.
What will matter years from now won't be what you
achieve, or how much you earn, or even what honors are showered on
you been, the kind of kids that you've raised. And it all comes who to
along the way. What matters will be the kind of parent you've down
And so today I want to salute the mothers and fathers
aren't family. here, every parent back home bursting with pride in you just
because you're here, what you've achieved.
And I also understand that while you're here in
Washington you're going to be participating in your mock congress. end I
won't touch that one. (Laughter and applause.) But whether you
in congress or in front of the classroom as leaders in business,
up your efforts and your skills will be absolutely vital to our
country's continued success.
George Washington once challenged us to raise a standard
to crusade is this: We must continue to defend our nation's liberty and
which the wise and honest can repair. And as a nation, our
interest, and we must continually seek solutions to our country's
ills, to refine this great democracy our forefathers created.
So let me urge you, maintain your commitment to our
country. Find ways to serve your neighbors and solve the problems D.C. of
your Continue to spread the word about the benefits of our great system all of
communities. It cannot be done entirely from Washington,
democratic capitalism, and keep your eye on the greatest prize of
-- ensuring that our country remains out there on the cutting edge,
that America continues to be the example the whole world holds in
awe. And believe me, the whole world still holds us in awe.
America is now and always will be the one nation that
the entire world looks to for leadership. And America is now and
mission and economic success continues to be the success story of our
always will be a country whose purpose and values, whose global
time. And it's no secret why that's so. Throughout our history
individuals, achievers, people just like you, have made it SO.
America is now and always will be a rising nation. And
we'll remain strong. We will succeed as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which our
success is based -- and really, upon which this wonderful program,
Dom, is based.
So keep up the great work. Congratulations on what you
have already achieved. But there's a great challenge lying out there
ahead of each and every one of you. So good luck and may God bless
you all, and may God bless our wonderful country. (Applause.)
Now, what I thought I do is take a few questions and
then go -- how we're going to do this -- I never saw so many hands
up.
Shoot.
Mr. President, was the primary reason that you
vetoed the motor Q voter bill the fact that it would increase the
number of poor and young voters, groups in which you have little
strength? If not, can we have a brief explanation?
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THE PRESIDENT: That had nothing to do with the veto of
the bill. States have the right to set their own registration,
everybody has a way to register. It has nothing to do with the poor
and the young. Frankly, I think we're going to do very well with the
young and, hopefully, with the poor. What it has to do, though, is
with guarding against corruption of the voting process, and that's
why I vetoed it.
Mr. President, my question to you is, throughout
your term previous Q to the Rodney King verdict and the L.A. riots in
particular, your support for Secretary Jack Kemp's programs in the
areas of housing and urban development appeared to come very
reluctantly. Yet you approved generous emergency expenditures to
help provide relief in a desperate situation at hand. If elected to
a second term, do you plan to increase government funding for the HUD
programs?
THE PRESIDENT: The answer is, no, but the answer is
I've been diligently for the program. The program is mine. I'm the
President; I set the program. Kemp has been a superb advocate for
homeownership, for enterprise zones, for the things that we believe
really would have helped avoid some of the crisis in the cities. So
I have been advocating it and supporting it and introducing it in the
Congress all along.
Even after the riots we had the Mayor of Los Angeles
here, Tom Bradley; the Governor of the state; Peter Uberroth, who is
trying to bring jobs into the center city -- they all supported
strongly the enterprise zones. And it took weeks to get that passed
even in the face of the riots.
so, now, in terms of will I increase spending, I can't
pledge that. I don't want to be in any false colors. I want these
programs there to bring jobs in the private sectors into the city. I
want our Weed and Seed program, which is weeding out the criminal
elements and then seeding the areas with hope and opportunity, to
pass. But there's another big problem facing this country and it is
the deficit. And I know that this is the year when everybody
promises, I'm going to do this for that, each little interest group,
each big interest group being pledged and promised to, but I can't do
that because I am determined to fight to get this deficit down.
So we've got good programs and I think they'd make an
enormous difference in the cities and I hope you all can support
them.
Q
The economic plan that Bill Clinton unveiled at the
Democratic National Convention last week is rapidly gaining support.
What flaws do you see in his plan as you compare it to your own?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't think it's rapidly gaining
too much support. What I see is a program that does not address
itself to the deficit -- and I'll have a lot more to say about that
later on. I think we've got to get the deficit down. I don't think
you need to go raise taxes on people right now, I think that's a big
mistake. I think it's counterproductive. And when you analyze the
program, they have this expression around here, smoke and mirrors.
You going to save it all by eliminating overhead, eliminating waste,
and there's billions of dollars that is earmarked to do that, and I
just don't think that's practical.
So when the campaign comes on there's going to be a very
serious comparative analysis on our part. I don't think the program
is gaining strength. He had one that was quite different a few
months ago and now, just in time for the convention, out comes
another one. But both of them result in taxing.
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You see, I think the government is spending too much and
that's why I had to answer this question here like that and I don't
think people are taxed too little, I don't think that's the problem.
And so we're going to have a big difference on the economic approach.
And our economic incentives are out there, they're strong and they're
good.
Q Regarding the United States and Mexico free trade
agreement, don't you think that if it was passed that the standard of
living in the Southwest United States will drop and it would also
result in more unemployment? Also, what are the short and long-term
goals you hope to achieve by having this free trade agreement?
THE PRESIDENT: I'm convinced that NAFTA is -- the North
American Free Trade Agreement -- will increase the standard of living
on both sides of the border. I am absolutely convinced that it will
increase jobs for Americans. Look at what happened when we entered
into the deal with Canada. Business is way up in both ways, trade
going both ways. The same thing will happen in Mexico. And I am
afraid that in the Mexican case there is some -- in some of the
opposition there is some discrimination against our southern
neighbor.
And I don't care whether it's good politics or bad
politics, I'm going to work for free trade. I want to see the NAFTA
agreement passed, and I am absolutely convinced that it will mean
more jobs for Americans, and good jobs. The argument is, well, all
the companies will flee to Mexico. That's not true, they could do
that now. And there are many reasons that companies place investment
where they do.
NAFTA is only going to increase Mexico's ability to
import goods. It's going to increase their standard of living, which
will bring relief to our borders out near San Diego where you have
immigration going across the way. It will give them the wherewithal
to have better environmental standards, and it will give more jobs to
the United States because our exports, which have already gone up
substantially, will go up more.
So I'm for free trade. I'm not for protection. I'm not
for promising one thing out in Detroit and then trying to deny that
it was said some other part of the country.
Q
Mr. President, I would like to ask you with regard
to education, do you think that a national standard achievement test
at the lower grade levels would be a good way to gauge how well our
education system is doing?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, and part of our program feels that
a national system of volunteer testing would be good. That's part of
our proposal. I emphasize the word volunteer because I still believe
that your community should really control the curriculum and the
hours and the teacher's pay and whatever it is.
Most people forget that about six percent, I believe it
is, of funding on education is at the federal level, our level, and
90-some percent is where it belongs at the local and state level.
But this concept of testing is a good one. And I think
kids need to know where they stand with others across the country;
parents have the right to have that information. But I emphasize it
should be on a voluntary basis.
Let's get in the back rows, back here. oh, the man's
bringing gifts -- yes, come right up. (Laughter.) (A gift is
presented.)
Q
I'd like to present this to you on behalf of Boys
Nation. (Applause.)
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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks a lot. Now we're talking. This
is great. Thank you very much, Steve.
Q
Mr. President, I'm a student of the middle class,
and there's an ever-increasing problem with the students that I
represent that we simply do not have the funds to attend the colleges
of our choices to take the leadership roles in government. What can
you tell the students of the middle class to affirm the fact that you
are taking a lead, that the buck does stop here and you're taking a
leadership position in our plight to have affordable college
education?
THE PRESIDENT: (I can tell them that the best thing that
we can do there is to get the whole economic system moving. I can
tell them we've increased funding for that kind of student loan
program. And we've just got to keep doing it to support those that
need scholarships. A big problem is, when you're operating at these
enormous deficits, you can't go out and promise to increase spending
beyond which we've already increased it. I'm the guy that has the
plan. The buck does stop here. We have increased programs for the
funding for student loans, contrary to some of the political -- I
can't wait for this campaign to start to go after some of the things
I'm hearing out there. But we've just got to keep going on it. And
we will do our very best.
Way in back here. Yes.
Q
Mr. President, I'd just like to commend you on your
fine foreign policy. But the question I pose to you is this: Do you
feel that the only way we can have a strong foreign policy is pumping
the billions of dollars that we do into other countries economy?
Being a visitor to Washington, D.C., we took a bus ride and we drove
through the Capitol city and I saw some of the most depressed and
poverty-stricken areas I've ever seen. Why can't we bring some of
that foreign policy money home to where it belongs in our nation?
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'll tell you, maybe you've missed
the fact that we've cut the defense budget substantially. We can't
cut the muscle of defense. We're not going to do that. What we -- I
stood here with Boris Yeltsin and did something that affected the
lives of everybody here -- everybody here. We worked out the most
historic nuclear arms reduction package that's ever happened, thus
reducing the fear of nuclear war that some of you guys may have grown
up with when you were younger. The pressure has been bled off.
We have to keep a strong defense. We have cut the
defense budget by billions of dollars, and we'll continue to look at
it as the world changes. But we can't cut into the muscle of it.
Secondly, in terms of foreign aid, it's always been
unpopular. There's always a guy that says, don't do that abroad, do
it all at home. And that's a mood out there in this country. But it
is in our interests -- humanitarian interest -- to help people
abroad. It's the United States that always has taken the lead. And
as long as I'm President, we'll continue to take the lead. But we
are going to have to try to do these things that will forestall our
need to use military action.
And that's the reason, rationale, for it. But listen, I
understand the desire to have more at home, and yet, again, I'm not
going to be in this please everybody by saying we're going to
increase spending on one program or another. We've got a good
budget. Spending has gone dramatically up. But we've got to hold
the line on it now. We've got to get the deficit down.
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Q Mr. President, I was wondering, isn't it
disheartening that all of your actions are either maligned,
belittled, or ignored by the national media?
THE PRESIDENT: Now we're talking here. (Applause.)
Those back here are not smiling, those beyond those with the red and
white shirts. Look, you've got to take it in life. Nobody ever said
it would be a bed of roses. I found that over the years in politics
or in business or whatever it is.
And I have a very quiet confidence when I take my case
to the American people that things will work out. But to be very
honest, it's not pleasant. It's not pleasant. The one I don't like
the most is when they go after your family, try to make corruption
out of a family that's been honorable and decent. I don't like it
when they do that kind of thing.
But they've got their job to do; I've got mine to do.
And I'm not going to be stampeded into anything by a lot of that kind
of press. When we get into the campaign, I will try to draw the
distinctions between myself and the opponents. I'll try to put out
the positive aspects of our record: the war on crime; the fact that
we've got a sound, revolutionary education program; what we're trying
to do, in answer to your question, about. bringing homeownership and
hope into the cities; the fact that we've got the best health care
reform of anybody up there, sitting right there, languishing, and the
fact that we've got a program that if we could only get this Congress
to work on it would do something for health care.
So we've got the programs. Now, the fact that that's
not resonating and the press seems to be critical, that changes. I
go back to '88 and I remember a great reporter for The New York Times
-- I don't know what he's doing now, but I think he's gone onto great
things -- saying, "dogged by Iran-Contra, the President landed in
Iowa today." They've always got some kind of sensationalist thing.
But the facts are the programs are sound. I hope that I
will pass the test of commitment to country. I am proud, as I told
Dom earlier, of having served my country. I believe that what we've
accomplished around the world is substantial, major, the ending of
the Cold War. I think what we did with Yeltsin, getting rid of these
ICBMs, I happen to think it's big, and you don't read a darn thing
about it in the press.
I didn't listen -- I've got to confess to you guys, I
did not listen to the Democratic National Convention. I was fishing.
(Applause.) I suppose I could have turned on a radio, but I just
didn't feel inclined to do it. But there was no mention, I am told
retrospectively, of the major accomplishments that the American
people and this administration has made in bringing peace to the
world and standing up against aggression in the process, setting an
example. So when I said in my remarks, people look to the United
States for leadership, they do, but that has no resonance. I think
it will. I think every family in America in their hearts know that
we are in a less-threatened position.
And I loved it when I'm told that my opponent, one of
them I guess, at the convention said, well we've changed the world
now let's change America. Hey, a Democratic candidate dropped out of
the race for plagiarism last year -- this is a comment that I've been
saying. And now we're trying to get it done. We have changed the
world, now let's change America. Use that same leadership.
And parenthetically, if you want to know what I think
really needs to be changed it is the control of the House of
Representatives. (Applause.) We have had the same control of
Congress, same control in the House since 1956, maybe earlier. And
they talk about institutions changing, presidents have changed,
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different parties, the Senate has changed. And the one institution,
those who know how to run the bank and the post office up there,
haven't changed for 36 years. And we are going to take that case to
the American people. (Applause.)
Q
My question to you concerns us as young Americans.
When we get out of college and university, how are we going to be
assured as qualified Americans that there will be jobs for us to
pursue our careers as citizens?
THE PRESIDENT: One, the economy is improving. Not near
enough. It is growing. You wouldn't hear that -- I keep citing a
statistic that 92 percent of the economic news has been negative as
you analyze it. They've got this group that analyzes the new
coverage. A tremendous percentage, 60 percent, think the economy's
getting worse. A lot of people are hurting, but the overall national
economy is growing -- not near enough.
What I want to do is stimulate it to grow more. And
that was what was behind and still remains behind an incentive
program that encourages buying homes; that encourages getting the
deficit down; that encourages changing the -- this is technical --
but the IRA rules; that encourages an investment tax allowance to
stimulate the investment in equipment that actually brings jobs. So
jobs are being created, not fast enough.
And if our program -- if I can get the American people
to give the strong support in Congress for the economic program, I
believe that's the best guarantee of jobs for people. It is not
going to be government-created jobs -- by the government getting into
the private sector. I oppose that. And this idea of an industrial
policy where the government should pick the winners and losers is
wrong. What we ought to do is increase the R&D credits so you
stimulate the research that has made this country a job-creating
country.
So that's the program that I'll be taking to the
American people.
0 Being that AIDS cases -- being so epidemic, do you
have any national plans to inform the public and get the AIDS cases
down SO it doesn't keep rising?
THE PRESIDENT: The question is on AIDS cases being so
epidemic. Absolutely. We're spending about $4.9 billion -- we asked
for $4.9 billion. We've been spending at the rate of about $4.3
billion on AIDS. That's about 10 times as much as on, say, cancer,
per case. We have got to educate the American people, and I'm trying
to do that. We've got to demonstrate compassion. We have got to go
against behavior that causes AIDS. Education. AIDS is one disease
that can't be totally controlled by behavior but some of it can.
Dirty needles, for example. So we've got to win that drug fight.
And we have got the biggest and best research, by far, program of any
country in the world.
And I had a couple of the top specialists in here the
other day -- Dr. Fauci at NIH. And they are encouraged in what the
research will bring. Some of you are -- well, none of you were alive
when they discovered the Salk vaccine for Polio. But that's the line
they're approaching it, our great research labs. And I am somewhat
optimistic about achieving a major breakthrough in that.
But in the meantime, we've got to speak with compassion.
We've got to demonstrate the concern that we all feel in our hearts
about this. We've got to be sure that we do the utmost we can in
research. And then we've got to all speak out in terms of the
behaviors that cause AIDS, and -- in some cases. Not all, but in
some cases. And I plan to continue to do that.
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But it's a national problem. It's one where we really
-- it's heartbreak hill. It's just everybody in one way or another
has a friend that's touched with this. And we just simply have to
win this fight. And I'm optimistic we will.
Listen, I gather they 're telling me we're out of here.
But we only got about four percent of the questions, I think. But
thank you very, very much. And I wish we didn't have to go.
(Applause.) Thank you all. And good luck to all of you. We're
very, very proud of you. (Applause.)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
July 20, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION
The Rose Garden
9:32 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the welcome. (Applause.)
Hey, listen, I came out here to welcome you guys to the White House.
(Applause.) Well, thank you very much. And please be seated and
let's get underway here. But I want to salute the National Commander
of the American Legion, who's done a great job, Dom DiFrancesco, and
an old friend. I am a legionnaire and have been for a long, long
time -- lifetime member. And I have great respect for what Dom and
Bob Turner, the past National Commander who is with us today, and
also now the Assistant Director for Activities for Boys Nation do.
The Legion does a lot of good works, and I can't think
of any of them that's better than what brings us here today. So let
me first congratulate all 96 of the outstanding young leaders here
today, representing 48 states. And I understand that some of you
come from as far away as Anchorage up in Alaska, and as near as Falls
Church across the river.
And Reagan DeMas, you absolutely have to tell me what
life is like in a place called Boring, Oregon. (Laughter.) Where is
he? We'll talk about that.
But anyway, for two of you, the journey has taken you
even further -- all the way from communist Vietnam. And what a
moving story is Won Lee's, Nhon Trong Nguyen. They have a great
story to tell, leaving culture and country behind to start over, to
start afresh here in the United States of America. And your presence
here today reminds us all of America's meaning, of America's magic.
And we all know that Boys Nation's alumni often go on to
do remarkable things. And it's no secret that two of America's great
political leaders got their start in this organization, and I'm
talking about a former governor, now our Secretary of Education Lamar
Alexander; and I'm talking about a former congressman, now our very
able Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney.
And I've held Boys Nation in high regard for many years.
I remember -- maybe Dom does -- as Vice President about 10 years ago,
I had the honor of greeting some of your predecessors right here in
Washington. Many of you were young then, six or seven years old.
But it's good to see that our younger generation continues to come
forward with what the whole country sees as model citizens. And
you've reason to be proud of your accomplishments. And I hope that
you're going to continue to achieve great things for our country.
Right now the country is focusing on some big questions
-- how America can compete and win in the global economy; how we'll
educate our citizens and do it better, do it different, but educate
our citizens for a new century; and how we'll open opportunity to all
Americans and then preserve one nation under God. Big issues, every
one of them. And we've got to realize that the solution for every
one of these challenges literally starts close to home.
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The question is this -- and I've heard this from the
of urban America; I've heard it from everyone -- can we stop
mayors the assault on the American family? Can we strengthen the family,
help parents pass on the moral code and character that goes with it,
and sustain us as a nation? And so today, when you're focusing on
next experience with the teens won't come until I actually hold my
college and career, let me share a little advice from someone whose in
arms my 13th grandchild.
What will matter years from now won't be what you
achieve, or how much you earn, or even what honors are showered on
you been, the kind of kids that you've raised. And it all comes down who to
along the way. What matters will be the kind of parent you've
aren't here, every parent back home bursting with pride in you just
family. And SO today I want to salute the mothers and fathers
because you're here, what you've achieved.
And I also understand that while you're here in
Washington you're going to be participating in your mock congress. I
won't touch that one. (Laughter and applause.) But whether you end
up in congress or in front of the classroom as leaders in business,
your efforts and your skills will be absolutely vital to our
country's continued success.
George Washington once challenged us to raise a standard
to which the wise and honest can repair. And as a nation, our
crusade is this: We must continue to defend our nation's liberty and
interest, and we must continually seek solutions to our country's
ills, to refine this great democracy our forefathers created.
so let me urge you, maintain your commitment to our
country. Find ways to serve your neighbors and solve the problems of
communities. It cannot be done entirely from Washington, D.C.
your Continue to spread the word about the benefits of our great system of
democratic capitalism, and keep your eye on the greatest prize of all
-- ensuring that our country remains out there on the cutting edge,
that America continues to be the example the whole world holds in
awe. And believe me, the whole world still holds us in awe.
America is now and always will be the one nation that
the entire world looks to for leadership. And America is now and
always will be a country whose purpose and values, whose global
mission and economic success continues to be the success story of our
time. And it's no secret why that's SO. Throughout our history
individuals, achievers, people just like you, have made it SO.
America is now and always will be a rising nation. And
we'll remain strong. We will succeed as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which our
success is based -- and really, upon which this wonderful program,
Dom, is based.
So keep up the great work. Congratulations on what you
have already achieved. But there's a great challenge lying out there
ahead of each and every one of you. So good luck and may God bless
you all, and may God bless our wonderful country. (Applause.)
Now, what I thought I do is take a few questions and
then go -- how we're going to do this -- I never saw SO many hands
up.
Shoot.
vetoed the motor Q voter bill the fact that it would increase the
Mr. President, was the primary reason that you
number of poor and young voters, groups in which you have little
strength? If not, can we have a brief explanation?
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THE PRESIDENT: That had nothing to do with the veto of
the bill. States have the right to set their own registration,
everybody has a way to register. It has nothing to do with the poor
and the young. Frankly, I think we're going to do very well with the
young and, hopefully, with the poor. What it has to do, though, is
with guarding against corruption of the voting process, and that's
why I vetoed it.
Mr. President, my question to you is, throughout
your term previous Q to the Rodney King verdict and the L.A. riots in
particular, your support for Secretary Jack Kemp's programs in the
areas of housing and urban development appeared to come very
reluctantly. Yet you approved generous emergency expenditures to
help provide relief in a desperate situation at hand. If elected to
a second term, do you plan to increase government funding for the HUD
programs?
THE PRESIDENT: The answer is, no, but the answer is
I've been diligently for the program. The program is mine. I'm the
President; I set the program. Kemp has been a superb advocate for
homeownership, for enterprise zones, for the things that we believe
really would have helped avoid some of the crisis in the cities. So
I have been advocating it and supporting it and introducing it in the
Congress all along.
Even after the riots we had the Mayor of Los Angeles
here, Tom Bradley; the Governor of the state; Peter Uberroth, who is
trying to bring jobs into the center city -- they all supported
strongly the enterprise zones. And it took weeks to get that passed
even in the face of the riots.
so, now, in terms of will I increase spending, I can't
pledge that. I don't want to be in any false colors. I want these
programs there to bring jobs in the private sectors into the city. I
want our Weed and Seed program, which is weeding out the criminal
elements and then seeding the areas with hope and opportunity, to
pass. But there's another big problem facing this country and it is
the deficit. And I know that this is the year when everybody
promises, I'm going to do this for that, each little interest group,
each big interest group being pledged and promised to, but I can't do
that because I am determined to fight to get this deficit down.
So we've got good programs and I think they'd make an
enormous difference in the cities and I hope you all can support
them.
Democratic National Q Convention last week is rapidly gaining support.
The economic plan that Bill Clinton unveiled at the
What flaws do you see in his plan as you compare it to your own?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't think it's rapidly gaining
too much support. What I see is a program that does not address
itself to the deficit -- and I'll have a lot more to say about that
later on. I think we've got to get the deficit down. I don't think
you need to go raise taxes on people right now, I think that's a big
mistake. I think it's counterproductive. And when you analyze the
program, they have this expression around here, smoke and mirrors.
You going to save it all by eliminating overhead, eliminating waste,
and there's billions of dollars that is earmarked to do that, and I
just don't think that's practical.
So when the campaign comes on there's going to be a very
serious comparative analysis on our part. I don't think the program
is gaining strength. He had one that was quite different a few
months ago and now, just in time for the convention, out comes
another one. But both of them result in taxing.
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You see, I think the government is spending too much and
that's why I had to answer this question here like that and I don't
think people are taxed too little, I don't think that's the problem.
And so we're going to have a big difference on the economic approach.
And our economic incentives are out there, they're strong and they're
good.
Q
Regarding the United States and Mexico free trade
agreement, don't you think that if it was passed that the standard of
living in the Southwest United States will drop and it would also
result in more unemployment? Also, what are the short and long-term
goals you hope to achieve by having this free trade agreement?
THE PRESIDENT: I'm convinced that NAFTA is -- the North
American Free Trade Agreement -- will increase the standard of living
on both sides of the border. I am absolutely convinced that it will
increase jobs for Americans. Look at what happened when we entered
into the deal with Canada. Business is way up in both ways, trade
going both ways. The same thing will happen in Mexico. And I am
afraid that in the Mexican case there is some -- in some of the
opposition there is some discrimination against our southern
neighbor.
And I don't care whether it's good politics or bad
politics, I'm going to work for free trade. I want to see the NAFTA
agreement passed, and I am absolutely convinced that it will mean
more jobs for Americans, and good jobs. The argument is, well, all
the companies will flee to Mexico. That's not true, they could do
that now. And there are many reasons that companies place investment
where they do.
NAFTA is only going to increase Mexico's ability to
import goods. It's going to increase their standard of living, which
will bring relief to our borders out near San Diego where you have
immigration going across the way. It will give them the wherewithal
to have better environmental standards, and it will give more jobs to
the United States because our exports, which have already gone up
substantially, will go up more.
So I'm for free trade. I'm not for protection. I'm not
for promising one thing out in Detroit and then trying to deny that
it was said some other part of the country.
Q Mr. President, I would like to ask you with regard
to education, do you think that a national standard achievement test
at the lower grade levels would be a good way to gauge how well our
education system is doing?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, and part of our program feels that
a national system of volunteer testing would be good. That's part of
our proposal. I emphasize the word volunteer because I still believe
that your community should really control the curriculum and the
hours and the teacher's pay and whatever it is.
Most people forget that about six percent, I believe it
is, of funding on education is at the federal level, our level, and
90-some percent is where it belongs at the local and state level.
But this concept of testing is a good one. And I think
kids need to know where they stand with others across the country;
parents have the right to have that information. But I emphasize it
should be on a voluntary basis.
Let's get in the back rows, back here. Oh, the man's
bringing gifts -- yes, come right up. (Laughter.) (A gift is
presented.)
Q
I'd like to present this to you on behalf of Boys
Nation. (Applause.)
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THE PRESIDENT: Thanks a lot. Now we're talking. This
is great. Thank you very much, Steve.
Q
Mr. President, I'm a student of the middle class,
and there's an ever-increasing problem with the students that I
represent that we simply do not have the funds to attend the colleges
of our choices to take the leadership roles in government. What can
you tell the students of the middle class to affirm the fact that you
are taking a lead, that the buck does stop here and you're taking a
leadership position in our plight to have affordable college
education?
THE PRESIDENT: I can tell them that the best thing that
we can do there is to get the whole economic system moving. I can
tell them we've increased funding for that kind of student loan
program. And we've just got to keep doing it to support those that
need scholarships. A big problem is, when you're operating at these
enormous deficits, you can't go out and promise to increase spending
beyond which we've already increased it. I'm the guy that has the
plan. The buck does stop here. We have increased programs for the
funding for student loans, contrary to some of the political -- I
can't wait for this campaign to start to go after some of the things
I'm hearing out there. But we've just got to keep going on it. And
we will do our very best.
Way in back here. Yes.
Q
Mr. President, I'd just like to commend you on your
fine foreign policy. But the question I pose to you is this: Do you
feel that the only way we can have a strong foreign policy is pumping
the billions of dollars that we do into other countries economy?
Being a visitor to Washington, D.C., we took a bus ride and we drove
through the Capitol City and I saw some of the most depressed and
poverty-stricken areas I've ever seen. Why can't we bring some of
that foreign policy money home to where it belongs in our nation?
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'll tell you, maybe you've missed
the fact that we've cut the defense budget substantially. We can't
cut the muscle of defense. We're not going to do that. What we -- I
stood here with Boris Yeltsin and did something that affected the
lives of everybody here -- everybody here. We worked out the most
historic nuclear arms reduction package that's ever happened, thus
reducing the fear of nuclear war that some of you guys may have grown
up with when you were younger. The pressure has been bled off.
We have to keep a strong defense. We have cut the
defense budget by billions of dollars, and we'll continue to look at
it as the world changes. But we can't cut into the muscle of it.
Secondly, in terms of foreign aid, it's always been
unpopular. There's always a guy that says, don't do that abroad, do
it all at home. And that's a mood out there in this country. But it
is in our interests -- humanitarian interest -- to help people
abroad. It's the United States that always has taken the lead. And
as long as I'm President, we'll continue to take the lead. But we
are going to have to try to do these things that will forestall our
need to use military action.
And that's the reason, rationale, for it. But listen, I
understand the desire to have more at home, and yet, again, I'm not
going to be in this -- please everybody by saying we're going to
increase spending on one program or another. We've got a good
budget. Spending has gone dramatically up. But we've got to hold
the line on it now. We've got to get the deficit down.
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Q
Mr. President, I was wondering, isn't it
disheartening that all of your actions are either maligned,
belittled, or ignored by the national media?
THE PRESIDENT: Now we're talking here. (Applause.)
Those back here are not smiling, those beyond those with the red and
white shirts. Look, you've got to take it in life. Nobody ever said
it would be a bed of roses. I found that over the years in politics
or in business or whatever it is.
And I have a very quiet confidence when I take my case
to the American people that things will work out. But to be very
honest, it's not pleasant. It's not pleasant. The one I don't like
the most is when they go after your family, try to make corruption
out of a family that's been honorable and decent. I don't like it
when they do that kind of thing.
But they've got their job to do; I've got mine to do.
And I'm not going to be stampeded into anything by a lot of that kind
of press. When we get into the campaign, I will try to draw the
distinctions between myself and the opponents. I'll try to put out
the positive aspects of our record: the war on crime; the fact that
we've got a sound, revolutionary education program; what we're trying
to do, in answer to your question, about bringing homeownership and
hope into the cities; the fact that we've got the best health care
reform of anybody up there, sitting right there, languishing, and the
fact that we've got a program that if we could only get this Congress
to work on it would do something for health care.
So we've got the programs. Now, the fact that that's
not resonating and the press seems to be critical, that changes. I
go back to '88 and I remember a great reporter for The New York Times
-- I don't know what he's doing now, but I think he's gone onto great
things -- saying, "dogged by Iran-Contra, the President landed in
Iowa today." They've always got some kind of sensationalist thing.
But the facts are the programs are sound. I hope that I
will pass the test of commitment to country. I am proud, as I told
Dom earlier, of having served my country. I believe that what we've
accomplished around the world is substantial, major, the ending of
the Cold War. I think what we did with Yeltsin, getting rid of these
ICBMs, I happen to think it's big, and you don't read a darn thing
about it in the press.
I didn't listen -- I've got to confess to you guys, I
did not listen to the Democratic National Convention. I was fishing.
(Applause.) I suppose I could have turned on a radio, but I just
didn't feel inclined to do it. But there was no mention, I am told
retrospectively, of the major accomplishments that the American
people and this administration has made in bringing peace to the
world and standing up against aggression in the process, setting an
example. So when I said in my remarks, people look to the United
States for leadership, they do, but that has no resonance. I think
it will. I think every family in America in their hearts know that
we are in a less-threatened position.
And I loved it when I'm told that my opponent, one of
them I guess, at the convention said, well we've changed the world
now let's change America. Hey, a Democratic candidate dropped out of
the race for plagiarism last year -- this is a comment that I've been
saying. And now we're trying to get it done. We have changed the
world, now let's change America. Use that same leadership.
And parenthetically, if you want to know what I think
really needs to be changed it is the control of the House of
Representatives. (Applause.) We have had the same control of
Congress, same control in the House since 1956, maybe earlier. And
they talk about institutions changing, presidents have changed,
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different parties, the Senate has changed. And the one institution,
those who know how to run the bank and the post office up there,
haven't changed for 36 years. And we are going to take that case to
the American people. (Applause.)
Q
My question to you concerns us as young Americans.
When we get out of college and university, how are we going to be
assured as qualified Americans that there will be jobs for us to
pursue our careers as citizens?
THE PRESIDENT: One, the economy is improving. Not near
enough. It is growing. You wouldn't hear that -- I keep citing a
statistic that 92 percent of the economic news has been negative as
you analyze it. They've got this group that analyzes the new
coverage. A tremendous percentage, 60 percent, think the economy's
getting worse. A lot of people are hurting, but the overall national
economy is growing -- not near enough.
What I want to do is stimulate it to grow more. And
that was what was behind and still remains behind an incentive
program that encourages buying homes; that encourages getting the
deficit down; that encourages changing the -- this is technical --
but the IRA rules; that encourages an investment tax allowance to
stimulate the investment in equipment that actually brings jobs. So
jobs are being created, not fast enough.
And if our program -- if I can get the American people
to give the strong support in Congress for the economic program, I
believe that's the best guarantee of jobs for people. It is not
going to be government-created jobs -- by the government getting into
the private sector. I oppose that. And this idea of an industrial
policy where the government should pick the winners and losers is
wrong. What we ought to do is increase the R&D credits SO you
stimulate the research that has made this country a job-creating
country.
So that's the program that I'll be taking to the
American people.
Q Being that AIDS cases -- being so epidemic, do you
have any national plans to inform the public and get the AIDS cases
down so it doesn't keep rising?
THE PRESIDENT: The question is on AIDS cases being so
epidemic. Absolutely. We're spending about $4.9 billion -- we asked
for $4.9 billion. We've been spending at the rate of about $4.3
billion on AIDS. That's about 10 times as much as on, say, cancer,
per case. We have got to educate the American people, and I'm trying
to do that. We've got to demonstrate compassion. We have got to go
against behavior that causes AIDS. Education. AIDS is one disease
that can't be totally controlled by behavior but some of it can.
Dirty needles, for example. so we've got to win that drug fight.
And we have got the biggest and best research, by far, program of any
country in the world.
And I had a couple of the top specialists in here the
other day Dr. Fauci at NIH. And they are encouraged in what the
research will bring. Some of you are -- well, none of you were alive
when they discovered the Salk vaccine for Polio. But that's the line
they're approaching it, our great research labs. And I am somewhat
optimistic about achieving a major breakthrough in that.
But in the meantime, we've got to speak with compassion.
We've got to demonstrate the concern that we all feel in our hearts
about this. We've got to be sure that we do the utmost we can in
research. And then we've got to all speak out in terms of the
behaviors that cause AIDS, and -- in some cases. Not all, but in
some cases. And I plan to continue to do that.
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But it's a national problem. It's one where we really
-- it's heartbreak hill. It's just everybody in one way or another
has a friend that's touched with this. And we just simply have to
win this fight. And I'm optimistic we will.
Listen, I gather they're telling me we're out of here.
But we only got about four percent of the questions, I think. But
thank you very, very much. And I wish we didn't have to go.
(Applause.) Thank you all. And good luck to all of you. We're
very, very proud of you. (Applause.)
END
10:00 A.M. EDT
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July 16, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:30 am
Thank you all, and welcome to the White House.
(Acknowledgments.)
First, let me congratulate all 96 of the outstanding young
leaders here today representing 48 states. I understand that some
of you've come from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska and as near
as Falls Church. And Reagan Demas, you absolutely have to tell me
what life is like in a place called Boring, Oregon.
But for two of you, the journey has taken you even further -
- from communist Vietnam. What a moving story Won Lee and Nhon
Trong Nguyen [neYUN Dong NEWen] have to tell -- leaving country
and culture behind to start anew in America. Your presence here
today reminds all of us of America's meaning -- America's magic.
STATE
We all know that Boys Nation alumni often go on to do
remarkable things. It's no secret that two of America's greatest
emerging political leaders got their start in your organization.
/// That's right, one day you too might be Dick Cheney, or a
Lamar Alexander. //
I've held Boys Nation in high regard for many years. As Vice
President -- about ten years ago, ] I greeted some of your
predecessors in Boys Nation here in Washington. Many of you were
only six or seven years old back then, but it's good to see that
met
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our younger generation continues to produce such model citizens.
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You have reason to be proud of your accomplishments -- and I hope
that you will continue to achieve great things for our country.
Right now, the country is focusing on some big questions --
how America can compete and win in the global economy. How we
will educate our citizens for a new century. How we will open
opportunity to all Americans -- preserve One Nation, Under God.
Big issues, every one. We've got to realize that the
solution for every one of these challenges -- literally -- starts
close to home. The question is this: Can we stop the assault on
the American family -- can we strengthen the family, help parents
pass on the moral code and character that sustains us as a
nation.
So today, when you're focusing on college and career let me
share a little advice -- from someone whose next experience with
"the teens" won't come until I hold my
13th grandchild
What will
matter years from now won't be what you achieve or how much you
earn -- or even what honors are showered on you. What matters
will be what kind of parent you've been -- what kind of children
you've raised. It all comes down to family. And so today, I want
to salute every Mom and Dad who isn't here - every parent back
home bursting with pride -- because you are.
I understand that while you're here in Washington, you'll be
participating in your mock Congress. /// No, I won't touch that
one. /// Just let me say I'd welcome dealing with legislators who
could match your maturity.
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But whether you end up in Congress or in front of the
classroom or as leaders in business, your efforts and skills will
be vital to our country's continued success. George Washington
once challenged us to "raise a standard to which the wise and
honest can repair." As a nation, our crusade is this: we must
continue to defend our nation's liberty and interests, and we
must continually seek solutions to our country's ills -- to
refine this great democracy our forefathers created.
Let me urge you: Maintain your commitment to our country;
continue to spread the word about the benefits of our great
system of democratic capitalism; and keep your eye on the
greatest prize of all: ensuring that our country remains on the
global cutting edge, that America continues to be the example the
world holds in awe.
America is now, and will always be, the one nation that the
world looks to for leadership. America is now and will always be
a country whose purpose and values, whose global mission and
economic success continues to be the success story of our time.
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it so.
America is now and will always be a rising nation. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which
our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
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Right now, the country is focusing on some big questions --
how America can compete and win in the global economy. How we
will educate our citizens for a new century. How we will open
opportunity to all Americans -- preserve One Nation, Under God.
Big issues, every one. We've got to realize that the
solution for every one of these challenges --literally -- starts
close to home. The question is this: Can we stop the assault on
the American family -- can we strengthen the family, help parents
pass on moral code and character that sustains us as a nation.
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Johns/Bunton
Draft four
July 16, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:30 am
Thank you all, and welcome to the White House.
(Acknowledgments. )
First, let me congratulate all 96 of the outstanding young
leaders here today representing 48 states. I understand that some
of you've come from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska and as near
as Falls Church. And Reagan Demas, you absolutely have to tell me
what life is like in a place called Boring, Oregon.
But for two of you, the journey has taken you even further -
- from communist Vietnam. What a moving story Won Lee and Nhon
Trong Nguyen [neYUN Dong NEWen] have to tell -- leaving country
and culture behind to start anew in America. Your presence here
today reminds all of us of America's meaning -- America's magic.
We all know that Boys Nation alumni often go on to do
remarkable things. It's no secret that two of America's greatest
emerging political leaders got their start in your organization.
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I'm not talking about those two guys who went astray and wound up
That's right, one day you too might be a
on the Democratic ticket talking about two great
or
leaders, our Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney, and OUR Secretary
of Education Lamar Alexander.
I've held Boys Nation in high regard for many years. As Vice
President -- about ten years ago, I greeted some of your
predecessors in Boys Nation here in Washington. Many of you were
only six or seven years old back then, but it's good to see that
2
our younger generation continues to produce such model citizens.
You have reason to be proud of your accomplishments -- and I hope
that you will continue to achieve great things for our country.
FAMILY
when
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you're focusing on college and career
let me share a little advice -- from someone whose next
experience with "the teens" won't come until I hold my 13th
grandchild: What will matter years from now won't be what you
achieve or how much you earn -- or even what honors are showered
on you. What matters will be what kind of parent you've been --
what kind of children you've raised. It all comes down to family.
And so today, I want to salute every Mom and Dad who isn't here -
-every parent back home bursting with pride -- because you are.
I understand that while you're here in Washington, you'll be
participating in your mock Congress. /// No, I won't touch that
one. /// Just let me say I'd welcome dealing with legislators who
could match your maturity.
But whether you end up in Congress or in front of the
classroom or as leaders in business, your efforts and skills will
be vital to our country's continued success. George Washington
once challenged us to "raise a standard to which the wise and
honest can repair. As a nation, our crusade is this: we must
continue to defend our nation's liberty and interests, and we
must continually seek solutions to our country's ills -- to
refine this great democracy our forefathers created.
Let me urge you: Maintain your commitment to our country;
continue to spread the word about the benefits of our great
3
system of democratic capitalism; and keep your eye on the
greatest prize of all: ensuring that our country remains on the
global cutting edge, that America continues to be the example the
world holds in awe.
Of course, not everyone sees it that way. Every day in this
country, I confront the pessimists -- maybe you saw a few of them
up in Madison Square Garden last week as you were flipping
channels to find the all-star game. These individuals say that
CUTTHIS
HOLD
our country is sinking, and they seem in some strange way to
enjoy all the hand-wringing -- to look forward to a day when
America would be nothing more than one nation among many.
Well, let me fill you in on a little secret: it isn't going
to happen. America is now, and will always be, the one nation
that the world looks to for leadership. America is now and will
always be a country whose purpose and values, whose global
mission and economic success continues to be the success story of
our time.
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it SO.
America is now and will always be a rising nation. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which
our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
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Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/23/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Won Y. Lee; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
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File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
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12/2/2004
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07575
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P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
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agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE
*
1608 "K" STREET, N.W.
*
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847
*
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Won Y. Lee, of Reno, Nev., will arrive
here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The American
Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr., Lee will be one of two
representatives from Nevada. Lee, who will be a senior this year at
Wooster High School, plans to be a dentist and attend the
University of Nevada-Reno.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/16/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Nhon Trong Nguyen; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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MR Disposition:
Appeal Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nhon Trong Nguyen, of Glendale,
Ariz., will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part
in The American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #29, Glendale, Nguyen
will be one of two representatives from Arizona. Nguyen, who will
be a senior this year at Deer Valley High School, plans to become a
surgeon and attend the University of Arizona.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nhon Trong Nguyen, of Glendale,
Ariz., will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part
in The American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #29, Glendale, Nguyen
will be one of two representatives from Arizona. Nguyen, who will
be a senior this year at Deer Valley High School, plans to become a
surgeon and attend the University of Arizona.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
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Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
07/06/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Chad T. Harrington; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
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Speech File, Backup
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File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
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(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
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agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
* WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chad T. Harrington, of Blackfoot,
Idaho, will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in
The American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #23, Blackfoot,
Harrington, will be one of two representatives from Idaho.
Harrington, who will be a senior this year at Blackfoot High
School, plans to become an engineer and attend Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,' "
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
04. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/23/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Judson H. Turner; contains personal
information. (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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MR Disposition:
Appeal Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Judson H. Turner, of Albany, GA. , will
arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #30, Albany, Turner will be
one of two representatives from Georgia. Turner, who will be a
senior this year at Deerfield-Winsor School, plans to be a lawyer
and attend Auburn University.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America," "
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
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(George Bush Library)
Document No.
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Date
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and Type
05. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/30/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Steven D. Ahrens; contains personal
information. (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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MR Disposition:
Appeal Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700
*
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Steven D. Ahrens, of Davenport, Iowa,
will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #26, Davenport, Ahrens will
be one of two representatives from Iowa. Ahrens, who will be a
senior this year at Davenport West High School, plans to become a
politician and attend St. Ambrose University.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
06. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/29/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Erik F. Smith; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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Appeal Case #:
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Appeal Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847
*
*
(202) 861-2700
*
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Erik F. Smith, of Mattapan, Mass., will
arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #16, Mattapan, Smith will
be one of two representatives from Massachusetts. Smith, who will be
a senior this year at Weston High School, plans to become a pilot
and attend Embry-Riddle University.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
07. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
07/06/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Shaun W. Peterson; contains personal
information. (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
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gift.
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The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1608 "K" STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847
(202) 861-2700
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
July 10, 1992
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Shaun W. Peterson, of Lake St. Louis,
Misso., will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part
in The American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #323, Wentzville, Peterson
will be one of two representatives from Missouri. Peterson, who will
be a senior this year at Wentzville High School, plans to enter the
media and attend Chapman University.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
08. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
07/06/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Jason W. Lane; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
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Speech File, Backup
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File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
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07575
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA)
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA)
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
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and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
* WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jason W. Lane, of Cape Coral, Fla., will
arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Post #90, Cape Coral, Lane will be
one of two representatives from Florida. Lane, who will be a senior
this year at Cape Coral High School, plans to become a physician and
attend the University of Florida.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
09. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/23/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Kevin H. Braswell; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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2004-2265-S
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kevin H. Braswell, of Jonesboro, Ark.,
will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by the Valley View Ruritan, Braswell will be one
of two representatives from Arkansas. Braswell, who will be a
senior this year at Valley View High School, plans to become a pastor
and is undecided as to what college he will attend
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
10. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/29/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Regan R. Demas; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
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Appeal Disposition:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
* WASHINGTON OFFICE 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700 *
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reagan R. Demas, of Boring, Oreg.,
will arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Dept. of OR, Demas will be one
of two representatives from Oregon. Demas, who will be a senior
this year at Sam Barlow High School, plans to become a lawyer.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
11. Application
Registration / Biography Form for American Legion's Boys
06/19/92
P-6, (b)(6)
Nation program, re: Ian K. H. Kim; contains personal
information. (2 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Boys Nation 7/20/92
Date Closed:
12/2/2004
OA/ID Number:
07575
FOIA/SYS Case #:
Re-review Case #:
2004-2265-S
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
MR Case #:
Appeal Case #:
MR Disposition:
Appeal Disposition:
Disposition Date:
Disposition Date:
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Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRAJ
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
The
American
Legion
*
WASHINGTON OFFICE * 1608 "K" STREET, N.W. * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-2847 *
(202) 861-2700
*
Local Student Named Delegate
For God and Country
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ian K.H. Kim, of Columbia, S.C., will
arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by Spring Valley High, Kim , will be one of two
representatives from South Carolina. Kin, who will be a senior this
year at Spring Valley High School, plans to become a physician and
attend Harvard University.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber,
president, National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
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July 14, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:15 am
Thank you all, and let me welcome you to the White House.
(Acknowledgments.)
First, let me congratulate all of the outstanding young
leaders here today. I understand that there are 96 of you here
from 48 states. Robert Griggs and Adam Ake [Ache], you've come
from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska. Alexander Foos [Fooze], I
hear that you just came across the river from Falls Church. And
Reagan Demas, you've absolutely have to tell me what life is like
aplace called. called - your hometown --
in Boring, Oregon.
Welcome to all of you.
I think many of you know that I have held Boys Nation in
high regard for quite some time. I remember, as vice president -
- about ten years ago, I greeted some of your predecessors in
Boys Nation here in Washington. Many of you were only six or
seven years old back then, but it's good to see that our younger
generation continues to produce such model citizens. You have
reason to be proud of your accomplishments -- and I suspect and
hope that you will continue to achieve great things for our
country.
And I understand that during your time in Washington, you
will be creating and participating in your own Congress --
experimenting in the process of legislative democracy. But I have
to say this: Given all of the talent and leadership in this
2
group, I wouldn't be surprised if Congress has more to learn from
you, than you have to learn from Congress. ((Come to think of it,
the thought of having you guys up on the Hill is pretty darn
appealing.) )
Your efforts and your demonstrated skills are vital to our
country's continued success. As a nation, our crusade is this: we
must continue to strive to defend our nation's liberty and
interests, and we must continually seek solutions to our
country's ills -- to refine this great democracy our forefathers
created.
And as we confront this enormous challenge, we need to draw
on the insights and vitality of our nation's youth. You represent
some of the very best of our country's younger generation. Your
leadership qualities, your proven love for our country, your
academic excellence -- these are the values and talents that we
need for America to continue our national crusade: to be the very
best we can.
Thomas Jefferson once challenged us to "raise the standard
to which the wise and honest may repair." And one of the many
reasons that I'm so pleased to have you here in the Rose Garden
is that you have been doing exactly this. Our younger generation
is our future -- no doubt you've heard that before. And when, as
you have done, you set an example for your peers, you fulfill
Jefferson's challenge to all of us. You give us hope that our
nation's future is one that will be filled with great promise.
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state
You know, it's no secret that Boys Nation has produced some
of our nation's greatest leaders -- two of them, Secretary of
Defense Cheney and Secretary of Education Alexander have found a
home in this administration. They're two of our country's finest
public servants -- and I know that they both value the experience
your organization
they gained during their time in Boys Nation. Now they are
applying those leadership skills to two of our country's most
demanding tasks: defending our nation and improving our country's
educational system.
And I do not doubt at all that this morning we have
assembled here many future leaders of this caliber. Let me urge
you: Maintain your commitment to our country, continue to spread
the word about the benefits of our great system of democratic
capitalism, and keep your eye on the greatest prize of all:
ensuring that our country remains on the global cutting edge,
that we continue to be the example the world holds in awe.
Whether or not we achieve this objective really depends not as
much on Washington and what we do here, but on you and your
generation.
And I have to be honest: One of the downsides to being
president is that I must constantly face the rhetoric of the
doomslayers. These are the pessimists -- maybe you saw a few of
them up in Madison Square Garden last week. They say that our
country is sinking, and they want us to believe that America soon
will be nothing more than another nation among nations. They
4
ignore all that is good about America, and they spend their days
preaching the politics of gloom and doom.
But let me fill you in on a little secret: it isn't going
to happen. America is now, and we will continue to be, the
economic and political model that the world hopes to emulate. You
are fortunate enough to grow up in a country unlike any other: a
country whose purpose and values, whose global mission and
economic success continues to be the major success story of our
time.
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it SO.
And someday not too distant, the leadership of our nation
will be passed completely on to your generation. And I have great
confidence in you and your abilities, and I wish all of you
continued success. You are the bedrock of our future. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which
our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
Is Your everything Mike
Johns/Bunton
Draft two
July 15, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:15 am
Thank you all, and let me welcome you to the White House.
(Acknowledgments.)
96
First, let me congratulate all of the outstanding young
from 48 states.
leaders here today. I understand that there are 96 of you here
from 48 states. representing You've come from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska
-- Alexander Foos [Fooze], I hear that you just came across the
river from Falls Church. And Reagan Demas, you absolutely have to
tell me what life is like in a place called Boring, Oregon.
put put names in-
But two of you have come from places even further away
from communist Vietnam. What a moving story (to see) the both
Won Lees
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succcessful life S for yourselves here in America. It's a tribute
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do jober here?
I think many of you know that I have held Boys Nation in
high regard for quite some time It's no secret that two of
their
America's great emerging political leaders got there start in
the
your organization, and I'm not talking about those two guys who
went astray and wound up last week on the Democratic ticket --
I'm talking about two really great leaders, our Secretary of
Defense, Dick Cheney, and our Secretary of Education, Lamar
Alexander. They're two of our country's finest public servants -
- and I know that they both value the experience they gained
during their time in your organization. Now they are applying
2
those leadership skills to two of our country's most demanding
tasks: defending our nation and improving our country's
educational system.
And I remember, as vice president -- about ten years ago, I
greeted some of your predecessors in Boys Nation here in
Washington. Many of you were only six or seven years old back
then, but it's good to see that our younger generation continues
to produce such model citizens. You have reason to be proud of
your accomplishments -- and I hope that you will continue to
achieve great things for our country. And your families have
reason to be proud, too. I'm sure that, in many cases, they
played an integral part in your success.
I understand that during your time in Washington, you will
be creating and participating in your own Congress --
experimenting in the process of legislative democracy. But I have
to say this: Given all of the talent and leadership in this
could
group, I wouldn't be surprised if Congress has more to learn from
a few things
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you, than you have to learn from Congress. ((Come to think of it,
when it comes to balancing a budget or managing your own personal
finances, the thought of having you guys up on the Hill is pretty
darn appealing.) )
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Your efforts and skills are vital to our country's continued
success. As a nation, our crusade is this: we must continue to
strive to defend our nation's liberty and interests, and we must
continually seek solutions to our country's ills -- to refine
this great democracy our forefathers created.
3
a
George Washington once challenged us to "raise the standard
can
to which the wise and honest may repair." And one of the many
reasons that I'm so pleased to have you here in the Rose Garden
is that you have been doing exactly this. Our younger generation
is our future -- no doubt you've heard that before. And when, as
you have done, you set an example for your peers, you fulfill
Washington's challenge to all of us. You give us hope that our
nation's future is one that will be filled with great promise.
Let me urge you: Maintain your commitment to our country,
continue to spread the word about the benefits of our great
system of democratic capitalism, and keep your eye on the
greatest prize of all: ensuring that our country remains on the
global cutting edge, that we continue to be the example the world
holds in awe. Whether or not we achieve this objective really
depends not as much on this city and what we do here. Instead, it
depends a lot on you, our youth. You represent our future.
I have to be honest: One of the downsides to being president
is that I must constantly face the rhetoric of the doomslayers.
These are the pessimists -- maybe you saw a few of them up in
Madison Square Garden last week. They say that our country is
sinking, and they want us to believe that America soon will be
nothing more than one nation among many. They ignore all that is
good about America, and they spend their days preaching the
politics of gloom and doom.
But let me fill you in on a little secret: it isn't going
to happen. America is now, and we will always be, the one nation
4
the world looks to for leadership. You are fortunate enough to
grow up in a country unlike any other: a country whose purpose
and values, whose global mission and economic success continues
to be the major success story of our time.
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it SO.
And someday not too distant, the leadership of our nation
will be passed completely on to you. And I have great confidence
in your generation and your abilities, and I wish all of you
continued success. You are the bedrock of our future. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support and advance the values upon which
our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
GOVERNMENT
GRACE
335
XENOPHON-Memorabilia of Socrates. Bk. IV.
1
Hæ tibi erunt artes, pacisque imponere morem
Ch. VI.
Parcere subjectis et debellare superbos.
GRA CE
This shall be thy work: to impose conditions
11
of peace, to spare the lowly, and to overthrow
There, but for the grace of God, goes John
Bradford.
the proud.
VERGIL-Eneid. VI. 852.
JOHN BRADFORD (seeing a criminal pass by),
in his Writings. Vol. II. Pub. by PARKER
2 Let us raise a standard to which the wise and
SOCIETY, Cambridge, 1853. Biog. notice. P.
13. Credited to him also by DEAN FARRAR
honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
-Eternal Hope. Fourth Sermon. S. O.
WASHINGTON-Speech to the Constitutional Con-
VII. 269. 351. Credited also to BAXTER,
vention. (1787)
BUNYAN, JOHN WESLEY.
3
12
A National debt is a National blessing.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and
Attributed to DANIEL WEBSTER. Repudiated
spiritual grace.
by him. See Speech. Jan. 26, 1830.
Book of Common Prayer. Catechism.
4
13
The people's government made for the people,
Whatever he did, was done with SO much ease,
made by the people, and answerable to the
In him alone 'twas natural to please.
people. DANIEL WEBSTER-Second Speech on Foot's
DRYDEN-Absalom and Achitophel. Pt. I. L.
27.
Resolution. Jan. 26, 1830.
(See also LINCOLN)
14
Ye are fallen from grace.
5
Galatians. V. 4.
When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for
the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see
15
him shining on the broken and dishonored frag-
Stately and tall he moves in the hall,
ments of a once glorious Union; on States
The chief of a thousand for grace.
dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land
KATE FRANKLIN-Lif at Olympus. Godey's
rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in
Lady's Book. Vol. XXIII. P. 33.
fraternal blood!
16
DANIEL WEBSTER-Second Speech on Foot's
And grace that won who saw to wish her stay.
Resolution. Jan. 26, 1830.
MILTON-Paradise Lost. Bk. VIII. L. 43.
6
17
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit,
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,
and it sprung upon its feet.
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.
DANIEL WEBSTER-Speech on Hamilton.
POPE-Essay on Criticism. L. 152.
March 10, 1831.
18
God give him grace to groan!
We have been taught to regard a representative
Love's Labour's Lost. Act. IV. Sc. 3. L. 21.
of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of
19
liberty.
DANIEL WEBSTER. To the Senate. May 7,
O, then, what graces in my love do dwell,
That he hath turn'd a heaven unto a hell!
1834.
Midsummer Night's Dream. Act I. Sc. 1. L.
8
[He would do his duty as he saw it] without
206.
regard to scraps of paper called constitutions.
20
KING WILLIAM to the Prussian Diet disregard-
Hail to thee, lady! and the grace of heaven,
ing the refusal of the Representatives to
Before, behind thee and on every hand,
grant appropriations. Harper's Weekly,
Enwheel thee round!
March 26, 1887. Article on EMPEROR
Othello. Act II. Sc. 1. L. 85.
WILLIAM I, of Germany.
(See also pages 84715, 85010)
21
For several virtues
Have I lik'd several woman; never any
9
With SO full soul, but some defect in her
No man ever saw the people of whom he forms
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd,
a part. No man ever saw a government. I live
And put it to the foil.
in the midst of the Government of the United
Tempest. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 42.
States, but 1 never saw the Government of the
United States. Its personnel extends through
22
all the nations, and across the seas, and into every
He does it with a better grace, but I do it more
corner of the world in the persons of the repre-
natural.
sentatives of the United States in foreign capitals
Twelfth Night. Act II. Sc. 3. L. 88.
and in foreign centres of commerce.
23
WOODROW WILSON-Speech at Pittsburgh.
The three black graces, Law, Physic, and
Jan. 29, 1916.
Divinity.
HORACE and JAMES SMITH-Punch's Holiday
10
Wherever magistrates were appointed from
24
among those who complied with the injunctions
Narcissus is the glory of his race:
of the laws, he (Socrates) considered the govern-
For who does nothing with a better grace?
ment to be an aristocracy.
YOUNG-Love of Fame. Satire IV. L. 85.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Johns/Bunton
WASHINGTON
Draft one
July 14, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:15 am
Thank you all, and let me welcome you to the White House.
(Acknowledgments.)
First, let me congratulate all of the outstanding young
leaders here today. I understand that there are 96 of you here
from 48 states. Robert Griggs and Adam Ake [Ache], you've come
from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska. Alexander Foos [Fooze], I
hear that you just came across the river from in Falls Church. And
have
Reagan Demas, you've absolutely got to tell me what life is like
in Boring, Oregon.
Welcome to all of you.
I think many of you know that I have held Boys Nation in
high regard for quite some time. I remember, as vice president - -
- about ten years ago, I greeted some of your predecessors in
Boys Nation here in Washington. Many of you were only six or
seven years old back then, but it's good to see that our younger
generation continues to produce such model citizens. You have
reason to be proud of your accomplishments -- and I suspect and
hope that you will continue to achieve great things for our
country.
And I understand that during your time in Washington, you
will be creating and participating in your own Congress --
learning about and experimenting in the process of legislative
democracy. But I have to say this: Given all of the talent and
THE WHITE HOUSE
2
WASHINGTON
leadership in this group, I wouldn't be surprised if Congress has
more to learn from you, than you have to learn from Congress.
( (Come to think of it, sometimes the thought of having you guys
up on the Hill is pretty darn appealing.) )
Your efforts and your demonstrated skills are vital to our
country's continued success. As a nation, our crusade is this: we
must continue to strive to defend our nation's liberty and
interests, and we must continually seek solutions to our
country's ills -- to refine this great democracy our forefathers
created.
And as we confront this enormous challenge, we need to draw
on the insights and vitality of our nation's youth. You represent
some of the very best of our country's younger generation. Your
leadership qualities, your proven love for our country, your
academic excellence -- these are the values and talents that we
for
will need if America is to continue our national crusade: to be
the very best we can.
21
Thomas Jefferson once challenged us to "raise the standard
to which the wise and honest may repair." And one of the many
reasons that I'm so pleased to have you here in the Rose Garden
this morning is that you have been doing exactly this. Our
you are
younger generation is our future -- no doubt you've heard that
before. And when, as you have done, you set an example for your
peers, you fulfill Jefferson's challenge to all of us. You give
us hope that our nation's future will be filled with promise.
THE WHITE HOUSE
3
WASHINGTON
You know, it's no secret that Boys Nation has produced some
of our nation's greatest leaders -- two of them, Secretary of
Defense Cheney and Secretary of Education Alexander have found a
home in this administration. They're two of our country's finest
public servants -- and I know that they both value the experience
they gained during their time in Boys Nation. Now they are
applying those leadership skills to two of our country's most
demanding tasks: defending our nation and improving our country's
educational system.
And I do not doubt at all that this morning we have
assembled here many future leaders of this caliber. Let me urge
you: Maintain your commitment to our country, continue to spread
the word about the benefits of our great system of democratic
capitalism, and keep your eye on the greatest prize of all:
ensuring that our country remains on the global cutting edge,
that we continue to be the example the world holds in awe.
Whether or not we achieve this objective really depends not as
much on Washington and what we do here, but on you and your
generation.
And I have to be honest: One of the downsides to being
president is that I must constantly face the rhetoric of the
doomslayers. These are the pessimists -- maybe you saw a few of
them up in Madison Square Garden last week. They say that our
country is sinking, and they want us to believe that America soon
will be nothing more than another nation among nations. They
THE WHITE HOUSE
4
WASHINGTON
ignore all that is good about America, and they spend their days
preaching the politics of gloom and doom.
But let me fill you in on a little secret: it isn't going
to happen. America is now, and we will continue to be, the
economic and political model that the world hopes to emulate. You
live grow-up
have been fortunate enough to have been born in a country unlike
any other: a country whose purpose and values, whose global
mission and economic success continues to be the major story of
our time.
sweess
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it so.
And someday not too distant, the leadership of our nation
will be passed completely on to your generation. And I have great
confidence in you and your abilities, and I wish all of you
continued success. You are the bedrock of our future. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to support advance and promulgate the values upon
which our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
Johns/Bunton
WASHINGTON
Draft one
July 14, 1992
Bres. remalls
COMMENTS FOR BOYS NATION VISIT
Monday, July 20, 1992
Rose Garden, 9:15 am
Thank you all, and let me welcome you to the White House.
(Acknowledgments.)
First, let me congratulate all of the outstanding young
leaders here today. I think many of you know that I have held
Boys Nation in high regard for quite some time. I remember, as
vice president about ten years ago, I greeted some of your
predecessors in Boys Nation here in Washington. Many of you were
only six or seven years old back then, but it's good to see that
our younger generation continues to produce such model citizens.
You have reason to be proud of your accomplishments-fand I
suspect and hope that you will continue to achieve great things
for our country.
And I understand that during your time in Washington, you
will be creating and participating in your own Congress
learning about and experimenting in the process of legislative
democracy. But I have to say this: Given all of the talent and
leadership in this group, I wouldn't be surprised if Congress has
more to learn from you, than you have to learn from Congress.
((Come to think of it, sometimes the thought of having you guys
up on the Hill is pretty darn appealing. ))
Your efforts and your demonstrated skills are vital to our
country's continued success. As a nation, our crusade is this: we
must continue to strive to defend our nation's liberty and
THE WHITE HOUSE
interests, and we must continually seek solutions to our
WASHINGTON
country's ills to refine this great democracy our forefathers
created.
And as we confront this enormous challenge, we need to draw
on the insights and vitality of our nation's youth. You represent
some of the very best of our country's younger generation. Your
leadership qualities, your proven love for our country, your
academic excellence these are the values and talents that we
will need if America is to continue our national crusade: to be
the very best we can.
Thomas Jefferson once challenged us to "raise the standard
to which the wise and honest may repair." And one of the many
reasons that I'm so pleased to have you here in the Rose Garden
this morning is that you have been doing exactly this. Our
younger generation is our future no doubt you've heard that
before. And when, as you have done, you set an example for your
peers, you fulfill Jefferson's challenge to all of us. You give
us hope that our nation's future will be filled with promise.
You know, it's no secret that Boys Nation has produced some
of our nation's greatest leaders two of them, Secretary of
Defense Cheney and Secretary of Education Alexander have found a
home in this administration. They're two of our country's finest
public servants and I know that they both value the experience
they gained during their time in Boys Nation. Now they are
applying those leadership skills to two of our country's most
demanding tasks: defending our nation and improving our country's
educational system.
THE WHITE HOUSE
And I do not doubt at all that this morning we have
WASHINGTON
assembled here many future leaders of this caliber. Let me urge
you: Maintain your commitment to our country, continue to spread
the word about the benefits of our great system of democratic
capitalism, and keep your eye on the greatest prize of all:
ensuring that our country remains on the global cutting edge,
that we continue to be the example the world holds in awe.
Whether or not we achieve this objective really depends not as
much on Washington and what we do here, but on you and your
generation.
And I have to be honest: One of the downsides to being
president is that I must constantly face the rhetoric of the
doomslayers. These are the pessimists--maybe you saw a few of
them up in Madison Square Garden last week. They say that our
country is sinking, and they want us to believe that America soon
will be nothing more than another nation among nations. They
ignore all that is good about America, and they spend their days
preaching the politics of gloom and doom.
But let me fill you in on a little secret: it isn't going
to happen. America is now, and we will continue to be, the
economic and political model that the world hopes to emulate. You
have been fortunate enough to have been born in a country unlike
any other: a country whose purpose and values, whose global
mission and economic success continues to be the major story of
our time.
And it's no secret why: throughout our history, people like
you have made it so.
THE WHITE HOUSE
And someday not too distant, the leadership of our nation
WASHINGTON
will be passed completely on to your generation. And I have great
confidence in you and your abilities, and I wish all of you
continued success. You are the bedrock of our future. We will
remain strong, we will succeed, as long as young people like
yourselves continue to advance and promulgate the values upon
which our success is based.
Keep up the great work. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
76
PINKT
7/7/92
Bill Clinton: More Liberal than Walter Mondale and Mike
Dukakis -- Combined
But, Democratic Party tax-and-spend/proposal. Yes and no. Yes, it's a tax-and-spend proposal. a
Bill Clinton's revised "Putting People First" economic plan has been called traditional
no, it's not traditional. It's worse.
Mondale and Mike Dukakis proposed -- combined.
Clinton wants to hit the American people with almost twice the new taxes that Walter
Mike Dukakis proposed -- combined.
Clinton also wants almost three times the new spending that Walter Mondale and
over his promise four "taxes will go up." But he actually proposed "only" $85 billion guaranteed in taxes by
Walter that Mondale's proposals: He's remembered for a 49-state defeat
11/4/84). years, and "only" $30 billion in additional federal spending (New York Times, new
Mike Dukakis's proposals: Dukakis, too, is remembered for a
tax brought increases on, in part, by his refusal to rule out new taxes. But he actually crushing proposed defeat
5/13/88). on the Issues" campaign literature, 1988; and a Congressional Budget 8/1/88; Office study,
Dukakis $46.16 billion over four years (Washington Post, 5/23/88; USAToday, amounted "Mike
"only" during his campaign. And his proposed additional federal spending no specific to
federal over $154 in new taxes over four years, and just under $220 billion in additional proposes
Bill billion Clinton's proposals: By his own, disingenuous account, Clinton just
spending.
Mondale/Dukakis combined
Taxes (billions)
Spending (billions)
$85
Bill Clinton
$76.16
$154
$220
Clinton increases over
combined Mondale/Dukakis:
81+ percent
188+ percent
spending increase is 140+ Clinton percent tax higher increase than is 40+ Mondale/Dukakis. percent higher than Mondale/Dukakis, are and adjusted the Clinton for
using NOTE: 1992 Above dollars, figures the and calculations are in current, unadjusted dollars. When figures inflation
P 01
DOUG GAMBLE
424-36th Place
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
July 14/92
(310) 546-6409
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN
2 Pages
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION (Steve Provost)
BEFORE I CAME UP HERE I WAS ASKED IF I'D COMMENT ON THE BIG EVENT
HELD THIS WEEK WHICH CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF MILLIONS OF TV
VIEWERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. LOOK, I THOUGHT IT WAS A HECK OF
AN ALL-STAR GAME.
I BET THE YANKEES AND THE METS WERE GLAD TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS HOLD
THEIR CONVENTION IN THE BIG APPLE. THEY GOT TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE
STRIKING OUT IN NEW YORK FOR A CHANGE.
I DIDN'T WATCH, BUT I HEARD THAT ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE CONVENTION
THERE WAS A NUMBER PERFORMED FROM "THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES." IT'S
FITTING THAT A SHOW ABOUT SOMEONE WHO NEVER MET A MAN HE DIDN'T LIKE,
WOULD BE FEATURED BY THE PARTY THAT NEVER MET A TAX IT DIDN'T LIKE.
LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE DEMOCRATS MEAN WHEN THEY SAY THEY WANT
TO BRING CHANGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. BY THE TIME THEY GET THROUGH
WITH YOUR PAYCHECK, CHANGE IS ABOUT ALL YOU'LL HAVE LEFT IN YOUR POCKET.
MORE
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DOUC GAMBLE
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN - DEMOCRATS (CONT'D)
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS ECONOMY FROM RECOVERY TO OVERDRIVE. THE
DEMOCRATS WOULD TAKE IT FROM RECOVERY TO REVERSE.
THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE IN THE PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP BUSINESS, BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK THIS WEEK WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE
COSMETIC JOBS IN U.S. HISTORY.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE FOOLED BY LIBERALS IN MODERATE
CLOTHING.
SPEAKER AFTER SPEAKER CLIMBED UP TO THAT HIGH-RISE DEMOCRATIC PODIUM
AND TURNED IT INTO A TOWER OF BABBLE.
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS TRYING TO CONVINCE AMERICANS
THAT THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THEIR SIDE OF THE FENCE. BUT WHEN I
LOOK ACROSS THAT FENCE AT THE OTHER PARTY, ALL I SEE IS A TICKET
THAT'S GREEN -- GREEN ON NATIONAL SECURITY, GREEN ON FOREIGN POLICY
AND GREEN ON THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT.
AS THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION UNFOLDED, I COULDN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT
THE UPCOMING OLYMPICS. 1F PESSIMISM WERE AN OLYMPIC EVENT, THAT
CROWD WOULD BE CERTAIN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS.
I HEARD ABOUT A GREAT NEW WAY TO STAY SLIM AND TRIM, CALLED "THE
DEMOCRATIC DIET." YOU ONLY EAT DESSERT ON DAYS WHEN THE DEMOCRATS
SAY SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT AMERICA.
-generalities
8 gr, Counselous comeback
-motto
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Counselos- interniew committee
current events, value one stat to next
Gaithersburg Md. Christopher Smith
Elkton
fan -Md. was to time towns
- Falls Churca, Va.
Alexander Foos (FOOZE)
Centerville, va.
Boring, oregon small town
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Newbern, TN
Independence Missouri - Anchorage, Alaska
Oklahoma City
(Kidiak Iselant
Bismark ND
Robert Griggs
St. Louis
Adam Ake
H. candersale, Fl.
San antonio
ten yrs. since GBush
met w/ BM'S Nation
los Vegas
Rm Engler 15th July
in Washington tom Am
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Boys Nation
polo shirts - white/blue/rud
staff red/
(crest controint us.)
boys blue
Present POTUS n/s/uit@ conclusion
7-10-92
WORKING AGENDA
1992 AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION
JULY 17-25, 1992
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1992
Noon:
Ron, Bill and Jean Arrive at Marymount
University
Afternoon: STAFF ARRIVALS
Pick up rental vehicles and supplies from
Washington Office
Set up Boys Nation Office and Store
Secure Staff Provisions
5:00 p.m. DINNER -- Phelan Hall
6:30 p.m. WELCOME AND STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
8:00 p.m. Watch out D.C.! The staff is out on the town.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992
8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST -- Phelan Hall Dining Room
9:30 a.m. STAFF MEETING -- Jack to determine who and
what's to be done.
One JC from each Section to assist George, Joe and Doug.
a.m.
SET UP SHOP - Boys Nation Office in Old Gerard
Banners up
Room Inspections
Name-tags on Doors
Prepare for Delegates arrival
Select two names for wreath laying
Stock Boys Nation Store
New guys get oriented
Master keys for Section Counselors and
Director of Activities
Section Counselors review Delegate Bio Forms
JC's to stuff packets
Meet with Liz
RE: Pizza, etc.
Master Keys
Chapel on Sunday, A.M.
Meeting Space
Box breakfasts on departure
Meet with Eric Hols RE: Shuttle Service on Friday,
July 17 and July 25
11:30 a.m LUNCH -- Phelan Hall
P. M.
Continue Set-Up
1:30 p.m. Junior Counselors meet with Jack
2:00 p.m. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM STAFF MEETING (if necessary)
5:15 p.m. FULL STAFF MEETING -- Review agenda, update with last-
minute schedule changes; discuss Staff Manual, Job
Descriptions; items for Section Counselors to relay to
Delegates; miscellaneous items.
7:15 p.m. Depart for Staff Dinner -- Seaport Inn Restaurant -
Contact: Stephanie Millon (703-549-2341)
8:00 p.m. DINNER
Annual Conclave: The Marine Corps of the Confederate
States - General George Blume presiding - Full Dress
Uniform required
AIRPORT DUTY: Bill Pease to set schedule; times and number of
people.
dance Judin w/ guls Nation
MEALS: A-J-M-W
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1992
7:00 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST - Dining Room, Phelan Hall
8:00 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPEN - For Delegate purchase requests
(Each Morning)
8:25 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremonies -- Entire Boys Nation
8:30 a.m. SECTION MUSTER -- Review day's activities
9:00 a.m. LEGISLATIVE ORIENTATION -- Butler Hall Auditorium
To include discussion on Parliamentary Procedure
George Blume, Joe McCraith, Doug Mory
10:30 a.m. National High School Oratorical Contest -- Ron Engel
10:45 a.m. SPEAKER: Louis Koerber, President
National Flag Day Foundation
11:30 a.m. LUNCH -- Dining Room, Phelan Hall
---
12 Noon BOYS NATION STORE OPEN
12:30 p.m. FIRST PARTY CONVENTIONS
:
Party Organization; Elections/Appointments of Officers
4:30 p.m. RECESS CONVENTIONS
5:00 p.m. DINNER -- Phelan Hall
5:55 p.m. Flag Lowering Ceremony
6:00 p.m. FIRST SENATE SESSION -- Butler Hall Auditorium
Oath of Affirmation - Administered by George Blume
Elect President Pro-tem and Secretary of Senate
Oath of Office by Joe McCraith and Doug Mory
Announce Appointments
Introduction of Bills and Resolutions
8:30 p.m. RECESS SENATE
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT AND CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 p.m. Section Counselors meet with Jack; same time each night
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS -- Section Counselors relate
procedure for visit to Naval Academy and dinner at Mayo
American Legion Post.
11:00 p.m.
LIGHTS OUT!
MEALS: J-M-W-A
BUS: 1-J, 2-A, M(N); 3-W, M(F)
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. CATHOLIC MASS - Chapel - Father Gary Gummersheimer
7:30 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPEN
7:55 a.m. Flag Raising
8:00 a.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH SERVICE -- Butler Hall
Auditorium -- American Legion National Chaplain
8:45 a.m. SECOND SENATE SESSION - Butler Hall Auditorium
10:30 a.m. RECESS SENATE
11:00 a.m. LUNCH
12:00 p.m. BUSES DEPART for U.S. Naval Academy (Time critical)
Confirm: 1-800-638-9156 Contact: Lt. Richard Wharton
1:15 p.m. ARRIVE at U.S. Naval Academy -- Gate 1
Contact: Lt. Richard Wharton
1:30 p.m. WELCOME TO ACADEMY -- Three groups begin at 2:00 p.m.
Headcount between. for tour -- 50 mins. each with 10 mins
1. Tour @$3.00
2. Briefing -
3. River Cruise -- (??)
5:00 p.m. DEPART Post United States Naval Academy (35 mins. USNA
Creek USNA; left on 214 (east) ; approx. 3 miles past
226) 830 Mayo Road (Rt 214) -- Route 2, South from to
Road; about 1 mile past Chevron Station on Muddy 214
6:00 p.m. DINNER - Cummings Behlke American Legion Post 226
7:30 p.m. BUSES DEPART - Return to Marymount University
8:45 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS -- Dress/procedure for Sec. Photos
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
MEALS: M-W-A-J
BUS: 1-A, 2-W, J(N); 3-M, J(F)
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST - Phelan Hall - Madison & Washington Sections
7:45 a.m. BUSES DEPART for White House
9:30 a.m. ROSE GARDEN CEREMONY
10:00 a.m. BUSES DEPART FOR ARLINGTON CEMETERY
11:05 a.m. Presentation of Wreath -- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Briefing by Tomb Guard
12:00 a.m. BUSES DEPART - Return to Marymount
12:30 p.m. LUNCH - Phelan Hall
1:30 p.m.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Butler Hall
Speaker: Steve Robertson, Deputy Director
American Legion Legislative Division
2:15 p.m. SECOND PARTY CONVENTIONS -- Nomination of Candidates
Butler Hall and Alumnae Lounge
4:30 p.m. RECESS CONVENTIONS
5:00 p.m. DINNER - Phelan Hall
5:55 p.m. Flag Lowering
6:00 p.m. THIRD PARTY CONVENTIONS - Platform development and
election of candidates - Butler Hall/Alumnae Lounge
8:45 p.m. ADJOURN ASSEMBLY
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 p.m. Section Counselors meet with Jack
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
MEALS: W-A-J-M
BUS: 1-W; 2-M, A(N); 3-J, A(F)
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992
6:00 a.m. Two-Mile Run
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST - Phelan Hall
7:30 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPENS
7:55 a.m. Flag Raising
8:00 a.m. SECTION MUSTER
8:15 a.m. BUSES DEPART for FBI (Janet Tates 324-3000
FAX 324-6493)
9:45 a.m. BUSES DEPART for Vietnam Veterans and Lincoln Memorials
11:30 a.m. BUSES DEPART - Return to Marymount University
11:45 a.m. LUNCH - Phelan Hall
1:00 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Rausch Auditorium
Speaker:
2:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
3:00 p.m. CANDIDATES DEBATE - Butler Hall Auditorium
4:30 p.m. DEBATE CONCLUDES
5:00 p.m. DINNER - Phelan Hall
5:55 p.m. Flag Lowering
6:15 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Library Lecture Hall
Speaker: Dominic D. DiFrancesco, National Commander
The American Legion
7:00 p.m. THIRD SENATE SESSION - Butler Hall Auditorium
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 p.m. Section Counselors meet with Jack
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
MEALS: A-J-M-W
BUS: 1-M; 2-J, W(N); 3-A, W(F)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1992
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST - Phelan Hall
7:30 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPENS
7:55 a.m. Flag Raising
8:00 a.m. FOURTH SENATE SESSION -- Library Lecture Hall
Election of President and Vice President
10:30 a.m. REMARKS The Honorable Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge
U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
10:45 a.m. PRESIDENTIAL OATH Administered by: Judge Nebeker
11:00 a.m. LUNCH Phelan Hall
12:00 p.m. BUSES DEPART for the Pentagon
12:30 p.m. PENTAGON TOUR: South Parking Lot
1:30 pm PENTAGON BRIEFING
2:30 pm BUSES DEPART for the Department of State
2:45 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARRIVAL
3:00 p.m. STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
4:00 p.m. BUSES DEPART - Return to Marymount University
5:00 p.m. DINNER - Phelan Hall
5:55 p.m. Flag Lowering
6:15 p.m. BUSES DEPART for the Elipse (arrive by 6:30 p.m.)
Contact: Ellen Ross 202/475-0849
7:00 p.m. TWILIGHT TATTOO - On the Elipse
8:15 p.m. BUSES DEPART Return to Marymount University
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 p.m. Section Counselors meet with Jack
10:00 p.m. FREE TIME Bank Open ($6 per person for Thurs lunch)
10:15 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
MEALS: J-M-W-A
BUS: 1-J; 2-A, M(N): 3-W, M(F)
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1992
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST - Phelan Hall
7:30 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPEN - Bank Open
7:55 a.m. Flag Raising
8:00 a.m. FIFTH SENATE SESSION - Butler Hall Auditorium
9:45 a.m. Recess Senate
10:00 a.m. BUSES DEPART to Capitol Hill
10:30 a.m. CAPITOL HILL (See note at bottom of page)
NOTE: Boys Nation Senators are expected to remain in the
immediate area of the U.S. Capitol or in the general mall area
bounded by Constitution Avenue on the North, Independence Avenue
on the South, the Library of Congress on the East and the
Washington Monument on the West. Section Counselors and Junior
Counselors will be on the mall through the day.
4:15 p.m. GROUP PHOTO at the Capitol - East Center Steps
4:30 p.m. BUSES DEPART - Return to Marymount University from the
front ofthe Supreme Court Building (First Street)
5:15 p.m. DINNER - Marymount University
6:00 p.m. Flag Lowering
6:30 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Library Lecture Hall
Speaker: Herm Davis, Financial Aid
7:30 p.m. RECONVENE FIFTH SENATE SESSION - Butler Hall Auditorium
8:45 p.m. RECESS SENATE
9:00 p.m.
ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:30 p.m. Section Counselors meet with Jack
10:00 p.m. FREE TIME
10:15 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
NOTE: SCHEDULE NO SENATE APPOINTMENTS BEFORE 11:00 A.M.
MEALS: M-W-A-J
BUS: 1-A; 2-W, J(N); 3-M, J(F)
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1992
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST - Phelan Hall
8:30 a.m. BUSES DEPART
Tentative Destinations: Iwo Jima Memorial, Jefferson
Memorial, Kennedy Center, Ford's Theater or White House
Tour
10:30 a.m. BUSES ARRIVE - OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Photo and Briefing
10:45 a.m. OPM -- Photo and Briefing
11:45 a.m. LUNCH - Hott Shoppes - 21,73 Crystal Plaza, Arlington
During session confirm at: 703/521-4423
12:15 p.m. BUSES DEPART - return to Marymount University
1:15 p.m. FINAL SENATE SESSION - Butler Hall
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN SENATE SINE DIE
5:55 p.m. Flag Lowering
6:00 p.m. BOYS NATION GRADUATION - Reinsch Hall
6:15 p.m. - Dinner: - Phelan Hall Dining Room
7:30 p.m. - Speaker: Charles T. Hagel
8:00 p.m. - Awards and Diplomas
Brief staff remarks
8:30 p.m. FREE TIME/SECTION MEETINGS
Pack for departure
Recreation - swim/gym
11:00 p.m LIGHTS OUT!
NOTE: All Senators in their rooms and quiet, no later than 12:30
a.m., but don't make this common knowledge. Junior Counselors
will station themselves at appropriate points to ensure Senators
remain in their rooms.
MEALS: W-A-J-M
BUS: (DEPART BY AIRLINE SCHEDULE)
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1992
5:00 a.m. WAKE-UP - For early departures
5:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST For early departures - CHECK OUT
6:00 a.m. FIRST SHUTTLE BUS DEPARTS FOR THE AIRPORT
ALL MORNING DEPARTURES
12 Noon STAFF OUT
1:00 p.m. DIRECTOR GONE!
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MEDIA ADVISORY
July 15, 1992
WHO:
98 High School Students From Across America
WHAT:
Take Part in 47th Annual American Legion Boys Nation
WHERE:
Marymount University, 2807 Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
WHEN:
July 17-25, 1992
BACKGROUND:
The American Legion Boys Nation experience provides future
leaders an opportunity to meet with government leaders and to
participate in the democratic elective process on the national
level. It is an extensive week-long lesson in American government
designed to help develop tomorrow's informed and responsible citizens.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton was a 1963
delegate to Boys Nation, and his Vice-Presidential nominee, Senator
Al Gore was a 1965 graduate of Boys State. Clinton has attributed
both his experience at Boys Nation and his meeting with President
John F. Kennedy as being instrumental in choosing politics as his
career.
The legislation agenda of Boys Nation is set by the delegates
after their arrival. However, world events, politics and recent
Supreme Court decisions will likely be a source of debate.
Delegates at Boys Nation will meet with President George Bush
at a Rose Garden ceremony on Monday, July 20th at 9:30 a.m.
Delegates are scheduled to tour the U.S. Naval Academy; Arlington
National Cemetery, where they will lay a wreath; the Federal Bureau
of Investigation; the Pentagon; the Department of State and Capitol
Hill, where they will meet with their respective Senators and
Representatives.
CONTACT: For a list of prominent graduates of Boys State & Boys
Nation, or for an itinerary, please contact D. Mark Katz, Media
Relations Manager, 202-861-2790
Local Student Named Delegate
To American Legion Boys Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Robert E. Hart, of Newark, Del., will
arrive here July 17 as one of 98 delegates taking part in The
American Legion's 47th annual Boys Nation program.
Sponsored by American Legion Dept. of Delaware, Hart will
be one of two representatives from Delaware. Hart, who will be a
senior this year at Newark High School, plans to become a marine
biologist and attend the U.S. Naval Academy.
Each of the 98 delegates will view the United States government
in action and participate in the democratic process. Chosen from
28,000 high school students, each delegate will participate in Senate
sessions including caucusing, organizing into committees and
conducting hearings on bills submitted for consideration.
Speakers scheduled to address Boys Nation are: American Legion
National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco; Louis Koerber, president,
National Flag Day Foundation; and Secretary of Defense Richard
Cheney, a graduate of Boys State in 1958.
"The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America,"
DiFrancesco said. "We believe there is no better way to this end
than to work with our nation's youth to prepare them for the tasks
they will face in the years to come.
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July 16, 1989, Sunday, BABYLON EDITION
SECTION: NEWS; AROUND TOWN; Pg. 8
LENGTH: 505 words
HEADLINE: Washington By Way of LI
BYLINE: Betty Ommerman
KEYWORD: COLUMN; AMITYVILLE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; POLITICS; LINDENHURST; AWARDS
BODY:
Some of our future politicians may already be incubating in Long Island's high
school systems. One possible candidate is Darryl Hillery of Amityville.
This 16-year-old student at Memorial High School already has been chosen as
governor of Boys State and will be one of two statewide representatives
attending the Boys Nation meeting Friday through July 29 in Washington, D.C.
The organization, sponsored by the American Legion, and run in cooperation with
the U.S. Marine Corps, attempts to teach boys of high-school age how government
works.
Boys State is composed of two boys from each participating school in New
York. The high school juniors are chosen for their academic and leadership
abilities. Local elections are held for county executive, mayor and police
chief.
Hillery, who had been elected "Mayor of Amityville," attended the statewide
convention during the week of June 26 at the State University College at
Cobbleskill. During his stay, he attended sessions on how to run the government
that were led by school and American Legion officials. A marine was in charge of
the physical program and formation of a parade band for each of the 39 cities
represented.
"When it came time to run for governor, I campaigned and then we held
elections using voting booths," Hillery said. "I ran against two others and
won."
A committee then chose two students to represent the state at Boys Nation.
"This will give me a chance to learn how the national government is run," he
said. While there, the 98 students (Hawaii is not represented) will meet
President George Bush and members of Congress from their areas, attend
sessions of Congress and do some sightseeing.
Hillery was originally chosen as a Boys State candidate by his high school
guidance counselor and teachers. He was then interviewed by an American Legion
representative. In Hillery's favor were his 84 average, being president of the
incoming senior class, helping produce a school play, being right guard for the
varsity football team and winning the Suffolk County Human Rights Committee
Award for a black history composition on the late singer Billie Holiday.
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"But what's really going to be the highlight of this year for me is meeting
with President Bush," said Hillery, who hopes to be a lawyer. "It will be
exciting because he's got such a high position."
BY THE WAY Fourth-grade students in Lynn Skordilis' class at the Albany Avenue
Elementary School, Lindenhurst, designed and produced a narrative and pictorial
review of the village to celebrate the recent Town of Babylon Day of History.
The manuscript was then given by school principal and village trustee Roy N.
Mathison to Evelyn M. Ellis, village historian and director of the Old Village
Hall Museum, where it is being displayed.
ACHIEVERS
Two community service awards were presented by the Babylon American Legion
Post 94. The recipients were former village trustee John V. Vidovich for his
years of service and Babylon fireman William Conway for 35 years of service.
GRAPHIC: Newsday photo by Cliff De Bear-Darryl Hillery packs up
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June 25, 1989, Sunday, BC cycle
SECTION: Regional News
DISTRIBUTION: Ohio
LENGTH: 199 words
HEADLINE: Oxley wants amendment to prevent flag burning
DATELINE: BOWLING GREEN, Ohio
KEYWORD: Boysstate
BODY:
Rep. Michael Oxley, picking up on the opposition that Buckeye Boys State
participants expressed toward a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, said Sunday he would
like to see Congress prohibiting the flag's desecration.
Boys State members were critical of Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling that
upheld the right of demonstrators to burn the U.S. flag, and circulated
petitions they planned to send to the justices.
Oxley, R-Lima, was the commencement speaker at the closing ceremony for 1,437
high school juniors who attended the week-long event at Bowling Green State
University.
Oxley, a 1961 Boys State member, said Congress had an option to change the
ruling by proposing a Constitutional amendment that would forbid desecration of
the flag.
Thomas Chris Workman of Bexley and William J. Toler of Westlake were named
delegates to Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., next month. The closing ceremony
was attended by 4,000 people who filled Anderson Arena.
Workman served as governor and Toler as a legislative aid during the
American Legion's annual event. Alternates will be Brett Lawrence of Warren
and Jonathon Wright of Maumee.
Boys Nation will be held July 21-29 at Marymount University.
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July 28, 1982, Wednesday, PM cycle
SECTION: Washington News
LENGTH: 159 words
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD:
Boys
BODY:
Boys Nation delegates from 48 states and the District of Columbia elect a
president and vice president today from two mock political parties -- the
'Federalists'' and ''Nationalists.
Boys Nation is an annual training program sponsored by the American
Legion for boys of next year's senior high school class, who participated in
the legion's Boys State programs.
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia each send two boys from their
program as delegates.
The presidential candidates are:
-Federalist Steven E. Grubbs, 17, of Davenport Iowa. He was governor of Iowa
Boys State, held at Camp Dodge in Des Moines June 4-10.
-Nationalist Joseph M. Wiegand, 17, of Palatine, Ill. He was elected governor
of Illinois Boys State at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill., June
5-12.
The vice presidential candidates are:
-Federalist Theron A. Buck, 17, of Caldwell, Idaho.
-Nationalist Karl N. Beinkampen, 17, of Wilmington Del.
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June 4, 1991, Tuesday, BC cycle
SECTION: Regional News
DISTRIBUTION: Indiana
LENGTH: 366 words
HEADLINE: Boys State convenes Saturday
DATELINE: TERRE HAUTE, Ind.
KEYWORD: IN-BOYSSTATE
BODY:
Nearly 1,000 high school boys from more than 600 Hoosier cities and towns
will gather on the campus of Indiana State University for the 54th annual
American Legion Hoosier Boys State, June 8-15.
Delegates will learn, first-hand, the value of government and receive
practical experience in leadership and politics. Each delegate is selected by
high school counselors and American Legion posts within his hometown.
Participants will be assigned to represent either the Nationalist or
Federalist party during the creation of a mythical 51st state of the union --
'Hoosier Boys State.'
Political organizations, policies and leaders are selected early in the week
50 candidates for governor and other state and county offices can prepare and
campaign for the primary and general elections.
The delegates attend special schools in journalism, law, law enforcement,
legislative affairs, speech, and TV and radio media.
Featured speakers during the week will include Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh;
American Legion Indiana Department Commander Jim Koutz; U.S. Secret Service
Special Agent John C. Moore and Indiana Secretary of State Joseph Hogsett, a
1973 Hoosier Boys State alumnus.
Special guests during the week will include past state commanders of the
American Legion; Judge David Johnson, Greene County Circuit Court; Sen.
William Soards, R-Indianapolis; American Legion National Commander Robert S.
Turner; Shirley Clements, director of Hoosier Girls State; and Peggy McKeeman
and Sue Liford, president and secretary of the State Auxiliary, respectively.
Highlights of the week will be the primary election and political rallies on
June 11, and the general election and inauguration of the 1991 HBS governor in
Tilson Auditorium on June 12.
The new 1991 HBS governor will represent the state of Indiana July 19-27 at
Boys Nation in Arlington, Va., where the focus is the federal government.
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William Jackson, director of Hoosier Boys State, coordinates the program
with a 70-member volunteer staff.
Boys State concludes June 15. The following day, high school girls from
across Indiana will arrive at ISU for the 50th anniversary of the Hoosier Girls
State program.
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Copyright 1991 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
July 24, 1991, Wednesday
SECTION: Washington Dateline
DISTRIBUTION: TO NATIONAL EDITOR
LENGTH: 341 words
HEADLINE: THE AMERICAN LEGION ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF LEGION'S BOYS NATION
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, July 24
KEYWORD: bc-Am-Legion- Boys-Nation
BODY:
Andrew K. Flatgard, 17, of Jackson, Miss., was elected president of The
American Legion's 45th annual Boys Nation. The election was held on July 23
at Marymount University, Arlington, Va. Willie F. Hicks, also 17, of Salem,
Ala., was elected vice-president.
Flatguard, a senior at Jackson Academy and a Nationalist Party member, was
sponsored by Henry Graves American Legion Post No. 1. Hicks, a member of the
Federalist Party, was sponsored by the Fletcher McCollister American Legion
Post No. 135.
In addition to their elective honors, each will receive a $1,500 college
scholarship. Flatguard, accompanied by a chaperon, will attend The American
Legion's 73rd annual convention in Phoenix, as well as attend the Boys State
Conference at The American Legion's National Headquarters in Indianapolis on
Oct. 13, 1991.
The American Legion's Boys Nation is designed to provide high
school juniors practical insight into the operation of the federal
government. Each year, 96 delegates representing 48 states convene in our
nation's capital for a week long civics workshop. All delegates are divided
into two political parties, the Nationalists and the Federalists. Each
party regularly meets in sessions debating proposed legislation and caucus
to nominate their individual candidates for office.
Earlier in the week, the participants at Boys Nation visited the United
States Naval Academy, Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam and Lincoln
Memorials, and the F.B.I. Last evening, The American Legion's National
Commander, Robert S. Turner, spoke to Boys Nation and stated in his speech:
"EXCELLENCE
the quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their
commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
EXCELLENCE can be achieved if you: C are more than others, think it wise, risk
more than others, think it safe; dream more than others, think it prudent;
expect more than others, think it possible." CONTACT: D. Mark Katz of The
American Legion, 202-861-2790
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ORGANIZATION: The American Legion
GEOGRAPHIC: District of Columbia
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Copyright 1990 States News Service
States News Service
July 30, 1990, Monday
LENGTH: 661 words
BYLINE: By Leyla Sharabi, States News Service
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: Boys
BODY:
All those in favor of Senate Bill 47 please signify by raising your hand. All
opposed? The bill is passed!" declared Vice President Anjan Mukherjee, 16, from
his podium to a roomful of boisterous young senators meeting here for the 45th
Annual Session of Boys Nation.
Mukherjee of Lexington High School was one of 96 seniors from around the
country participating in the mock Senate proceedings last week sponsored by the
American Legion.
Graduates from the program include such well-known pols as Massachusetts Gov.
Michael Dukakis, former presidential candidate Gary Hart, and Tennessee Sen.
Albert Gore Jr., according to American Legion spokesman John Minnick.
Clad in navy blue and white sports shirts and matching blue slacks, these
boys looked more like athletes at camp than the senators they were mimicking.
But Boys Nation is serious business. Meeting in a Marymount University
auditorium in Arlington, Va. dressed up with flags and a Senate-like podium,
this year's members eagerly debated bills, met in committee and followed almost
verbatim the steps of the U.S. Senate lawmaking process.
"Almost all these boys are in student government or are class president --
they are the country's top achievers for the most part," said Minnick. Two boys
from every state but Louisiana and Hawaii were elected to Boys Nation from
mock Senates held in their states. Mukherjee and Patrick Faherty of Quincy
represented Massachusetts this year.
Mukherjee, vice president of Lexington High School and co-captain of his
debate team, said that in his role as vice president of the country he tried to
run the Senate "smoothly enough 50 that other senators are benefited by quality
sessions and quality debate."
But campaign managers take note: in his real life, Mukherjee won't be running
for election. "A politician has to garner a lot of support and maintain that
support, and whenever you have to appeal to a wide range of people, some
insincerity has to be involved," he said.
"Essentially I want to help people and I'm interested in politics only to the
extent that my views help others," Mukherjee explained. "You could almost say
that I'm more interested in communication than I am in politics."
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During the one-week program, Boys Nation passed laws on issues that ranged
from the budget deficit to the environment. But Mukherjee says the most
pressing issue discussed was education.
"We have to get more of a cross-cultural education to deal with international
problems," Mukherjee said. "More and more we're loosing the perception of
America as the only country in the world, so education has to be more
cross-cultural to compensate for this."
Besides a heavy lawmaking agenda, the young men of Boys Nation visited the
FBI, the Pentagon, the State Department, and the Rose Garden, where they saw
President Bush sign the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mukherjee and Faherty also met a real Massachussetts senator -- Sen. John
Kerry -- who stepped out of a committee meeting to see them. Later, they talked
to an aide to Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The Legion Auxiliary, a women's organization affiliated with American Legion,
sponsors a Girls State and a Girls Nation. Held at Marymount University a week
before Boys Nation, Girls Nation is virtually identical with one notable
exception. Girls must wear "dressy dresses" when they go to Washington and
white gloves "to show respect" when they go to the Pentagon or the White House,
according to Barbara Cohn of the Auxiliary.
Although he says he'd be happy to see Boys Nation turn co-ed, Mukherjee is
already satisfied with the program.
" Boy's Nation has helped me to become a better citizen," he said. "It has
increased my awareness of America and the way it works and the pride that holds
our country together.
"It's really inspired me - I want to go to town meetings and express my view
of how certain issues will effect people and America as a whole," Mukherjee
said.
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Copyright 1991 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
July 17, 1991, Wednesday
SECTION: Washington Dateline
DISTRIBUTION: TO NATIONAL AND EDUCATION EDITORS
LENGTH: 537 words
HEADLINE: 45TH ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION TO VISIT WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: bc-Amer-Legion-Boys-Nati
BODY:
SUBJECT: 45th Annual American Legion Boys Nation Schedule of Activities
WHEN: July 19-27
WHERE: Marymount University
2807 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, Va., 22207
BACKGROUND: For the 45th year, high school seniors from around the
United States will come to Washington to participate in an intensive
week-long lesson in American government.
American Legion Boys Nation gives these future leaders a chance to
speak to government leaders and witness the democratic elective process.
Young men from 48 states will be sent to Washington by their local
and state American Legion organizations. The boys were chosen from
28,000 high school seniors who attended American Legion Boys State
programs this summer in 48 states. Eligibility for all Boys State
delegates requires them to have finished their junior year in high
school with at least one semester remaining before graduation. This
allows them to experience their senior year in high school and promote
the program among their peers.
Housed on the campus of Marymount University in Arlington, Va., the
boys will participate in a nine day civics workshop. Divided into two
parties, the Nationalist and the Federalist, the young "senators" will
participate in Senate sessions --- caucusing, organizing into committees
and conducting hearings on bills submitted for their consideration.
While the legislation agenda of Boys Nation is set by the young
"senators" after their arrival, recent Supreme Court decisions will
likely be a source of much debate.
Activities
Sunday, July 21: United States Naval Academy tour
Monday, July 22: Arlington Cemetery - lay wreath at Tomb of
Unknown Soldier; visit Marine Corps Memorial and
President John F. Kennedy grave.
Tuesday-Wednesday
July 23-24: Visit Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial,
Pentagon, State Department, F.B.I. and several other
federal agencies.
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July 25-26: Boys Nation to call on various congressional
representatives on Capitol Hill; visit White House.
SPEAKERS: National Commander Robert S. Turner; Dr. Herm Davis,
president of National College Services, Ltd.; and
Secretary of Defense, Richard Cheney
Boys Nation is organized by the National Americanism Commission and
supported by the American Legion Life Insurance Trust Fund. The legion,
through its youth activities programs, plays a leading role in the
development of tomorrow's informed and responsible citizens. Its intent
is to foster appreciation of the American system of government among the
leaders of tomorrow.
NOTE: Louisiana and Hawaii do not participate in the national
program. The District of Columbia did not conduct a Boys State program
this year.
CONTACT: D. Mark Katz of The American Legion, 202-861-2790.
CO: The American Legion
GEOGRAPHIC: District of Columbia
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TO:
DAVID DEMAREST
FROM:
KATHY SUPER
SUBJECT:
APPROVED PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY
EVENT:
Meeting with Boys Nation
DATE:
Monday, July 20, 1992
TIME:
9:30 a.m.
DURATION:
15 minutes
LOCATION:
Rose Garden
ATTIRE:
Business Suit
REMARKS REQUIRED:
Brief Remarks
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Open
FIRST LADY PARTICIPATION: Is Invited
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CONTACT:
TELEPHONE:
NOTE:
SEE ATTACHED CHECKLIST
Chief of Staff
Ron Kaufman
Maria Sheehan
Phil Brady
Bobbie Kilberg
Bill Sittmann
Sandy Bushue
Cece Kremer
Dorrance Smith
Nick Calio
Bill Kristol
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David Demarest
Robin MacLean
David Valdez
Bill Farish
Tim McBride
Gary Walters
Laurie Firestone
Dan McGroarty
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SCHEDULE PROPOSAL
June 22 1992
TO:
KATHERINE L. SUPER
THROUGH:
DAVID F. DEMAREST, JR.
FROM:
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REQUEST:
A group photo opportunity with the President and
representatives of the American Legion's 46th annual
Boys Nation.
PURPOSE:
To recognize these young leaders from around the
nation and enhance their U.S. government learning
experience.
BACKGROUND:
The American Legion, our nation's largest veterans
service organization, will bring 986 high school
seniors to Washington, D.C. to participate in the
46th annual session of Boys Nation. This group
consists of two representatives from the Boys State
programs in forty-eight states and the District of
Columbia.
For the past 45 years, Boys Nation has been the
American Legion's premier program in its nationwide
effort to educate high school seniors in American
government while imbuing them with a deep sense of
patriotism, pride, and responsibility for their
country. The program is dedicated to teaching two
outstanding young leaders from every state about
their federal government by letting them vote on
their own legislation and elect their own president
and vice-president.
DATE:
July 35, early morning 9:15 a.m.
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LOCATION:
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PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Ron Engel, Program Coordinator, American Legion Boys
Nation
John Sommer, Executive Director, The American Legion
98 Boys State National Senators
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OUTLINE:
-- The President greets the group on the OEOB
steps.
-- Photo opportunity.
-- The President departs.
REMARKS:
None required
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Bill Clinton's hidden life
There is much more to the Democratic nominee than meets the eye
A
mericans think they know all about Bill Clinton. He's the
sense of entitlement to anything more. In an alcoholic family
presidential candidate who befriended Gennifer Flowers.
[Clinton's stepfather was an alcoholic]. I grew up with a much
avoided the draft and didn't inhale. "Maxbe I underestimat-
greater empathy for other people's problems than the average
ed the importance of biography in this campaign. Clinton told
person has. It made me a lot more self-reliant and tougher
U.S. News last week. acknowledging that he lost control during
than I might have been. And I learned some good skills
the Democratic primaries over how the public viewed him. "I
about how to keep people together and try to work
was shocked. Most people thought I came from a wealthy
things out. On the negative side. if you grow up in an
family and occupied a position in a state in the middle of the
environment that causes you to want to avoid trouble.
country until I could run for president. It was crazy.
you tend to try to keep the peace at all costs. A leader
U.S. News editors Donald Baer. Matthew Cooper and
can't do that. All my life. I've had to work to draw the
David Gergen engaged Clinton in a series of interviews about
line in the dirt. to make conflict my friend. not my enemy.
his life. his hopes and his struggles. A similar interview with Ross
My natural father was killed in a car wreck about three
Perot has already appeared in U.S. News and the same invitation
months before I was born. I once went out to find the place
for an in-depth conversation has been issued to George Bush.
where he died on Highway 61 in Missouri. where he just slipped
What follows is an edited text of Clinton's own words.
off the wet road. He fell into a ditch full of water face down and
drowned. It was just a fluke. I guess in wavs I never permitted
Youth. There are positive and negative things coming out of my
childhood. If you had clothes on your back and a place to sleep
In the beginning. First in Hope. Ark.. and later in Hot Springs.
and food to eat and you had people to love you and to
Ark., Clinton grew up in a seemingly all-American environ-
discipline you, you were by definition not poor: you were rich,
ment. all the while adapting to traumas that included his
because you had the elements of a successful life. There was no
father's death and his stepfather's alcoholism.
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constancy of sin, the possibility of forgiveness, the reality of
redemption. And I believe it in a Baptist way - that a lot of a
myself to admit, I missed my father terribly. I think because my
person's spiritual journey should be intensely private and
father had died and my mother was probably a little too
shared only with God. That's why I have real difficulty dealing
protective, I always had a desire to avoid conflict, which has led
with some of the apparent demands of modern politics- to
my political enemies to underestimate me.
discuss your personal life in excruciating detail. That's not a
My commitment to civil rights was basically inbred through
part of my religious faith where I come from. So I've been
my grandparents, who ran a grocery store in a predominantly
pretty open based on what I think people are entitled to know
black neighborhood. They knew a lot of black people and
about my life. And in terms of what I've done that I shouldn't
thought they'd gotten a raw deal. I remember where I was
have done in my life, I believe God knows it all anyway, and I
when Martin Luther King gave that "I had a dream" speech in
should confess it to God and deal with it that way. I'm not sure
1963. I was home in Hot Springs, Ark., in a white reclining chair
[without faith] that I would have endured what I went through
all by myself. I just wept like a baby all the way through it.
in the primaries and had the inner strength to know that that
When I was 16, I decided if I had a chance I would go into
wasn't me, that somehow I was being seriously misrepresented
politics. I had been interested in being a musician, a physician
and that I couldn't just roll over and die in the face of it.
or a politician. While I was
MIKE
My faith has taught me to
very good at music, I would
see this as a ministry. I think
never be great. In politics, I
everybody has work to do, and
thought I had unique abili-
you're supposed to do the best
ties - I was genuinely interest-
you can. Not a religious minis-
ed in people and in solving
try. But every person has a call-
problems. It was something I
ing in life, and you should try
could be good at, something I
to make the most of your work.
could love.
Each person can fulfill the in-
tention of God for human life
Religious faith. I was very influ-
by giving dignity to whatever
enced as a child by the biblical
work they do.
stories of the Pharisees and
the modern-day Pharisees I
On ambition. One reason I ran
saw saying one thing and doing
for president this year is I
another. I came to see my
knew that I wasn't obsessed
church as a place not for saints
with winning it anymore. I
but for sinners, for people who
didn't want to get into the race
know they're weak, not who
when the only thing in the
pretend to be strong. When I
world was winning. I think
was a kid, I walked alone a
that's one of the things that's
mile or so to my church every
killing Bush. He says, "I'll do
Sunday. It wasn't something
Family affairs. Clinton with his mother and brother in 1979
whatever it takes to win."
my parents did, but I somehow
I've been a governor longer
felt the need. I joined the Bap-
than most people serve. The
tist church when I was 9. After
'My brother's addiction had as big an
longer I did this job, the more
I went off to college, I became
impact on me as anything. But I had to
what turned me on was solving
an erratic churchgoer, even
problems, not winning elec-
when I came back to Arkansas
be governor, not brother, not son.'
tions. If you look at how presi-
[after Georgetown University,
dents have to live today, any-
a Rhodes Scholarship in Eng-
body that would turn down the
land and Yale Law School].
life I've got for the life I'm go-
But in 1978, when I got elected governor, it was important to
ing toward just to hold the job would be nuts. The only purpose
me to have a dedicatory service. I selected a church whose
of having the job is to change the country. When I got into this
minister, W. O. Vaught, I respected a lot, even though a lot of
race, I realized, well, I'm going to do the very best I can. And if I
people thought I was this young firebrand and he was an old
get taken out, I'll find something else to do. You may only be fit
conservative minister. But I loved him a lot. After the service,
to be president when you're not obsessed with it.
my wife persuaded me to start going there and to join the
choir said I obviously felt the need. Now, I pray virtually
Political evolution. I supported George McGovern in 1972
every day, usually at night, and I read the Bible every week.
based on his record and that he was against our involvement
I think serious people, the older they get, try to achieve a
in Vietnam. That didn't mean that I had to be on the far left
certain integrity in their lives. You try to put your mind, your
on every issue. I've always been for challenging the Demo-
body and your spirit in the same place at the same time.
cratic orthodoxy. I've always felt that unless we could be-
There's a great difference in that sense between integrity and
come a party seen as pro-growth and pro-environment, pro-
honesty. Honesty is not lying in the moment, but integrity is
civil rights and tough on crime, pro-business as well as pro-
much more difficult to achieve because you have to decide
labor, we were done as a national party.
what you believe. The older you get, the more you want to
When I was working for McGovern, I realized that a major-
actually confront the areas of doubt in your life, and you get to
ity of Americans were just so alienated from what they thought
the point where you don't want to disappoint yourself any
of the Democratic Party. That had a big impact on me. It's why
more. You realize that the time you have is limited, and you
I was so hopeful about Jimmy Carter, who seemed to be a man
want to live like a laser beam instead of a shotgun.
committed to equal opportunity but who came out of a more
I really believe in a lot of the old-fashioned things like the
mainstream political heritage. After Walter Mondale lost in
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1984, I thought the only way we could win was not by bashing
and asked, "What do you want us to do? We can arrest him
Reagan but by going beyond Reagan. I got involved in the
now, or we can treat him like we treat anybody else - do this
Democratic Leadership Council not because I thought it was a
five more times and make damn sure he's on his knees so he'll
collection of Southern white boys to pull the party to the right.
have to tell us who his supplier is. We think your brother is not
I thought the party needed moderating, but I was driven more
a serious drug dealer: He's an addict. He's selling drugs to
because I thought the DLC was a group of people who cared
support his habit." So I said, "Do And I had to sit there on a
about ideas and were willing to think in new ways and not care
secret for six weeks, while the undercover people kept setting
whether they were politically correct. Too many debates in the
him up over and over again. It was a nightmare. But I think it
party were about yesterday's issues in yesterday's language.
was the right thing to do, and I think it probably saved his life.
What this country needs is dramatic change based on com-
I never knew whether my brother or my mother would
mon-sense values, kind of a radical middle. I think this Perot
forgive me. But I had to be governor, not brother, not son.
boom, which I hope is a boomlet, reflects a desire for that.
When it came out, he denied he was an addict. "You don't
understand," I said. "If you're not an addict, I want you to go to
The 1960s. I often joke with my friends that on balance I'm still
prison for 10 years. You've been putting cocaine into the
glad I was a child of the '60s, but there sure was a price to pay, if
bodies of others for money. You're my brother, and I love you,
nothing else in the way people
but I want you to go away for a
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
look back at us, like the mari-
long, long time."
juana thing. The good was that
That's another thing that
people really caught up in the
made me less obsessed, by the
'60s cared about one another,
way. One of the things you
cared about civil rights and
learn with the counseling
poverty and making things
MILLER.
[which the Clinton family en-
better, and saw themselves as
tered to help his brother] is
part of a larger whole, with re-
that other people get so much
sponsibilities not only to them-
into their own lives they shut
selves but to others. And even
out what's happening to family
though there was a fair share
members in trouble. I should
of pain and disillusionment,
have probably known he was in
there was a great sense of pos-
deep trouble. In counseling, I
sibility, of hope sense that
learned that he and I were ar-
the system could be made to
chetypes of children of alco-
work. It's very different now,
holics and that I basically was
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required to grow up before my
percent of the people think
time and had to be very care-
there's no connection between
ful, as I grew older, not to over-
what candidate Bill Clinton
use the peacemaking skills
says and what President Clin-
that I developed as a child.
ton would do.
Taking a pledge. Clinton being sworn in as governor in 1979
The bad side was that it was
On Hillary and Chelsea. Hillary
also a time when people may-
has just gotten better, like old
be put too much emphasis on
'If I lose, I'll find something else to do.
wine. I mean, she always had
public things and too little on
You may only be fit to be president
great character, great passion
private things, when there was
for doing what was right. Her
too much belief that it was OK
when you're not obsessed with it.'
ability to deal with and to
to try anything-drugs or sex
bring out the best in people as
or whatever. I think for a lot of
well as to pursue an incredible
people in my generation, a lot
personal journey in her own
of our adulthood has been about trying to keep what was great
mind and spirit is just extraordinary. I never cease to be
about the '60s alive and to grow out of what was wrong.
amazed by her ability to grow. A lot of her growth has had to
I've never become a cynic. In some ways, I'm just as idealistic
do with the time we've had to be parents, which made us
today as I was when I was 22. I believe in the possibilities of this
different and better people. But when I see her now, she looks
country and of this system. I hear people say it doesn't make
just like the person that I met over 20 years ago except better
any difference, and all that strikes me as crazy. The history of
in every way. Her life turned out the way life ought to. She just
America is replete with examples that elections matter.
got bigger and deeper and better. And I think she will for as
I still care profoundly about the things I cared about then.
long as she lives just because she has an incredible character
And yet I think I'm much firmer than 20 years ago on the role
and spirit and a great mind. It's amazing to me to watch.
personal. family and community responsibility has to play in
I have a child who is much more tough-minded and savvy
dealing with the problems of this country. There are some
than I ever dreamed. I asked if she thought I ought to run and
things the government can't solve. Nobody can substitute a
said, "It's going to be tough. They'll say terrible things about
program for personal character and conduct. My problem with
me." She said, "Dad, they always say terrible things about you.
this whole Bush-Quayle family-values strategy is not that I
You ought to go to my school. You can't imagine the things
disagree with everything Quayle said but that I see it as a cop-
they say. You just got to blow it off and go on."
out for their having no vision and assuming no responsibility.
Private versus public character. I didn't have any problem
His brother's drug addiction. It had, I guess, as big an impact on
exciting the voters at first. I was running ahead of George Bush
me as anything, maybe even more than the birth of my child. In
in New Hampshire. Nobody thought there was anything wrong
1984, state police caught him dealing cocaine and came to me
with me until I started to have the misfortunes I had in the
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I've proved that I'm tough enough to take on tough prob-
lems and to stay there and fight them through. And I don't
primaries. And then some of my opponents tried to reinforce
think people know that, and that's probably the fault of our
it. I'm not complaining about it: it just happened.
advertising or maybe something in my style, a manner that's
What I hope will happen now is that people will have a
too reassuring. I've always hated artificial macho behavior by
fuller picture, that they'l know I'm not a perfect person, but
politicians. Ross Perot has always been open about saying that
they'll see what drives me. what motivates me, understand
in Texas they borrowed some good ideas from our education-
what I fought for at home and what I care about and then
reform program in Arkansas. But I didn't run off from the
make a good judgment about what's best for them. I want the
fight: I got re-elected and eventually brought the teachers, who
voters to vote on what's best for them. My job is to make sure
were angry about some reforms. into our camp. After they put
if they vote against me they know exactly what thev're doing.
the program through in Texas. Perot wasn't a part of the fight
And I don't think today most voters have anything like a clear
in the next election, and the incumbent governor got beat. in
and complete picture of who I am. where I came from. what I
no small measure because the people who'd fought for the
fought for and what I want to do as president.
changes didn't fight them through in the election.
CLINTON'S LAST COMEBACK
satisfaction. Then, 8,000 Cuban refu-
gees rioted at the Army's Fort Chaffee,
How the lessons of his 1980
on the Oklahoma border. Clinton had
objected to so many refugees' being
defeat shape this campaign
housed in his state, but he had not ac-
tively resisted it. Even Clinton allies
thought he handled the crisis poorly.
ill Clinton regularly accuses the
The lessons of exile sank in so deeply,
The Cubans and car tags came atop
White House of using welfare "as
perhaps, because Clinton's fall was so
other frustrations with the young gov-
a wedge to divide the American peo-
dramatic. If anything, he seemed to be
ernor. He was considered inaccessible
ple." But 10 years ago, Clinton himself
riding high in early 1980. He was a wun-
and arrogant in this state of just 2.5
was denounced for doing the same. In
derkind who had been touted as presi-
million people, where politicians and
1982, he was out to recapture the Ar-
dential timber. His wife, Hillary Rod-
voters enjoy a special intimacy. Top
kansas governorship. In a TV ad and
ham, had been promoted by Jimmy
aides-many from out of state, some
speeches, he labeled his primary foe,
Carter to head the board of the Legal
sporting too liberal
Jim Guy Tucker, a "liberal" for not
and too aloof.
backing a workfare bill: In
No pushover. Clinton thought
fact, Tucker, now lieuten-
he had an easy opponent in the
ant governor, favored
GOP's Frank White, an affable
such schemes.
former Democrat. Clinton aides
That decade-old story
doubted that White, known for
of political hardball is a
his bulging eyes and stomach,
stain on Clinton's well-de-
could triumph. Indeed, polls
served image as a healer.
showed a big Clinton lead almost
But it has another meaning as well: It
until the end. But throughout
ought to assuage the fears of Demo-
the fall - as White pounded on
crats-and dash the hopes of Republi-
Cubans and car tags-Clinton
Clinton is a pushover. He
seemed befuddled. On election
isn't. If his recovery from draft-and-
night, White won handily and
womanizing charges this year isn't
Clinton wept openly. A few days
proof enough, his 1982 comeback con-
later, he had a plaintive air about
firms that he is no Michael Dukakis.
1981. After his adieu to the Arkansas legislature
his political paradise lost. "This
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Unlike Dukakis, who also once lost a
is what I've wanted to do since I
re-election bid and bounced back, Clin-
Services Corp., which distributes legal-
was a little boy growing up in Hot
mot
ton never forgot a key lesson: Fight
aid funds-and had just given birth to
Springs," Clinton said.
gov
back-and if you must, fight a little
their child, Chelsea. Clinton was upbeat.
Out of office, Clinton considered
and
dirty. A year after his 1980 defeat, he
After being cited for speeding while Hil-
jobs as varied as chairing the Demo-
abo
told an audience: "If your opponent
lary was pregnant, Clinton joked that
cratic National Committee and running
fice
picks up a hammer, you need to pick
he'd name his daughter "Hot Rodham."
a small college. He settled on a perch
quic
up a meat-ax and cut off his arm." The
But trouble was brewing. In the
at a prestigious Little Rock law firm,
has
years out of power "forever influenced
Democratic primary, Clinton lost seven
where he handled commercial litigation
stup
the way he approached government,"
counties to a 77-year-old turkey farm-
and planned his political comeback.
cen
says Betsey Wright, Clinton's former
er. Clinton downplayed the results, but
Almost as soon as he was out of office,
Geo
chief of staff. Clinton told U.S. News:
the recession conspired with other
Clinton started barnstorming the state.
ton
"I learned the hard way that you really
events to fuel voter outrage. There was
In meetings with small-town newspaper
II
have to have priorities and make them
the smoldering issue of higher automo-
editors and at Rotary Club luncheons,
lear
clear to people. You have to win peo-
bile-license fees. And that summer, a
he'd ask people what he'd done wrong.
that
ple over. And to do that, you have to
Titan II missile exploded at an Arkan-
At times, he seemed almost possessed.
lear
spend some time listening to them."
sas Air Force base, adding to voter dis-
Shalah Brummett was jogging one
Tuc
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Hillary and I said at the beginning of this campaign, which I
I think we made a number of errors in the campaign. We
thought was an example of good character and not bad charac-
should have spent more time talking about my record as
ter, that we'd worked hard on our marriage: we'd had difficul-
governor and the fights I fought. I still think that that's a
ties, and we'd saved it. You know, I've been treated like I had a
better example of political maturity and the readiness to be
character problem because I acknowledged that. And maybe I
president than any of this personal stuff. I got elected gover-
shouldn't have. But I think that's not evidence of bad charac-
nor in a state that is very tough politically five times for 14
ter. I think change is tough for anybody. And I think we ought
years total. Nobody else ever did that. And I did it fighting for
to elect somebody president who can face facts and make
things that were good, not bad, building up the best in people.
change and make tough decisions. Other people may have
I never won an election based on fear or darkness. I won them
better rhetoric about it, but I think I've got a better record of it.
because I was the candidate of hope and change.
It could be that revealing so much makes me look weak, not
I think a lot of this personal stuff can be way overblown. I've
tough. But if that's so, then it's not my maturity that's at issue.
been reclined on the national couch. In some ways this obses-
Then people want to be lied to, they want to be conned, they
sion with the personal, to a far greater extent than in any
want to be manipulated. And I'm just not very good at that.
presidential campaign in history, is partly because people can't
1983 education reforms- to solicit pub-
lic support for his programs. And he
chose issues carefully, avoiding thorny
matters like environmental reform. "He
c-
was no longer the young person out to
change the world tomorrow; he came
back much more pragmatic," says Roby
p
Robertson, director of the Arkansas In-
stitute of Government. Such pragma-
tism extended to his family life. It's no
coincidence that on the day Clinton an-
nounced his comeback bid, Hillary
changed her surname to Clinton.
There's no doubt, too, that the years
in exile made Clinton more cautious-
some say too much so. "He decided he'd
ht
never offend another interest or voter
he
again," says Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
le
columnist Paul Greenberg, who coined
the moniker "Slick Willie" for Clinton.
or
But if he was more flexible after his
comeback, he was more effective, too.
"He moved closer to the center," says
former state Sen. Knox Nelson.
To be sure, Clinton did forget some
of the best lessons of that period. After
his comeback, the triumvirate of top
aides blamed for much of the first
term's isolation and inefficiency was re-
placed by one strong chief of staff. But
out
Clinton's presidential campaign is rem-
is
1980. Clinton never realized how deeply he alienated voters until they threw him out.
iniscent of the chaotic first term: Power
e
I
is diffuse, in the hands of many top
morning in Little Rock when the ex-
can White of diverting Arkansas water
aides, and the campaign often seems
governor started jogging alongside her
to Texas - he also learned to communi-
rudderless. Still, if his years in exile are
and without prompting started talking
cate directly with voters. Early in this
seen as a proving ground - a way to
about what he had done wrong in of-
year's primary season, when his aides
test resilience under personal and pro-
fice. By all accounts, Clinton was a
mocked Jerry Brown's 800 number,
fessional pressure Clinton held up
quick study. "A guy who supposedly
Clinton understood technology's ability
well. It's important to remember, too,
has an IQ of a zillion did something
to make voters feel empowered. He an-
that he is only 45. Should he lose this
on
stupid," he conceded about the car-li-
nounced his 1982 comeback bid by buy-
fall, he won't disappear. Like some
cense fees and other issues. Cartoonist
ing television time for a direct apology.
other very different politicians who
George Fisher began to portray Clin-
The move, like hitting TV talk shows
overcame defeats and tarnished im-
e.
ton as a penitent monk.
this year, was locally unprecedented.
ages, Clinton could become a Richard
er
In the 1982 campaign, Clinton
New pragmatism. The need to bring
Nixon or Winston Churchill of the late
learned lessons about political survival
voters along-not to push too fast on
20th century, capable of reinventing
that inform him to this day. If he
too many became Clinton's hall-
himself decade after decade.
learned to hit -bashing Democrat
mark. After his comeback, he often
Tucker on workfare, accusing Republi-
raised money privately as he did for his
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the instrument of our undoing. I know that there are a lot of
people who are real winners out there in this tough global
imagine what an effective presidency would be like anymore.
economy, who are making good things happen, who prove that
They don't know how to believe government can make a
this still is the greatest country in the world and that what we
difference in their lives, so let's just vote on all this personal
have to do is to find a way for more of us to do that.
stuff. If you do that, you may wind up voting for somebody
And I guess the thing that surprised me most of all-
who's either lucky or dishonest. What really ought to count is:
although I should have known this is that underneath all
What have you put yourself on the line for? I can answer that
the incredible diversity of America, there is a core of com-
question. And I think my answer is better than my opponents'
mon caring and concern; we're a lot more alike than I think
answers. I have put myself on the line for more than 10 years to
we think we are. That's the real tragedy of all these racial
give kids a better education, to open opportunities, to mod-
problems. The American people are so much more alike at a
ernize an economy with no help from Washington.
human level than they think they are, from how much they
Those questions of public character ought to be the key-
love their kids to how badly they want to be safe, how con-
stones of this election. If you look back in history, our best
cerned they are about their jobs and their futures. I'd like to
presidents were not blameless but were subject to a totally
be remembered for making people really believe that we're
different standard and dem-
all better off when we define
JON
onstrated public character, a
our lives in terms of our com-
commitment to certain things
mon purposes, for really
that got done that made a dif-
helping to re-establish a sense
ference. So I don't mind dis-
of community and bridging
cussing all this. But there is
the troubled waters of race
certainly no reward for being
particularly race-and all the
candid. In spite of all the press
other things dividing this
commentary, I think I win the
country. I think life is lonelier
candor contest, and it looks to
than it ought to be in Ameri-
me like it's all downside.
ca because we are so isolated
from one another.
His governorship. I learned the
My basic read on this is that
hard way when I was defeated
inevitably about once a gener-
in 1980 that you have to really
ation there's a crisis in any
have priorities and make them
country and especially one
clear to people. If you do a
that has our historic position,
zillion things, even if you do
that's as big and diverse as we
them well, people may per-
are. If you could look at it from
ceive that you haven't done
any reasoned perspective, as
anything. I need to relearn
tough as the deficit is and as
that in this race apparently.
tough as the underinvestment
And I learned in politics, you'll
Jamming. During this year's primary campaign in New York
in America is which I think is
be useless if you have no vi-
an even bigger problem and
sion, nothing you're trying to
closely related to the deficit-
do. But you can also be ren-
'I wish I could figure out a way to get
the thing that's killing us now
dered useless if you ignore ev-
America out of her deep funk. We need
is our own skepticism and our
erybody else's vision. You
vulnerability to being diverted
have to spend time listening,
to quit bellyaching and do it.'
from how we're going to re-
bringing people along. You
build America, how we're go-
don't hire a dictator to tell
ing to reunite America. What's
people what to do. Since 1980,
killing us now is our vulnera-
I know some people have said, "He became too cautious.' But
bility to being divided and diverted and cynical. But, objective-
I think I accomplished more lasting change since I got beat.
ly, the problems we face, as great as they are, are certainly no
The Republicans always say money doesn't matter until they
greater than those of previous generations. And to me, if we
start measuring somebody from a poor state. Then they want
could say, OK, both parties have let the country down in many
to rank him in money terms. I've kept our tax burden in the
ways, the system in Washington is too paralyzed by organized
bottom five as a percentage of income-stat and local taxes.
interests and too dissipated by the lack of vision and driving
We rank third in the nation in percentage of money we put into
leadership from a president, so we got to fix it. I just wish I
education, fifth in ratio of computers to kids in the schools.
could figure out a way to get America out of her deep funk.
We're above the national average in college-going rate, though
When you look at all the great things this country still has the
our income is only 47th. My answer to the Republicans is that
human resources, the material resources, the people out there
in the last 12 years America has gone in the wrong direction
winning against all the odds - this is not a time for pessimism.
and Arkansas in the right direction. It's pretty hard in a poor,
But it is a time for action.
rural state with no help from Washington to do that. My simple
I'm very optimistic. I want this election to be where the
message is this: Politics is not about miracles; it's about direc-
people vote for themselves to win. I don't want them to be
tion. And the country's going in the wrong direction. Hire me.
diverted or divided or distracted or just in a deep funk. This is
an exciting time. It's the dawn of a new era in the world, and
Lessons from campaigning. I now know things that once I only
nobody ever promised us automatic prosperity, automatic
imagined. For example, I know living in Arkansas is different
opportunity, everything working. Life has always been diffi-
from living in Florida or California or New York. I now know
cult and challenging, and this is just our generation's moment.
that our diversity is either the source of our great strength or
And we need to do it. We need to quit bellyaching and do it.
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The
American
Legion
BOYS NATION
TITLE AMERICAN LEGION U.S
For God and Country
Marymount University
Arlington, Virginia
1991
July 19-27, 1991
The American Legion's Boys Nation Program
The American Legion is dedicated to strengthening America. We believe there is no better way to this end than to work
with our nation's youth in order to prepare them for the tasks they will face in the years to come. The American Legion
through its youth activities programs, plays a leading role in the development of tomorrow's informed, responsible
citizens. The American Legion's programs of Boys State and Boys Nation are our finest examples of citizenship
instruction for youth.
Boys States are quite uniform in program structure though each Department (state) of The American Legion is
responsible for and conducts its own Boys State. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia conduct a Boys State
program annually and more than 28,000 young men participate in these civic workshops each year. Through the
week-long program, the young citizens learn how city, county and state governments function by actually doing the job
themselves. Eligibility for all Boys State citizens requires them to be juniors in high school, with one year remaining
before their graduation. This allows the young man the opportunity to apply his "practical experience" in government to
his senior year in high school, and at the same time endorse and promote the program among fellow students.
Every year American Legion Departments select two outstanding Boys State graduates to represent them at American
Legion Boys Nation. Held in Washington, D.C., it is here that the delegates are introduced, firsthand to the structure and
function of the federal government.
Boys Nation is designed to instill in each delegate a deep loyalty to America and provides practical insight to the
operation of the federal government. The week of government training in the Nation's Capitol combines lectures and
forums with visitations to federal agencies, institutions, shrines and historical spots in and about Washington. Actual
participation in the political process is highlighted through the week's activities to include the organization of party
conventions and the nomination and election of a Boys Nation President and Vice President.
The first American Legion Boys Nation (then called Boys Forum of National Government) was held on the campus of
American University, Washington, D.C., August 4-9, 1946, under the sponsorship of the Legion's National Americanism
Commission. It was officially adopted as a major youth acitivity by the 1946 National Convention of The American Legion
in San Francisco, California, and subsequent action by The American Legion National Convention in 1949 at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, changed the name to "Boys Nation."
From 1946 through 1951, and from 1969 to 1985 the Boys Nation program was conducted at American University;
from 1952 through 1967, Boys Nation was held at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. The site of the
1968 program was Georgetown University. In 1986 the site for the program was Marymount University.
At Boys Nation each Delegate represents his Boys State as a Senator and participates in Senate sessions. The youthful
Senators caucus at the beginning of the session, organize into committees and conduct hearings on bills submitted for
their consideration. In addition to Federal legislators and representatives of Federal agencies, organization and lay
leaders of national distinction participate in Boys Nation. Boys Nation Senators are instructed on the proper method of
handling bills according to the rules of the United States Senate.
During a visit to Capitol Hill, Boys Nation Senators meet and converse with elected Representatives and Senators from
their home states. Boys Nation delegates visit the United States Naval Academy in nearby Annapolis, Maryland and
participate in a very solemn and dignified wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National
Cemetery. While at Arlington, the boys also visit the Marine Corps Memorial and the grave of President John F. Kennedy.
Some of the other visitations made during the week-long session are to the Department of Defense, the Department of
State, the Smithsonian Institute, the United States Supreme Court, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and The White
House.
Over the years, the delegates have been received by various Presidents of the United States. President Harry S
Truman, a Life Member of American Legion Post #21, Independence, MO, met the boys in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and
1951. A Life Member of James R. Cutler Post #39, Abilene, KS, President Dwight D. Eisenhower greeted the Boys
Nation Delegates in 1956 and 1957. President John F. Kennedy, a member of Crosscup-Pishon Post #281, Boston, MA,
met with the young men in The While House's Rose Garden in 1962 and 1963. President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke
with the boys in 1967. President Johnson was a Life Member of Memorial Highway Post #352, Blanco, TX. In 1970 and
1971, the Boys Nation Senators were addressed by President Richard M. Nixon, a member of Whittier Post #51,
Whittier, CA. President Ford, a Life Mmeber of Furniture City Post #258, Grand Rapids, MI, addressed Boys Nation in
1975, and again during the special Bicentennial Boys/Girls Nation program in 1976. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter,
a Life Member of Americus Post #2, Americus, GA, greeted the delegates in the Rose Garden. In 1984, 1986, 1987 and
1988 President Ronald Reagan, a Life Member of Pacific Palisades Post #283, Pacific Palisades, CA, met with the Boys
Nation Senators at the White House. Boys Nation has been received by George Bush during his Vice Presidency and as
President of the United States.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program
on the Advisory List of National Contest and Activities for 1991-92.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
NATIONAL AMERICANISM COMMISSION
PRESENTS
1991 BOYS NATION
I EGION U-S
BOYS
45th
NATION Anniversary
1946 - 1991
WASHINGTON, D.C.
National Headquarters Staff
The
American
Legion
*
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS * P. O. BOX 1055 * INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46206
*
(317) 835-8411
*
OFFICE OF THE
July, 1991
NATIONAL COMMANDER
Dear Senator:
You have had the occasion to experience a unique activity in our Nation's
Capitol Now, in the wake of Boys Nation, I ask that you inspect the 1991 yearbook
and reflect on your week in Washington. As you review the events, I know that you
will have fond memories and further value the chance you had to learn about government
at the federal level.
Through forty- five years, American Legion Boys Nation has given opportunity to
ROBERT S. TURNER
representatives of Boys States to increase their understanding and appreciation for
National Commander
our form of government and for their birthrights as American citizens.
The American Legion
There is no question that the operation of a republic is complex and sometimes
cumbersome. We hope that we have helped you to realize that government will be what
you make it; that the wheels may turn slowly, but they do turn.
A great future faces young Americans -- you and your peers -- as you prepare
yourselves for positions of leadership in the adult world that will soon be yours, a
world which you have the right and the obligation to strengthen and expand upon.
It is my wish along with the entire membership of The American Legion, that you
have the greatest success in your life's endeavors.
Sincerely,
Robert S. Jummer
ROBERT S. TURNER, National Commander
The American Legion
ROBERT W. SPANOGLE
National Adjutant
The American Legion
MICHIGAN
Gary W. Sammons
A. Luke Crispe
Lewis McCray
Marty Justis
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Chairman
Director
National Americanism
National Americanism
Youth Activities
Americanism and
Commission
Commission
Subcommittee
Children & Youth Division
2
The President of the United States
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 17, 1991
I am delighted to send greetings to each
participant in the 1991 American Legion Boys
Nation.
It is heartening to know that enthusiastic young
Americans like you are striving to become better
informed, more responsible citizens. By taking
part in this unique "hands-on" educational program,
you will not only learn more about our Nation's
Founders and the history of our Constitution but
also gain a better understanding of how the demo-
cratic process works today. That is good news
for all Americans, because the future of the
United States will depend on your civic and moral
leadership.
This 200th year of our Bill of Rights is the
perfect opportunity for all of us to reflect on
the blessings of liberty and self-government and on
the responsibility to help preserve them. Indeed,
as we look at recent world events, we are reminded
of just how precious those blessings are.
Mrs. Bush joins me in sending best wishes for your
continuing success.
G.Bund
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Arrivals
CHANS WORLD
W.EXPRESS
Rural America or large city, or places in between, served as starting points
of travel for those arriving for The American Legion Boys Nation forty-fifth
anniversary session. Below center Junior Counselor Joe Boyd (TN) and
Section Counselor Aldie Johnson (NE) confer at Washington National
Airport as they prepare to greet the arriving Senators. Right, Junior
Counselor Coy Flowers (WV) and Section Counselor Russ Martin (AZ)
escort the Senators to Marymount shuttles for the final part of the journey
to the University and Boys Nation.
AMERICAN LEGION:
BOYS NATION
4
Registration
AMERICAN LEGION
BOYS NATION
Of primary importance upon arrival at Marymount University is
registration. Above right, Assistant Office Manager Gary
Gummersheimer (IL) confers with Marty Justis (MD) about room
assignments. Bottom center and right, Office Manager Joe Cenoz
(CA) helps the newly arrived Senators process the necessary forms.
BOYS
NATION
The next stop for the new arrivals is the "Operation Desert Store."
Here Senators are outfitted with their Boys Nation supplies by
proprietor Marcus McDonald (ND). Then it's off to their rooms and the
time to greet other new arrivals. If Boys Nation is to go smoothly it
takes the work of many hands and a lot of cooperation.
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Program Schedule
1991 AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION PROGRAM - JULY 19-27, 1991
FRIDAY, JULY 19
10:05 a.m. Presentation of Wreath - Tomb of
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR
Unknown Soldier
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
5:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
11:30 a.m. BUSES to Marymount
9:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
6:00 p.m. DINNER
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
10:00 p.m. FREE TIME
7:30 p.m. ORIENTATION
1:00 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Speaker:
10:15 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
9:00 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS NATION PIZZA
Phil Riggin, Director National
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
PARTY & DANCE
Legislative Division
10:45 p.m. BOYS NATION DELEGATES TO
1:45 p.m. SECOND PARTY CONVENTIONS -
THEIR DORM
Nomination of Candidates
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
5:00 p.m. DINNER
THURSDAY, JULY 25
6:00 p.m. THIRD PARTY CONVENTIONS -
SATURDAY, JULY 20
Platform development and election
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
of Candidates
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. WAKE-UP
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR
8:00 a.m. FIFTH SENATE SESSION -
7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Butler Hall Auditorium
8:00 a.m. BOYS NATION STORE OPEN
9:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
10:30 a.m. BUSES DEPART to Capitol Hill
8:30 a.m. SECTION MUSTER
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
10:45 a.m. CAPITOL HILL -
9:00 a.m. LEGISLATIVE ORIENTATION
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
U.S. Supreme Court, National
11:30 a.m. LUNCH
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
Archives, Library of Congress,
12:30 p.m. FIRST PARTY CONVENTIONS
Smithsonian Institute, Washington
4:30 p.m. RECESS CONVENTION
Monument, and Botanic Gardens
5:00 p.m. DINNER
4:15 p.m. GROUP PHOTO at the Capitol
6:00 p.m. FIRST SENATE SESSION
4:30 p.m. BUSES to Marymount
-Oath of Affirmation
TUESDAY, JULY 23
5:15 p.m. DINNER
-Elect President Pro-tem &
6:30 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Speaker:
Secretary of Senate
6:00 a.m. Two-Mile Run
Dr. Herm Davis, Financial Aid for
-Oath of Office
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
Higher Education
-Announce Appointments
8:00 a.m. SECTION MUSTER
7:30 p.m. RECONVENE FIFTH SENATE
-Introduction of Bills and
8:10 a.m. BUSES to FBI, Vietnam Vets
SESSION
Resolutions
Memorial & Lincoln Memorial
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT AND CALENDAR
11:30 a.m. BUSES to Marymount
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
11:45 a.m. LUNCH
9:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
1:00 p.m. SENATE SESSION
10:00 p.m. FREE TIME
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
3:00 p.m. CANDIDATES' DEBATE
10:15 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
5:00 p.m. DINNER
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
6:15 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY -
Speaker: Robert S. Turner, National
Commander, The American Legion
SUNDAY, JULY 21
7:00 p.m. THIRD SENATE SESSION
FRIDAY, JULY 26
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
9:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT & CALENDAR
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. CATHOLIC MASS
9:00 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
8:30 a.m. BUSES to Iwo Jima Memorial
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
9:45 a.m. WHITE HOUSE TOUR
SERVICE
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
11:00 a.m. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
American Legion National Chaplain,
MANAGEMENT - Briefing - Bill
Michas M. Ohnstad (MN)
Phillips, - Deputy Director
8:45 a.m. SECOND SENATE SESSION
11:30 a.m. LUNCH - Hott Shoppes
11:00 a.m. LUNCH
2:00 p.m. WAVE OFF - WHITE HOUSE
12:00 p.m. BUSES to United States Naval
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
3:30 p.m. FINAL SENATE SESSION
Academy
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN SENATE SINE DIE
1:30 p.m. WELCOME TO ACADEMY
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
6:00 p.m. BOYS NATION GRADUATION
Tour, Briefing
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
Speaker: Dr. Reed M. Stewart
6:00 p.m. DINNER - Cummings Behlke
8:00 a.m. FOURTH SENATE SESSION -
8:00 p.m. Awards and Diplomas
American Legion Post #226
Butler Hall - Election of President
8:30 p.m. FREE TIME/SECTION MEETINGS
7:30 p.m. BUSES to Marymount
and Vice-President
Pack for departure
8:45 p.m. ASSIGNMENT AND CALENDAR
10:45 a.m. PRESIDENTIAL OATH -
Recreation - swim-gym
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Administered by The Honorable
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
8:45 p.m. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge,
10:00 p.m. SECTION MEETINGS
U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
10:15 p.m. FREE TIME
11:00 a.m. LUNCH
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT!
12:30 p.m. PENTAGON TOUR
SATURDAY, JULY 27
1:30 p.m. PENTAGON BRIEFING
MONDAY, JULY 23
2:00 p.m. ADDRESS by Secretary of Defense
5:00 a.m. WAKE-UP
Dick Cheney
5:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
6:30 a.m. WAKE-UP
3:00 p.m. STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
CHECK OUT
7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
4:30 p.m. BUSES to Marymount
6:00 a.m. FIRST SHUTTLE TO THE
7:00-7:30 SECTION PHOTOS
5:00 p.m. DINNER
AIRPORT
8:30 a.m. BUSES to Arlington
7:00 p.m. TWILIGHT TATTOO - On the Elipse
National Cemetery
8:15 p.m. BUSES to Marymount
ALL MORNING DEPARTURES
6
Orientation
The forty-fifth Anniversary session of The American Legion Boys Nation was brought to
order by Director of Activities Jack Mercier (WI), below right. After the invocation by
Assistant Office Manager Gary Gummersheimer (IL) and the recitation of the "Pledge of
Allegiance," Director, Marty Justis (MD), above left, brought official greetings of The
American Legion and welcomed the young Senators to the Washington, DC area.
Director Justis then introduced the staff and our host, the President of Marymount
University, Sr. M. Majella Berg, RSHM, below center, who brought greetings.
Legislative Director, Dr. George Blume (VA), left, shared with the Senators a patriotic
presentation, "Flag Desecraters, Flag Wavers, Flag Protectors." In it he challenged us:
"Past generations, my generation, and yes even many of your generation have carried
out our responsibilities to preserve the values of this nation. But it is now up to your
generation to be flag desecraters, flag wavers, or flag protectors."
Orientation at Boys Nation could only be complete by instilling the Boys Nation spirit.
This could only be realized by the personification of that spirit in Assistant Director of
Activities, Owen T. "Casey" Cason (FL), below left, as he teaches the new Senators the
'America Chant."
ON
AMER
N LEG
7
A Visit with Girls Nation
For the Boys Nation Senators the completion of their orientation was shared
with the Senators of Girls Nation as they celebrated their graduation. Though it
marked the end of Girls Nation, it served as a happy, fun-filled beginning for
Boys Nation.
8
Section Meetings
ADAMS SECTION - Russ Martin (AZ), Counselor
JEFFERSON SECTION - Aldie Johnson (NE), Counselor
MADISON SECTION - Sarge Loveland (UT), Counselor
WASHINGTON SECTION - Bob Caudell (IN), Counselor
The key to complete involvement for Boys Nation Senators is frequent
communication. At least once a day the Sections met to receive instructions for
the coming day's activities and to review and reflect on the current day's events.
"Old
While the Nation has still not settled the
debate concerning flag desecration, Boys
Glory"
Nation showed its respect for the symbol of
our great land. Daily, we participated in a
ceremony to hoist and lower "Old Glory."
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Legislative Orientation
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Laying the foundation for the political structure, Legislative
Program Director Dr. George Blume (VA), left, informs the
Senators that prior to their arrival they were assigned to
of
one of two parties. Below left, Federalist Party Counselor
Doug Mory (MD) and below right, Nationalist Party
Counselor Joe McCraith (IL), shared in the orientation. The
work of the party conventions and the legislative process
serve as the backbone of the Boys Nation program.
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Greetings
The American Legion, for one week in July,
transforms with the help of Marymount University,
a part of its campus into an experience of national
government based on the concept of "learning by
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doing." Begun in the 1950's as a junior college for
girls, Marymount University continues its mission
as a co-ed institution. Educating the young has
been a service of the Religious of the Sacred Heart
of Mary since it began in 1848 in Southern France.
Ably carrying on their tradition is Sr. M. Majella
Berg, RSHM, President of Marymount University.
Here, the longest sitting college president brings
UNIVERSITY
greetings to Boys Nation.
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Party Conventions
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Senators Frank Pasquale (AZ) and John O'Quinn (NC)
Senators long to become actively involved in the political
chaired the Nationalist and Federalist parties as they
process. This year being no different than others,
spent a good deal of the time early in the week in
several Senators of each party sought to be the nominee
convention. As the pictures attest, it did not take the
for President and Vice-President.
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The Senate and The President Pro Tem
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Within twenty-four hours of their arrival, Boys Nation Senators put
the political structure and power of the Senate into action. After
caucuses and a roll call vote, Kenyon Williams (TX), above,
receives his gavel, the symbol of his office of President Pro-
Boys
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Tempore from Nationalist Party Counselor Joe McCraith (IL).
Immediately, the Senators were challenged to select one of their
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own for the office of Secretary of the Senate. After another
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electoral procedure Joe Kenner (NJ) (below left, third from left) can
be seen taking up the duties of his office.
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Senate Officers
(Front row I-r) Todd Thayer, Chaplain; Larry
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Horton, Sergeant-at-Arms. (Back row I-r)
PINKSYLVANIA
KENTUCKY TEXAS WISCONSIN
MASSACHUSETTS
Joe Spado, Assistant Secretary; Joe Kenner,
Secretary of the Senate; Jason Brown, Chief
NEW JERSEY
MERICAN
ILLINOIS
Clerk; Kenyon Williams, President Pro-
Tempore; Mark Muehl, Parliamentarian; Jon
Sims, Assistant Clerk; Rick Subrizio,
MARYLAND
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Assistant Secretary.
Assignment and Calendar Committee
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(I-r) Tim Maher, John Anderson, Jason
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Brown, Sean Brennan, and Mukund
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Krishniswami.
Committee Meetings
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Final Senate consideration of legislation and resolutions,
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their acceptance or rejection, requires that they be dis-
cussed and hammered out "in committee" before they
reach the Senate floor.
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Religious Services
NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
The American Legion National Chaplain, Rev. Michas M.
Ohnstad (MN), pictured above center with his wife, Alma,
spent several days with Boys Nation. Chaplain Ohnstad,
shared with the Senators and staff three important
commitments in life: to God, service to God and each other,
and patriotism, during a Sunday morning non-denomi-
national service.
Earlier Sunday morning The American Legion motto, "For
God and Country" was supplemented (at bottom) as
Assistant Office Manager Gary Gummersheimer (IL), a
Roman Catholic priest, celebrated Mass for the Boys
Nation family.
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The United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, provided Senators an
excellent chance to view one of the nation's most prestigious institutes of higher
learning. The visit included a briefing by the Director of Admissions at the
Academy who told us that 24% of the class of '95 are graduates of Boys/Girls
State and the opportunity for a walking tour of the campus.
or
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Cummings-Behlke Post #226
HOSTS TO
BOYS
NATION
The food at Marymount was good, but it could not compare to the "home-
grown" fare and Bar-B-Que chicken served up by the members of
Cummings-Behlke Post 226, Mayo, MD. Above and below left, Post
Commander Buddy Cassidy welcomed Boys Nation to the home of the
1990 American Legion Baseball World Series Champions for our eleventh
year of "Legion Hospitality." We enjoyed our time and the home cooking
and left Post 226 with the spirit of Boys Nation and our appreciation.
HOSTS:TO
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Thanks, 226
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Memorials
One of the most moving moments of Boys Nation was certainly the visit to some
of the capitol's memorials. Senators were able to catch a glimpse of America's
dark moments when the lives of Americans were being lost in armed conflict.
Though they may pay tribute to one individual they all symbolize the great
struggle for freedom in America. As viewed they show us that the struggle is an
on-going process during each era of our nation's history.
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Office of Personnel Management
Boys Nation was privileged to hear from OPM Deputy Director Bill R. Phillips,
host for the day's visit. As OPM's Deputy Director since 1989, Mr. Phillips
spoke of the responsibility for recruiting, training, and developing a federal
workforce comprised of 2.1 million employees.
Guest Speaker
Lobbying, the skill of convincing legislators to side
with a given point of view was explained to the Boys
Nation Senators by E. Philip Riggin, Director of The
American Legion National Legislative Division. The
former Maryland Boys Stater then entered into a question
and answer session. Some of the topics covered
included pending Congressional legislation and The
American Legion's interests and issues. Mr. Tim
Gahimer of INB National Bank (below and right),
discussed The American Legion's Option 4 Loan
Program, a service of the Legion for those who need
the extra financial help to go to college.
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Two-Mile Run*
Not all waking hours are
devoted to business.
Under the guidance of
Dr. George Blume, a time
was set aside for jog-
ging/running. The
annual Fun Run chal-
VY
lenged the participants
with a 5:45 a.m. (yes,
that's AM) wake-up time.
They are having fun
aren't they?
Stop for "R&R"
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Arlington National Cemetery
From a martyred President to the tragic heroes of space flight, Boys Nation
participated in a tour of Arlington National Cemetery. Starting at the gravesites of
President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, the young Senators were given the
chance to grasp the historical significance of lives great and simple as they impacted
on the fabric of our Nation's life.
Overlooking the Kennedy gravesites stands Arlington House. Constructed to
preserve the memory of President George Washington, it is now an official
memorial to General Robert E. Lee. Steeped in history and conflict, it stands as a
guardian to the many heroes whose bravery is celebrated in somber quietude.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The quiet solemnity with which the "Old Guard" changes
its sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was
deepened by the opportunity to participate in an Army
wreath laying ceremony. Left, Senators Benjamin Rodriguez
(WV) and Charles Brown (MO) accompany The American
Legion National Chaplain Rev. Michas Ohnstad (MN), and
Boys Nation Assistant Director of Activities Owen T. Cason
(FL), in placing the wreath on behalf of Boys Nation. Bottom
center, the Senators also had an opportunity to question
and learn of the demanding duty of a Tomb Guard.
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The National Commander
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"Excellence
can be
achieved
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Considered by many as the most important youth activity program of The American Legion, Boys Nation received a visit from this year's number one
Legionnaire, National Commander Robert Turner (GA). The third Vietnam era veteran to be elected to the top post, of the largest veterans organization,
Commander Turner is no stranger to the Boys State/Boys Nation program. He himself a Boys Stater, Commander Turner has served twenty years on
the staff of Georgia Boys State, and four years on the staff of Boys Nation. During his time with us Commander Turner spoke to us of the love The
American Legion has for the veteran and the youth of our Country. He also challenged us to expect excellence in all that we do and gave us a format of
implementation. "Excellence can be achieved if you: care more than others think it wise; risk more than others think is safe; dream more than others
think it prudent; and expect more than others think it possible."
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Department of State
On a visit to the Depart-
ment of State, Boys Nation
heard from Dr. John
Stremlau, Deputy Director
of Policy Planning. Dr.
Stremlau shared the goal
of the Office of Foreign
Affairs: promoting
democratic values,
reassurance of U.S. support,
combat terrorism and drugs,
and meet the humaniterian
needs of underprivileged
countries. He then entered
into a question and answer
session.
"Operation Desert Store"
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was
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It was not "Neman Mark-up" nor was it "Sack Flip Avenue"
but the "Operation Desert Store" did its best to keep the
necessary supplies available. The fine proprieter of this
marvelous shop Marcus McDonald (ND) and his able assistant
the
Austin Hanner (AR) are pictured above open for business.
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Whether it be the latest in avant fashion or the finest
confections from the world over; if it could be had, it was
found at the "Operation Desert Store."
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With the rigors of the campaign behind
them, the oath of Office for President
and Vice-President was administered
by a Federal Judge. The Honorable
Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S.
Court of Veterans Appeals spoke briefly
then performed his official duty.
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Twilight Tattoo
The U.S. Army's Third Infantry, the "Old Guard," delighted
Boys Nation with a formation known as "Twilight Tattoo."
Though its early hour made it difficult to think of settling in
for the night, this program held on the Elipse, shared a bit
of our Nation's history as it also showed us the precision
and elegance of military formation and drill. The evening
Boys Nation was present the Military District of Washington
honored the Diplomatic Corps. The reviewing official for
the ceremony was His Excellency Shaikh Saud Nasir AI-
Sabh, Ambassador of Kuwait.
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Boys Nation 1991 Officers
President
ANDREW K. FLATGARD
ANDREW K. FLATGARD, son of Duane K. and Charlene
Flatgard of Jackson, Mississippi, became the forty-sixth
young man to rise to the high office of Boys Nation
President. Career ambition for the seventeen-year-old
senior at Jackson Academy is to work in public service
after attending Vanderbilt University in Nashville,
Tennessee..
Elected Governor of Mississippi Boys State, President
Flatgard will also serve this year as President of Mississippi
Private School Association State Student Council. He also
serves his school as Secretary-Treasurer, National Forensics
League and as the public address announcer for varsity
basketball games.
Other activities that keep President Flatgard's spare time
filled were his participation in "How to balance Mississippi's
BOYS
Budget", National Leadership Training Camp, National
Conservative Student Conference and Academic
competition, Private School State Champion. As a result of
his success in the "How to balance Mississippi's Budget",
President Flatgard spent January of 1991 as a Mississippi
Legislative Page.
Responding to the impact of the Boys State/Boys Nation
NATION
program President Flatgard remarked that he now has a
new sense of patriotism: "the symbol of the flag has a new
and special meaning for me." "This incredible experience
has opened to me an understanding of how my peers in
other parts of the country view issues. I am humbled and
blessed to have had the opportunity of this experience"
stated the new President.
Vice President
WILLIE F. HICKS
A seventeen-year-old senior at Smith Station High School
WILLIE F. HICKS, of Salem, Alabama, was elected Vice-
President of The American Legion Boys Nation. The son of
Willie F. and Annie R. Hicks has been a member of his high
school Drama Club which he serves this year as president.
At Alabama Boys State, he was elected to the office of Lt.
Governor.
Vice President Hicks has been recognized as a HOBY
International Ambassador, a second place winner in the
Voice of Democracy contest, second place CVCC speech
competition, state representative for Moose Drug
Awareness, and church youth group president.
Future plans for Vice-President Hicks are being focused
BOYS
on law with the hopes of attending Samford University in
Birmingham, Alabama.
Reflecting on the process, Vice-President Hicks had these
observations. "Boys Nation is the best experience of all of
the others that I have participated in. I have met such a
unique caliber of people my age, I am impressed with their
knowledge and grateful for their friendship. With their
help I have sharpened my skills of leadership and the
NATION
ability to deal with others."
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Runners Up
Candidate for President
Candidate for Vice President
TERRY C. BRUNER
CHRISTOPHER F. LIBBY
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Terry C. Bruner is the son of Terry C. and Debbie S.
Christopher F. Libby is the son of Eugene G. and
Bruner of Wewoka, Oklahoma. The sixteen-year-
Florence B. Libby of Westbrook, Maine. The
old senior at Wewoka High School was elected to
seventeen-year-old senior at Westbrook High
the office of Governor at Oklahoma Boys State.
School was elected to the office of U.S. Senator at
Dirigo Boys State.
U.S. Government Agencies
Included in the various
government agencies
visited by the Senators
are the FBI (left) and the
Bureau of Engraving
(right).
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Behind the scenes
Yearbook Editor Dick
Sepkowski (WV) (left)
coordinates activities and
results of photographer
David Merkle (IL) (right).
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The Pentagon
STATE
When Boys Nation visited the city within itself, The Pentagon, we were hosted to
a briefing by several members of the Armed Forces and the Secretary of Defense
Richard B. (Dick) Cheney. A graduate of Wyoming Boys State, Secretary Cheney
answered questions from the Boys Nation Senators that covered a wide range of
topics from cuts in the defense budget to the challenge of military security
versus freedom of the press.
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On Capitol Hill
and
A visit to Capitol Hill always includes the mall of the Smithsonian
Institution (upper left). Some Junior Senators met with their real counter-
parts and were treated to some actual daily business activities. Below left
and center are Alaskans.
Senators J. Rockefeller (WV) is with Anthony Cipriani, Benjamin Rodriquez
and Coy Flowers of West Virginia.
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The White House
Boys Nation President Thomas Workman (OH) (top left)
Nation later bid bon voyage to the President as he left for
now employed at the White House met with this year's
the weekend.
group as the Senators began the annual tour. Boys
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Graduation '91
1957 Governor of Indiana Hoosier Boys State and 1958
anniversary session of Boys Nation. Following the
American Legion National High School Oratorical winner,
traditional banquet, graduation exercises moved to the
Dr. Reed Stewart, the fourteenth and youngest president
auditorium where the Senators and the staff received
of Wesley College, Dover, Delaware, delivered a rousing
awards.
and inspirational commencement address to the forty-fifth
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Graduation (Cont'd)
Service Awards were presented to Senior Staff members Russ Martin (AZ) five
years; Dr. George Blume (VA) twenty years; Dick Sepkowski (WV) twenty years.
Director of Activities Jack Mercier presents Cathy Ellis (KS) with a well earned
Boys Nation Pin.
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Boys Nation Staff
DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES
DIRECTOR (Program Coordinator)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
Jack Mercier (WI)
Marty Justis (MD)
ACTIVITIES
613 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 1055
Owen (Casey) Cason (FL)
Madison, WI 53704
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Governor's Office
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Volunteering is something of a hobby for millions of Americans, but it's a way of life for most Legionnaires.
Nowhere is this more evident than with the staff of American Legion Boys Nation. Collectively, the 1991
staff has logged over 189 years of service to the program, each year bringing more enthusiasm and greater
expertise to their jobs.
Their days are long, their responsibilities many, and their dedication to the program always evident. Their
only rewards are satisfaction in a job well done and the good feeling developed in knowing that they have
served young America.
To the volunteer staff of American Legion Boys Nation, the National Americanism Commission of The
American Legion renders its right hand salute of respect and admiration.
OFFICE MANAGER
ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER
SECRETARY
INTERPRETER
Joe Cenoz (CA)
Father Gary Gummersheimer (IL)
Jean Enochs (IN)
Cathey L. Ellis
1548 Kenmore Court
Immaculate Conception
P.O. Box 1055
113 Sunflower Lane
Ontario, CA 91762
117 E. Madison
Indianapolis, IN 46206
lola, KS 66749
Columbia, IL 62236
YEARBOOK EDITOR
PHOTOGRAPHER
SUPPLY MANAGER
ASST. SUPPLY MANAGEI
Richard Sepkowski (WV)
David Merkle (IL)
Marcus McDonald (ND)
Austin Hanner (AR)
P. O. Box 1232
841 Gettysburg Ct.
2601 N. 9½ St.
403 Loop Road
Beckley, WV 25801
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Fargo, ND 58102
N. Little Rock, AR 72120
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Legislative Counselors
FEDERALIST PARTY COUNSELOR
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
NATIONALIST PARTY COUNSEL
Douglas Mory (MD)
Dr. George Blume (VA)
Joseph McCraith, Jr. (IL)
738 Cronin Drive
315 "A" Owens Street, NE
99 Pearl Drive
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Hillsboro, MO 63050
Section Counselors
ADAMS
JEFFERSON
MADISON
WASHINGTON
SENIOR
COUNSELORS
Russell Martin (AZ)
Alden Johnson (NE)
Darrell Loveland (UT)
Bob Caudell (IN)
724 Yale Place
4500 Sumner
143 S. 300 West
701 Sherwood Drive
Canon City, CO 81212
Lincoln, NE 68506
Brigham City, UT 84302
Crawfordsville, IN 479
NATIONALIST
JUNIOR
COUNSELORS
Coy A. Flowers (WV)
Edward Pierpont (MI)
R. Harold Worthington (NC) Bill J. Toler (OH)
4 Delta Drive
22630 Bayview
Route 1, Box 414 A
2187 Georgia Dr.
Huntington, WV 25705
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 Grimesland, NC 27837
Westlake, OH 44145
FEDERALIST
JUNIOR
COUNSELORS
Joe B. Boyd (TN)
Myles E. Cumberbatch (WY) W. Robert Pilgrim (GA) Brian D. Wheeler (IN)
3770 Spottswood Ave.
2703 S.W. 21st Street
164 Short Road
180 Stacey Hollow Lar
Memphis, TN 38111
Topeka, KS 66604-3145
Cedartown, GA 30125
Lafayette, IN 47905-84
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Senators - Adams Section
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NATIONALIST
(Standing, left to right)
(1) Eric L. Motley, 34 Motley Drive, Montgomery, AL 36110 (2) Nathan Scott Riding, 5277 Broadway, Apt. G., Eielson
A.F.B., AK 99702 (3) Frank A., Pasquale, III, 3515 East Bell Road, #177, Phoenix, AZ 85032 (4) David Wade Dawson,
106 N. Pleasant Ridge Dr., Rogers, AR 72756 (5) Harry R. Dyson, 2792 Catania Way, Sacramento, CA 95826 (6)
Edward F. Voelsing, III, 75 Raven Hills Court, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (7) Seth M. Curry, 12 Shire Drive,
Wallingford, CT 06492 (8) Tom W. Shiels, 132 Baltusrol Road, Dover, DE 19901 (9) Leon D. Nabatoff, 4204 Country
Club Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904 (10) Joshua E. Kight, 402 Mimosa Drive, Dublin, GA 31021 (11) Kelly A. Anthon,
Route 1, Box 1632, Burley, ID 83318 (12) Guy R. Sulzberger, R. R. 1, Verona, IL 60479
Junior Counselor: Coy A. Flowers (WV)
FEDERALIST
(Sitting, left to right)
(1) Senior Counselor: Russell Martin (AZ)
(2) Willie F. Hicks, 12978 Alabama Highway 169, Salem, AL 36874 (3) John W. Anderson, 3940 Twilight Lane,
Anchorage, AK 99516 (4) John K. Malik, 621 North Sulleys Drive, Mesa, AZ 85205 (5) Scott A. McLaughlin, 705
Meredith Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71602 (6) Andre' Quintero, 11502 Basye Street, #C, El Monte, CA 91732 (7) Ryan M.
Burke, 25883 Gateway Drive, Golden, CO 80401 (8) James J. Maroney, 55 7th Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 (9) Chris T.
Montgomery, 109 Carriage Drive, Hockessin, DE 19707 (10) Gavin P. Gamber, 4603 Player Court, Tampa, FL 33624
(11) Stanley F. Rush, 3770 Kensington Crt., Decatur, GA 30032 (12) Scott B. Reents, 908 North 18th, Boise, ID 83702
(13) Jon C. Sims, 19020 Farmcrest, Country Club Hills, IL 60478
Junior Counselor: Joe B. Boyd (TN)
Senators - Jefferson Section
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NATIONALIST
(Standing, left to right)
(1) Mark I. Recio, 1108 Jackson Heights Rd., Plymouth, IN 46563 (2) Anthony J. Ives, 3212 Tropic Lane, Apt. 6,
Waterloo, IA 50702 (3) Derek L. Wallace, 618 North Street, lola, KS 66749 (4) John Lodmell, 9056 Clifton Road,
Frankfort, KY 40601 (5) Christopher F. Libby, 416 Saco Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 (6) Mukund Krishnaswami,
6521 Pampano Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061-1426 (7) Marc A. Jacques, 60 Saffron Circle, Springfield, MA 01129
(8) Gary W. Schluckbier, II, 125 Lakeshire Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015 (9) Peter D. VanOverbeke, R. R. 4, Box 225A,
Hutchinson, MN 55350 (10) Andrew K. Flatgard, 5626 Warwick Drive, Jackson, MS 39211 (11) Eric R. Greitens,
13320 Windbrooke Lane, St. Louis, MO 63146 (12) Kyle A. Cunningham, 540 Park Lane, Billings, MT 59102
Junior Counselor: Edward Pierpont (MI)
FEDERALIST
(Sitting, left to right)
(1) Senior Counselor: Alden Johnson (NE)
(2) Scott E. Beauchamp, 11118 East Washington, Indianapolis, IN 46229 (3) Shawn M. Moore, 1902 North Park,
Oskaloosa, IA 52577 (4) Mark R. A. Maginot, 600 N.W. 46th, Topeka, KS 66617 (5) Jason Brown, 2623 Holland Drive,
Owensboro, KY 42303 (6) William J. Scott, 30 Buzzell Road, RFD #3, Biddeford, ME 04005 (7) Michael Thayer, 19801
Spurrier Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837 (8) Richard A. Subrizio, 61 Fontaine St., Marlboro, MA 01752 (9) Robert F.
Trepa, Jr., 1116 Lakewood Boulevard, Holland, MI 49424 (10) Paul J. Falzone, 719 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake,
MN 55025 (11) Earl J. Gregory, III, Route 1, Box 150, Pelahatchie, MS 39145(12) Charles Hugh Brown, 2802
Jefferson, Joplin, MO 64804 (13) Erik J. Iverson, Box 633, Polson, MT 59860
Junior Counselor: Myles E. Cumberbatch (WY)
Senators - Madison Section
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NATIONALIST
(Standing, left to right)
(1) Todd D. Riddle, 6100 Princess Margaret Dr., Lincoln, NE 68516 (2) Mike B. Skibinski, P. O. Box 100, Minden, NV
89423 (3) Colin P. Foye, 10 Nutt Road, Auburn, NH 03032 (4) Joseph D. Kenner, 16 Lancaster Road, Burlington, NJ
08016 (5) Sean N. Brennan, 9251 Arrowhead, Las Cruces, NM 88001 (6) Howard Piggee, III, 5125 Terry Hill Road,
Horseheads, NY 14845 (7) Jeffrey C. Isgett, 102 Monterey Lane, Durham, NC 27713 (8) J. W. Striefel, Box 35A,
Towner, ND 58788 (9) Roger L. Beckett, 2465 Crider Road, Mansfield, OH 44903 (10) Chad Brandon Hudgins, 4405
Ashland, Duncan, OK 73533 (11) Larry S. Horton, 2352 Delta Waters Road, Medford, OR 97504(12) Joseph C. Spado,
P.O. Box 124, Milford, PA 18337
Junior Counselor: R. Harold Worthington (NC)
FEDERALIST
(Sitting, left to right)
(1) Senior Counselor: Darrell Loveland (UT)
(2) Lance J. Schaecher, P. O. Box 118, Battle Creek, NE 68715 (3) Christian R. Brebbia, 3176 Montecito Drive, Las
Vegas, NV 89120 (4) Justin C. Bitler, P. O. Box 604, Grantham, NH 03753 (5) Arash D. Lo Bello, 3 Lew May Drive,
Newton, NJ 07860 (6) Pilar R. Carrasco, 302 North 4th Street, Lovington, NM 88260 (7) Philip M. Sanchez, 7001
Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties, NY 12477 (8) John C. O'Quinn, 8005 Kensington Drive, Fuquay-Varna, NC 27526 (9)
Radd M. Kulseth, Box 292, Bowman, ND 58623 (10) Robert G. Knowlton, 326 Adams Street, Conneaut, OH
44030-2404 (11) Terry C. Bruner, Route 2, Box 278 D-3, Wewoka, OK 74884 (12) Eric Lermont Island, 6244 N.E. 18th,
Portland, OR 97211 (13) Thor D. Earp, 1650 Valley Green Road, Etters, PA 17319
Junior Counselor: W. Robert Pilgrim (GA)
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Senators - Washington Section
NATIONALIST
(Standing, left to right)
(1) William Francis Lager, 35 Prospect Street, Cranston, RI 02910 (2) Christopher H. Muldraw, 11 Clingstone Drive,
Taylors, SC 29687 (3) lan D. Marquardt, 1381 Crestview Drive, Watertown, SD 57201 (4) Brian S. Haile, 121 Partridge
Place, Kingsport, TN 37663 (5) Kevin R. Johnson, 2002 Coleto Street, Austin, TX 78722 (6) Eric L. Sampson, 1402
Geronimo Road, St. George, UT 84770 (7) Dylan Nathan McNamara, 74 Green Street, Vergennes, VT 05491 (8)
Spencer E. Nolen, Route 2, Box 520, Danville, VA 24540 (9) Thuong D. Vo, 2402 Westlake Drive, S.E., Lacey, WA
98503 (10) Daniel P. Goemans, 4520 North 100th, Wauwatosa, WI 53225 (11) Benjamin F. Rodriguez, II, 424 Alta
Vista Avenue, Glen Dale, WV 26038 (12) Jeffrey T. Grant, 22 Nathan Hale, Gillette, WY 82716
Junior Counselor: Bill J. Toler (OH)
FEDERALIST
(Sitting, left to right)
(1) Senior Counselor: Bob Caudell (IN)
(2) David M. Emond, 33 Naushon Court, Pawtucket, RI 02861 (3) Ernest William Cromartie, III, 2213 Lorick Avenue,
Columbis, SC 29203 (4) Timothy M. Maher, 228 Neltom Drive, Pierre, SD 57501 (5) Jarvis J. Nathan, 3420 Mt.
Terrace, Memphis, TN 38127 (6) Kenyon C. Williams, 850 Canyon Court, Abilene, TX 79601 (7) Gregory M. Sampson,
1402 Geronimo Road, St. George, UT 84770 (8) Robert S. Duval, P.O. Box 214, Randolph, VT 05060 (9) Michael D.
Mirmak, 2313 Tanglevale Drive, Vienna, VA 22181 (10) Darren Ravassipour, 628 East Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801
(11) Anthony Jay Cipriani, 1600 Pleasant Avenue, Wellsburg, WV 26070 (12) Mark J. Muehl, 1406 Crossbow Drive,
Stevens Point, WI 54481 (13) Gene D. Monterastelli, 1065 Beaumont Drive, Casper, WY 82601
Junior Counselor: Brian D. Wheeler (IN)
Departure
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The Staff of Boys Nation wish the very best for the
Senators who attended the 1991 Session and made
that Session a most outstanding, memorable and
rewarding experience. You gentlemen, each and
every one, are to be commended for the manner in
which you handled yourselves and for the manner in
which you conducted the affairs of American Legion
NEVADA
Boys Nation.
Very Sincerely,
The Staff
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL
GEORGE WASHINGTON PERSONALLY SELECTED the site
of the nation's Capital. He made his choice in January, 1791,
"It is natural enough to suppose that the center and heart of America is the
some six months after Congress had authorized him to choose
Capitol," wrote Novelist Hawthrone on a visit to Washington, D.C., in 1862,
a location "not exceeding 10 miles square" somewhere along
the Potomac River. In addition to choosing a site, the first
"and certainly, in its outward aspect, the world has not many statelier or
more beautiful edificies
President was instructed to acquire the necessary land and
to appoint a building commission to oversee the construction
of the new Federal city.
Doubtless everyone that gazed at the Dome (completed amid rigors of civil
war) or entered the Rotunda where Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy,
In his role as the land agent for Congress, Washington, already
Johnson and the Unknowns lay in state, thought of the august penumbra of
familiar with the Potomac region, considered various locations
history which unwrapped the structure.
for the Federal City, from Conocoheague Creek, about 80
miles from the present Washington, to an area about 10 miles
farther down the river. He chose a beautiful part of the Potomac
On its steps nearly all the Presidents since Jackson have been inaugurated.
Valley where the river becomes wide and tidal and is joined
This is where Lafayette was welcomed as symbol of one epochal alliance,
by a smaller stream, the Anacostia River.
and Winston Churchill as partner in another. The Major Symbol of our nation,
the Capitol is History.
As soon as he had selected a site, Washington appointed a
three-man building commission and hired Andrew Ellicott to
survey the land. He chose Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant to
The United States Capitol dominates (as it should) the view from many parts
lay out the new town. L'Enfant, a French engineer who had
of downtown Washington. Sweeping west from the Capitol is the wide, green
served with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
expanse of the Mall, which the eye follows to the point of the Washington
War, proposed to create a Federal city "magnificent enough
Monument.
to grace a great nation." In less than a year he was dismissed
as a failure, but his ideas for a magnificent city, as expressed
in his plan for Washington, have shaped the development of
To the west of the monument is the long reflecting pool that lies before the
the Capital. When L'Enfant died in poverty in 1825, only a
Lincoln Memorial; to the north, across a broad ellipse of green, is the White
small protion of his proposals for the Federal city had been
House; to the south, beyond the Tidal Basin ringed with cherry trees, is the
adopted, mainly the location of the President's House, the
round, colonnaded marble of the Jefferson Memorial. The cornerstone for
Capitol, and the city's main streets. But his plan for Washington
was preserved and many years later it was revived.
the Capitol was laid in 1793 by President George Washington and seven
years later Congress met in the Capitol for the first time.
Washington is now undergoing another period of rejuvenation.
New freeways and expressways are cutting through the city,
old buildings of wood and masonry are coming down and new
ones of steel and glass are going up. A serious attempt is
Marymount College of Virginia, site of The American Legion's Boys Nation,
under way to make the Capital more beautiful, not only in its
enrolls 2,000 students at its residential Arlington, Virginia campus, at the
parks, but everywhere. With these changes, as with all the
Pentagon, and at corporate sites in McLean and Reston, Virginia. At the graduate
others that have taken place over the years and those planned
level the College enrolls more than 700 men and women. Undergraduate programs
for the future, Washington is moving closer to the realization
enrolling 1,300 students focus on the education of women and enroll students
of L'Enfant's hope that it become a city magnificent enough
from 28 states and 40 foreign nations.
to grace a great nation.
Expansion of the physical plant and facilities has attended the increasing
enrollment. From the original property which included a mansion, a stone guest
house, and two cottages-all comprising the residence of Admiral Presley M.
Rixey, Surgeon General to President Theodore Roosevelt-the college has grown
THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS NATION
to a modern educational-residential complex.
JULY 19-27, 1991
1. Admissions and Financial Aid
2. Administration Building
3. College Hall
4. Main House
5. Chapel
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6. Ireton Library
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7. Academic Center and Rowley Hall
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8. Ireton Hall
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9. Gailhac Hall and Annex
10. Butler Student Center
Auditorium
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Pool
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Gymnasium
Alumnae Lounge
11. Junior School
12. Gerard Phelan Hall and Annex
Dining Hall
Special Events Dining Room
Bookstore
Post Office
13. Gerard Phelan Lobby
Security
14. The Lodge
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Child Development Center
15. Guard's Station
EGION 2
BOYS
45th
NATION
Anniversary
1946 — 1991
WASHINGTON, D.C.
"FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
WE ASSOCIATE OURSELVES TOGETHER FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER:
TO FOSTER AND PERPETUATE A ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AMERICANISM;
TO PRESERVE THE MEMORIES AND INCIDENTS OF OUR ASSOCIATIONS IN THE GREAT WARS,
TO INCULCATE A SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATION TO THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND
NATION;
TO COMBAT THE AUTOCRACY OF BOTH THE CLASSES AND THE MASSES; TO MAKE RIGHT THE MASTER OF MIGHT; TO
PROMOTE PEACE AND GOOD WILL ON EARTH;
TO SAFEGUARD AND TRANSMIT TO POSTERITY THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY;
TO CONSECRATE AND SANCTIFY OUR COMRADESHIP BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS."
Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion
Boys Nation Song
This is Boys Nation, Praise be to Thee
This is Boys Nation, from every state
This is Boys Nation, Sons of the free
This is Boys Nation, keeping our land great
For God and our great country we will always be
With honor and devotion we pledge to lead
For this is Boys Nation, To keep our land free.
For this is Boys Nation, and this is our creed.
Sing to the tune of "This Is My Country"