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Erie, Pennsylvania; Buffalo, Albany, Schenectady, New York, 10/3/80
Folder Citation: Collection: Records of the First Lady's Office; Series: Mary Hoyt's Domestic
Trip Files; Folder: Erie, Pennsylvania; Buffalo, Albany, Schenectady, New York, 10/3/80;
Container 19
To See Complete Finding Aid:
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/findingaids/First_Lady's_Office.pdif
FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND USE
OCTOBER 3, 1980
Office of the First Lady's Press Secretary
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
TRIP OF THE FIRST LADY TO
ERIE, PA., ALABANY, BUFFALO AND SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1980
10:35 am EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ANDREWS AFB ENROUTE ERIE, PA.
Flying time: 55 minutes
11:30 am EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ERIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MAIN TERMINAL,
ERIE, PA., BOARDS MOTORCADE AND DEPARTS ENROUTE ERIE HILTON HOTEL
Press Follows
11:50 am EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ERIE HILTON HOTEL FOR CARTER-MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL
COMMITTEE RALLY. PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Mayor Louis Tullio
FIRST LADY REMARKS
Presentations
Press Facilities: Mult
40' throw
12:10 pm EDT
PROGRAM CONCLUDES. THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO PRIVATE ROOM FOR
PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
Forrester Wyeth room
Press Facilities: Mult
12:20 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES FORRESTER WYETH ROOM FOR PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
12:35 pm EDT THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ENROUTE PRIVATE ROOM FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
Perry Washington room
Press Facilities: Mult
40' throw
MORE-
-2-
12:45 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES PERRY WASHINGTON ROOM FOR LUNCHEON IN HONOR
OF THE "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE DISABLED PERSON". PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Dr. Gertrude Barber
Remarks by Mayor Tuillo
Remarks by Mrs. Tuillo
FIRST LADY REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
1:10 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS ERIE HILTON HOTEL ENROUTE SINGER AMERICAN
METER PLANT
Press Follows
1:15 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES SINGER AMERICAN METER PLANT AND PROCEEDS TO
PRIVATE ROOM FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE:
Press proceed to
factory room to
preposition
1:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS ON PLANT TOUR
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
PRESS NOTE:
Press coverage on
three locations
2:05 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS SINGER AMERICAN METER PLANT ENROUTE ERIE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Press Follows
2:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ERIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOARDS EXECUTIVE
ONE AND DEPARTS ENROUTE BUFFALO, N.Y.
Flying time: 35 minutes
Lunch will be served
3:05 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PRIOR AVIATION,
BUFFALO, N.Y., BOARDS MOTORCADE AND DEPARTS ENROUTE RICHMOND-SUMMER
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
Press Follows
3:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES RICHMOND-SUMMER SENIOR CENTER AND PROCEEDS
TO PRIVATE ROOM FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
Function Room
MORE
-3-
3:35 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES FUNCTION ROOM FOR PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Press Facilities: Mult
3:50 pm EDT
PRESS COMMENTS CONCLUDE. THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO PRIVATE ROOM
FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
community center
Press Facilities: Mult
'15 throw
4:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES COMMUNITY CENTER FOR CARTER-MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL
COMMITTEE SENIOR CITIZENS RECEPTION. PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Joe Crangle, Erie County Democratic Party Chairman
Remarks by Mayor Griffin
FIRST LADY REMARKS
Remarks by Congressman Nowak
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
4:25 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS RICHMOND-SUMMER CENTER ENROUTE STATLER HILTON
HOTEL
Press Follows
4:35 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES STATLER HILTON HOTEL AND PROCEEDS TO
PRIVATE ROOM FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
Golden Ballroom
Press Facilities: Mult
30' throw
4:45 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES GOLDEN BALLROOM FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
FUNDRAISING RECEPTION. PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Mayor Griffin
FIRST LADY REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
5:30 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS STATLER HOTEL ENROUTE BUFFALO AIRPORT
Press Follows
MORE
-4-
6:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOARDS EXECUTIVE
ONE AND DEPARTS ENROUTE ALBANY, N.Y.
Flying time: 45 minutes
6:45 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES PAGE AIRWAYS, ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT, ALBANY, N.Y.,
BOARDS MOTORCADE AND DEPARTS ENROUTE AMERICANA INN
Press Follows
6:55 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES AMERICAN INN AND PROCEEDS TO PRIVATE ROOM
FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: Press proceed to
Rooms D & E
Press Facilities: Mult
7:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ROOMS D & E FOR PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
7:20 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY PROCEEDS TO PRIVATE ROOM FOR PERSONAL/STAFF TIME
PRESS NOTE: 40 minutes private time
Press Facilities: Main Courtyard
Mult
Lights
40' throw
8:00 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES MAIN COURTYARD FOR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING RECEPTION. PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Cong. Sam Stratton
Remarks by Mayor Corning
FIRST LADY REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
8:50 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS AMERICANA INN ENROUTE SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
Press Follows
9:10 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES PARAMOUNT LOUNGE FOR SCHENECTADY COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC DINNER. PROGRAM COMMENCES.
Remarks by Theodore Birbilis
FIRST LADY REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
MORE
-5-
9:55 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY DEPARTS SCHENECTADY ENROUTE ALBANY AIRPORT
Press Follows
10:25 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ALBANY AIRPORT, BOARDS EXECUTIVE ONE AND
DEPARTS ENROUTE ANDREWS AFB
Flying time: 55 minutes
11:20 pm EDT
THE FIRST LADY ARRIVES ANDREWS AFB
#
#
#
Update, 9/29/80
Staff: Rick Jasculca
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Press: Debbie Tranter
814/459-2220
city 814- hotsb-419t
VISIT OF MRS. CARTER TO
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, BUFFALO AND ALBANY, NEW YORK
Friday, October 3, 1980
WEATHER:
10:00 am
Mrs. Carter departs South Grounds en route Andrews AFB
10:35 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Andrews AFB, boards aircraft and
departs en route Erie, Pennsylvania
(Flying time: 55 minutes)
(Snacks served on board)
11:30 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Erie International Airport (
)
and is met by:
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
11:35 am
Motorcade departs airport en route Erie Hilton Hotel,
16 West 10th Street
(Drive time: 15 minutes)
11:50 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Erie Hilton Hotel and (814/459-2220)
proceeds to podium, greeting guests along the way
[Crowd situation]
11:55 am
Mrs. Carter arrives podium
Welcome and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Mayor Louis Tullio
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
12:10 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium area en route Holding Room
Page 2
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
October 3, 1980
12:15 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Press Room
12:20 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Press Room for
PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
12:35 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Press Room en route Holding Room
12:40 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Luncheon Room
12:45 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Luncheon Room for Drop-by Lunch honoring
"The Year of the Disabled Person" and proceeds to podium
area, greeting guests along the way
Introduction of MRS. CARTER
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Note: Guests are seated.
1:05 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Luncheon Room en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
1:10 pm
Motorcade departs Erie Hilton Hotel en route American
Meter Plant, 10th & Payne Streets
-700-300
minsor
Jeff Pinski
I
- (Drive time: 5 minutes)
bue Morning
naived
people
1:15 pm
news
,
Mrs. Carter arrives American Meter Plant (
)
and is met by:
Greeting Committee*
and proceeds to Holding Room
1:20 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room for Plant Tour and-Brief
Remarks to- Employee
1:40 pm
Mrs. Carter proceeds to
Room to greet
Employees
Introductión of MRS. CARTER
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Page 3
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
October 3, 1980
1:50 pm
Mrs. Carter departs
Room en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
1:55 pm
Motorcade departs American Meter Plant en route Erie
International Airport
Vichi
Sanfilippo
(Drive time: 20 10 minutes) - proper-
2:05 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives airport and boards aircraft
2:15 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Erie, PA en route Buffalo, NY
(Flying time: 35 minutes)
(Lunch served on board)
DRAFT IV - 9/26/80 - Desk: Block
Page 4
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
nonb-tiss- 90L
Staff Advance: Judy Deich
Press Advance: Carol Dozier
716/856-1000
2:50 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Prior Aviation(?), Wehrle Drive,
Buffalo, NY, and is met by:
(716/633-1000)
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
(Mayor Griffin?)
(Lt. Gov. Cuomo?)
2:55 pm
Motorcade departs airport en route Richmond-Summer Senior
Citizens Center, 337 Summer Street
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
3:15 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Richmond-Summer Center (716/885-3290)
is greeted by
Contact: Nick Pizzutto, Dir.
of Center
716/885-3290
and proceeds to Living Center Holding Room
3:20 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Function Room for
PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
3:35 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Function Room en route Holding Room
3:40 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Community
Center Function Room (next door)
Note: Event starts at 3:00 pm. Guests
are seated.
Contact: Edna Pelonero, Comm.
of Elderly Affairs
for Buffalo
716/885-4019
Page 5
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
3:42 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Community Center (
)
Function Room for reception with Senior Citizens (residents
and others, est. 500) - pauses for announcement - and pro-
ceeds to podium
Program:
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
4:05 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium, greeting guests along rope
line, en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
4:10 pm
Motorcade departs Center en route Buffalo Statler Hotel,
107 Delaware St.
(Drive time: 20 minutes) alond
4:30 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Buffalo Statler Hotel (716/856-1000)
and is met by:
ch
Marynt +
and proceeds to Holding Room (
)
(DOWN TIME - 20 minutes)
7
(Private appointment?)
4:50
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Golden Ballroom(?)
4:55 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Golden Ballroom(?) for DNC Fundraising
Reception, pauses for announcement, and proceeds to podium
(est. 1,000 @$15)
Contact: Sam Iraci
(Mayor's Office)
716/855-5922
Page 6
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
Program:
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
5:25 pm
Mrs. Carter departs DNC Fundraiser Reception en route
motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
5:30 pm
Motorcade departs Buffalo Statler en route airport
20 - lend -
5:50 pm
Mrs. Carter
6:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs airport en route Albany, NY
(Flight time: 45 minutes)
(Snacks on board?)
Cauils Expenses Buffale
Madio N
a.m and WGR- w
evening paper
DRAFT III - 9/29/80 - Page 7
Staff: Lynn Christensen
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Press: Tom Flynn
October 3, 1980
518/869-9271
518
6:45 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Page Airways, Albany (518/869-0253)
Airport, Albany, NY and is met by:
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
(Mayor Corning?)
6:50 pm
Motorcade departs airport en route Americana Inn, 660
Albany Shaker Road
(Drive time: 5 minutes)
6:55 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Americana Inn and is (518/869-9271)
met by:
and proceeds to Holding Room - Suite 119
7:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Rooms D & E for
PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
7:20 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Press Comments en route Holding Room
PERSONAL/STAFF TIME - 40 minutes
(To change clothes?)
8:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Main Courtyard
for DNC Reception - pauses for announcement - and proceeds
to podium (800-1,000 @$10?)
Program:
nove: of
35'- 10 thew
added-
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Page 8
ALBANY, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
8:45 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Reception en route Holding Room - and
proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
8:50 pm
Motorcade departs en route Paramount Lounge,
(Drive time: 20 minutes? , Schnectedy, oren
9:10 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Paramount Lounge (
)
and is met by:
Contact: Theodore Pirbilis
(518/372-4322)
and proceeds to Holding Room (
)
9:15 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route
9:18 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives
for
remarks to Schnectedy County Democratic Party dinner
attendees (est. 300-350) - pauses for announcement -
proceeds to podium - and is seated
Program:
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
9:45 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium en route motorcade, greeting
guests along way
Limo: Mrs. Carter
9:55 pm
Motorcade departs Paramount Lounge, Schnectedy, NY en
route Albany Airport
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
Page 9
ALBANY, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
10:15 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives airport and boards aircraft
10:25 pm
Wheels up en route Andrews AFB
(Flight time: 55 minutes)
(Snacks on board?)
11:20 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Andrews AFB and proceeds to
Camp David
Staff: Rick Jasculca
Press: Debbie Tranter
814/459-2220
VISIT OF MRS. CARTER TO
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA; BUFFALO, ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
Friday, October 3, 1980
WEATHER: Erie
Partly cloudy. Breezy and cool.
Temp: High in mid-50s. No rain in the forecast.
10:00 am
Mrs. Carter departs South Grounds en route Andrews AFB
10:35 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Andrews AFB, boards aircraft and
departs en route Erie, Pennsylvania
(Flying time: 55 minutes)
11:30 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Erie International Airport, (814/838-3742)
Main Terminal and is met by:
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Mayor Louis Tullio
Mrs. Grace Tullio
11:35 am
Motorcade departs airport en route Erie Hilton Hotel,
16 West 10th Street
(Drive time: 15 minutes)
11:50 am
Mrs. Carter arrives Erie Hilton Hotel and (814/459-2220)
is met at curb side by:
Cesar Gonzalez, Manager
and proceeds inside hotel, greeting hotel employees, en route
outside podium area
Page 2
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
October 3, 1980
11:55 am
Mrs. Carter, accompanied by Mayor and Mrs. Tullio, pauses
for announcement and proceeds to podium area to greet public -
Crowd Situation*
mult Mother
Note: Guests are standing.
Note: Academy High School Band will play on
arrival and departure.
Welcome and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Mayor Louis Tullio
MRS. CARTER BRIEF REMARKS
Presentation of Tee-shirt
Mrs. Grace Tullio
Presentation of bananas and
GORILLA*
framed Gorilla-Gram
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
12:10 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium area en route Holding Room -
Scott Room, 2nd floor
12:12 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Scott Room (814/459-2220, Ext. 210)
12:17 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Forrester Wyeth
Room
12:20 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Forrester Wyeth Room (814/459-2220, X. 210)
PRESS COMMENTS
must
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Note: Mayor & Mrs. Tullio rejoin Mrs. Carter
here.
12:35 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Forrester Wyeth Room en route Scott/H.R.
12:36 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Scott Room
12:40 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Scott Room en route Perry Washington
Room
12:45 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Perry Washington Room for Drop-by Lunch
honoring "The International Year of Disabled Persons,"
pauses for announcement by Dr. Joseph Scottino, President,
Gannon University, and proceeds to Head Table, greeting
guests along the way
Note: Mayor and Mrs. Tullio and Dr. Gertrude
Barber will join Mrs. Carter at Room
entrance.
Page 3
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
October 3, 1980
12:50 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Head Table and is seated
Welcome and Introduction of
Mayor Tullio
Dr. Gertrude Barber
Introduction of Grace Tullio
Mayor Tullio
Introduction of MRS. CARTER
Mrs. Tullio
preview for
CARTER REMARKS
Introduction of Children
Dr. Barber
Presentation of Flowers to
Tiffany Steinnertz
MRS. CARTER
Nathaniel DeVore
Closing Remarks
Dr. Barber
Note: Guests are seated.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
1:05 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Perry Washington Room en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
M. Hoyt
Vicki Sanfilippo
ERIE TIMES UNION
VIP I: Mrs. Tullio
1:10 pm
Motorcade departs Erie Hilton Hotel en route Singer American
Meter Plant Division, 10th & Payne Streets
(Drive time: 5 minutes)
1:15 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Singer American Meter Plant (814/456-7553)
Division and is met by:
Mr. & Mrs. Dick (Ann) Boniger, Plant Manager
Note: Ann Boniger will present flowers to
Mrs. Carter.
Jack Venner, President, Singer American Meter Plant Div.
Ed Bordonaro, Int'l Rep., IUE AFL-CIO
Ed Walner, Pres., Local 621, IUE
Emmett Phillips, Manager of Personnel Relations for
Singer American Meter Plant Division
Frank Pugliano, Area Director of IUE, District 1
Susan Sluyter, V.P., Personnel/Organ., Singer American
Meter Plant Division
and proceeds to greet Plant Employees* in Rope line en route
Holding Room
Page 4
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
October 3, 1980
1:25 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Holding Room
(814/456-7553,
X.
239)
1:30 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room for Plant Tour, accompanied
by:
Messrs. Boniger, Bordonaro, Walner and Phillips
Note: Safety glasses must be worn.
1:50 pm
Mrs. Carter proceeds to Employee Canteen Area for informal
talk with Employees
Note: Mrs. Carter will be seated at table
to chat with Employees.
2:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Employee Canteen en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
M. Hoyt
Jeff Pinski, ERIE
MORNING NEWS
Note: At the limo, Mrs. Carter will greet
6 Union leaders*.
2:05 pm
Motorcade departs Singer American Meter Plant Division
en route Erie International Airport
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
2:25 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives airport and boards aircraft
2:30 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Erie, PA en route Buffalo, NY
(Flying time: 35 minutes)
(Lunch served on board)
Page 5
Staff Advance: Judy Deich
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Press Advance: Carol Dozier
October 3, 1980
716/856-1000
WEATHER: Buffalo
Partly cloudy. Breezy and cool.
Temp: High in mid-50s. No rain in forecast.
3:05 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Buffalo International (716/633-1000)
Airport, Prior Aviation, Wehrle Drive, Buffalo, NY and is
met by:
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Mayor James D. Griffin
Cong. Henry J. Nowak
3:10 pm
Motorcade departs airport en route Richmond-Summer Senior
Citizens Center, 335 Summer Street
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
3:30 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Richmond-Summer Center (716/885-3290)
and is met by:
Helen DeStefano, resident
and proceeds to Living Center Holding Room/rr (716/881-1785)
3:35 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Function Room for
PRESS COMMENTS
must
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
3:50 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Function Room en route Holding Room
3:55 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Function Room of
Community Center, 337 Summer Street (next door)
Page 6
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
3:57 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Community Center
(716/885-3290)
Function Room for Reception with Senior Citizens, pauses for
announcement and proceeds to podium, greeting guests en route
Presentation of Flowers
Ms. Vi Hepworth, resident
masting
machines
Welcome and Introduction of
Mayor Griffin
Joe Crangle, Erie Co.
Remarks and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Mayor Griffin
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
Closing Remarks
Cong. Nowak
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
4:20 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium, greets band members, PAUSES
by senior band for rendition of STARS & STRIPES FOREVER
and receives gift of original painting by Charles Lipome
Mrs. Carter departs Community Center, greeting guests
en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Mayor Griffin
Cong. Nowak
4:25 pm
Motorcade departs Center en route Buffalo Statler Hotel,
107 Delaware Street
(Drive time: 10 minutes)
4:35 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Buffalo Statler Hotel (716/856-1000)
and is met by:
Robert Zugger, General Manager of Hotel
and proceeds to Suite 1218 (716/856-1000, Ext. 1218)
(Personal/Staff Time: 10 minutes)
(Refreshments in Suite)
Page 7
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
4:45 pm
Hon. Herbert Bellamy, Bishop Leroy Anderson and
Rev. Elijah Echols arrive Mrs. Carter's Suite for
5 MINUTE Private Appointment*
4:50 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Suite en route Golden Ballroom
4:55 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Golden Ballroom for DNC Fundraising
Reception, pauses for announcement, and proceeds to podium
Announcement
Mayor James Griffin
Welcome and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Mayor Griffin
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
Closing Remarks
Mayor Griffin
30 Must
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
5:25 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Reception en route motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
5:30 pm
Motorcade departs Hotel en route Buffalo International Airport
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
5:50 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives airport and boards aircraft
6:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Buffalo, NY en route Albany, NY
(Flying time: 45 minutes)
Page 8
Staff: Lynn Christensen
ALBANY/SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
Press: Tom Flynn
October 3, 1980
518/869-9271
WEATHER: Same as Buffalo.
6:45 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Page Airways, Albany (518/869-0253)
County Airport, Albany, NY and is met by:
Greeting Committee*
CLOSED ARRIVAL/OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
and proceeds to motorcade for boarding
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Mayor Erastus Corning
6:50 pm
Motorcade departs airport en route Americana Inn, 660
Albany Shaker Road
(Drive time: 5 minutes)
6:55 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Americana Inn and is met by: (518/869-9271)
Michael Chain, General Manager, Hotel
and proceeds to Holding Room - Suite 119
7:00 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Holding Room en route Rooms D & E for
PRESS COMMENTS
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
7:20 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Press Comments en route Holding Room
(Personal/Staff time: 40 minutes)
(Dinner in Suite)
8:00 pm
Mrs. Carter, accompanied by Mayor Corning, departs Holding
Room en route Main Courtyard for C/M Reception, pauses
for announcement and proceeds to podium
Announcement
Cong. Sam Stratton
Welcome and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Mayor Corning
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
Closing Remarks**
Mayor Corning
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
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ALBANY/SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
October 3, 1980
8:45 pm
Mrs. Carter departs Reception via Holding Room en route
motorcade
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Mayor Corning
8:50 pm
Motorcade departs Hotel en route Paramount Lounge, 913 Albany
Street, Schenectady, NY
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
9:10 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Paramount Lounge (518/374-0301, kitchen)
and is met by:
Theodore Birbilis, Chairman, Schenectady Co. Demo. Party
Note: Holding Room not available.
Note: Other functions are ongoing at
this site, and the lobby area is
expected to be crowded.
9:15 pm
Mrs. Carter arrives Upper Banquet Room for Remarks
to Schenectady County Democratic Party Dinner
attendees, pauses for announcement, proceeds to podium,
greets Platform Guests* and is seated
Announcement
Chris Cowray*
Welcome and Introduction of
MRS. CARTER
Theodore Birbilis
MRS. CARTER REMARKS
Closing Remarks
Theodore Birbilis
Note: Mayor Corning will be a non-
speaking platform guest.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
9:35 pm
Mrs. Carter departs podium en route motorcade, greeting
guests along way
Limo: Mrs. Carter
Steve Nelson,
SCHENECTADY GAZETTE
M. Hoyt
9:55 pm
Motorcade departs Paramount Lounge, Schenectady, NY en route
Albany County Airport
(Drive time: 20 minutes)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1980
Office of the First Lady's Press Secretary
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
First Lady Rosalynn Carter will travel to Erie, Pa. and
Buffalo, Albany and Schnectedy, New York on Friday, October 3.
In Erie, the First Lady will attend a Carter-Mondale
Presidential Committee rally hosted by Mayor Louis Tullio
at the Erie Hilton Hotel. She will drop-by a luncheon
honoring "The Year of the Disabled Person" at the Hilton
Hotel. In the early afternoon, Mrs. Carter will tour the
American Meter Plant.
In Buffalo, the First Lady will attend a senior citizens
reception at the Richmond-Summer Center and attend a Democratic
National Committee fundraising reception at the Statler
Hotel.
In Albany, Mrs. Carter will attend a DNC fundraising reception
at the Americana Inn. Later in the evening, she will attend
the Schnectedy County Democratic Party Dinner at the Paramount
Lounge in Schnectedy.
The First Lady will return to the White House later that
evening.
Press desiring to travel with
the First Lady must contact
456-2130 no later than 12 noon,
Thursday, Oct. 2
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September 25, 1980
TO:
RSC Staff
FROM: Andrena Andrena
RE:
Advance Lodging for Trip of Mrs. Carter, Oct. 3, 1980
ERIE, PA - Erie Hilton Hotel, 814/459-2220
Rick Jasculca - - Lead Staff Advance
Eric Littlejohn/USSS
Vicki Hartman - Staff Second
Debbie Tranter - Lead Press Advance
Jim Kramer - Press Second
Note: Advance on site 9/28/80.
BUFFALO, NY - - Buffalo Statler, 716/856-1000
Judy Deich Lead Staff Advance
Tom Wiley/USSS
Judy Jones - - Staff Second
Carol Dozier - Lead Press Advance
Note: Advance on site 9/28/80.
ALBANY, NY Americana Inn, 518/869-9271
Lynn Christensen - Lead Staff Advance
Kevin O'Rourke/USSS
Robert Ellzey - Staff Second
Thomas Flynn - Lead Press Advance
Note: Advance on site 9/28/80.
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MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN SAM STRATTON THEODORE BIRBILIS
WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN SCHENECTADY.
2
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES -- OR 2 PARTIES -- 2 PHILOSOPHIES,
ALSO, BETWEEN 2 FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR THOSE
YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY,
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS.
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD SOME FRIVOLOUS MOMENTS --
BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE WE WILL MAKE
ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
3
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 4 MORE YEARS!
WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS.
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 4
YEARS! HE KNOWS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL
PROBLEMS -- ENERGY -- INFLATION.
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN.
4.
WHEN HE DEALS WITH CRISES -- AN ENERGY CRISIS, AN
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AN IRANIAN CRISIS -- HE WEIGHS EACH ISSUE --
CONSIDERS EVERY SIDE -- AND MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION WITH
REGARD FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE: EVEN WHILE THE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON A
PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET, HE INSISTS ALSO ON A GOOD EDUCATION
FOR OUR CHILDREN, ON A DECENT WAGE FOR WORKERS, ON SECURITY FOR
OUP. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE,
5.
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD --
WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO -- LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY -- SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS --
AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF, DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD!
ONE THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND HE HAS NOT
JUST DONE THE EASY THINGS,
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
6.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE, FOR
EXAMPLE. FEW PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT JIMMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME
ENTERPRISE EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA? LARGER THAN THE TOTAL
SPACE PROGRAM
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
LARGER THAN THE MARSHALL PLAN
COMBINED,
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING
OUR OWN GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND SUNLIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
7.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT,
AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A
SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT,
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
A PRESIDENT MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE PRESIDENCY.
8
JIMMY CARTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ROOM FOR EXCESS
OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
THERE MUST BE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, AND JIMMY CARTER WORKS
TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES -- BY BALANCING
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HE IS CREATING AN ENERGY PROGRAM -- BY BALANCING THE
PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR
GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES;
9.
HE IS PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING A STRONG
DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO KEEP
OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR,
WE WANT AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT. AND JIMMY
CARTER TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
IT SOMETIMES,
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE
US TODAY,
10.
THIS IS HIS LAST ELECTION, WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL SERVE
FOR 4 MORE YEARS,
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN
EVER BEFORE FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND ARE GOOD FOR
OUR COUNTRY,
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE,
WE WANT OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES -- THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM, AND
INDEPENDENCE, AND LOVE.
11.
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH --
FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME,
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE IS MADE,
AND JIMMY CARTER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
12.
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY THIS YEAR IS CRITICAL.
IT CAN DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME,
WE ARE UNITED AS DEMOCRATS AND WE MUST WORK TOGETHER
OVER THE NEXT 5 WEEKS. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THE PARTY OF PROGRESS, AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP -- ALONG
WITH AMERICAN INGENUITY AND AMERICAN DEDICATION -- OFFERS
THE BRIGHTEST FUTURE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY, WE MUST ELECT DEMOCRATS
FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE PRESIDENCY. AND WITH
YOUR CONTINUING HELP -- ON NOVEMBER 4TH -- ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN
WILL BE ELECTED U.S. SENATOR -- SAM STRATTON WILL BE RE-ELECTED
TO CONGRESS
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AND JIMMY CARTER WILL BE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES!
10/3/80
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
LUNCHEON - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
DR. BARBER. MAYOR AND MRS. TULLIO (GRACE)
FOUR YEARS AGO, I VISITED ERIE AND AT THAT TIME I MET
GERTRUDE BARBER AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WORK SHE DOES FOR
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS, So I WASN'T SURPRISED TO
HEAR THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE INITIATIVE AND ORGANIZED THIS
CONFERENCE TODAY, IT'S JUST WHAT I EXPECTED OF HER!
I AM SO PROUD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST CONFERENCES
IN THE COUNTRY TO PLAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
DISABLED PERSONS,
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LAST YEAR, AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARED THAT 1981
WOULD BE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS, MY HUSBAND
NOT ONLY PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT AND COOPERATION, BUT IMMEDIATELY
ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE FEDERAL PARTICI-
PATION IN IYDP.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE
1980's WILL BE THE DECADE IN WHICH HANDICAPPED PERSONS GAIN
FULL ACCESS TO OUR SOCIETY, MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND USE THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN HIS COMMITMENT
TO THE DISABLED. WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE, THE REHABILITATION AcT
HAD BEEN LAW FOR 4 YEARS, BUT REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINA-
TION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH
CARE HAD NEVER BEEN ISSUED. WITHIN THREE MONTHS, HE ISSUED THE
FIRST OF THESE REGULATIONS, AND HE'S DETERMINED THAT, BY THE END
OF THIS YEAR, EVERY REGULATION WILL BE IN PLACE,
THE PRESIDENT APPROACHES THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANDICAPPED
THE SAME WAY YOU DO, HE KNOWS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE ANY
PROBLEM IS TO CONSULT THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW FIRSTHAND ABOUT IT.
So HE INITIATED THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HANDICAPPED
INDIVIDUALS. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT HANDICAPPED
PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVER BECAME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SHAPING
FUTURE POLICY FOR THEMSELVES. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS STUDIED THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL REPORT AND
IMPLEMENTED MANY OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
DESPITE SEVERE BUDGET RESTRAINTS, WE'VE SEEN INCREASED
SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS BENEFITTING THE HANDICAPPED, PRESIDENT
CARTER HAS ALLOCATED 3 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY FOR EDUCATION OF
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AS HIS PREDECESSOR, FUNDING FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF HANDICAPPED HOUSING HAS INCREASED OVER 700% --
FROM $13 MILLION TO $99 MILLION,
AND THE PRESIDENT CREATED THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, WHICH HAS DONE MORE TO FACILITATE INDEPENDENT
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN THREE YEARS THAN HAD
BEEN DONE IN THE PREVIOUS 40 YEARS,
WE'VE ALSO SEEN A NEW FOCUS ON PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND
DISABILITY, WHEN THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, ALMOST 35 MILLION
CHILDREN WERE NOT IMMUNIZED AGAINST PREVENTABLE DISEASES,
TODAY, WELL OVER 90% OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER AGE 15 HAVE BEEN
IMMUNIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CHILD HEALTH ASSURANCE PROGRAM
WILL PROVIDE FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF
DISEASE,
AND JUST THIS WEEK, THE CONGRESS PASSED THE MENTAL HEALTH
SYSTEMS AcT, WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. THIS LANDMARK LEGIS-
LATION WILL ALLOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK MORE CLOSELY
WITH THE STATES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED.
BUT YOU AND I AND THE PRESIDENT KNOW THAT MUCH MORE
REMAINS TO BE DONE, WORKING TOGETHER, I KNOW WE CAN TEAR DOWN
THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT DISABLED PERSONS FROM TAKING THEIR
RIGHTFUL PLACES AS FIRST-CLASS CITIZENS IN OUR SOCIETY.
LIKE YOU, THE PRESIDENT KNOWS THAT THE LACK OF SIGHT OR
ABSENCE OF HEARING, THE LOSS OF A LIMB, OR THE LABEL OF BEING
A FORMER MENTAL PATIENT MUST NEVER BE USED AS AN EXCUSE TO
ISOLATE OR IGNORE OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED.
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THERE IS TOO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS COUNTRY,
AND WE CAN ILL AFFORD TO WASTE THE TALENTS AND RESOURCES OF
ANY OF OUR CITIZENS,
So I COMMEND YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND
FOR THE PROJECTS YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR
OF DISABLED PERSONS.
AND I PLEDGE THAT YOU -- AND EVERY DISABLED PERSON IN
THIS COUNTRY -- WILL ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND AND A PARTNER
IN PRESIDENT CARTER.
10/3/80
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
SENIOR CITIZENS RECEPTION -- RICHMOND-SUMNER CENTER
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN BUFFALO. GLAD TO BE HERE WITH
MAYOR GRIFFIN. I'VE HEARD HOW CONCERNED HE IS FOR THE SENIOR
CITIZENS OF BUFFALO AND HOW MUCH HE IS DOING FOR YOU IN THE
COMMUNITY. BRING GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERNS -- PROBLEMS OF THE
ELDERLY.
JIMMY AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND -- MOTHERS, 75 AND 81.
ALSO LEARNED FROM LAST CAMPAIGN,
2,
VERY PROUD OF STEPS THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY,
SINCE HE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT, JIMMY CARTER HAS INCREASED
SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH SERVICES, HOME HEALTH
CARE, NURSING HOME CARE FOR OLDER AMERICANS. HE'S FIGHTING TO
CONTROL HOSPITAL COSTS AND HAS PROPOSED A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE
PLAN THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERY OLDER AMERICAN,
OUR OPPONENT, YOU KNOW, HAS OPPOSED MEDICARE AND HAS SAID
THERE IS NO HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA. WELL, YOU KNOW AND I KNOW
ABOUT THE COST OF DOCTORS AND DRUGS AND HOSPITAL CARE,
3.
You ALSO KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK.
PRESIDENT CARTER SAVED THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FROM
BANKRUPTCY AND PUT IT BACK ON A SOLID FOUNDATION, HE IS
DETERMINED THAT IT WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO MEET YOUR NEEDS,
ONE OF THE GREATEST BURDENS -- TRYING TO PAY HIGH COST
OF UTILITIES AND FUEL -- WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON TO HELP
MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS,
PROUD THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A LEADER FOR THE ELDERLY,
4.
I'M PROUD THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE,
THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT I THINK JIMMY CARTER SHOULD BE
RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT,
HE IS A GOOD, HONEST, HARD-WORKING MAN WHO CARES ABOUT THE
PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY,
HE HAS LED OUR COUNTRY THROUGH SOME VERY DIFFICULT TIMES.
AND HE'S MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON SOLVING THE LONG-TERM
PROBLEMS WE HAVE.
5.
FOR INSTANCE, WE NOW HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM, AND WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD TO REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY, AND WE
ALREADY SEE SIGNS THAT THE ECONOMY IS TURNING UP,
AND PRESIDENT OF PEACE
HE HAS LEARNED A LOT IN THE PAST 4 YEARS -- WISER MAN,
WE NEED THE BENEFIT OF HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE OVAL OFFICE
-- AND CONTINUITY IN PROGRAMS.
THE NEXT YEARS CAN BE A TIME OF EXCITEMENT AND GREAT
PROGRESSS, WITH JIMMY CARTER TO LEAD US, WE CAN SOLVE OUR
PROBLEMS AND MOVE FORWARD INTO THE 1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE
6.
AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH -- FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES,
FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.
THE ELECTION THIS YEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE CHOICE
WE MAKE CAN DETERMINE THE FUTURE FOR YEARS TO COME.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE IS
MADE
AND JIMMY CARTER IS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
OCTOBER 3, 1980
AS DELIVERED
ALBANY, NEW YORK
RSC's REMARKS
MAYOR CORNING
...
CONGRESSMAN SAM STRATTON
...
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE HURLEY ... DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN ALBANY AND SEE MANY OF YOU
AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR CORNING AND EVERYONE HERE FOR
MAKING ME FEEL so MUCH AT HOME,
I CAME HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR THE STRONG SUPPORT YOU'VE
ALWAYS SHOWN THE PRESIDENT AND TO TELL YOU WHY I THINK IT'S EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR US TO MAKE SURE HE'S RE-ELECTED.
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR,
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES -- OR TWO PARTIES -- TWO PHILOSOPHIES.
ALSO, BETWEEN TWO FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR
THOSE YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY.
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS.
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD TOO MANY FRIVOLOUS
MOMENTS -- BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE
WE WILL MAKE ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS!
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WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS,
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS! HE UNDERSTANDS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF
NATIONAL PROBLEMS -- ENERGY - INFLATION,
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN, AND I CAN TELL YOU
THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER THEY BE ON ENERGY,
OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN TO MAKE LIFE BETTER
FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE.
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD.
I CAN SAY THIS WITHOUT HESITATION - WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO --
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY --
SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS, AND
THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF. DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD! ONE
THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF. AND HE HAS NOT JUST
DONE THE EASY THINGS.
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE. DID YOU
KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME ENTERPRISE
EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA?
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING OUR
OWN -- AMERICA'S -- GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND
SUNLIGHT.
-3-
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE, WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT, AND
WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN 7.5%
EMPLOYMENT UP 200,000
PPI DOWN .2% - ENERGY PRICES DOWN .4%
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A SOLID
RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT. A PRESIDENT
MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PRESIDENCY.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR EXCESS OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
SOME PEOPLE -- OR ONE OPPONENT -- SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO
ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, BUT THERE IS A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT; AND
JIMMY CARTER WORKS TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE
FOR GOVERNMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES, ONE OF GREATEST
SUCCESSES - URBAN POLICY -- BIPARTISAN SUPPORT -- BY BALANCING
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HIS ENERGY PROGRAM CREATED - BALANCING THE PRODUCTION OF
AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR GREAT NATURAL
RESOURCES;
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HE IS, AT THE SAME TIME, BALANCING ACTIONS. HE IS CUTTING
DOWN ON RULES AND REGULATIONS OF GOVERNMENT THAT INTERFERE WITH
PEOPLES LIVES,
I AM PROUD THAT HE IS A PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING
A STRONG DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO
KEEP OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR.
JIMMY CARTER IS ALSO AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT!
HE TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT SOME-
TIMES.
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT, UN-
POPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE US
TODAY.
WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT OVER THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS.
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT EVEN HARDER
THAN EVER FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND THE THINGS THAT
ARE GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY,
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES --
THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM AND
INDEPENDENCE AND LOVE,
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH -- FAITH
IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME.
-5-
AND WITH YOUR CONTINUING HELP, THE RIGHT CHOICES WILL BE
MADE, DEMOCRATS ELECTED ALL THE WAY -- FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL TO
CONGRESS. AND JIMMY CARTER WILL BE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
10/3/80
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
MAYOR GRIFFIN
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN BUFFALO LAST JANUARY,
I SPENT A DAY IN BUFFALO,
IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS I'VE EVER SPENT CAMPAIGNING.
WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
ARE PROUD OF THEIR CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, I KNOW THAT THESE ARE
THE PEOPLE PRESIDENT CARTER WORKS FOR, THE PEOPLE HE LISTENS To,
AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED HIM.
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BECAUSE LIKE YOU, THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO SEE OUR CITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. HE
WANTS THEM TO BE GOOD PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO GROW UP -- PLACES
THAT PROMISE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEM AND A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL
OF US,
THAT'S WHY HE'S FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS
LIKE MAYOR GRIFFIN TO REDEVELOP OUR URBAN AREAS, AND YOU'VE
SEEN THE RESULTS OF THAT PARTNERSHIP HERE IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO
AND IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
PRESIDENT CARTER CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY,
AND HE'S WORKING EVERY DAY TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OF THEM,
2
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR,
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES -- OR 2 PARTIES -- 2 PHILOSOPHIES,
ALSO, BETWEEN 2 FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR THOSE
YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY,
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS,
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD SOME FRIVOLOUS MOMENTS --
BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE WE WILL MAKE
ON NOVEMBER 4TH,
3
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 4 MORE YEARS!
WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS.
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 4
YEARS! HE KNOWS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL
PROBLEMS -- ENERGY -- INFLATION,
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN.
4.
WHEN HE DEALS WITH CRISES -- AN ENERGY CRISIS, AN
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AN IRANIAN CRISIS -- HE WEIGHS EACH ISSUE --
CONSIDERS EVERY SIDE -- AND MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION WITH
REGARD FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
FOR EXAMPLE: EVEN WHILE THE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON A
PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET, HE INSISTS ALSO ON A GOOD EDUCATION
FOR OUR CHILDREN, ON A DECENT WAGE FOR WORKERS, ON SECURITY FOR
OUP. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE,
5.
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD --
WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO -- LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY -- SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS --
AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF, DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD!
ONE THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND HE HAS NOT
JUST DONE THE EASY THINGS.
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
6.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE, FOR
EXAMPLE, FEW PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT JIMMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO,
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME
ENTERPRISE EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA? LARGER THAN THE TOTAL
SPACE PROGRAM
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
LARGER THAN THE MARSHALL PLAN
COMBINED.
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING
OUR OWN GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND SUNLIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
7.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT,
AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A
SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT,
A PRESIDENT MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE PRESIDENCY,
8
JIMMY CARTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ROOM FOR EXCESS
OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT,
THERE MUST BE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, AND JIMMY CARTER WORKS
TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES -- BY BALANCING
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HE IS CREATING AN ENERGY PROGRAM -- BY BALANCING THE
PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR
GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES;
9.
HE IS PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING A STRONG
DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO KEEP
OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR,
WE WANT AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT. AND JIMMY
CARTER TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
IT SOMETIMES,
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE
US TODAY,
10
THIS IS HIS LAST ELECTION. WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL SERVE
FOR 4 MORE YEARS.
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN
EVER BEFORE FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND ARE GOOD FOR
OUR COUNTRY,
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE,
WE WANT OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES -- THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM, AND
INDEPENDENCE, AND LOVE,
11.
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH --
FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME,
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE IS MADE,
AND JIMMY CARTER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER 3, 1980
AS DELIVERED
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS - ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
RSC's REMARKS
DR. BARBER
MAYOR AND MRS. TULLIO (GRACE)
FOUR YEARS AGO I VISITED ERIE AND AT THAT TIME I MET
DR. BARBER AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WORK SHE DOES FOR EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN AND ADULTS. So I WASN'T SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT SHE
WAS THE ONE INVOLVED WITH THIS CONFERENCE TODAY, IT'S JUST
WHAT I EXPECTED OF HER!
I AM so PROUD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST CONFERENCES
IN THE COUNTRY TO PLAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
DISABLED PERSONS.
LAST YEAR, AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARED THAT 1981
WOULD BE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS, MY HUSBAND
NOT ONLY PLEDED FULL SUPPORT AND COOPERATION, BUT IMMEDIATELY
ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE FEDERAL PARTICI-
PATION IN IYDP.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE 1980's
WILL BE THE DECADE IN WHICH HANDICAPPED PERSONS GAIN FULL ACCESS
TO OUR SOCIETY, MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE, AND THE OPPORTUNITY To
DEVELOP AND USE THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN HIS COMMITMENT
TO THE DISABLED. WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE, THE REHABILITATION AcT
HAD BEEN LAW FOR FOUR YEARS, BUT REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT DIS-
CRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION,
AND HEALTH CARE HAD NEVER BEEN ISSUED. WITHIN THREE MONTHS
HE ISSUED THE FIRST OF THESE REGULATIONS, AND HE'S DETERMINED
THAT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, EVERY REGULATION WILL BE IN PLACE.
-2-
THE PRESIDENT APPROACHES THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANDICAPPED
THE SAME WAY YOU DO. HE KNOWS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE ANY
PROBLEM IS TO CONSULT THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW FIRSTHAND ABOUT IT.
So HE INITIATED THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HANDICAPPED
INDIVIDUALS. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT HANDICAPPED
PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVER BECAME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN
SHAPING FUTURE POLICY FOR THEMSELVES. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU
THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS STUDIED THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL REPORT
AND IMPLEMENTED MANY OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
DESPITE SEVERE BUDGET RESTRAINTS, WE'VE SEEN INCREASED
SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS BENEFITTING THE HANDICAPPED. JIMMY HAS
ALLOCATED THREE TIMES AS MUCH MONEY FOR EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN AS HIS PREDECESSOR. FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
HANDICAPPED HOUSING HAS INCREASED OVER 700% -- FROM $13 MILLION
TO $99 MILLION.
AND THE PRESIDENT CREATED THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, WHICH HAS DONE MORE TO FACILITATE INDEPENDENT
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN THREE YEARS THAN HAD
BEEN DONE IN THE PREVIOUS 40 YEARS.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN A NEW FOCUS ON PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND
DISABILITY. WHEN THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, ALMOST 35 MILLION
CHILDREN WERE NOT IMMUNIZED AGAINST PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
TODAY WELL OVER 90% OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER AGE 15 HAVE BEEN
IMMUNIZED, IN ADDITION, THE CHILD HEALTH ASSURANCE PROGRAM
WILL PROVIDE FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF
DISEASE. WE NEED YOUR LOBBYING EFFORTS ON THIS,
-3-
AND JUST THIS WEEK THE CONGRESS PASSED THE MENTAL HEALTH
SYSTEMS. AcT, WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. THIS LANDMARK LEGIS-
LATION WILL ALLOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK MORE CLOSELY
WITH THE STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR
THOSE MOST IN NEED.
BUT YOU AND I AND THE PRESIDENT KNOW THAT MUCH MORE
REMAINS TO BE DONE. WORKING TOGETHER, I KNOW WE CAN TEAR DOWN
THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT DISABLED PERSONS FROM TAKING THEIR
RIGHTFUL PLACES AS FIRST-CLASS CITIZENS IN OUR SOCIETY,
LIKE YOU, THE PRESIDENT KNOWS THAT THE LACK OF SIGHT OR
ABSENSE OF HEARING, THE LOSS OF A LIMB, OR THE LABEL OF BEING
A FORMER MENTAL PATIENT MUST NEVER BE USED AS AN EXCUSE TO ISOLATE
OR IGNORE OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED.
THERE IS TOO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS COUNTRY,
AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE THE TALENTS AND RESOURCES OF ANY
OF OUR CITIZENS.
So I COMMEND YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND FOR
THE PROJECTS YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
DISABLED PERSONS,
AND I PLEDGE THAT YOU -- AND EVERY DISABLED PERSON IN THIS
COUNTRY -- WILL ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND AND A PARTNER IN PRESIDENT
CARTER.
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10/3/80
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
ALBANY, NEW YORK
MAYOR CORNING
CONGRESSMAN SAM STRATTON.
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE HURLEY
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN ALBANY AND SEE MANY OF YOU
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR CORNING AND EVERYONE HERE FOR
MAKING ME FEEL SO MUCH AT HOME,
I CAME HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR THE STRONG SUPPORT
YOU'VE ALWAYS SHOWN THE PRESIDENT, AND TO TELL YOU WHY I THINK
IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR US TO MAKE SURE HE'S
RE-ELECTED.
2
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR,
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES -- OR 2 PARTIES -- 2 PHILOSOPHIES.
ALSO, BETWEEN 2 FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR THOSE
YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY,
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS.
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD SOME FRIVOLOUS MOMENTS --
BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE WE WILL MAKE
ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
3
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 4 MORE YEARS!
WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS.
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 4
YEARS! HE KNOWS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL
PROBLEMS -- ENERGY -- INFLATION.
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN,
4.
WHEN HE DEALS WITH CRISES -- AN ENERGY CRISIS, AN
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AN IRANIAN CRISIS -- HE WEIGHS EACH ISSUE --
CONSIDERS EVERY SIDE -- AND MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION WITH
REGARD FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
FOR EXAMPLE: EVEN WHILE THE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON A
PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET, HE INSISTS ALSO ON A GOOD EDUCATION
FOR OUR CHILDREN, ON A DECENT WAGE FOR WORKERS, ON SECURITY FOR
OUP. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE.
5.
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD --
WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO -- LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY -- SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS --
AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF, DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD!
ONE THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND HE HAS NOT
JUST DONE THE EASY THINGS.
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
6.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE, FOR
EXAMPLE. FEW PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT JIMMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME
ENTERPRISE EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA? LARGER THAN THE TOTAL
SPACE PROGRAM
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
LARGER THAN THE MARSHALL PLAN
COMBINED.
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING
OUR OWN GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND SUNLIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
7.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT,
AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A
SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
A PRESIDENT MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE PRESIDENCY,
8
JIMMY CARTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ROOM FOR EXCESS
OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT,
THERE MUST BE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, AND JIMMY CARTER WORKS
TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES -- BY BALANCING
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HE IS CREATING AN ENERGY PROGRAM -- BY BALANCING THE
PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR
GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES;
9.
HE IS PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING A STRONG
DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO KEEP
OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR,
WE WANT AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT. AND JIMMY
CARTER TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
IT SOMETIMES.
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE
US TODAY,
10
THIS IS HIS LAST ELECTION, WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL SERVE
FOR 4 MORE YEARS,
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN
EVER BEFORE FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND ARE GOOD FOR
OUR COUNTRY,
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE.
WE WANT OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES -- THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM, AND
INDEPENDENCE, AND LOVE,
11.
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH --
FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME,
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE IS MADE,
AND JIMMY CARTER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
10/3/80
Faith
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
MAYOR TULLIO...
WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN ERIE -- "GORILLA-GRAM."
BRING GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
2
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES -- OR 2 PARTIES -- 2 PHILOSOPHIES.
ALSO, BETWEEN 2 FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR THOSE
YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY,
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS,
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD SOME FRIVOLOUS MOMENTS --
BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE WE WILL MAKE
ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
3
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 4 MORE YEARS!
WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS.
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 4
YEARS! HE KNOWS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL
PROBLEMS -- ENERGY -- INFLATION,
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN.
4
WHEN HE DEALS WITH CRISES -- AN ENERGY CRISIS, AN
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AN IRANIAN CRISIS -- HE WEIGHS EACH ISSUE --
CONSIDERS EVERY SIDE -- AND MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION WITH
REGARD FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE: EVEN WHILE THE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON A
PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET, HE INSISTS ALSO ON A GOOD EDUCATION
FOR OUR CHILDREN, ON A DECENT WAGE FOR WORKERS, ON SECURITY FOR
OUP. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE,
5.
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD --
WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO -- LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY -- SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS --
AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF. DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD!
ONE THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND HE HAS NOT
JUST DONE THE EASY THINGS.
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
6.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE, FOR
EXAMPLE. FEW PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT JIMMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME
ENTERPRISE EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA? LARGER THAN THE TOTAL
SPACE PROGRAM
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
LARGER THAN THE MARSHALL PLAN
COMBINED.
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING
OUR OWN GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND SUNLIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
7.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT,
AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A
SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT,
A PRESIDENT MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE PRESIDENCY.
8
JIMMY CARTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ROOM FOR EXCESS
OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
THERE MUST BE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, AND JIMMY CARTER WORKS
TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES -- BY BALANCING
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HE IS CREATING AN ENERGY PROGRAM -- BY BALANCING THE
PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR
GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES;
9.
HE IS PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING A STRONG
DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO KEEP
OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR,
WE WANT AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT. AND JIMMY
CARTER TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
IT SOMETIMES,
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE
US TODAY,
10
THIS IS HIS LAST ELECTION. WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL SERVE
FOR 4 MORE YEARS.
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN
EVER BEFORE FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND ARE GOOD FOR
OUR COUNTRY,
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE.
WE WANT OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES -- THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM, AND
INDEPENDENCE, AND LOVE.
11.
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH --
FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME,
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE IS MADE,
AND JIMMY CARTER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Ray Herman
pol. reporter
Counce Expres - -
Buffalo
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higher circulates. Sat.
10/3/80
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ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
We love ERic
MAYOR TULLIO...
T-Shirt ERie Loves R&J
WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN ERIE -- "GORILLA-GRAM."
BRING GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
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MRS. CARTER'S REMARKS
ALBANY, NEW YORK
MAYOR CORNING
CONGRESSMAN SAM STRATTON
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE HURLEY
Democratic candidates-
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK IN ALBANY AND SEE MANY OF YOU
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR CORNING AND EVERYONE HERE FOR
MAKING ME FEEL so MUCH AT HOME.
I CAME HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR THE STRONG SUPPORT
YOU'VE ALWAYS SHOWN THE PRESIDENT, AND TO TELL YOU WHY I THINK
IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR US TO MAKE SURE HE'S
RE-ELECTED.
2.
THIS IS A CRITICAL ELECTION YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A STARK
CHOICE BETWEEN 2 CANDIDATES -- OR 2 PARTIES -- 2 PHILOSOPHIES.
ALSO, BETWEEN 2 FUTURES FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR THOSE
YOU LOVE, AND FOR OUR COUNTRY,
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE OUTSIDE THE
MAINSTREAM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THEY HAVE DEPARTED RADICALLY
FROM THE POLICIES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS,
AND so FAR, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS HAD SOME FRIVOLOUS MOMENTS --
too many
BUT WE MUST NOT FORGET THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHOICE WE WILL MAKE
ON NOVEMBER 4TH.
3.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS NATION.
AND I SAY TO YOU TODAY THAT WE MUST HAVE JIMMY CARTER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 4 MORE YEARS!
WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF
OUR COUNTRY AND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS,
JIMMY CARTER HAS LIVED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 4
understands
YEARS! HE KNOWS HOW YOU ARE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL
PROBLEMS -- ENERGY -- INFLATION.
HE SHARES YOUR FRUSTRATION AND PAIN,
4.
WHEN HE DEALS WITH CRISES -- AN ENERGY CRISIS, AN
ECONOMIC CRISIS, AN IRANIAN CRISIS -- HE WEIGHS EACH ISSUE --
CONSIDERS EVERY SIDE -- AND MAKES THE ULTIMATE DECISION WITH
REGARD FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE: EVEN WHILE THE PRESIDENT INSISTS ON A
PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET, HE INSISTS ALSO ON A GOOD EDUCATION
FOR OUR CHILDREN, ON A DECENT WAGE FOR WORKERS, ON SECURITY FOR
OUR. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.
and I can Hell you
AND I KNOW THAT ALL HIS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT -- WHETHER
THEY BE ON ENERGY, OR ECONOMY, OR SOCIAL PROGRAMS -- HAVE BEEN
TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE,
5.
And we're making Progress -
AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, JIMMY CARTER HAS WORKED HARD
to make to better make
I can say without hesitation-
WISER THAN 4 YEARS AGO -- LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN BE
for all
our
ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR COUNTRY -- SOMETIMES THE HARD WAY!
people
BUT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED WITH CONGRESS --
AND THE EXPERIENCE HAS PAID OFF, DID YOU KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO GET PASSED 4 OUT OF EVERY 5 BILLS? GREAT RECORD!
ONE THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND HE HAS NOT
JUST DONE THE EASY THINGS.
HE HAS LAID A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER MANY YEARS,
6.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE
FOR
EXAMPLE, FEW PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT JIMMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ENERGY PROGRAM IS THE BIGGEST PEACETIME
ENTERPRISE EVER UNDERTAKEN IN AMERICA?
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL
SPACE PROGRAM
LARGER THAN THE TOTAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
LARGER THAN THE MARSHALL PLAN
COMBINED
AND IT'S GOING TO BRING US ENERGY SECURITY BY TAPPING
Americas
OUR OWN GREAT RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS, COAL AND SUNLIGHT.
IT'S GOING TO FREE US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS,
7.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENERGY PROGRAM IN PLACE WE CAN
REVITALIZE THE WHOLE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT PLANS TO DO JUST THAT,
AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEE THE ECONOMY
TURNING UP. Unemployment rate down 7.5%
Employment up 200,000
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, AND JIMMY CARTER HAS A
PPI down .2% - Energy prices down .4%
SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
A PRESIDENT MUST KNOW THE LIMITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE PRESIDENCY,
8.
NO
JIMMY CARTER DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ROOM FOR EXCESS
OR EXTREMES IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
or one opporent
SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE SHOULD BE NO ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, but
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THERE MUST BE A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT, AND JIMMY CARTER WORKS
TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS WITH A BALANCED ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT.
one of greatest successes bipartisan Urban policy
FOR EXAMPLE: HE IS HELPING OUR CITIES -- BY BALANCING support
across
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
HE IS CREATING AN] ENERGY PROGRAM /Ereated -- BY BALANCING THE
His
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PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY WITH THE CONSERVATION OF OUR
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GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES;
New $16/2 hotelf dition
light rail family
Rapid communicationphy transit project
balancing actions He is
9.
He is at the same time, cutting down on rules al.
regulations 0 gout that interfore with peoples lives-
I are proud that
HE IS PRESIDENT OF PEACE -- HE IS BALANCING A STRONG
DEFENSE CAPABILITY WITH A LEVEL-HEADED DETERMINATION TO KEEP
OUR COUNTRY OUT OF WAR,
JC is also
WE Also WANT AN HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT. ! AND JIMMY
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CARTER He TELLS THE TRUTH -- EVEN WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR
IT SOMETIMES,
AND HE HAS THE MORAL COURAGE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS NECESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE
US TODAY,
10.
to do
tor continues that
THIS THIS IS HIS LAST ELECTION] WITH YOUR HELP HE WILL SERVE
over the net
FOR 4 MORE YEARS,
even
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT HE PLANS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN
that things that
EVER BEFORE FOR THOSE THINGS HE BELIEVES IN AND ARE GOOD FOR
OUR COUNTRY,
of you " "
and more
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE,
It is imp for
WE WANT OUR PRESIDENT TO SHARE OUR VALUES -- THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD -- FREEDOM, AND
INDEPENDENCE, AND LOVE.
11.
WE WANT A PRESIDENT WE CAN COUNT ON TO LEAD US INTO THE
1980's IN A SPIRIT OF PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM AND FAITH --
FAITH IN GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILIES, FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
THE CHOICE WE MAKE ON ELECTION DAY CAN DETERMINE THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY FOR YEARS TO COME.
and with your continuing help
weat
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE THAT THE RIGHT CHOICE ts he MADE,
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Democrats elected all the from the local level
congress
AND JIMMY CARTER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
10/3/80
Dr. Scotting
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Russell -
MRS. CARTER'S REMARKSMY Mayor
Lou & Grace Tullio
LUNCHEON - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS
Russell
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. Sottino
DR. BARBER
5 MAYOR AND MRS. TULLIO (GRACE)
FOUR YEARS AGO, I VISITED ERIE AND AT THAT TIME I MET
Dr
GERTRUDE BARBER AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WORK SHE DOES FOR
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS, So I WASN'T SURPRISED TO
was the one involved i
HEAR THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE INITIATIVE AND ORGANIZED THIS
CONFERENCE TODAY, IT'S JUST WHAT I EXPECTED OF HER!
I AM so PROUD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST CONFERENCES
IN THE COUNTRY TO PLAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
DISABLED PERSONS.
2.
LAST YEAR, AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARED THAT 1981
WOULD BE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS, MY HUSBAND
NOT ONLY PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT AND COOPERATION, BUT IMMEDIATELY
ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE FEDERAL PARTICI-
PATION IN IYDP.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE
1980's WILL BE THE DECADE IN WHICH HANDICAPPED PERSONS GAIN
FULL ACCESS TO OUR SOCIETY, MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND USE THEIR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN HIS COMMITMENT
TO THE DISABLED. WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE, THE REHABILITATION AcT
3.
HAD BEEN LAW FOR 4 YEARS, BUT REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINA-
TION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH
CARE HAD NEVER BEEN ISSUED. WITHIN THREE MONTHS, HE ISSUED THE
FIRST OF THESE REGULATIONS, AND HE'S DETERMINED THAT, BY THE END
OF THIS YEAR, EVERY REGULATION WILL BE IN PLACE,
THE PRESIDENT APPROACHES THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANDICAPPED
THE SAME WAY YOU DO. HE KNOWS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE ANY
PROBLEM IS TO CONSULT THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW FIRSTHAND ABOUT IT.
So HE INITIATED THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HANDICAPPED
INDIVIDUALS. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT HANDICAPPED
PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVER BECAME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SHAPING
4.
FUTURE POLICY FOR THEMSELVES. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS STUDIED THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL REPORT AND
IMPLEMENTED MANY OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
DESPITE SEVERE BUDGET RESTRAINTS, WE'VE SEEN INCREASED
SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS BENEFITTING THE HANDICAPPED. PRESIDENT Jimmy
CARTER HAS ALLOCATED 3 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY FOR EDUCATION OF
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AS HIS PREDECESSOR, FUNDING FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF HANDICAPPED HOUSING HAS INCREASED OVER 700% --
FROM $13 MILLION TO $99 MILLION,
AND THE PRESIDENT CREATED THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT LIVING
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, WHICH HAS DONE MORE TO FACILITATE INDEPENDENT
5.
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN THREE YEARS THAN HAD
BEEN DONE IN THE PREVIOUS 40 YEARS,
WE'VE ALSO SEEN A NEW FOCUS ON PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND
DISABILITY, WHEN THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, ALMOST 35 MILLION
CHILDREN WERE NOT IMMUNIZED AGAINST PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
TODAY, WELL OVER 90% OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER AGE 15 HAVE BEEN
IMMUNIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CHILD HEALTH ASSURANCE PROGRAM
WILL PROVIDE FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF
DISEASE.
We need your lobbying efforts on this
AND JUST THIS WEEK, THE CONGRESS PASSED THE MENTAL HEALTH
SYSTEMS AcT, WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
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PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. THIS LANDMARK LEGIS-
LATION WILL ALLOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK MORE CLOSELY
Elocal govts.
WITH THE STATES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED.
BUT YOU AND I AND THE PRESIDENT KNOW THAT MUCH MORE
REMAINS TO BE DONE. WORKING TOGETHER, I KNOW WE CAN TEAR DOWN
THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT DISABLED PERSONS FROM TAKING THEIR
RIGHTFUL PLACES AS FIRST-CLASS CITIZENS IN OUR SOCIETY.
LIKE YOU, THE PRESIDENT KNOWS THAT THE LACK OF SIGHT OR
ABSENCE OF HEARING, THE LOSS OF A LIMB, OR THE LABEL OF BEING
A FORMER MENTAL PATIENT MUST NEVER BE USED AS AN EXCUSE TO
ISOLATE OR IGNORE OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED.
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THERE IS TOO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS COUNTRY,
Not
AND WE CAN ILL AFFORD TO WASTE THE TALENTS AND RESOURCES OF
ANY OF OUR CITIZENS,
So I COMMEND YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND
FOR THE PROJECTS YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR
OF DISABLED PERSONS.
AND I PLEDGE THAT YOU -- AND EVERY DISABLED PERSON IN
THIS COUNTRY -- WILL ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND AND A PARTNER
IN PRESIDENT CARTER,