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PRESIDENTIAL ARTICLE: LEADERS MAGAZINE
TITLE?
We are a world made up of families, with no two families
alike. And yet there are dreams that we, as members of families,
all share. The hopes that any one of us has had as a parent are
the hopes of all parents: that our children grow up in a safe
environment with a good education and that they be given the same
opportunities as any else's children. That they live a life of
values -- a life of which they can be proud.
We are also a world made up of communities, thousands upon
thousands of religious, ethnic, social, business, labor and
neighborhood organizations, all of them vital to our future
together.
With God's help, each of us must chart a course for our own
lives and the lives of our children. But working through our own
families and communities, we can change things for the better --
and in the process, change our nations and our world for the
better.
There is no problem in the world that is not being solved
somewhere. Everywhere, citizens are facing the challenges that
are threatening our societies and world community: drug abuse,
hunger, homelessness, illiteracy, despair in our inner cities,
and the breakdown of the family.
There's a role -- a critical role -- for government in
finding solutions. But government doesn't have all the answers.
2
If we could eliminate these problems with more programs and more
bureaucracy, we would have gotten rid of them a long time ago.
We all know the government isn't the only organized entity
with the power to make a difference. Every reader of this
magazine is in a position to help. The resources, the expertise,
and the potential energy you command through your organizations
and governments is tremendous. And it can be a powerful force
for making this a better world for our children.
But no matter who we are or what we do for a living, each of
us as individuals can make a difference. For isn't that why
we're here -- to live a life of meaning? Each of us must stand
up for the values important to all of us -- values like tolerance
and decency, responsibility and faith.
There's a story that Martin Luther King told once about
serving others. He began with the famous story of the Good
Samaritan, who stopped to help the stranger whom two other
Samaritans had passed by. Dr. King asked himself: Why didn't the
others stop to help? He came up with some good reasons. Perhaps
they didn't stop because they were too busy. Maybe they had more
important work waiting for them in Jerusalem. So on they went.
Then one day, on his first trip to the Holy Land, Dr. King
and his wife travelled that road from Jerusalem to Jericho -- and
he understood. He walked the twisting road, full of blind
curves, each a perfect ambush point for robbers. And he realized
this: the men hadn't stopped because they were afraid.
3
The way Dr. King imagined it, one asked himself, "If I stop
to help this man, what will happen to me?" And he went on his
way.
But then the Good Samaritan came along, and he asked
himself, "If I don't stop to help this man -- what will happen to
him?" That's when he found the bravery to stop and help -- to
serve.
Which question do we ask ourselves when we see a homeless
man huddled on a steam grate? Or when we see a teenager who's
run away from home, living a desperate existence of drugs and
alcohol? What will happen to them if we do not stop and help?
But unlike the Good Samaritan, we aren't on our own. We
have the power of collective action as a force for good.
But it'll take courage to go to your organizations and
suggest that they place community service at the center of their
agenda. It may be difficult to insist that community service has
a place in every person's life. And it will take some tenacity
to make each one believe that from now on, any definition of a
successful life must include serving others. But that's exactly
what we must do.
This is the challenge before you: Find out what's working
in your industry, your profession, or your nation. Spotlight
those community service programs which are most effective, and
dare others to make those programs the blueprints for their
efforts. Put the power of your resources behind those
4
individuals who give 200% to helping people in need. Channel
your collective energy into community service.
It all begins with values -- which begin with the family.
Living one's values is the essence of a meaningful life, a
successful life. And teaching those values to our children is
the way to change our nations and our world for the better.
# # #
Mar. 6 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
Nomination of Jo Anne B. Barnhart To
talking to this group because most people
Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and
think I've been free associating for years.
Human Services
[Laughter]
March 6, 1990
I heard that last year I accidentally
caused panic among your executive direc-
The President today announced his inten-
tors. They thought I pledged no new faxes.
tion to nominate Jo Anne B. Barnhart to be
[Laughter]
Assistant Secretary for Family Support at
Believe it or not, there are still some
the Department of Health and Human
Americans who don't know what the "asso-
Services in Washington, DC. This is a new
ciation for associations" is. That's why next
position.
week they're doing a bit on you for TV's
Since 1986 Mrs. Barnhart has served as
"Unsolved Mysteries." [Laughter]
Republican staff director for the Govern-
mental Affairs Committee of the United
Because really, only your organization is
big enough and broad enough to include
States Senate. Prior to this, she served as
the Leafy Greens Council and the Associa-
campaign manager for Senator William V.
Roth, Jr., in Wilmington, DE, 1987-1988;
tion of Tongue Depressors. [Laughter] That
happens to be a fact.
consultant in the Office of Policy Develop-
ment at the White House in Washington,
But I guess it's only natural for the heads
DC, 1986; Associate Commissioner for
of organizations like yours to get together
Family Assistance at the Social Security Ad-
themselves. Some people think of our great
ministration at the Department of Health
country as a nation of rugged individualists
and Human Services, 1983-1986; and
alone against the odds. And that is part of
Deputy Associate Commissioner for Family
the American tradition, but only a part.
Assistance at the Social Security Administra-
There's another tradition, a tradition as old
tion, 1981-1983. In addition, Mrs. Barnhart
as America itself, as old as Pilgrims and the
served as legislative assistant for Senator
Mayflower Compact, as old as the pioneers
William V. Roth, Jr., 1977-1981; project di-
who settled the West. It's the tradition that
rector for SERVE Nutrition Project at the
Tocqueville described more than 150 years
Wilmington Senior Center, 1975-1977; leg-
ago, when he came to America, observed
islative liaison for the Mental Health Asso-
the scenes, and wrote that "Americans of all
ciation of Delaware, 1973-1975; and a space
ages, all conditions, and all dispositions con-
and time buyer for deMartin-Marona and
stantly form associations."
Associates in Wilmington, DE, 1970-1973.
That shouldn't surprise us, because the
Mrs. Barnhart graduated from the Uni-
act of association is. nothing less than de-
versity of Delaware (B.A., 1975). She was
mocracy in action: individuals translating
born August 26, 1950, in Memphis, TN.
common interests into a common cause.
Mrs. Barnhart is married, has one child, and
And you know, today we see the power of
resides in Arlington, VA.
democracy, and isn't it an exciting time to
be alive, seeing this change in Eastern
Europe and in Managua, Nicaragua? We see
that power of democracy and we see fresh
evidence every day that the democratic
Remarks to Members of the American
ideal we cherish, the idea we call America,
Society of Association Executives
is alive everywhere: in the Revolution of
March 6, 1990
1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall
and brought freedom to Eastern Europe;
Neil, thank you, sir. Thank you all. Thank
here in our own hemisphere, in the great
you, Neil Milner, chairman, for that warm
victories for democracy in Panama and
welcome and challenge. And Bill [Taylor],
then again in Nicaragua; and millions of
the president, the other president here
people now enjoying the freedoms that
today, thank you, sir. [Laughter] Let me
America has known for two centuries.
just say I really am pleased and privileged
Here at home, we've got to see what
to be with this group of people that do so
these transforming changes in the world
much. You know, I really feel comfortable
mean for us. And those changes carry a
372
Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Mar. 6
challenge, a challenge to us to find in our
New York, Atlanta, Portland, thousands
because most people
freedoms new ways to solve the problems
more. Think about ways that your organiza-
associating for years.
that threaten our society and our continued
tion, every one of your members, can make
leadership in the whole world community.
this mission of serving others your very
year I accidentally
Look around at the problems we face: drug
own.
your executive direc-
abuse, hunger, homelessness, illiteracy, de-
The story I want to tell you today-a
pledged no new faxes.
spair in our inner cities, the breakdown of
story that Martin Luther King, Jr., told in
the family. There's a role, a critical role for
his speech he made the night before that
there are still some
government in finding solutions, but we
terrible day in Memphis, 22 years ago-it's
know what the "asso-
know government doesn't always have the
a story about serving others and the cour-
s" is. That's why next
answers. If we could eliminate these prob-
age that takes. It's a familiar story about the
bit on you for TV's
lems, solve them once and for all with more
Good Samaritan and the stranger he
[Laughter]
programs, more bureaucracy, these prob-
helped. But there's another part of the
lems would have disappeared a long time
your organization is
story we don't always remember. Before
d enough to include
ago.
the Good Samaritan stopped that day, two
uncil and the Associa-
The fact is, government isn't the only or-
other men saw the injured stranger and
ganized entity out there with the powers to
ssors. [Laughter] That
change things, the power to make a differ-
passed him by. And Dr. King thought long
and hard about it, and he used to ask him-
ence. Everyone in this room is well aware
natural for the heads
of the advantages of association. But I don't
self: Why didn't the others stop to help?
yours to get together
know whether you are really aware of the
And Dr. King came up with some good
ple think of our great
full extent of your own power, of the re-
reasons: They didn't stop because they were
rugged individualists
sources, the expertise, the potential energy
too busy, had more important work waiting
S. And that is part of
your organizations can bring to bear on
in Jerusalem of far more consequence than
on, but only a part.
these problems-your ability to help solve
helping one unfortunate man; and so, on
ion, a tradition as old
community problems.
they went.
d as Pilgrims and the
I know most associations are already
And then one day, Martin Luther King
is old as the pioneers
active in community service, and I've heard
put himself in their shoes. At the age of 30,
It's the tradition that
about some of the wonderful work being
on his very first trip to the Holy Land, he
more than 150 years
done: the Medical Association of Atlanta,
and his wife, Coretta, traveled that road
0 America, observed
working after hours to provide free medical
from Jerusalem to Jericho. And Dr. King
that "Americans of all
care to the homeless; by the Oregon
saw the story of the Good Samaritan in a
d all dispositions con-
Remodelers Association out there in Port-
new light. That road starts off more than
s."
land, Oregon, in Project Pride, a program
1,000 feet above the sea level and ends in
rise us, because the
to do home repairs for the low-income el-
Jericho 2,000 feet below sea level. A twist-
othing less than de-
derly; by the Hotel Association of New
ing road, full of blind curves. He imagined
dividuals translating
York, with its ongoing commitment to
the road 2,000 years ago, each curve a per-
0 a common cause.
donate surplus food to feed the hungry.
fect ambush for robbers. And at the
we see the power of
These are just three, just three of countless
moment, Dr. King realized why the two
an exciting time to
community service projects that your asso-
men didn't stop. It had nothing to do with
change in Eastern
ciations are engaged in, a commitment of
the reasons he had imagined. They didn't
a, Nicaragua? We see
time and talent mirrored in similar commu-
stop because they were afraid.
cy and we see fresh
nity efforts by millions of Americans across
The way Dr. King imagined it, one asked
that the democratic
the country.
himself: "If I stop to help this man, what
dea we call America,
In fact, one study in 1988 found that
will happen to me?" And he went on about
n the Revolution of
Americans who volunteered in formal orga-
his way. But then the Good Samaritan came
wn the Berlin Wall
nizations gave almost 15 billion hours,
along and he asked himself a different ques-
to Eastern Europe;
valued at an estimated $150 billion. Now,
tion: "If I don't stop to help this man, what
sphere, in the great
that's tremendous, but it's just the tip of the
will happen to him?" And he asked himself
cy in Panama and
iceberg, just a fraction of all the good works
that question, and he found the courage to
ua; and millions of
we are capable of. Because the fact is,
stop, the courage to help, the courage to
the freedoms that
coping with the problems we face is within
serve.
two centuries.
our power. There is no problem in America
So, which question, then, do we ask our-
e got to see what
that is not being solved somewhere. Think
selves: about going down to the soup kitch-
anges in the world
about it, the programs I've just mentioned:
en in that dangerous neighborhood; about
se changes carry a
373
Mar. 6 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
stopping on a dark street to help a homeless
and I know one of the things you do best is
man; about reaching out to those desperate
to recognize outstanding performance. And
kids out there, kids who have no home life,
so, I ask you to turn the spotlight on com-
who are hooked on drugs, who live a night-
munity service in your newsletters, your
mare we can't begin to imagine? Doing any
magazines, at your annual meetings-on in-
of these things isn't easy. Every one takes
dividuals who give 110 percent helping
an act of courage. But unlike the Good Sa-
people in need and on those organizations
maritan, we don't have to act alone. Each
one of you understands the power of collec-
who demonstrate 100-percent participation
in community service.
tive action: how much we can. get done
when we work together, pool our resources,
I'm counting on you, each one of you, to
combine our talents.
take these challenges to heart. People in
And don't think it won't take courage. It's
this room represent thousands of associa-
going to take courage to go back to your
tions, organizations of all sorts and sizes, a
member organizations, back to their CEO's
combined membership of 100 million
and boards of directors, and suggest that
Americans. And so today, I'm asking you:
they place community service at the center
Channel that energy into community serv-
of their agenda. It's going to take courage
ice, tap that power and transform a nation.
to insist that community service has a place
Once again, my thanks for all you are
at the very heart of every organization. It
doing and all that you're going to do. God
will take courage to make each one believe
bless you, and God bless the United States
that from now on in America, any defini-
of America. Thank you all very, very much.
tion of a successful life must include serving
others. But that's just exactly what I'm
Note: The President spoke at 2:12 p.m. in
asking you to do.
Hall A at the Washington Convention
Today, I want to lay down some chal-
Center. A tape was not available for verifica-
lenges, challenges to associations all over
tion of the content of these remarks.
America to take up community service.
First, build on a firm foundation. Find out
what's working in your industry, in your
profession, in your community; let your
Statement on Signing a Bill Extending
members know which community service
the Authorization for School Dropout
programs are most effective; and then, chal-
Demonstration Programs
lenge them to make those programs the
March 6, 1990
blueprint for their own efforts. Find new
ways to use existing assets. I understand
I am pleased to sign today H.R. 2281, a
that one of the ASAE's great strengths is its
bill that will help to attack the unaccept-
allied societies structure: 69 State and local
able dropout rate in our Nation's schools.
organizations, thousands more association
This bill extends an important Department
executives. And I'm asking each of these
of Education program, which provides
allied societies to take the lead in their
funds to local school districts to devise and
community for solving social problems,
demonstrate innovative strategies to reduce
become what we call Points of Light action
dropout rates and to encourage those who
groups.
have dropped out to return to school. Suc-
And second, set a target of 100-percent
cessful strategies can then be shared with
participation in community service. Chal-
other schools.
lenge your constituents to call on every em-
We all know that the dropout problem
ployee and member at every level of every
afflicting our educational system is both
organization, from the CEO on down to the
chronic and severe. Only about 70 percent
newest hire, to make community service
of our young people graduate from high
their personal mission.
school on time, and the statistics are even
And finally, a third challenge: recognize
worse for minority children and those in
those members who are what I like to call
urban areas. The consequences of our high
Points of Light. I've belonged, as many of
dropout rate are tragic for the individuals
you have, to many associations in my life,
who drop out and harmful for our Nation's
374
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 4, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Proposed Article for Leaders Magazine
Henry O. Dormann has requested that the President submit an
article or grant an interview for publication in the July edition
of Leaders magazine. Henry Dormann claims to be a "good friend"
of the President and has provided me with a list of articles
written by former Presidents which were published in Leaders.
Publisher
Leaders Magazine, Inc.
59 East 54 Street
New York, NY 10022
212/758-0740
Henry O. Dormann, Chairman of the Board
Circulation
Leaders is published quarterly and circulated to
distinguished leaders of the world. Circulation is strictly
limited and is approximately 35,000. To receive the magazine one
must be the leader of a Nation, an international company, a world
religion, an international labor organization, or a chief
financial officer, major investor on behalf of labor or corporate
pension funds, a chief information officer, a nobel laureate or
a leader in science or the arts.
Length of article Approximately 750 words
Format Essay or interview
July 1990 issue
Deadline April is latest
Byline The President
Topic Rededication to the Moral Values of the Family
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
TO: MK
FROM:
CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Communications
Room 122, OEOB, Ext. 2930
The attached is for:
Per our conversation
Per your request
Information
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Direct Response
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Insured up usiy
02/23/90
10:23
NO. 016
P004
LEADERS
FAX TO:
Dr. Roger B. Porter
Assistant to The President for
Economic and Domestic Policy
The White House
Fax Number: 202/456-2878
FAX FROM: Henry O. Dormann
President & Editor-in-Chief
LEADERS Magazine
Fax Number: 212/593-5194
DATE: 19 February 1990
A fax transmission of 3 pages will follow immediately,
including this one.
It was so nice hearing from Nancy Jones that the President
through Governor Sununu, has agreed to the cover photograph.
Our Executive Editor, Darrell Brown, will be in touch with
David Valdez to obtain transparencies of the photograph that
you and I discussed of the President and Mrs. Bush.
I'm so happy also that the President agreed to the article.
Since I'm leaving on Friday for an interviewing trip through
the Middle East, Australia and South America, returning on
March 28th, I would like very much to talk personally to the
Staff Writer who will be putting the article together for the
President's approval prior to my departure.
As we discussed, the subject of the article would deal with
the family unit and the need for the reemergence of old-
fashioned notions such as love, spending time with the
children and bringing back the original family values in an
effort to bring up a new generation of children with high
moral principles and a caring attitude. In that way, perhaps
our current trend of crime, dope, AIDS, etc. would be
lessened and the youth of our nation would grow up with
standards and ideals that are more concentrated towards good.
As you know, we are organizing a small group to work with the
Advertising Council to get all media in the nation to make
use of this idea so that a Procter & Gamble when advertising
Ivory soap would not advertise a bar of soap but would rather
advertise it used in a family setting. From all those we
have discussed this with, the idea is universally popular and
acceptable. Everyone is most enthused about it.
02/23/90
10:23
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P005
Dr. Roger B. Porter
19 February 1990
Page Two
The President's article might make such a suggestion, if it
would be appropriate, but in theme it would call upon not
only Americans but good people throughout the world to bring
back some of those old-fashioned values that are still
worthwhile in a modern world.
In my travels throughout the world, including the Far East,
the Japanese family is experiencing the same problems as the
American family and also in Muslim nations, Muslim families
and their children are surprisingly experiencing similar
problems. I have found this information not only from heads
of state I have visited, but from people on the street where
the same idea is equally of concern. Therefore, we would
like this to be a message not only to the United States but
to the world calling for this rededication of the principles
of good family life.
While the tone is high, the article still needs to be
interesting to our readers and not just puff. Because of
this, I'd like very much to work closely with the writer
personally BO that what we publish is something of which the
President and you can all be proud, but something also that
will be read by our very sophisticated and very busy readers.
If at all possible, I would like to speak with that
individual before I leave the country on Friday so that we
can prepare in time, because we would need the article by
April 1st.
As we discussed, I would also like to whizz through in early
April for about thirty seconds to take an updated photograph
with the President which we can use with the article.
I appreciated very much also hearing that the President had
agreed to meet with the leaders of the organization that
would work with the Advertising Council and the nation's
major corporations to accomplish this program and to get to
the mass public.
02/23/90
10:23
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P006
Dr. Roger B. Porter
19 February 1990
Page Three
I will fax you a list of those who would like to attend the
meeting with the President. It will be a small group taken
from amongst the names I sent you before. I'm just checking
dates and final clearance and I will then come back to you
within the next few days with the appropriate information.
My last thought is that Nancy Jones is one of the nicest
people I've ever worked with. I would normally say she
deserves a raise but I know you are restricted in that regard
so I'll say instead that she deserves a medal. If you can't
come up with one at The White House, I'll have to bring one
down during my next visit.
59 EABT 04 STREET NEW YORK 10028-212 750 TE EX: ******
02/23/90
10:23
NO. 016
P004
LEADERS
FAX TO:
Dr. Roger B. Porter
Assistant to The President for
Economic and Domestic Policy
The White House
Fax Number: 202/456-2878
FAX FROM: Henry O. Dormann
President & Editor-in-Chief
LEADERS Magazine
Fax Number: 212/593-5194
DATE: 19 February 1990
A fax transmission of 3 pages will follow immediately,
including this one.
It was so nice hearing from Nancy Jones that the President
through Governor Sununu, has agreed to the cover photograph.
Our Executive Editor, Darrell Brown, will be in touch with
David Valdez to obtain transparencies of the photograph that
you and I discussed of the President and Mrs. Bush.
I'm so happy also that the President agreed to the article.
Since I'm leaving on Friday for an interviewing trip through
the Middle East, Australia and South America, returning on
March 28th, I would like very much to talk personally to the
Staff Writer who will be putting the article together for the
President's approval prior to my departure.
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As we discussed, the subject of the article would deal with
the family unit and the need for the reemergence of old-
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children and bringing back the original family values in an
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effort to bring up a new generation of children with high
moral principles and a caring attitude. In that way, perhaps
our current trend of crime, dope, AIDS, etc. would be
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lessened and the youth of our nation would grow up with
standards and ideals that are more concentrated towards good.
As you know, we are organizing a small group to work with the
Advertising Council to get all media in the nation to make
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use of this idea so that a Procter & Gamble when advertising
Ivory soap would not advertise a bar of soap but would rather
advertise it used in a family setting. From all those we
have discussed this with, the idea is universally popular and
acceptable. Everyone is most enthused about it.
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10:25
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P005
Dr. Roger B. Porter
19 February 1990
Page Two
The President's article might make such a suggestion, if it
would be appropriate, but in theme it would call upon not
only Americans but good people throughout the world to bring
back some of those old-fashioned values that are still
worthwhile in a modern world.
In my travels throughout the world, including the Far East,
the Japanese family is experiencing the same problems as the
American family and also in Muslim nations, Muslim families
and their children are surprisingly experiencing similar
problems. I have found this information not only from heads
of state I have visited, but from people on the street where
the same idea is equally of concern. Therefore, we would
like this to be a message not only to the United States but
to the world calling for this rededication of the principles
of good family life.
While the tone is high, the article still needs to be
interesting to our readers and not just puff. Because of
this, I'd like very much to work closely with the writer
personally BO that what we publish is something of which the
President and you can all be proud, but something also that
will be read by our very sophisticated and very busy readers
!!!
If at all possible, I would like to speak with that
individual before I leave the country on Friday so that we
can prepare in time, because we would need the article by
April 1st.
As we discussed, I would also like to whizz through in early
April for about thirty seconds to take an updated photograph
with the President which we can use with the article.
I appreciated very much also hearing that the President had
agreed to meet with the leaders of the organization that
would work with the Advertising Council and the nation's
major corporations to accomplish this program and to get to
the mass public.
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Dr. Roger B. Porter
19 February 1990
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I will fax you a list of those who would like to attend the
meeting from with the President. It will be a small group taken
dates and final clearance and I will then come back to
amongst the names I sent you before. I'm just checking
within the next few days with the appropriate information. you
The
My last thought is that Nancy Jones is one of the nicest
people I've ever worked with. I would normally say she
so I'll say instead that she deserves a medal. If you cad't
deserves a raise but I know you are restricted in that regard
clinker.
down during my next visit.
come up with one at The White House, I'll have to bring one
STREET
NEW
YORK
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 2, 1990
Dear Mr. Dormann:
Enclosed is the final version of the
President's article for the July issue
of Leaders. I have already faxed a
copy to your office as well.
If you have any problems or edits in
the copy, please do not hesitate to
call me at 202/456-7943.
Also, if I could ask one favor: Would
it be possible for you to send me three
copies of the issue when it is published
(one for the President's records, one
for Roger Porter, and one for myself)?
Thanks SO much.
Good luck with the issue, and I look
forward to working with you again.
Sincerely
Many Many Kate grant Speechwriter Kate Rate Grant
Mr. Henry O. Dormann
Leaders Magazine
59 East 54 Street
New York, New York 10022
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 30, 1990
"IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE FAMILY"
BY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
TO BE PUBLISHED IN LEADERS MAGAZINE
We are a world made up of families, with no two families
alike. And yet there are dreams that we, as members of families,
all share. The hopes that any one of us has had as a parent are
the hopes of parents around the world: that our children grow up
in a safe environment with a good education and that they be
given the same opportunities as anyone else's children. That
they lead a life of values -- a life in which they can take
pride.
We are also a world made up of communities, thousands upon
thousands of religious, ethnic, social, business, labor and
neighborhood organizations -- all of them vital to our future
together.
With God's help, each of us must chart a course for our own
lives and the lives of our children. By working through our
families and communities, we can change things for the better --
and in the process, change our nations and our world for the
better.
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There is no problem in the world that is not being solved
somewhere. Around the globe, citizens are facing the challenges
that threaten their societies and the world community: drug use,
hunger, homelessness, illiteracy, disease, and the breakdown of
the family. And acting as "a thousand points of light," as I
like to call them, these citizens are making a difference to
those who need help.
There's a role -- an important role -- for government in
finding solutions. But we all know that government isn't the
only institution with the power to make a difference. Every
reader of this magazine is in a position to help. The resources,
the expertise, and the potential energy you command through your
organizations and governments are tremendous. You can be a
powerful force for making this a better world for our children.
But no matter who we are or what we do for a living, each of
us as individuals can make a difference. Isn't that why we're
here -- to live a life of meaning? Each of us must defend and
affirm the values, the fundamental moral principles, important to
all of us -- principles like tolerance and decency,
responsibility and faith.
Meeting with some community-minded association executives
not too long ago, I talked about a story that the Reverend Martin
Luther King once told about serving others. He began with the
famous Biblical story of the Good Samaritan, who stopped to help
a stranger whom two other travelers had passed by. Dr. King
asked himself: Why hadn't the others stopped to help? Perhaps
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they didn't stop because they were too busy. Maybe they had
important work waiting for them in Jerusalem. So on they went.
Then one day, on his first trip to the Holy Land, Dr. King
and his wife travelled that road from Jericho to Jerusalem -- and
he understood. He walked the twisting road, full of blind
curves, each a perfect ambush point for robbers. And he realized
that perhaps the men had not stopped because they were afraid.
The way Dr. King imagined it, the passerby asked themselves,
"If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" And they
went on their way.
But then the Good Samaritan came along, and asked himself,
"If I don't stop to help this man -- what will happen to him?"
That's when he found the courage to stop and help -- and the
courage to serve.
Which question do we ask ourselves when we see a homeless
man huddled on a steam grate? Or when we see a teenage runaway,
living a desperate existence on drugs and alcohol? What will
happen to them if we do not stop and help?
But unlike the Good Samaritan, we aren't alone. We have the
power of collective action as a force for good.
But it takes courage to go to your organizations and ask
that they place community service at the center of their agenda.
Sometimes, it may be difficult to insist that community service
has a place in every person's life. And it will take tenacity to
make each one believe that from now on, any definition of a
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successful life must include serving others. But that's exactly
what we must do.
This is the challenge before you: Find out what's working
in your industry, your profession, or your nation. Spotlight
community service programs that are effective, and challenge
others to make those programs the blueprints for their own
efforts. Put the power of your resources behind the kind of
individual who gives 200% to help people in need. Channel your
collective energies into community service.
It all begins with the kind of moral principles -- values we
consider important and these begin with the family -- the family
living under your roof, but also the family of nations, the
family of man. Living one's values is the essence of a
meaningful life, a successful life. If we live by our principles
and teach them to our children we will find our nations and our
world changing for the better.
# # #
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1986
8. Letters to the Editor
DEFENSE
60. No Substitute for Vigilance
The Hon. Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United
States of America
62. The Gas Turbine Goes Navy
Brian H. Rowe, Senior Vice President and Group
Executive, General Electric Marine and Industrial
Engine Division
16. The Future of Financial Services:
64. The Quiet Economic Revolution in Navy
Playing the Intermediation Game
Shipbuilding
James D. Robinson III, Chairman and Chief Executive
William E. Haggett, President and Chief Executive
Officer, American Express Company
Officer, Bath Iron Works Corporation
20. Economics and the Financial Services Industry
66. A Century of Shipbuilding
Allen Sinai, Chief Economist and Managing Director,
Edward J. Campbell, President and Chief Executive
Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Officer, Newport News Shipbuilding
22. Public Responsibility Issues for Financial
Services Companies
Meredith M. Fernstrom, Senior Vice President-Public
Responsibility, American Express Company
69. The Corporate Aircraft-Should You Own One?
24. The Information Revolution and Financial
Orlando E. Panfile, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Services
and President, Aero Services International, Inc.
Harry L. Freeman, Executive Vice President, American
72. How to Buy a Used Plane without Getting Your
Express Company
Wings Clipped
28. A Passion for the Past
Andrew B. Callen, President, Boston Jet Search, Inc.
Fayez Barakat, President, Barakat
76. The Human Factor in Design
35. Disciplined Investment Management
James M. Ryan, Partner, Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Henry J. Gailliot, President, Federated Investment
80. Designing for Flight
Counseling, Inc.
Michael S. Reese, President, Reese Design
36. Multiple Valuation Approach to Equity Investing
92. The Case for Battle Surveillance Airships
John J. Nagorniak, President, Franklin Portfolio
C.E. Myers, Jr., President, Aerocounsel, Inc.
Associates
96. The Electronic Edge
37. An Alternative to Straight Value Management
John W. Dixon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Mark L. Mallon, Executive Vice President, Federated
E-Systems, Inc.
Investment Counseling, Inc.
AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONALIZES:
38. Pension Investment Strategy
Dean LeBaron, Trustee, Batterymarch Financial
Down Under On Top
Management
101. Investment in Australia
40. The Small Firm Phenomenon
The Hon. Robert J. Hawke, Prime Minister,
Rex A. Sinquefield, Executive Vice President,
Commonwealth of Australia
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.
104. The China Trade
44. Raising Capital in London
Sir Peter Abeles, Chief Executive and Managing
Joseph E. Levangie, Chief Financial Officer,
Director, TNT Ltd., Redfern, New South Wales
Colorgen, Inc.
48. Redlegged Partridge Shooting in Spain
William R. Haselton, Vice Chairman of the Board,
Champion International Corporation
50. The Sovereign Debt Crisis
Frank G. Zarb, Senior Partner, Lazard Freres & Co.
53. Reciprocity in International Banking
x
Dr. Franz Galliker, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Swiss Bank Corporation, Basle
56. Gearing Up for Management Buy-Outs
Michael F. Spiessbach, President, Wesray
International, Inc.
NE
STE
No Substitute
improving efficiency in defense is never complete
$ 250
and we continue to implement improvements
for Vigilance
couls.
whenever they are identified. Oddly, however, one
issue today is just how much efficiency and cost-
UNUM
savings Congress will allow.
Earlier this year, my Blue Ribbon Commis-
sion on Defense Management, chaired by David
Packard, said Congress must stop trying to "mi-
By The Honorable Ronald W. Reagan,
cromanage" the Defense Department. Many se-
President of the United States of America
nior members of Congress who are experts in the
defense field endorse this finding. The Commis-
Two hundred and ten years ago, our forefathers
sion said-and I agree-that Congress should share
had the courage to create a new Nation. Today, we
in the critical decisions about national security
must have the courage to preserve it.
priorities and major weapon systems procure-
Much has changed since 1776, as American
ment. But as Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman
invention, industry, and growth have worked
of the Senate Armed Services Committee, ob-
magic in the New World. But while the face of
served: "The present budget process distorts the
America has changed, our commitment to defend
nature of Congressional oversight by focusing
freedom remains a vital part of our heritage.
primarily on the question of how much before we
There is no substitute for vigilance in the
answer the key questions of what for, why, and
defense of freedom and no substitute for strength
how well."
in the preservation of our security. Americans
I have already ordered the adoption of vir-
understand this; the people want a strong national
tually all of the Packard Commission's manage-
Congress
defense. We have learned the hard lesson of
ment reform proposals that do not require changes
must stop try
history: Weakness tempts those who make war.
in law or Congressional procedures. I remain
ing to "micro
For centuries, nations have known that only
hopeful that Congress will move quickly to make
manage" the
the strong can preserve the peace. As the English
additional changes in law where necessary and
Defense
poet George Herbert put it 300 years ago, "One
also make sensible changes in the way it conducts
Department.
sword keeps another in the sheath." John Ken-
its affairs, as the Commission recommends.
nedy, in one of his first statements as President,
As Commander in Chief, it is my duty to
said: "Only when our arms are sufficient beyond
make certain our young people in uniform have
doubt can we be certain that they will never be
the equipment they need to get the job done.
employed."
Given the Soviet goal of military superiority over
The terrorists of the world do not strike at
the United States, and their massive leads in
those willing to strike back. They target their
armaments and troops, we will probably never be
attacks at the weak, the unprepared, the passive,
bigger than the Soviet forces. That is why we
and the unsuspecting. The only way to ward them
need to be better.
off is with the strength that comes from being
Some critics complain about unnecessary
prepared.
complexity they say is added to our weapons. But
There was a time when we faltered in our
as we've seen time and time again, the excellence
resolve to be strong. And freedom paid the price.
of our technology often provides an extra margin
In the '70s, we reduced defense spending by 20
of safety for our servicemen and women. For
percent in real terms. The Soviets, in turn, spent
example, the combination of electronic warfare
50 percent more on defense than we did in the
and so-called "smart bombs" allows our combat
same period, $100 billion more on research and
pilots to fly through air defenses and make only
development alone. The Soviets gained ground or
one pass over their targets. Use of older, less
gained influence in Laos, Cambodia, South Viet-
costly weapons would require our pilots to incur
nam, Afghanistan, South Yemen, Ethiopia,
greater risk by spending more time exposed over
Mozambique, Angola, Nicaragua, and Grenada.
their targets in full view of the enemy's air
Today, Americans are finding success in our
defense. Clearly, that alternative would be more
search for peace: Since 1981, when we renewed
dangerous and less effective. The lives of U.S.
our commitment to a strong defense, not one
troops and their effectiveness in combat demand
nation has been lost to Communist expansion and
prudent investment in technology.
Grenada has been set free.
The men and women who stand ready to
When we took office, the cost of major
protect us and our allies against those who would
weapon systems was increasing at the rate of 14
do us harm risk their lives as surely as our
percent a year. Through tough-minded reforms
forefathers did more than two centuries ago. Like
we have cut that cost growth back to one percent a
the patriots of Lexington and Concord, today's
year. Since 1981, the Defense Department has
patriots are volunteers who love liberty and are
conducted more than 60,000 audits, which pro-
willing to make sacrifices to defend freedom. We
duced $10 billion in savings. And we have in-
owe them, we owe ourselves, and we owe our
creased nearly four-fold the number of Navy
children a commitment to ensuring that our
contracts awarded by competitive bidding. But
strength is second to none and our resolve is never
even with all we have accomplished, the job of
questioned.
LEADERS
8.
Letters
to
the
Editor
July
60. Opportunities and Challenges
Joseph D. Williams, President and CEO, Warner-
Lambert Company
60. The Academia-Industry Connection
Harris Busch, M.D., Ph.D., and Michael E. DeBakey,
M.D., Department of Pharmacology and Depart-
ment of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
62. Japan's Challenge
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Pfizer
Inc.
64. Challenges of Drug Development
Dr. Stanley T. Crooke, President, Research & De-
velopment, Smith Kline & French Laboratories, and
Vice President, SmithKline Beckman Corporation
TRIAD FOR PEACE
69. The Game of Air Defense
Allen E. Puckett, Chairman of the Board and CEO,
16. Triad for Peace
Hughes Aircraft Co., Guest Editor
The Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the
71. North American Aerospace Defense
United States
General Robert T. Herres, Commander in Chief,
19. A Potent Force for Peace
North American Aerospace Defense Command,
Vice Admiral N.R. Thunman, USN, Deputy Chief
Commander, U.S. Air Force Command
of Naval Operations (Submarine Warfare)
72. Protecting Sovereign Airspace
20. Defense vs. Retaliation
Major General S. Boy, General Manager, NATO
General Charles A. Gabriel, Chief of Staff, U.S.
AEW & C Programme Management Agency,
Air Force
Brunssum
22. A Credible Strategy
74. Airspace Command and Control
General Bennie L. Davis, Commander in Chief,
Air Vice-Marshall Stewart Menaul, RAF Retired,
Strategic Air Command and Director, Joint Strate-
Farnham
gic Target Planning Staff
77. A Data Base for Security
25. Strategic Deterrence: A Broader Meaning
Major General Arne K Sejnæs, Commander
Vice Admiral James A. Lyons, Jr., Deputy Chief of
AIRMATCOMNOR, Royal Norwegian Air Force
Naval Operations
Materiel Command, Kjeller
26. Towards a More Effective Defense Posture
Thomas V. Jones, Chairman of the Board and CEO,
78. Art for Productivity's Sake
Northrop Corporation
Paul LaBell, Director of Marketing, Lublin Graph-
29. The Status Quo Isn't Enough
ics Incorporated
Edward J. Campbell, President and CEO, Newport
80. A Safari for Royalty
News Shipbuilding
Geoffrey Kent, Chairman of the Board, Abercrom-
bie & Kent International, Inc.
32. Merchant Statesman
84. The Convergence Is Coming
Adnan M. Khashoggi, Chairman, The Triad Group
Stig Larsson, President, Ericsson Information Systems
of Companies
85. Greying Demographics
Donald C. Wood, President, Donnelley Marketing
EXECUTIVE HEALTH
Information Services, A Company of the Dun &
37. Executive Health
Bradstreet Corporation
86. An Industrialist's View
Armin A. Dassler, President, Puma-Sportschuh
Fabriken AG, Herzogenaurach, Guest Editor
Andre Leysen, Chairman, Agfa-Gevaert
39. Executive Eyes
90. Kidnap and Ransom Insurance: Unmentionable
Robert S. Coles, M.D.
yet Unavoidable
40. The Executive Back
Bruce K. Howson, President, CIGNA Worldwide,
Inc.
James A. Nicholas, M.D., Director, Department of
Orthopedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
92. Growth through A Return to Basic Values
45. Executive Feet
Jack F. Reichert, Chairman, President and CEO,
Vincent J. Turco, M.D., Turco-Casale-Spinella
Brunswick Corporation
Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.
96. What Do You Do After You Do The Deal?
46. Executive Fat
Daniel J. Manella, Chairman and CEO, McGregor
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medi-
Corporation
cine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
98. Gift-Giving Customs You Should Know
48. Snoring Sleep Affects Productivity
William R. Chaney, Chairman of the Board and
Michael J. Thorpy, M.D., Director, Sleep-Wake
CEO, Tiffany & Co.
Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center and
102. Intelligence for Business Leadership
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
William E. Colby, General Partner, Colby, Bailey,
Werner and Associates
50. Preventing Heart Disease
Floyd D. Loop, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation
THE CHALLENGING ROLE OF CHIEF
52. Easy, Painless New Teeth in 45 Minutes
FINANCIAL OFFICERS
Earle Davidoff, D.D.S., P.C.
105. Asset-Based Financing: The Brave New World
PHARMACEUTICALS- THE
Robert H. Martinsen, Chairman, Citicorp Industrial
PROBLEMS OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Credit
108. The Changing Role in Capital Goods
57. The Problems of Drug Development
R.C. van den Heuvel, Board of Management,
John J. Horan, Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co.,
Fokker B.V.
Inc., Guest Editor
110. Motivating the C.E.O. to Upgrade His Own
58. Research and Development
Price/Earnings Multiple
P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Executive Vice President,
Theodore H. Pincus, Chairman and Managing Part-
Merck & Co., Inc.
ner, The Financial Relations Board, Inc.
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