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WITHDRAWAL SHEET
Ronald Reagan Library
Collection: CICCONI, JAMES: Files
Archivist: ggc/rfw
File Folder: Senior Staff Meetings Apr 81 (action items) [1 of 2]
Date: 1/28/99
Box 9109 15
DOCUMENT
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
NO. AND TYPE
1. Memo
Nofzinger to Jim Baker Re: nomination, 1 p
4/16/81
P5 B6
2. Agenda
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting
4/10/81
P5 open
(partial), 1p
CCTS 10/18/00
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National security classified information [(a)(1) of the PRA].
F-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA].
P-2 Relating to appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA].
F-2 Release could disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA].
FOIA].
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information
F-3 Release would violate a Federal statue [(b)(3) of the FOIA].
[(a)(4) of the PRA].
F-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or
[(b)(4) of the FOIA].
between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA].
F-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(a)(6) of
FOIA].
the PRA].
F-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of
the FOIA].
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
F-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions
[(b)(8) of the FOIA].
F-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of
the FOIA].
WITHDRAWAL SHEET
Ronald Reagan Library
Collection: CICCONI, JAMES: Files
Archivist: ggc/rfw
File Folder: Senior Staff Meetings Apr 81 (action items) [1 of 2]
Date: 1/28/99
Box 9109
DOCUMENT
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
NO. AND TYPE
1. Memo
Nofzinger to Jim Baker Re: nomination, 1 p
4/16/81
P5
2. Agenda
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting
4/10/81
P5
(partial), 1p
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National security classified information [(a)(1) of the PRA].
F-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA].
P-2 Relating to appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA].
F-2 Release could disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA].
FOIA].
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information
F-3 Release would violate a Federal statue [(b)(3) of the FOIA].
[(a)(4) of the PRA].
F-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or
[(b)(4) of the FOIA].
between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA].
F-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy ((b)(6) of the
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(a)(6) of
FOIA].
the PRA].
F-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of
the FOIA].
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
F-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions
[(b)(8) of the FOIA].
F-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of
the FOIA].
Senior Staff Meeting Actions Items (4/30/81)
1. Need to get word to Khachigian on his meeting with
President today.
2. No additions will be made to the President's schedule
for next week; concentrate on economic package sell.
3. We have announced effort to convince Congress of merits
of President's economic package; we will not publish the
names of the Congressmen and Senators the President is
meeting with or calling; Speakes to state that President
is continuing to counsel with Congress in the attempt to
persuade them on the merits of his proposal.
4. The Law Day ceremony is scratched. Medal presentations
for DeLahanty/McCarthy postponed until perhaps June.
Medals issue not decided.
5. Darman will circulate guidance on legislative veto to
all members of Senior Staff.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast & Senior Staff Meeting (4/30/81)
A. Breakfast
1. Raise with Meese issue of Meese/Dole/James meeting
on hiring of Blacks (3:30 p.m. today).
2. Need to get guidance out to Cabinet and others on our
position regarding the legislative veto. Ask Meese
if Fuller has done this. (NOTE: Darman has one-page
guidance from Cabinet meeting.)
3. Raise with Deaver need for President to have photo op
with 200 State legislators.
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
2. Friday ceremony for DeLahanty/McCarthy Is this all
set (including medals) ?
3. What, if any, telephone calls does the President need
to do today regarding the economic program?
BREAKFAST
UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 29, 1981
WASHINCTON
3:30 pm
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 30, 1981
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Richard V. Allen)
10:00 am
United States Holocaust Memorial
Rose Garden
(20 min)
Council Remembrance Day Ceremony
(Elizabeth Dole)
Full Press Coverage
10:30 am
H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-
Oval Office
(30 min)
General of the United Nations
(Richard V. Allen)
Press Photo Pool
11:00 am
National Security Council Meeting
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(Richard V. Allen)
Noon
Ken Khachigian
Oval Office
(15 min)
White House Photographer
12:15 pm
Lunch Alone
Oval Office
1:00 pm
Congressional Time
Oval Office
(90 min)
(Max Friedersdorf)
2:30 pm
Return to Residence
FOR (smine- 200 State Ligin (Photo Opp.)
RICH
Selling the Prog. - Surprise appra ance
News will be there to
/
BREARFAST
film Bush.
MD.
2) BREAMFAST- cm. 3:30 Eydole P.famm (Blach) Shoulder have?
UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 29, 1981
WETINCTON
3:30 pm
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 30, 1981
9:00 am Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Richard V. Allen)
10:00 am
United States Holocaust Memorial
Rose Garden
(20 min)
Council Remembrance Day Ceremony
(Elizabeth Dole)
Full Press Coverage
10:30 am
H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-
Oval Office
(30 min)
General of the United Nations
(Richard V. Allen)
Press Photo Pool
00 am
National Security Council Meeting
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(Richard V. Allen)
Noon
Ken Khachigian
Oval Office
(15 min)
White House Photographer
12:15 pm
Lunch Alone
Oval Office
1:00 pm
Congressional Time
Oval Office
(90 min)
(Max Friedersdorf)
2:30 pm
Return to Residence
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WAGHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Thursday, April 30, 1981
7:40 a.m
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs -- Domestic
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
Monetary Policy
10:00 a.m.
Meet with H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
General of the United Nations
10:30 a.m.
Join the President for Meeting with H. E. Dr.
(Oval Office)
(30-minutes)
Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations
11:00 a.m.
National Security Council Meeting
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
1:00 p.m.
Congressional Time
(Oval)
(90-minútes)
(Max Friedersdorf)
2:15 p.m.
Meet with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rudin
(OEOB Office)
(10-minutes)
2:30 p.m.
Meet with Gordon Zacks
(OEOB:Office)
(15-minutes)
3:00 p.m.
Meet with Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Thomas
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
3:30 p.m.
Photo Opportunity with Archbishop of Canterbury
(WW Office)
(5-minutes)
3:35 p.m.
Escort the Archbishop of Canterbury to meet
(Roosevelt Room)
(30-minutes)
Primates of the Anglican Communion for tea
4:45 p.m.
Brief remarks to American Legislative Exchange
(East Room)
(15-minutes)
(Richard Williamsom)
5:00 p.m.
Proceed with American Legislative Exchange Group
(State Dining Room)
to Reception in White House residence
Senior Staff Meeting Action Items (4/29/81)
1.
Harper to obtain facts on ten cases of whistle-blowing
noted in Jack Anderson's letter to President. Based on
this, we will decide what (if any) letter to send. Senior
Staff divided on whether letter should come from President.
2. Dole has action on Holocaust preparations for Thursday.
All in order.
3. Allen pulling together preparations for Suzuki visit.
Three items still need to be resolved:
-- Submarine incident.
-- Japanese criticism on embargo (we have cables
to show that we consulted).
-- Auto issue.
4.
Guidance on Brock trip to Tokyo: Brock talking about a
variety of trade matters; invited to Japan at the request
of Japanese; this not a negotiation; no numbers being set
up by us (although Brock will note that there is legislation
on the Hill).
5. Checking with groups on new VA Administrator should be
completed today. Expect announcement tomorrow. , Webb
had been considered but never offered the job.
6. OMB will prepare negative statement on PATCO legislation
to send to Hill; we will try not to testify (although
Lewis wants to pull all stops to stop legislation).
Statement should be conciliatory but note that appropriate
place for dealing with this is the bargaining table, not
in legislation. If legislation continues to move forward
(this is not expected), we will oppose outright.
7. Darman to provide Harper with guidance on legislative veto
issue. Roth/Laxalt/Schmitt may want compromise. Justice
testimony not entirely clear.
8. Position on Davis-Bacon remains the same. We do not support
its repeal, but DOL working on changes in regulations to
improve. Stockman statement urging repeal noted. Anderson
requested to put this issue on Economic Affairs Cabinet
Council agenda.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast & Senior Staff Meeting (4/29/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Remind Deaver about Peter Johnson for Administrator
of Bonneville Power Administration.
2. With James Webb withdrawing from consideration, how do
we proceed soon to get a head for the Veterans Administration?
NOTE: Dr. Ruge thinks Rufus Wilson wouldbe good (Acting
Administrator).
3. Need continuing guidance on Speakes saying Haig idea of
across-the-board embargo in the event of Soviet move in
Poland only one of the options. Marty Schram of POST
called me today to point out distinction between Haig
statement that this would be our policy vs. Speakes'
statement that it's one of the options. Schram went
on and on about how Haig's credibility was damaged.
4. Haig meeting with President at 9:45 -- subject matter?
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
2. Actions on Hill in support of economic package following
up President's speech? -- Darman, Friedersdorf?
3. Index of leading economic indicators release today.
Guidance?
I
4. Where do we stand on OMB letter of response to Jack Anderson's
letter on whistle-blowers? (Harper has action pursuant to
Monday's staff meeting.)
torm down there carn
LETTER FROM PAES to ANDERSON.
5. How do we stand on Holocaust ceremony Thursday?
6. Preparations for Suzuki visit schedule where do we stand?
sidup
7. Report on Vice President's meeting with Senators and
Representatives on Farm Bill; Friedersdorf re: how we
your
manage this in relation to economic package. This discussed
briefly at Tuesday staff meeting.
MAI:
741 Little diff group to consider Farm Bill - fign strategy [ Blach Em James
8. bm. talk to Khachigian (10 days per mo)
9. How did Newmo do on Hill? w/ Vets group?
Margaret
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Wednesday, April 29, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives OEOB
7:45 a.m.
Photograph with Mary Power
(OEOB Office)
(5-minutes)
8:00 a.m.
Meet with B.B. Anderson
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:20 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President's Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
9:15 a.m.
National Security Briefing
(Oval Office)
(15-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
10:30 a.m.
Congressional Time
(Oval Office
(90-minutes)
(Max Freidersdorf)
12:15 p.m.
The Vice President departs en route Capitol Hill
12:30 p.m.
Steering Committee Luncheon
(S-206)
(75-minutes)
3:30 p.m.
Meet with Mayor Hernan Padilla of San Juan, Puerto Rico (WW Office)
(15-minutes)
and General Orlando Llenza, Commander of the Air
National Guard of Puerto Rico
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED) -- CONTINUED
Wednesday, April 29, 1981
4:00 p.m.
Meet with the Foreign Minister of Thailand,
(Roosevelt Room)
(30-minutes)
Sikhi Savetsila
5:00 p.m.
Taping for KMID-TV, Midland, Texas
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
5:30 p.m.
White House Reception for National Republican
(East Room)
(30-minutes)
Congressional Committee -- Brief Remarks
6:15 p.m.
Taping for "Night Line" - Ted Koppel
(OEOB Office)
THE WHITE HOUSE
TO:JAB
WASHINGTON
From: JM
April 15, 1981
sub: Ben Power
Pls read attached
Ealeise
MEMORANDUM FOR JAY MOORHEAD
FROM:
Kate Semerad ys
SUBJECT:
Bonneville Power Administration
Has there been a final resolution on the naming of the
Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration?
It was indicated to me last week that a decision had
been made but that several people had to be notified
before it was made public.
Peter Johnson has been in touch with me several times
recently to check on the status. I have asked him to
hold tight and await further word. He is anxious due
to fairly heavy press interest in this position and
indicates that there are critical decisions being made
in the absence of an Administrator.
KS/acb
JAB:
YES
NO
Muse
& Deaver
Brabfard
touall
4/21
Halford
Senior Staff Moting (4/28/81)
1.
Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
-- President
- What GOP Congressional leaders? Is all in order?
- Message for U.S. Chamber of Commerce?
- Should there be time for President to meet with
Khachigian on speech?
- Are all arrangements for Joint Session speech
in order -- seating, etal?
-- Vice President
- Vice President meeting with Senators and Representatives
on Farm Bill. What is our position?
2. Meeting tomorrow with union leaders. Is this all laid
on? Who is coming?
3. Remarks for Holocaust ceremony Thursday?
4. Materials for meeting with Secretary General Waldheim
Thursday?
5. Call on Fuller re Friday Cabinet Meeting agenda.
6. Are we clear on ceremony (including medals) for
DeLahanty/McCarthy Friday?
7. What are we doing re: Weicker charge that SBA engaged
in contracting abuses (see article attached).
8. Is Senate Budget Committee still wired to come back on
board President's program; when will Committee action
take place; when can we make release?
1.5%
THE WHITE HOUSE
Spril 27,
AMERINT :
4:10 p.n
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 28, 1981
9:00 AM Statf Time
Oval Office
30 min) Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 -.3 Misting with GOP Congressional Leaders
Cabinet Room
145 min) (Max Priedersdorf)
Pool Photo Opportunity
10:15 am National Security Briefing
Oval Office
115 min) (Richard V. Allen)
10:30 am Haircut
West Basement
(30 min)
11:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
( 1 hour)
12:00 pm
Videotape Message for U. S. Chamber
Map Room
(10 min)
of Commerce Annual Dinner
Residence
(Craig Fuller)
12:10 pm
Proceed to Residence for Lunch
5:30 pm
Staff Time
Residence
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
8:35 pm
The President and Mrs. Reagan Depart
White House for the Capitol
9:00 pm
The President Addresses Joint Session
The Capitol
(30 min)
of the Congress
(Steve Studdert)
Live Press Coverage
9:30 pm
Return to White House
K
THE VACE PRESURENT'S SCH-TYLE -- (LNPUBLISHED)
7. Jay, April 18, 1981
7:57 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the Regency Ballroom,
Eyatt Regency
8:00 a.m.
Address Breakfast Meeting of the Associated Builders
(Regency
(15-minutes)
and Contractors Annual Legislative Conference
Ballroom)
8:15 a.m.
Return to the White House
8:25 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(ink Office)
(15-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
*Cabinet Council Meeting on Strategic Petroleum
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
Reserve Financing
(Craig Fuller)
*Note: The Vice President will depart this
meeting at 9:00 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
Meet with group of Senators and Representatives
(Indian Treaty
(15-minutes)
on the Farm Bill
Room -- OEOB)
(Secretary John Block)
9:30 a.m.
GOP Leadership Meeting
(Roosevelt Room)
(45-minutes)
(Max Friedersdorf)
10:15 a.m.
National Security Briefing
(Oval Office)
(15-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
10:30 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(WW Office)
(20-minutes)
11:15 a.m.
Depart for Capitol Hill
11:40 a.m.
Photograph with-group from St. Francis Xavier
(Ceremonial
(3-minutes)
School
Office S-214)
11:45 a.m.
Senate Committee Chairmen's Meeting
(S-230)
(45-minutes)
12:30 p.m.
Senate Policy Luncheon
(S-207)
(60-minutes)
MENICE IMASIDENT SCHEDULE -- CONTINUED
April 28, 1981
1:30 p.m.
Meet with Senator Donald in. Riegle, Jr. --
(15-minutes)
(R-Michigan)
S-014)
11-5 p.m.
Depart for the White House
4:00 P.T.
Meet with Ben Hocks, Margaret Bush Wilson and
(NW Office)
(30-minutes)
Murrav Weidenbaum
(Thaddeus Garrett)
4:30 P.m.
Interview with Joe Kraft
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
6:00 p.m.
Taping for "Night Line" -- Ted Koppel
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:55 p.m.
Arrive Capitol for the President's Address
of Joint Session
)
Weicker Charges SBA
With Contracting Abuses
By
Home
Involved in & project like this."
Watchington Date
Mauk and Rosenberger are both
from South Bend, Ind.
Congressional acarings into as
That doesn't say, Do anything
tivities of the Small Business Admin-
you can to get this guy a contract,
istration opened today with Sen
Mank told the panel. "[It says], You
Lowell P. Weicker, R Conn., charg
better really have something to pro-
ing that small businesses have suf-
vide or you re not going to get a con-
fered from the agency's flagrant
tract. Mauk said he was just
disregard and abuse of federal pro-
refreshing the recollection" of
curement regulations" in awarding
Rosenberger about his late tax fee.
government contracts.
This was an attempt to pressure
"Contracts have been awarded to
the friends of officials Consulting
this individual to go ahead and let
a contract," Weicker said.
firms have worked on projects with-
out written contracts And SBA has
"I agree that's what it looks like,
but that's not what it is," Mauk re-
been billed for personal luxury
items such as a swimming pool and
plied.
tennis court Weicker said at a hear-
Mauk ended up approving more
ing of the Senate Small Business
than $125,000 in noncompetitive con-
Committee, which he chairs.
tracts for the consultant's firm - an
"The tragic irony of this situation
action that one of SBA's own attor-
is that small businesses - the very
neys called "unconscionable." The
group SBA was created to assist
attorney, Barry L. Shillito, told in-
have received the most harm."
vestigators that just before Mauk
One focus of today's hearing was
and Rosenberger left office in Jan-
Practical Concepts Inc., & District
uary, he received "a great deal of
consulting firm that has received
pressure from Roger Rosenberger
more than $3 million in contracts
to issue a grant to the National
with SBA and the Agency for Inter-
Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs
national Development.
such action can be explained only by
AID officials recently suspended
Mauk's friendship with John Krom-
PCI from receiving further con-
kowski [the firm's president]."
tracts after federal auditors found
Mauk's memo and Shillito's objec-
that the firm's president, Leon J.
tions are contained in an internal
senberg, had charged the govern-
report by SBA's inspector general,
nt for the use of a swimming pool
released by the committee today, on
and tennis court at his home in
the awards to Kromkowski and his
Great Falls. SBA already had decided
firm, NCUEA.
to withhold $50,000 in money owed
PCI under previous contracts pend-
After meeting with Kromkowski,
ing an investigation.
the report said, Rosenberger asked
The Washington Star reported last
SBA contract officials to process
month that federal auditors are
NCUEA's proposal to conduct a se-
questioning a variety of expenses
ries of conferences on "neighbor-
charged by PCI, including Rosen-
hood commercial revitalization."
berg's athletic dues at the YMCA and
They arranged a $26,860 noncom-
a combined salary and bonus as high
petitive award for the firm, which
as $97,000 a year.
Mauk approved in May.
The auditors said that PCI rented
After that job ended in October,
a Jaguar, several oil paintings and
NCUEA proposed to two other feder-
the pool and tennis court at Rosen-
al agencies that it hold 30 or 40 sim-
berg's home from another company
ilar conferences around the country
that Rosenberg owns, They also said
for a total fee of $150,000. According
that PCI had charged the govern-
to the report, Stanley Linchuck,
ment for private school tuition for
SBA's chief program evaluator, said
the children of top officials.
Rosenberger had told him that he
Another case discussed at today's
wanted SBA to contribute $20,000 to-
hearing centered around a memo
ward the project.
written by the former second-
But after the November election,
ranking official at SBA, William H.
Linchuck told investigators, Rosen-
Mauk, to his deputy, Roger Rosen-
berger told him that Mauk had de-
berger. The "confidential" memo,
cided to increase SBA's contribution
dated March 6 1979, said:
to $100,000 to ensure that the other
"Roger, could you please contact
agencies would cooperate. In Jan-
John Kromkowski, who is the presi-
uary, Linchuck told investigators,
dent of the National Center for Ur.
"he began to receive a great deal of
ban Ethnic Affairs and discuss with
pressure (from Rosenberger) to
Senior Staff Meeting Action Items (4/27/81)
1. A copy of the draft speech for the President before the Joint
Session of Congress tomorrow will be circulated this morning for
key Senior Staff comment. Khachigian says comments should be
on major substance, because the President has already approved
the language. Khachigian will meet with the President tomorrow
afternoon on the speech.
We will invite Sarah Brady to the Joint Session to hear the
speech.
Darman/Friedersdorf will have a legislative strategy meeting
this afternoon to go over, inter alia, the Joint Session speech.
Friedersdorf will arrange for Cabinet and other seating at the
Joint Session.
We will not release the speech until the President delivers it
tomorrow night.
2. Friedersdorf reports that we expect the House vote on the
economic package Thursday or Friday this week or next week.
He may want to bring in Democrats and recalcitrant Republicans
to meet with the President prior to the vote. The President
will be meeting with Michel at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. Frieders-
dorf also reports that the Senate has caucused on the budget
resolution; it's probable that we now have this back on track.
The Committee will vote tomorrow. While we should not speak
about this now (until it is in the bag), we should try to
make a release on it in time for the evening news tomorrow
before the President's speech to the Joint Session.
3. There will be a ceremony to present medals to DeLahanty and
McCarthy on Friday in the Rose Garden. Senior Staff asked to
supply Canzeri with guest list suggestions. Darman and Canzeri
to look into question of medals.
4. Friedersdorf/James/Deaver to consult on Percy actions to impede
confirmations of Malone (Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans,
Environment and Science) and Paulken (Action Administrator)
Friedersdorf reports Percy joining with Cranston to require
Malone to provide a list of all his previous clients; Percy also
suggesting split up of Action - Peace Corps before Paulken
confirmation.
5. Deaver/Allen/Speakes/Gergen to get together after the meeting
to develop guidance on foreign policy matters arising over the
weekend (Haig's comments on an across the board embargo if
the Soviets intervene in Poland, and the Japanese coming here
on autos).
-2-
6. Agreed that the Administration is not in favor of
transferring DOD schools. Harper reports we have no
plan on this at the moment.
7. Anderson to prepare paper on Constitutional Convention
for balanced budget. Our position is that a Constitutional
Convention would be a last resort. First choice regarding
process is legislation; if a constitutional amendment
is required, we should do this through the Congressional
procedure rather than the Convention procedure because a
Convention could open up a whole host of other items.
Noted that we are now within 2-3 States of getting a
Convention.
8. Anderson/Fuller/Fielding to check on situation regarding
breast milk substitute.
9. Secretary Edwards will be asked not to go to the Joint
Session in order to provide for succession considerations;
Bell didn't go last time.
10. Anderson has prepared a list of expert witnesses who can
testify on the Hill on our economic package.
11. We will provide our list of major union endorsements to
the press on Wednesday after the meetings with labor
leaders who endorse our economic package; we will release
the longer list of endorsees on Thursday.
12. While we are for the Republican candidate for the Maryland
bi-election, we do not want to bill this as a test election;
we could lose in that the district is heavily Democratic.
13. Harper preparing letter to be provided to Ed Thomas containing
response to Jack Anderson's letter on whistleblowers. Tony
Dolan can be helpful here as he knows many of the people
on Jack Anderson's staff.
14. Action responsibility on all letters to the President from
Congressmen and Senators should be given to Friedersdorf.
Action assignments should be made by Darman. Noted that
special handling of letters to the President has caused
problems -- often delaying responses rather than expediting
them.
15. The response to Goldwater et al on Enders will go out today.
-3-
16. Hearings in House on PAPTCO negotiations regarding
air traffic controller salaries: Our attitude on this
should be part of our more general labor strategy.
Increased salaries could cost a substantial amount;
suggestion made that legislation not going anywhere.
NOTE: No action responsibility assigned; suggest
Friedersdorf/Harper/Dole look into.
SENIOR STAFF MEETING (4/27/81)
1. VP schedule attached (not much) attached; announce when Presi-
dent returning from Camp David.
2. Will the President want to meet with Kachigian on his Joint
Session speech late today or tomorrow? Announce date and pre-
cise time of speech.
3. Warren Richardson has withdrawn; Meese authorized that WH
concur in this.
4. Anything we need to be doing on the Hill before or after
President's speech -- Darman/Friedersdorf?
5. Guidance on Haig statement over weekend that US would impose
across-the-board embargo (including grain) if Sovs intervene
in Poland. Ask Speakes if he needs any further, general gui-
dance on grain embargo decision.
6. What is the latest on State Department nominees in the Senate --
James/Friedersdorf?
7. Question of guidance on Japanese coming here on autos; note
Star article (attached).
Mr. Baker's office
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WAS,HINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE - -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Monday, April 27, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
10:30 a.m.
Address the First General Session of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- Constitution Hall
--
Depart for New York City
1:00 p.m.
Luncheon in the Vice President's honor --
(2-hours)
Hosted by Ambassador Jean Kirkpatrick --
Waldorf Towers, N.Y.C.
3:00 p.m.
Meet with United Nations Secretary General
(60-minutes)
Kurt Waldheim -- Vice President's Suite,
Waldorf Towers
4:00 p.m.
Meet with Julia Riveria -- Vice President's
(30-minutes)
Suite, Waldorf Towers
6:40 p.m.
Reception preceding Columbia Business School
(20-minutes)
Awards Dinner -- Waldorf Astoria Hotel
7:00 p.m.
Columbia Business School Awards Dinner --
(2-hours)
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Grand Ballroom
--
Depart for Andrews Air Firce Base
A-2.
Japan Reported Swinging
Its Car Makers Into Line
To begin with, industry represen.
7% Cut in Exports
tatives strongly insisted that they
would not go below what they ex.
To U.S. Held Agreed
ported last year and that this level
should be the limit for Japanese self-
restraint for the upcoming year.
By S. Chang
In the end, the government won
Time-lafe News Sservice
over the industry in the series of
TOKYO - The Japanese govern-
talks designed to obtain a free hand
ment is reported ready to reduce
from the industry for settling the
auto exports to the United States to
auto problems with the United
1.7 million for a year a 7 percent
States.
reduction from current levels -
The main line of the government
starting May 1, after forcing its auto-
argument was that Japan had to set.
makers to agree to a cutback.
the the issue before Congress passes
The yielding by the automakers was
the Danforth-Bentsen bill for limit-
reported after a final round of talks
ing Japanese exports.
yesterday with government repre-
It also was determined to work out
sentatives. Last year Japan exported
D settlement before Prime Minister
1.82 million autos, excluding vans, to
Zenko Suzuki visits Washington May
the United States.
7 for two days of talks with President
Few officials in Tokyo are sure if
Reagan.
the proposed ceiling would satisfy
The trade ministry's tentative for-
the Reagan administration, the U.S.
mula for settlement is believed to
Congress or, for that matter, the U.S.
cover the period 1981-83 MITI pro-
auto industry and the United Auto
poses to conduct a survey of the U.S.
Workers.
market and set a fresh celling on
Some observers here believe that
Japanese exports. At the same time,
the limit might well have to be
the Japanese government seeks
lowered to 1.65 million units to make
from the United States a guarantee
it acceptable in the United States.
that Japanese auto companies would
[In Washington yesterday. Senate
not be penalized by the antitrust law
Finance Committee Chairman Bob
for reducing exports.
Dole, R-Kan., welcomed the reports
With the return to Tokyo last Fri-
of Japanese movement toward im-
day of the Japanese ambassador to
posing restrictions but said he did
the United States Yoshio Okawara.
not believe the committee will find
this formula is likely to be finalized
the reported ceiling "an acceptable
tomorrow at a meeting of key cabl-
solution."
net members, possibly including
[He said the level itself was "only
Suzuki himself.
a very slight retreat" from the
record-setting level of last year's
The Japanese industry executives_
remain bitter.
sales here and that the one-year Der
riod suggestedwas too short to help
After his meeting with Tanaka,
the auto industry.)
the president of Nissan Motors (Dat.
To sound out American reactions
sun), Takashi Ishihara, said the cell-
to the new offer, the Ministry of In.
ing of 1.7 million was impossible for
ternational Trade and Industry was
him to accept.
scheduled to send two of its top of.
ficials to Washington today. The for-
By the same token, Ishihara said
that he had told Tanaka not to con-
mal announcement on precisely
sider similar measures in conduct-
what the government would do in
settling the auto issue is likely to be
ing future auto talks with both
Canada and the Common Market.
made at the close of the week, either
by ministry chief head Rokusuke
The governments in both regions
are known to be determined 10 cut
Tanaka or by Prime Minister Zenko
Suzuki.
back on imported Japanese autos.
The tentative celling of 1.7 million
In the end, the government side
is a result of painstaking talks that
succeeded in talking the industry in-
continued throughout the past week
to going along with it in the interest
between the ministry and execu.
of close relations with the United
tives of the Japanese auto industry.
States.
Senior Staff Meeting Action Items (4/24/81)
1. Paul Laxalt will be on President's schedule today at
11:00; Wirthlin at 11:15 a.m.
2. Will go with grain embargo announcement after Cabinet meeting.
Friedersdorf/Darman/Williamson/Khachigian/Speakes/Allen,/
Hodsoll to get together with Meese and Baker to go over
preparations for announcement.
3. The President will leave for Camp David today, returning
Monday.
4.
Cabinet officers will be invited to attend the President's
address to the Joint Session. Khachigian collecting
comments today on speech. Speech should include union
endorsements of economic program by name.
6. Allen to arrange for five or six Senior Staff to obtain
Air Force briefing on AWACs. This involves going out
to Andrews to inspect the plane.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/24/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Administrator of Bonneville Power Administration.
Meese and Deaver to call Hatfield (see attached).
2. Warren Richardson: American Jewish Committee and Anti-
Defamation League have issued joint press release which
effectively says they won't make big fuss about Richardson,
but urge the Congress to look at him closely. Richardson
meeting with former Senator Stone tomorrow. If Stone
favorable and says so to press, HHS will take low-level
soundings of Republican Senators on Finance Committee.
They will then send us a written recommendation.
3. Need communications plan for grain embargo. Particularly
need to inform those helpful to us and embassies of
countries who have supported us (UK, FRG, Australia),
see attached Friedersdorf/Speakes memos. Please let
FH know if he can help.
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over President's schedule (attached).
No N.S.C briging
2. Latest guidance on grain embargo. Carger guidance - aller brief
3. Inform Senior Staff of President's Joint Session speech--when.
Ask Khachigian where he stands on draft.
UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 23, 1981
5:00 pm
WABHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Friday, April 24, 1981
9:30 am Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min) (Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:00 am
Cabinet Meeting
Cabinet Room
(1 hour)
(Craig Fuller)
11:00 am
Richard Wirthlin
Oval Office
(15 min)
11:30 am
Depart for Residence
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1981
MEMORANDUM TO:
Jim Baker
Ed Meese
Dick Allen
FROM:
Max Friedersdorf
SUBJECT:
Rep. Silvio Conte (R-Mass.)
Congressman Conte, the ranking Republican on House
Appropriations Committee, is accompanying the Speaker on
the trip to Australia and New Zealand.
Rep. Conte called from Wellington, New Zealand, today
with the report that the delegation heard the President
may lift the grain embargo.
Conte's message: The Australians have stuck with us
on the embargo. If it is lifted, they should be given
advance notice, or they will be terribly hurt by our lack
of good faith.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR JAMES BAKER
FROM:
Larry Speakes 8
SUBJECT: Communications plan for grain embargo
Jim, just a reminder: When we get close to doing some-
thing on the grain embargo, we should do some detailed
communications planning in order that the press is
sufficiently backgrounded to ensure that our side of the
story gets out in the proper fashion.
CC: David Gergen
Senior Staff Meeting Action Items (4/23/81)
1. Howard Baker scheduled to see the President at 9:30 a.m.
Max to meet Baker and bring him in.
2. Allen will do backgrounder on F-15/AWAC issues. Speakes
low-keying issue. Gergen arranging for preparation of
paper for use by surrogates and coordinating State and DOD.
3. Regarding President's Joint Session speech, Gergen to
check within next hour as to network basketball coverage
competition Tuesday or Wednesday next week. Gergen to
coordinate plan with Deaver and then inform Friedersdorf
as to when we want Joint Session. Preference is for
Tuesday, no later than 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday fall-back.
(NOTE: President has spoken with O'Neill and Baker.)
4. Debt collection/improved management proposal ready to go
today. Harper/Stockman will be discussing this issue on
the Hill today. Harper notes devastating January report
on Federal credit management which could be leaked in
support of the Administration effort. Stockman to take
lead with press.
5. President ought to do Holocaust ceremony 4/30, not
Vice President.
6. Mrs. Reagan will go to Ticonderoga ceremony, not President.
7. Staff should not discuss agenda or subject matter of
meetings at White House. FH preparing memorandum.
8. Grain embargo: No decision yet reached. There are a
number of meetings at the White House on various subjects;
we shouldnot comment on them.
9. Fuller has action on developing blue ribbon committee to
develop private foundation for picking up CETA job training.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/23/81)
A. Breakfast
1. Talk with Meese re getting Donovan and Hatch together
to solve subpoena dispute without hearing.
2. Warren Richardson: Newhall (HHS) reports Richardson has
written memo condemning Libertv Lobby; this leaked
(see attached UPI). In light of denunciation, Bookbinder
(American Jewish Cmte. ) could move to non-objection;
Brody (Anti-Defamation League) has copy of denunciation
and will see Richardson tomorrow. HHS will report back
to me shortly on their final views.
3. As between Tuesday and Wednesday for Joint Session, O'Neill
prefers Tuesday. JAB to call Gary Hymel in O'Neill's office
with answer by noon 4/23.
4. Administrator of Bonneville Power Administration. Meese
and Deaver to call Hatfield (see attached).
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
2. To Calls
Anady
4. Prichardsm
V5. Holoraust Rox barden 4/30
us Chamber ryn. in m Tun Am / Dold
7. Grain Ent.
RR- don't oversuph. takes - Hours Mudger Nevol is imp.
UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 22, 1981
6:00 pm
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 23, 1981
9:00 am
Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
Senator Howard Baker
Map Room
(30 min)
(Max Friedersdorf)
White House Photographer Only
10:00 am
Personnel Meeting
Residence Study
(30 min) (Pen James)
10:30 am Staff Time
Residence Study
(15 min)
(Helene von Damm)
X
11:00 am
Mr. Joseph Coors
Residence Study
(10 min)
(Charles Tyson)
White House Photographer Only
5:30 pm
Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
UP109
What
(RICHARDSON)
(BY PETER BROWN)
WASHINGTON (UPI) 0 PROPOSED ASSISTANT CABINET SECRETARY TODAY
CONDEMNED THE LIBERTY LOBBY FOR "MORALLY REPUGNANT" ANTI - SEMITISM AND
RACISM BUT SAID HE DIDN'T QUIT THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE HE NEEDED
ONEY.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RICHARD SCHWEIKER IS
DECIDING THIS WEEK WHETHER TO DROP THE NOMINATION OF WARREN
RICHARDSON AS ASSISTANT HHS SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION BECAUSE OF HIS
TIES TO THE CONSERVATIVE GROUP.
RICHARDSON CONDEMNED "THE ANTI-JEWISH AND RACIST ACTIONS OF THE
LIBERTY LOBBY" AND SAID HE FOUND THEIR VIEWS ON JEWS AND BLACKS
"MORALLY REPUGNANT. #
"I I NEVER AT ANY TIME PERSONALLY SUBSCRIBED TO THOSE VIEWSI NOR DID
1 ASSIST IN ANY WAY IN THEIR PREPARATION OR DISSEMINATION, # HE SAID
IN A MEMO BEING CIRCULATED ON CAPITOL HILL AMONG SENATORS, 8 COPY WAS
OBTAINED BY UPI.
RICHARDSON HAS REFUSED TO TALK WITH REPORTERS SINCE REP. SAM
GEJDENSON, D-CONN., ASKED SCHWEIKER TO DROP THE NOMINATION BECAUSE
RICHARDSON WAS THE LIBERTY LOBBY'S CHIEF LOBBYIST FROM 1969-73, IF
WITH THE NOMINATION, IT FACES 8 STIFF
"MY TENURE AT THE LIBERTY LOBBY OCCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF
FINANCIALLY STRESSFUL FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES: SAID RICHARDSON,
DCKNOWLEDGING "I I SHOULD HAVE RESIGNED PROMPTLY UPON LEARNING OF THE
ACTIONS AND VIEWS FOUND PERSONALLY ABHORRENT. !!
'IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME LONG AGO THAT IT WAS WRONG NOT TO HAVE QUIT
EARLIER, # HE SAID IN THE MEMO TO HHS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DAVID
NEWHALL, WHO WILL RECOMMEND TO SCHWEIKER WHETHER RICHARDSON SHOULD BE
DROPPED.
RICHARDSON SAID HIS WIFE WAS IN R 1969 CAR ACCIDENT THAT REQUIRED
FIVE OPERATIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS AND "THE MEDICAL COSTS WERE
MASSIVE.
HE SAID HE TOOK THE JOB BECAUSE OF 8 50-PERCENT PAY RAISE OVER HIS
PREVIOUS NON-POLITICAL POSITION AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE
LIBERTY LOBBY STOOD FOR OTHER THAN R GENERALLY CONSERVATIVE.
HE ADDED THE JOB ALSO GAVE HIM ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE TWO OF HIS
YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. BOTH WERE BELOW DRIVING
AGE.
"AFTER SOME TIME ON THE JOB 1 DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE
EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS HELD WHAT 1 CONSIDERED TO BE ANTI-JEWISH AND
RACIST VIEWS. OF COURSE THE WISE AND PRINCIPLED ACTION WOULD HAVE
BEEN TO RESIGN, BUT AT THE TIME, 1 FELT THE PRESSING NEEDS OF MY
FAMILY WERE COMPELLING, if HE SAID.
WITHOUT THE PROMISE OF ANOTHER POSITION ALTHOUGH Internal DID BEGIN
TO SEARCH -- I DETERMINED MUST HOLD ON TO WHAT I HAD.
GEJDENSON AND SEVERAL JEWISH GROUPS HAVE POINTED TO AN ALLEGEDLY
ANTI -SEMITIC SENTENCE IN 8 NEW YORK TIMES OPINION PAGE STORY
RICHARDSON WROTE FOR THE LIBERTY LOBBY. RICHARDSON CLAIMS THE
CONTROVERSIAL SENTENCE WAS WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE GROUP
AND
INCEDTED WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE
THE WHITE HOUSE
TO:JAB
WASHINGTON
From: JM
April 15, 1981
sub: Bon Power
Pls read attached
Ealeise
MEMORANDUM FOR JAY MOORHEAD
FROM:
Kate Semerad xs
SUBJECT:
Bonneville Power Administration
Has there been a final resolution on the naming of the
Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration?
It was indicated to me last week that a decision had
been made but that several people had to be notified
before it was made public.
Peter Johnson has been in touch with me several times
recently to check on the status. I have asked him to
hold tight and await further word. He is anxious due
to fairly heavy press interest in this position and
indicates that there are critical decisions being made
in the absence of an Administrator.
KS/acb
JAB:
YES
NO
Muse
& Deaver
Brabfard
town
4/21
Halfied
REVISED -- April 22
(6:40 p.m.)
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Thursday, April 23, 1981
7:25 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Cy Laughter group
(OEOB Office)
(45-minutes)
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:30 a.m.
Meet with Jim Roach
(OEOB Office)
(10-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President's Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
(450 OEOB)
12:10 p.m.
The Vice President departs for the Sheraton-
Washington Hotel
12:30 p.m.
Address American Society of Newspaper Editors
Luncheon -- Washington-Sheraton Hotel
8:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Fundraising Dinner -- Los Angeles, Cal.
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/22/81)
1. State legislators to meet with press after meeting with
Vice President.
2. Guidance on grain embargo: No decision; meetings yesterday
were to discuss a wide range of topics.
3. All Senior Staff encouraged to attend reception for newspaper
editors beginning at 6:00 p.m. Fuller has badges for Cabinet;
staff badges will be available in Chinese room.
4. Vice President speaking at 10:00 p.m. at White House
Correspondents' Dinner.
5. Small group of print people coming in to see President on
Friday; Senior Staff warned to hold close; not announced yet.
6.
Stockman memo on improving federal debt collection in
clearance today; proposed to release tomorrow.
7. Gergen to collect material from State and DOD presenting our
case on F-15/AWAC deal; no release of this material now;
will talk about it at next Senior Staff meeting. NSC will
provide material for persons involved in speaking engagements
or Sunday talk shows to respond to questions.
8. Ursomarso to be kept informed of speaking engagements by
Administration officials.
9. OMB has regional impact analysis of our economic package.
Analysis shows that impacts evenly distributed.
10. Fuller/Harper to get material to Hodsoll on DOD/DOT projects
in Philadelphia area in coming FY's.
11. James/Speakes to assure that Enders and Rostow announcements
are made today.
Senior Staff Meeting (4/22/81)
1. Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
2. Where do we stand on Air Force proposal for smaller scale over
basing system for MX? (See attached STAR article.)
3.
Who is going to speak at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Saturday?
Vice President? Who is preparing remarks?
4. Do we have telephone calls for the President to make today
to Congressmen and Senators on the economic package?
5. From last staff meeting--have Gergen/Speakes/Deaver developed
names for small group of print people to meet with President?
6. Where do we stand on Enders announcement?
Conginar
May: Call Ron Motti- Gramm-fatta
doesn't adversly apped Vehs benefits
in for convence in true - addresome back in.
Marants
actual
2) KK: $ figure by which takes and winand Amched every
plus for See increase)
3) Return Cuban "inimals to Cuba.
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6 Concentrate all
(Celebration) Rd Carricay
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[Told Junifer]
UNPUBLISHED
Revised
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 21, 1981
WABHINGTO
4:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 22, 1981
9:00 am
Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:00 am Staff Time
Residence Study
(15 min)
(Helene von Damm)
5:30 pm Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
Air Force Offers
Scaled-Down
MX Missile Plan
The Air Force has proposed a
smaller scale basing system for the
MX missile complex to make its orig-
inal plan more acceptable to the Rea-
gan administration, Air Force
officials said yesterday.
The modified version of the pro-
posal to shuttle 200 missiles among
4,600 shelters buried beneath Utah
and Nevada is designed to save $1 bil-
lion and cut land use by 15 percent,
the officials said.
Present plans call for the MX sys-
tem to be operational by mid-1986
with 10 missiles and completed by
the end of 1989 at an estimated cost
of $35 billion to $55 billion.
The new basing proposal is one of
dozens of plans being studied by a
panel that will recommend to De-
fense Secretary Caspar Weinberger
how, where and whether to deploy
the tri-warheaded MX missile.
Weinberger supports the need for
the MX, but he and President Reagan
question the wisdom of using 25
square miles to house the missles
and building another 7,500 to 8,000
miles of road upon which to tran-
sport them.
The new Air Force proposal, the
officials said, would retain the 25
square miles needed for MX but the
number of transporters and the
miles of road would be reduced.
To reduce the distances between
the shelters, the Air Force has pro-
posed building four clusters per val-
ley instead of one, the officials said.
Each cluster is made up of 23 shel-
ters.
It would mean building at least 92
shelters in each valley instead of 23
and reducing the number of valleys
to between 30 and 43.
United Press International
Mr. Baker's office
Revised
THENIDEPRESICENT
X
*
WAEHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Wednesday, April 22, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
9:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:30 a.m.
Meet with Howard H. Calloway
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
12:00 noon
Brief Remarks to the group of state legislators
(450 OEOB)
(15-minutes)
mayors, city council members, and boards of
supervisor members
(Richard Williamson)
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon with group of state legislators, mayors,
(State Dining Room)
(60-minutes)
city council members, and boards of supervisor
members
4:00 p.m.
Filming with Bruce Herschensohn - KABC, Los Angeles (OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
(Mark Goode)
4:30 p.m.
Meeting with Lionel Hampton
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
5:00 p.m.
Meeting with Robert Baldwin President,
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
Morgan Stanley
5:30 p.m
Meeting with Ambassador Christopher Phillips
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
5:50 p.m.
White House Reception for American Society of
(Residence)
(25-minutes)
Newspaper Editors
7:00 p.m.
Private Reception at the Residence
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/21/81)
1. Eight Governors will meet with President at 11:00 a.m. today,
followed by 11:20 press conference with Governors.
2. Meese/Baker to confer on economic briefing.
3. F-15/AWAC guidance: While decision has been made to proceed
with F-15's and AWAC's, it was not made at NSC meeting.
Allen notes that Israel has five AWAC's of equivalent
capability.
4. Attorney General to see President at 5:00 p.m. today for
ten minutes.
5. President has ten phone calls today with Congressmen and
Senators to help sell economic package.
6. Khachigian will try to circulate the draft economic speech
among concerned Senior Staff Wednesday (getting guidance
from the Legislative Strategy Group today), draft to
President Thursday. Speech next week.
7. Gergen/Speakes/Deaver to develop names for small group of
print people to meet with President.
8. Reagan Administration does not support Constitutional
Convention, Nofziger to check into how communication to
Washington came about.
9. Policy on legislative veto: OK for independent Agencies
but not Executive Branch Departments and Agencies. Need
to get Justice to follow this line.
10. Khachigian preparing Presidential speeches for Notre Dame.
(May 17) on foreign policy and West Point (May 27) on
defense policy. NSC staff has made inputs for foreign
policy speech; Khachigian working on them. Weinberger has
provided input for West Point speech; Allen will provide
to Khachigian. Idea on Notre Dame speech is to compare
Reagan Notre Dame speech with Carter Notre Dame speech.
Defense policy speech could be on manpower or possibly
energy security. Meese notes TIMES' article on need for
new defense doctrine and challenges for the '80's.
11. Speakes will background today on the economic package
selling program.
12. Gergen will have by the beginning of next week a package on
our first hundred days.
13. John Rogers to approve budget for mailings and meetings;
White House staff to submit in advance.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/21/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Go over Space Shuttle ceremony (memo attached).
2. How do we settle Warren Richardson issue?
3. Where are we on Rowney (Level IV or III)?
4. How do we achieve better discipline and control over
foreign affairs and defense policy?
5. Meese fingered as source on grain embargo piece.
6. NSC staff to prepare list of all items embargoed now
to Soviet Union.
no N SB briefing willtahe over
B. Senior Staff
for
Bill Smith 5Pm
1. Go over President's and Vice President's schedules (attached).
2. Discuss President's schedule for remainder of week and
necessary news play.
3. Press guidance on F-15's and AWAC's. Where do we stand?
4. Nofziger endorsement of Constitutional Convention proposal --
telegram to Washington State (Gon. Chief staff)
s. May: Mm tel. calls ? Pas can take. (Helene do.)
E6. 6. Selected Reporters for 15 mins. as a group. offing wwspaper asin
Personnel city. Khashigian
/ Carla copy ? 96's spuch
2
Buil will be supportive of RR's gouls befin concerned about conlgasification, lant
EMBANCO Am 10:00
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PHONE CALLS AT H164 LEVEL BRING IN AMB'S (brain Emb.) australin Japan New
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UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
April 20, 1981
3:00 pm
WASH. NGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 21, 1981
9:00 am
Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Residence Study
(15 min)
(Richard V. Allen)
10:00 am Staff Time
Residence Study
(15 min)
(Helene von Damm)
11:00 am Meeting with Great Lakes Governors
Treaty Room
(30 min)
(Rich Williamson)
White House Photographer
5:30 pm Staff Time
Residence Study
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
RONALD W. REAGAN LIBRARY
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WITHDRAWAL SHEET AT THE FRONT OF THIS FOLDER.
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Tuesday, April 21, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:00 a.m.
Photograph with the Texas Opera Theatre Group
(OEOB Office)
(5-minutes)
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
9:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
10:00 a.m.
Economic Recovery Program Media Briefing
(450 OEOB)
(30-minutes)
(Frank Ursomarso)
11:00 a.m.
Attend meeting with the President and Great
(Treaty Room)
(30-minutes)
Lake Governors
(Rich Williamson)
(White House Photographer)
3:30 p.m.
Meeting with Agha Shahi, Foreign Minister of
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
Pakistan
(Nancy Bearg Dyke)
4:15 p.m.
Videotaping of Message to Malcolm Forbes
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
5:00 p.m.
Meeting with Sir Yue-Kong Pao C.B.E., LL.D. J.P.
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Nancy Bearg Dyke)
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/20/81)
1. Grain embargo stories simply due to catching Baldrige off-guard.
2. Warren Richardson is HHS choice. Administration is still
considering whether or not to send his nomination forward.
3. RR will call Ford today before Ford moves out to help sell
economic package.
4. Williamson/Dole to get together on Youth Conference.
5. Darman to develop procedures for clearance of communications
by special assistants proporting to speak on behalf of President.
Communications to Cabinet should be through the Cabinet Secretary.
6. Guidance on State/Defense Assistant Secretaries: All
scheduled for confirmation hearings by end of month. Enders'
nomination will be released today. Fact that he has had
access to classified material is normal; he is career FSO.
SENIOR STAFF MEETING (4/20/81)
1. VP in Houston; President's schedule pro forma (attached).
2. Warren Richardson?
[3. 3. Where do we stand on code of conduct? Call on Fielding.
4. Hems VS. Haig column by Evans & Novak: What guidance?
How are we doing on State appointments, ACDA appointments?
Perrycone.
i
$ Saturday leaks on grain embargo What guidance?
5. RR call GRF. - Continue calls to Conginuen
6. 10Am - Easter Egg Roll.
CALL
Balus:
GRF
11) AWACS
(2) Smate Budy Comm.
form A Sra. Chun
should
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which an now.
JAMES A. BAKER, III
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1981
Daily schedule for
TIME
SUBJECT/VISTOR
LOCATION
PERIOD
A.M
7:10
WH PICK UP
HOME
7:30
BREAKFAST - EM/MD
JAB
30 min.
8:00
SENIOR STAFF
ROOSEVELT
30 min.
9:00
RR
DAILY STAFF
RESIDENCE
30 min.
9:45
DAILY MF/LS/DG/DD
JAB
15 min.
10:00
PERSONNEL - Judges & U.S. Attys.
JAB
45 min.
EM/MD/JM/FF/LN/Smith/Schmults
11:00
ECONOMIC PACKAGE
JAB
20 min.
MD/MF/LN/ED/RW/DG/DD/FU/CF/FL
11:30
GOVERNOR CLEMENTS
JAB
10 min.
11:45
DEPART FOR WASHINGTON STAR
225 Virginia Ave., S.E.
.M.
12:00
WASHINGTON STAR LUNCH
45 min.
2:45
RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE
1:00
CABINET MEETING
CABINET
60 min.
2:15
RICH WILLIAMSON/JUDY PEACHEE
JAB
30 min.
3:00
BOB BARTLEY
JAB
5 min.
5:30
RR
DAILY STAFF
RESIDENCE
30 min.
BREAKFAST- 1 Call GRF (ashed in Hosp. I forgor.) Ling Mon.
TALKING UP THE PROGRAM! cross COUNTRY)
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Crain Embango- Haig + Math (Tie to new K)
7
PRESS Tel. Calls
3
4
Tele grown of apology to Japr x mb. (Prours no Pm. approve) (Hilene)
my call to Divey (State Dept Noner.)
5
Hain intice Wint. x AWACS (Sat. Posts Star)
6
W.H. FELLOWS. - SCHULTZ no
And Robert Novak
In fact, Pillsbury-laid out the argument for
Soviet cheating in his April 14 reply to Helms:
Helms
"We are unable to reassure you that these
agreements are adequately verifiable at the
present time." An amendment to the law that
established ACDA asserts that "adequate veri-
Versus
fication of compliance should be an indispen-
sable part of any international arms control
agreement." It orders the ACDA director to SO
"report" to Congress.
Haig
Even before Helms' request was sent to
Pillsbury, the CIA was harassing Sullivan's
The shadow of Jesse Helms over President
study of Soviet violations. Reagan's appointed
Reagan's arms control policy was privately re-
CIA director, William Casey, has not shown
vealed when a State Department cable sent to
his hand. But at CIA's working-group level
U.S. allies inserted this sentence in the version
staffed by holdovers from the Carter adminis
publicly released in the United States: "No
tration. the effort to silence Sullivan is intense
decision has yet been taken on our adherence
They reflect the CIA's habitual caution ir
to existing SALT agreements."
dealing with the touchy violations issue.
The March 4 cable was dispatched to con-
The clock is running against the hard-liners
tradict Secretary of the Navy John Lehman,
Reagan is ready to nominate an establishment
who had announced there was no legal basis
conservative Democrat, law professor Eugene
for the United States to continue honoring
Rostow of Yale, to be permanent ACDA direc-
SALT I or SALT II. It said the United States
tor. Pillsbury may not survive as deputy direc-
would not "undercut existing agreements" so
tor. It is not even certain that he, Sullivan and
long as the Soviet Union did not either.
other hard-liners will remain in the agency.
That cable. representing Secretary of State
But nobody can make the clock run more
Alexander Haig's policy, was designed to pla-
slowly than Jesse Helms. He will put a hold on
cate NATO members. especially touchy West
Rostow's nomination just as he has on seven
Germany. The domestic version. with the "no
other presidential nominations (most of them
decision" sentence, was designed to placate
Haig's recommendations) to State Department
right-wing Republicans led by Sen. Helms.
positions, paralyzing the department's opera-
who worry that Reagan's SALT policy has not
tions. The source of all this is the unrequited ex-
yet taken a decisive turn away from Jimmy
pectations of Helms and other conservative
Carter's. Which version will be Ronald Rea-
arising from the president's campaign oratory.
gan's ultimate policy has triggered an intense
Helms' move against Haig's deliberately am-
power struggle in Washington.
biguous, cautious policy not to undercut "exist
That struggle is Helms VS. Haig. but its roots
ing agreements" with the Russians is based or
are buried all through the capital. Haig's State
Reagan's campaign description of SALT II as
Department and the Central Intelligence
"fatally flawed." The conservatives who helped
Agency are in combat against top officials of
elect Reagan have waited three months into his
the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
presidency for action to fit those words.
The ACDA officials, carryovers from the
So far. Reagan has listened to Haig's advice:
transition, are closely tied to Helms' conserva-
If the United States tells the allies prema-
tive Republican bloc in the Senate but may
turely what it really thinks about SALT I and
soon be replaced by permanent arms control
SALT II, the alliance could be imperiled.
officials in tune with Haig.
Whether the president sticks with Haig's ad-
Helms is plotting a counterattack against
vice much longer is now in question, thanks to
Haig's position on sticking to SALT I and the
the formidable resources of Helms and his
unratified SALT II for now, with ramifications
allies.
1981, Field Enterprises Inc.
that will compound Haig's problems with the
European allies. If he proves that the Soviets
have systematically violated SALT agreements,
Helms could force Reagan into a confrontation
not only with Moscow but also with Bom.
Helms opened early this month with a letter
to the hard-line, acting director of ACDA,
Michael Pillsbury, asking for a complete re-
port on one of the most sensitive SALT issues:
verification by the United States of Soviet
compliance-or Soviet cheating.
Coincidentally, a Pillsbury deputy. ACDA
counselor David Sullivan, is putting finishing
touches on a study that documents 23 alleged
SALT violations by the Russians. Although
ex-CIA analyst Sullivan is knowp as a hard-
line. anti-Soviet ideologue, no serious student
of SALT doubts his competence. His study in
the hands of Helms and other anti-SALT Re-
publican senators could close off Reagan's
SALT options.
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/17/81)
1. The Vice President will be in Maine, New Hampshire and
South Carolina over the Easter weekend.
2. Invitations to functions at the residence must be
issued by the Social Office.
3. Uhlmann preparing report on Voting Rights Act. Assistant
Attorney General preparing policy paper on overall
Administration posture in civil rights area.
4. Current idea is for Astronauts to visit with President
at White House 4/24. No press on this now.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/17/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Suggest invite Astronauts and families to meet with
President and receive awards Friday, April 24. In
terms of media play, this would follow logically from
crew press conference Wednesday (4/22) and return of
orbiter to Houston Thursday (4/23). Idea is: simple
ceremony, no reception. NASA sending over list of
names they think ought to be invited. FH has ideas
on medals.
2. Agree on Tri-Chairman approach to Task Force on Arts
and Humanities. Heston (Arts), Terra (Government),
and either of the following as an eminent humanist:
Dick Lyman (currently head of Rockefeller
Foundation, former President of Stanford).
Hawah club Gray
Hannah Gray (President, Professor of History,
w/ A.
University of Chicago).
If this agreed, do you wish to run by President, or
run by President with other names?
3. Haig - Weinberger reported differences over when one
would proceed with arms control talks with the Soviets --
STAR article attached. What guidance?
4. Commirce Dept-Ja Fair apr (Hodsold has
B. Senior Staff
andline pape)
1. Go over President and Vice President schedules (attached).
2. Khachigian to meet with President at 9:30 a.m. to
go over remarks.
3. april 24- astronants
500 Indian squar
4. april 17- - Commerce Mimo.
whove had nepples
Thanks. Baher
Trude Fair-
Indian ripple len 500
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(Stabman opposed
Cardinal - 10Am
13:30-Tal.Calls
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/16/81)
1. The V.P./Allen/Haig/Weinberger will accompany Luns in
meeting with President.
2. There will be no formal national security briefings today
or tomorrow.
3. V.P. urged to drop by large meeting of U.S. Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce -- in addition to meeting he has with
this group in Roosevelt Room.
4. Presidential statement on fraud, waste and abuse to be
released at 2:30 p.m. today. Darman circulating draft
for clearance this morning.
5. Cabinet agenda today will include report on Japanese
auto trip, SES bonuses.
6. Meese/Baker/Allen to meet after Senior Staff meeting to
discuss Safire column on F-15's.
7. Fuller coordinating actions regarding potential work
stoppage when postal contract runs out June 1. Fuller
thinking of putting together information group on this,
similar to group regarding coal strike.
8. We will release Presidential statement on Joe Louis today,
notwithstanding leak yesterday.
9. Nofziger to repeat today admonition to Cabinet on avoiding
giving visibility to Democrats, particularly those who
oppose the President's program or who are running for office.
10. Harper to pull together letter to SES on fraud, waste and
abuse; coordinate with Deaver.
11. Baker will get to Small guidance on Stockman statement
indicating we are contemplating cuts in social security
benefits.
General guidance: President never talks about what he
will and won't veto.
Call Schwiches; Call Geo. Schultz
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/16/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Where do we stand on getting State/Defense nominations
Call
through Senate?
Schuly
1-1
2. Raise issue of inviting Anne Armstrong to be Chairman
of White House Fellows Commission.
3. brain Embargo
4. Specific wisfor Dy. Dipt. (OMB identify.) & Def. working to
5. Dening w/ Supply Siders
B. Senior Staff
6. Data m levels of Trade w/ USSR.
1. Go over President/V.P. schedules (attached).
2. Ask Harper how he is coming on report on who getting
SES bonuses and process for awarding them. NOTE:
Maynda.
I understand regular Civil Service (GS-13-15) recommendations
for promotions going forward. Need to get handle on
this as well.
3. What reaction, if any, do we wish to have to the Coleman
Report's overall judgement that private schools teach
academic subjects more effectively than their public
counterparts? Is the Department of Education doing
anything about this?
4. Ask Fuller to rundown Cabinet meeting agenda.
giver MB/D
Pres.
No ANSB 7 Pm - will do w/w
11-Jun
9:45 w/ UP - M/B/D
USP
4
/
Pm part Junes.
F-15s-AwAes (Legis. Strategy.) [Hain talked wiem.]
Get Safin
column
2
Hopziger wants to attend
3
Guidame m have to go into S.S. soon.
April 15, 1981
THE WHITE HOUSE
5:00 pm
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 16, 1981
9:00 am Staff Time
Residence
(30 min)
Study
11:00 am Meeting with H. E. Joseph M. A. H. Luns,
Residence
(30 min)
Secretary General of NATO
Yellow Oval Room
(Richard V. Allen)
5:30 pm Staff Time
Residence
(30 min)
Study
Mr. Bakeis office
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE - (UNPUBLISHED)
Thursday, April 16, 1981
7:25 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast with C. Fred Chambers
(OEOB Office)
(30-minutes)
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
Economic Affairs Cabinet Council
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
9:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(15-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
(WW Office)
10:00 a.m.
Briefing by Secretary Haig
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
10:15 a.m.
Meeting with H. E. Joseph M. A. H. Luns, Secretary
(Roosevelt Room)
(40-minutes)
General of NATO
11:00 a.m.
Meeting with the President and H. E. Joseph M. A. H.
(Residence -
(30-minutes)
Luns, Secretary General of NATO
Yellow Oval Room)
(Richard V. Allen)
11:45 a.m.
Meeting with U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
(450 OEOB)
(15-minutes)
(Elizabeth Dole)
1:00 p.m.
Cabinet Meeting
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
(Craig Fuller)
3:15 p.m.
Taping with Bob Scheiffer - CBS -- for Documentary
(OEOB Office)
(30-minutes)
on First One Hundred Days
4:00 p.m.
Meeting with Mr. Bob West, Mr. Ogden Reid and
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
Governor Bob Graham - (Florida)
(Nancy Bearg Dyke)
4:30 p.m.
Meeting with Malaysian Home Affairs Minister
(OEOB Office)
(30-minutes)
Ghazali Shafie
(Nancy Bearg Dyke)
7:30 p.m.
Dinner hosted by Secretary and Mrs. Mac Baldrige
(1310 33rd St. NW)
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/14/81)
1. Mrs. Reagan will leave at 2 p.m. for Bradley funeral.
2. Fielding to prepare memos on code of conduct, ethics and
accepting of travel expenses. OMB GC to provide inputs.
Fielding to come back to Senior Staff on this and prepare
presentation for discussion with Cabinet and sub-Cabinet.
3. Requests to use East Wing facilities should be submitted to
Peter McCoy. Requests to use Blair House should be sub-
mitted to Joe Canzeri.
4. Harper has provided memorandum to Fielding on issue of
Federal grants being made to persons campaigning against
RR economic program.
5. Treasury preparing draft Presidential statement for
tomorrow -- relating to 4/15 tax filing deadline.
6. Review of FRCs continues. Some Departments (like DOC)
eliminating regional people.
7. Presidential statement on Space Shuttle will be released
this PM from Washington; Baker to deliver message in
Houston and invite astronauts and families to White House.
8.
Secretary Baldrige should not hold press conference on
autos, but can meet with persons concerned with auto
industry -- brief and listen.
9. We should avoid letting private groups use film footage
of the President. Where this cannot be stopped, we should
refuse to comment on it. Regarding Helms' film, line is:
no consent, no permission. Regarding NCPAC, we have no control.
10. Harper to pull together list of who are getting SES bonuse's
and information on how the award system works. We need to
reformulate this program in accordance with Administration
objectives.
MEESE/DEAVER BREAKFAST AND SENIOR STAFF MEETING (4/14/81)
A. Breakfast
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over President's and VP's schedules (attached).
2. Clay Bill which would help air controllers sought by
PATCO: ask Friedersdorf.
3. Request yesterday re State and DOD nominations stalled
on Hill. Where do we stand -- Friedersdorf and James.
4. Thursday Cabinet meeting agenda items? Fuller?
5. Presidential statement for 4/15 tax filing deadline;
Kachigian/Gergen preparing.
6. Fielding/Harper were to report on issue of Federal
grants being made to persons campaigning against RR
economic program -- Md. Doctors and CSA Executive Direc-
tors. Where does this stand?
7. Camel Sunir Staff - (MD. in chg. Su until Noon Town
him
8. Gratuties - Trips, its. (EM)
4. Use WH Mail Hour - (Calla M.D.)
Name- Unalysis?
UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
REVISED
4/13/81
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
4:00 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 1981
9:00 am Staff Time
Residence
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am Staff Time
Residence
(10 min)
(Darman and von Damm)
11:30 am
Meeting with Regan, Stockman, Friedersdorf
Lincoln
(30 min)
Darman, Fuller, Meese and Gergen
Library
5:00 pm
Haircut
Residence
5:30 pm
Staff Time
Residence
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 13, 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MAX FRIEDERSDORF
FROM:
RICHARD G. DARMAN Sin
SUBJECT:
PATCO Negotiations (Air Traffic
Controllers) -- And Related Bill
Being Advanced by Congressman Clay
and Senator Mathias
There is apparently a bill, known as the "Clay bill,"
which would help the air tafffic controllers. As
I understand it, it is highly sought by PATCO, related
to the current labor negotiations, much too expensive
in its budgetary implications, and worthy of opposition
by the Administration.
This came up in a meeting I attended on the subject of the
negotiations. Jim Baker asked me to follow up by asking
you what the status of this bill is, and what we are doing
about it,
11
Please feel free to respond to Jim directly.
CC: Jim Baker
Mr. Baker's office
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Tuesday, April 14, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:50 a.m.
Vice President's Senior Staff Meeting
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
9:30 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
1:00 p.m.
The Vice President and Mrs. Bush will attend the
(Bethlehem Chapel,
(60-minutes)
Funeral Service for General of the Army Omar N.
Washington National
Bradley
Cathedral)
2:30 p.m.
Swearing-in Ceremony for Michael Cardenas --
(Roosevelt Room)
(15-minutes)
Administrator, Small Business Administration
("Tab A")
3:30 p.m.
Radio Endorsement of Mark Siljander, Fourth
(OEOB Office)
(15-minutes)
Congressional District - - Michigan
4:30 p.m.
Meet with Howard Squadron, Chairman of the
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish
Organizations
6:00 p.m.
Reception for the "Y" Group
(V.P. Residence)
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/13/81)
1. Haig and Weinberger will visit with the President at
noon today. White House photographer to take photos
of Haig/Weinberger coming and going.
2. Consideration should be given to scheduling Stockman/
Friedersdorf and Regan (if he is back) to meet with the
President tomorrow.
3. Khachigian/McClaughry to collaborate on Jefferson birthday
statement.
4. James/Friedersdorf to look at issue of why State and
Defense nominations not moving forward and report back.
5. Khachigian/Gergen to arrange for Presidential statement
denying reports that Administration ready to compromise
on tax bill: President has not authorized anyone to
compromise; the people and the Congress are largely with
us on our package. In addition to White House release,
statement should be released from Treasury and OMB.
6. White House staff to keep telephone log of outside contacts--
press, Governors, etc.
7. Khachigian to prepare Presidential statement regarding death
of Joe Lewis; also send Presidential condolences
to Jim Hagerty family.
8. Khachigian to prepare Presidential statement for State
Department ceremony awarding medals to certain of the
hostages.
9. Gergen/Khachigian to prepare Presidential statement for
April 15 tax return filing deadline. Meese/Deaver to check
with RR on his personal tax situation. Presidential state-
ment should note: now more than ever before must do something
to reduce tax rates, provide additional resources to
Americans; RR economic package helps do this.
IKC Keep scheds?
(L) Horp. pies?
MEESE/DEAVER BREAKFAST AND SENIOR STAFF MEETING (4/13/81)
A. Breakfast (o) whettime visit Pm ? - MD
I
1. Kemp idea of having President call parents of John Hinckley
(note attached).
1220 mill budwill but
say my
2. Question of replacing Brady: if, when, who. Criticisms
made of Karna. Need strong press secy.
if when
3. Question of Haig to visit President Monday. Other items
for President.
4. Who will brief on medical progress of President -- Ruge?
5. Rudio Speech 6. Compromise? (Prss Pricfing)
B. Senior Staff
1. Go over schedule (attached).
2. Haig visit President; go over other items for President.
3. Call on Dole re Executive Order on Justice Task Force
on Women.
4. Call on Hodsoll re space shuttle.
no
5. Thomas Informs B-day - K. Heachigian
radio
spuch
6. U.P. - audio & T.V.S Space Shutth (Time?)
This week.
7. - VP. (9:30?)
instrud 9:15
Houston JAB
8. Hary - 11:30
2
Hary & Weinterger
Wernberger - 12:00
of broghness
9. Voting Rights Act- By weeks md.
(?) Name.
4. V-P shed. Z Fllso
april 20+21
Ew. Package
TRANK penund
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20515
JACK KEMP
THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT
NEW YORK
Jim -
please have the
President call the parents
John Hinckley
of Jul Hindly. It would
be an ait of statesmenship
+ compassion.
Regula, 2k
Mr. Baker's office
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Monday, April 13, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
9:15
VP/JAB/ EM/MD
(ww office)
9:15 a.m.
National Briefing
Security
CANCELLED
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
9:45 a.m.
Meeting with James Baker, Edwin Meese, Michael
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
Deaver, Max Friedersdorf, Larry Speakes and
JAB
David Gergen VP NOT ATTENDING
office
10:00 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(WW Office)
(20-minutes)
12:00 noon
Lunch with Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige
(OEOB Office)
(60-minutes)
3:00 p.m.
Meeting with 180 Trade Association Executives
(East Room)
(15-minutes)
(Elizabeth Dole)
4:00 p.m.
Drop-by Reception for 180 Trade Association
(State Dining Room)
Executives
(Tentative)
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/10/81)
1.
President will be returning to the White House at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday. White House staff is welcome to greet him; those
wishing to do so should be on the South Lawn at 10:30 a.m.
The President has lost weight; there will be a period of
convalescence.
2. The Mexican trip is cancelled. Deaver/Tyson/Speakes to get
together on this. The President will not go to Maureen
Reagan's wedding.
3. Baker/Gergen to work out approaches to Congress regarding
Senate action on budget before Congress recesses for Easter.
Harper reports Armstrong/Grassley/Symms joined Democrats
to defeat budget package in Senate Budget Committee.
-- Reconciliation Bill regarding FY '82 has been voted
out of the Senate Budget Committee; yesterday's
Senate action involves the estimates for FY '83 and
'84. Senators are worried about the continuing
prospect of an imbalanced budget in the out years.
There are three elements here: (i) amending the
COLA, (ii) reducing the tax rate cut program, and
(iii) increasing the budget cuts in FY'83/'84.
-- Baker to call Domenici to get lay of the land and see
if he would be willing to join Administration in
attempt to place this defeat in a positive context.
The Senate action would seek an additional $7 billion
reduction through amending COLA revisions to the
lower of the CPI or real wage increases.
-- Grassley/Symms on Finance Committee as well as
Budget Committee.
4. Baker/Fielding will meet with AG today on issue of U.S.
Attorneys and Marshals.
5.
Meese/Baker to meet with business leaders next week (as
part of Dole economic package selling plan) Monday 2 p.m.
and Wednesday 2 p.m./4:50 p.m.
6. Fielding/Harper to report to Baker on issue of Federal grants
being made to persons who are campaigning against RR economic
program. Possibility of persecution under Anti-Lobbying Act;
cons to moving in this direction are possibility of creating
martyrs and generating heavy scrutiny of Administration under
Act. Cited in this area are Maryland doctors and CSA
Executive Directors.
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7. Dole instructed to arrange for transmittal to States of
Federal budget dollars for White House Conference on
Youth.
8. Watt/Edwards will announce California OCS leasing
program today.
9. Anderson will look into Welfare Data Bank Bill (opposed
by IRS) which would use IRS to track welfare program.
This issue should be raised in one of the Cabinet
Councils; OMB to participate in this. Need policy in
this area.
thing
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/10/81)
A. Breakfast
1. Warren Richardson announced 3/30 for Assistant Secretary
HHS for Legislative Affairs. David Brody saying
Richardson was General Counsel of Liberty Lobby (most
anti-Semitic organization in U.S.). Nomination should
be stopped. Jewish community will fight on Hill if
he goes forward. Stein contacting Meese.
2. Pm. su Brady 3. D'Leary say Pm low weight
4. Pres. call the 3 Neaganites
B. Senior Staff Meeting
who deserted.
1. Go over schedule (attached).
2. Announce cancelling of Mexico trip. President is
coming home Saturday.
3. Hodsoll to report on space shuttle.
4. M places - gringout Sun back
Sucts
5. May.
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Mr. Baker's office
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE UNPUBLISHED
Friday, April 10, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:15 a.m.
National Security Briefing
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
:30 a.m.
Meeting with James Baker, Edwin Meese, Michael
(WW Office)
15-minutes)
Deaver, Max Friedersdorf, Larry Speakes and
David Gergen
10:00 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(WW Office)
(20-minutes)
2:00 p.m.
Meeting with General Brent Scowcroft
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
2:30 p.m.
Meeting with Congressman James Scheuer -- (D-NY)
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Boyden Gray)
3:00 p.m.
Interview with Mike Kramer, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
3:30 p.m.
Meet with Daniel Hartnett for passport verification (WW Office)
(5-minutes)
(Mrs. Bush will attend)
4:45 p.m.
Interview with Hedrick Smith, NEW YORK TIMES
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
8:00 p.m.
Dinner hosted by Canadian Ambassador and Mrs. Peter (Embassy Residence)
M. Towe in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Desmarais and
Mr. James Coutts BLACK TIE
SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/9/81)
1.
Khachigian has action on General Bradley statement for
President.
2. Khachigian/Speakes have action on Regan response to
Rostenkowski statement, to insure response by 2:30 p.m. today.
3. Youth Conference: Dole and Fielding to confer on details
of funding to States.
4. Harper has action on cost impact of Women's Economic Equity
Act: report to Anderson due Monday 4/13.
5. Allen/Meese reported approval of "small ELF". Review
due at White House August 1.
6.
President signed today the resolution on African refugee
relief.
7. Speakes to prepare Presidential message to wish well to
space shuttle participants for release before tomorrow's
take-off.
8. Friedersdorf to check timing on Hill of Multi-Fiber Agreement
legislation.
9. Rollins to take lead (with Speakes and Khachigian) on
resolving how to counter Byrd's Saturday press conferences--
e.g., work with RNC to develop Congressional counter-response.
10. Speakes to work with Ursomarso: (a) ways to fill Saturday's
news void and (b) follow-up to 4/8 staff meeting discussion
on briefing books for Congress (re economic recovery program).
11. Speakes to communicate that Congress has lead on auto
imports now that Task Force has submitted its report.
12. Speakes asked for White House cooperation with media which
is now in process of writing "first 100 days" stories.
Meese/Deaver Breakfast and Senior Staff Meeting (4/9/81)
A.
Breakfast
1. Visits with President today: At Howard Baker's suggestion,
Byrd with Michel.
2. Grain embargo: What about moving forward on this now?
Agree to lift providing Brezhnev can be taken at his word
regarding Poland and negotiation of long-term agreement.
Note STAR editorial 4/8 attached.
3. Military manpower: Hollings has introduced a bill to
reinstitute the draft. RR objected to registration
during Campaign. Need to put together task force
including DOD, VA, Education, Selective Service, OPD
and NSC. Task force should look at manpower induction,
retention and mobilization capability.
4. Regan response to Rostenkowski speech (now scheduled in Chicago for
2:00 p.m. EST tomorrow). Regan to meet with President
following speech and then make statement to press.
(4/16)
5. Lunch noon on Thursday with Chuck Heston on Arts. Memo
on this will be in to us tomorrow. Heston flying in
specially. Suggest lunch Baker/Deaver/Meese (if he
wishes)/Heston/McHenry/Terra/Hodsoll/Moore.
B. Senior Staff Meeting
1. Go over schedule (attached).
2. Call on Fielding re White House Conference on Children
and Youth: Question of whether we can transfer to States
$30,000/year.
3. Call on Friedersdorf re Women's Economic Equity Act of
'81. Where does this stand?
4. Call on Allen re where we stand on ELF. At 4/2 Senior
Staff meeting, Allen was to talk to Weinberger.
Marqaret Tutwiler
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Thursday, April 9, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:15 a.m.
National Security Briefing
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
9:30 a.m.
Meeting with James Baker, Edwin Meese, Michael
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
Deaver, Max Friedersdorf, Larry Speakes and
David Gergen
10:00 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(WW Office)
(20-minutes)
12:00 noon
Lunch with Murray Weidenbaum and Dr. William
(OEOB Office)
(60-minutes)
Niskanen
1:00 p.m.
Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs --- Meeting
(Cabinet Room)
(60-minutes)
will be on the Thrift Industry
(Roger Porter)
2:30 p.m.
Interview with Doug Brew of TIME
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
4:00 p.m.
Interview with Jim Doyle of NEWSWEEK
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
4:30 p.m.
Meet with Gordon Zacks
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
The Grain Embargo
That foolish consistency hobgoblin has
People's Republic of China have not stopped
never been one to scare Ronald Reagan. The
talk of acreage limitations to prevent future
latest evidence that the president doesn't
surpluses.
mind changing a policy when it no longer
Uncertainty about the effect of the the em-
seems to fit the circumstances is his about-
bargo compounds the irony. There have been
face on the grain embargo
efforts to relate meat shortages in the Soviet
A promise to lift the ban on wheat sales to
Union to the American grain that isn't there
the Soviet Union was a major Reagan cam-
to feed the animals. But responses to Amer-
paign pledge. Seeing the administration go
ican pleas for support from countries friend-
back on it will disappoint a great many peo-
ly to the United States have been, at best,
ple, including the new secretary of agricul-
half-hearted, and grain has been reaching
ture, John Block. But the president is
the Soviet Union in quantities substantial
convinced that the symbolic reverberations
enough to fill the gap.
of a turnabout would be all wrong just now
while the Soviets are threatening Poland and
American relations with Argentina,
continuing to more than threaten Af-
clouded by human rights considerations in
ghanistan.
recent years, have been too cool to persuade
There is still a certain confusion about the
the Argentines not to sell their wheat to the
other factors to be considered in evaluating
Soviets. Knowing that the embargo has
the embargo. To begin with, no one can say
forced the Soviets to pay seller s-market
for sure what a resumption of American
prices for their wheat is a limited consolation
grain shipments to the U.S.S.R. would do to
for either American farmers or American
food prices in the United States. There was
foreign policy strategists, particularly since
a sharp - and sharply protested - price rise
it is known that Argentina, Brazil and Austra-
in 1972 when large grain sales to the Soviet
lia are all increasing their wheat production
Union began.
to anticipate future Soviet needs.
This year, because the supply side of the
Nevertheless, the tensions of the present
grain picture is a comparative cornucopia,
international situation argue against lifting
there is a different outlook for both price-
of the embargo, at least until there is a quid
conscious consumers and farmers worrying
pro quo of some kind. The president has in-
about their incomes. Counting on the presi-
dicated an interest in linking relaxation of
dent's promise to reopen the Soviet market
the embargo with new talks on arms limita-
for their crops, farmers have increased their
tion. What is needed in the long run is a re-
wheat acreage 11 per cent, bringing it to the
view of Soviet trade as a whole.
highest point in the nation's history. If good
It is not fair to farmers to single them out
weather continues, the harvest should be a
for sacrifice in the interests of American for-
record-breaker.
eign policy while others dealing in equally
Meanwhile, the Soviet Union has complet-
strategic commodities are not restricted. Par-
ed the grain purchases allowed after the im-
ticularly since the technological equipment
position of the embargo. And changing
this country sends the Soviets may be more
American policies toward such countries as
important to the running of their society
Nicaragua and Mozambique have put other
than American wheat - and harder to re-
markets in jeopardy. Increased sales to the
place.
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SENIOR STAFF MEETING ACTION ITEMS (4/8/81)
1. President feeling good. Brady same as yesterday; doctors
encouraged; will be some time before know regarding his left
side. Press guidance on President: President progressing
well; don't know when will return to White House; there
will be period of convalescence after returning.
2. President will be seeing Paul Laxalt at 11:30 a.m. today
(with Baker), Howard Baker at 6:00 p.m. today (with Deaver).
Also:
-- Regan wants to see President before he
goes to Europe end of this week.
-- Will try to schedule Michel to see President
tomorrow; Gergen to work out statement for
when Michel leaves and possibly letter from
President to Michel on economic package
going through House.
3. Federalism Task Force release after Laxalt leaves President.
4. Senior Staff urged to come up with scheduling items for
President and Vice President next week.
5. On question of whether we would go along with lifting the
cap on Federal salaries, tell SES to approach us on this
after August 15. Harper reports that cap part of continuing
resolution; when continuing resolution expires, cap could
be lifted.
6. Dole to circulate for Senior Staff comment proposed Executive
Order on Justice Task Force on Women. Dole wishes to revoke
Carter committees (heavily oriented towards ERA). Need
status report on Women's Equity Bill.
7. Deaver asked to look into question of awards for Secret
Service agents involved in shooting incident. This to be
put on next week's Senior Staff schedule.
8. Fielding to track legislation on Hill restricting arms
sales to countries like Argentina. Allen notes news stories
in NYT.
9. Anderson/Uhlmann to check into Hill action on Voting Rights
Act and report back to Senior Staff meeting next week.
10. Social Security funding issues to be surfaced through Human
Resources Cabinet Council. Anderson notes 3 problems:
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-- Specific Administration positions on bills on Hill.
-- Social Security system could run out of money as
early as FY '83 and '84.
-- Need long term legislation.
12. Briefing book on economic package for Congressional
speakers is ready.
Cand Condy Rm Pm
Senior Staff Meeting (4/8/81)
+J.Brady
Prs.
Juner-11:30
1. Go over VP. schedule (attached). Bush HB
2. Call on Hodsoll to report on space shuttle launch.
3. Where do we stand on Percy bill permitting IRS to
assist on general federal debt collection?
4. Agenda for Cabinet meeting Thursday: Call on Fuller.
5. Where do we stand on preparations for V.P. Tuskegee
speech 4/12?
6.
How are we coming on getting materials together
on the economic package before Congress recesses?
7. What should be our latest guidance regarding the / Duide my
Mexico trip?
Mm.
8. Creative UP school mith
9. awards K office - MD + E. Dole
10. Pm. made to space shuttle (1.5mins.-
Sar.)
THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED)
Wednesday, April 8, 1981
7:40 a.m.
The Vice President arrives the OEOB
8:15 a.m.
C.I.A. Briefing
(OEOB Office)
(20-minutes)
8:45 a.m.
Staff Time
(WW Office)
(30-minutes)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:15 a.m.
National Security Briefing
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(Richard V. Allen)
:45 a.m.
Meeting with James Baker, Edwin Meese, Michael
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
Deaver, Max Friedersdorf, Larry Speakes and
David Gergen
10:00 a.m.
Vice President Senior Staff Meeting
(WW Office)
(20-minutes)
11:00 a.m
Meet with Mike Retzer, Mississippi Republican
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
Chairmen
(Rich Bond)
1:45 p.m.
Meet with Congressman Charles W. Stenholm --
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
(D-Texas), who will present a get well card
for the President to the Vice President
2:00 p.m.
Swearing-In Ceremony for Art Teele, Administrator,
(Roosevelt Room)
(15-minutes)
Urban Mass Transit Authority, Department of Transportation
:30 p.m.
Meet with Congressman Barber Conable, Jr. --
(WW Office)
(10-minutes)
(R-New York), who will present a get well card
for the President to the Vice President
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VICE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE -- (UNPUBLISHED) -- CONTINUED
Wednesday, April 8, 1981
4:30 p.m.
Meet with Vic Gold
(WW Office)
(15-minutes)
6:00 p.m.
Visit the President
(G.W.U. Hospital)
6:50 p.m.
Vice President and Mrs. Bush join White House
Reception for Eagles. The Vice President will
not wear Black Tie.
(The Vice President will make remarks)