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    "ocrText": "Originally Processed With FOIA(s):\nFOIA Number:\nS\nS\nFOIA\nMARKER\nThis is not a textual record. This is used as an\nadministrative marker by the George Bush Presidential\nLibrary Staff.\nRecord Group/Collection:\nGeorge H.W. Bush Presidential Records\nCollection/Office of Origin:\nSpeechwriting, White House Office of\nSeries:\nSpeech File Draft Files\nSubseries:\nChron File, 1989-1993\nOA/ID Number:\n13551\nFolder ID Number:\n13551-012\nFolder Title:\nRepublican Eagles, 12/11/90\nStack:\nRow:\nSection:\nShelf:\nPosition:\nG\n26\n16\n6\n1\nREPUBLICAN EAGLES \\ ROOSEVELT ROOM\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1990 \\ 3:30 P.M.\n0\nI WANT TO WELCOME MAX (FISHER), BoBBy (HOLT),\nLARRY (BATHGATE), AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE RNC\nEAGLES INAUGURAL COMMITTEE. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE\nWITH YOU -- ESPECIALLY IN WASHINGTON. ((SOME SAY I'VE\nSPENT MORE TIME ON THE ROAD RECENTLY THAN CHARLES\nKURALT)).\n0\n((OVER THE LAST WEEK I'VE VISITED FIVE SOUTH\nAMERICAN NATIONS. WHAT A RECEPTION. RED CARPET.\n21-GUN SALUTE. //\n- 2 -\nWHEN I WENT DOWN THE STAIRS I TOLD SOMEONE I WAS\nSURPRISED BY THE BIG GREETING. HE SAID, \"Not AS\nSURPRISED AS WE ARE -- WE EXPECTED BARBARA. \")) //\n0 LET THERE BE NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHY I'M HERE.\nTo THANK EACH OF YOU WHO HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR TIME -- AND\nOF YOURSELVES. TOILING ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLICAN\nPARTY -- AND ESPECIALLY, THE EAGLES PROGRAM. //\n0\nI UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE WORKING THE PHONES\nEARLIER TODAY -- HELPING TO RAISE MORE THAN $4 MILLION\nFOR FEBRUARY'S EVENT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER.\n- 2 -\nWHEN I WENT DOWN THE STAIRS I TOLD SOMEONE I WAS\nSURPRISED BY THE BIG GREETING. HE SAID, \"Not AS\nSURPRISED AS WE ARE -- WE EXPECTED BARBARA. \")) //\n0 LET THERE BE NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHY I'M HERE.\nTo THANK EACH OF YOU WHO HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR TIME -- AND\nOF YOURSELVES. TOILING ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLICAN\nPARTY -- AND ESPECIALLY, THE EAGLES PROGRAM. //\no I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE WORKING THE PHONES\nEARLIER TODAY -- HELPING TO RAISE MORE THAN $5 MILLION\nFOR FEBRUARY'S EVENT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER.\n- 3 -\nCONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT -- AND FOR THE MESSAGE YOU'VE\nSPREAD: THE LETTERS \"GOP\" DON'T STAND MERELY FOR GRAND\nOLD PARTY -- BUT FOR GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND\nPROSPERITY. //\n0 It's HARD TO BELIEVE THE 1990 ELECTIONS ARE\nHISTORY --AND THAT HALF OF OUR FIRST TERM IS OVER.\nYES, WE HAVE DONE MUCH. BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE'VE\nACHIEVED, THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE To DO. //\n- 4 -\n0 AMERICANS HAVE SEEN US ACT DECISIVELY AT HOME\nFROM EDUCATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT. YET OUR ACTIONS\nABROAD ARE EQUALLY CRITICAL. So LET ME CLOSE WITH AN\nISSUE OF CONCERN TO ALL AMERICANS. THE PERSIAN GULF.\n// BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS KNOW THAT WHAT IS AT\nSTAKE IS THE VERY PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORDER:\nWHETHER AGGRESSION PAYS -- OR WHETHER AGGRESSION IS\nPUNISHED. //\n- 5 -\n0\nWE WILL RESOLVE THIS CRISIS -- WE DON'T KNOW\nWHETHER IT WILL BE PEACEFULLY OR NOT, BUT THIS WE DO\nKNOW: BRUTALITY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. AMERICA WILL\nNOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY. WE WILL NOT WAVER -- AND\nSADDAM'S AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND. //\n0 RIGHT NOW -- HALF A WORLD AWAY -- OUR YOUNG MEN\nAND WOMEN ARE SHOWING THAT AMERICA WOULD NOT BE THE\nLAND OF THE FREE IF IT WERE NOT ALSO THE HOME OF THE\nBRAVE. //\n- 6 -\nTHEY DESERVE -- AND HAVE -- OUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS.\nLET'S STAND UP FOR THEM AT HOME AND ABROAD -- WORKING\nFOR BETTER GOVERNMENT AND A STRONGER AMERICA, TOO. //\n0 THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR AMERICA AND\nTHE REPUBLICAN PARTY. GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU. AND NOW,\nWHY DON'T WE TAKE SOME PICTURES?\n#\n#\n#\n#\n(Smith/Garmey)\nDecember 11, 1990\n11 A.M.\nEAGLE\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES\nROOSEVELT ROOM\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1990\n3:30 P.M.\nO\nMax (Fisher) and Larry (Bathgate), thank you for that\nintroduction. I want to welcome Bobbby (Holt) and the members of\nthe RNC Eagles Inaugural Committee. It is a pleasure to be with\nyou -- especially in Washington. ((Some say I've spent more time\non the road recently than Charles Kuralt)).\nO\n((Over the last week I've visited five South American\nNations. What a reception. Red carpet. 21-gun salute. //\nWhen I went down the stairs I told someone I was surprised by the\nbig greeting. He said, \"Not as surprised as we are -- we\nexpected Barbara. \") //\nO\nLet there be no confusion about why I'm here. To thank\neach of you who have given of your time -- and of yourselves.\nToiling on behalf of the Republican Party -- and especially, the\nEagles program. //\no\nI understand that you were working the phones earlier\ntoday -- helping to raise $ , for February's event at the\nKennedy Center. Congratulations for that -- and for the message\nyou've spread: The letters \"GOP\" don't stand merely for Grand\nOld Party -- but for Growth, opportunity, and prosperity. //\no\nIt's hard to believe the 1990 Elections are history --\nand that half of our first term is over. Yes, we have done much.\n2\nBut no matter how much we've achieved, there's still much more to\ndo. //\nAmericans have seen us act decisively at home from\neducation to the environment. Yet our act actions abroad are\nequally critical. So let me close with an issue of concern to\nall Americans. The Persian Gulf. // Both Democrats and\nRepublicans know that what is at stake is the very principle of\ninternational order: whether aggression pays -- or whether\naggression is punished. //\nWe will resolve this crisis -- we don't know whether it\nwill be peacefully or not, but this we do know: Brutality will\nnot be tolerated. America will not look the other way. We will\nnot waver -- and Saddam's aggression will not stand. //\nRight now -- half a world away -- our young men and\nwomen are showing that America would not be the land of the free\nif it were not also the home of the brave. // They deserve --\nand have -- our support and prayers. Let's stand up for them at\nhome and abroad -- working for better government and a stronger\nAmerica, too. 11\nO\nThank you for what you've done for America and the\nRepublican Party. God bless each of you. And now, why don't we\ntake some pictures?\n#\n#\n#\n#\n(Smith/Garmey)\nDecember 11, 1990\n11 A.M.\nEAGLE\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES\nROOSEVELT ROOM\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1990\n3:30 P.M.\nMax (Fisher) and Larry (Bathgate), thank you for that\nintroduction. I want to welcome Bobbby (Holt) and the members of\nthe RNC Eagles Inaugural Committee. It is a pleasure to be with\nyou --- especially in Washington. ( (Some say I've spent more time\non the road recently than Charles Kuralt)\no\n((Over the last week I've visited five South American\nNations. What a reception. Red carpet. 21-gun salute. Signs\nsaying \"Welcome and We love you. \" // When I went down the\nstairs I told someone I was surprised by the big greeting. He\nsaid, \"Not as surprised as we are -- we expected Barbara. \")) //\no\nLet there be no confusion about why I'm here. To thank\neach of you who have given of your time -- and of yourselves.\nToiling on behalf of the Republican Party -- and especially, the\nEagles program. //\nO\nI understand that you were working the phones earlier\ntoday -- helping to raise $ , for February's event at the\nKennedy Center. Congratulations for that -- and for the message\nyou've spread: The letters \"GOP\" don't stand merely for Grand\nOld Party -- but for Growth, opportunity, and prosperity. //\no\nIt's hard to believe the 1990 Elections are history --\nand that half of our first term is over. Yes, we have done much.\n2\nBut no matter how much we've achieved, there's still much more to\ndo. //\nO\n( (For example, one day at Kennebunkport this summer I\ntook the boat out, played in a horseshoe tournament, went for a\nthree-mile run, got in 18 holes of golf, met John Sununu, read a\ncouple of briefing books, phoned a dozen world leaders. // Just\nwhen I was rolling, Barbara made me stop by calling me to\nbreakfast. )) //\nAmericans have seen us act just as decisively at home\nour\nmons are\nfrom education to the environment. Yet we must also act abroad, equally\ncritical,\nSo let me close with an issue of concern to all Americans. The\nPersian Gulf. // Both Democrats and Republicans know that what\nis at stake is the very principle of international order:\nwhether aggression pays -- or whether aggression is punished. ///\ndon't hnow\nWe will will resolve this crisis we whether peacefully\nlent\ntwice\nor not we don't know. This we do know: Brutality will not be\ntolerated. America will not look the other way. We will not\nwaver -- and Saddam's aggression will not stand. //\nRight now -- half a world away -- our young men and\nwomen are showing that America would not be the land of the free\nif it were not also the home of the brave. // They deserve --\nand have -- our support and prayers. Let's stand up for them at\nhome and abroad -- working for better government and a stronger\nAmerica, too. //\n3\no\nThank you for what you've done for America and the\nRepublican Party. God bless each of you. And now, why don't we\ntake some pictures?\n#\n#\n#\n#\n- 2 -\nWHEN I WENT DOWN THE STAIRS I TOLD SOMEONE I WAS\nSURPRISED BY THE BIG GREETING. HE SAID, \"Not AS\nSURPRISED AS WE ARE -- WE EXPECTED BARBARA. \")) //\n0 LET THERE BE NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHY I'm HERE.\nTo THANK EACH OF YOU WHO HAVE GIVEN OF YOUR TIME -- AND\nOF YOURSELVES. TOILING ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLICAN\nPARTY -- AND ESPECIALLY, THE EAGLES PROGRAM. //\n0 I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE WORKING THE PHONES\nEARLIER TODAY -- HELPING TO RAISE MORE THAN $5 MILLION\nFOR FEBRUARY'S EVENT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER.\n(Smith/Garmey)\nDecember 4, 1990\n5 P.M.\nEAGLE\nPRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: REPUBLICAN EAGLES\nROOSEVELT ROOM\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1990\n3:30 P.M.\nI want to welcome Bobby (Holt), Henry (Kravis), and\nLarry (Bathgate) -- and the members of the RNC Eagles Inaugural\nCommittee. It is a pleasure to be with you -- especially in\nWashington. ( ( Some say I've spent more time on the road recently\nthan Charles Kuralt) )\nO\n( (Over the last week I've visited five South American\nNations. What a reception. Red carpet. 21-gun salute. Signs\nsaying \"Welcome\" and \"We love you. \" 11 When I went down the\nstairs I told someone I was surprised by the big greeting. He\nsaid, \"Not as surprised as we are -- we expected Barbara. ) ) //\nLet there be no confusion about why I'm here. To thank\neach of you who have given of your time -- and of yourselves.\nToiling on behalf of the Republican Party -- and especially, the\nEagles program. 11\nI understand that you were working the phones earlier\ntoday -- helping to raise $\n,\nfor February's event at the\nKennedy Center. Congratulations for that -- and for the message\nyou've spread: The letters \"GOP\" don't stand merely for Grand\nOld Party -- but for Growth, opportunity, and prosperity. //\nIt's hard to believe the 1990 Elections are history --\nand that half of our first term is over. Yes, we have done much.\n2\nWe still have much more to do. 11 Let me tell a story which\nshows what I mean. Happened up in Kennebunkport. Concerned that\nkinder and gentler human being -- John Sununu. //\n( (I told John I'd like to deliver a speech called,\n\"Keeping pace with rapidly-moving events. He said, \"Do you\nreally think an audience wants to hear what it's like to play 18\nholes with you?\" // I said, Sure, I like to do things quickly\n// and you can ignore that rumor that I watch 60 Minutes in\nthree-quarters of an hour. \" \"n\nAmericans have seen us act at home from education to\nthe environment. Yet we must also act abroad. So let me close\nwith an issue of concern to all Americans. The Persian Gulf.\nvery\nBoth Democrats and Republicans know that what is at stake is the\nprinciple of international order: whether aggression pays -- or\nwhether aggression is punished. //\nWe will resolve don't this do crisis -- whether peacefully or\nBrutality\nnot, we cannot know. This we know: Barbarism will not be\ntolerated. America will not look the other way. We will not\nwaver -- and Saddam's aggression will not stand.\nRight now -- half a world away -- our young men and\nwomen are showing that America would not be the land of the free\nif it were not also the home of the brave. / Let's stand up for\nthem by working for better government. With your help, we can\nbuild a stronger Republican Party -- and a stronger America, too.\nAgain, thank you. God bless the United States of\nAmerica. And now, why don't we take some pictures?"
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