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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 11, 1984
Dear Ms. Harrison:
I was so pleased to receive your good letter of
July 10th expressing appreciation with Mary Jo Jacobi's
assistance and counsel to the Alliance in the matter
of business women. It is always rewarding to know
that our efforts are well received.
Keep up your outstanding work in getting out the
"good news" about women and the economy. As you know,
this is particularly important as we come into the
homestretch.
Thank you again for taking the time to expres your
thoughts about Mary Jo.
With kind regards,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Ms. Patricia Harrison
Executive Director
National Women's Economic
Alliance
605 Fourteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20005
605 FOURTEENTH STREET, NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON, DC 20005 202 638-1200 PATRICIA S. HARRISON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
July 10, 1984
Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief of Staff and
Assistant to the President
The White House
NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Deaver:
As Executive Director of the National Women's Economic Alliance, I'd
like, on behalf of our board of directors and members, to express
our appreciation for the excellent counsel and cooperation received
from Mary Jo Jacobi, Special Assistant to the President for Public
Liaison.
Mary Jo Jacobi has provided thoughtful and prudent counsel
concerning the best way to approach those business women who may be
unaware that a healthy economy provides a route to economic success
more valuable than any legislation can achieve. Because of Mary
Jo's excellent reputation among the business community--men and
women-we invited her to be our speaker at our Dallas Alliance
program. She was unable to attend because of an important meeting
here but she made sure we did have a competent, articulate
administration spokesperson, Merrie Spaeth.
The National Women's Economic Alliance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
educational organization comprising career men and women, industry
and business officers, women in government, corporations and
associations; men and women business owners, who work together to
find ways to further share the benefits, responsibilities and
opportunities that are available within a strong, free enterprise
system.
The Alliance is dedicated to getting the "good news" about women and
the economy to the media, women's groups and the public. We ask
these audiences--through our newsletter, dialogue dinners, outreach
meetings throughout the country--to consider the following: within
the framework of a healthy economy, women have the opportunity to
wind up with a larger chunk of the free-enterprise pie than ever
before.
As we talk to women around the country we find that they do not
believe the doom and gloom scenario offered by NOW. Frankly, they
remember all too well the inflationary years that preceded President
Reagan's term in office.
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The National Women's Economic Alliance offers a positive alternative
to those men and women who increasingly do not believe that the
directives issued by NOW are in their best interest.
Mary Jo's input and help has impressed Alliance members--Democrats
and Republicans. It is good to know that the White House is
accessible to women and the interest and concern is there!
Sincerely,
Car Harrison Harrison
Patricia Harrison
Executive Director
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NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
605 FOURTEENTH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005
202/638-1200
ALLIANCE NEWS
The National Women's Economic Alliance held the first in a series
of dinner-dialogue meetings on February 8 at the Vista International Hotel.
Among the fifty men and women leaders from business, government and industry
participating in the Alliance dialogue were Rebecca Seely, publisher,
Washington Woman magazine; Myrna Blythe, editor in chief, Ladies' Home
Journal; Walter Bregman, president, Playtex International; Jack Shor, vice
president, Clairol, Inc.; Charles DiBona, president, American Petroleum
Institute; Bill Morin, chairman and chief executive officer, Drake Beam
Morin; Eva June, president Ability Search; and Joan Whalen, president,
Worldwide Information Services, Inc.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler,
speaking before the NWEA group, said: "The 'gender gap', as identified by
public opinion polls, is not a reflection of absolute voting behavior.
It is only a 'snapshot' of public opinion. The 'gender gap' shows that,
indeed, many women in this country are concerned with important issues,
in some instances, more than men. When those of us in the administration
focus, with the help of the media, on this President's impressive record,
the so-called 'gender gap' can be bridged."
Points of discussion considered during the evening included the
following:
Where should American women look for greater opportunity?
Does economic opportunity provide the greatest, most
immediate advancement for women?
Does a robust national economy provide more options for
women than any other influence?
The consensus arrived at focusea on the fact that the American
free enterprise system has brought greater benefits to more people than
any other in the history of man (or woman) and it will continue to do so
if we let it; that women-owned businesses are growing in numbers and size
and are entering non-traditional industries at an ever increasing rate;
that consumer credit has expanded; economic indicators, continually
rising, say that economic growth is here; that within the framework of
this healthy economy, women have the opportunity to wind up with a larger
chunk of the free enterprise pie than ever before.
Pat Harrison, executive director of the Alliance, recently spoke
to the Institute For Professional Businesswomen. Her remarks included an
"entrepreneurial personality characteristic" list compiled for New Venture
Creation: A guide to small business development. (Jeffrey A. Timmons;
Leonard E. Smollen; Alexander Dingee, Jr.). You may want to read the
list -- and the comments added by Pat Harrison -- to compare how your
"entrepreneurial characteristics" match those on the list:
1. Drive and Energy Level
The amount of personal energy you bring to your job, endeavor.
The ability to work actively for long hours with less than normal sleep.
(Mary Crowley, president and founder of Home Interiors Inc., a living
legend to all who know of the spectacularly successful business she
founded says, "If your purpose is worthwhile enough and your belief in
it is strong enough, the strength of the purpose will take over and keep
you keeping on even when you are physically exhausted.")
2. Self Confidence
A belief in yourself and the ability to achieve your goals and a
sense that events in your life are self determined. (This self confidence
must come from within and be substantial. As Mary Kay, president of Mary
Kay Cosmetics says, "Don't be vogue on the outside and vague on the
inside.")
3. Long Term Involvement
Commitment to future projects and to working toward goals that
may be quite distant in the future. A total immersion and concentration
on the attainment of distant goals. (In other words, patience, fortitude,
vision.)
4. Money as a Measure
Money in the form of salary, profits or capital gains viewed as
the measure of what you have accomplished--as a way of keeping score--
rather than the procurement of luxuries or the achievement of power. (But
let's not be too down on luxuries or power. Jane Trahey says, "Achieving
power is a combination of timing, luck and hard work. Plus one other
ingredient women overlook a lot--that's wanting power. Race, don't walk,
when you see an opening you can fill. Wanting power is half of the
secret of getting it.")
5. Persistent Problem Solving
Intensive and determined desire to complete the job or solve the
problem. A strong determination to get the job done. (Or as Mary Crowley
says, "You may give out, but never give up.")
6. Goal Setting
The ability and commitment to select clear goals and objectives
that are high and challenging, but are realistic and attainable. (If you
want to get anywhere you must set your sights on a goal.)
7. Moderate Risk Taking
A preference for taking moderate, calculated risks, where the
chances of winning are not so small as to be a gamble, or so large as to
be sure thing, but provide a reasonable and challenging chance of success.
(This is sometimes very hard to put into practice, especially when you
are going for the new job, the new location, the new business. But with
risk comes also the chance for greater success. "You will not achieve
success," says Geraldine Cox, Ph.D., vice president and technical
director, Chemical Manufacturers Association, "by staying on the path
of least resistance.")
9. Use of Feedback
The capacity to seek and use feedback on your performance in
order to take corrective action and to improve. (Don't be too sensitive
to constructive criticism.)
10. Taking Initiative and Personal Responsibility
The desire to put yourself in situations where you are
personally responsible for the success or failure of the operation;
one who takes the initiative to solve problems or fills that leadership
vacuum and who likes situations where one's impact can be measured.
11. Use of Resources
Try to identify and obtain expertise and assistance that will
help you accomplish your goals; don't be so involved with personal
achievement of goals and independent accomplishment that you will not
let anyone help you.
12. Competing Against Self Imposed Standards
Establish your own standard of performance which is high, yet
realistic, and compete with yourself.
13. Internal Locus of Control
The belief that your success as well as failures lie within your
personal control and influence, rather than being determined by luck or
other external personally uncontrollable events and circumstances.
14. Tolerance of Ambiguity
The ability to tolerate and live with modest to high levels of
ambiguity and uncertainty concerning job and career security, and work
related events on a continuous basis. Sufficient self-confidence that
job security and permanency are not important.
(As Ben Wattenberg concludes in his book, "The Good News Is
The Bad News Is Wrong, "anyway you measure values and quality of life,
America comes out as a pretty strong and healthy society." Or as
Megatrends author John Naisbitt says, "1984 has arrived just in time
to witness an explosion of bottom-up entrepreneurialism and the dawn of
an era that may offer our best hope yet for world peace.")
Alliance members will be notified soon regarding the next
Washington Alliance meeting to be held in May. On June 27, the Alliance
will be in Dallas, Texas. Our speakers will be Mary Crowley, president,
Home Interiors, Inc. and The Honorable Mary Jo Jacobi, Special Assistant
to the President for Public Liaison. A national Forum--Women and Economic
Progress--will be held on October 4, 1984 at the National Press Club, in
Washington, DC.
ALLIANCE AWARDS
Congratulations to Clairol Inc. They will soon be celebrating
the 10th anniversary of their women's scholarship program.
Recognition has been accorded Alliance member Mary Crowley as
one of the nation's most successful business owners. Mary Crowley,
president of Home Interiors, Inc., and the author of several books,
received the Savvy magazine award.
In the corporate arena, credit is due to GTE Telenet and
their electronic mail service, Telemail. Telemail is currently being
used by DEAFNET to help the hearing-impaired communicate not only with
one another but with the hearing world. Also, GTE employees and top
management are working together participating in a "Telemail-pals"
network that allows the hearing-impaired to correspond on a regular
basis with the hearing at GTE.
* * * *
In order to help us plan future dinner-dialogue meetings, workshops,
and Capitol Hill receptions, please fill in the following and mail to
the National Women's Economic Alliance Foundation, 605 14th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20005; Attention: Kathleen Parker.
I would be interested in hearing
(NAME-AFFILIATION)
discuss the following issues:
My particular area of interest is
I would like to participate as a panelist in the upcoming Forum, Women
and Economic Progress.
I am interested in attending the June Dallas meeting
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National Women's Economic Alliance
Prospectus
FORUM ON WOMEN & ECONOMIC PROGRESS
to be held in
Washington, DC
October 1984
Sponsors Reception
Cannon Caucus Room
House Office Building
United States Congress
This reception, honoring corporate sponsors of the FORUM, will
be held the evening before the event. Corporate sponsors, forum
moderators, panelists, as well as House and Senate leaders, and
key members of the Reagan Administration will be invited.
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National Women's Economic Alliance
FORUM ON WOMEN & ECONOMIC PROGRESS
Grand Ballroom
National Press Club
October 4, 1984
Washington, DC
Theme and Approach
of the Forum
Overall theme of the forum will be a discussion of the question,
"What is at stake for American women in national economic progress?"
In preparation for the forum, papers are to be written by qualified
individuals (including some of the forum presenters) on elements of
the forum question. These papers will provide a basis for forum
discussion. A combination of panel presentations and workshops will
be used to assure the conveying of basic views from representative
speakers and a high degree of participation by registered
participants. During workshop (afternoon) sessions, discussion
topics and leaders will be assigned, and summaries of discussions
will be brought before the full group in an informal, and concluding,
plenary session. A report will be prepared, with the assistance of
panel presenters and workshop leaders, for distribution to all
participants as well as opinion leaders and the news media following
the forum.
Morning Session
The morning session will begin following registration/coffee (8 to
9 a.m.) and will run until 12 noon. Remarks by the Executive
Director will open the session, followed by a Keynote Address by
a well-known spokesperson from the public sector.
Two panel discussions, each comprising a moderator and three
panelists drawn from industry, business, and women's organizations,
will explore assigned topics.
Candidate topics under consideration include:
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Luncheon and Speaker
The luncheon speaker will be an executive from the private sector,
speaking on the subject, "Women and the Future of American Business."
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session will begin after lunch and will run until 4
p.m., following by a general plenary session to conclude at 5 p.m.
The Alliance Executive Director will open the workshop session,
explain the procedure for an orderly discussion, and introduce the
workshop leaders.
It is presently anticipated that two topics will be presented
for workshop consideration, correlating to the morning panels.
Participants will be assigned to the breakout groups by a
prearranged registration coding (name-badge numbers).
Following the two-hour workshop session, there will be a break and
refreshments, during which time the workshop leaders will assemble
notes for their report. The informal plenary session, lasting one
hour, will be led by the workshop leaders, and the program will
adjourn at 5 p.m.
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NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
The following groups will be invited to send their presidents to the
Forum and encourage their members to attend:
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges Center For Women's
Opportunities
American Association of University Women
American Business Women's Association
American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Women in the
Economics Profession
American News Women's Club
American Society of Professional and Executive Women
American Women Entrepreneurs
American Women's Economic Development Corporation
Business and Professional Women
Catalyst
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Coalition of Women in National and International Business
Committee of 200
Concerned Women's Advancement Committee Communications Workers of America
Council of Women Business Owners
Executive Women International
Executive Women's Club
Federation of Organizations For Professional Women
Federation of Women Shareholders in American Business Inc.
Financial Women's Association of New York
Fortune 500 Business and Professional Women's Club
(please turn)
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise
National Alliance of Professionals and Executive Women's Network
National Association For Female Executives
National Association of Bank Women
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Minority Women in Business
National Association of Women Business Owners
National Task Force For American Business Women's Day
National Forum For Executive Women
Nuclear Energy Women
Private Sector Council
Women Executives in Public Relations
Women In Advertising and Marketing
Women In Communications
Women In Energy
Women In Government Relations
Women in Housing and Finance
Women in Management
Women of the Motion Picture Industry, International
Women's Economic Roundtable
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605 FOURTEENTH STREET. NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20005 202 638-1200 PATRICIA S. HARRISON. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
The National Women's Economic Alliance Foundation is a non-profit
educational organization which provides opportunities for dialogue among
career women, industry and business officers, and others who wish to find
ways to work together to further share the benefits, responsibilities and
opportunities that are available within a strong, free enterprise system.
The group comprises corporate men and women, women in government,
industry and associations; men and women business owners.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
The Alliance dinner-dialogue meetings draw men and women leaders from
corporate, business and government communities. A recent program
included Charles DiBona, president, American Petroleum Institute; Jack
Shor, senior vice president, Clairol, Inc.; Walter Bregman, president,
Playtex International; the Honorable Mary Jo Jacobi, Special Assistant to
the President for Public Liaison; the Honorable Barbara Franklin, Senior
Fellow, the Wharton School; Myrna Blythe, Editor in Chief, Ladies' Home
Journal; Rebecca Seely, publisher, The Washington Woman. Encouraging the
Alliance and pledging her support was Margaret Heckler, Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
The Alliance and its men and women members recognize that the concept of
free enterprise needs to be encouraged; that American women and business
stand to gain financially and professionally as the free enterprise
system is allowed to grow and prosper. The Alliance is concerned about
government decisions and special interest pressures that negatively
affect industry and business. Nonpartisan, the Alliance believes that
women's future economic prosperity depends upon a strong economy, not
handicapped by regulations which have the potential to cripple industry
and the entrepreneurial spirit. The Alliance believes that the critical
issues facing us today need to be aired in a positive forum for
discussion--not confrontation.
The Alliance, through dialogue meetings, workshops and seminars, focuses
on the fact that the American free enterprise system has brought greater
benefits to more people than any other economic system in the history of
man-or woman-and it will continue to do SO if allowed to work optimally.
The Alliance encourages a spirit of cooperation among women and industry
so that all may work toward a lasting solution to industry's and women's
economic concerns.
The Alliance shares social concerns with government and activist groups.
At the same time, we hold a deep interest in the economic health of our
communities and our nation; and we believe that industry is a critical
contributor to that health. Not only women's, but the nation's standard
of living now and in the future is directly tied to the free enterprise
system. And the Alliance is committed to making clear the relationship
between a strong economic future for the nation and women's growing stake
in the success of this future. The Alliance believes that the free
enterprise system is the vehicle that will provide the jobs, salaries and
career opportunities that women are seeking at an ever increasing rate.
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NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIAN
A partnership of understanding and cooperation among men and W
men,
industry
and
go
ment, SO that all may share the benefits of national economic growth.
MEMBERSHIP
ALLIANCE NE
WS
An Alliance of men and women executives of large and small com-
The Alliance new
letter highlights the econc
panies, business owners, and men and women in leadership positions
concerns of career
omen as influenced by busi
in government, industry, associations, and communications.
Editorial comment
and news reports inform me
The Alliance offers a structure for the exchange of ideas and action
programs to meet
ese concerns. ALLIANCE
pointing toward greater professional, career and financial rewards for
who have achieve
greater financial indepen
the career woman; and increased recognition of the contributions
tonomy through ne
working, application of entr
women have made to the nation's economy and the benefits a strong
fessional training
and development and timelin
working partnership will provide to women, industry and the econ-
By making ava
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able in brief and readable fc
both industry and
omen, ALLIANCE NEWS
omy.
nications channel
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ment and opinion
in
ALLIANCE NEWS is di
government and in
dustry.
THE ALLIANCE WORKS FOR YOU
The Alliance provides an equitable forum for dialogue within which
THE ANNUA
ALLIANCE FORUM
leaders from government and industry, career women, business owners
WOMEN & FR EE ENTERPRISE
and corporate representatives can discuss ways to work together and
The Forum addres
es the question, "What is
further share the benefits, responsibilities and opportunities a strong,
women in nationa 1
economic progress?"
free enterprise system offers.
Forum agenda
includes panels, workshop
The Alliance makes available entrepreneurial men and women
participation in
cussion groups chaired by
who have, by utilizing the options available within the free enterprise
executive officers
of
Fortune 500 companies,
system, achieved financial and career goals. At Alliance economic
womens' networki
g groups, leaders from gover
seminars these options - and ways to access them - are explored as
The Alliance
orum offers a survey of edu
they directly relate to the needs and concerns of working women.
interest and needs
of women as related to the
and a report on the
principle of ideas and sugges
Alliance Forum.
he Forum post-event report
pants, industry, go
ernment leaders and the me
ALLIANCE DIALOGUE DINNERS
The Alliance draws together, in a congenial, round-table environ-
ALLIANCE CH APTERS
ment, industry, business and government leaders, economists, behav-
ioral scientists, motivational specialists, venture-capitalists to share
The Alliance Foru m is the centerpiece in a gr
ideas, opinions and insights especially valuable to the industry repre-
ences and symposi
in which women and indust
sentative and the entrepreneurial career woman. The Alliance dinner
sional needs and
portunities. Alliance chapt
and dialogue series provide a practical and tangible focus on women's
work directly with
ocal corporate and governm
and industry's economic concerns.
interest of local ec
nomies and of women in th
"The solution to women's economic problems lies within the free enterprise sys-
tem. A glance around the world tells anyone with an ounce of common sense that
no economic system can compare with free enterprise in generating economic
growth and serving the interests of consumers."
Marjorie S. Holt
Member of Congress
"Women across the nation are gaining confidence in themselves and taking greater
financial risks than ever before. I admire the way we are looking at ourselves,
examining our assets and beginning to understand that the talents we heretofore
took for granted or even discounted can be translated into marketable skills.
We are bringing these talents into our professional lives and they will serve us
well in the free enterprise system. According to the U.S. Department of Com-
merce, women are starting businesses at the rate of at least three times faster than
men and that there are over 3.7 million women-owned businesses in the country
grossing over 50 billion dollars. The Alliance encourages the entrepreneurial
woman whether she works for a corporation, is self-employed or part of govern-
ment."
Ann Benson
NATIC
Investor Information Specialist
Merrill Lynch
"Women are a part of industry in ever-increasing numbers today and the National
Women's Economic Alliance hopes to focus that presence and make an impact on
the free enterprise system. Women need to become partners with industry for their
mutual benefit and the Alliance is the perfect means to that partnership."
WOM
Ellen Anderson,
Clairol, Inc.
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NATIONAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
Suite 900, 605 Fourteenth Street, NW
ALLIA
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-1200
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 11, 1984
Dear Archbishop Hickey:
It was so kind of you to think of Mrs. Deaver
and me for the annual Mass which is to take
place this year on Sunday, September 30th.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to be with
you on this very special occasion, but our
thoughts will be of you.
Thank you again for your kind invitation.
Warm regards,
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Most Reverend James A. Hickey
Archbishop of Washington
5001 Eastern Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20017
Archdiocese of Washington
5001 Eastern Avenue
Post Office Box 29260
Washington, D.C. 20017
Office of the Archbishop
June 20, 1984
The Honorable Michael K. Deaver
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Deaver,
On behalf of the Catholic community of Washington I am
honored to invite you and Mrs. Deaver to the annual Mass which asks
God's special blessing upon you and upon all the executive, judicial
and legislative members of our Government.
As loyal Americans who believe devoutly that prayer for
governmental officials is a particular duty we shall gather at
St. Matthew's Cathedral on Sunday, September 30th, at ten o'clock
in the morning.
This Mass for our officials has its roots in antiquity;
from the crimson robes of the judges in Europe it came to be known
as the "Red Mass"; also it drew the name because the Church appoints
red vestments in prayers to the Holy Spirit. In the United States
the celebration of this Mass was inaugurated in 1928 in New York City.
The Guild of Catholic lawyers met there with judges and members of
the law faculties at a Church located near the State and Federal Courts
buildings.
Here in Washington the Mass has been attended by the President
of the United States, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, members
of Congress, federal judges, diplomats, law faculties, lawyers and
other distinguished guests.
It is my hope that you and Mrs. Deaver may join us at this
service to which the President and Mrs. Reagan have been invited. We
shall ask God that you and all the members of our government be
strengthened by His sustaining grace.
May the Lord bless you, Mr. Deaver, for your service to our
country.
Sincerely yours,
Jun a. Hichey
Archbishop of Washington
"The Development
of Laws and Their
Interpretation Are
More Than Civic Tasks,
They Are Sacred Trusts."
Homily delivered by
The Most Rev. James A. Hickey
at The Red Mass
St. Matthew's Cathedral
October 2, 1983
Is 61, 1-3. 6. 8-9
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly,
to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,
To announce a year of favor from the Lord
and a day of vindication by our God,
to comfort all who mourn;
To place on those who mourn in Zion
a diadem instead of ashes.
To give them oil of gladness in place of mourning,
a glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit.
You yourselves shall be named priests of the Lord,
ministers of our God you shall be called.
I will give them their recompense faithfully,
a lasting covenant I will make with them.
Their descendants shall be renowned among
the nations,
and their offspring among the peoples;
All who see them shall acknowledge them
as a race the Lord has blessed.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Rom 5, 1-2. 508
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans
Now that we have been justified by faith, we are at
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through him we have gained access by faith to the
grace in which we now stand, and we boast of our hope
for the glory of God. And this hope will not leave us
disappointed, because the love of God has been
poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who
has been given to us. At the appointed time, when we
were still powerless, Christ died for us godless men. It is
rare that anyone should lay down his life for a just man,
though it is barely possible that for a good man some-
one may have the courage to die. It is precisely in this
that God proves his love for us: that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
This is the Word of the Lord.
GOSPEL
Mt 5, 1-12
A reading from the holy gospel according
to Matthew
When Jesus saw the crowds he went up on the moun-
tainside. After he had sat down his disciples gathered
around him, and he began to teach them:
"How blest are the poor in spirit: the reign
of God is theirs.
Blest too are the sorrowing; they shall be
consoled.
[Blest are the lowly; they shall inherit the
land.]
Blest are they who hunger and thirst for
holiness;
they shall have their fill.
Blest are they who show mercy; mercy shall
be theirs.
Blest are the single-hearted for they shall
see God.
Blest too the peacemakers; they shall be
called sons of God.
Blest are those persecuted for holiness' sake;
the reign of God is theirs.
Blest are you when they insult you and
persecute you and utter every kind of
slander against you because of me.
Be glad and rejoice, for your reward in
heaven is great."
This is the gospel of the Lord.
My sisters and brothers,
These are challenging times for leaders whether we
serve as jurists, legislators, lawyers, public officials or, in
my case, as a pastor. Public service is more than a job, it
is a vocation. Government is more than a collection of
agencies and courts, it is an instrument to safeguard
human rights and seek the human good. The develop-
ment of laws and their interpretation are more than
civic tasks, they are sacred trusts.
Today's readings set high standards for us all. Our
first reading from Isaiah is the passage Jesus read as He
began His public ministry. They have their application
for all in the public service.
"The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the
lowly, to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives and
release to the prisoners."
Jesus lived out these words, healing the sick, reach-
ing out to the sinners, comforting the afflicted and
afflicting the comfortable. He identified himself with
the hungry, the homeless, "the least of these."
In the Gospel, we hear Jesus' charter for the
Kingdom of God-the Beatitudes. Blessed are the
poor in spirit, the sorrowing, the lowly, those who
hunger and thirst for justice, those who show mercy,
the peacemakers, and those who are insulted and per-
secuted. Theirs is the Kingdom of God. Their reward is
great in heaven.
These are familiar yet disturbing words for us. We
spend our lives trying to apply illusive concepts like jus-
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tice, mercy and peace. We try to respond to those who
mourn and the brokenhearted. We deal with the poor
and prisoners. These readings haunt us as we observe
declining respect for human dignity and serious threats
to peace around our world. Consider these facts:
We gather this morning in a community where the
number of abortions each year is greater than the num-
ber of live births. In the United States, since 1973,
nearly fifteen million unborn children have been
denied their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.
The numbers of hungry and homeless people in this
richest nation on earth are overwhelming private
attempts to feed and shelter them. Every winter at
Calvert School not many yards from this Cathedral we
find ourselves stretched to the breaking point by the
number of men who have no place to go. The same is
true at our Mt. Carmel shelter for women and other
shelters. Joblessness, poverty and discrimination are
crushing families in neighborhoods and communities
across our nation.
As we talk today thousands of nuclear warheads are
targeted, ready for use, to be triggered by design or acci-
dent, threatening SO much of humankind. This threat
takes on particular urgency in the aftermath of the bru-
tal destruction of the Korean airliner by the Soviet
Union. Violent regional conflicts tear apart the human
fabric in Lebanon, Central America, Chad, Afghanis-
tan, Northern Ireland-the list is long! Basic human
rights are brutally denied in SO many parts of the
world-we can look to Poland, the Philippines, Cen-
tral America and South Africa.
Jesus' message of justice and peace, good news to the
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poor and liberty to the oppressed is far from realized.
We are called to the defense of human life, human
rights and peace not by some movement of the
moment, not by some ideological or political prefer-
ence, but by our Lord Jesus and the teaching of His
Church. The lessons of the Scripture are clear. The
defense of human dignity is not an option for the
Church, but an indispensable part of the Church's
ministry. The defense of human dignity is not an
option for Government-for our Courts, our Con-
gress, our executives. To defend human worth, to
stand for life is at the core of the governmental func-
tion, an obligation which government can never
minimize nor relinquish.
Historically, it has been the right and duty of the
Church to speak to the moral issues before the govern-
ment. It is no less our obligation today!
This is an urgent task, as old as that of the prophets,
as recent as the present urging of Pope John Paul. All of
us are called to work for justice and peace, to protect
the weak and the suffering, to work against violence
and war. Whether we are jurists, legislators, public
officials, clergy, laity-we are all called to be a con-
stituency of conscience testing public life by principles
of justice, human dignity and peace.
In our own land, there are those who see great
dangers from any religious involvement in public life. I
do not share these fears. I believe our nation is
enriched when citizens and groups approach public
affairs from positions grounded in moral convictions
and fundamental values. Otherwise, public life can
easily become just a forum for fulfilling personal ambi-
tion or advancing special interests. Our laws do in fact
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reflect our values and moral convictions. The Amer-
ican traditions of pluralism and open debate are
strengthened-not hurt-by the active participation
of all its citizens in the search for public consensus and
the common good.
Of course, those of us in the religious community
must meet the tests which apply to all those engaged in
public affairs-competent analysis, informed debate,
respect for the rights of others and a consistent concern
for the common good. No debate is advanced by
impugning the motives of others or engaging in shrill
attacks or narrow appeals. Likewise, no discussion is
enhanced by ignoring the moral dimensions of issues or
the potential contributions of the religious
community.
Some suggest religious institutions avoid public
debate and invest their energies in private efforts to
serve those in need. The Church is not unmindful of
her responsibilities-from the early days of our
Republic we have helped thousands of families and
individuals find food, shelter and other needed assis-
tance. We are dramatically increasing these efforts in
our day with the generous help of our people. But these
efforts cannot substitute for a national commitment to
build a society which respects the dignity and rights
of all.
There are also those who accept our right to par-
ticipate, but quarrel with the content of our teaching.
Some say we like your advocacy of arms control and
defense of the poor, but this constant drumbeat of con-
cern over abortion is misplaced and unenlightened.
Others applaud our defense of the unborn, but think
we are naive when we talk about other threats to
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human life such as capital punishment, grinding
poverty and nuclear war. We have no apologies to
make for failing to fit a political label. Our starting point
is not some partisan goal or ideological program, but
the fundamental dignity of the human person. Our
faith and traditional teaching of our Church give us no
choice but to stand up for human life, human dignity
and human rights whenever they are threatened or
violated.
The Church has a special obligation to raise its voice
on behalf of "the least of these" - the poor, the power-
less, the vulnerable and the weak. The Scriptures teach
us that "the least of these" have a special place in the
eyes of God. To turn from them is to turn from
God.
The unborn have a unique and overpowering claim
on our consciences-because they cannot speak for
themselves. A mark of a decent society is how it treats
the most vulnerable and weakest members. By that
measure, the millions of abortions since 1973 are an
indictment that cannot be ignored. When even modest
attempts to restrain or regulate abortion are swept aside
in the name of privacy, our voices must be heard again
and again where such decisions are made. We cannot
rest when the weakest among us are being destroyed.
This is especially true as modern medicine reveals
more clearly the humanity of the unborn child. The
same unborn children which can be legally destroyed
are now also seen as tiny patients to be cared for,
operated on and protected. How can it be possible that
our society which thrills to the advances in fetal surgery
still tolerates the destruction of these same children
through legal abortion? We also hear terrible tales of
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children aborted because they are the wrong sex.
Ironically, abortion which is often advocated in the
name of women's rights has led to the destruction of
innocent babies simply because they were not male.
The abuses of abortion, if we only reflect upon them,
will lead us to the conclusion that a society where
human life loses its value, is a society in deep trouble,
morally, spiritually and legally.
As we have noted, here in our Nation's Capital more
women choose to kill their unborn children than to
give birth to them. What a statement of despair! What
a reflection of failure! Each of us must ask how we par-
ticipate in this tragedy. How have our laws and our
judicial decisions led us to this day? How has our
silence perpetuated these decisions? How can we still
pay young women in D.C. and Maryland to destroy
their unborn children, while denying them adequate
services, support, opportunities and love that would
make it really possible for them to raise that child in
dignity, as a people of faith? We are deeply involved in
providing alternatives for women with problem preg-
nancies. Last year thousands of women were assisted by
a network of pro-life centers working in Anacostia,
College Park and other communities. But we must do
more! We must take whatever steps are necessary to
insure that no woman turns to abortion for lack of
other alternatives.
As abortion is a current threat to human life, nuclear
weapons represent a potential threat to millions upon
millions. In our recent Pastoral Letter, the Bishops of
the United States renewed the judgment of recent
popes condemning the arms race and raising funda-
mental and inescapable questions about the assump-
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tions and policies of our nuclear age. Nuclear weapons
pose moral as well as physical dangers.
"In the words of our Holy Father, 'The
whole world must summon the moral cour-
age and technical means to say no to nuclear
conflict; no to weapons of mass destruction;
not to an arms race which robs the poor and
the vulnerable; and no to the moral danger
of a nuclear age which places before human-
kind indefensible choices of constant terror
or surrender. Peacemaking is not an optional
commitment. It is a requirement of our
faith.'
I share these reflections not to offend anyone or to
cut off dialogue, but to appeal for a re-examination of
public policies which may be eroding respect for
human life and threatening the very survival of our
world. Let us take another look at where we are headed
as a society. What are the values we hold sacred? How
can we harness the compassion of our people to solve
our problems without resorting to violence? I hope we
can open a constructive dialogue, marked by civility
and mutual respect, which probes the fundamental
values which underlie our laws. We must consider the
relationship between those values, faith and public
policy. How can our institutions, private and public,
religious and secular, work together to provide genuine
alternatives to abortion, SO contrary to the law of God?
How can we best cooperate to end economic injustice?
What part can we play to end an escalating arms race?
As the Church in the Nation's Capital, we must
encourage significant dialogue over the ethical dimen-
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sions of public policy and join with others in develop-
ing moral responses to human needs.
Yet all of this is not an impossible task. St. Paul in his
Letter to the Romans reminded us of the hope that will
not leave us disappointed "the love of God has
been poured out in our hearts through the Holy
Spirit. Today we call again upon that Spirit of
God, that Holy Spirit of truth.
In this Mass we ask for our government, for all of us,
the help of the Holy Spirit, and an openness to that
Spirit in the decisions and judgments which will be
taken in the year that lies ahead.
In our Catholic tradition we ask for you, for all in
Government and for all our country the prayers of the
angels and saints in heaven, especially the prayers of
Mary whom we salute as special patroness of these
United States. Relying on that intercession may our
nation and its legal institutions truly fulfill the hope of
being for all a promise of liberty and justice, a beacon of
hope and a strong force for peace. May we all be faithful
to the best tradition of our nation and of our faith. This
is a demanding challenge, a test of our leadership. May
the Holy Spirit of the Lord be upon us all.
Amen.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Flose out
WASHINGTON
July 13, 1984
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Dear Pete:
Thank you for your recent letter. I was
delighted that you and Gerry could come for
the State Dinner last month and am glad that
you had an enjoyable trip.
I appreciate your taking the time to write
down your thoughts for possible events for
the President in California. These are good
suggestions, and we'll be glad to keep them
in mind as the schedule develops in the coming
months.
Many thanks for your continued support, and
keep up the good work. After the election,
let's sit down and talk about the future.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
hike
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
The Honorable Peter F. Schabarum
Supervisor, First District
Board of Supervisors
County of Los Angeles
856 Hall of Administration
Los Angeles, California 90012
COUNT OF LOS ANGELES
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
240648
856 HALL OF ADMINISTRATION / LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90012
CALIFORNIA
(213) 974-4111
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SUPERVISOR, FIRST DISTRICT
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Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Assistant to the President
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Dear Mike:
Both Gerry and I were highly flattered by the extraordinary
opportunity to attend the State Dinner for the President of
the Republic of Sri Lanka. Thank you for making it possible
for us to be present. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.
In previous correspondence I have suggested functions for the
President to attend when in Los Angeles. Enclosed is an
updated list of those proposals. They are given only as food
for thought. Of course, I am here to assist you in any other
way that would be helpful.
Again, thank you for a wonderful evening. It was an occasion
we will always remember.
Sincerely yours,
Reti
PETE SCHABARUM
Supervisor, First District
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PUBLIC APPEARANCE IDEAS
1.
TOUR OF MAC LAREN HALL
Mac Laren Hall serves as the County's shelter for abused and neglected
children awaiting placement in foster homes.
Because the County of Los Angeles will launch a new Department of
Children's Services on September 1, a visit by the President and Mrs.
Reagan to Mac Laren Hall would be timely.
The purpose of the visit would be to acknowledge the volunteer efforts
of two organizations which have been particularily involved in the effort
to improve the County's child protective services.
Mrs. Reagan is the Honorary Chairperson of the ICAN Associates, a
private, non-profit, fund-raising arm of the County of Los Angeles Inter-
Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN). The ICAN Council
coordinates the work of all State, County and City governmental
agencies with a role in child abuse prevention. The United Friends of
the Children is a support group for Mac Laren Hall.
Both of these groups have a lengthy list of significant public figures
who have been extraordinarily involved in promoting better children's
protective services.
2.
ICAN ASSOCIATES ANNUAL DINNER
The ICAN Associates will hold their annual dinner on September 21, at
the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It would be an excellent event for the
President to attend.
3. TOUR OF RANCHO LOS AMIGOS HOSPITAL
The County's Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, located in the City of
Downey, is the finest rehabilitation hospital in the world.
I am looking for an opportunity to name the pediatrics unit the "Nancy
Reagan Children's Unit".
4.
RANCHO LOS AMIGOS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Recently, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of the Rancho
Los Amigos Hospital Foundation, Inc., as a private, non-profit
foundation associated with the hospital.
Grant A. Tinker, President of NBC Television and Chairman of the
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital Foundation, has invited the President to be
the keynote speaker at their first fund-raising dinner, to be held
October 19, at the Bonaventure Hotel.
5.
TRAUMA CENTER VISIT
Since 1970, major improvements have been made in emergency medical
services. Hospital emergency rooms are better organized and equipped,
emergency medicine has become a recognized medical specialty and
paramedic programs serve many communities throughout the nation.
Despite these advances, a large part of the nation lacks adequate
emergency medical services, particularly for seriously injured trauma
victims. As a result, whether a seriously injured patient lives or dies
may depend on the hospital to which he is transported. Some patients,
who might otherwise survive, die because they do not receive adequate
or proper emergency care. Others die because of long delays before
definitive care is rendered.
Los Angeles County now has 16 hospitals functioning in a trauma center
network, wherein hospitals agree to have doctors available
around-the-clock to provide immediate surgery for seriously injured
trauma victims. Of course, this represents a major improvement in the
County's emergency medical services system.
As a side note, my office has forwarded a series of activities to the
Vice President's office for consideration during his visit to the
Olympics. I am suggesting that an effort be undertaken to capture the
covers of the major weekly magazines in September.
A visit by the President to one of the designated trauma hospitals,
particularly if tied to the Vice President's follow-up activities, would be
a good media event.
6.
REAGAN HOMECOMING
You might think about having the President speak to a group of about
3,000 government, civic and business leaders at the Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion in the Music Center the day before the November elections.
Structured properly, it would be a non-political report on the
President's accomplishments during his four years in office. Politically,
it could be promoted as a sentimental homecoming.
PS:jthi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 18, 1984
Dear Mrs. Robinson:
Thank you for your July 7, 1984 letter requesting per-
mission to ask Mrs. Reagan to serve as Honorary Chairwoman
of ENTENTE, a woman's group you are forming in Canada.
As I am sure you are aware, the President and Mrs. Reagan
receive many requests for their endorsement and support of
worthy causes and activities. However, it is a matter of
longstanding policy, in this and previous Administrations,
that, unless the particular cause is one in which the Presi-
dent or Mrs. Reagan is personally involved or participates
by nature of historical precedent, no Presidential or First
Lady involvement will occur. Accordingly, I regret to advise
you that Mrs. Reagan will be unable to accept your invitation
to serve as Honorary Chairwoman of ENTENTE.
If it is any comfort, you are among a very distinguished
group of individuals towhom similar regrets have been
expressed. While I know you will be disappointed with this
response, I hope you can understand the reasons we must
adhere to the policies described above, in fairness to all
who seek the President's participation.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL K. DEAVER
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mrs. Martha B. Robinson
100 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
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MEMORANDUM
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July 18, 1984
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MEMORANDUM FOR BILL SITTMANN
FROM:
ROBERT M. KIMMITT Bob
SUBJECT:
Mrs. Reagan as Honorary Chairwomen of "ENTENTE"
The NSC does not feel that it would be appropriate for Mrs. Paul
Robinson to ask Mrs. Reagan to be honorary chairwoman of "ENTENTE."
Although the group's charter is non-partisan, Mrs. Robinson notes that
the organization will be representative of the Reagan Administration,
and this could have negative repercussions in Canada.
Thanks.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL K. DEAVER
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
letter
AND ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
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FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING In
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Request for Mrs. Reagan to Serve
as Honorary Chairman of "Entente"
This will respond to your request for our views on the proposal
of Mrs. Robinson, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, that
Mrs. Reagan serve as the Honorary Chairwoman of a woman's
group, "Entente," she is forming in Canada. In my opinion, it
would be inappropriate for Mrs. Reagan to accept this position.
As you know, because of the many requests of this nature that
the President and Mrs. Reagan receive, it was decided early in
this Administration that we would adhere to the longstanding
White House policy that, unless a particular cause was one in
which the President or First Lady were personally involved or
participated as a matter of historical precedent, no Presiden-
tial or First Lady involvement would occur.
Accordingly, we recommend that you forward the attached letter
to Mrs. Robinson explaining why Mrs. Reagan cannot serve as
Honorary Chairman of Entente.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1984
Dear Mrs. Robinson,
Thank you for your July 7, 1984 letter requesting permission
to ask Mrs. Reagan to serve as Honorary Chairwoman of ENTENTE,
a woman's group you are forming in Canada.
As I am sure you are aware, the President and Mrs. Reagan
receive many requests for their endorsement and support of
worthy causes and activities. However, it is a matter of
longstanding policy, in this and previous Administrations,
that, unless the particular cause is one in which the President
or Mrs. Reagan is personally involved or participates by
virtue of historical precedent, no Presidential or First Lady
involvement will occur. Accordingly, I regret to advise you
that Mrs. Reagan will be unable to accept your invitation to
serve as Honorary Chairwoman of Entente.
If it is any comfort, you are among a very distinguished group
of individuals to whom similar regrets have been expressed.
While I know you will be disappointed with this response, I
hope you can understand the reasons we must adhere to the
policies described above, in fairness to all who seek the
President's participation.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Deaver
Deputy Chief Staff
and Assistant to the President
Mrs. Martha B. Robinson
100 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
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