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To
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Jue Wright
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION
791 7-7-82
OF AMERICA, INC.
1600 EYE STREET, NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-1966
JACK VALENTI
June 30, 1982
PRESIDENT
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Mike
I neglected to send you the attached.
These three letters clearly make visible
the devastation that will occur in the video
marketplace when there are some eight to ten
million VCRs (videocassette recorders) in the
marketplace. There will be that many at the end
of 1983 or mid-1984. By the end of 1989, we
expect 30-35 million.
These letters say:
First, because VCRs can "zap" out commercial
messages due to "fast forward" and "visual search"
buttons, Frito Lay, Coca-Cola and TWA will not pay
for any audience where there is a taping of the
commercial message, or if they do pay it will be at
a greatly reduced rate.
Second, they do this because no rating
service can (1) ever tell them if the tape was
played back, and (2) if it was played back, was
the commercial "assassinated."
Third, when this happens, the networks will
receive less revenues and the producers in turn will
receive less revenues and thereby reducing investment
capital for future production.
Sincerely,
The Honorable
Michael K. Deaver
The White House
you
Washington, DC 20500
Attachments
Frito
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April 19, 1982
Mr. Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association
1600 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Jack:
I am writing to confirm several comments that I have made orally in conversation
with you.
As I told you, the area of VCR media is relatively new, and Frito-Lay does not
have any documented policy for this media form right now.
My personal point of view is this:
1) VCR penetration of households will continue to grow;
2) VCR devices allow consumers to record program materials, but delete commercial
3) messages; Some method of measuring whether a "set-in-use" is hooked up to a VCR will
have to be developed and used;
4) The burden of proof will be on the television networks to provide data on
VCR usage;
5) Advertisers either will not pay for VCR - associated message delivery, or they
will pay at a reduced rate, given the potential for deleting commercial
messages.
While I cannot commit Frito-Lay or PepsiCo on what may be hypothetical issues, I
would anticipate that we would negotiate rate concessions on an "up-front" basis
with networks once VCR penetration becomes significant (10% of Households).
Sincerely,
tohn
JOHN M. CRANOR
Vice President, Marketing
JMC:pjs
FRITO-LAY TOWER EXCHANGE PARK P.O. BOX 35034 DALLAS, TEXAS 75235 (214) 351-7000
FL-1797-D
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NEW YORK NY 10016
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JACK VALENTI
MOTION PICTURE ASSN
1600 EYE ST NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON DC 20006
IS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR CONVERSATION CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF
VCR'S THIS ON TV ADVERTISING, TWA HAS RECENTLY REVIEWED THIS SUBJECT ABOUT WITH THE
CONSUMERABILITY ITS THROUGH VCR DEVICES TO DELETE TV COMMERCIALS, ON THE
AGENCY, OGILVY AND MATHER, AND WE HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN BECAUSE
OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WE PLAN TO PUT SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE TO
EXTENT POSSIBLE PLAN TO NEGOTIATE LOWER TV COMMERCIAL COSTS AS WELL
NETWORKS TO AUTHENTICATE COMMERCIAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY AND THE
AS SEEK ALTERNATIVE ADVERTISING MEDIA
BRIAN KENNEDY
TWA
6.05 3 AVE
NEW YORK NY 10016
14:19 EST
MGMCOMP
The Coca-Cola Company
P.O. DRAWER 1734
IRA C. HERBERT
June 11, 1982
ATLANTA, GA. 30301
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
(404) 898-2121
Mr. Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association
1600 I Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Dear Jack:
As we discussed, the prospect that VCR usage will increasingly undercut
the audience exposed to our commercials disturbs us greatly. As you
know, The Coca-Cola Company is a major advertiser on network television
advertising. We are concerned that VCR usage is beginning to prevent
our message from getting through. We expect this problem to become
quite serious in the next two to three years as the numbers of VCR's
increase.
We know that VCR technology permits, if not induces, consumers to delete
commercials while taping or playing back programming. Common sense
tells us that, whenever possible, television viewers will take advantage
of the chance to avoid commercials. And we agree that general VCR
usage diminishes audience size by drawing viewers away from current
broadcasts. After all, a viewer will watch a VCR when it is convenient
to him which is the time when, formerly, he would have watched current
broadcasting.
Network television must be cognizant of these developments. The burden
of proof is thus on the networks to provide assurance to us that VCR
usage does not reduce effective advertising audience size.
The Coca-Cola Company will not pay for viewers that are not seeing its
commercials. In such circumstances, advertising rate concessions will
have to be made. I anticipate that we will discuss these issues with
network executives as VCR penetration increases.
Sincerely,
Ira C. Herbert
ICH:dbb
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA, INC.
1600 EYE STREET, NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
Tile
(202) 293-1966
JACK VALENTI
PRESIDENT
June 29, 1982
Dear mike
As I pledged you, here is
a brief summary of the home record-
ing issue that is before the Congress.
This is the issue that
Charlton Heston spoke to you about,
which Heston testified for before the
Senate and Clint Eastwood before the
House, and in whose cause all elements
of the creative community in this
country are united.
Sincerely,
9am
The Honorable
Michael Deaver
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Enclosures
The Mathias Amendment No. 1333 to S. 1758 (in the Senate)
and the Edwards/Moorhead Bill H.R. 5705 (in the House)
The central issue is the protection of private
property. That which belongs to others cannot be taken
from them without permission of or compensation to the
owner.
That is the basic, indeed, the only issue.
Why there is a problem
The videocassette recorder (100% of which are manu-
factured in Japan) and the blank video tape (85% of which
are manufactured in Japan) comprise the only visual distribu-
tion system which is unlicensed. All other distributors of
visual material are subject to licensing programs and material
they use: theaters, prerecorded videocassettes, basic cable
TV and pay TV, pay television, network television, local TV
station syndication -- all must either license their program-
ming or be subject to a compulsory license (i.e. basic cable
television). Today only the videocassette recorder and the
blank tape lie outside this marketplace boundary.
The Court of Appeals supports our view
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in October 1981 de-
clared that videotaping in the home constituted copyright
infringement. Copyright is the singular asset of the crea-
tive community in America. Without the protection of copy-
right, the value of creative property collapses.
The congressional solution
Both in the Senate (the Mathias Amendment) and in
the House (the Edwards/Moorhead bill) legislation is pending
which would accomplish several purposes:
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1. All home taping would be exempt from copyright
infringement. That is, the home viewer can tape as much
and as often as he or she chooses, in the privacy of the
home.
2. A copyright royalty fee will be imposed on the
manufacturers of videocassette recorders and blank tapes,
and on audio recording equipment and blank audio tapes.
3. The fee would be determined by the Copyright
Royalty Tribunal, an agency of the government created by
the Copyright Act of 1976. In other words, an agency
already in being, with no new bureaucracy or additional cost
to the public.
4. After a year's evidentiary hearings the CRT
would set a fair and reasonable fee on both video and audio
equipment and blank tapes. Every five years, the CRT would
revisit the fee schedule to determine if it is reasonable
in the light of new marketplace developments.
5. A Fair Marketing Amendment is included which
allows copyright owners to either rent or sell their pre-
recorded videocassettes to retail stores, and share in either
income from the rental or the sale of the cassettes.
Complete industry support for our cause
Every segment of the creative community supports
this measure -- the four guilds (the Screen Actors, Directors,
Writers and Producers Guilds), unions, all those involved in
the investment in and creation of visual entertainment for
the American public.
Large Senate and House support, with Japanese in opposition
Twenty-five Senators have co-sponsored the Mathias
Amendment, including the Republican leadership and the Demo-
cratic leadership of the Senate, as well as 90 Congressmen,
from both sides of the aisle.
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The opposition comes from the Japanese manufacturers
of the taping equipment (Hitachi, Matsushita, Sony, Sanyo,
Victor, Toshiba) and the electronics industry.
Reagan administration support urgently needed.
What we are asking the Congress to do -- and desperately
need the support of the Reagan administration in this objec-
tive -- is to (1) exempt home taping from copyright infringe-
ment and (2) set in place a mechanism for compensation to
copyright owners in the face of a new technology that if left
unharnessed threatens the future life of the creative community
in the USA.
Protection of private property is the issue.
We believe that the Reagan administration is solidly
supportive of the concept of private property and its protec-
tion from unauthorized use. What we are asking is that pro-
tection from the ravages of a new technology be engraved in
the law else this new technology will upset and devastate the
marketplace balance.
Government protection, not government regulation
This is not regulation by the government, but protec-
tion by the government. Just as all private property in the
land is protected from unauthorized use, so creative property
must be protected against the intrusion of an ingenious
technology that did not exist a decade ago, and was only a
faint shadow in the marketplace when the Copyright Act of
1976 was passed.
Attached is a brief two-page summary of all aspects
of the issue, as well as those organizations who have banded
together as the Coalition to Preserve the American Copyright.
1.
What kind of groups support the Mathias Amendment?
O
A diverse group of 17 organizations collectively called
"The Coalition to Preserve the American Copyright" actively
supports the Mathias Amendment. These groups are broad-based,
representing labor, consumers, the movie industry, the broad-
casting industry, the cable TV industry, and professionals of
every kind. The following groups are Coalition members:
--
Motion Picture Association of America
--
Children's Television Workshop
--
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
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National Association of Theatre Owners
--
Screen Actors Guild
---
Association of Talent Agents
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National Cable TV Association
--
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees and Moving Picture
Operators of the U.S. and Canada
--
Producers Guild of America, Inc.
--
CBS, Inc.
--
Authors League
--
Writers Guild of America
--
Training Mediastat Distributors Association
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Directors Guild of America
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Actors Equity Association
--
American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists (AFTRA), AFL-CIO
--
National Association of Broadcasters.
O
A similarly diverse group of 19 organizations from the
audio recording industry also supports the Mathias Amendment. The
following organizations have formed the Coalition to Save America's
Music:
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--
AFM (American Federation of Musicians)
--
AFTRA (American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists), AFL-CIO
--
AGAC (American Guild of Authors and Composers)
--
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers)
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BMA (Black Music Association)
--
BMI (Black Music Inc.)
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CMA (Country Music Association)
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GMA (Gospel Music Association)
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MPA (Music Publishers Association of the United
States)
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NAPM (National Academy of Popular Music)
--
NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences)
--
NARM (National Association of Recording
Merchandisers)
--
NMA (Nashville Music Association)
---
NMC (National Music Counsel)
--
NMPA (National Music Publishers' Association)
--
NSAI (Nashville Songwriters' Association
International)
---
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)
- - SESAC
--
SPARS (Society of Professional Audio Recording
Studios)
THE POSITION OF OWNERS OF CREATIVE PROPERTY
IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5705 AND AMENDMENT NO. 1333 TO S. 1758
THE U.S. FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY IS A HUGE AMERICAN ASSET WHICH MUST BE PRESERVED
The U.S. film and television industry is a great national asset and a trade
asset of significant and continuing value to the US Treasury. In 1981, the
U.S. film and television industry brought back to our country almost $1
billion in surplus balance of payments. The American movie is the one U.S.
made product that even the Japanese, skilled beyond all comparison in their
conquest of world trade, are unable to compete with, displace or clone.
THE CRITICAL ISSUE: IF WHAT YOU OWN CANNOT BE PROTECTED, YOU OWN NOTHING
The central principle on which this issue hinges is this: The right of those
who create television programs and feature films to own what they create.
We are for individuals recording video and audio works in their homes so long
as copyright owners of motion pictures, television programs and musical works
are compensated for the taking of their property.
THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION IN THE "BETAMAX" CASE
In the case of Universal City Studios V. Sony Corporation of America, the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Copyright Act of 1976 did not provide
a specific exception for home video recording and such recording does not fall
within the general "fair use" exception to the use of copyrighted material
established in the 1976 Act.
The day following the Ninth Circuit's decision, however, legislation was intro-
duced to overturn the court by creating a home use exemption from copyright
infringement for video cassette recording. These bills fail to recognize the
property rights of the creators, fail to compensate the owners of copyrighted
programs for an unjust taking of their property, and fail to understand that
the public interest will be ill-served because such legislation will surely
diminish the quantity and quality of programs on "free" television.
THE CASE FOR COMPENSATION TO CREATIVE PROPERTY OWNERS
Eight out of ten films do not recoup their investment from theatrical exhibition
and six out of ten films never recoup their total investment. Motion picture
investment is a high risk business which depends for its survival on the
viability of four distinct after-theatre markets.
- Prerecorded cassettes and discs
- Pay cable and pay television
-- Network television
-- Syndicated television
It is these very markets which are most susceptible to VCR usage.
Most VCR owners (75%) "library" home-taped programs with the average number of
video cassettes owned per household being 26.8. [Source: Media Statistics, Inc. 1981.
The vast majority (86.8%) of VCR households reported that they "skipped commercials
or erased them [Source: Mediastat, 1981.]
The future impact of these practices by millions of VCR users on after-theatre
within the general "fair use" exception to the use of copyrighted material
established in the 1976 Act.
The day following the Ninth Circuit's decision, however, legislation was intro-
duced to overturn the court by creating a home use exemption from copyright
infringement for video cassette recording. These bills fail to recognize the
property rights of the creators, fail to compensate the owners of copyrighted
programs for an unjust taking of their property, and fail to understand that
the public interest will be ill-served because such legislation will surely
diminish the quantity and quality of programs on "free" television.
THE CASE FOR COMPENSATION TO CREATIVE PROPERTY OWNERS
Eight out of ten films do not recoup their investment from theatrical exhibition
and six out of ten films never recoup their total investment. Motion picture
investment is a high risk business which depends for its survival on the
viability of four distinct after-theatre markets.
- Prerecorded cassettes and discs
- Pay cable and pay television
- Network television
-- Syndicated television
It is these very markets which are most susceptible to VCR usage.
Most VCR owners (75%) "library" home-taped programs with the average number of
video cassettes owned per household being 26.8. [Source: Media Statistics, Inc. 19
The vast majority (86.8%) of VCR households reported that they "skipped commercials
or erased them [Source: Mediastat, 1981.]
The future impact of these practices by millions of VCR users on after-theatre
markets is clear and understandable: Those who invest in and own copyrighted
films will be unable to rely on these markets to recoup their investments when
hundreds of millions of copies are made.
A significant loss of revenue to the producers of programs shown on television
will result because advertisers will not pay high rates for large audience
shares when they realize that commercials are systematically deleted due to
VCR use. VCR manufacturers deliberately design their machines so that VCR
owners can use "pause" features to delete commercials while recording programs
and "fast forward" features to skip commercials while viewing programs they
have recorded. There is also widespread promotion of automatic electronic
commercial. killers. The VCR allows more viewers to watch programs without
commercials.
No rating system for television programs now adequately accounts for VCR usage,
and so the marketplace does not provide a solution. Significantly, technology
has eclipsed the statistical accuracy of TV ratings by making the wholesale
obliteration of commercials part and parcel of VCR viewing.
Without a compensation mechanism, creators will have less incentive to create
quality films and producers of programs will be far less willing to take
financial risks to make innovative programs of excellence.
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By 1990, one-third of Americans will either not have access to cable or not be
able to afford it. By 1990, two-thirds of Americans will not have video machines.
These Americans, many of whom will be the least affluent, will continue to
depend on free television for their home entertainment. But if unlicensed uses
can exploit property belonging to others, that marketplace soon will become a
wasteland filled with game shows and other inexpensive, mind-numbing programming.
The producers of the most entertaining programs, the best that is created, will
be reluctant to confront an unleashed machine with an insatiable appetite for
swallowing copyrighted programming.
The many thousands of men and women in guilds and unions who are the backbone of
the American film industry will also be harmed if legislation were adopted pro-
viding a home video exemption without compensation. Those who are manufacturing
and importing VCRs to the U.S.A. are reaping substantial and growing profits
from a device which people want to buy in order to tape programs shown on
television. It would be wrong and terribly unfair to neglect the interests of
those who work in the motion picture industry.
A SOLUTION TO PRESERVE THE AMERICAN COPYRIGHT: THE HOME RECORDING LEGISLATION
Compromise legislation has been introduced by Senators Mathias, Baker, Stevens,
Byrd and Cranston, and cosponsored by 11 other Senators (Amendment No. 1333 to
S. 1758) and, in the House, by Reps. Edwards, Moorhead, Schroeder, and Quillen
together with more than 60 of their colleagues (H.R. 5705). These proposals
exempt owners of home audio and video recorders from copyright liability when
taping in the privacy of their homes and provide a mechanism to compensate the
owners of creative property for the use of their property.
THE HOME RECORDING LEGISLATION OBEYS THE CONSTITUTION
Constitutional scholars, including Laurence H. Tribe, Professor of Constitutional
Law of the Harvard Law School, confirm that if the Congress merely overturns the
9th Circuit's decision without fair and just compensation to copyright owners,
that law will be unconstitutional, as it would violate the Fifth Amendment.
DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OF THE HOME RECORDING LEGISLATION
On Consumers: The economic consulting firm of Robert R. Nathan Associates examined
the potential impact of a copyright royalty fee on the ultimate selling price of
the VCR and blank tape and concluded:,
-- Due to the VCR industry's high profits, significant degree of competition and
economies of scale in production and distribution, the markets for VCRs and
blank video cassettes will require that very substantial portions of a copy-
right royalty fee will be borne by manufacturers and retailers, rather than
consumers. Possible price increases of 1 to 2% will be offset by concurrent
reductions in import tariffs on this equipment.
- As the market for VCR equipment and tapes matures, consumers will become
increasingly sensitive to price changes and progressively smaller portions
of any fee will be passed on to consumers through higher prices.
On Retailers: The six Japanese companies that manufactured all the VCRs exported
to the USA in 1981 made $2.8 billion in NET profits. In 1982, their profits are
expected to rise to $3.1 billion.
- The Japanese could easily absorb any royalty fees, and pass none of it to
retailers or consumers.
exempt owners of home audio and video recorders from copyright liability when
taping in the privacy of their homes and provide a mechanism to compensate the
owners of creative property for the use of their property.
THE HOME RECORDING LEGISLATION OBEYS THE CONSTITUTION
Constitutional scholars, including Laurence H. Tribe, Professor of Constitutional
Law of the Harvard Law School, confirm that if the Congress merely overturns the
9th Circuit's decision without fair and just compensation to copyright owners,
that law will be unconstitutional, as it would violate the Fifth Amendment.
DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OF THE HOME RECORDING LEGISLATION
On Consumers: The economic consulting firm of Robert R. Nathan Associates examined
the potential impact of a copyright royalty fee on the ultimate selling price of
the VCR and blank tape and concluded:,
- Due to the VCR industry's high profits, significant degree of competition and
economies of scale in production and distribution, the markets for VCRs and
blank video cassettes will require that very substantial portions of a copy-
right royalty fee will be borne by manufacturers and retailers, rather than
consumers. Possible price increases of 1 to 2% will be offset by concurrent
reductions in import tariffs on this equipment.
- As the market for VCR equipment and tapes matures, consumers will become
increasingly sensitive to price changes and progressively smaller portions
of any fee will be passed on to consumers through higher prices.
On Retailers: The six Japanese companies that manufactured all the VCRs exported
to the USA in 1981 made $2.8 billion in NET profits. In 1982, their profits are
expected to rise to $3.1 billion.
- The Japanese could easily absorb any royalty fees, and pass none of it to
retailers or consumers.
-- The number of VCRs in the U.S. will, by the end of the decade, have multiplied
ten-fold to 35 million. In the first quarter of 1982 alone, sales are up 40%
over last year at this time. The VCR will remain a highly desirable and
marketable good, regardless of any royalty fee.
THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL AS ARBITER OF ROYALTY CLAIMS
The CRT will set and distribute these copyright royalty fees, as it now does for
the cable TV and jukebox industries. As to the efficacy of the CRT, former FCC
Chairman Charles Ferris, recently commented that establishing the "compulsory
licensing option and the Copyright Tribunal (represented) a valid and wise
policy choice. I think the system does work. I do not think it needs to be
tinkered with." Hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, 97th Cong.,
1st Sess. 56 (1981).
This view was validated recently by a federal Court which upheld the CRT's cable
royalty distribution system. National Ass'n of Broadcasters V. Copyright Royalty
Tribunal, No. 80-2773 slip op. (Apr. 9, 1982). The Court held that "the Tribunal's
resolution of the problem confronting it was reasonable," id. at 36, and its
"procedures were clearly adequate." Id. at 15.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
6/28
WASHINGTON
RECOMMENDED TELEPHONE CALL FOR JIM BAKER
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BACKGROUND:
Andre LeTendre, Executive Director,
contacted Friedman after the President's public which
call to give Friedman additional
information regarding the Committee.
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Friedman raised several questions
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regarding the formation of another
committee in support of the Balance
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the Budget Amendment and desired a
detailed description of his personal hnow.
involvement.
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Friedman's questions seem to result from
his conversation with Lewis K. Uhler,
President, National Tax Limitation
Committee, following the call from the
President. (Uhler views a new committee
as a threat to his committee and its
activities. It appears to be a "turf"
concern more than a substantive one.)
It is not imperative to get Friedman
on board. We will proceed with former
Congresswoman Edith Green, who agreed
to be a Co-Chairman, and with one or
two others notwithstanding Friedman.
It would be helpful to the program and
getting the President dramatically
out front on the issue if Friedman
were part of the team.
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
1.
The President asked me to call and
reaffirm his wish to have you serve
as Co-Chairman on the Balance the
Budget Committee.
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2. The President understands the
excellent job done by existing
committees. He believes there is
an important role to be played by
an independent citizens organization
to promote the balanced budget.
3. In addition to the important
legislative track of the Balanced
Budget Amendment, the President
believes it is important to develop
the Balanced Budget Amendment as a
political issue for Republican and
conservative candidates for the '82
elections.
4. The President believes the Committee,
through its statewide and Congressional
District organizations, coupled with
members who appeal to a broad spectrum
of the population, can and will be
effective in getting the Balance the
Budget Amendment through the Congress,
and ratified by the necessary number
of State Legislatures.
5. Our timing is critical. The President
wishes you and Edith Green to join
him, the Senate and House leaders, and
the sponsors of the Senate and House
Amendments for lunch before the Senate
recess July 2.
6. We need to proceed. The President is
convinced of the merits of the inde-
pendent Committee. He is hopeful it
will be formed with you as National
Co-Chairman.
7. Your personal involvement can be as
limited as you desire. The most we
would like is three trips into D.C.
during the next six months for the
President's luncheon, an event to
capture national media attention,
and a National Advisory Committee
meeting.
8. Can I tell the President tonight you
will serve?
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June 24, 1982
ACTION
For Immediate release
Reagan House Sold
Los Angeles -- Coldwell Banker, Residential Real Estates
Services, and Previews inc. today announced the house in
Pacific Palisades, which was the home of President and
Mrs. Reagan for nearly 25 years, has been sold.
Jim Wix, Vice President and Manager of the company's
Brentwood office, said that "We are honoring the buyers'
request and right to privacy, and neither terms of the sale
nor the buyers' names would be disclosed." Steven Halpern,
the attorney representing the buyers, said that the family
plans to occupy the residence immediately.
Although the three bedroom ocean view property has been
on the market for almost a year, which is typical of such
properties in today's market, Wix ventured that the several
offers for the Reagan property received over the past six
months and its sale are indicative of a healthy upturn in
the residential resale market. He also cited recent telephone
inquiries showings and sales activity to support his views.
June 24, 1982
1941 - Mansion was determined to be unsuitable for occupancy.
although 5 Governors occupied it until Governor Reagan
moved out during the first part of 1967.
1967 - A Citizens group raised $200,000 and acquired property
in Carmichael.
This property was given to the State in 1969.
1970 - The legislature designated the property as the sight
of the new mansion.
1972 - $150,000 was appropriated for preliminary plans and
drawings.
1.3 million was provided for construction and was
completed in 1975.
June 22, 1982
ill
PAT JACOBSON wanted to talk about the Clymer Wright matter.
She says letters are going out - possibly from Clymer Wright
and possibly Gingrich's sharp letter to Baker - and maybe a
letter from Paul Tees - to Senators and Congressmen and the
other "biggies". She said she is getting lots of calls blaming
you, since you are "the" Reagan person and are therefore responsible.
She wants you to understand the frustration of the Reagan
conservatives.
There is a State Executive Board meeting this weekend in Austin,
and she wanted some guidance from you. She says the Reagan people
are in the majority at SREC.
Among the people who have called are other State Reagan Chairmen.
She feels that the President should have CALLED Clymer instead of
sending a letter. She wants the White House to "stretch out their
hands" to the Clymer Wright people and try to correct the damage.
She feels President Reagan cannot afford to lose the support of
the big $. She is afraid these people are going to desert the
President.
JOHN T. HAY
1316 San Augustine Way
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Sacramento, California 95831
June 22, 1982
The Honorable Ronald Wilson Reagan
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Your trip to key countries in Europe certainly was a tremendous success. I have
said, for over a year, that you and Pope John Paul II are the two world leaders
for the cause of righteousness. Your position as a respected and recognized
leader in the world is now a reality.
We cannot solve all the problems and no one expects us to. The charge now, as
I see it, is to help our own domestic economy turnaround.
In my opinion, and after talking to hundreds of business people and citizens, I
have come to the following (simplified) conclusions:
a. Our economy at home is hemorrhaging.
b. The average citizen is more worried about the bank or S. & L. taking
his home than the Russians.
C. After forty-five years of give away economics, our country cannot change
over to supply-side economics in twelve months. This is what people
expect but they must be told and told again that this cannot happen.
d. Leadership now is of prime importance in resolving budget difficulties
and in knocking some heads together to stop the recession.
I applaud your leadership abilities and I hope and pray that you will be successful
in your endeavors. I have always supported you and will never waiver in this
regard. My wife, Mable, will be with the California Delegation attending your
White House Reception this week.
Sincerely,
John Hay John T. Hay
293-4300
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GARRY CLIFFORD CALLED AND WANTS THE ANSWERS
TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
olds Cuttars Statement
1. What is the make of Carolyn's 1979 car.
2. Re the European trip - and was it your
handling of the trip that angered Haig?
3. What is Carolyn's age. 42
4. Amanda's age. 12
5. The article about you that Carolyn said Branca
was "like a knife in my heart" - was that
a Washington Post article in 1981?
None
6. Is the house you are living in still owned
by Ben Bradley? no
7. What age were you when you went on the safari?
8. What was your title when you went to work
for the Governor - when Bill Clark hired CANT
you?
9. At what age was Carolyn adopted? Imount
10. Carolyn's father had a car dealership.
Was it CHRYSLER? Ford
NO
11. Was Carolyn in Vienna on a scholarship? and
went buck
no
Was she in Berkeley on a scholarship?
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Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
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Action
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Dear Social Security Contributor,
Social Security is no longer secure. Unless you and I
act -- and act immediately -- Social Security benefits could be
drastically reduced or destroyed.
With the President and his hatchetman, David Stockman,
treating Social Security as if it were a charity rather than the
earned benefits of hard-working Americans, you and I are in
trouble!
Yes, Ronald Reagan and the New Right Republicans -- ultra-
conservatives and wealthy businessmen -- have blatantly chosen to
ignore the fact that you and I and millions of other Americans
have earned these benefits.
In the name of "efficiency" and "budget cutting," the
Republicans have simply turned their backs on millions of
Americans who have spent their lives earning their right to
Social Security benefits.
On assembly lines, in the military services, in offices and
small businesses, millions of Americans have paid into the Social
Security fund with their sweat.
They've worked hard to raise and educate their children.
They've lived through the Depression, war and social turmoil.
They 've seen inflation eat away at what little they ve been able
to save.
Social Security is their rightful return on a lifelong
investment in hard work.
I, for one, am not going to stand by silently and let the
Republicans destroy Social Security. And, I don't think you will
either. That's why I'm writing to ask you to join with me and
the Democratic Party in the CAMPAIGN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.
The Democratic Party instituted Social Security under
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Over the years it has been the
Democratic Party which has enhanced Social Security in the belief
(over, please)
Authorized and paid for by the Democratic National Committee.
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that a strong Social Security System is essential for a free
society, a growing economy, and a stable nation.
Now, the Democratic Party has set as its number one priority
the goal of saving the Social Security System.
Here's the battle plan for the Democratic Party's new
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.
1.
First, I have directed our political staff to
immediately begin drawing plans to ensure the
election of candidates in 1982 who will stand
for, work for, and fight for a strong Social
Security System.
2.
Next, I have ordered our staff to alert Party
organizations all across the country to begin
mounting massive grassroots efforts to save
Social Security.
3.
Third, I'm sending hundreds of thousands of
letters like this to special friends and con-
cerned citizens like you asking for a special
contribution to the Democratic Party to help
with this campaign.
Believe me, the ballot box is the most important weapon we
have against those who would destroy our Social Security System.
But, to elect and reelect candidates who will defend Social
Security will not be easy. Nor will it be cheap.
In 1981, the New Right-dominated Republican Party Committees
raised $75 million more than their Democratic Party counterparts.
If we allow that $75 million gap to continue, we will be
facing a Congress more responsive to New Right theories about the
need to cut Social Security.
However, if we can raise the money needed to elect candidates
who will defend the Social Security System, we can protect the
real life needs of those Americans already retired or planning to
retire.
In 1980, the Republicans' huge war chest made it possible for
them to provide their candidates with the most modern technology,
research, and advertising available. We cannot afford to face
another campaign like that.
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And the elderly, whose savings are being destroyed by infla-
tion and whose futures are being threatened by the opponents of
Social Security, can afford it even less.
I know the tide can be turned. In a 1981 special election,
voters in Jackson, Mississippi elected their first Democratic
Congressman in ten years. He is a Congressman committed to
Social Security.
And, not long ago, the Democratic Candidate for Congress
in Ohio came within 400 votes of victory in a district which has
not elected a Democrat since the 1936 Roosevelt landslide. In
that district the Democrats also made an issue of Social
Security.
Public opinion poll after public opinion poll show strong
support for Social Security. There is no doubt the Democrats can
win. And, Democratic candidates who have been targeted for
defeat by the New Right Republicans -- leaders like Henry
Jackson, Pat Moynihan, Howard Metzenbaum, Paul Sarbanes, Edward
Kennedy, Morris Udall, Patricia Schroeder, Lawton Chiles, Jim
Sasser -- can be reelected.
But, electing and reelecting Democrats who will defend Social
Security requires closing the $75 million gap. It will require
your help and mine. That's why it is so important that I hear
from you right away.
In 1980 the American people used the ballot box to send a
message to Washington. But, they didn't get what they voted for.
Candidate Ronald Reagan promised to defend the Social
Security System. As President, Ronald Reagan has shown his true
colors by indicating that he intends to gut Social Security.
And his fellow New Right Republicans are also showing their
true colors. Those who are now demanding that Social Security be
cut are the very same people who advocate lowering the tax rates
of major oil companies, real estate interests, corporate
executives, and other wealthy citizens.
They are the same people who want to give the Pentagon a vir-
tual "blank check" for spending billions for every new weapon
system it desires.
The New Right Republicans say it's time to "get tough" on
expenditures. But who do they choose to "get tough" with?
NOT giant corporations -- which are swallowing
each other up in a mad rush toward economic
concentration.
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NOT consulting firms -- which take the government
for billions each year.
NOT big oil companies -- which have been targeted
for special tax relief.
No, they chose to get tough with the most vulnerable people
in American Society -- the elderly.
Millions of Americans rely on Social Security payments to
meet their living costs.
Week after week, year after year, they have contributed to
Social Security. And in planning their futures, they have relied
on the Social Security System.
Now, the Reagan Administration and the New Right Republicans
-- going back on their campaign promises -- pose the greatest
threat to Social Security since its creation.
Social Security is paid-in insurance -- not charity. But for
Social Security to survive, we need another kind of insurance --
political insurance.
You and I need political insurance to ensure that New Right
extremists and politicians with little sensitivity to human needs
are not in a position to make Social Security policy.
And, to do that, the Democratic Party needs your help to
elect candidates to office who will stand for, work for, and
fight for a strong Social Security Program -- a Social Security
Program which is at the top of our list of priorities, not at the
bottom.
Because you care about your community, the society you live
in, and your own future, I hope you will help us in the CAMPAIGN
TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.
Your Emergency Contribution of $20, $30, $100, or whatever
you can afford will help ensure the success of this campaign.
Please let me know that the Democratic Party can count on
your help in this battle to save Social Security.
The stakes are enormously high for all of us.
Sincerely,
Charles T. Manatt
Chairman
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And the elderly, whose savings are being destroyed by infla-
tion and whose futures are being threatened by the opponents of
Social Security, can afford it even less.
I know the tide can be turned. In a 1981 special election,
voters in Jackson, Mississippi elected their first Democratic
Congressman in ten years. He is a Congressman committed to
Social Security.
And, not long ago, the Democratic Candidate for Congress
in Ohio came within 400 votes of victory in a district which has
not elected a Democrat since the 1936 Roosevelt landslide. In
that district the Democrats also made an issue of Social
Security.
Public opinion poll after public opinion poll show strong
support for Social Security. There is no doubt the Democrats can
win. And, Democratic candidates who have been targeted for
defeat by the New Right Republicans -- leaders like Henry
Jackson, Pat Moynihan, Howard Metzenbaum, Paul Sarbanes, Edward
Kennedy, Morris Udall, Patricia Schroeder, Lawton Chiles, Jim
Sasser -- can be reelected.
But, electing and reelecting Democrats who will defend Social
Security requires closing the $75 million gap. It will require
your help and mine. That's why it is so important that I hear
from you right away.
In 1980 the American people used the ballot box to send a
message to Washington. But, they didn't get what they voted for.
Candidate Ronald Reagan promised to defend the Social
Security System. As President, Ronald Reagan has shown his true
colors by indicating that he intends to gut Social Security.
And his fellow New Right Republicans are also showing their
true colors. Those who are now demanding that Social Security be
cut are the very same people who advocate lowering the tax rates
of major oil companies, real estate interests, corporate
executives, and other wealthy citizens.
They are the same people who want to give the Pentagon a vir-
tual "blank check" for spending billions for every new weapon
system it desires.
The New Right Republicans say it's time to "get tough" on
expenditures. But who do they choose to "get tough" with?
NOT giant corporations -- which are swallowing
each other up in a mad rush toward economic
concentration.
(over, please)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TO: mine Deaver
FROM: KATHY OSBORNE
Personal Secretary
to the President
Information
Action
This is the letter RR
wrate Leght Thempoon
many years ago -
the one 2 told you
about last week.
RONALD REAGAN
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA
Keep
Jan 21
Dear Light
just time between chanes for a line
or two. It was nice of you to write and
pat can show on the bach - of course in
aware that it took a Theer Marson to
get your pen in hand. On the lot other
hand & dont become you she's a of gal.
Moon is during fine - he's a V.P. of
We Cann S riceson / adv, agency. neel is a
fictern of time Physically she's in good shape
Cant gets confused nan and has very little
inemony of places 8 people It's strange to
el serve one when was always ser active &
ware of people of their publics new rather
Apleas to have being most people from any
to day.
Time to go have and well a little
electricity. At was good to hear from
you and to start mentally re-living
those Lavell Park summers -
Best
REAGAN
PRESERVATION COPY
Jenta
June 22, 1982
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How long has the President been interested in Western paintings and
sculpture and who are his favorite artists?
Chas, lussell Remo ton
Lane exactly sory how long - but it goes bach guite awayst was
started by expressure 15 Remington a Russill.
Does his interest in horses and riding play a part?
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or
Very defenitely.
Some background, please, on how the second Remington sculpture called
"The Rattle Snake" was brought over from the State Department to join the
hoper WH
"The Bronco Buster" already there. Did the President seek it because of his
Ford admin
interest in Remington? Loane d to State. Congee those at it
over. In line w/ what he was Y trate the
(Corret answer)
Does the President own any Western paintings or sculpture? If so, where
are they? including works of modern day Western artists
wast are at the ranch,
How did he happen to choose "Pueblo at Taos" by O.E. Berninghaus for
his private study in the family quarters? & liked is and alea it
seemed exactly right for the place where it is hanging
Does the President like to paint for relaxation as did Dwight Eisenhower?
no - I'm a doodler only
Would the President like to see increased loans or gifts to the White
House as a showcase for our Western American heritage. yes Ratel Snah
is on loan to must say. there are a great many
Western masterpieces in the W. H. on loan purbably enough for a good balance
Any little anecdotes the President has about his interest
in the subject would be helpful. Thanks very much.
a number PA of years agor when abstract ant was
at it's height & was convinced that one day people
would re -discover Western art which at that time was
largely to ignored, + went son for as to predict - frequently
and argone inter would listen that the day was mean at
hand, dawned + Wall t turned out to be right. But when that day
L hadn't realized I'd never put my survey where my mouth
in demand & low briced.
little bought one good price of Western ant when they was, were
Personal
file here
PRESERVATION COPY
June 16, 1982.
Dear Mike,
I phoned yesterday because
) am concurned about a meeting between
the President and Begin and believe that
one should not take place unless it in
clear beforehand what the President will
achieve. Put another way, the President
should be given some concession by Begin
not the renerse.
My reasons for being against the
muting: 1) Bigin has the blood y some
10,000 people m his hands, many y
them innocent women and children.
2) His invasion y Lebanon
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with weapons provided by us for
"defensive" purposer in an obvisur
violation y U.S. law and understanding
at the time y the saler or transfer
3) se Haig 's role in are this,
(1 would prefer to discuss that orally).
4) Begin her consistently ignored
the President's requests for moderation,
hading tr the impression, sadly, that
the U.S. in impotent.
Dich
5) No meeting will get Begin's
attention line nothing else. .
I do not mean to intunde into affair
All the best,
state but J want you tn have my views.
OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
Sile
June 16, 1982
Dear Mike:
Just to let you know that I am on top of
the invitation to Secretary Haig from Vernon
Cristina which you enclosed. You can be sure
every effort will be made to accommodate the
University of Santa Clara. Besides, California
in October or November might just be a good
break and give an opportunity to help our
common cause.
Regards,
Executive Woody Assistant
Sherwood D. Goldberg
Mr. Michael Deaver
The White House
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600 West 113th Street
New York, New York 10025
den 16 June 1982
Dear Mr. Deaver:
I received today the two books which were
signed by the President. I really appreciate
your quick response in this matter. Over the
past year you have been most kind and attentive.
I do not know what I will do when you leave.
This note is just to let you know that
all your assistance has been and always will
be appreciated. You will be sorely missed, but
fondly remembered.
With warmest regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
That
Stuart M. Baer
Hon. Mike Deaver
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
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June 8, 1982
Mr. Michael K. Deaver
White House
Washington, DC 20013
Dear Michael:
You will be receiving 1 case of our Hickory
Sauce by UPS shortly. I do hope you and Caroline enjoy
it.
Kindest personal regards, I remain
Cordially yours,
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The Honorable
Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and
Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Michael:
As a member of Congress who has been totally supportive
of the President and his programs, I am concerned about what
could happen in the November elections to Conservative
Republicans, with a special interest in the 3rd Congressional
District, New York.
I would appreciate an opportunity to speak with you
personally while I am in Washington, Tuesday, May 11th,
Wednesday, May 12th, or Thursday, May 13th. I will re-
arrange my schedule to fit yours. Ten (10) minutes should be
sufficient for our discussion.
Thanks for your continued help and assistance. You
have made an enjoyable task, i.e., supporting the President,
even more enjoyable. Be justly proud of your work and
success on behalf of the President.
Sincerely,
rig Gregory W. Carman
Member of Congress
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Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.c.
20500
Dear Mike:
Enclosed is a picture that was taken not
too long ago at the White House of the four
Presidents.
I would love to have President Reagan's
signature. I will also get former President
Ford's. Hopefully, I will at least get three
out of four.
Sincerely,
JBC:kw
John Connurly John B. Connally
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FILE handled famy Speakes
The Honorable
James A. Baker III
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Jim,
I appreciate your support in my request for an interview with the
President.
This would be for our new weekly program on Congress called "The
DUKE,P.
Lawmakers", shown in prime time at 8:00 P.M. on Thursdays. It is
carried on approximately two hundred PBS stations across the country.
I would like to tape an interview of about fifteen to twenty minutes
duration in which the President would discuss his relations with
Congress and the importance of those relations to his presidency.
We would like to proceed as soon as it may be feasible.
Sincerely,
faul
6/22
Paul Duke
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Dear Mike,
On June 6, 1982, a new group of 15-20 White House Fellows will be
selected by the President's Commission. The new class will then report
to Washington for the week of July 12-16 for job placement interviews
and will begin their Fellowship year September 1.
The White House Fellowships program was founded in 1964 by President
Lyndon Johnson to bring a select number of well qualified, highly moti-
vated young leaders to Washington for one year and to give them the
opportunity to work in the federal government at a high level and to
gain firsthand knowledge of the governmental process.
Fellows are typically assigned as special assistants to the Vice President,
to the heads of agencies and Cabinet departments and to senior members
of the White House staff. Since 1964 almost 300 Fellows have come
through this program. President Reagan is the fifth President to over-
see the program and he is very supportive of it. I have also met with
the officials who have Fellows this year and they have all spoken in
extremely positive terms of the work the Fellows have done for them.
It is my hope that you would be interested in interviewing some of the
new Fellows in July.
As I mentioned, the Fellowship year begins the first of September. The
Fellows are paid by the departments they work for, at levels not to
exceed GS 15, step 6. In addition, it is expected that they will be
permitted to participate in field trips, not to exceed 15 working days
during the year or $3,000 in expenses (which the employing agency are
asked to cover).
If you would be interested in having a White House Fellow this Fall,
please advise me of the name of your staff assistant who would conduct
the initial interviews. I will then give that individual a set of files
on the new Fellows after the new class has been announced on June 7 and
your representative can review them and decide which ones it would be
productive to interview.
As I indicated, I think a White House Fellow could be a real asset to
you and I hope you will decide to participate in the interviewing pro-
cess.
If you or your staff have any questions, please feel free to give me a
call at 395-4522. I am enclosing a copy of our brochure for your infor-
mation.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
James C. Roberts
Director
Enclosure
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500