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Asheville, North Carolina; Miami, Florida; Cedar Rapids, Ames, Iowa; Terre Haute,
Indiana; 9/28-30/78
Folder Citation: Collection: Records of the First Lady's Office; Series: Mary Hoyt's Domestic
Trip Files; Folder: Asheville, North Carolina; Miami, Florida; Cedar Rapids, Ames, Iowa;
Terre Haute, Indiana; 9/28-30/78; Container 14
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA Form 14029 (1-98)
JJ DINNer
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE
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glad to be back
2 yrs. ago talked about J.
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to a disings honoring at LeMars
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largest ever
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concerns crops
Budget * 66 Billion
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love churches
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concentrated effort
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physically & emotionally strain
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of I must say how pleased I am
to be here
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And pleased to be with
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Health ADVENTURE
THE WHITE HOUSE
you have created a very special
program here at Health Adventure
that will help your children grow
up happy 1 healthy.
I am proud of your
accomplishment.
" Mrs. Carter, while many of the
things we adults need can wait, the
child cannot. His body and mind are
being developed Now, To him we cannot
say "tomorrow".
and commitment to children.
you share that sense of urgency. concern
DRAFT / REMARKS DEDICATION OF THE HEALTH ADVENTURE
THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN GUDGER. IT IS so GOOD TO BE BACK
WITH MY MANY FRIENDS IN NORTH CAROLINA. AND I AM
ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW HOME FOR THE HEALTH ADVENTURE.
EDMUND BURKE ONCE OBSERVED THAT THE ONLY THING NECESSARY
FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH WAS FOR ENOUGH GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING.
IT CANNOT BE SAID THAT GOOD MEN AND WOMEN -- YOUNG, OLD,
RICH, POOR -- ARE DOING NOTHING IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY,
I BELIEVE THERE IS AN EXCITING NEW MOVEMENT IN OUR LAND,
A MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS
LARGE AND SMALL WHO ARE QUIETLY UPBEAT ABOUT THE DECENT
THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN AMERICA
PEOPLE WHO KNOW
THERE ARE MANY NATIONAL AS WELL AS LOCAL NEEDS THAT CAN
BE MET AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, WHO UNDERSTAND THE
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TREMENDOUS POWER OF PRIVATE INITIATIVE AND CITIZEN
RESPONSIBILITY, THE POTENTIAL GOOD THAT COMES WHEN
CITIZENS SEEK OUT PROBLEMS AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THEM.
THE STORY OF HEALTH ADVENTURE IS AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE
OF THE "GOOD" THINGS GOING ON. I DON'T NEED TO TELL
YOU ITS HISTORY
YOU KNOW IT WELL. BUT I WANT
TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS OF THE BUNSCOMBE
COUNTY MEDICAL AUXILIARY, WHO RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR
THIS KIND OF PROGRAM, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE MEDICAL
SOCIETY, ST. JOSEPH'S AND MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITALS,
CONCEIVED OF THE HEALTH ADVENTURE. I KNOW THERE ARE
MANY OTHERS HERE TODAY, WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THIS EFFORT. YOUR GENEROSITY,
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN AND FILL A COMMUNITY NEED,
IS MOST HEARTENING TO ME.
3
BOTH JIMMY AND I HAVE HAD A LONGSTANDING INTEREST IN
HEALTH PROMOTION. IN GEORGIA, JIMMY INITIATED A
"CRIPPLERS AND KILLERS CAMPAIGN" DIRECTED AT PREVENTING
SOME OF THE SERIOUS CHRONIC DISEASES THAT AFFLICT OUR
NATION'S PEOPLE. SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT,
HE INITIATED A MAJOR NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN TO
PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF ALL CHILDREN AGAINST INFECTIOUS
DISEASES. AND OF COURSE IN MY OWN WORK WITH THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH, I WAS DEEPLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEED TO GIVE HIGHER VISIBILITY AND
GREATER EMPHASIS TO PROMOTION OF SOUND MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTICES AND PREVENTION TECHNIQUES, DURING ONE OF OUR
COMMISSION MEETINGS, A DOCTOR FROM NEW YORK SAID TO ME,
"MRS, CARTER, WHILE MANY OF THE THINGS WE ADULTS NEED
CAN WAIT, THE CHILD CANNOT, HIS BODY AND MIND ARE BEING
DEVELOPED NOW. To HIM WE CANNOT SAY 'TOMORROW'."
4
I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF US HERE SHARE HIS SENSE OF
URGENCY, CONCERN AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE OUR
CHILDREN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY
TO GROW UP HEALTH AND HAPPY. You HAVE CREATED A
VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM AT THE HEALTH ADVENTURE. YOUR
NEW HOME WILL PERMIT EVEN MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS IMPRESSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION EFFORT.
I AM PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND I HOPE I
MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE OTHER
COMMUNITIES TO DUPLICATE YOUR PROGRAM AS I CONTINUE
MY TRAVELS ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
4
Talking points - JJ DINNER
FARM
THIS YEAR WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE PROGRAMS INITIATED
AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL IN 1977.
THE PRICES OF MOST FARM COMMODITIES ARE UP AND IN THE LAST YEAR, FARM
INCOMES HAVE INCREASED 4 to 5 DILLION DOLLARS.
OF COURSE WE HAVE NOT SOLVED ALL THE PROBLEMS BUT WE HAVE MADE A GOOD
START
ENERGY
SENATE ACTION THIS WEEK APPROVING THE NATURAL GAS PRICING BILL WAS AN
IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY. WHEN FINALLY APPROVED, IT WILL
ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF MORE NATURAL GAS WHICH WE DESPERATELY
NEED EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON FOREIGN OIL SERIOUSLY HAMPERS OUR BALANCE
OF PAYMENTS PROBLEMS. IN TURN LARGE TRADE DEFICITS WEAKEN THE DOLLAR
AND CONTRIBUTE TO INFLATION HERE AT HOME.
FINAL ACTION ON THIS BILL IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO MEET OUR VITAL
GOALS OF PROVIDING FOR THIS COUNTRY'S ENERGY FUTURE, MAINTAINING A
STRONG ECONOMY AND A HEALTHY DOLLAR & DECREASING OUR DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE
ON FOREIGN OIL.
INSERT ON PAGE 4 - after " WE NEED LEADERS LIKE SENATOR CLARK --
LEADERS WHO ARE HONEST AND COURAGEOUS AND NOT AFRAID TO TACKLE TOUGH
PROBLEMS. DICK KNOWS YOUR CONCERNS AND HE WORKS FOR YOU IN WASHINGTON.
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worked IS BREGRES TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON RURAL HEALTH NEEDS AND THE PROBLEMS
OF THE RURAL ELDERLY ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF HIS COMMITTMENT TO
RESPONSIBLY REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF IOWA
WE
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WE NEED LEADERS LIKE JOHN CULVER -- KNOWN FOR HIS INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE --
HIS CONCERN FOR THE WMHORE YOU OF THE WHOLE NATION.
like those congressmen
WE NEED LEADERS IN WASHINGTON LEADERS LIKE NEAL SMITH, TOM HARKIN, DICK MYERS,
BERKLEY BEDELL, MIKE BLOUIN AND JOHN KNUDSON. PEOPLE WHO WILL INSURE
THAT YOUR INTERESTS AND NEEDS ARE LISTENED TO IN WASHINGTON.
We need a Democrat in the state House - I know imp
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DRAFT / J-J SPEECH
COMING BACK TO IOWA IS ALMOST LIKE COMING HOME. YOUR
HELP AND SUPPORT MEANS SO MUCH TO JIMMY AND ME. You
TOOK US IN WHEN NOBODY ELSE OUTSIDE GEORGIA KNEW OR
CARED WHO WE WERE. You LISTENED TO US AND BROUGHT YOUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO LISTEN TOO -- IN ALL THAT SNOW,
AND AFTER YOU HEARD US AND DECIDED WE HAD SOMETHING TO
SAY, YOU MADE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY LISTEN. WE WOULDN'T
BE IN WASHINGTON IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU,
---- PERSONAL REMINISCENCES ABOUT THE CAMPGIAN.
I KNOW YOU CAN DO A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER
THAN ACHSAH OR ME.
--- I AM CHECKING ON WHETHER MARIE JAHNS WILL ATTEND.
WHAT I REMEMBER AND CHERISH MOST ABOUT IOWA WAS THE
CHANCE WE HAD TO GET TO KNOW YOU -- TO TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT WHAT WAS WRONG IN OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT WAS RIGHT,
TO SHARE YOUR WORRIES AND YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS FOR THE
FUTURE OF THIS GREAT NATION.
2
I DISCOVERED THAT THE PEOPLE HERE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
MUCH THE SAME THINGS THAT OCCUPIED US IN PLAINS --
ABOUT CROPS AND MAKING ENDS MEET AND PREPARING FOR OUR
OLD AGE, THAT YOU LOVED YOUR CHURCHES AND YOUR SCHOOLS
AND TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, THAT YOU
WANTED TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND
AND GRANDCHILDREN.
WHEN I CAME HERE OVER TWO YEARS AGO, I TOLD YOU THAT
JIMMY WANTED TO MAKE A GOVERNMENT AS COMPASSIONATE AND
AND CARING AS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, A GOVERNMENT THAT
REFLECTED THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE WHICH HAS MADE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY GREAT -- CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR
OR WITHOUT INFLUENCE, THOSE WHO ARE NOT ARTICULATE OR
WELL ORGANIZED, THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION
OR A FULL-TIME JOB, THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR LACK GOOD
HEALTH.
3
HE ALSO WANTED A GOVERNMENT THAT WAS AS COMPETENT AS
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, A GOVERNMENT THAT WAS LEAN, EFFICIENT
AND MANAGEABLE.
WHEN HE WAS HERE IN 1975 AND 1976, JIMMY TALKED WITH YOU
ABOUT A LOT OF TOUGH PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN DEVELOPING
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME -- INFLATION, ENERGY, HEALTH
CARE COSTS, A BUREAUCRACY THAT IS EVEN WORSE THAN WE
IMAGINED, A SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF
BANKRUPTCY.
I AM VERY GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SAY TO YOU THAT WE
HAVE GOOD REASON TO BE PROUD AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS,
Two YEARS AGO, WHEN JIMMY CAME INTO OFFICE, ONE OUT OF
TEN PERSONS WERE LACKING FOR JOBS, SINCE THEN, MORE THAN
SIX MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUT TO WORK -- 25% MORE AMERICANS
ARE OFF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ON THE JOB THAN ON ELECTION DAY, 1976.
4
Two YEARS AGO, WHEN WE CAME TO WASHINGTON, THE SOCIAL
SECURITY SYSTEM WAS ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. MEN
AND WOMEN WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THEIR WORKING
YEARS, LOOKED TOWARDS RETIREMENT WITH FEAR AND APPRE-
HENSION. TODAY WE HAVE RESTORED INTEGRITY TO THAT
SYSTEM,
Two YEARS AGO, JIMMY INHERITED A BUDGET DEFICIT OF
MORE THAN 60 BILLION DOLLARS, IN ONE MORE YEAR OF
RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATION THAT DEFICIT WILL BE CUT
IN HALF.
THIS IS THE KIND OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE DESERVE. FOR FAR TOO LONG DEMOCRATS HAVE SUFFERED
THE UNDESERVED REPUTATION OF BIG SPENDERS, WE ARE NOT
BIG SPENDERS, WE'RE PRUDENT SPENDERS,
5
OF COURSE DEMOCRATS BELIEVE IN SERVICE -- BUT CAREFULLY
BUDGETED, EFFICIENTLY DELIVERED SERVICE. WE CAN FEED
OUR PEOPLE, TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS, PROVIDE JOBS AND PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WITHOUT
HUGE DEFICITS IF WE GET RIDE OF WASTE AND BLOAT IN
GOVERNMENT.
THAT IS RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, AND SOUND
FISCAL POLICY -- AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW IT.
WE'VE DONE A LOT SINCE 1976. You CAN BE PROUD OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THIS CONGRESS, BUT GREAT TASKS LIE
AHEAD -- ALL WORK IS NOT DONE, WE NEED LEADERS LIKE
SENATOR CLARK AND SENATOR CULVER WHO ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR
INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY, THEIR CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE
OF THE WHOLE NATION, BACK IN WASHINGTON. AND WE NEED
MEN LIKE JERRY FITZGERALD IN THE STATE HOUSE TO HELP
THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE DO THE JOB THE PEOPLE WANT DONE.
6
WE NEED LEADERS LIKE THE PEOPLE ON THIS PLATFORM.
LEADERS WHO WANT FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY THE
VERY BEST -- A GOVERNMENT THAT IS EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE,
COMPASSIONATE, A GOVERNMENT THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS
OF OUR PEOPLE.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY -- YES AND AN OBLIGATION TO
REACH OUT TO THE HELPLESS AND THOSE IN NEED -- TO OPEN
UP OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL -- TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY EVEN
GREATER THAN IT ALREADY IS,
WE CAN DO IT. WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THESE
GOALS, THANK YOU,
DRAFT / J-J Speech
Coming back to Iowa is almost like coming home. Your
help and support means SO much to Jimmy and me. You took
us in when nobody else outside Georgia knew or cared who
we were. You listened to us and brought your friends and
neighbors to listen, too -- in all that snow. And after
you heard us and decided we had something to say, you made
the rest of the country listen. We wouldn't be in Washington
if it hadn't been for you.
--- personal reminiscences about the campaign.
I know you can do a thousand times better
then Achsah or me.
--- I am checking on whether Marie Jahns will attend
What I remember and cherish most about Iowa was the chance
we had to get to know you -- to talk with you about what was
wrong in our country and what was right, to share your worries
and your hopes and dreams for the future of this great nation.
very early in campaign
are the same
I discovered that the people he
conserned
about
much
the same. The things that concern occupied us in Plains -- about crops and
making ends meet and preparing for their old age, that you
loved your churches and your schools and took great pride in
your communities, that you wanted to make a better things world for
your children and grandchildren.
2 yrs. ago
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talked about Jimmy - need for leadership in Washington
courageous complex, controversial issues
When I came here over two years ago, I told you that Jimmy
wanted to make a government as compassionate and caring as
the American people, a government that reflected the
fundamental principle which has made the Democratic party
great -- concern for those who are poor or without influence,
those who are not articulate or well organized, those who
do not have an adequate education or a full-time job, those
who are elderly or lack good health.
He also wanted government that was as competent as the
American people, a government that was lean, efficient and
manageable.
When he was here in 1975 and 1976, Jimmy talked with you
about a lot of tough problems that had been developing over
a long period of time -- inflation, energy, health care
costs, a bureaucracy that is even worse than we imagined,
a Social Security system on the verge of bankruptcy.
to tell
I am very glad to be here tonight to say to you that we
that leader in the WHouse today - & we have
have good reason to be proud and optimistic about what we
have accomplished in the last 18 months:
Nation at
Peace
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Great successes - unemployment
Two years ago, when Jimmy came into office, one out of
ten persons were lacking for jobs. Since then, more than
six million people have been put to work -- 25% more Americans
are off unemployment and on the job than on election day, 1976.
longest period of sustained economic growth
Two years ago, when we came to washington, the Social
Security system was on the verge of bankruptcy. Men and
women who had contributed throughout their working years,
looked towards retirement with fear and apprehension. Today
we have restored integrity to that system. sound financial
largest education appropation
Two years ago, Jimmy inherited a budget deficit of more
than 60 billion dollars. In one more year of responsible
administration that deficit will be cut in half.
bureaucracy- can have V a govt compassionate ,responsive govt.
reorganisati
provide services - fiscally responsible & well managed-
civil
This is the kind of fiscal responsibility the American
red paper tape work people deserve. For far too long Democrats have suffered
the undeserved reputation of big spenders. We are not
big spenders, we're prudent spenders.
Of course Democrats believe in service -- but carefully
budgeted, efficiently delivered service. We can feed
our. people, take care of their health and mental health
needs, provide jobs and preserve our communities without
huge deficits if we get rid of waste and bloat in government.
unfinished - energy
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inflation
tax retorm -
balance of trade
tighter - A what he doesn't get this yr- come back
to Next y.
That is responsible leadership, and sound fiscal policy --
and the American people know it.
And he can best fight $ best prevail with good men.
good democrats since like
done
sobet
1976
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proud
of
this
Administra and THE Congress But great tasks lie
ahead all work is not come. We need leaders like
in Washington
Senator Clark and Senator Culver who are known for their
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independence and integrity, their concern for the welfare
people
your state for
Damo. good
men
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of the whole nation, back in Washington And we need men
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believe
House st Rep.
like Jerry Fitzgerald in the State House to help the
like these
here toright.
party of the people de the job the people want done.
used to people off Towa -
working together
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We need leaders like the people C0 this platform
Leaders
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who want for the people of our country the very best --
a government that is efficient, effective, compassionate,
a government that responds to the needs of our people
to make our govt. more
we as Democrats
effective efficient
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have an opportunity -- yes and an obligation to reach
compassiona
responds
out to the helpless and those in need -- to open up
to need,
offersh
opportunities to all -- to make our country even greater
than it already is.
We can do it. Working together we can accomplish these
goals. Thank you.
4
Talking points - JJ DINNER
FARM
THIS YEAR WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE PROGRAMS INITIATED
AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL IN 1977.
THE PRICES OF MOST FARM COMMODITIES ARE UP AND IN THE LAST YEAR, FARM
INCOMES
HAVE
INCREASED
B
5
DILLION
DOLLARS.
OF COURSE WE HAVE NOT SOLVED ALL THE PROBLEMS BUT WE HAVE MADE A GOOD
START
ENERGY
SENATE ACTION THIS WEEK APPROVING THE NATURAL GAS PRICING BILL WAS AN
IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY. WHEN FINALLY APPROVED, IT WILL
ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF MORE NATURAL GAS WHICH WE DESPERATELY
NEED EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON FOREIGN OIL SERIOUSLY HAMPERS OUR BALANCE
OF PAYMENTS PROBLEMS. IN TURN LARGE TRADE DEFICITS WEAKEN THE DOLLAR
AND CONTRIBUTE TO INFLATION HERE AT HOME.
FINAL ACTION ON THIS BILL IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO MEET OUR VITAL
GOALS OF PROVIDING FOR THIS COUNTRY'S ENERGY FUTURE, MAINTAINING A
STRONG ECONOMY AND A HEALTHY DOLLAR & DECREASING OUR DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE
ON FOREIGN OIL.
INSERT ON PAGE 4 - after " WE NEED LEADERS LIKE SENATOR CLARK --
LEADERS WHO ARE HONEST AND COURAGEOUS AND NOT AFRAID TO TACKLE TOUGH
PROBLEMS. DICK KNOWS YOUR CONCERNS AND HE WORKS FOR YOU IN WASHINGTON.
R.
has worked IS BREERTS TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON RURAL HEALTH NEEDS AND THE PROBLEMS
OF THE RURAL ELDERLY ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF HIS COMMITTMENT TO
RESPONSIBLY REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF IOWA CATITOL.
WE NEED 1 HIM BACK. in washington
WE NEED LEADERS LIKE JOHN CULVER -- KNOWN FOR HIS INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE --
HIS CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE you OF THE WHOLE NATION.
like these congressmen
WE NEED LEADERS IN WASHINGTON -- LEADERS LIKE NEAL SMITH, TOM HARKIN, DICK MYERS,
BERKLEY BEDELL, MIKE BLOUIN AND JOHN KNUDSON. PEOPLE WHO WILL INSURE
THAT YOUR INTERESTS AND NEEDS ARE LISTENED TO IN WASHINGTON.
We need a Democrat in the state House - I know impr
Jerry Fitzgerald
of a partnership between Pres. 4 Gav.
4
Talking points - JJ DINNER
FARM
THIS YEAR WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE PROGRAMS INITIATED
AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL IN 1977.
THE PRICES OF MOST FARM COMMODITIES ARE UP AND IN THE LAST YEAR FARM
INCOMES HAVE INCREASED 74 to 5 DILLION DOLLARS.
OF COURSE WE HAVE NOT SOLVED ALL THE PROBLEMS BUT WE HAVE MADE A GOOD
START
ENERGY
SENATE ACTION THIS WEEK APPROVING THE NATURAL GAS PRICING BILL WAS AN
IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY. WHEN FINALLY APPROVED, IT WILL
ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF MORE NATURAL GAS WHICH WE DESPERATELY
NEED. EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON FOREIGN OIL SERIOUSLY HAMPERS OUR BALANCE
OF PAYMENTS PROBLEMS. IN TURN LARGE TRADE DEFICITS WEAKEN THE DOLLAR
AND CONTRIBUTE TO INFLATION HERE AT HOME.
FINAL ACTION ON THIS BILL IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO MEET OUR VITAL
GOALS OF PROVIDING FOR THIS COUNTRY'S ENERGY FUTURE, MAINTAINING A
STRONG ECONOMY AND A HEALTHY DOLLAR & DECREASING OUR DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE
ON FOREIGN OIL.
INSERT ON PAGE 4 - after " WE NEED LEADERS LIKE SENATOR CLARK --
LEADERS WHO ARE HONEST AND COURAGEOUS AND NOT AFRAID TO TACKLE TOUGH
PROBLEMS. DICK KNOWS YOUR CONCERNS AND HE WORKS FOR YOU IN WASHINGTON.
He has worked IS BREORTS TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON RURAL HEALTH NEEDS AND THE PROBLEMS
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Lamar Gudger
THE WHITE HOUSE
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Need Lamar - work = - -He
knows you, Needs. problems, hopes, dreams.
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on a broad of issues -
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JJ DINNER
Mrs. Carter:
Kathy feels after reflection on the remarks for the
JJ dinner that you should probably say a little bit
more about Senator Dick Clark. He is still fighting
an uphill battle for reelection.
Suggested Talking Points on Senator Dick Clark-
JJ Dinner:
-- SENATOR DICK CLARK HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE. HE KEEPS
IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOU AND YOUR NEEDS.
-- I KNOW OF HIS DEEP CONCERN FOR THE RURAL AREAS OF
IOWA. ON MONDAY, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL ANNOUNCE
A SERIES OF NEW AND MAJOR RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVES.
SENATOR CLARK WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND ENACTMENT OF THESE INITATIVES.
-- AS YOU KNOW, HE IS AN INDEPENDENT SENATOR WHO WILL
NOT WAIVER IN HIS FIGHT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL
OF THE CITIZENS OF IOWA.
-4- -
That is responsible leadership, and sound fiscal policy --
and the American people know it.
We've done a lot since 1976. You can be proud of this
Administration and this Congress. But great tasks lie
ahead --- all work is not done. We need leaders like
Senator Clark and Senator Culver who are known for their
independence and integrity, their concern for the welfare
of the whole nation, back in Washington And we need men
like Jerry Fitzgerald in the State House to help the
party of the people do the job the people want done.
We need leaders like the people on this platform. Leaders
who want for the people of our country the very best --
a government that is efficient, effective, compassionate,
a government that responds to the needs of our people.
We have an opportunity -- yes and an obligation to reach
out to the helpless and those in need -- to open up
opportunities to all -- to make our country even greater
than it already is.
We can do it. Working together we can accomplish these
goals. Thank you.
Register 2.18
under that system, along with a little
detail about where their strengths and
weaknesses lie:
Rosalynn remains No. 1 in the hearts
of Iowans no matter how you slice it.
Fifty-two percent of the state's
adults are convinced she's highly
admirable. far and away the best score.
Admiration for the first lady holds
fairly consistent in each of the poll's 24
subgroups. She has fewer fans among
the state's 18- to 24-year-olds, only 40
percent of whom give her a 5 or (1) S.
But she picks up that slack with high
marks from Iowa's women and elderly.
The results are good news for
Rosalynn, but questionable tidings for
the family: She is the only one of the six
without Carter blood in her veins.
Jimmy, buoyed by a large group here.
who give him a 5, climbs into a re-
spectable No. 2 position as a result of
the new calculations. But he's still 10
percentage points behind his bride.
Perhaps predictably, Jimmy fares
best with his own political party: 55
percent of Iowa Democrats consider
him very admirable.
But he's pulled down to his statewide
average (42 percent) by low marks
from the enemy camp: Only one in four
Republicans renders high admiration to
the president. Farmers also usually
give him lower marks.
Just two percentage points back
comes Lillian, Iowa's No. 3 Carter.
The president's mother draws her
highest marks from retired Iowans.
Forty-seven percent of them consider
her highly admirable.
Guilt-ridden?
Lillian, you'll remember, went to
India with the Peace Corps when she
was 68 and worked as a nurse in a
clinic, frankly admitting she was bored
with Plains, Ga.
That may have cost her some
support.
The poll shows she gets lower than
JIMMY CARTER
average marks from possibly guilt-rid-
den Iowans making more than $20,000
VERY ADMIRABLE
a year and possibly offended Iowans
who live in towns with populations (like
42%
Plains) below 2,500.
Amy finishes as No. 4, not 2 brillient
performance certainly, but better than
NOT VERY ADMIRABLE
her showing in a recent relay race
10%
where her team finished last.
Good runner or bad, Amy is still
admired by 35 percent of Iowa.
SOME ADMIRABLE 44%
Amy's greatest achievement is her
DON'T
status as the first
Mary FYI
NKJ
august 29, 1978
Dear Mrs Carter
Enclosed is a clipping which appeared
in our paper today regarding your possible
appearance in our city.
my husband and I were grests at the
Iowans. We had a marvelous time and
white ouse in January at the party for
would like to extend any courtesy we
can should you decide to visit Cedar
Rupids
& am in the middle of my campaign
for a seat on our School Board right 12th
now That election will be Seph.
so I would have plenty of time to
kind of get - together you would like.
arrange a luncheon, coffee, or whatever
In any event, we are delighted
to hear you're considering a visit to our
city.
Best Wishes,
Rosalynn Carter
Loretta Herber
may be coming
I.D. A.W.
tem. teer in She the Cedar Rapids school volun-
Herber has been an active
to Cedar Rapids
Talented Task Force on Gifted school
district's was a member of the sys-
Mayor Don Canney was notified
dren. of gifted and talented group
support co-founded a parent years in
ago Students, and two and
today that First Lady Rosalynn Car-
ter plans a visit to Cedar Rapids near
the end of September.
the PTA and been an active member Coun- of
cil, district's Family Life Advisory on the
Herber has also served chil-
Canney said no details were
given. The White House caller told
Canney further information about
Mrs. Carter's visit would be provided
two an inspector at FMC, and she Bill,
is velt High School. Her husband, Roose-
She is a 1947 graduate of
at a later date.
With the general election coming
up Nov. 7, it's believed Mrs. Carter's
visit is politically motivated.
Herbers Tonya, 9, attends Truman. School,
and attends Taft Junior High Lisa,
14, daughters still in school. has
Church. attend Hillside Wesleyan The
The election ballot on
will also include two public Sept. 12
to meas-
lease
to sell. lease other
Trailridge Road SE.
dispose of property at 300 or
HOW lowans rate A
By DANIEL PEDERSEN
Repister Step Writer
Contrict, 1975. Dr. Maines Repition
him Tribune Company
QUESTION:
On 3 scale of 1 10 6, with 6 the best
score, how much do you admire the
following Carler family members?
It may come as a rude awakening
202 years after the fact, but-royalty has
a purpose.
The Iowa Poll proves it, as you'll
soon see: But first we've got to lay a
little foundation:
Any right-thinking Englishman will
tell you that Queen Elizabeth earns
every shilling of her annual stipend. Oh,
not for making the crucial decisions of
state. Instead, the British keep the
bluebloods on the payroll SO they'll
have someone around to admire. Or to
ridicule.
Elizabeth and her kin fill that
function well. There are loveable ones
and loathable ones. Some marry and
some divorce. Some ride horses well.
IOWA FOLL
Others, it is said, simply look like
horses.
Always, however, they amuse the
nation, they get admired or get
ridiculed - and the nation's real rulers
are free to rule.
Our founding fathers, lacking the
foresight to establish an American
monarchy, have forced this country's
leaders to provide the frivolous distrac-
tion as well as to pilot the ship of state.
Along came the Carter family,
looking ideal for the job. It was a sort
of living soap opeΓa complete with
feisty matriarch, freckle-faced
daughter, dutiful wife and ne'er-do-well
brother: The show was 2 hit.
But now. if Iowa represents the
nation, the ship of state may be sailing
LILUAN CARTER
ROSALYNN
into stormy waters. Here's the
VERY ADMIRABLE (5 or 6)
VERY ADMIRABL
evidence.
The Iowa Poll asked 3 representative
cress section of Iowans to rate their ad-
40%
miration for each of a half dozen
prominent Carter family members on a
NOT VERY ADMIRABLE (1 or 2)
NOT VERY ADMIR
scale of 1 to 6. with 6 representing he
highest admiration and I the lowest.
14%
Who is the most admirable Carter?
Iowans admiring Amy most are
those whose educations ended with
grade school: 49 percent of them give
her a 5 or a 6. That stacks up against 32
percent of college-educated lowans.
Behind the first daughter in Towa's
estimation comes her "born again"
aunt Ruth, 48, and her uncle Billy, 41, a
fellow some members of the pres-
ident's staff wish had not even been
born once.
Ruth Carter Stepleton is a practition-
er of "inner healing" and is credited
with helping both the presid at and
porn publisher Larry Flynt find Jesus.
billy's blues
But the poll, based on 600 in-home in-
terviews across the state Mar. 15-18,
shows Ruth still has some converting to
do here: One Towan out of four is unable
to rank her at all.
She finds more admirers among
Iowa's farmers than other groups. But.
for the most part, her grades are
uniformly low. Only 21 percent of the
state considers Ruth highly admirable.
Bringing up the rear is the family's
Clown Prince. The poll shows Billy has
about as many admirers of his merson
2s admirers of his beer. which is c com-
mercial flop here.
Only 16 percent of the state
considers him worthy of 2 5 or 6. More
than half of Iowa thinks he's not very
admirable at all: 52 percent hand Billy
a 1 or 2.
For all you gossip mongers out there
AMY CARTER
BILLY CARTER
who were wondering how the first
family stacks up, well, now you know.
DMIRABLE
VERY ADMIRABLE
Weighting all the scores - not just the
5%
16%
5's and 6's - given to each Carter
produces the same finishing order.
But if there are others of you out
NOT VERY ADMIRABLE
there who think this whole evendise is 2
little demeaning to the high office of
the presidency, address your com-
plaints to Mr. Jefferson.
It would never have happened if
E 33%
SOMEWHAT ADMIRABLE 25%
America just had a Queen Mother to
DON'T KNOW 7%
admire and a duke or two to kick
around.
adults
think Jimmy the man they ve
entrusted with the nation's top job, is
sufficiently admirable to merit a 6.
That looks pretty good, perhaps, until
you discover that wife Rosalynn,
mother Lillian and daughter Amy each
fare better than that, drawing sixes
from 25 percent, 21 percent and 20
percent of the state, respectively.
Jimmy does outrun brother Billy and
sister Ruth (10 percent each), but that's
pretty small consolation for the head of
a country.
So what are the poll's repercussions
on the course of that ship of state?
Put yourself in Jimmy's shoes. There
you are in Moscow, trying to negotiate
a new SALT agreement with the
Russians, trying to command their
respect.
But suddenly, one of the boys from
the Politburo comes in waving a copy
of The Des Moines Sunday Register and
announces to the crowd that, back there
in the middle of America, the people
give the highest level of admiration to
the president's wife and the president's
mother.
Even Carter's 10-year-old daughter
outpolls him," the Russkie bellows. The
nagotiators all have a good laugh.
Send Amy over to bargain," they
chorile. Jimmy's face turns red. The
talks collapse in confusion.
That's the sort of international crisis
a good healthy American monarchy
could have averted.
Without royalty, the president's
relatives had become celebrities in
RUTH STAPLETON
their OWN right. They had become more
admirable than he.
VERY ADMIRABLE (5 or 6)
VER
Composite scores
21%
Well, to limit the proportions of this
disaster, we added up the fives and
NOT VERY ADMIRABLE (1 or 2)
NOT VERY AD
sixes Iowans handed out to each Carter
family member. (After all, 5 isn't bad
26%
on a scale of 1 to 6). The sum is the per-
centage of Iowans who consider that
SOMEWHAT ADMIRABLE (3 or 4) 34%
SOMEWHAT ADMIR
person "very admirable."
DON'T KNOW 25%
DON'T KNOW 17%
Here's how the First Family ranks
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FOR RSC
From: Mfm
JoAnn Bauer called today requesting an appointment with you
after Labor Day is fine.
She wants to talk politics
she said it is very important that
you hear the viewpoint & the Carter administration from the
people in the grassroots
that someone has to tell you what is
"really going on out there." In her opinion, things are very
bleak, and she sees little hope for improvement. Her major
concern seems to center on the WH staff and the terrible things "
going on in the WH.
She said she herself has had no difficulty talking with Tim
Kraft (although she doesn't know him very well), but many other
people have told her he will not return their phone calls.
She has not, however, talked with Tim about her concerns, but
came directly to you instead.
She, of course, hopes you will come to Iowa soon; but in the
meantime, she would like an appointment to come to Washington
to talk with you.
Telephone: 319-752-8998
mfm
CC: Jane
Mary
FIRST LADY
/
506/1-19-78
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
124-31211
X
MICHAEL T. BLOUIN
2ND DISTRICT, IOWA
Jan. WASHINGTON, 31,1978 D. C. 20515
Dear Mrs. Carte,
Argin & A both want you to barn
how much people lajoyed your WhiteHouse
Aama party. H was a warm, geniume,
personal gift from you and your
husband to the people of Howa and they'll
never foryt it. I notized the Flandary
Story on your call. Don't wony about
implisations some reporters try to draw.
Do your own thinking and prople will respood
Hotsbeen the "Carter magic since RECEIVED the
beginning and its what makes
you folds FEB 11 1978
Special. Hands Mile Mann
SOCIAL FILES
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MARY,
As you know, Jim Flansburg wrote
another article after RSC called
him about his first article
I called Rep. Blouin and asked
him to send us a copy if he had
one. He said he would, but it
never came in. Did your office
happen to get the article RSC
wanted to know what Flansburg
said about her call.
mfm
8/29/78
Faith?
attached
articles
DM REGISTER
Des Moine Register
Wed., Feb. 1, 1978
Grassley's staff busy proving
he was invited to White House
By JAMES FLANSBURG
Register Staff Writer
Iowa Republican Congressman
Congressman James Leach's
thing was handled in a very tacky
Charles Grassley's staff was busy
office: Paraphrase follows:
fashion."
Tuesday trying to prove that their
"Is Leach going?"
"I can't argue with that. Thank
man had been invited to a Dem-
"Not sure yet."
you for calling."
ocratic celebration at the Carter
"Did he get invitation?"
On Friday, the Washington Star
White House.
"Yes, by phone. Told that
carried a long piece on the Iowa
The frenzy was in response to a
telegram would arrive by
Democratic celebration, focusing
remark by Rosalynn Carter in a
Thursday. Is Grassley going?"
mainly on Republican Grassley.
telephone interview with The
"Yes. He certainly doesn't want
Bradsell, Grassley's press secretary,
Register Monday. She had said that
to be the only member of the dele-
said that the Star story was not
some White House functionary may
gation not to show up."
accurate when it reported that
have invited Grassley, but only
"The invitation wasn't handled
Grassley has never been invited to the
without the authority to do so, and
very well."
White House in his four years in
that no formal invitation had ever
"It certainly wasn't. I think we'll
Washington.
been extended by her Social Office
call again to verify it before
The story was correct when it
Grassley's press secretary, Robert
Grassley goes over."
reported that it was the first time
Bradsell, said the Iowa congressman
Grassley had ever talked with Frank
can't show a formal invitation or a
Wednesday a.m.: Call placed to
Moore, Carter's man on Capitol Hill,
Mailgram because he never received
Cable's office. Cable unavailable,
said Bradsell
either.
referred to staff assistant. Pa-
Bradsell also released a long series
raphrase follows:
Stanwood oboe student
of telephone logs that showed the non-
I'm calling again to verify in-
invitation occupied a substantial
vitation to-White House reception
wins national honor
amount of Grassley staff time for
for Iowans tomorrow night."
The Register's towa News Service
four days.
'Yes, the invitation is legiti-
STANWOOD, IA. - Kym Speer, a
At the end of the four-day period,
mate. I'm sorry the official invita-
member of the Lincoln High School
Grassley issued a press release,
tion is so late: But you should
Band here. has been selected for.
saying he had been invited along with
receive it by tomorrow. In any
membership in the National High
the Iowa Democrats.
event, he doesn't need it to get in."
School Honors Band of about 100
"Are you sure he'll be on the
Here's the chronology issued by
student musicians. Kym, the daughter
guest list?'
Bradsell:
of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Speer of
"Of course he'll be on the guest
Phone call from White House -
Stanwood, plays oboe in the high.
list."
Congressional Liaison Office, late
school band.
"Do you need any clearance in-
afternoon of Jan. 10. Staff
formation?'
assistant Pat Carroll called,
"Not for the congressman, but
invited Grassley tc "State of the
for any staffers who will
Union" party for Iowans -
accompany him."
indicated telegram would be sent
Clearance information provided
prior to Jan. 19, said invitation
for two staffers.
was being extended to Iowa con-
"To be safe, why don't I take the
gressional delegation.
information for the congressman,
Monday a.m. (Jan. 16): No
too."
telegram had yet arrived Phone
Clearance information provided
call placed to- White House,
for Grassley.
referred to Congressional Liaison
"Does this invitation strike you
Office, further referred to Bill
as peculiar?"
Cable. Cable wasn't in; message
"Yes it does. But the entire dele-
left for call-back.
gation was invited, so you are legi-
Monday p.m.: No call-back from
timately invited.'
Cable; phone call placed again.
Cable unavailable. Message left
Thursday a.m. (The day Grassley
for call-back.
put out his press release saying he
Tuesday a.m.: No call-back from
was going to the party to talk with
Cable; phone call placed again.
Carter about his legislative
Cable unavailable. Message left
proposals): Call received from
for call-back.
Frank Moore for Grassley.
Tuesday p.m.: No call-back.
Grassley on the House floor.
Phone call placed to Frank Moore
Message taken to call back. Call
(Cable's boss and White House
placed by Grassley to Frank
congressional liaison chief)
Moore Paraphrase follows:
Moore unavailable. Message left
"I'm sorry about the confusion,
for call-back.
Call-back from Cable. Cable
but the invitation should never
asked about invitation. Para-
have been extended in the first
place."
phrase follows:
"I understand that, but it has
"We haven't yet received
been extended, has it not?"
telegram."
"Yes, it has."
"You should by Thursday."
"Are you sure Grassley is
"And I have announced publicly
invited. He's a Republican con-
my intention to attend, and at this
gressman, you know."
point it would be a bit awkward for
"Yes, we know. He probably
me just to not show up."
shouldn't have been but Leach was
"I can understand that. But it's
invited also so there shouldn't be a
a partisan affair."
problem. We certainly aren't going
"Well, at this point, I'm inclined
to retract the invitation. We don't
to say I'll be there."
do things that way."
"Well, ГИ see you tonight then."
"But the news reports are
calling it a strictly partisan
Thursday p.m.: Call placed by
affair."
Grassley to Frank Moore again.
Well it is essentially, but I don't
Paraphrase follows:
think Grassley will jeel
"After considering the situation,
univeicome."
I've decided not to attend. But I
Call placed to Iowa Republican
want you to know that the entire
Des moines Register
PINION
DMRE6
Marking time with
juvenile 7 justice bill
B
By JAMES FLANSBURG
Register Political Writer
T UNDOUBTEDLY will offend
politics - must be kept out of it or all
II
some politicians who have
ON
is lost.
worked very hard on the plan,
And I'll hold that view even if the
CAPITOL
but the juvenile justice bill that
Iowa State University of Science,
has been dominating the Iowa
HILL
Technology and Quackery begins
Senate's debate time for a couple of
offering a course on the practical ap-
weeks is little more than make-work
plications of Lysenkoism
to keep lawmakers out of mischief.
A.commentary
Mere laymen, after all, are not
The purpose is to give Senate Dem-
qualified to tinker with the free spirit
ocratic leaders the time to hammer
of inquiry. Could it be that astrology
their priorities and schedules for the
this writing, there have been no
holds the answers to the question of
rest of the 1978 session, and their
letters to the editor denouncing the
how to preserve the family farm?
private view is that if something
plagiarism.
It's time again to praise Des
comes of the bill, that's SO much the
Among those running for office
Moines' WHO-TV (and its sister
better.
this year, if anyone says he knows
station, WOC-TV in Davenport) for
One of the bright spots of the
how to solve the farm problem, put
the regular televised reports they
debate came in the dark. Des Moines
him down as a genius or a fool -
show on Iowa's congressional delega-
Republican Philip Hill had the floor
nothing in between.
tion. Here in Des Moines, they're
when the lights went out for a
Democratic Representative
broadcast at the same time that KCCI
moment.
Russell Wyckoff of Vinton is not
puts on re-runs (Jackie Gleason's
"All of a sudden, I start speaking
going to run for re-election this year.
"Honeymooners") except when it
and it gets dark," said Hill, in the
shows that side-splitting game show
Neal Smith is having a big fund-
legislative custom of addressing the
that Des Moines is too hickish for
raiser here Feb. 17 - U.S. House
presiding officer. "Is someone trying
("Where do you least like to have
Majority Leader Jim Wright will be
to tell me something, Mr. President?
sex?") and while the Iowa State Uni-
here to display his satanic eyebrows
But I can go on in the dark - I have
versity of Astrology's own station,
- but the invitation merely mentions
for years."
WOI, offers reruns of "My Three
the 1978 campaign and doesn't say
Sons."
@ Hill is commonly regarded as
whether Smith plans to run for re-
You should have seen Republican
one of the top senators and is rarely
election to Congress, for governor or
Congressman Charles Grassley's staff
in the dark - he's retiring from
mayor of Altoona.
scramble to prove that Grassley was
politics this year - and his quip
Some time back, The Register's
invited to that Iowa White House
brings to mind that it's easier to find
Iowa Poll tested the confidence Iowa
party after Rosalynn Carter was
truth in jest than anywhere else.
adults have in institutions and other
quoted as saying he wasn't invited.
For example, the line here a week
things. God came in first and the
They say it all happened by phone
or so ago that the only serious Wash-
Iowa Highway Patrol came in second.
and they don't have anything on
ington columnists are Art Buchwald,
The patrol's No. 2 man, Lt. Col. Al
paper.
Russell Baker and Don Kaul.
Chrystal, studied the findings and
There's no doubt here that he was
It was basely stolen, and slightly
offered this analysis: "If God had to
invited and disinvited, because of a
altered, and it should have carried an
enforce the 55-mile-an-hour speed
White House staff foul-up, but the
acknowledgement that it was William
limit, then he'd have come in second."
Grassley staff panic brings to mind
Saroyan's idea - yes, he's still
Academic freedom means,
the time that Grassley, as a state
around and let's hope he will be 50
among other things, letting a faculty
legislator, began weeping when mean
years from now.
teach what it wants. Politics -
old John Camp of Bryant bested him
It's disappointing to report that, at
except the vicious kind, faculty
in floor debate.
R.SC
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CBS called your
them that UY hews
friend who toed
had really twisted
this.
mfh
They are not going to
frelow up
Washington Whispers
Carter's Private Comments on Begin
A Big Headache
For Castro
Turnabout on U.S. Pullout From Korea?
President Carter, whose public state-
fellow Republicans if he decides to
ists' complaints, and limit the roads
ments reflect increasing impatience
run for Statewide office. He is on the
that must be repaired as a result of
with Israel's Prime Minister Begin, is
outs with Richard Thornburgh, lead-
damage by heavy vehicles.
displaying even greater bitterness in
ing G.O.P. contender for Governor
private over what he views as repeat-
this year, and has upset party politi-
ed reneges on promises about Jewish
cians by investigating prominent Re-
Rosalynn Carter, who has played a
settlements in occupied Arab territo-
publicans outside Philadelphia before
low-key role SO far as First Lady, is
ry. White House advisers are discuss-
his ouster.
starting to strike out on her own. She
ing counteractions, including a
recently telephoned a reporter for a
squeeze on delivery of arms.
Midwestern newspaper and repri-
Little noticed in the furor over the
manded him for a critical article he
Marston affair was a Justice Depart-
wrote about a White House party.
Unqualified-and surprising-sup-
ment report concluding that Carter's
port given Carter recently by Senator
campaign proposal to make the Attor-
Edward Kennedy has White House
ney General independent of the
Federal experts who have been
aides convinced that the Massachu-
Presidency-and thus less subject to
checking security at airports around
setts lawmaker may be the man they
political pressures-was unworkable
the world where U.S. planes land
are seeking to replace the late Hubert
and probably unconstitutional.
point to five-Rome, Athens, Casa-
Humphrey as the President's chief
blanca, Istanbul and Ankara-as pos-
ally in Congress, able to swing close
ing the worst risks for hijacking.
votes on key issues.
Western intelligence sources in East
Europe report that Polish boss Ed-
ward Gierek is having increasing
A new analysis of Carter's work hab-
U.S. intelligence sources say they
trouble maintaining his hold on the
its shows he puts in an average of
have spotted signs of discontent with-
country. They do not discount the
69.7 hours in the office weekly, 30 of
in Cuba because of casualties among
possibility of a change at the top.
them reading. Aides had originally
that nation's forces fighting in Africa.
mapped out a 55-hour week for him.
Internal problems for Prime Minister
Fidel Castro are predicted if Cuba's
Among Pentagon insiders, Army
continued build-up in Ethiopia leads
Chief of Staff Gen. Bernard W. Rog-
All but one of the 14 members of the
to much heavier troop losses.
ers is considered the best bet to be-
Soviet Politburo are now old enough
come Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
to qualify for pensions, payable at age
Staff when Air Force Gen. George
60. Average age of the group: 67.
The President soon may quietly bury
Brown retires June 30.
his plan to withdraw all American
ground forces from South Korea. In-
Western diplomats in Moscow have
stead, the White House is expected to
Latest Government theory on those
this explanation of why much of the
leave two brigades in Korea, limiting
mysterious. booming explosions off
meat the Soviet Union is importing
the pull-back to only one brigade.
the East Coast: They were caused by
from the West is being sent to Soviet
military aircraft flying through un-
troops along the China border: It's a
usually fast air currents in the jet
sign of high-level concern over dere-
Panamanian strong man Omar Torri-
stream. Sonic booms can be carried in
riorating morale among those forces.
jos will try to accept the Panama Ca-
such currents for 100 miles or more,
nal treaties, if approved in amended
explaining why it is so difficult to
form by the Senate, without holding
pinpoint cause of the disturbances.
Why are senatorial staff members
a new plebiscite. With the backing of
now wearing badges when they'r on
Panama's National Guard, Torrijos
the Senate floor to show whether
probably can compel acceptance.
The Department of Transportation is
they work for Democrats or Republi-
laying plans to restrict big trucks ply-
cans? Staffs have grown so large that
ing the interstate highway network to
lawmakers, who can't keep track of
Though he is considered a hero in
a limited number of such superhigh-
so many people, want to be sure that
Philadelphia, David Marston, the fed-
ways, to be designated as "freight
their private conversations aren't be-
eral prosecutor fired by the Carter
corridors." Aim is twofold: Provide
ing overheard by aides from the op-
Administration, faces trouble from
more truck-free roads to meet motor-
posite party.
14
U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT Feb 13 1978
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Carter --
Here is the list of Congressman
who attended the IOWA party.
\
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article Jim after deady called
Bearin m m⁻ call about d
Flansburg
wrote
him . have If he of he ask a he
page 32 - reception 1/19/78
Senator & Mrs. Richard Clark
U.S. Senate - 20510
Senator & Mrs. John C. Culver
U.S. Senate - 20510
Rep. & Mrs. Michael T. Blouin
House of Representatives - 20515
Rep. & Mrs. Berkley Bedell
House of Representatives - 20515
Rep. & Mrs. Thomas R. Harkin
House of Representatives - 20515
Rep. & Mrs. Neal Smith
House of Representatives - 20515
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith
Rural Route 2
Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shoultz
1835 West Third Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Mr. Governor C. Estes
849 Fowler Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Mr. Lloyd Gallager
Mitchell Avenue
Waterloo, Iowa 50701
Ms. Elizabeth Calhoun
1-13
1109 Eighth Street
Sioux City, Iowa 51105
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Lillis - no rsvp
3000 Patricia Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50322
Mr. & Mrs. Dan McIlhon - no rsvp
1-16
1719 Rio Valley Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50322
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Madeline:
Attached is the US NEWS item, the
incoming letter from Congressman
Blouin and another IOWAN letter
mentioning the FLANSBURG call.
rita
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 29, 1978
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY
Rosalynn Carter to Campaign for Democratic Candidates in Four States
Rosalynn Carter will depart for a two and a half day campaign
swing on behalf of Democratic Candidates which will take her to
North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, and Indiana, September 28th - 30th, 1978.
Mrs. Carter will leave the White House early afternoon on September
28 and fly to Asheville, North Carolina where she will campaign on
behalf of Congressman Lamar Gudger (11th Congressional District).
After spending the afternoon in Asheville, Mrs. Carter will depart for
Florida, where she will attend the "Mildred and Claude Pepper Ap-
preciation Dinner" at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach.
On Friday, September 29th, Mrs. Carter will fly to Iowa. Among
her stops in Iowa are visits to Cedar Rapids on behalf of Congressman
Mike Blouin (2nd Congressional District), and Des Moines for Gube-
natorial Candidate Jerry Fitzgerald. On the evening of the 29th, Mrs.
Carter will be the keynote speaker at the Iowa State Democratic Party's
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Ames.
On Saturday, September 30th, Mrs. Carter will fly to Terre Haute,
Indiana, where she will campaign on behalf of Democratic Congressional
Candidate Charlotte Zietlow. (7th Congressional District).
Mrs. Carter plans to return to Washington early Saturday afternoon.
contact: 202-456-2164
PRESS ADVISORY
FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY
SEPTEMBER 25, 1978
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY
TRIP OF THE FIRST LADY TO
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, MIAMI, FLORDIA
CEDAR RAPIDS, DES MOINES & AMES, IOWA
AND TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
SEPTEMBER 28 - 30, 1978
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
12:10 p.m.
Depart Andrews AFB enroute Asheville, North
Carolina
1:20 p.m.
Arrive Asheville Airport and depart enroute
(EST)
Inn on the Plaza Hotel for reception for
Cong. Lamar Gudger - remarks
1:50 p.m.
Reception starts - remarkspr(Openopressecoverage)
2:15 p.m.
Reception ends. Depart Inn on the Plaza
enroute Health Adventure of Asheville
2:30 p.m.
Arrive Health Adventure. Tour exhibit areas.
Press Photo Opportunity
2:50 p.m.
Arrive platform at Health Adventure for
dedication - remarks.
Open Press Coverage
3:20 p.m.
Depart Health Adventure enroute airport
4:00 p.m.
Depart Asheville, North Carolina enroute
Miami, Flordia
5:30 p.m.
Arrive Miami Flordia and depart enroute
Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel
(EST)
6:15 p.m.
Arrive Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel
8:00 p.m.
"Community Salute to Cong. and Mrs. Claude Pepper",
Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel , remarks
Open Press Coverage
9:45 p.m.
Dinner concludes.
R.O.N. Foutainbleau Hilton Hotel
Friday, September 29, 1978
9:30 a.m.
Depart Miami Airport enroute Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(EST)
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Friday, September 29, 1978
11:40 a.m.
Arrive Cedar Rapids Airport and depart enroute
(CST)
Lincoln Senior Citizen Congregate Meal program
12:10 p.m.
Arrive Senior Citizen Congregate Meal program,
remarks
Open Press Coverage
12:30 p.m.
Depart Senior Citizens Meal program enroute
Townhouse Motor Hotel
12:45 p.m.
Arrive Town House Hotel reception for Cong.
Mike Blouin, remarks
Open Press Coverage
1:20 p.m.
Depart reception enroute Cedar Rapids Airport
1:55 p.m.
Depart Cedar Rapids enroute Des Moines
2:25 p.m.
Arrive Des Moines Airport and depart enroute
(CST)
John Deere plant
2:50 p.m.
Arrive John Deere plant for tour of plant
Open Press Coverage
3:15 p.m.
Depart plant enroute Savory Hotel
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Hotel
6:05 p.m.
Arrive reception for Iowa Gubenatorial candidate
Jerry Fitzgerald - SavorysHotel remarks
Open Press Coverage
6:30 p.m.
Depart reception enroute Ames, Iowa
7:45 p.m.
Arrive Hilton Coliseum - Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner - remarks
Open Press Coverage
9:15 p.m.
Dinner concludes, depart Ames enroute Des
Moines
9:50 p.m.
Arrive Savory Hotel R.O.N.
Saturday, September 30, 1978
9:30 a.m.
Depart Des Moines Airport enroute Terre Haute,
(CST)
Indiana
10:35 a.m.
Arrive Terre Haute Aiport and depart enroute
(CST)
Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center
11:05 a.m.
Arrive Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center -
remarks
Open Press Coverage
y
11:35 a.m.
Depart Mental Health Center enroute Civic Center
11:45 a.m.
Arrive Civic Center reception for Cong. Candidate
Charlotte Zietlow
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Saturday, September 30, 1978
12:15 p.m.
Depart Civic Center enroute Terre Haute Airport
12:50 p.m.
Depart Terre Haute Airport enroute Andrews
(CST)
AFB
3:15 p.m.
Arrive Andrews AFB
(EST)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND USE
SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY
TRIP OF THE FIRST LADY TO
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, MIAMI, FLORDIA
CEDAR RAPIDS, DES MOINES & AMES, IOWA
AND TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
SEPTEMBER 28 - 30, 1978
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
12:10 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE
ENROUTE ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
(Flying time: 1 hour, 10 minutes)
(Lunch will be served)
1:20 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ASHEVILLE AIRPORT, ASHEVILLE,
NORTH CAROLINA
Open Press Coverage
The First Lady is greeted by:
Roy Trantham, Mayor of Asheville
Frank Todd, Mayor of Hendersonville
1:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ASHEVILLE AIRPORT ENROUTE
INN ON THE PLAZA HOTEL
Press Follows
1:50 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES INN ON THE PLAZA HOTEL
The First Lady is greeted by:
Mrs. Carolyn Hunt (wife of Governor James Hunt)
Mrs. Betty McCain, North Carolina State Democratic
Party Chairwoman
Mrs. Barbara Pate, Dedication Chairwoman of the
Health Adventure of Asheville
THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO BALLROOM
Press Follows
1:55 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES BALLROOM FOR FUNDRAISER/
LUNCHEON FOR CONGRESSMAN LAMAR GUDGER
PROGRAM COMMENCES
Open Press Coverage
Press Facilities: Mult
risers
35' throw
FIRST LADY REMARKS
2:15 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS BALLROOM AND BOARDS MOTORCADE,
DEPARTS ENROUTE MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
Press Follows
-2-
2:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION
CENTER AND PROCEEDS INSIDE TO PRIVATE ROOM
Press Note: Press will
proceed through
seperate entrance
to preposition
for tour area
2:35 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY TOURS HEALTH ADVENTURE
Press Note: Writers will follow
on tour - stills
and cameras will
cover one display
area
2:45 pm EDT
TOUR CONCLUDES, THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO DEDICATION
PLATFORM
Press Note: Press will be
escorted to outside
press area for
dedication
2:50 pm EDT
DEDICATION CEREMONY COMMENCES
Open Press Coverage
Press Facilities: Mult
Risers
25' throw
Welcome by Mrs. Clarice Morris, President of the
Health Adventure
Presentation of Colors and National Anthem
Remarks by Mrs. Carolyn Hunt
Remarks by Congressman Lamar Gudger
FIRST LADY REMARKS
3:20 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION
CENTER ENROUTE ASHEVILLE AIRPORT
Press Follows
3:35 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ASHEVILLE AIRPORT AND BOARDS
AIRCRAFT
Press Note: Filing time:
15 minutes
Press Facilities: 6 LD's
4:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
ENROUTE MIAMI, FLORDIA
(Flying time: 1 hour, 30 minutes)
5:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
GENERAL AVIATION CENTER
Open Press Coverage
-3-
The First Lady is greeted by:
Congressman Claude Pepper
Mayor Maurice Ferre, Miami
Mayor James Dunn, Coral Gables
Mrs. June Dunn
Mayor Hale Printup, Bal Harbour
Mayor Dorothy Cohen, North Bay Village
Leonard Cohen
Mayor Steve Clark, Dade County
Mayor John Hitaffer, Virginia Gardens
Mrs. Gerri Hitaffer
Mayor Toby Wilson, Medley
Mayor Mike Colodny, North Miami
Lou Ann Colodny
Mayor Dale Bennett, Hialeah
Mayor J.C. "Chet" Fields, Miami Springs
Mrs. Ann Fields
Mayor Mitchell Kinser, Surfside
Regan Sures, companion of Mayor Kinser
Harvey amd Kathy Abrams, Flordia Carter Primary
Supporters
Mollie Brilliant, President, Democratic Women
of Flordia
Kay Thomas, President, Democratic Women of Dade
County
THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO PRESS AREA
PRESS OPPORTUNITY
Press Note: After greeting
line press should
proceed immediately
to press area
5:45 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ENROUTE FOUNTAINBLEAU HILTON HOTEL
Press Follows
6:15 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES FOUNTAINBLEAU HILTON HOTEL
AND PROCEEDS TO SUITE
Press Note: Press are pre-
registered -
pick up keys at
front desk
7:00 pm EDT
Press access to East Ballroom for set-up for
dinner program
Press buffet in French Room begins
7:25 pm EDT
Press desiring to cover reception prior to
dinner program form in French Room for escort
to West Ballroom
7:25 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES WEST BALLROOM FOR RECEPTION
FOR CONGRESSMAN AND MRS. CLAUDE PEPPER
Press Photo Opportunity
7:40 pm EDT
Press depart West Ballroom Reception for
Dinner program in East Ballroom
Press not covering West Ballroom Reception
form in French Room for escort to East Ballroom
Dinner program
-4-
8:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES EAST BALLROOM, DINNER
COMMENCES
Open Press Coverage
Press Facilities: Mult
Risers
70' throw
8:45 pm EDT
"A Salute to Mildred and Claude Pepper", begins
FIRST LADY REMARKS
10:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS EAST BALLROOM ENROUTE SUITE
R.O.N. Fountainbleau Hilton Hotel
Friday, September 29, 1978
BAGGAGE CALL: 6:30 - 7:00 a.m.
drop bags off at
Reservations Desk
area - Main Lobby -
Bags should be unlocked
8:45 am EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS FOUNTAINBLEAU HILTON HOTEL
ENROUTE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GENERAL AVIATION
AREA
Press Follows
9:20 am EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND
BOARDS AIRCRAFT, DEPARTS ENROUTE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
(Flying Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes)
(Breakfast will be served)
(Time change: - 1 hour)
11:25 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, COLLINS HANGAR
The First Lady is greeted by:
Congressman Mike Blouin
Richard Myers, Democratic Congressional Candidate
Steve Sovern, Linn County Democratic Chairman
Jim Reynolds, U.S. Attorney, Northern District
Lynn and Hank Cutler, Iowa Carter Primary Supporters
11:30 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
ENROUTE LINCOLN LEARNING CENTER
Press Follows
11:40 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES LINCOLN LEARNING CENTER
AND PROCEEDS INSIDE TO PRIVATE ROOM
Press Note: Press will be
escorted to
gym for Senior
Citizen meal
program
-5-
11:50 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES GYMNASIUM SENIOR CITIZEN
CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM AND PROCEEDS TO STAGE
PROGRAM COMMENCES
Open Press Coverage
Press Facilities: Mult
Risers
30' throw
Congressman Blouin Remarks
FIRST LADY REMARKS
12:20 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS LINCOLN LEARNING CENTER
ENROUTE TOWNHOUSE MOTOR INN
Press Follows
12:40 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES TOWNHOUSE MOTOR INN AND
PROCEEDS TO PRIVATE ROOM
Press Note: Press proceed
directly to
Main Dining Room
12:50 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES FUNDRAISER/LUNCHEON FOR
CONGRESSMAN MIKE BLOUIN
PROGRAM COMMENCES
Open Press Coverage
Press Facilities: Mult
Risers
30' throw
Remarks by Congressman Blouin
FIRST LADY REMARKS
1:15 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS TOWNHOUSE MOTOR INN ENROUTE
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, COLLINS HANGAR
Press Follows
1:40 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT AND BOARDS AIRCRAFT
Press Note: Filing time:
10 minutes
1:55 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS CEDAR RAPIDS ENROUTE
DES MOINES, IOWA
(Flying Time: 35 minutes)
(Snacks will be served)
-6-
2:25 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES DES MOINES AIRPORT, AIR
NATIONAL GUARD AREA
Open Press Coverage
The First Lady will be met by:
Jerry Fitzgerald, Democratic Candidate for Governor
Shari Fitzgerald
Brigidiar General Roger W. Gilbert, Wing Commander,
Air National Guard
Lt. Col. Frank Peterson, Base Commander, Air National
Guard
Dick Myers, Candidate for Congress, 1st District
Doris Myers
Ed Campbell, Chairman, Iowa State Democratic Party
Jean Haughland, Vice-Chairwoman, Iowa State Democratic
Party
Dagmar Vidal, National Committeewoman, DNC
Raymond Brown, Mental Health Association, National
Board Member
Marie Brown
Chuck Gifford, President, Iowa CAP Council, United
Auto Workers
2:30 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS AIR NATIONAL GUARD ENROUTE
AMF FACTORY
Press Follows
2:50 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES AMF FACTORY, LAWN AND GARDEN
DIVISION
The First Lady will be met by:
Bill Brown, President, Lawn and Garden Division
Wilbur Dickerson, President, Local UAW
James Wright, Chairman, Shop Committee, UAW
Gerald Morelock, Committeeman, IMA Local
Jim Steinbeck, International Rep., UAW
Press Note: Press will enter
through seperate
door - protective
glasses provided
THE FIRST LADY, ACCOMPANIED BY JERRY FITZGERALD,
BILL BROWN AND DON DAVIS (V.P., Operations), WILL
PROCEED ON TOUR OF FACTORY
TOUR BEGINS WITH A PARTS ASSEMBLY LINE OF SNOW-
BLOWER MACHINES
Photo Opportunity
3:15 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS IMF FACTORY ENROUTE SAVERY
HOTEL
Press Follows
3:30 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES SAVERY HOTEL AND PROCEEDS
TO PRIVATE MEETING WITH WESTMINISTER HOUSE, INC.
Press Note: Keys in
envelopes at front
desk
-7-
5:40 pm CDT
Press assembles in lobby for escort to
Garden West Room
6:00 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES FUNDRAISER/RECEPTION FOR
JERRY FITZGERALD
Open Press Coverage
Press Note: Mult
40' throw
Jerry Fitzgerald Remarks
FIRST LADY REMARKS
6:20 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS FUNDRAISER/RECEPTION ENROUTE
MOTORCADE AND DEPARTS SAVERY HOTEL ENROUTE AMES
6:20 pm CDT
Press departs fundraiser/reception enroute
motorcade
6:30 pm CDT
Press departs Savery Hotel enroute Ames
7:10 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES SCHEMAN HALL AND PROCEEDS
TO THE NEW FRONTIER RECEPTION
7:15 pm CDT
Press arrives Hilton Coliseum and proceeds
to press area
Press Note: Mult
Risers
95' throw
box lunches provided
7:35 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS NEW FRONTIER RECEPTION ENROUTE
HILTON COLISEUM
7:45 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES JEFFERSON/JACKSON DAY DINNER,
HILTON COLISEUM AND PROCEEDS TO HEAD TABLE
Open Press Coverage
Dinner commences
FIRST LADY REMARKS
9:10 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS JEFFERSON/JACKSON DINNER
ENROUTE MOTORCADE AND DEPARTS AMES, IOWA ENROUTE
DES MOINES
Press Note: Press must move
quickly to make
motorcade
Press Follows
10:00 pm CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES SAVERY HOTEL
R.O.N. Savery Hotel
Saturday, September 30, 1978
BAGGAGE CALL: 6:30 am to 7:15 am in lobby at bellman's desk
-8-
Saturday, September 30, 1978
9:00 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS SAVERY HOTEL ENROUTE AIR
NATIONAL GUARD
Press Follows
9:25 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND
BOARDS AIRCRAFT
9:30 am CDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS DES MOINES, IOWA ENROUTE
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
(Flying Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes)
(Breakfast will be served)
Mary:
ROSALYNN CARTER, GOVERNOR ASKEW
FYI (I think they're doing t his to bug !)
TO SPEAK AT PEPPER DINNER SEPTEMBER 28
Miami, Fla. - Mrs. Rosalynn Carter will be the key speaker at the
"Community Salute to Mildred and Claude Pepper" dinner at the Fontainebleau
Hilton in Miami Beach on September 28. Florida Governor Reubin Askew and
Presidential Envoy to the Vatican, David M. Walters, dinner committee
chairman, will also address the gathering.
Congressman Pepper said he is "highly pleased" that Mrs. Carter will be
coming to South Florida to speak at the dinner.
"I have admired Mrs. Carter's work in the field of human needs, including
mental health and issues concerning the elderly. Her intelligence, enthusiasm
and motivation are an inspiration. Of the First Ladies -- and I have known them
all from Mrs. Roosevelt on -- Rosalynn Carter is outstanding in her commitment
to human concerns. She was instrumental in arranging the White House Rose
Garden ceremony this April when my anti-mandatory retirement bill was signed
into law by the President. The report of the President's Commission on
Mental Health, which Mrs. Carter chaired, is a milestone in describing
the care needed by the mentally ill in our nation.
"I enjoyed participating in Mrs. Carter's Roundtable on Aging last year
very much. The Roundtable accomplished a great deal, and the exchange of views
helped to focus attention on numerous problems, including deficiencies in
Medicare, the pressing need for home health care and improved services
at senior citizens centers, mandatory retirement, energy costs, inflation, and
crime against the elderly," Pepper said.
A reception is scheduled at 7 p.m. in the West Ballroom of the Fontainebleau
Hilton, and dinner is scheduled at 8 p.m. in the East Ballroom. Dress at the
$100-a-plate affair is black tie optional. An estimated 1200 persons are
expected to attend.
For further information contaet
tve prime interest rate as a
program
is
now.
N.C. File
You Just Can't Do That!
Monumen
Everyone knows that you just
quarters in the Mountain Area Health
can't invite the first lady of the United
Education Building spanning Bilt-
States to dedicate some sort of health
more Avenue:
By SYLVIA PORTER
In all history, there never has bee
exhibit in a small city like Asheville
The Health Adventure or-
a more monumental season for the wor
and expect to get a response.
ganization is entirely volunteer and
of art than the summer of 1973.
People like Mrs. Carter are just
its members mostly are doctors'
In London in June, bidders from a
too busy, too important, too rushed to
wives. It is a project of the Buncombe
over the world poured out a record 334
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bother with a little thing like that.
County Medical Auxiliary.
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Right?
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collection of splendid art. Walte
Everyone knows that
and it holds some interesting poten-
Feilchenfeldt, a
Everyone except Barbara Pate,
tialities. It could become a model for
Zurich dealer,
a lady who thinks big.
other places all over the world.
paid the highest
price ever at
Mrs. Pate, a physician's wife, is
But invite Mrs. Carter for the
auction for a
administrative assistant for public
dedication? No hope!
watercolor by
relations for The Health Adventure.
Mrs. Pate went ahead and sent
any artist -
The Health Adventure is foremost
the invitation anyway, with help from
$1,177,600 for an
and a teaching facility. It displays in
the U. S. Rep. Lamar Gudger.
Albrecht Durer
work. "I was
graphic fashion how the human body
Monday Rep. Gudger announced
amazed at the
works and how to take care of it.
that Mrs. Carter will be here on Sept.
prices here,' said
The facility formerly was housed
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Feilch enfeldt,
in a building on the grounds of
Everyone knew that she wouldn't
"but I paid them
because we will SYLVIA PORTER
Memorial Mission Hospital but
come. Everyone except Barbara
never have another chance at some
recently was moved to new, larger
Pate, that is.
these things."
Strictly Personal
Conference
Clean Water For A Song
By ANTHONY HARRIGAN
For more than a century, socialis
has been an international movement.
By SYDNEY J. HARRIS
- That the modern "mortgage" is a
long last, however, supporters of a frei
Things I Learned En Route to
misnomer in the U.S., because our state
capitalist economic system are beginnis
Looking Up Other Things:
laws adopted the Roman hypotheca
to organize on an international basis.
- That the World Bank has
rather than the traditional English
An important
calculated the annual cost of a 10-year
mortgage in which title to property is held
step in this direc-
program to provide clean water for all
by the lender.
tion was the
human settlements at about $3 billion -
- That the newly published biography
recent inter-
a mere one percent of what the world
of Brezhnev, now available here, has a
nationalcon-
spends each year on arms.
"collective" author: it was written
ference "To-
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"under the auspices of the Academy of
wards a Revival
official es-
Sciences of the U.S.S.R." (And is
Of Freedom"
timates, 50 per-
Dullsville itself.)
held in London
cent of the
- That Singapore, of all places, has
under the aus-
uranium in the
built more new houses per capita than any
picies of the Bri-
U.S. is on Indian
other country in the world in the last dozen
tish free enter-
lands. (So are
years.
prisegroup,
about 30 percent
- That the final cost of the Olympic
Aims For Free-
of Western coal
Games in Montreal exceeded the revenues
dom and Enter-
HARRIGAN
reserves.)
by about $1 billion, while one-fourth of the
prise.
- That if you
city's people were living on or below the
Participants from 12 countrie
want to know
poverty line.
including the United States, took part
what it really
- That neither French nor Italian is
the conference, discussing ways to prote
means to be
among the 10 most commonly spoken
and spread economic freedom.
busy as a bee,"
SYDNEY J. HARRIS
languages in the world. (Ranking behind
Edward B. Meyer, president of t
it takes 37,000 bee-loads of nectar to make
Hindustani, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese,
American Council For Coordinated
one pound of honey.
and Malay, among others.)
tion, pointed out that "A study of histc
- That among all modern tongues,
- That William the Conqueror,
will indicate that a loss of libertis
Dutch is the closest kin to English among
perhaps the most important of all the
without employment of warfare, genera
national languages. (Both come from the
English kings, was not English, but
commences with attacks from within
Frisian.)
French, spoke only French, and was il-
free enterprise. A threat to this system
- That the homicide rate in Denmark
literate and illegitimate.
is the lowest in Europe, and there is no
- That hundreds of Chinese scholars
DUNAGIN'S PEOPLE
death penalty: (Also, men and women in-
mates are housed together at Ringe
who followed the teachings of Confucius
prison, with sexual privileges.)
were buried alive by the first historic
- That the most common bacterium
Emperor of China.
in the human colon. E. coll. has a
- That Americans eat about twice as
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
9-13-78
To:
From:
Mary Jake Jake
Re: Florida
Bob Weiner (pron. weener) Staff Director for
Claude Pepper would like to talk to you about
a Press Opportunity at the airport in Miami
with Cong. Pepper. I told him not to do
anything until he talks to you.
He is awaiting you call-#225-9375
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
MEMORANDUM TO MRS. ROSALYNN CARTER
even
FROM:
ACHSAH NESMITH
SUBJECT:
Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner
This draft will need updating to reflect what happens on
energy in Congress, last minute farm prices and conditions
and other events that might overtake us.
It would also be stronger with a few more personal
reminiscences about some of these stops (or others).
Tim Kraft couldn't come up with any that he felt would
hold up well in a crowd. If Marie Jahns is going to be
there it would be good to do something beyond just this
mention. I understand she did come to the Inauguration,
was unable to attend the Iowa party and the J-J Dinner
last year but I'm told she plans to come to this, and that
she is almost totally blind now -- able to distinguish
little more than between daylight and darkness.
FOR YOUR BACKGROUND
1. Issues:
As you know, we lost Iowa by only 13,000, although it
has rarely voted for a Democratic for President. Catholic
areas went heavily Democratic, Lutheran heavily Republican,
Methodist split evenly. The President had three main things
going for him among Iowans -- they thought he understood
farmers (more Iowans depend directly on agriculture for a
living -- most of their industry is agricultural equipment --
than in almost any state), would have a highly moral and
honest administration and would manage government efficiently.
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So far they do not perceive government as any more efficient
than usual, and they are disturbed by incidents such as
Peter Bourne saying drug use was common at the White House.
Corn (corn prices are soft) and cattle farmers are not
happy about our farm programs. Hog farmers seem to be
prosperous and happy though the beef import decision makes
some uneasy. The record corn crop apparently is something
to see, so you can stress their accomplishment and avoid
price discussions. The grain set-asides affect them some,
but not much.
Beef
According to our agricultural specialists, the experts
expected beef prices to go down even if we had not increased
import quotas. Beef prices were leading the inflation
spiral, and had gone way above what conditions called for.
The drop was not as immediate as some farmers indicate.
The import quota increase amounts to only 1/4 of 1% of the beef
market, and has a minimal actual long-term effect, but
market prices are partly psychological and the action
signalled everyone that the President did not intend to
let prices just go up and up. That countered the psychology
of "buy now at whatever you can get things for because
tomorrow they will cost more. This, of course, was the whole
idea. Beef prices to farmers are on the way back up, and have
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now recovered about half of the ground lost then, may
recover more by the time of this speech. Since cattle do not
have to go to market regardless of price, as might be the case
with lettuce or peaches for example, it is not exactly correct
to say farmers "lost" certain amounts because of the drop.
They have considerable leeway on when to sell. Those who
went ahead to market just after prices fell did not get
what they expected, perhaps, but the number is relatively
small. What counts is that they feel that after several
years of losses as soon as things began to improve for them
they were cut off at the pass, and will be again before they
can make up for past years. They don't buy our arguments
that letting in lean cattle gave them a better market to use
up all the fat cattle. Livestock is a major factor in the
25% increase in farm income in the past year, but they still
feel we've let them down.
The important thing to remember, though, is that had the
President not acted, the psychology of inflation would have
heated up the whole economy, not only with consumers but with
the businessmen who make decisions that raise wages and prices
all down the line. The beef import quota decision was a
small adjustment in the market, but was an important gesture
in relieving pressures for strong controls of beef and other
food prices that would have become intense if he had not
acted when he did.
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Because Iowa farmers are generally specialized, almost
all of them buy a considerable amount of food at grocery
stores and they are hurt by food price increases in other
areas. Also, Iowa has one of the highest percentages of
elderly people to its total population in the country, and
the elderly are hit hard by inflation. (They are also vitally
concerned with Social Security.)
UAW
The UAW is unhappy because of the health insurance
decision. Since they have a disproportionately high influence
on delegate selection, and Chuck Gifford was an important
factor in our success in that in 1976, anything you can do
to improve relations there would be helpful.
2. Candidates: (See accompanying Congressional Quarterly Summary)
Clark is reportedly in better shape (his arch-
conservative Republican opposition has been tied to a past
scandal)
Clark has always led in the polls but not as much
as he would like this far ahead for an incumbent. He has been
playing down his Carter ties somewhat in recent days, and just
how to handle that at the time to be most helpful will take
some last minute consultation with his people.
Fitzgerald has a very uphill fight because of Gov. Ray's
popularity and the fact that he has apparently been a good
administrator and run a scandal-free state for three terms.
Here again we'll need some last minute consultation.
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Congressman Bedell is said to be the most in trouble of
the Congressional candidates. Accompanying articles from
the Des Moines Register on Bergman's visit indicate some
of the problems there.
3. Judge:
Don O'Brien, who was campaign coordinator in Michigan and
almost beat Ford in his home state, is a very popular Sioux
City attorney and was on the Democratic National Committee
in 1976. He was recommended by the Senators for a judgeship
and everyone expected him to be appointed. There are problems,
but Margaret McKenna says the final decision should be made
early in September.
4. Recent Iowa Appointees:
John Devereaux, who was originally from Louisiana but
lived in Iowa and served on Congressman Harkin's staff,
until his recent appointment as executive director of the
White House Conference on Small Business. Iowa has such a low
unemployment rate it is considered technically over-employed.
Perhaps he can help the rest of the country figure out how
to match Iowa's record.
5. Other Issues:
HEW got into a controversy last year by demanding that
girls basketball teams in Iowa abandon their traditional 6
players and go to 5 like everybody else (apparently scholarship
eligibility, etc, was involved). Girls basketball is a very
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serious thing in Iowa; fathers travel around to cheer their
daughters on. Califano eventually held up a decision
because of the uproar so Iowa still has 6 girls to a team.
(Lori Baux in personnel, who worked on the Iowa campaign,
is remembered by some Iowans from her basketball days.)
I can find no well-known difference in Iowa and Georgia
corn comparable, say, to Idaho potatoes. There are differences
in varieties, they grow mostly feed but some eating corn,
a little pop corn (Indiana is the major pop corn producer.)
They apparently do not grow white "eating" corn like ours.
Griffin Smith, our gourmet speechwriter, tells me he once
ate some corn specially flown in from Iowa after it was
picked at its peak in the morning dew, and swears it was
better than any corn he ever tasted, even some picked while
the water was boiling in the best prescribed manner.
Despite this testimony from a serious connoisseur, I can find
no official corn experts who can tell me why this would be so,
but experts have produced many of the beautiful plastic-tasting
fruits and vegetables we know SO well, on the theory that
consumers won't know the difference in taste, so I'd go with
Griffin's assessment of Iowa corn's obvious superior flavor.
I doubt that Iowans would object.
Jim Schaben's wife's name is Ruth (P.2)
# # #
A. Nesmith
8/22/78
PRELIMINARY DRAFT
SUGGESTED REMARKS FOR MRS. ROSALYNN CARTER
IOWA JEFFERSON-JACKSON DAY DINNER
September 1978
I was especially pleased that you invited me back
to Iowa at harvest time. Your corn crop is just beautiful.
I know after last year's bad weather how satisfying it
must be to see those miles and miles of healthy corn-
fields. You have a right to be proud.
Farming can be discouraging, even heartbreaking
sometimes. I know the risks and the hard work involved,
but when I see a crop so healthy and abundant I remember
why we endure all those risks, all the work and struggle
and years of disappointment. It's for such a harvest as
this.
I'm sorry I couldn't have been here last year with
Jimmy, but one of my fondest memories is of the Jefferson-
Jackson Day dinner in 1975 -- the great night of the
straw poll.
Coming back to Iowa is almost like coming home. You
all know how much your help and support meant to us. You
took us in when nobody else outside of Georgia knew or cared
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who we were. You listened to us and brought your friends
and neighbors over to listen to us -- in all that snow.
Even if we had never gotten to the convention, I'd still
love you for it. And after you'd listened and decided we
had something to say, you made the rest of the country
listen. We wouldn't be in Washington if it hadn't been
for you.
Those were some of the longest, busiest days of my
life. There were many days -- and many people -- in Iowa
that fall and winter that I will never forget: the reception
at Fort Dodge and another at Paul Kampa's farm in September,
1975; the luncheons at Mason City and Ottumka in December.
One snowy day in January stands out -- I'd spent the night
at the home of Nancy (?) and Jim Schaben after campaigning
the day before with Brent Wynja. Bill Ryerson picked me up
and drove to Council Bluffs for a luncheon and then to a
coffee at the Shenandoah library. I was supposed to fly
to Centerville but the weather was too bad, so Bill drove us
on to a reception at the country club in Knoxville. We were
about an hour late, but everyone waited. Bill and I finally
finished that night with a function at the Ramada Inn in
Des Moines.
One of the people I remember best, not only because
she was one of our earliest and strongest supporters, but
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because she was such a remarkable person, is Marie Jahns.
She wasn't able to make it to the Iowa party, or to dinner
last fall, but I'm glad to see she's here tonight. Jimmy's
first trip to Iowa was to a dinner honoring Marie at Le Mars
for her 38 years of service as Plymouth County recorder.
She holds the record for the longest time in elected office in Iowa
of any woman from either party. But it wasn't her longevity
that impressed us so much as her own strong character --
she symbolizes the honesty, integrity and selfless dedica-
tion that we found so typical of Iowans.
The thing I remember and cherish most about Iowa,
antenna
however, is the chance we had to get to know you --- to talk
to you about what was wrong with the country and what was
right, to share your worries and your hopes and dreams for
the future of this great nation.
I discovered that the people here worried about much
the same things that occupied us in Plains -- about crops
and making ends meet and preparing for their old age, that
you loved your churches and your schools and took great
pride in your communities and wanted to make a better world
for your children and grandchildren. I discovered a
wealth of friendship and strong moral values, a love of
the land and a deep love for this country.
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One of the things I missed later in the campaign,
when the crowds got so large and the television cameras
and reporters so numerous, was the opportunity to really
talk to people as we could here in Iowa at coffees for
8 or 10 in a farmhouse and receptions for 20 or 30 in
a big town. I won't say I'm sorry so many people are here
tonight because I'm not -- I'm glad to see all of you, learning
proud that you came, and I know the Iowa Democrats
experience
you'll be voting for in November are glad to see you and
will be looking for your help and support.
But I loved those little gatherings. That's one of
the reasons that in the next few months I plan to be
getting out into the country more and more. I want to have
a chance to really talk to people about things that we need
to do in our country and how we can do them -- not how we
can get government to do them, but how we can get together
and do what needs doing where we are in our own communities.
We each have to take responsibility for our own actions and
for our demands as well, always asking ourselves "What would
our world be like if everybody did what I'm doing?"
We found so much of that spirit in Iowa -- people
accepting responsibility for their actions and their communities,
not waiting for somebody else to solve their problems, but
edition
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working with their neighbors to make their community what
they wanted it to be. You demand the same spirit from.
those who serve you as you do from yourselves, and that's
what Jimmy is trying to do -- to take hold of the problems
we inherited and take the necessary steps to solve them.
problems have built up over long periods but
Often in the past our leaders ignored them
because there were no easy or popular solutions.
The people assumed things were not as bad as they might
seem. They rightfully counted on their leaders to warn
them of impending trouble instead of putting off hard decisions.
Jimmy could have delayed some of these problems still longer,
but that would have made them even harder to correct. Instead
he has tried to be honest with you about the issues as he
saw them to get the nation to face up to its problems and
responsibilities and its potential. The hopeful thing to
me is that there is so much we can do as a people and as
individuals to control energy use and inflation and our en-
vironment. We are not helpless. But we must work together
on our common goals if we are to accomplish anything. We can
not wait for the next fellow to make the first move, to accept
the necessary sacrifices of temporary advantages.
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It is that spirit that has made the Democratic
Congressional delegation from Iowa so outstanding and SO
respected in Washington. Senator Clark and Senator Culver
are known for their independence and integrity and their
concern for the welfare of the whole nation. Tinsert
here comments on the Congressmen closer to election7
Iowa is especially fortunate to have such a distinguished
delegation.
People keep saying Iowa is really still a Republican
state, but I look at our two fine Democratic Senators
and I see both houses of your legislature have Democratic
majorities and four of your six representatives in Congress
are Democrats, and I wonder where it is "really" Republican.
Of course, you've still got a Republican governor, but
you've got a good chance to correct that with Jerry
Fitzgerald. We tried to get Jerry to come on our campaign
staff but he was in the middle of a legislative session,
and Jerry's not the kind of person who walks away from his
responsibilities. He had a job to do and he had promised
to reform Iowa's tax system to make it fairer. He kept
that promise to the people of Iowa as majority leader, and I
know he'll keep his promises as governor.
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In Georgia when I was growing up times were hard and
almost everybody was poor. Absolutely everybody was a
Democrat. We were born Democrats, it was part of our
heritage. In recent years as people have become more prosperous,
some of them thought they'd gotten rich enough that they
could afford to become Republicans, but then they elected
a Republican President and found they couldn't afford
it after all.
When he was here in 1975 and 1976 Jimmy talked to you
about a lot of tough problems that had been developing over
a long period of time -- energy and inflation and health
care costs. He talked about reorganizing the government
SO it would work for us instead of against us. He talked
about farm prices that would assure farmers of a decent
living and some stability so you could plan, instead of the
boom or bust situation we had had.
He promised to make the Social Security system fiscally
sound and he did. He promised to get Americans back to work
and get the economy moving again, and he did. A record
number of jobs were created over the past year -- more than
6 million. He promised you better farm and steadier income
and its up 25 per cent, with livestock a major factor.
He promised he would find ways to hold down hospital
costs and he would propose the first comprehensive national
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energy program and he did. Those two proposals could do
more than anything else we could do to hold down inflation,
but special interests have tied them up for months. He has
proposed reforms that will restore merit to the merit system,
so incompetence and laziness will not be rewarded and even
more important, so good workers will have incentives to do
their best. He has proposed a gradual phasing in of national
health insurance. He has been criticized for not committing
himself to fully implement national health insurance even if
the overall economy does not warrant it. Some people call
that a failure of leadership. I think leadership involves
more than just the ability to order "full steam ahead".
It also involves knowing when to cut the engines, and when
to drop anchor. One of the first things a naval officer
learns is that a ship is responsible for its wake. We
must make sure that in the wake of our programs we don't do
more damage than good.
Inflation is not a simple issue. Like the energy problem,
it is made up not only of major trends, but of millions of
individual decisions. Wasted energy is a major cause of
inflation, but so is the fear of many Americans that inflation
is inevitable. Because of their fear they raise their prices
and wage-demands not only to meet existing conditions, but
to anticipate additional inflation. And that keeps us in a
constant spiral of self-fulfilling fears.
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When President Franklin Roosevelt said we had nothing
to fear but fear itself, he was referring to the fear of
further depression that was preventing people from starting
to rebuild the economy. Whenever we over-react to real
problems we make them worse. Before our country could start
to rebuild then, it had to stop reacting with fear. We,
too, must learn to stop reacting in fear. We must not
let our fear of inflation control us if we are ever to
control inflation.
There are no magic cures. The solutions have to come
in hundreds of individual and group decisions to use re-
straint. Self-restraint is not glamorous. Americans much
prefer to go all out on things, but what is needed right
now is for labor and management, farmers and factor workers,
consumers and government to join together to act responsibly
and with restraint.
Jimmy has acted to control the federal budget, both
by holding down raises for white collar federal workers this
year and eliminating raises for executives, and by saying
"no" to pork barrel projects and nuclear aircraft carriers
we don't need and can't afford. But saying "no" at the right
time is just as much a part of his job as saying "yes".
Solving problems like energy and civil service reform
and inflation aren't much fun. They're like balancing your
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checkbook. When you get it done no one cheers or pins a
medal on you, but if you don't do it, you're on the road
to economic chaos.
Jimmy has insisted that we sit down as a nation and
begin balancing the books -- the energy costs and the
environmental costs and the hospital costs and farm prices
and consumer prices and the costs of government, and
get our house in order. You elected him to get things in
shape. He's trying, and he's made a lot of progress. But
he needs your help to make it work. He needs your help
in your personal decisions that add to inflation and energy
waste and he needs your support in the national decisions
that must much be made and accepted if we are to get control of
our nation's destiny.
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DRAFT / COMMUNITY SALUTE TO MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER
---
BRIEF RECOLLECTIONS OF CAMPAIGNING WITH MANY FRIENDS
IN FLORIDA DURING THE PRIMARY, SPENT ABOUT
75 DAYS IN YOUR STATE -- IT'S ALMOST LIKE
COMING HOME TONIGHT.
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purpose- came - I came J to
you about
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I CAME TO TELL YOU THEN ABOUT JIMMY, ABOUT HIS
leader Courageous
CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR NATION, ABOUT HIS
tadile difficult
COMPETENCY, HIS COURAGE AND HIS COMMITMENT TO
issues
TACKLING THE TOUGH -- AND OFTEN POLITICALLY
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RISKY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED OUR COUNTRY
FOR SO LONG,
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I JUST CAN'T BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT SAYING A FEW WORDS
Him &
ABOUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS.
because I am very pleased
WE AS DEMOCRATS HAVE GOOD REASON TO BE PROUD AND
OPTIMISTIC,
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that we V- that leader - & the state
of our are u.s. is very good.
WE HAVE A NATION AT PEACE; THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
IS DOWN; 6 MILLION MORE PEOPLE ARE AT WORK THAN
efficient
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CONCLUDE WITH STORY OF THE MEANING OF "ALSO"
WHEN JIMMY SAID HE STILL WASN'T SURE HE UNDERSTOOD,
PRIME MINISTER BEGIN'S DRAFTER STARTED TO EXPLAIN
ALL OVER -- JIMMY SAID, NO. NO AND WE ALL STARTED
children
TO LAUGH.
what the actions taken could
everyone to
Grough about our experiences prayers lets am here to
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pay tribute to midrely of Claude Pepper
WE'VE HEARD so MANY WONDERFUL TRIBUTES TO MILDRED AND
CLAUDE PEPPER TONIGHT
HOPE YOU ALL DON'T FEEL AS
JIMMY DID AT CAME DAVID, FOR THERE IS so MUCH THAT CAN
BE SAID ABOUT THESE TWO SPECIAL PEOPLE, THEY HAVE BOTH
this
for you
our
DONE so MUCH FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR COUNTRY
AND THEY RICHLY DESERVE THE COMMUNITY SALUTE BEING GIVEN
THEM THIS EVENING.
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Pepper is anxious
to have you say
as much as possible
about Mildred
IT WOULD BE EASY TO SAY THAT WHATEVER CLAUDE PEPPER HAS
Midred
HAS DONE AND WHEREVER HE HAS BEEN, MILDRED PEPPER HAS BEEN
AT HIS SIDE. THAT'S TRUE ENOUGH. BUT MILDRED PEPPER
DISTINGUISHED
she
HAS HAD A A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE ALL HER OWN, AND HAS
ACHIEVED A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS THAT IS HARD TO MATCH.
She has worked with
HER WORK ON BEHALF OF THE RED CROSS, THE USO, THE UNITED
NATIONS AND CANCER RESEARCH -- TO MENTION JUST A FEW OF HER
& thru these activities
cares
ACTIVITIES -- HAS BENEFITED SO MANY, MILDRED REPRESENTS
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about people - and she gives freely of her time & talent
THAT UNIQUE SPIRIT OF CARING -- AND GIVING AND SHARING
in serving others.
OF TIME AND TALENT WHICH MAKES OUR COUNTRY, GREAT.
She
HER
IS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL.
MILDRED, I AM so HAPPY TO SEE YOU REGAINING YOUR HEALTH.
sen Pepper
WE WERE DELIGHTED THAT YOU COULD BE WITH CLAUDE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY. WE HOPE YOU WILL BE COMING BACK
TO WASHINGTON SOON, You KNOW JIMMY AND I LOVE YOU VERY
MUCH.
I think
ONE TEST OF CLAUDE PEPPER'S NATIVE INTELLIGENCE IS THAT
Pepper's suppling
HE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO MARRY MILDRED.
FORTUNATELY, FOR YOU AND ME -- AND OUR COUNTRY -- HE
ALSO CHOSE TO USESTHAT INTELLIGENCE TO BENEFIT US ALL.
JUST BEFORE I LEFT WASHINGTON THIS MORNING JIMMY GAVE
ME A LETTER THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU NOW
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To CONGRESSMAN CLAUDE PEPPER:
I AM HAPPY THAT ROSALYNN COULD SHARE THIS SPECIAL OCCASION
WITH YOU AND MILDRED, AND I AM PLEASED TO ADD MY OWN
SENTIMENTS TO THE GOOD WISHES OF YOUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS.
As A MEMBER OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, YOU HAVE SERVED
THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA WITH ABILITY AND DEDICATION FOR
MANY YEARS, You HAVE BROUGHT CREDIT TO YOUR CONSTITUTENTS
AND TO THE INSTITUTION OF WHICH YOU ARE A PART. THOSE OF
US WHO HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH YOU HAVE BENEFITED
FROM YOUR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE.
YOUR ROLE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING AND
AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE PLACES YOU IN AN
IMPORTANT POSITION OF LEADERSHIP. You HAVE DEVOTED YOUR
TALENT, EXPERTISE AND INSIGHT TO MANY ISSUES OF NATIONAL
INTEREST. You HAVE EARNED WIDE RESPECT FOR YOUR SENSITIVITY
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AND COMMITMENT TO THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE ELDERLY
IN OUR SOCIETY.
You AND MILDRED CAN TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
I CONGRATULATE BOTH OF YOU AND SEND YOU MY WARM REGARDS,
JIMMY CARTER
LAUDE Sen PEPPER HAS BEEN A COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENTS THROUGHOUT
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HIS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT
to say
a few
HE IS ALSO A COUNSELOR TO ME.
things
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your own
very soon after we moved into the w House I held a
appreciate $ wak
HE WAS THE LEAD OFF SPEAKER AT-A WHITE HOUSE ROUNDTABLE discussion
with
Pepper
ON AGING I TREED Leave TO WASHINGTON, HE
Sen. Pepper was the lead ott speaker. 4 has helped me ever since
HAS COME TO MY OFFICE IN THE EAST WING TO DISCUSS OUR
the
There issues
COMMON INTEREST PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY -- CRIME
VICTIMIZATION, THE NEED FOR EXPENDED HOME HEALTH CARE services,
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SERVICES, PROVERTY AMONG THE AGING, THE ELIMINATION
OF AGE DISCRIMINATION -- ALL ARE ISSUES ON WHICH HE
for a long time
HASₙ PROVIDED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP,
MUST RECENTLY I ASKED FOR HIS HELP IN IMPLEMENTING
THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION
His Committee (select Committee on Aging)
ON MENTAL HEALTH. passed a resolution in support of
the recommendations.
kind of
Two YEARS AGO, DURING THE CAMPAIGN, I MADE A RATHER
IDEALISTIC COMMITMENT OF MY OWN, I SAID THAT IF I
BECAME FIRST LADY, I WOULD TRY TO BUILD A MORE CARING
SOCIETY. AND I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LOOK
AROUND, TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES
AND TO TRY TO SOLVE THEM.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A Man $
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have
a WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN WORKING GOAL FOR so MANY
doing FOR This THAT
and who share
YEARS
MILDRED
PEPPER
AND
SHARES
a fundamental sense ot desency & respect for all
Human kind
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FUNDAMENTAL SENSE OF DECENCY AND RESPECT FOR ALL
HUMANKIND -- CLAUDE PEPPER.
JIMMY AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE LIKE MILDRED
AND CLAUDE PEPPER IN THE WORLD. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU
WILL SEND THE PEPPERS BACK TO WASHINGTON so THAT WE
MAY BE PRIVILEGED TO CONTINUE SHARING THEM WITH YOU,
CRAFT REMARKS BY THE FIRST
LADY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978,
FONTAINEELEAU EGTEL, MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA AT COMMUNITY
SALUTE TO MILDRED AND CLAUDE
PEPPER
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE 18 MIAMI TONIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY
SALUTE TO MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON
MONORING MILDRED ALONG WITH CLAUDE. IT IS A SALUTE THAT IS WELL
DESERVED WHEN you THINK ABOUT THE RECORD OF SERVICE PERFORMED BY
THESE TWO OUTSTANDING AMERICANS - A RECORD OF SERVICE THAT SPANS
NEARLY FOUR DECADES.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO SAY THAT WHATEVER CLAUDE PEPPER HAS
DONE AND WHEREVER HE HAS BEEN, WILDRED HAS BEEN AT HIS SIDE.
THAT'S TRUE ENOUGH, BUT MILDRED PEPPER HAS HAD A DISTINGUISEED
CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE ALL HER OWN, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER IS
REPUTED TO HAVE SAID, "MILDRED PEPPER IS SOMETHING"
AND I THINK MILDRED PEPPER WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
LIBERATED WOMEN. NOT ONLY HAS SHE MADE A HOME FOR HER HUSBAND
AND STOOD BY HIS SIDE DURING TRIUMPHS AND DISAPPOINTHENTS, BUT
SHE HAS GIVEN WILLINGLY AND UNSELFISHLY TO THE COMMUNITY - THE
STATE - AND THE COUNTRY. HER WEMSERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
DEVOTED TO SERVING CANCER RESEARCH, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, THE
RED cross, U.S.O., THE UNITED NATIONS, ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION,
4H ACTIVITIES, TO MENTION A FEW - INDICATE HER WIDE RARGE OF
INTERESTS AND CONCERNS.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT, IT WAS IN 1946 THAT SEE
ATTENDED THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE AS A DELEGATE OF THE PEOPLE'S
MANDATE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE WOMER OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
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SHE IS A PAST RECIPIENT OF THE ALFADO AWARD OF EQUADOR FOR HER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS.
IN THE ADADEMIC WORLD, SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING
THE FASHION INSTITUTE AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY IN TALLAHASSEE
AND HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, DECEMBER 17, 1973, WAS PROCLAIMED BY
THE CITY OF MIAMI - "MILDRED PEPPER PLANT A PALM DAY". THIS VAS
RECAUSE THE CITY FATHERS, LED BY MAYOR MADRICE FERRE RESPONDED
TO MRS. PEPPER'S DISTRESS OVER THE GREAT.LOSS BY LETHAL YELLOWING
OF so MANY OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL COCONUT PALMS IN THE GREATER MIAMI
AREA. PALM PLANTING DAY IS NOW AN ANNUAL EVENT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
SHE HAS JOINED HER HUSBAND IN ATTENDING EV EKY DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION SINCE 1940. SEE HAS BEEN VICE PRESIDENT AND
PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WASHINGTON
THERE SHE INAUGURATED A GREAT INSTITUTION AT THAT CLUB CELEBRATED
EVENT YEAR - THE FIESTA OF STATES, A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN"S CLUB
AND THE WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF DADE COUNTY, THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL WIVES' FORDM AND THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB OF WASHINGTON
(AND THIS BY NO MEANS IS ALL OF HER ACTIVITIES).
AS A RESULT, DURING CLAUDE'S DAYS AS A DISTINGUISHED
MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, THE WASHINGTON POST DESCRIBED
MILDRED PEPPER AS WASHINGTON'S HOST GENDINE BOSTESS
THIS RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND INVOLVEMENT IN PROGRAMS
TO BENEFIT PEOPLE IS ONLY EXCEEDED BY THE FACT THAT MILDRED PEPPER
EXEMPLIFIES A BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN IN SPIRIT AS WELL AS IN PERSON
ONE WEO HAS MADE THE WORLD A BRIGHTER AND BETTER PLACE BECAUSE
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OF HER PRESENCE IN IT.
MILDRED, I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU REGAINING YOUR HEALTH.
WE WERE DELIGHTED THAT YOU COULD BE WITH CLAUDE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
RECENTLY. WE HOPE YOU WILL BE COMING BACK TO WASHINGTON SOON.
YOU KNOW JIMMY AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
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DRAFT OF THE FIRST LADY'S ADDRESS
CONCERNING CONGRESSMAN PEPPER AT
THE FONTAINEBLEAD HOTEL, SEPTEMBER
28, 1978, MIAMI SEACH
ONE TEST OF CLAUDE PEPPER'S NATIVE INTELLIGENCE WAS THAT
HE HAD THE GOOD SENSE AND THE GOOD PORTUNE TO MARRY MILDRED.
CLAUDE VENT TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE WEEN HE WAS 35 YEARS
OLD AND SERVED 14 YEARS WITH DISTINCTION. HE IS NOW SERVING HIS
16th YEAR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHERE HE HAS ALSO SERVED
WITH DISTINCTION, I KNOW OF FEE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS MORE RESPECTIONS
BY HIS COLLEAGUES, BY LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT AND BY THE PUBLIC THAN
CLAUTE PEPPER. A COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENTS, HE IS AN EFFECTIVE
LAWHAKER WHO TREADS THE SOMETIMES NARROW LINE OF SERVING HIS COUNTRY
WELL AND THE INTERESTS OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. HIS LEADERSHIP AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME IN THE HOUSE FOR FOUR
YEARS AND NOW OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING IN THE HOUSE IS
MARKED WITH À RECORD OF ACCOMPLISEMENT.
THIS YEAR ALONE HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING A CRIME
AMENDMENT WHICH WILL INCREASE PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY IN
PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY, AND THE LANDMARK MANDATORY RETIRE-
MENT BILL WHICH GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD WIPING OUT AGE DISCHIMINATION
THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH JIMMY SIGNED INTO LAW AT A CEREMONY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE, IS A SECOND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FOR ELDERLY
AMERICANS. NOW THEY HAVE A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT TO
RETIRE OR KEEP WORKING AND NOT BE PUT OUT TO PASTURE RECAUSE SOME
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RULE SAYS THEY HAVE TO QUIT FORE AT 65 or 70. BY BOLDING HEARINGS
EXPOSING THE PROBLEM OF POVERTY AMONG MILLIONS OF THE AGING, CLAUDE
PEPPER HAS SHOCKED THE NATIONAL CONSCIENCE.
AS A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN
1929, HE SHOWED WHERE HIS HEART AND COMPASSION WERE IN THE STROGGLE
FOR MINORITY RIGHTS. HE WAS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF STATE LEGISLATORS
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13 IN FACT - WHO VOTED AGAINST A RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN MRS. HERBER
BOOVER FOR INVITING THE WIFE OF A BLACK CONGRESSMAN FROM ILLINOIS
FOR A WHITE HOUSE TEA. SINCE THEN HE HAS REMAINED IN THE FOREFRONT
OF THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL. IN 1965, HE CAST THE DECIDE
VOTE IN THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE FOR OPEN HOUSING. HE HAS FOUGHT
EARLY AND HARD FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT FOR WOMEN. JUST LAS
MONTH JIMMY SIGNED INTO LAW H.R. 15 WHICH INCLUDED CONGRESSMAN
PEPPER'S BILL TO EXPAND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES IN ou
NATION'S MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
HE WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE LEND-LEASE IN THE U.S. SENATE
UNDER WHICE THE UNITED STATES EXCAME THE ARSKRAL OF DEMOCRACY WHICH
MADE POSSIBLE THE SURVIVAL OF THE FREE WORLD, AND HE WAS FOREMOST
AMONG THE SENATORS WHO STOOD BEHIND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN PREPARIN
OUR COUNTRY AGAINST THE VICIOUS ASSAULTS BY HITLER UPON THE FREE
WORLD.
SENATOR PEPPER INTRODUCED THE FIRST BILL CALLING FOR RADIO
AND TELEVISION COVERAGE OF CONGRESSIONAL FLOOR DEBATES, A DREAM
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THAT IB FAST BECOMING A REALITY. HE 18 THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE
"HOT WEALS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS" PROGRAM. HE TAS, FOR FOUR YEARS,
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE CRIME COMMITTEE WHOSE PROPOSALS LED TO
GREATER CONTROL OVER DRUG SMUGGLING AND ABUSE AND PROTECTING THE
YOUNG AGAINST THE USE OF DRUGS. HE HAD INCLUDED IN THE JUVENILE
JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT EXTENSION THIS YEAR A
PROVISION CALLING FOR A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES.
TRIS CONFERENCE SMOULD GO A LONG EAY TOWARD CURBING CHIME CORMITTED
BY YOUNG PEOPLE.
HE WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR
FEDERAL AID TO THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES; THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE
A BILL FOR A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - ALWAYS DEEPLY CONCERNED
FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEIRG OF THE PEOPLE. SENATOR PEPPER WAS
THE CO-AUTHOR OF THE LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL CANCER
INSTITUTE IN 1937 AND THEREAFTER THE PRINCIPAL AUTHOR OF THE
LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING FIVE OTHER INSTITUTES IN THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FOR RESEARCH IN HEART DISEASE, ARTHRITIS,
RESUMATISM AND BURSITIS, BLINDNESS, DIABETES AND NEUROLOGICAL
DISEASES. THIS LEGISLATION LED TO SENATOR PEPPER'S RECEIVING THE
COVETED ALBERT AND MARY LASKER FOUNDATION AWARD IN 1967.
BASED UPON THE ABOVE RECORD THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF
YOUR OWN GREAT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN 1974 AWARDED THEN CONGRESSMAN
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PEPPER ITS DEGREE OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE, THE CITATION OF
WHICH HEAD:
"Dominating bis career has been his humanitarian
concern for the welfare and the well-being of
his fellowmen, young and old, from the community
to the national and international level. The history
of national health legislation could not be written
without mentioning Clande Pepper. As far back as
1937, be co-spensored the creation of the National
Cancer Institute. In the following years, he spear-
headed additional legislation, leading to today's
National Institutes of Health which are credited
with revolutionalizing medical science, and medical
care here and abroad. Be was # prime mover in the
passage of the Bill-Barton Act, to which many of our
hospitals are indebted. Be zealously advocated bills
for community health and mental retardation, nurses
training. health professions assistance, and the
stroke program."
HE HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN THE SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS FOR HOUSING,
EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
IN FACT, AS A HISTORIAN OF CONGRESSMAN PEPPER'S RECORD
RECENTLY REMARKED: "AS ONE LOGES BACK OVER THE RECORD OF CLAUDE
PEPPER FROM HIS EARLY YEARS TO DATE, IT SEENS THAT THE THINGS
THAT CLAUDE PEPPER FOUGHT FOR AS SENATOR AND AS A KEW REPRESERTATIVE
LONG AGO IN THE ARTS, HEALTH, EQUAL RIGHTS, BROADCASTING OF
CONGRESS, HOUSING, AID TO THE ELDERLY AND SO MARY OTHER AREAS, ARE
THE PROGRAMS OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND COUNTRY TODAY."
THESE ARE
ONLY A FEW OF THE THINGS THIS INDEFATIGABLE MAN HAS DONE.
BUT, THAT IS QUITE A RECORD, BY ANY STANDARD OF MEASURE.
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CHAIRMAN PEPPER CAME OVER TO THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY TO
MEET WITH ME, AND I ASKED FOR HIS HELP ON THE PROBLEM OF MENTAL
HEALTH, A SUBJECT THAT I HAVE BEEN KEENLY INTERESTED IN FOR MANY
YEARS. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP IN PASSAGE OF HIS
COMMITTE'S RESOLUTION ON THE NEED FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
FROM THE BOTTON OF MY HEART I FEEL THAT WE AS A NATION CAN AND
MUST DO MORE FOR THOSE mo BUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER, YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
HOLD A NATIONAL CONFERENCE or ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH MENTAL
HEALTH IN WASHINGTON NEXT YEAR IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH.
AS YOU KNOW, I AM HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION AND YOU KNOW
I AM PLEASED. I WILL TRY TO ATTEND.
I HAVE SEEN CLAUDE PEPPER'S WORK FIRST HAND SINCE JIMMY
BECAME PRESIDENT, AND I HAVE HEARD HIS ELOQUERT PLEA FOR THOSE WHO
NEED HELP, INCLUDING WHEN HE WAS THE LEAD-OFF SPEAKEE AT A ROUND-
TABLE ON AGING I CONDUCTED IN THE WHITE HOUSE STATE ROOM. I READ
HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM COMMITTEE
WHERE HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TO INCLUDE A PLANE CALLING FOR
HOME HEALTH CARE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION. JUST
LAST WEEK, THE HOUSE APPROVED TWO OF HIS HOME HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
BY A VOTE OF 398 to 2.
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I KNOW THAT MY HUSBAND NEEDS CLAUDE PEPPER IN WASHINGTON
AND COUNTS ON IIII FOR SUPPORT, AND I KNOW THAT CONGRESSMAN PEPPER
SHARES JIMMY'S HOPES FOR A BETTER AND MORE PROSPEROUS AMERICA,
FOR CURBING INFLATION, FOR GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND CIVIL
SERVICE REFORM, FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD, AND FOR A SETTLEMENT IN
THE WIDDLE EAST THAT WILL BE FAIR TO ALL AND WILL GUARANTEE THE
SECURITY OF ISRAEL. INCIDENTALLY, CLAUDE PEPPER, AS A MEMB ER OF THE
PLATFORM COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CRICAGO
IR 1944, BAB INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING A PLANE CALLING FOR AN
INDEPENDENT ISRAEL, AND CLAUDE PEPPER WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO URGE
PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO RECOGNIZE ISRAEL IN 1948 AND HAS BEEN A
STEONG SUPPORTER OF THE RECOGNITION AND INDEPENDENCE OF ISRAEL EVER
SINCE.
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER IS NOT ONLY A NATIONAL ASSET AB CHAIRMAN
OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE OR AGIRG, BUT WITH THE CONVENING OF
A NEW CONGRESS EARLY NEXT YEAR, HIS SENIORITY WILL COUNT EVEN MORE.
FOR ONE THING, HE WILL BE RANKING DEMOCRAT ON THE POWERFUL RULES
COMMITTEE, A CHARNEL THROUGH WHICH MOST LEGISLATION MUST PASS TO
REACH THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. MANY MAJOR DECISIONS AFFECTING US
ALL ARE MADE IN THAT COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP THERE, ESPECIALLY THE
POSITION OF BANKING MAJORITY MEMBER, IS VERY IMPORTANT.
CLAUDE PEPPER VOTES HIS CONSCIENCE, HE THINKS THAT GOVERN
MENT SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND. Es
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IS PROPELLED BY A FUNDAMENTAL SENSE OF DECENCY AND RESPECT FOR ALL
HUMANKIND, BUT CLAUDE PEPPER BELIEVES IN SOUND AND EFFECTIVE
GOVERNMENT. LIKE MY HUSBAND, HE FEELS THERE SHOULD B 3 A CUT IN
TAXES. IIE HAS RECENTLY VOTED FOR A TAX CUT OF OVER 16 BILLION
DOLLARS, TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT TO THE LOWEST FIGURE SINCE
1974; FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM; FOR REDUCING THE LOAD OF PAPERWORK
ON BUBINESS; AND FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER ALWAYS CARRIES A HEAVY LEGISLATIVE LOAD,
BUT HE IS NEVER TOO BUST TO LISTEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEMS,
THAT'S THE REASON HE HAS EARNED THE SLOGAR -'PEPPER HELPS PEOPLE".
ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY, JIMMY AND I ARE PROUD TO JOIN
THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THIS COMMUNITY IN SALUTING THESE TWO
DISTIRGUISHED AND DEDICATED AMERICANS FOR THE SERVICES THEY HAVE
LONG HENDERED TO OUR COUNTRY.
JIMMY AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE LIKE MILDRED AND
CLAUDE PEPPER IN THE WORLD. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEND THE
PEPPERS BACK TO WASHINGTON ARD CONGRESS SO THAT WE MAY BE PRIVILEGED
TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.
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WASH
September 28, 1978
To Congressman Claude Pepper
I am happy that Rosalynn could share this special occasion with
you and Mildred, and I am pleased to add my own sentiments to
the good wishes of your friends and supporters.
As a member of both Houses of Congress, you have served the
citizens of Florida with ability and dedication for many years.
You have brought credit to your constituents and to the insti-
tution of which you are a part. Those of US who have been
privileged to work with you have benefited from your wisdom
and experience.
Your role as Chairman of the Select Committee on Aging and
as a member of the House Rules Committee places you in an
important position of leadership. You have devoted your talent,
expertise and insight to many issues of national interest. You
have earned wide respect for your sensitivity and commitment
to the needs and concerns of the elderly in our society.
You and Mildred can take great pride in your accomplishments.
I congratulate both of you and send you my warm regards.
Sincerely,
Timmy Carta
The Honorable Claude Pepper
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
DRAFT REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
FONTAINEBLEAU HILTON, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE IN MIAMI TONIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY SALUTE TO MILDRED
AND CLAUDE PEPPER. IT IS A SALUTE THAT IS WELL DESERVED WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THE RECORD OF SERVICE PERFORMED BY THESE TWO OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS, A
RECORD OF SERVICE THAT SPANS NEARLY FOUR DECADES.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO SAY THAT WHATEVER CLAUDE PEPPER HAS DONE AND WHEREVER
HE HAS BEEN, MILDRED PEPPER HAS BEEN AT HIS SIDE. THAT'S TRUE ENOUGH. BUT
MILDRED PEPPER HAS HAD A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE ALL HER OWN, A SUCCESSION OF
VOLUNTEER, NON-REMUNERATIVE JOBS.
MILDRED PEPPER, I THINK, WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LIBERATED WOMEN. NOT
ONLY HAS SHE MADE A HOME FOR HER HUSBAND AND STOOD BY HIS SIDE DURING TRIUMPHS AND
DISAPPOINTMENTS, BUT SHE HAS GIVEN WILLINGLY AND UNSELFISHLY TO THE COMMUNITY.
HER MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS DEVOTED TO SERVING CANCER RESEARCH, PARKINSON'S
DISEASE, THE RED CROSS, U.S.O., UNITED NATIONS, ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION, 4-H
ACTIVITIES, AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT INDICATE HER WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS AND CONCERNS.
IN 1946, SHE ATTENDED THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE AS A DELEGATE OF THE PEOPLE'S
MANDATE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE WOMEN OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. SHE IS A PAST
RECIPIENT OF THE ALFARO AWARD OF ECUADOR FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO LATIN AMERICAN
RELATIONS. SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE FASHION INSTITUTE AT FLORIDA
STATE UNIVERSITY IN TALLAHASSEE.
MILDRED PEPPER HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY CIRCLES FOR MANY YEARS.
SHE HAS JOINED HER HUSBAND IN ATTENDING EVERY DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SINCE
1940. SHE HAS BEEN VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WASHINGTON, A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF DADE COUNTY,
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL WIVES' FORUM AND THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB OF WASHINGTON.
ALL THIS STRIKES ME AS A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SELDOM ACHIEVED. MILDRED PEPPER WAS A "WONDER WOMAN" LONG
BEFORE THERE WAS A TELEVISION CHARACTER BY THAT NAME. ONE TEST OF CLAUDE PEPPER'S
NATIVE INTELLIGENCE WAS THAT HE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO MARRY MILDRED. BUT CLAUDE
PEPPER HAS DONE MORE THAN RIDE MILDRED'S COAT-TAILS -- HE HAS DONE A FEW THINGS
ON HIS OWN.
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HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE WITH DISTINCTION AND HE IS NOW
REPRESENTING THE 14th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN FLORIDA WITH DISTINCTION.
I KNOW OF FEW PEOPLE IN CONGRESS MORE RESPECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES, BY LEADERS
IN GOVERNMENT AND BY THE PUBLIC THAN CLAUDE PEPPER. A COUNSELOR TO PRESIDENTS,
HE IS AN EFFECTIVE LAWMAKER WHO TREADS THE SOMETIMES NARROW LINE OF SERVING HIS
COUNTRY WELL AND THE INTERESTS OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. HIS LEADERSHIP AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS MARKED
WITH A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.
THIS YEAR ALONE HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL- IN PASSING A CRIME AMENDMENT
WHICH WILL INCREASE PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY IN PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY,
AND THE LANDMARK MANDATORY RETIREMENT BILL WHICH GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD WIPING OUT
AGE DISCRIMINATION. THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH JIMMY SIGNED INTO LAW AT A CEREMONY
AT THE WHITE HOUSE, IS A SECOND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FOR ELDERLY AMERICANS.
NOW THEY HAVE A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT TO RETIRE OR KEEP WORKING AND NOT
BE PUT OUT TO PASTURE BECAUSE SOME RULE SAYS THEY HAVE TO QUIT WORK AT 65 or 70.
BY HOLDING HEARINGS EXPOSING THE PROBLEM OF POVERTY AMONG MILLIONS OF THE AGING,
CLAUDE PEPPER HAS SHOCKED THE NATIONAL CONSCIENCE.
AS A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN 1929, HE SHOWED
WHERE HIS HEART AND COMPASSION WERE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR MINORITY RIGHTS. HE WAS
ONE OF A HANDFUL OF STATE LEGISLATORS -- 13 IN FACT -- WHO VOTED AGAINST A RESOLUTION
TO CONDEMN MRS. HERBERT HOOVER FOR INVITING THE WIFE OF A BLACK CONGRESSMAN FROM
ILLINOIS FOR A WHITE HOUSE TEA. SINCE THEN HE HAS REMAINED IN THE FOREFRONT OF
THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL. IN 1965, HE CAST THE DECIDING VOTE IN THE
HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE FOR OPEN HOUSING. HE HAS FOUGHT EARLY AND HARD FOR THE EQUAL.
RIGHTS AMENDMENT FOR WOMEN. JUST LAST MONTH, JIMMY SIGNED INTO LAW H.R. 15 WHICH
INCLUDED CONGRESSMAN PEPPER'S BILL TO EXPAND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES
IN OUR NATION'S MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
HE WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE LEND-LEASE IN THE U.S. SENATE, WHEREBY THE U.S.
EXCHANGED SHIPS FOR BASES WITH GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE GLOOMY DAYS OF WORLD WAR
TWO WHEN THE TIDE WAS RUNNING AGAINST THE FREE WORLD. AND HE WAS FOREMOST AMONG
THE SENATORS WHO STOOD BEHIND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN PREPARING OUR COUNTRY AGAINST
THE VICIOUS ASSAULTS OF HITLER.
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SENATOR PEPPER INTRODUCED THE FIRST BILL CALLING FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION
COVERAGE OF CONGRESSIONAL FLOOR DEBATES, A DREAM THAT IS FAST BECOMING A REALITY.
HE IS THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE "HOT MEALS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS" PROGRAM. HE WAS
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE CRIME COMMITTEE WHOSE PROPOSALS LED TO GREATER CONTROL OVER
AMPHETAMINES. HE HAD INCLUDED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
ACT EXTENSION THIS YEAR A PROVISION CALLING FOR A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING
DISABILITIES. THIS CONFERENCE SHOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD CURBING CRIME COMMITTED
BY YOUNG PEOPLE.
THAT'S QUITE. A RECORD, BY ANY STANDARD OF MEASURE.
CHAIRMAN PEPPER CAME OVER TO THE WHITE HOUSE RECENTLY TO MEET WITH ME, AND I
ASKED FOR HIS HELP ON THE PROBLEM OF MENTAL HEALTH, A SUBJECT THAT I HAVE BEEN KEENLY
INTERESTED IN FOR MANY YEARS. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP IN PASSAGE OF HIS
COMMITTEE'S RESOLUTION ON THE NEED FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH CARE. FROM THE BOTTOM
OF MY HEART, I FEEL THAT WE AS A NATION CAN AND MUST DO MORE FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER
FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER, YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD A NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH MENTAL HEALTH IN WASHINGTON NEXT
YEAR IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. AS YOU KNOW, I AM HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION
AND IF YOU WILL HAVE ME, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO ATTEND. I HOPE YOU WILL LET ME
KNOW WHEN THIS CONFERENCE IS BEING HELD.
I HAVE SEEN CLAUDE PEPPER'S WORK FIRST HAND SINCE JIMMY BECAME PRESIDENT, AND
I HAVE HEARD HIS ELOQUENT PLEA FOR THOSE WHO NEED HELP, INCLUDING WHEN HE WAS THE
LEAD-OFF SPEAKER AT A ROUNDTABLE ON AGING I CONDUCTED IN THE WHITE HOUSE STATE ROOM.
I READ HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM COMMITTEE WHERE HE MADE
A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TO INCLUDE A PLANK CALLING FOR HOME HEALTH CARE AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION. JUST LAST WEEK, THE HOUSE APPROVED TWO OF HIS HOME HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS BY A VOTE OF 398 TO 2. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SETTING UP THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL HEALTH.
INSURANCE, AND IN 1967, HE RECEIVED THE ALBERT LASKER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL LEGISLATION.
I KNOW THAT MY HUSBAND NEEDS CLAUDE PEPPER IN WASHINGTON AND COUNTS ON HIM FOR
SUPPORT. AND I KNOW THAT CONGRESSMAN PEPPER SHARES JIMMY'S HOPES FOR A BETTER AND
MORE PROSPEROUS AMERICA, FOR GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, FOR
PEACE IN THE WORLD, AND FOR A SETTLEMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT WILL BE FAIR TO
ALL AND WILL GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF ISRAEL.
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CONGRESSMAN PEPPER IS A NATIONAL ASSET AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON AGING. WITH THE CONVENING OF A NEW CONGRESS EARLY NEXT YEAR, HIS
SENIORITY WILL COUNT EVEN MORE. FOR ONE THING, HE WILL BE RANKING DEMOCRAT ON
THE POWERFUL RULES COMMITTEE, A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH ALL LEGISLATION INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE MUST CLEAR. MANY MAJOR DECISIONS AFFECTING US ALL ARE MADE IN THAT
COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP THERE, ESPECIALLY THE POSITION OF RANKING MAJORITY
MEMBER, IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE IS A TENDENCY THESE DAYS TO PUT LABELS ON THINGS AND PEOPLE, TO TAG
THEM THIS WAY OR THAT THIS ONE IS A LIBERAL, THAT ONE IS A CONSERVATIVE, THIS
ONE A MODERATE, THAT ONE PROGRESSIVE, THIS ONE REACTIONARY. SUCH LABELS BECOME
QUITE BLURRED AND MEANINGLESS. HOW WOULD I DESCRIBE CLAUDE PEPPER'S POLITICAL
PHILOSOPHY? I WOULD SAY HE IS LIBERAL IN WAYS HE OUGHT TO BE LIBERAL IN, AND
CONSERVATIVE IN WAYS HE OUGHT TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN. HE THINKS THAT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND. BEYOND THAT HE IS
PROPELLED BY A FUNDAMENTAL SENSE OF DECENCY AND RESPECT FOR ALL HUMANKIND.
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER ALWAYS CARRIES A HEAVY LEGISLATIVE LOAD, BUT HE IS NEVER
TOO BUSY TO LISTEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEMS. THAT'S THE REASON HE HAS
EARNED THE SLOGAN -- "PEPPER HELPS PEOPLE."
JIMMY AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE LIKE MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER IN
THE WORLD. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEND THE PEPPERS BACK TO WASHINGTON SO
THAT WE MAY BE PRIVILEGED TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.
RSW:hhr
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FORM OF
CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
DOCUMENT
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Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA Form 14029 (1-98)
DATE:
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE
The following individuals were
manifested aboard the following
TRIP ITINERARY
aircraft:
Date (s) of trip:
September 28 - September 30
STATUS
OFFICIAL
UNOFFICIAL
Andrews to Asheville
Asheville to Miami
Miami to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids to DesMoines
Des Moines to Terre Haute e
Terre Haute to Andrews
JUSTIFICATION
NAME & TITLE/OFFICE
(OFFICIAL TRAVEL ONLY)
The First Lady
X
X
X
X
X
X
Madeline MacBean
X
Y.
X
X
X
X
Paul Costello
X
X
X
X
X
X
William FitzPatrick
X
X
X
X
X
X
Evan Dobelle
X
X
X
X
X
x
Edna Langford
X
X
X
X
Congressman Lamar Gudger
X
Mrs. Lamar Gudger (Eugenia)
X
Carol Ann Rambo
X
X
Richard Swann & Charles Whitehead
X
X
NOTE: RETMBURSEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL UNOFFICIAL PASSENGERS
PAGE
OF
APPROVING AUTHORITY
DATE:
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE
The following individuals were
manifested aboard the following
TRIP ITINERARY
aircraft:
Date (s) of trip:
September 28 - 30, 1978
STATUS
OFFICIAL
UNOFFICIAL
Andrews to Asheville
Asheville to Miami
Miami to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids to DesMoines
Des Moines to Terre Hautle e
Terre Haute to Andrews
JUSTIFICATION
NAME & TITLE/OFFICE
(OFFICIAL TRAVEL ONLY)
Schram, Marty
V
X
X
Press - Newsday
Santini, Maureen
X
X
X
X
X
X
Press - AP
Sandler, Norman
X
Press - UPI
Rep. Blouin
X
Ruth Berry
X
X
Johnsie, Setzer
X
Tom McCLimon
X
NOTE: REIMBURSEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL UNOFFICIAL PASSENGERS
PAGE
OF
APPROVING AUTHORITY
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 13, 1978
TO:
Paul Costello
FROM: Linda Peek Liada
Attached are media lists for Asheville and Miami. The other
four lists you requested will be finished on Thursday. In
addition to our regular lists I have included for Asheville
the priority media suggested to us by Ravenal's press
secretary Rita McKinney for the fundraiser pool.
Attachments: Miami hit list
Asheville hit list
Pool list from Asheville
IAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
Wires: AP - Tom Brettingen, bureau chief (305) 573 7230
UPI - Stanley Brown, bureau chief (305) 373 7685
Print:
Dailies:
Miami Herald - John McMullan, editor; James Hampton, editorial
page editor (305) 350 2111
Miami News - George Anderson, managing editor (305) 350 2200
Ft. Lauderdale News - Bill Bondurant, managing editor (305) 761 4000
Broadcast: Commercial Television
News Departments: (CBS)
(ABC)
(NBC)
WTVJ-TV
WPLG-TV
WCKT-TV
News Director:
Ralph Renick
Dow Smith
Gene Strul
Assignment Editor: John Newhart
Bill Brown
Wade Hill
Phone:
305/377 8241
305/573 7111
305/751 6692
Talk Shows:
"Ralph Renick
"Newsmakers"
"Florida Forum"
Report"
Airs Sun/6:30
PM Airs Sun/6 PM
Airs M-F, 6pm
Taped Fri/2PM
Taped Fri/2PM
Tapes anytime
Call:
Fred Mooke
Alma Walker
Roger Burnham
"Montage"
Airs Sat/7PM
Tapes Tue/Wed
various times
Call:
Joseph Abrell
Public Television:
WPBT-TV, news director Linda O'Bryon (305) 949 8321 (several live
and taped interview possibilities)
Broadcast: Radio
MIAMI:
WINZ (CBS)
WAIA/WIOD
WGBS (ABC)
(ABC)
News Director:
Steve Daily
Chuck Dent
Kent Taylor
Phone:
305/624 6101
305/759 4311
305/377 8811
Talk Shows:
"Bill Bayer Show"
Airs Sun/7PM
Taped various
times
FT. LAUDERDALE:
WFTL (ABC)
News Director:
Dave Reynolds
Phone:
305/845 4111
Talk Shows:
"John Stupak Show"
Live M-F/7-11PM
(takes guests on
one-hr. intervals;
phone-in)
Call:
Lois Sugar
LAUDERDALE - PAGE TWO
Minority/Ethnic Press
Hispanic:
Print: Diario Las Americas - Horacio Aguirre, publisher/editor
(305) 633 3341
Broadcast: Hispanic TV opportunities
WPLG-TV (ABC)
WLTV-TV
"Pan Americana"
"Reporter 23"
Live/Sun/11AM
M-F/6-7PM, live or taped
Call:
Manolo de la Torre
Nirso Pimentel
305/573 7111
305/652 4000
Broadcast: Radio
WCMQ - Eugenio Bueno, news director (305) 885 0321
WFAB - (305) 649 9322
WQBA - Norge Luis Hernandez, news director (305) 643 5000
WRHC - Salvador Lew, news director (305) 541 3300
Black:
Print: Miami Times - Garth Reeves, Sr., editor/publisher (305) 691 0421
Ft. Lauderdale Westside Gazette - Levi Henry, editor (305) 462 0376
Broadcast: TV interview opportunities
WTVJ-TV (CBS)
"Black Is"
Airs Sun/12:30 PM
Taped Tues/Wed/8PM
Call:
Edwin O'Dell
305/377 8241
Broadcast: Radio
WEDR - Adar Harrison, news director (305) 633 1487
Jewish:
Print: Jewish Floridian - Suzanne Schochet, executive editor
(305) 373 4605
(WIRES, BROADCAST, NEWS DIRECTORS, ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND NEWSPAPERS
SHOULD ALWAYS BE NOTIFIED OF EVENTS SPEAKER WILL BE DOING IN CITY WHICH
ARE OPEN TO THE PRESS)
This is a partial listing of media opportunities in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. The
White House Media Liaison Office has a complete listing of media
opportunities, special press groups which take speakers and press
advance people in some cities who can assist you. Patricia Bario
(6623) or Linda Peek (2863) are available to help you plan and/or
schedule your media itinerary. Please give them changes in personnel
or programming which you discover and feedback you get from different
media outlets. This helps us keep our records up-to-date. Thanks.
INFORMATION LAST CHECKED
FOR ACCURACY: March 1978
ASHEVILLE, AND HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
WIRES: AP - Paul Freeman, bureau chief (919) 833-3687
UPI - Fred McNeiss, bureau chief (919) 833-3685
(Listings from Wilson, Raleigh, and Rocky Mount area)
PRINT:
Dailies:
Citizen and Times (Daily-Asheville) - Bernard Smith, editor
Will Curtis, editorial ed.
(704-252-5611) (AM edition)
- Robert Satterwhite, editor
Rick Gunter, editorial ed.
(704-252-5611) (PM edition)
- Jay Hensley, political
writer
Times News (Daily-Hendersonville)
- Mead Parce, editor
Mead Parce, editorial ed.
Bob Whitmire, political
writer
Weeklies:
None
BROADCAST: Radio
(Asheville)
News Department:
ABC
NBC
CBS
WISE-Am, 5kw
WWNC-AM, 5kw
WKKE-AM, 5kw
News Director:
Dick Callom
Howard Gunter
Sofia Mannos
Phone:
(704-253-5381)
(704-253-3835)
(704-252-6703)
(Hendersonville)
News Department:
ABC
UPI
MUTUAL NEWS
WKIT-FM, 100kw
WHKP-AM, lkw
WHVL-AM, lkw
News Director:
Frank Hawkins
Norman Lyda
Chuck Finley
Phone:
(704-693-4193)
(704-693-9061)
(704-692-1600)
BROADCAST: TV
News Department:
(CBS)
(ABC)
(NBC)
WSPA
WLOS
WFBC
News Director
Harvey Cox
John Butte
John Poston
Assignment Editor
Mark Wyatt
Tom Bitt
Stu Cambell
Phone Number
(803) 585-7777
(704) 255-0013
(803) 242-4404
(Located in Spartenberg,
(Located in Greenvil
South Carolina)
South Carolina)
WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
WIRES: AP - Paul Freeman, bureau chief (919) 833-3687
UPI - Fred McNeiss, bureau chief (919) 833-3685
(Listings from Wilson, Raleigh, and Rocky Mount area)
PRINT:
Dailies: None
Weeklies:
Waynesville Mountaineer (Waynesville) - W.C. Russ, editor
and editorial page
editor
- Clifton Metcalf,
political writer
(704-456-5301)
BROADCAST: Radio
(Waynesville)
News Department: UPI
WHCC-AM
News Director:
Allan Askins
Phone:
(704-456-8661)
WIRES:
AP - Paul Freeman, bureau chief (319) 833-8607
UPI - Fred McNeiss, bureachief (919) 833-3685
(Listings from Wilson, Raleigh, and Rocky Mount area)
PRINT:
Dailies: None
Weeklies:
Herald and Ruralite (Weekly-Sylva) - 704-586-2611
News Record (Weekly-Marshall) - Jim Story, editor, editorial
editor, and political writer
(704-649-2741)
Transylvania Times (Weekly-Brevard)
Stella Trapp, editor and
editorial editor
Ron DuBois, political writer
(704-883-8156)
BROADCAST: Radio
(Sylva)
Mutual (MBS)
News Department:
ABC
NBC
CBS
None-WRGC-AM-1kw
None
None
News Director:
Rosie Greer
Phone:
(704-586-2221)
(Marshall)
News Department:
AP
WMMH-AM, 250kw
News Director:
Ben Ledford
Phone:
(704-649-3051)
(Brevard)
News Department:
AP
WPNF-AM, 1kw
News Director:
Fred Reiter
Phone:
(704-883-3511)
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PRIORITY I
Wires
AP political reporter Ed Roland
UPI political reporter Merle Kellerhals
TV (in rank order, one from each geographic area)
WIS-TV Columbia (largest in state)
WFBC-TV Greenville
WCST-TV Charleston
Newspapers
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Columbia Record, Jan Stucker
Radio
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the state
Minority Media
Black Radio - WFIG-AM
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in Sumter
WWDM-FM
PRIORITY II
Florence Morning News
Charlotte Observer (serves SC too)
Aiken Standard
Greenville Reflector
WSPA-TV Spartanburg (has stringer in Columbia for Columbia and
Charlotte)
9/7/78
MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Proposed Schedule
for
September 23, 1978
Fundraiser for Congressman Robert Edgar - Expected attendance - 1,000
5:35 p.m. - Depart South Grounds
or
5:50 p.m. - Depart Camp David
6:15 p.m. - Depart Andrews AFB or Hagerstown Regional Airport
en route to Philadelphia International Airport
6:50 p.m. - Arrive Philadelphia International Airport
7:00 p.m. - Depart Philadelphia International Airport
for Media, PA
7:25 p.m. - Arrive pre-dinner reception at the Log Cabin Inn
7:40 p.m. - Depart pre-dinner reception for Dinner
(also at the Log Cabin Inn)
7:45 P.m. - Arrive Dinner
8:30 p.m. - RSC remarks
8:50 p.m. - Depart Log Cabin Inn
en route to Philadelphia International Airport
9:15 p.m. - Arrive Philadelphia International Airport
9:20 p.m. - Depart Philadelphia International Airport
en route to Andrews AFB or
Hagerstown Regional Airport
9:55 p.m. - Arrive Andrews AFB or Hagerstown Regional
10:20 p.m. -Arrive Camp David
or
10:35 p.m. -Arrive South Grounds
w/pres. Rosmests
* It is impractical to go by train
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
To:
Mary
From: Jake
Re: Proposed Schedule for Sept. 28 Miami & North Carolina
12:10 pm Depart White House
12:50 pm Wheels up from AAFB enroute Asheville, No. Carolina
2:00 pm Arrive Asheville
2:20 pm Arrive HealtheAdventure of Asheville for Dedication
and Reception. (See Attached.)
3:00 pm Depart Dedication.
LaMar
Mar
1
3:15 pm Arrive fundraiser for Cong. LeRgy Gudger
(Details to be worked out.)
3:45 Pm Depart fundraiser.
4:00 pm Wheels up enroute Miami, Florida
5:30 pm Arrive Miami
6:00 pm Arrive Fountainbleau
7:00 pm Reception for all guests (approx. 2,000) begins.
There may also be a smaller recption for $500 donors.
Details to follow.
8:00 pm Dinner begins
9:00 om RSC Remarks.
ROS Fountainbleu
possibly fundraiser smitch
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
To: Mary
From: Jake
Re: Proposed Schedule for Sept. 28 Miami & North Carolina
12:10 pm Depart White House
12:50 pm Wheels up from AAFB enroute Asheville, No. Carolina
2:00 pm Arrive Asheville
2:20 pm Arrive HealtheAdventure of Asheville for Dedication
and Reception. (See Attached.)
3:00 pm Depart Dedication.
Lamar
3:15 pm Arrive fundraiser for Cong.
Gudger
(Details to be worked out.)
3:45 pm Depart fundraiser.
4:00 pm Wheels up enroute Miami, Florida
5:30 pm Arrive Miami
6:00 pm Arrive Fountainbleau
Private Repta 50-100
7:00 pm Reception for all guests (approx. 2,000) begins.
There may also be a smaller recption for $500 donors.
Details to follow.
8:00 pm Dinner begins.
9:00 pm RSC Remarks.
RON Fountainbleu
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
Edua Langford
To:
Mary
From: Jake
Re:
Iowa Sept. 29 Tentative Schedule
9:30 am Depart Fountainbleau-Miami, Florida
10:00 am Wheels up enroute Cedar Rapids
12:10 pm Arrive Cedar Rapids-Campaign for Cong. Mike Blouin (2nd)
Events to be determined. Luncheon Program
Visi + a senior Citizen
Mealson
& A Fundraising Lunch for Blouin
2:30 pm
Depart Cedar Rapids enroute DesMoines.
wheels
3:00 pm Arrive DesMoines.
Dedicate a mental Health Facility
find creative. something
3:30 pm
Arrive Reception for Gubenatorial Candidate Jerry
Fitzgerald. Fundraiser for Approx. 300.
6:05 pm
4:30 prabist Depart
4.45 pm Arrive Hotel.
6:30 155 pm Arrive Depart Hotel enroute Ames, Dowa JJ dinner Hilton 1800 Coliseum @ $30pp
new Frontier
7115
pm
JJ dinner reception. begins.
7:30
7:40 pm Depart JJ dinner (different spot)
30
9:3 : pm Depart
10:00 pm Arrive DesMoines Hotel. RON
Call Cans Rel the Sen Clark
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 24, 1978
To:
Mary
From: Jake JS
Re:
Indiana 9/30 Tentative Schedule
9:00 am Depart Hotel in DesMoines
9:30 am Wheels up enroute Terre Haute, Indiana
10:35 am
Arrive Terre Haute.
Events under consideration are:
1. Tour of a Mental Health Facility
2. Rally at a College
3. Fundraising Brunch at ISU Campus
12:30 pm Depart Terre Haute
12:45 pm Wheels up enroute AAFB
3:10 pm Arrive AAFB
3:40 pm Arrive White House
pm
Black Caucus Dinner
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
To:
Mary
From: Jake
Re:
Iowa Sept. 29 Tentative Schedule
9:30 am Depart Fountainbleau-Miami, Florida
10:00 am Wheels up enroute Cedar Rapids
12:10 pm Arrive Cedar Rapids-Campaign for Cong. Mike Blouin (2nd)
Events to be determined.
2:30 pm Depart Cedar Rapids enroute DesMoines.
3:00 pm Arrive DesMoines.
3:30 pm Arrive Reception for Gubenatorial Candidate Jerry
Fitzgerald. Fundraiser for Approx. 300.
4:30 pm
Depart
4:45 pm Arrive Hotel.
6:15
pm
Depart Hotel enroute Ames, Dowa JJ dinner
Arrive
d
7:00 pm JJ dinner reception. begins.
new Frontier
7:30 pm JJ dinner (different spot)
30
9: pm Depart
10:00 pm Arrive DesMoines Hotel. RON
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1978
To:
Mary
From: Jake
Re: Proposed Schedule for Sept. 28 Miami & North Carolina
12:10 pm Depart White House
12:50 pm Wheels up from AAFB enroute Asheville, No. Carolina
2:00 pm Arrive Asheville
2:20 pm Arrive HealtheAdventure of Asheville for Dedication
and Reception. (See Attached.)
3:00 pm Depart Dedication.
3:15 pm Arrive fundraiser for Cong. LeRoy Gudger
(Details to be worked out.)
3:45 pm Depart fundraiser.
4:00 pm Wheels up enroute Miami, Florida
5:30 pm Arrive Miami
6:00 pm Arrive Fountainbleau
want pun comments at 6:45 p.m.
7:00 pm Reception for all guests (approx. 2,000) begins.
There may also be a smaller recption for $500 donors.
Details to follow. Comm. Salute to $100 Milded
8:00 pm Dinner begins.
of Cloude
9:00 pm RSC Remarks.
Pepper)
RON Fountainbleu Detion Hotel
9/14/78
DES MOINES/AMES, IOWA
WIRES
AP - John Lumpkin, bureau chief (515) 243-3281
UPI - Herb Webber, bureau chief (515) 244-5185
PRINT
Dailies
Des Moines Register - Mike Gartner, executive editor; Dave Whitke,
managing editor; Bill Maurer, city desk; Jim Flamburg, political
writer (515) 284-8000
Ames Tribune - John Epperheimer, editor; Bill Wickersham, city desk;
Rick Hough, general assignment reporter (usually covers politics)
(515) 232-2160
Nevada Evening Journal - Robert Boss, executive and managing editor
(515) 382-2161
Boone News Republican - Rosemary Westphaven, executive and managing
editor; Pete McKuen, general assignment reporter (politics)
(515) 432-1234
Marshaltown TimesRepublican - Paul G. Norris, executive editor;
Wendel Bensen, managing editor; Warren Robeson, city desk; Dave
Norris, political writer (515) 753-6611
Weeklies
Story City Herald - Eloise Thorson, executive editor (515) 733-4318
Madison County Madisonian - John Gorman, executive editor (515) 462-2101
Dallas (Co.) Center Times - Pete Westargard (515) 438-2015
Knoxville (Marion Co.) Journal Express - Bob Edwards, executive editor
and publisher (515) 842-2155
BROADCAST - TV
(CBS)
(NBC)
(ABC)
KCCI
WHO
WOI
News Director
Paul Rhodes
Dave Busiek
Edwin N. Hart
Assignment Editor
Mike Reynolds
Candice Haar
Richard Vos
Telephone Number
(515) 243-4141
(515) 288-6511
(515) 294-5555
located in Ames
BROADCAST - RADIO
Des Moines
KIOA (10 kw) - Jim Voegallar, news director (515) 247-4533
KRNT (5 kw) - Chuck Seel, news director (515) 280-1350
KDMI (115 kw) - Tim Morgan, news director (515) 274-4969
KSO (5 kw) - Vic Layman, news director (515) 265-6181
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Des Moines/Ames, Iowa cont. (9/14/78)
BROADCAST - RADIO, cont.
Ames
KASI (1 kw) - Rick Cohler, news director (515) 232-1430
KLFM (100 kw) - Rich Weiss, news director (515) 232-0104
MINORITY MEDIA
Black
West Des Moines New Iowa Bystander - Brian Grandberg, executive editor
(515) 277-8736
WIRES, BROADCAST NEWS DIRECTORS, ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND NEWSPAPERS
SHOULD ALWAYS BE NOTOFIED OF EVENTS SPEAKER WILL BE DOING IN CITY
WHICH ARE OPEN TO PRESS.
This is a partial listing of media opportunities in Des Moines/Ames, Iowa.
The White House Office of Media Liaison has a complete listing of media
opportunities, special press groups which take speakers and press advance
people in some cities who can help you. Patricia Bario (456-6623) or
Linda Peek (456-2863) are available to help you plan and/or schedule your
media itinerary. Please give them changes in personnel or programming
which you discover and feedback you get from different media outlets.
This helps us keep our records up-to-date. Thanks.
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PRESS LIST FOR MASTER FILE
ALLEN, Chris Ward
KASI Radio - reporter
BROWN, Lisa Regina
KSO Radio - reporter
BUSCH, Mary Katherine
KHAK Radio - reporter
CLARKE, Gary Dean
Ames Daily Tribune - reporter/photographer
DANIEL, William Robert
AP - Photographer
DAVIS, Beverly Ana
Black Hawk Broadcasting Co. - Radio/TV reporter
MASCIALE, Diane Marie
KRNT Radio - Reporter
MCKAY, Joane Rae
Ames Tribune - reporter
MUNNS, Rôger Alexander
Cedar Rapids Gazette - reporter
SCHWARZ, Paula Margaret
free-lance - reporter
SILVERBERG, Karen C.
STERNZENBACH, Norman C.
KIOA/KMGK - reporter
Local 1362 IBEW - reporter
TINTER, Philipp Thomas
WIO-TV News - cameraman
WENTZ, Larry Norman
WHO Radio - -reporter
WILEY, Mary Jill
IPBN - producer
ZELDEN, Samuel Schiller
Iowa Radio Network - reporter
PRESS LIST FOR MASTER FILE
ADDITIONS:
PETERSON, Thomas Carl
United Press International, photographer
ROTH, Evan M.
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
SANDLER, Norman Davis
United Press International, reporter
WITOSKY, Thomas Richard
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
BARMAN, Gregory Reed
WHO-Radio, news editor
THRELKELD, Mark Delman
Highland Park News, newspaper editor
WELTON, Mark
United Press International, photographer
RACHAL, Jr., Owen Sebastian
WHO-TV, reporter
PRESS LIST
ANDERSON, Charles Eugene
Des Moines Tribune - photographer
BALDWIN, Jervas W.
Des Moines / Tribune - photographer
BALLANTINE, Elizabeth
Des Moines Register - reporter
BARTHOLD, Charles Andrew
WHO-TV - photographer
BORN, Nelson Flint
Des Moines Register - photographer
BULLARD, Charles Stanley
Des Moines Register, reporter
BUSIEK, David Alan
WHO-Radio, Managing Editor
CASE, Robert Elroy
Waterloo Courier, political writer
CEOLLA, George James
Des Moines Tribune, photographer
CLARK-HUSKEY, Jacquelyn Ann
KRNT Radio, Assistant News Director
DOAK, Rickard Lee
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
EBERLINE, William Lee
Associated Press, newsman
ELBERT, David Charles
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
FINCH, David Lee
Des Moines Tribune, photographer
FLANSBERG, James Sherman
Des Moines Register, reporter
FRANK, Bruce Jay
WOI-TV News, reporter
FRASHER, Sara
IPBN, producer
GARNER II, Perry James
IPBN, camera operator
GEORGE, William Thomas
WHO-TV, reporter
GREENE, Wayne Arthur
WHO-TV, news photographer
HANSON, Christopher Douglas
WOI-TV News, cameraman
HARPSTER, Charles Edward
Des Moines Register, reporter
HAWTHORNE, Vance Derek
Des Moines Register, reporter
HEALEY, James Robert
Des Moines Register, reporter
HYDE, John Clinton
Des Moines Register, Washington Bureau Reporter
JANES, Jon Stephen
Black Hawk Broadcasting Co., newsman
JARBOE, Robert Atlee
Associated Press, photographer
LAMBERTO, Roman Nicholas
Des Moines, Register, reporter
LEAVITT, Paul W.
Des Moines Register, reporter
LEWIS, David Michael
Des Moines Register, photographer
MAGDANZ, James S.
Des Moines Register, photographer
MAHONEY, Michael Denis
WOI-TV News, reporter
MILLER, Daniel Kevin
IPBN, producer
MILLS, George S.
WHO-TV, reporter
NEIBERGALL, Bill Howard
Des Moines Register, photographer
OAKMAN, Virgil Lee
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
OFFENBURGER, Charles Herman
Des Moines Register, reporter
O'MALIA, Gregory
KCCI-TV, news photographer
PEDERSEN, Daniel John
Des Moines Register, reporter
PEDERSEN, Perre Paul
Associated Press, photographer
SNYDER, James Jay
KCCI-TV, reporter
VOORHEES, Bret Thomas
WOI-TV News, reporter
WALTERS, Steven Scott
Des Moines Tribune, reporter
WITTENBURG, Bonnie L.
Des Moines Register, reporter
YEPSON, David Arlon
Des Moines Register, reporter
ADDITIONS:
TAYLOR, Warren Lee
Des Moines Tribune, photographer
MORTON, Bruce A.
CBS News, correspondent
PLISNER, Martin
CBS News, political editor
POWELL, Bruce Holmes
CBS News, technician
THALE, James S.
CBS News, technician
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PRESS Volunteers for Des Moines, Iowa
(all first names)
Johnne Minnehan - credentials
4205 Park Ave. Entry 14, apt. 4
Des Moines, Iowa 50321
Julie Gammack - overall helpful
1431 Forestdale Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
John Law - Exec. Dir. State Demo. Party
5200 1/2 Ingusoll
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Brent Apple - Press Sec. State Demo. Party
5200 Y/2 Ingersoll
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Peqgy Stone - credentials
C/o Iowa state Demo. Party
1120 Mulberry
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Many Richie Waven
1073 46th
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
Bany Piatt
Rt. 2
Adel, Iowa 50003
Harriet grandquist
general Manager
The Hotel Savery
Locust at Fouth
Des Moines, Iowa 50303
Chuck Schlesselman
Front office Manager
The Hodel Savery
Locust at Fouth
Des Moines, Iowa 50303
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Bob Dagitz - Hilton Coliseum mqr.
Events Coordinator
Iowa State Center
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
William White - "Smiley" - lights press setup
Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State Center
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
James Ewalt- "Jake"
audio
Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State Center
C- same address
Bob Allan
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Bill Brown, President
AMF, Lawn and Gouden Division
3811 PhoDon P.O. Box 357
Des Moines, Iowa 80302
Don Davis, Vice President, Operations
AMF. Lawn and Garden Division
P.O. Box 357 Des Moines, Iowa 50302
CLAUDE PEPPER, FLA.
ROBERT S. WEINER
CHAIRMAN
STAFF DIRECTOR
EDWARD R. ROYBAL, CALIF.
JAMES A. BRENNAN
FRED 8. ROONEY, PA,
ASST. TO THE CHAIRMAN
MARIO BIAGGI, N.Y.
U.S. house of Representatives
ROBETTA BRETSCH
WALTER FLOWERS, ALA.
IKE F. ANDREWS, N.C.
MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
JOHN L. BURTON, CALIF,
Select Committee on Aging
EDWARD P. BEARD, R.I.
MICHAEL T. BLOUIN, IOWA
DON BONKER, WASH.
Washington, D.C. 20515
THOMAS J. DOWNEY, N.T.
JAMES J. FLORIO, N.J.
TELEPHONE: (202) 225-9375
HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.
WILLIAM J. HUGHES, N.J.
MARILYN LLOYD. TENN.
JIM SANTINI, NEV.
TED RISENHOOVER, OKLA.
ROBERT F. DRINAN, MASS.
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DAVID W. EVANS, IND.
HELEN S. MEYNER, N.J.
MARTY RUSSO, ILL.
STANLEY N. LUNDINE, N.T.
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WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, VA.
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WILLIAM S. COMEN. MAINE
RONALD A. SARASIN, CONN.
WILLIAM F. WALSH, N.Y.
CHARLES E. GRASSLET, IOWA
JAMES ABDNOR, S. DAK.
THAD COCHRAN, MISS.
MATTHEW J. RINALDO. N.J.
pen your request.
MARC L. MARKS. PA.
RALPH 5. REGULA, OHIO
Many thanks for
you help
Bob
ROSALYNN CARTER, GOVERNOR ASKEW
TO SPEAK AT PEPPER DINNER SEPTEMBER 28
Miami, Fla. - Mrs. Rosalynn Carter will be the key speaker at the
"Community Salute to Mildred and Claude Pepper" dinner at the Fontainebleau
Hilton in Miami Beach on September 28. Florida Governor Reubin Askew and
Presidential Envoy to the Vatican, David M. Walters, dinner committee
chairman, will also address the gathering.
Congressman Pepper said he is "highly pleased" that Mrs. Carter will be
coming to South Florida to speak at the dinner.
"I have admired Mrs. Carter's work in the field of human needs, including
mental health and issues concerning the elderly. Her intelligence, enthusiasm
and motivation are an inspiration. Of the First Ladies -- and I have known them
all from Mrs. Roosevelt on -- Rosalynn Carter is outstanding in her commitment
to human concerns. She was instrumental in arranging the White House Rose
Garden ceremony this April when my anti-mandatory retirement bill was signed
into law by the President. The report of the President's Commission on
Mental Health, which Mrs. Carter chaired, is a milestone in describing
the care needed by the mentally ill in our nation.
"I enjoyed participating in Mrs. Carter's Roundtable on Aging last year
very much. The Roundtable accomplished a great deal, and the exchange of views
helped to focus attention on numerous problems, including deficiencies in
Medicare, the pressing need for home health care and improved services
at senior citizens centers, mandatory retirement, energy costs, inflation, and
crime against the elderly," Pepper said.
A reception is scheduled at 7 p.m. in the West Ballroom of the Fontainebleau
Hilton, and dinner is scheduled at 8 p.m. in the East Ballroom. Dress at the
$100-a-plate affair is black tie optional. An estimated 1200 persons are
expected to attend.
For further information contact (305) 573-3716.
TALKING POINTS/ ANNOUNCEMENT OF FARMERS HOME
ADMINISTRATION LOAN TO FLORIDA
-- HAVING GROWN UP IN A SMALL TOWN -- AND STILL CALLING
A SMALL TOWN HOME -- JIMMY AND I ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED
ABOUT PRESSING PROBLEMS OF SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS,
-- HAVE DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE, WILLINGNESS
TO ACCEPT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH THEIR
PROBLEMS,
-- WHAT WE NEED IN WASHINGTON IS TO PROMOTE THAT
LOCAL INITIATIVE, NOT STIFLE IT. JIMMY'S ADMINISTRATION
IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO PROMOTING RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN
AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY.
-- TODAY AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FARMERS HOME
ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING THE LARGEST LOAN IN THE HISTORY
Community
OF ITS CAPITAL FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM -- $53 MILLION --
WHICH WILL BE USED TO ADDRESS THE CHRONIC NEED FOR
FRESH REASONABLY PRICED, SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR THE
THOUSANDS OF SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL RESIDENTS WHO LIVE
IN MONROE COUNTY.
-- THIS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESSMAN
DANTE FASCELL, WHO HAS WORKED so LONG AND DILIGENTLY
TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE
LOCAL PEOPLE THEMSELVES -- ALL TO THE BENEFIT OF THE
21,000 HOMEOWNERS AND 2,400 OTHER COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL USERS WHO WILL BE SERVED,
-- As YOU KNOW, I AM ON MY WAY TO IOWA, BUT HAVE HERE
OFFICIALS FROM THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS.
FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
FmHA Loan $53,225,000
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority was created by the State Legislature
originally as the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission in 1937. The enabling
legislation was revised July 1, 1970, changing the name to the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority. The Authority has the responsibility for providing
potable water to Monroe County, commonly referred to as the "Fabulous
Florida Keys."
Fresh ground water is non-existent in Monroe County. Potable water
is supplied from wells and treatment facilities located on the mainland at
Florida City and piped about 138 miles to Key West through an 18" aqueduct.
Other water is secured from a large desalination plant located in Key West
and a smaller desalination plant located at Rock Harbor.
The 18" aqueduct was constructed by the U. S. Navy in 1942 primarily
to serve the naval facilities in the Key West area. On February 8, 1976, the
U. S. Government transferred by quitclaim deed the facilities to the Florida
Keys Aqueduct Authority. The aqueduct is old, has inadequate capacity, and
leaks. It requires the services of three repair crews to repair leaks.
Energy costs are excessive to operate the two desalination plants
and the five pumping stations.
Planned Improvements
The project consists of the construction of a new pipeline from
the Florida City well field and treatment plant in South Dade County to
Stock Island in Monroe County. The pipeline will be approximately 138 miles
long or 700,000 linear feet. The pipeline diameter will be 36" from the
2
Florida City well field to Tavenier, 30" from Tavenier to Marathon and 24"
from Marathon to Stock Island. The capacity of the water treatment plant
and water storage will be increased. Three new wells will be constructed.
The capacity of the main pumping station will be increased by the installation
of a high volume pump. All other pumping stations will be eliminated.
Estimated Project Cost
The total estimated project cost is $79,225,000. Planned funding
consists of the following:
FmHA Loan
$53,225,000
State Aid Construction of
Pipeline on Bridges
$24,896,900
Economic Development Grant
(Previously Approved)
$ 1,103,100
Energy Savings
When the improvements are completed the two desalination plants
will no longer be used and five booster pumping stations will also be dis-
*
continued. This will save 100,000 barrels of oil annually. The elimination
of the desalination plants and booster pump stations will save the Authority
an estimated $2,708,000 annually in energy, chemicals, and other operating
and maintenance costs. In addition, labor cost of maintaining the new pipe-
line will be only a fraction of the cost of maintaining the old pipeline.
Economic Benefits
The planned improvements will provide an increase volume of potable
water which will permit development of residential and commercial properties
in Monroe County. Development in the past has been restricted because of
limited water.
3
Referendum Required
The Farmers Home Administration loan cannot be closed or construc-
tion commenced until a referendum election is held at which a majority of
those voting vote in the affirmative for the proposed loan to be secured by
bonds.
AUTHORITY OFFICIALS
Dr. Delio Cobo, Chairman
Mr. Murray Cooper, Secretary-Treasurer
Adm. Frederick J. Brush, USN Ret., Member
Mr. J. Burton Frierson, Member
Mr. William Pagdin, Member
Mr. Claude Gehman, Executive Director
Mr. James Baker, Financial Manager
Mr. Robert E. Seldman, Attorney
Mr. William K. Ladd, Engineering Manager
Credential Information for Mrs. Carter's trip to North Carolina,
Flordia, Iowa and Indiana:
Asheville, North Carolina: Call-in # 704-258-9819
from Monday Sept. 25 - Wed. Sept. 27th. Credentials shut
off at Noon on the 27th.
Pick-up: Gudgar for Congress H.Q., Northwestern Bank Building,
Suite 503 Thursday, Sept. 28th. - 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon.
Miami, Flordia: Call-in # 305-350-5565 from Monday 9/25 -
Wed. 9/27. Credentials shut off at noon on the 27th.
Pick-up: Fountainbleu Hilton Hotel - lobby entrance to
West Ballroom - Thurs, Sept. 28th - 12:noon - 4:00 p.m.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Call-in # 319-366-8595 from Monday 9/25
- Wed. 9/27. Credentials shut off at 5:00 p.m. on the 27th.
Pick-up: Blouin for Congress H.Q., 1038 3rd. Ave., S.E.,
Cedar Rapids - Friday 9/29 - 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Des Moines, Iowa:
Contact Ruth Berry 515-244-7292 for details
Terre Haute, Ind.: Call-in # 812-232-7719 from Monday
9/25 - Thurs. 9/28 - Credentials shut off at 4:30 p.m.
on 9/28.
Pick-up: Zietlow for Congress H.Q., 28 S. 3rd. St, Terre
Haute - Sat. 9/30 - 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Press Contacts: Mrs. Carter's Trip to North Carolina,
Flordia, Iowa and Indiana September 28-30th
Asheville, North Carolina - Marlyn Aycock (704) 253-0766
Cong. Gudger's Press Secretary
Bill Hodge - Campaign Manager
and Press Secretary - (704) 258-9819
Miami, Flordia - Bob Weiner (Washington) 225-9375
Cong. Pepper's Press Secretary
(Weiner is going to appoint someone from
Flordia to handle things locally)
Joe Leigh - (305) 350-5565 or 350-4382
4609
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Suzy Blouin (319) 556 7575
Pat Drinon - (319) 366-2411 -
Des Moines, Iowa -
Brent Apple (515) 244-4837 or 244-7292
(for Des Moines and Ames events)
Ames, Iowa - same as above for Des Moines
Terre Haute, Indiana - Don Breiter (812) 339-1756 (h)
339-7800 (o)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 29, 1978
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY
Rosalynn Carter to Campaign for Democratic Candidates in Four States
Rosalynn Carter will depart for a two and a half day campaign
swing on behalf of Democratic Candidates which will take her to
North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, and Indiana, September 28th - 30th, 1978.
Mrs. Carter will leave the White House early afternoon on September
28 and fly to Ascheville, North Carolina where whe will campaign on
behalf of Congressman Lamar Gudger (11th Congressional District).
After spending the afternoon in Asheville, Mrs. Carter will depart for
Florida, where she will attend the "Mildred and Claude Pepper Ap-
preciation Dinner" at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach.
On Friday, September 29th, Mrs. Carter will fly to Iowa. Among
her stops in Iowa are visits to Cedar Rapids on behalf of Congressman
Mike Blouin (2nd Congressional District), and Des Moines for Gube-
natorial Candidate Jerry Fitzgerald. On the evening of the 29th, Mrs.
Carter will be the keynote speaker at the Iowa State Democratic Party's
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Ames.
On Saturday, September 30th, Mrs. Carter will fly to Terre Haute,
Indiana, where she will campaign on behalf of Democratic Congressional
Candidate Charlotte Zietlow. (7th Congressional District).
Mrs. Carter plans to return to Washington early Saturday afternoon.
contact: 202-456-2164
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 23, 1978
TO:
Jake
FROM:
Kathy
Ж
RE:
Des Moines/transitional living program
I talked with Bill Dyer from the Mental Health Association.
He understands that we can't come to their new facility and
is grateful that RSC is willing to meet with him and the
people who have been instrumental in setting it up.
I told him our advance people would be in touch regarding the
details of the meeting.
It will include the 12 people who are the ones who started
the project.
I do think we should try to get them a little local press, as
their real problem is community acceptance. I asked if there
was a local reporter who was sympathetic and had been following
their progress. He said there was. I think we should think
about including that person in the meeting so that he can write
a special little feature and maybe also get a picture.
Obviously, Paul and Mary et al. need to think this through.
I have also asked him to prepare a fact sheet on the project
and it will be ready Monday afternoon.
CC:
Mary
Paula
Paul
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ashemille,
Raleigh
NC.
UPIS
AP-
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY
Press Advisory to All Editors and News Directors:
asheville - Sept 28.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter will visit (city) on (dates).
All press desiring to cover the visit, whether or not they
have been previously been credentialed, must obtain White
House issued credentials ashemille for coverage of the First Lady's
visit to (city).
To obtain credentials, call ( 704, 258 9819
on (dates and times that press may call in) with the following
information: Full legal name, sex, race, date and place of
birth, social security number, current home address and telephone
number, place of employment and occupation. Those having
recently submitted this information for the Secret Service's
Master Press Index need only call in your name and place of
employment.
Credential pickup will be from (times, date and place).
A detailed schedule to follow. Suite 50 M
northwerlern
10 am - 12:00 pm Bank Bldy
Nanag Smothers
MEMORANDUM
Call Tom
Dondon
THE WHITE HOUSE
we are going to
WASHINGTON
put out releases
Releases
Ronna
Asheville for Gudger Temar Hudger - (11.EL.D) OK
no. Corolina - Marlin Aycock 225-6401 N.C. - blene
Bill Bodge - 704-258-9819(6)
out-
for Pepper
midied
Miami - Bob Weiner (-) 225-9375 Claule Pepper.
appeaciation
Dinner
Cedar Rapids -forBlouin suzy Blouin (319)556-7575
Fitzgerald fu Mov.
Brent Apple
1114 Mulberry Des Havies 50309 town.
Desmoines - for matt wanning (515)244-4837 - 7292
JJdinner
Ames - Julie Gammack (515) 244-7292
zietlow
Terre Haute, Ind. - Don Breiter (812) 339-7800 - release one - -
Charlotte 7th. C. D - -
zietbu -
2210 n. Headley
Hormington, tad
4740,
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 23, 1978
TO:
Jake
FROM:
Kathyc
nyoke
RE:
Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center
I talked with the people at the mental health center this morning.
They had not pursued the bowling alley at all, but had come
up with an alternative proposal for an event at the center.
The visual impact is about the same as the bowling alley and
I made the judgment it's better to do an event there rather
than disappoint them at this time. I have discussed with
Mary and Paul and both agree.
The event is a demonstration of creative drama therapy for kids.
It is done by a dramatic artist who volunteers his time to do
this. He is mildly handicapped himself. Volunteer foster
grandparents also help with the program.
10-12 preschool kids will participate. Some are emotionally
disturbed and others are developmentally disabled.
RSC will participate in the activities.
I have asked Dr. Shriner to prepare two fact sheets for us --
one on the center itself and the other on the specific program
that we will see, which will also elaborate a bit on the
volunteer program at the center.
They will be ready Monday afternoon and can either be telexed
or dictated to us.
CC:
Mary
Paula
Paul
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
ASHEVILLE, NORTH. CAROLINA
September 28, 1978
11:30 a.m. - Depart South Grounds
12:10 p.m. - Depart Adrews AFB
en route to Asheville, North Carolina
(Congressman and Mrs. Gudger on plane)
Lunch served
1:20 p.m. - Arrive Asheville Airport
1:30 p.m. - Depart Airport
1:50 p.m. - Arrive fundraiser for Congressman Lamar Gudger
Inn on the Plaza Hotel (500 at $25 each)
(details to follow)
2:15 p.m. - Depart fundraiser
2:30 p.m. - Arrive Health Adventure of Asheville
Tour exhibit areas (one photo opportunity)
2:45 p.m. - Conclude tour
2:50 p.m. - Arrive platform for dedication
Program begins:
Dr. Mayer and Dr. Highsmith - Introductory remarks
Governor Hunt remarks
Congressman Gudger remarks and introduces Mrs. Carter
Mrs. Carter remarks
3:10 p.m. - Program concludes - Mrs. Carter departs, greeting
crowd along the way
3:20 p.m. - Board motorcade
3:35 p.m. - Arrive Asheville Airport
Press filing time
3:50 p.m. - Board plane
4:00 p.m. - Depart Asheville Airport
en route to Miami, Florida
9/22/78
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
MIAMI, FLORIDA
September 28-29, 1978
4:00 p.m. - Depart Asheville, North Carolina
en route to Miami, Florida
5:30 p.m. - Arrive Miami Airport
Met by Congressman Claude Pepper and 15 Local Mayors
Press opportunity
5:45 p.m. - Depart Airport
6:15 p.m. - Arrive Fountainbleau Hotel
8:00 p.m. - Dinner begins ("Community Salute to Mildred and Claude Pepper")
9:00 p.m. - Program begins:
Superintendent of Dade County Public Schools - "Salute from
Community"
David Walters introduces Gov. Rubin Askew
Gov. Askew offers a "Salute from the State" and introduces
a "Special Music Tribute to Mrs. Carter"
Gov. Askew introduces Mrs. Carter
Mrs. Carter offers a "Salute from the Nation"
David Walters introduces a "Musical Tribute to Mildred
and Claude"
Response by Congressman Pepper
Thank you - Mildred Pepper
9:45 p.m. - Program concludes - Mrs. Carter departs
9:50 p.m. - Arrive Suite
RON Fountainbleau Hotel
9:00 a.m. - Depart Fountainbleau Hotel
in car is Congressional candidate Dan Mika
9:30 a.m. - Depart Miami Airport
en route to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lunch served
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Mike Checca
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Liza Strassberg
September 29, 1978
9:00 a.m. - Depart Fountainbleau Hotel
9:30 a.m. - Depart Miami Airport
en route to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
11:40 a.m. - Arrive Cedar Rapids Airport (Central Standard Time)
Met by Congressman Mike Blouin, Senator Clark, and
probably Senator Culver and Carter supporters
11:55 a.m. - Depart airport
12:10 p.m. - Arrive Senior Citizen Congregate Meal (300) (details to
follow)
12:30 p.m. - Depart
12:45 p.m. - Arrive reception for 10 couples ($250 each) (photos with
each couple)
12:55 p.m. - Depart
12:57 p.m. - Arrive fundraising luncheon for Mike Blouin
(lunch will be concluding)
1:00 p.m. -- Program begins:
Congressman Blouin introduces RSC
RSC remarks
1:10 p.m. - Program concludes
Shake hands on the way out
1:20 p.m. - Depart luncheon site
1:35 p.m. - Arrive airport (Press filing time)
Meeting in holding room with Jo Ann Bauer)
1:50 p.m. - Board plane
1:55 p.m. - Depart Cedar Rapids Airport
en route to Des Moines, Iowa
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
DES MOINES, IOWA
September 29, 1978
1:55 p.m. - Depart Cedar Rapids Airport
en route to Des Moines, Iowa
2:25 p.m. - Arrive Des Moines Airport
Met by Jerry Fitzgerald (candidate for Governor)
2:35 p.m. - Depart Airport
2:50 p.m. - Arrive Plant for tour
(details to follow)
3:15 p.m. - Depart Plant
3:30 p.m. - Arrive Savory Hotel
Meeting with "transitional residential facility"
(details to follow)
3:45 p.m. - Meeting concludes
3:50 p.m. - Arrive reception for Carter supporters and friends
(mix and mingle)
4:20 p.m. - Depart reception
4:25 p.m. - Arrive suite
Personal/staff time - 1 hour 35 minutes
6:00 p.m. - Depart suite
6:05 p.m. - Arrive fundraising reception for Jerry Fitzgerald
6:30 p.m. - Depart reception
6:35 p.m. - Depart Savory Hotel - en route to Ames, Iowa
7:20 p.m. - Arrive New Frontier Reception (500)
(large donor reception)
7:40 p.m. - Depart
7:45 p.m. - Arrive Jefferson-Jackson Dinner - Hilton Coliseum
(1800 @ $30 pp)
8:30 p.m. - Program begins
Details to be determined
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DES MOINES/AMES continued
9:00 p.m. - Program concludes - Mrs. Carter departs
9:15 p.m. - Depart coliseum
9:50 p.m. - Arrive Savory Hotel
RON Des Moines Savory Hotel
9:00 a.m. - Depart Savory Hotel
9:30 a.m. - Depart Des Moines Airport
en route to Terre Haute, Indiana
REVISED TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA
September 30, 1978
9:30 a.m. - Depart Des Moines Airport
en route to Terre Haute, Indiana
10:35 a.m. - Arrive Terre Haute Hulman Field
Met by Charlotte Zietlow
10:45 a.m. - Depart Hulman Field
11:05 a.m. - Arrive event in conjunction with Katherine Hamilton
Mental Health Center
Details to follow
11:30 a.m. - Conclude event
11:35 a.m. - Depart event
11:45 a.m. - Arrive Civic Center Fundraising Reception
for Charlotte Zietlow
(details to follow)
12:15 p.m. - Depart Civic Center
12:30 p.m. - Arrive Hulman Field
Press filing time
12:45 p.m. - Board plane
12:50 p.m. - Depart Terre Haute Hulman Field
en route to Andrews AFB
3:15 p.m. - Arrive Andrews AFB (Eastern Standard Time)
3:55 p.m. - Arrive White House
PM
- Black Caucus Dinner
press schedule
Schedule
remarks
press release
fact sheet
priefing paper
MATERIALS
EVENTS
X
X
X
X
N.C. / general
X
X
N.C. / Health
Adventure
N.C/ Gudger
X
X
fundraiser
X
X
X
X
Fla. 7 general
X
X
Fla. / Pepper dinner
X
X
X
X
Iowa ! general
Ceda Rapots/
X
X
Jenia citizens
X
Cedar Rapids/
X
Blouin fundraiser
X
Des Moines /
X
transitional facility
X
Des Moines/
X
Fitzgerdald fundraiser
X
Ames /
X
J-J J dinner
X
X
X
X
Indiana / general
X
X
Ind / CMHC
X
X
Ind. / Zietlow
fundraiser
Ohio
Minn
wis.
Iii.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Jake:
Re: Press Advance for 28th - 30th trip
Asheville N.C. - Paul Costello
art Kosatka 638 6971
Miami, Flordia
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - working on
Des Moines and Ames - Ruth Berry
Terre Haute - Paul Rossbach
I will let you know when I have all
of the press advance people assigned.
Paul
Rich More
Chus Clowser
n Libe Pohl
9/29/78
AMF LAWN & GARDEN DIVISION
FACT SHEET
DIVISION - The AMF Lawn & Garden Division is located at 3811
McDonald Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The facility covers
425,000 square feet and was acquired by AMF Incorporated
in 1963.
CORPORATE - AMF Incorporated World Headquarters are located at
777 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, New York. AMF
Incorporated also owns AMF American Athletic Equipment
Division in Jefferson, Iowa.
PRODUCTS - Products produced at the Des Moines facility include
riding lawn mowers, snow throwers, walk-behind push and
self-propelled lawn mowers, garden tillers, edgers and
sweepers and related accessories.
MARKETS - Products produced by the Division are distributed
nationally under private label through mass merchandisers
and large national retailers.
EMPLOYEMENT - The Division currently has approximately 1000
employees and during the peak lawn and garden season,
employment normally reaches 1200 employees. In relative
size, the AMF Lawn & Garden Division is the third
largest employer in the Des Moines area in manufacturing.
UNION REPRESENTATION - The production and maintenance employees
at the AMF Lawn & Garden Division are represented by
the United Auto Workers Local 562.
The tool and die makers are represented by the Inter-
national Association of Machinists District 118, Local
Lodge 479.
AMF Incorporated is a worldwide producer of leisure
time and industrial products.
DEMOCRAT
FOR CONGRESS
For immediate release
Contact: Don Breiter
I reaved Thanks, Don Breit
(812) 339-1756
339-7800
ROSALYNN CARTER TO CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF CHARLOTTE ZIETLOW
In a joint statement by the White House and Zietlow for
Congress Headquarters this week, it was announced that
First Lady Rosalynn Carter will visit the Seventh District
to campaign on behalf of Charlotte Zietlow, Democratic
nominee for Congress.
The visit is scheduled for Saturday, September 30, and
tentative plans include a buffet brunch to honor the First
Lady and a tour of the Katherine Hamilton Community Mental
Health Center in Terre Haute.
It was their common concern for mental health care that
first brought the two women together, when Mrs. Zietlow
visited, the White House last month. Zietlow has been on
the Board of Directors of the South Central Indiana Mental
Health Foundation for six years.
"I am very pleased to have Mrs. Carter visiting our
district, Zietlow said, "and I hope that many people will
get a chance to meet her."
"When I met her at the White House in July, I was
very impressed with her quiet strength and her deep concern
for people. She has done an excellent job in establishing
mental health care as an important national priority."
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: Note to Editors: Carter/Zietlow photo is being distributed
by AP and UPI wire services
Zietlow for Congress 602 South Rose Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 Bette Rae Preus, treasurer
232-7719 (Terre Haute) 339-7800 (Bloomington)
ziegner
Joya
812-336-3568
TALKING
POINTS
/
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
LOAN TO FLORDIA
-- HAVING GROWN UP IN A SMALL TOWN -- AND STILL CALLING A
SMALL TOWN HOME -- JIMMY AND I ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PRESSING PROBLEMS OF SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS.
HAVE A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE, WILLINGNESS
TO ACCEPT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH THEIR
PROBLEMS.
-- WHAT WE NEED IN WASHINGTON IS TO PROMOTE THAT LOCAL INITIATIVE,
NOT TO STIFLE IT. JIMMY'S ADMINISTRATION IS FIRMLY COMMITTED
TO PROMOTING RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
WAY.
TODAY AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FAMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
IS MAKING THE LARGEST LOAN IN THE HISTORY OF IT'S COMMUNITY
FACILITY PROGRAM -- $53 MILLION -- WHICH WILL BE USED TO
ADDRESS THE CHRONIC NEED FOR FRESH WATER - REASONABLY PRICED
AND SAFE TO DRINK FOR THE THOUSANDS OF RURAL RESIDENTS WHO
LIVE IN MONROE COUNTY.
THIS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION - CONGRESSMAN DANTE
FASCELL, WHO WORKED so LONG AND DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE, THE STATE OF FLORDIA AND THE LOCAL PEOPLE THEMSELVES.
-- I AM ALSO PROUD OF THE EXAMPLE THAT THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRA-
TION HAS SET IN RESPONSE TO JIMMY'S COMMITTMENT TO THE PROMOTION
OF WOMEN. JUST THIS WEEK STATE DIRECTOR MIKE HIGHTOWER
ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTION OF THREE FLORIDIAN WOMEN TO MANAGEMENT
POSITIONS.
AS YOU KNOW, I AM ON MY WAY TO IOWA, BUT HAVE HERE MIKE AND
OTHER OFFICIALS FROM THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION WHO
WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
$ 53 Million
loan by FHA for a new pipeline 138 min. in
Pleased to announce this a.m.
a
length for the Tha Keys
concern $ for
Hord indication of & commitment to
small towns $ rural areas
There is no fresh water available in this aien
ashevile, -
Jeshe Stabl QCBS crew
Washington Post - -
Press advance
asheville, N.C. - Paul Costite Sunday - deport
might
Miami, ae. - art Kosatka -
depart Sunday -
Cedar Rapids - has Transbey
depart Sunday
Des Maine - Carroll ann Rambo- -
deport Sunday
Terre Haute - Paul Rossboch -
depart Sunday - -
Jerry Fitzgerald
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE
People
Iowa is a Republican state
but 2 Demo Senators
4 of 6 members of Congress
both houses of Legislature
Demo. majority
What is Republican In Iowa
Gov Republican-
chance to correct that
this year-
Imp. to V someone in 1
state house to work with
Jimmy has hun you. & d
know how imp to a a
pres. $ Gov who can work
in partnership
Electrostatic Copy Made
for Preservation Purposes
Lincoln Congregate Meal Site
Mike Blouin
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE
Pleased to be here - Mike Blouin
shares concern
visited campaign
about pressing
problems controst
knew first-hand -
older citizens
my Mother
moondatory relivement age
J mother
examples of great
contributions
Mike has worked long & hard
in Congress to help = problems of the
elderly. - & Some good things V been
happening.
Social Security solud basis
mandatory retirement age
Major initiatives in housing
among others.
Hospital cost containment.
There is still much to be done
& we men need honest. responsive, courageous
legistations like Mike Blouin in Congress
to help Jimmy assure that the elderly in
our co. can love each day of their lives in dignity.
Place
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SPEAKER: FRAN HARRISON
DATE:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1978
Wife of Dr. Barker Harrison,
TIME:
11 A.M.
LUNCHEON
a Professor at Auburn Univ-
PLACE:
SEA GARDEN RESTAURANT
ersity, they reside in Mont-
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presence.
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WILL BE BLESSED - DATE: SEPT. 27--30, 1978
sharing JESUS
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HEALTH ADVENTURE
The Health Adventure, a non-profit corporation, founded
in Asheville, North Carolina in 1966 as the Children's Health
Museum, was conceived by the Buncombe County Medical
Auxiliary, with the support of the Buncombe County Medical
Society, St. Joseph's Hospital and Memorial Mission Hospital.
This facility, staffed by volunteers, has provided tours for
residents from the 17 counties of Western North Carolina
through the years.
The need for an enlarged and more comprehensive Health
Education Facility to aid in the improvement of personal
health standards of all residents of Western North Carolina
has been shown by the increased use of our old facility and
also by area health surveys.
The Mountain Area Health Education Center, a continu-
ing education training center for medical and dental profes-
sionals, in Asheville, responded to this need by donating 6,000
square feet of space to house a new health education facility.
This is the new home of The Health Adventure.
The Chicago firm of Richard Rush, recognized designer of
health education displays and facilities, was retained to
design The Health Adventure. The facility utilizes instructors
to explain and present the graphic and mobile displays.
The TAM Theater, which was funded by the Kate B.
THE
Reynolds Foundation, has added a unique dimension to our
facility. Housed in a carpeted amphitheater, TAM (Trans-
parent Anatomical Mannikin) presents the stories of growth
and development, family living, and drug abuse prevention.
HEALTH
The new home of The Health Adventure is a center capa-
ble of providing a sustained educational and referral pro-
gram regarding health, health needs and health services. It is
ADVENTURE
community based, non-institutional and "people oriented".
Dedication
September 28, 1978
MAJOR CHARTER DONORS
Welcome
Mrs. A.S. Morris, Jr., President
Akzona Incorporated & American Enka Company
Board of Directors - The Health Adventure
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners
Band
National Anthem
Buncombe County Medical Society and Auxiliary
The Kresge Foundation
Asheville High School Band
Memorial Mission Hospital
Presentation of Colors
Mountain Area Health Education Foundation
North Carolina General Assembly
Asheville High School R.O.T.C.
Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundations
Invocation and Prayer
Dr. Orion Hutchinson
of Dedication
Minister, Asheville Central United
OTHER GROUPS AND CORPORATE CHARTER DONORS
Methodist Church
Apple Tree Chevrolet
Remarks
Dr. John Henderson, President
Asheville Citizen-Times
Buncombe County Medical Society
Asheville City Schools
Asheville Contracting Company
Dr. Wm. E. Highsmith, Chairman
Asheville Federal Savings & Loan
Board of Trustees, Mountain Area
Asheville Painting & Decorating Contractors Assoc.
Asheville Steel Company
Health Education Foundation
Ball Glass Container Group
Dr. Eugene S. Mayer, Program Director
Bank of Asheville
Beacon Manufacturing
Area Health Education Centers Program
Belk Department Store
Associate Dean UNC-CH School of Medicine
Blue Ridge Trucking
Buncombe County Schools
The Honorable Lamar Gudger
Burlington Sportswear
U.S. Representative
Canton Savings and Loan
Washington, D.C.
Carolina Power & Light Company
Cheney-Bigelow, Inc.
11th Congressional District
Childrens Welfare League
C.P. Clare & Company
Address
The First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Clyde Savings & Loan Assoc.
Cutler-Hammer, Inc.
Response
Mrs. A.S. Morris
Du Pont Corporation
Ecusta Paper & Film Group-Olin
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Board of Directors - The Health Adventure
Endo Laboratories
First Union National Bank
Asheville Chamber of Commerce - Jim Ellis
Friends of the Earth Garden Club
Asheville High School Band
General Tour
You are invited to tour The Health
Haywood Savings & Loan Assn.
Asheville High School R.O.T.C.
Adventure following the Dedication.
Ingles Market, Inc.
Thomas Budd - Mead Corporation
George Keller Construction Company
Buncombe County Sheriff's Department
Matthews Motors, Inc.
The City of Asheville
Memorial Mission Hospital Staff
Department of Parks & Recreation
Mill End Carpet
Police Department
Mills Family Foundation
Flower House
Mountain Laurel Garden Club
Groves Printing
North Carolina Dental Foundation
Mrs. James Hunt
Northwestern Bank
Matthews Motors
Charles D. Owen Manufacturing Company
Pat Mebane - Public Relations Director,
St. Joseph's Hospital Employees
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital Staff
Memorial Mission Hospital
Dr. T.C. Smith Company
Mountain Area Health Education Center -
Three Mountaineers, Inc.
Faculty, Staff & Personnel
THE
W.N.C. Lung Assn.
Dick Rice Advertising Art & Design
HEALTH
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
St. Joseph's Hospital Employees' Personnel
ADVENTURE
Walker Manufacturing
Fund Organization
Located in the Mountain Area Health Education Center
West Asheville Business Assn.
Savin Business Machines Corporation
501 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Mike Blouin - Fundraiser.
ABCARD AIR FORCE ONE
Pleased - back campaign - learned much
about your problems-
hopes, dreams
Quard against becoming isolated
He knows you - we can
work with him to stay
in touch.
He knows 1 the imp. it keeping in touch- of "bridging gap the
between gort. officials 4 citizens
Two years ago - talking about J
&
the need for leachership to
tackle controversi -1 complex
issues -
we V that leadership-
successes - peace
unemployment rate down
education bill
Budget deticit
reorganization. Civil Service
supporter Mike strong bureaucracy paper work-
Unfinished. energy
moalsite <<iderly red tape
Tax reform
working-
Pleased to be here - reputation stong. courageous,
independent- I know youte proud -sand back
to congress
Electrostatic Copy Made
for Preservation F $4,53000
H 53 million loan
FHA largest community
- facility loan -
new pipeline - Fla. keys
138 mi long.
No fresh water
Old pipeline 1942 not
adequate
Increase consumity fealth I had to about
leaks -
Pleased - should concern &
commitment for small
towns t rural areas
- save 100 days
Project is in Dante Famill
district
this poulues -
Dante worked as long admin to the make
sood example partonship
state
Local
people
Electrostatic Copy Made
for Preship
LOAN
Background on Farmers Home Administration Grant Announcement
Phil Wise and Mike Hightower, Florida Director of the
Farmers Home Administration of the Dept. of Agriculture
and early Carter campaign worker, have suggested that you
announce the largest community facility loan in the history
of its Capital Facility Loan Program. The announcement will
take place at the hotel on Friday morning.
The grant IOAN is $53 million for a new pipeline of 138 miles in
length for the Florida Keys (Monroe County). No freshwater
is available in this area, and the old pipeline, built in
1942 for a lesser demand, is no longer adequate. It leaks.
The increase in cost of water to consumers would be unfeasi-
ble if the local community were to absorb the cost of this
project. The project is in Congressman Dante Fascell's
district. This announcement is compatible with the recent
emphasis on rural development issues from the White House.
When the improvements on the pipeline are complete, two
desalination plants will be closed as well as five booster
pumping station. 100,000 barels of oil will be saved annually.
$2.7 million annually in energy, chemicals, and other
operating costs will also be saved.
stumned - saddened
I think there was an
Thank mike
immediate affection blone for him
amounced promotion
3 women
by people all over the would
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because of him warmite 4
his openners $ his love
condoler as officials
DEPARTMENT
THEY
A Community Salute To
Programme
A Community Salute to
Mildred and Claude Pepper
September 28,1978
Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel
Grand Ballroom
Miami Beach, Florida
Mildred and Claude Pepper
The Evening's Program
Introduction of Distinguished Guests
Frank Luconto
Chairman of the Dinner
Honorable David Walters
Invocation
Dr. Irving Lehrman
Rabbi, Temple Emanu-el
Presentation of the Colors
Harvey W. Seeds Post #29
The American Legion
Menu
Pledge of Allegiance
Commander Russell Hammerschmidt
Harvey Seeds Post #29
The National Anthem
Seasonal Melon Decorated with
Mrs. Henry (Marie) Balaban
Welcome by the Host City
Dr. Leonard Haber, Mayor
Strawberries au Cointreau
Miami Beach
"The Ambassador Strings"
Hearts of Celery, Ripe and Green Olives
Salute from the Community
Dr. Johnny L. Jones
Bibb Lettuce, Hearts of Palm Vinaigrette
Superintendent of Schools
Dade County Public Schools
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Au Jus
Introduction of Governor Reubin O'D. Askew
David Walters
Rissole Potatoes Parisienne
A Salute from the State of Florida
Reubin O'D. Askew
Governor of Florida
Green Asparagus Spears Polonaise
Introduction of the Luconto Brothers
David Walters
Especially Created Ice Cream Fantasy Brandied
Special Musical Tribute
"Rosalynn"
Bing Cherries Flambe
The Luconto Brothers
Coffee
Presentation of Mrs. Rosalynn Carter
Governor Askew
A Salute from the Nation
Mrs. Rosalynn Carter
Special Musical Salute
"Mildred and Claude"
The Luconto Brothers
Response
Claude Pepper
A Very Special Thank You
Mildred Pepper
Benediction
Dr. Conrad Willard
Pastor, Central Baptist
Program Coordinator.Charlotte Dickson, Special Assistant to Claude Pepper
Songs
Thank's Rosalynn
Mildred and Claude
Words and Music: Thelma Loconto
Tune: Yellow Bird
Out among us here tonight
Special Lyrics: Frank Luconto
Is a lady a delight
named Rosalynn
Mildred and Claude
She's the sweetheart of a man
You're two of a special kind
Who's the leader of our land
Mildred and Claude
She's Rosalynn Rosalynn
Two better friends we'll never find
You're absolutely great
She was brought up on a farm
Both the perfect mate
With her smile her grace her charm
Like the Yellow Bird
Now she's Jimmy's strong right arm
Love is your key word
She's Rosalynn Rosalynn
So we're here to croon
Greeting people hand in hand
Sing your favorite tune
As she travels through our land
We love you Mildred and Claude
That's Rosalynn Rosalynn
Helping all people for many years
We are honored to be near
Has been your lifetime call
And salute the presence here
Tonight we salute you for all those years
of Rosalynn Rosalynn
And So We Say-Thank You-From Us All
As she moves onward day by day
We're behind her all the way
Copyright Frank Luconto 1978
and in closing let us say
Thanks Rosalynn Rosalynn
Thanks Rosalynn
Copyright Thelma Loconto 1978
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maggie
Ladies and Gentlemen -
I'm glad to be back in Florida today. I spent so much time here that I
was eligible to vote here in the Primary.
There are three things I want to make clear:
First, I'm not running for anything; second, I was for Jimmy Carter before
Iowa; and, third, I'm not going to pretend to be objective, because I'm not.
My father said over and over again during the campaign that the American
people deserve a responsive government, a compassionate government, and a
streamlined, effective government.
That may have sounded new, but it wasn't. It was just a new way of
expressing a very old idea -- the idea of government of the people, by the
people, and for the people.
That kind of government is the best guarantee of our liberties. And,
that kind of government is the only kind that has a real chance to make
progress toward putting people back to work, protecting our environment,
preserving our health, and conducting a foreign policy that is a source of
pride to Americans and a source of hope to people everywhere.
Those are the goals of the Carter Administration. I think most Americans
share those goals.
My father has been the President only nine weeks and we are off to a
good start.
I think the Administration has already shown a firm stand on human rights
and majority rule highlighted by the United Nations' address and the repeal of
the Byrd Amendment.
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In January, the Administration announced its economic stimulus package
which, we hope, will boost the economy by 23 to 30 billion dollars. Some
major components are:
1. A 50-dollar rebate to individual taxpayers, Social Security recipients.
low-income persons receiving earned income credit, and to recipients
of supplemental security income.
2. An increase in public service jobs to 725, 000 in two years.
3. Training and youth programs under CETA will be increased by 346, 000
people in two years.
The Administration Budget Revisions included:
1. Greater assistance to state and local government.
2. Increases for lower and higher education, particularly for disadvantaged
and handicapped children.
3. Increased funds for health programs.
4. Increased subsidies for housing programs for 400,000 units.
5. $312 million more in social services overall; $200 million to the states
for day care centers for the poor.
6. Dropped Ford proposals to cut costs in food stamp, school lunch and
other nutrition programs.
7. Increased funds for the rental subsidy program.
8. Increased funds for juvenile justige and delinquency prevention programs
and increased funds for the Legal Services Corporation.
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There are many new programs that my father is proposing in trying to
carry out his campaign promises.
For st instance:
We have no energy policy. We haven't even had the machinery to make
and carry out such a policy. Responsibility is spread over more than fifty
boards, agencies and committees.
The Carter Administration has moved to pull all that together into a
single Department of Energy so that our efforts in this critical area will
have the unity and coordination and importance they need.
Sometime around the end of April, my father will present to Congress
and the people a comprehensive energy policy. This is a step that is many
years overdue. The energy crisis is going to be with us for the rest of
this century, probably longer. Dealing with it will be one of the great
challenges of our nation's history. This policy will call for difficult and
sometimes painful adjustments, and for sacrifices that all of us will have
to make. But, it will make sure that the sacrifices are shared fairly and
that nobody gets a free ride at somebody else's expense.
We need to reform the tax structure that is, in Dad's words, "a disgrace
to the human race". The way it's been, the average laborer thinks the only
time the government is interested in him is Election Day and April 15th.
Those who are rich and can hire their own lobbyists seem to get all the
breaks. That is going to change. and you can depend on it.
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The last thing I want to talk about is Universal Voter Registration.
The basis of our democratic system is the right of every eligible citizen
to vote. We have, in recent years, witnessed a disturbing trend toward lower
and lower levels of voting by our citizens. This cannot be remedied by any
one solution, but it is a fact that millions of Americans are discouraged from
voting in every election by overly restrictive Voter Registration laws.
The Carter Administration is proposing to remove the unneceessary
and unfair barriers by creating a method of Universal Voter Registration
whereby citizens qualified to vote under state laws could go to their polling
places on Federal election day and register there after proving their eligibility.
Under this plan. state and local officials will still register as many people
prior to the elections to avoid congestion at the polls.
As a part of this plan, stiff penalties would be applied in case of voter
fraud, and the Federal Government would pick up the cost of additional registrars.
It is a fact that four our of five states with the highest voter turnout in the
1976 elections permitted citizens to register and vote on election day. I was
in North Dakota during the campaign where this plan is already in place.
When I asked if they had any problem with voter fraud, the reply was. "Nobody
in North Dakota thinks there is a politician worth voting twice for. "
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In closing, let me say that in writing this speech I decided that because
it is my first chance to talk about what interests me since the campaign to
just come and tell you what was on my mind.
We have tried not to be isolated and stale in the White House. We don't
know all the answers and we will make mistakes. And, we are going to need
your ideas, comments, and help.
its
I hope that the Carter Administration will be remembered for his-
its
determination in pushing human rights, for his ability in breaking down
the barriers that come between the White House and the Congress, the
barriers that come between the races, the religions, and the regions, and
the barriers that come between the Government and the American people.
I hope Dad will be remembered for his compassion and decency.
With your help. my hopes can become reality.
Thank you.
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In closing, let me say that in writing this speech I decided that because
it is my first chance to talk about what interests me since the campaign to
just come and tell you what was on my mind.
We have tried not to be isolated and stale in the White House. We don't
know all the answers and we will make mistakes. And, we are going to need
your ideas, comments, and help.
its
I hope that the Carter Administration will be remembered for his-
its
determination in pushing human rights, for his ability in breaking down
the barriers that come between the White House and the Congress, the
barriers that come between the races, the religions, and the regions, and
the barriers that come between the Government and the American people.
I hope Dad will be remembered for his compassion and decency.
With your help. my hopes can become reality.
Thank you.
DRAFT / J-J Speech
Coming back to Iowa is almost like coming home. Your
help and support means so much to Jimmy and me. You took
us in when nobody else outside Georgia knew or cared who
we were. You listened to us and brought your friends and
neighbors to listen, too -- in all that snow. And after
you heard us and decided we had something to say, you made
the rest of the country listen. We wouldn't be in Washington
if it hadn't been for you.
--- personal reminiscences about the campaign.
I know you can do a thousand times better
then Achsah or me.
--- I am checking on whether Marie Jahns will attend
What I remember and cherish most about Iowa was the chance
we had to get to know you -- to talk with you about what was
wrong in our country and what was right, to share your worries
and your hopes and dreams for the future of this great nation.
very early in campaign
are the same
I discovered that the people here conserned about much
The
concean
the same. things that occupied us in Plains -- about crops and
making ends meet and preparing for their old age, that you
loved your churches and your schools and took great pride in
your communities, that you wanted to make a better things world for
your children and grandchildren.
2 yrs.ago yrs. ago
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talked about Jimmy - need for leadership in Washington
dourageous complex. controversial issues
When I came here over two years ago, I told you that Jimmy
wanted to make a government as compassionate and caring as
the American people, a government that reflected the
fundamental principle which has made the Democratic party
great -- concern for those who are poor or without influence,
those who are not articulate or well organized, those who
do not have an adequate education or a full-time job, those
who are elderly or lack good health.
He also wanted government that was as competent as the
American people, a government that was lean, efficient and
manageable.
When he was here in 1975 and 1976, Jimmy talked with you
about a lot of tough problems that had been developing over
a long period of time -- inflation, energy, health care
costs, a bureaucracy that is even worse than we imagined,
a Social Security system on the verge of bankruptcy.
to tell
I am very glad to be here tonight to say to you that we
that leader in the WHoure today - & we have
have good reason to be proud and optimistic about what we
have accomplished in the last 18 months:
Nation at
Peace
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Great successes - unemployment
Two years ago, when Jimmy came into office, one out of
ten persons were lacking for jobs. Since then, more than
six million people have been put to work -- 25% more Americans
are off unemployment and on the job than on election day, 1976.
longest period of sustained economic growth
Two years ago, when we came to Washington, the Social
Security system was on the verge of bankruptcy. Men and
women who had contributed throughout their working years,
looked towards retirement with fear and apprehension. Today
we have restored integrity to that system. sound financial
largest education appropation
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Two years ago, Jimmy inherited a budget deficit of more
than 60 billion dollars. In one more year of responsible
administration that deficit will be cut in half.
bureaucracy- can have v a gov't compassionate ,responsive govt.
reorgerivation.
This is the kind of fiscal responsibility the American
provide services - fiscally responsible & well managed-
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people deserve. For far too long Democrats have suffered
the undeserved reputation of big spenders. We are not
big spenders, we're prudent spenders.
Of course Democrats believe in service -- but carefully
budgeted, efficiently delivered service. We can feed
our people, take care of their health and mental health
needs, provide jobs and preserve our communities without
huge deficits if we get rid of waste and bloat in government.
unfinished - energy
add to our stature in the world
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-whicdttects every thing we do
inflation
tax retorm -
balance of trade
fighter - a what for he doesn't get this yr- come back
Nevt 4V.
That is responsible leadership, and sound fiscal policy --
and the American people know it.
And he can best fight $ best prevail with good men,
good democrats like
ve done lot since 1976 You can be prond-of this
Admi this Compress But great tasks lie
ahead -- all work is not done. We need leaders like
in Washington
Senator Clark and Senator Culver who are known for their
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independence and integrity, their concern for the welfare
good
men
people of the whole nation, back in Washington And we need JACTI
your state $ for
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Demo.
in
House of Rep.
like Jerry Fitzgerald in the State House
the
like these
here tonight.
party of the people de the job the people want done.
people of Iowa
working together
and
of
We need leaders like the people on this platform Leaders
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who want for the people of our country the very best --
a government that is efficient, effective, compassionate,
a government that responds to the needs of our people
to make our govt. more
we as Democrats
effective efficient
have an opportunity -- yes and an obligation / to reach
compassioned
responds
out to the helpless and those in need -- to open up
to need,
ofpeaphs
opportunities to all -- to make our country even greater
than it already is.
We can do it. Working together we can accomplish these
goals. Thank you.
TALKING POINTS / GRASSO FUNDRAISER - NORWALK/GREENWICH
10-18-78
--- WHEN GOVERNOR GRASSO TOOK OFFICE IN 1975,
INHERITED A $71 MILLION DEFICIT, A WASTEFUL
AND INEFFICIENT BUREAUCRACY
left by Republica
SHE HAS RESTORED BALANCED BUDGET, WHICH HAS
RESULTED IN SURPLUSES TOTALLING NEARLY $200
MILLION FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS; HAS
REORGANIZED GOVERNMENT AND REDUCED NUMBER
OF STATE AGENCIES FROM NEARLY 200 TO 22
KNOWS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS
understand
ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC/PRIVATE
SECTORS, HAS WORKED HARD TO CREATE HEALTHY
imp.
AND ATTRACTIVE CLIMATE FOR BUSINESS IN
CONNECTICUT -- MORE THAN 260 NEW COMPANIES
new.
HAVE COME INTO STATE IN LAST FOUR YEARS
burner
putting suphis
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS
helping tour
BEEN CUT ALMOST IN HALF FROM 8.5% IN 1975
& cities
TO 4.5% IN 1978
reduce
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that rates &
GOVERNOR GRASSO IS THE KIND OF DEMOCRAT WHO
HAS PROVEN WE ARE THE PARTY THAT STANDS FOR
other enablinged to
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SOUND MANAGEMENT
stady
Some of same problems in state we
w in Federal son't - & d applaud her for her
ability to handle there problems She has
demonstrated that she can manage the goint
make # it more efficient -
71 million deficit - She has balanced
left by a Republican
the hundget - cut out waste & infficiency
One ways 1 reduced state agencies 200
22
Understand - partnership
pleased to see state new exerciness
Knowing. Gov. Pres to work toacher
cut unexiployment 1/2 8.5 4.5