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Collection: Roberts, John G.: Files Folder Title: JGR/Article on the Presidency, National Forum (7 of 7) Box: 4 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ WITHDRAWAL SHEET Ronald Reagan Library Collection Name ROBERTS, JOHN: FILES Withdrawer RBW 8/3/2005 File Folder JGR/ARTICLE ON THE PRESIDENCY, NATIONAL FOIA FORUM (7 OF 7) F05-139/01 Box Number COOK 6RW DOC Doc Type Document Description No of Doc Date Restrictions NO Pages 1 CHECK PERSONAL CHECK 1 11/21/1985 B6 439 Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] B-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] B-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] B-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] B-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] B-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] B-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] B-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] B-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] E.O. 13233 C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. August 28, 1985 Mr. John Roberts THE NEW Associate Counsel to the President FEDERALIST Room 106, EOB PAPERS The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Roberts: Enclosed is a copy of my letter of this date to Mr. Fielding, requesting permission to reprint the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities" from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum. I hope the President will give his permission for us to use an excerpt from his article, and I would be very grateful for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Jack Barlow Editor PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED 480 N. Indian +ill Blvd Suite Clarement, CA 91711 (714) 621-5831 August 28, 1985 THE NEW Mr. Fred Fielding FEDERALIST Counsel to the President PAPERS The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Fielding: Editorial Advisors: Francis Canavan I write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request Fordham University permission to reprint President Reagan's article, "The Don E. Fehrenbacher Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," from the Fall, Stanford University 1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers. Suzanne Garment The Wall Street Journal The New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of Philip Kurland Public Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by The University of Chicago a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leonard W. Levy The project began in January of 1984. Each month we Claremont Graduate School syndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a Abigail Thernstrom nationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free Twentieth Century Fund of charge, to more than two thousand small, community newspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred daily papers. The articles examine the various provisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical roots, its political principles, and its meaning today. A distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the series, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney General Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence Pendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the scholarly community, we have had articles from Henry Steele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V. Jaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be willing to join this group. PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED 480 N Indian Hill Blvd Dr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given Suite us their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected Claremont, CA-91711 articles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of (714) 621-5831 which Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already 4650 ARROW HIGHWA syndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House SUITE D7 O'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two MONTCLAIR, CA 9176 or three more as well. We would excerpt about 800 words from the President's article; if we are given permission, we would plan to do the preliminary editing here and send it to you for approval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the editing done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be open to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250. Both the legislative and the judicial branches have been represented in our series; I hope the President will be willing to join in this public celebration of the Constitution's bicentennial. If I can provide you with further information about the project, or answer any questions, please call me. Sincerely, tab Bulon Jack Barlow Editor CC: John Roberts JB/wp THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING FROM: JOHN G. ROBERTS 926 SUBJECT: Request to Reprint President's Article: "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities" The Editor of The New Federalist Papers, a bicentennial project of Public Research, Syndicated, has asked permission to reprint and distribute an 800-word excerpt from the President's article "The Presidency: Roles and Responsi- bilities," which first appeared in the Fall 1984 National Forum. The New Federalist Papers project provides articles to newspapers across the country free of charge. Several articles from the National Forum edition have already been syndicated by The New Federalist Papers, including the Chief Justice's and the Speaker's, not to mention Dr. Mark Cannon's. Permission is not required to reprint the President's article, since it was prepared in the course of his official duties. 17 U.S.C. § 105. The attached reply notes that permission is not required, and thanks the editor for offering to let us approve their editing of the President's article. Attachment THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF:JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron 343999 ID # CU JV WHITE HOUSE PRO1409 CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET o . OUTGOING H . INTERNAL R I . INCOMING Date Correspondence Name of Correspondent: / Jack Barlaw Received (YY/MM/DD) MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) (c) Subject: Request to reprent POTUS' article "The Presidency Roles & Responsibilities" ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date of Date Office/Agency (Staff Name) Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD Curture 85,09,03 WS ORIGINATOR / / Referral Note: cunt 18 D 85,09,04 WS 5 85 109114 Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: / / / / - Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A * Appropriate Action I - Into Copy Only/No Action Necessary A Answered C Completed C . Comment/Recommendation R Direct Reply w/Copy B . Non-Special Referral S Suspended D Draft Response S For Signature F - Furnish Fact Sheet X - Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code = "A" Completion Date = Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 3₫3999 gust 28, 1985 THE NEW :. Fred Fielding FEDERALIST ounsel to the President PAPERS he White House ashington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Fielding: Editorial Advisors: Francis Canavan I write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request Fordham University permission to reprint President Reagan's article, "The Don E. Fehrenbacher Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," from the Fall, Stanford University 1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers. Suzanne Garment The Wall Street Journal The New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of Philip Kurland Public Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by The University of Chicago a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leonard W. Levy The project began in January of 1984. Each month we Cláremont Graduate School syndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a Abigal Themstrem nationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free Twentieth Century Fund of charge, to more than two thousand small, community newspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred daily papers. The articles examine the various provisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical roots, its political principles, and its meaning today. A distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the series, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney General Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence Pendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the scholarly community, we have had articles from Henry Steele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V. Jaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be willing to join this group. PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED 180 N. Indian ++++ Blvd Dr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given Suite 2 us their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected Claremont, CA articles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of (714) 621-5831 which Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already 4650 ARBOW HIGHWA syndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House SUITE O'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two MONTCLAIR, CA 917 or three more as well. We would excerpt about 800 words from the President's article; if we are given permission, we would plan to do the preliminary editing here and send it to you for approval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the editing done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be open to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250. Both the legislative and the judicial branches have been represented in our series; I hope the President will be willing to join in this public celebration of the Constitution's bicentennial. If I can provide you with further information about the project, or answer any questions, please call me. Sincerely, tab Bulow Jack Barlow Editor CC: John Roberts JB/wp THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 18, 1985 Dear Professor Daug Kmiec: Thank you for your recent note transmitting a copy of the issue of the Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy devoted to the line-item veto. As you know, the President has long supported a constitutional amendment to provide this power to the Chief Executive. As the President explained in an article on the Presidency for the issue of National Forum devoted to the Bicentennial of the Constitution, granting such power to the Chief Executive would not alter the constitutional balance but in fact restore the Framers' original design. In return for your sending along a copy of the Journal, I have taken the liberty of enclosing a copy of the National Forum issue containing this article. Thank you again for the Journal issue, which I am certain will be helpful to those at the White House most actively involved with this timely topic. With best wishes, Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Professor Douglas W. Kmiec Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN 46556 FFF:JGR:aea 10/18/85 cc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 22, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM MARTIN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL FROM: JOHN G. ROBERTS ASSOCIATE COUNSEL THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Presidential Article for The Times (of London) Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced Presidential article, and finds no objection to it from a legal perspective. CC: David L. Chew ID # CU WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET 0 . OUTGOING H . INTERNAL I - INCOMING Date Correspondence Received (YY/MM/DD) / / D chew Name of Correspondent: MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) (C) Subject: Presidential article far The Times (af Conclon ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date of Date Office/Agency (Staff Name) Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD cultace ORIGINATOR 85,10,22 / / Referral Note: was 18 R 85,10,22 5 85,10,22 Referral Note: 4pm / / / / Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A - Appropriate Action I Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary A Answered C Completed C Comment/Recommendation- R. Direct Reply w/Copy B - Non-Special Referral S Suspended D Draft Response S For Signature F Furnish Fact Sheet X Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code "A" Completion-Date Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 Document No. WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM DATE: 10/21/85 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/22/85, 4:00 p.m. SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL ARTICLE FOR THE TIMES (OF LONDON) ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT LACY REGAN McFARLANE MILLER OGLESBY BUCHANAN RYAN CHAVEZ SPEAKES CHEW P SS SPRINKEL DANIELS SVAHN FIELDING THOMAS FRIEDERSDORF TUTTLE HENKEL HICKEY HICKS KINGON REMARKS: Please submit your comments, edits or recommendations directly to Bill Martin of the NSC with an info copy to my office by 4:00 p.m. TOMORROW. Thank you. RESPONSE: David L. Chew Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 8390 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506 October 21, 1985 Has shot turnes. MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW Tx. Brt FROM: WILLIAM F. MARTIN WISE SUBJECT: Presidential Article for The Times (of London) Attached is an NSC-approved article, to be signed by the President, for submission to The Times (of London) for inclusion in a Special Supplement commemorating The Times' 200th anniversary. The Times has asked various Heads of State to submit 850-word articles on their vision for their own country in the year 2000. Please circulate to appropriate members of the White House staff for clearance and return comments to the NSC, as this article must be submitted to the Washington office of The Times by Tuesday afternoon, October 22. Many thanks. Attachments TAB A Proposed Presidential article TAB B Incoming letter from The Times The daily press of events often leaves one little time to reflect on the future, so I welcome The Times' invitation to write about my vision of America in the year 2000. It is appropriate that I do so in the pages of the oldest daily newspaper in the world, a symbol of freedom older than our own Constitution. Unlike most nations, the United States was founded on a vision. We see our history as a constant striving toward the vision set down in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. That vision is of a nation where every person, regardless of background or beliefs. is free to realize his or her full potential. spiritual and material. America was founded the principle that freedom and progress should not be the preserve of the lucky few, but the universal right of all. I see an America in the year 2000 which has made further progress toward realizing the noble vision. All Americans today have the freedom to think and worship as they please. The vast majority have the freedom to find fulfillment in their work, in their quality of life, and with their loved ones. -2- We will not be satisfied until every American knows this freedom. The remaining barriers to self-fulfillment are largely economic in nature, so economic growth is the key to future opportunity. This growth depends on keeping government out of the way of human talent and initiative. Where people are free to pursue their ideas and dreams, prosperity and opportunity are the rule. Where government becomes the people's master, rather than their servant, creativity is stifled and progress impeded. In the past four and a half years, with policies trusting to the people, America has restored its economic vigor; we have created 8 million new jobs in the past three years. Government has an essential role to play, but there can no longer be any doubt that the true source of economic growth is the individual, not the state. If we stick by this truth, the opportunity for fulfillment that most Americans know today can be available to even more by the year 2000. My vision is one where poverty will be greatly reduced. We will have succeeded in tearing down completely the walls of intolerance that once divided our citizens. Technology will be making unprecedented advances in spreading knowledge and facilitating human comfort; science will have immeasurably enhanced life and, I pray, found a cure for cancer and other dread diseases. -3- If other nations follow the path of economic freedom, and uphold a system of free and fair trade, then more rapid economic growth will surge throughout the world. Expanding opportunity will be an international phenomenon. And the more advanced nations will be able to be more generous in helping those nations in need. The gap between developed and developing nations will narrow; indeed, many of the latter will join the ranks of the former. The exercise of freedom presupposes peace. I pray that as we look back from the year 2000, we will be able to contrast with the horrors of the first half of the century, the relative peace of the second half. I do not expect the stark differences between the democracies and the totalitarian countries to have vanished, so I see an America and a Western alliance that have maintained their strength and resolve such that no aggressor could have thought he could gain from war. If we do this, my prayer will be met. The United States will continue to rely on deterrence to keep the peace, but it will be a safer, more stable kind of deterrence than today's. Rather than rely solely on the threat of retaliation -- of avenging lives lost -- it will be based more on the ability to defend human lives against nuclear attack. Our Strategic Defense Initiative is a research program, so I cannot predict at what stage we will find ourselves in 2000. -4- I am an optimist, however, and I have to believe the same scientific and engineering genius that invented the steam engine and sent a man to the moon will find ways to make feasible defenses against ballistic missiles, defenses that are survivable against counter- measures and are cost-effective. If the Soviet Union sees the potential of such defenses in its own research program, as I believe it will, perhaps it will agree with us on a cooperative transition to a system of deterrence based on a stable balance of defense and offense -- at sharply lower levels of offensive forces than today. Such an outcome would enable us to move some time in the next century toward the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. A strong conventional deterrent would, however, remain vital. Continued Western resolve could lead to the most hopeful development of all. Frustrated in its expansionist aims, and recognizing the imperatives for change at home, the Soviet Union could agree with us to turn our competition away from armaments to competition in benefiting mankind. We are not afraid of such a competition. Is Mr. Gorbachev? I call on him to join us, today, in this new context. Mankind would then be able to look toward the new century, the third millennium of the modern era, with an optimism and hope justified as never before. THE TIMES Times Newspapers Limited P.O. Box 7. 200 Gray's Inn Road. London WCI X 8EZ (registered office) Telephone 01-837 1234 Telex 264971 Registered no. 894646 England AH From the Editor Kamael September 25, 1985 President Ronald Reagan, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC 20500, U.S.A. Dear Mr. President, As you know, The Times is celebrating its bicentenary this year and in the course of the year we have carried a number of bicentenary Special Reports on those major countries of the world with which we have had a close and continuous relationship during the 200 years. In each case we have invited the Head of State to contribute to our Report with a short article of 850 words. The theme of this article would be your vision for the United States in the year 2000 and we would need the article by October 21. I know how busy you are, Mr. President, but I do hope you would be able to find time to enhance this paper's coverage of the United States past and future as you would surely do with an article of that kind. Yours sincerely, Aome Charles Douglas-Home THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 6, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING FROM: JOHN G. ROBERTS $22 SUBJECT: Draft Version of the President's Article "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities" We previously noted no objection to the proposal to publish an 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the Presidency as part of the New Federalist Papers series. The editor of the series has now submitted the 800-word excerpt. I have no objection to the excerpt. Attachment THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 6, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that letter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute as part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist Papers. I have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it. Thank you for your consideration in permitting us to review the excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting project. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 480 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Suite 2 Claremont, CA 91711 FFF: JGR:aea 11/6/85 CC: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 6, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that letter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute as part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist Papers. I have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it. Thank you for your consideration in permitting us to review the excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting project. Sincerely, Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 480 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Suite 2 Claremont, CA 91711 FFF:JGR:aea 11/6/85 CC: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron ID #. 343999 CU WHITE HOUSE PRO14.09 CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET o * OUTGOING H . INTERNAL M-F I . INCOMING Date Correspondence Received (YY/MM/DD) / / Name of Correspondent: Jack Barlow MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) (C) Subject: Draft persion of the Presidents article u Cine Presidency : Roles and Responsibilities 4 ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date Office/Agency of (Staff Name) Date Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD Witalland WS ORIGINATOR 85,11,01 / / Referral Note: WAT18 cont corresp D 85,11,04 58511114 WS Referral Note: / / I / / Referral Note: / / I / / Referral Note: / / . - / / Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A Appropriate Action I - Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary C Comment/Recommendation A Answered C Completed R - Direct Reply w/Copy D Draft Response B Non-Special Referral S Suspended S For Signature F Furnish Fact Sheet X Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code II "A" Completion Date = Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 October 29, 1985 THE NEW Mr. Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President FEDERALIST The White House PAPERS Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Fielding: Please forgive my delay in preparing a draft version of the FLATICIAL Fordham Uraversity President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibili- ties," a copy of which I enclose. In cutting such a long article Don $ Stantord to 800-odd words, it was necessary to discard much good material; what remains is the general treatment of the powers and duties of Suzarine Garmen The Wall street JOHN the presidential office. I hope that this draft will meet your approval. If there are particular things that in your opinion Pruso NUMBER The University of should be included in the article, please feel free to suggest them; bearing in mind that the article is already somewhat over Lennard VV Life Claremont Graguate some the word limit that National Forum has agreed to. ADIDAS Twentieth Century Fune We plan to send the President's article to our list of some 2100 small, community newspapers, and we will be happy to forward copies of the tearsheets we receive, if you wish to see them. We would like to send the article out November 27, if that schedule is not an inconvenience for you. Again, we are very pleased that we can include the President's article in our Bicentennial series. We are hopeful that the series can have the effect of reminding Americans of the principles of the Constitution's framers, and of the importance of maintaining the institutions the framers created. The President's article is an important contribution to that effort. Sincerely, PUBLIC RESEARCH, tab Banlow SYNDICATED 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D-7 Montclair, CA 91763 Jack Barlow (714) 621-5831 Editor 885 words THE PRESIDENCY: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES by Ronald W. Reagan For nearly 200 years, the Constitution has endured with relatively few amendments as a blueprint for freedom. In commemorating the Bicentennial of the Constitution we celebrate not simply the historic event that took place in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, but the process by which we govern ourselves today. There is no better time than this Bicentennial period to refamiliarize ourselves with the Constitution and rededicate ourselves to the values it embodies. The central challenge confronting the Framers of the Constitution was to create a strong national government that would not threaten the liberties so recently won. The solution the Framers embraced was to diffuse the national governmental authority. Power was to be shared among separate institutions -- the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary - in order that no single branch could become so powerful as to threaten the liberties of the people. In our study of the allocation of authority in the Constitution, it is important to keep in mind the purpose of this allocation -- nothing less than the preserva- tion of liberty. The Framers looked primarily to the president to provide the critical element of "energy" in the government. The problem with the government of the Articles of Confederation had been that it was "destitute of energy." The Drafters of the Constitution redressed that problem by vesting "competent powers" in the executive to lead the Nation. The president's popular mandate justified this grant of authority. The president and the vice president are the only officials in our government elec- ted through a process involving all the voters. Only the president can claim to speak for all the people, because, as Hamilton wrote, his selection looks "in 1 the first instance to an immediate act of the people of America." The office of president has "a due dependence on the people, and a due responsibility." Perhaps the most pervasive responsibility of the president is to adminster the executive branch. The Framers were practical men who recognized, as Hamilton wrote, "that the true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration." The people look ultimately to the president to ensure the efficient performance of duty by the millions of federal employees scattred among the various departments and agencies. The challenge confronting the modern presidency is to "produce a good administration" when the federal establishment has grown so far beyond anything the framers could have imagined. It is an amazing fact that there are more federal employees today than people living in America when the Framers drafted the Constitution. Perhaps President George Washington could play an active role in supervising the details of the first administration, but it is now the responsibility of his successors to create mechanisms for the control and coordination of the executive branch. The president has no more important responsibility under the Constitution than the conduct of foreign affairs. The Framers recognized that of the two democratic branches, only the executive could successfully conduct foreign relations. Hamilton noted in his description of the executive that "Decision, activity, secrecy, and dispatch will generally characterize the proceedings of one man in a much more eminent degree than the proceedings of any greater number," and John Jay --- himself one of our most successful early diplomats - argued that "the President will find no difficulty to provide" those qualities, though they were beyond the capability of a basically deliberative body such as Congress. Apart from executive functions, the Constitution accords the president a significant role in the legislative process. The people have grown to expect 2 leadership from the president not only in executing the laws but also in presenting a legislative program to Congress for consideration. Perhaps the most prominent of the president's legislative powers is the qualified veto power. This power is qualified in the sense that a bill returned by the president with disapproval can nonetheless be enacted into law by a two- thirds vote of both houses. The Framers accorded the president a veto power for two reasons. First, they recognized the "propensity of the legislative depart- ment to intrude upon the rights, and to absorb the powers, of the other depart- ments" and provided the president a veto so that he could defend the preroga- tives of his office. The second purpose of the veto was as "an additional security against the enaction of improper laws." The powers of the presidency are limited, and the president discharges constitutional responsibilities in a system according other powers to the coor- dinate branches of the legislature and the judiciary. The members of all three branches take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a monument not only to the genius of the Framers but also to the statesmanship of those who have held office under the Constitution that the system has worked as well as it has. Presidents have learned advisors at their disposal, and they can consult with Congress, but the difficult and potentially momentous decisions the Consti- tution vests in the executive are, in the final analysis, the president's alone. Our most tested president, Abraham Lincoln, announced a guide for making those decisions that has yet to be bettered: I desire so to conduct the affairs of this Administration that if, at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. END-END-END 3 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron ID # 343999 CU PR014.09 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET O OUTGOING H INTERNAL C O JR-F I . INCOMING Date Correspondence P Received (YY/MM/DD) / Name of Correspondent: Jack / Barlow from ORM MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) (C) Subject: Draft persion of the President's article u the Presidency : Roles and Besponsibilities ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date of Date Office/Agency (Staff Name) Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD Witalland VVS ORIGINATOR 85,11,01 C 85/11/06 20 Referral Note: cent contact WAT18 D 85,11,04 C 85/11/106 WE Referral Note: CUFIEL S Silliob FF 85111106 Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: / / / / - Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A Appropriate Action I Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary A Answered C Completed C Comment/Recommendation R. Direct Reply w/Copy B - - Non-Special Referral S Suspended D Draft Response S. For Signature F - Furnish Fact Sheet X Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code = "A" Completion Date = Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 6, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that letter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute as part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist Papers. I have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it. Thank you for your consideration in permitting us to review the excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting project. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 480 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Suite 2 Claremont, CA 91711 FFF:JGR:aea 11/6/85 CC: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 6, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING FROM: JOHN G. ROBERTS JJR SUBJECT: Draft Version of the President's Article "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities" We previously noted no objection to the proposal to publish an 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the Presidency as part of the New Federalist Papers series. The editor of the series has now submitted the 800-word excerpt. I have no objection to the excerpt. Attachment October 29, 1985 THE NEW Mr. Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President FEDERALIST The White House PAPERS Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Fielding: Editorial Advisors Please forgive my delay in preparing a draft version of the Francis Carlevan Fordham University President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibili- ties," a copy of which I enclose. In cutting such a long article Don E. Fehrer bacher Stanford University to 800-odd words, it was necessary to discard much good material; what remains is the general treatment of the powers and duties of Suzanne Garment The was Street Josephan the presidential office. I hope that this draft will meet your approval. If there are particular things that in your opinion Francis surland The University of Charge should be included in the article, please feel free to suggest them; bearing in mind that the article is already somewhat over Claremont Graduate the word limit that National Forum has agreed to. Anica Evidenties We plan to send the President's article to our list of some 2100 small, community newspapers, and we will be happy to forward copies of the tearsheets we receive, if you wish to see them. We would like to send the article out November 27, if that schedule is not an inconvenience for you. Again, we are very pleased that we can include the President's article in our Bicentennial series. We are hopeful that the series can have the effect of reminding Americans of the principles of the Constitution's framers, and of the importance of maintaining the institutions the framers created. The President's article is an important contribution to that effort. Sincerely, PUBLIC RESEARCH. SYNDICATED 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D-7 Montclair. CAM1763 Jack Barlow (714) 621-5831 Editor 885 words THE PRESIDENCY: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES by Ronald W. Reagan For nearly 200 years, the Constitution has endured with relatively few amendments as a blueprint for freedom. In commemorating the Bicentennial of the Constitution we celebrate not simply the historic event that took place in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, but the process by which we govern ourselves today. There is no better time than this Bicentennial period to refamiliarize ourselves with the Constitution and rededicate ourselves to the values it embodies. The central challenge confronting the Framers of the Constitution was to create a strong national government that would not threaten the liberties SO recently won. The solution the Framers embraced was to diffuse the national governmental authority. Power was to be shared among separate institutions -- the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary - in order that no single branch could become so powerful as to threaten the liberties of the people. In our study of the allocation of authority in the Constitution, it is important to keep in mind the purpose of this allocation - nothing less than the preserva- tion of liberty. The Framers looked primarily to the president to provide the critical element of "energy" in the government. The problem with the government of the Articles of Confederation had been that it was "destitute of energy." The Drafters of the Constitution redressed that problem by vesting "competent powers" in the executive to lead the Nation. The president's popular mandate justified this grant of authority. The president and the vice president are the only officials in our government elec- ted through a process involving all the voters. Only the president can claim to speak for all the people, because, as Hamilton wrote, his selection looks "in 1 the first instance to an immediate act of the people of America." The office of president has "a due dependence on the people, and a due responsibility." Perhaps the most pervasive responsibility of the president is to adminster the executive branch. The Framers were practical men who recognized, as Hamilton wrote, "that the true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration." The people look ultimately to the president to ensure the efficient performance of duty by the millions of federal employees scattred among the various departments and agencies. The challenge confronting the modern presidency is to "produce a good administration" when the federal establishment has grown so far beyond anything the framers could have imagined. It is an amazing fact that there are more federal employees today than people living in America when the Framers drafted the Constitution. Perhaps President George Washington could play an active role in supervising the details of the first administration, but it is now the responsibility of his successors to create mechanisms for the control and coordination of the executive branch. The president has no more important responsibility under the Constitution than the conduct of foreign affairs. The Framers recognized that of the two democratic branches, only the executive could successfully conduct foreign relations. Hamilton noted in his description of the executive that "Decision, activity, secrecy, and dispatch will generally characterize the proceedings of one man in a much more eminent degree than the proceedings of any greater number," and John Jay -- himself one of our most successful early diplomats - argued that "the President will find no difficulty to provide" those qualities, though they were beyond the capability of a basically deliberative body such as Congress. Apart from executive functions, the Constitution accords the president a significant role in the legislative process. The people have grown to expect 2 leadership from the president not only in executing the laws but also in presenting a legislative program to Congress for consideration. Perhaps the most prominent of the president's legislative powers is the qualified veto power. This power is qualified in the sense that a bill returned by the president with disapproval can nonetheless be enacted into law by a two- thirds vote of both houses. The Framers accorded the president a veto power for two reasons. First, they recognized the "propensity of the legislative depart- ment to intrude upon the rights, and to absorb the powers, of the other depart- ments" and provided the president a veto so that he could defend the preroga- tives of his office. The second purpose of the veto was as "an additional security against the enaction of improper laws." The powers of the presidency are limited, and the president discharges constitutional responsibilities in a system according other powers to the coor- dinate branches of the legislature and the judiciary. The members of all three branches take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a monument not only to the genius of the Framers but also to the statesmanship of those who have held office under the Constitution that the system has worked as well as it has. Presidents have learned advisors at their disposal, and they can consult with Congress, but the difficult and potentially momentous decisions the Consti- tution vests in the executive are, in the final analysis, the president's alone. Our most tested president, Abraham Lincoln, announced a guide for making those decisions that has yet to be bettered: I desire so to conduct the affairs of this Administration that if, at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. END-END-END 3 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron 343999cu JV PR014-09 To THE NEW FEDERALIST September 16, 1985 PAPERS Mr. Fred F. Fielding COPY Counsel to the President Editorial Advisors: The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 from ORM Francis Canavan Fordham University Don E. Fehrenbacher Dear Mr. Fielding: Stanford University Suzanne Garment Thank you for your letter of September 4, regarding The Wall Street Journal permission to reprint the President's article, "The Philip Kurland Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities." The University of Chicago Leonard W Levi I shall be forwarding an edited version of the article Claremont Graduate School within the next couple of weeks, for your approval. We Rongair are very pleased that we can include the President's Twentien Century Furno article in our bicentennial series. With thanks for your interest in our project, Sincerely, tach Bulond Jack Barlow Editor JB/ch PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED (714) 621-5831 4650 ARROW HIGHWA SUITE D7 MONTCLAIR, CA 9176 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Date 9.24.85 Suspense Date MEMORANDUM FOR: John FROM: DIANNA G. HOLLAND ACTION Approved Please handle/review X For your information then to Central Feles For your recommendation For the files Please see me Please prepare response for signature As we discussed Return to me for filing COMMENT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron 343999 ID # CU WHITE HOUSE PROMES CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET O . OUTGOING H . INTERNAL DR I . INCOMING Date Correspondence Received (YY/MM/DD) / / Name of Correspondent: Jack Barlow P DAI MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) ORM (C) Subject: Request to reprent POTUS' article "The Presidency: Roles d Responsibilities" ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date of Date Office/Agency (Staff Name) Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD WS CUHOLE ORIGINATOR 85,09,03 C 85,09,04 3 Referral Note: Wet 18 D 85,09,04 PP C 85,09,04 Referral Note: CUFIEL K 85,09,04 FF A 85,09,04 Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A . Appropriate Action / . Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary A Answered C Completed C - Comment/Recommendation R. Direct Reply w/Copy B . Non-Special Referral S Suspended D Draft Response S For Signature F Furnish Fact Sheet X Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code = "A" Completion Date = Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 Dear Mr. Barlow: Thank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission to reprint and distribute the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," as part of The New Federalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint and distribute the article, and I have no objection to your plans to do SO. You have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from the President's article, and that you will submit the edited version for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to do this, and look forward to receiving your proposed excerpt. The New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am pleased to learn of your plans to include the President's article. Sincerely, Orig. signed by FFF Fred F. Fielding Counsel to the President Mr. Jack Barlow 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D7 Montclair, CA 91763 FFF:JgR:aea 9/4/85 bcc: FFFielding JGRoberts Subj Chron THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 4, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING FROM: JOHN G. ROBERTS J26 SUBJECT: Request to Reprint President's Article: "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities" The Editor of The New Federalist Papers, a bicentennial project of Public Research, Syndicated, has asked permission to reprint and distribute an 800-word excerpt from the President's article "The Presidency: Roles and Responsi- bilities," which first appeared in the Fall 1984 National Forum. The New Federalist Papers project provides articles to newspapers across the country free of charge. Several articles from the National Forum edition have already been syndicated by The New Federalist Papers, including the Chief Justice's and the Speaker's, not to mention Dr. Mark Cannon's. Permission is not required to reprint the President's article, since it was prepared in the course of his official duties. 17 U.S.C. § 105. The attached reply notes that permission is not required, and thanks the editor for offering to let us approve their editing of the President's article. Attachment August 28, 1985 THE NEW Mr. Fred Fielding FEDERALIST Counsel to the President The White House PAPERS Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Fielding: Editorial Advisors: I write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request Francis Canavan Fordham University permission to reprint President Reagan's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities," from the Fall, Don E. Fehrenbacher Stanford University 1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers. Suzanne Garment The Wall Street Journal The New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of Public Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by Philip Kurland The University of Chicago a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project began in January of 1984. Each month we Leonard W. Levy Claremont Graduate School syndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a nationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free Abigail Thernstram Twentieth Century Fund of charge, to more than two thousand small, community newspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred daily papers. The articles examine the various provisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical roots, its political principles, and its meaning today. A distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the series, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney General Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence Pendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the scholarly community, we have had articles from Henry Steele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V. Jaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be willing to join this group. PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED 180 Indian Hill Blvd Dr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given Suite 2 us their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected Claremont, CA-91711 articles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of (714) 621-5831 which Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already 4650 ARROW HIGHWAY syndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House SUITE 'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two MONTCLAIR, CA 9176 or three more as well. We would excerpt about 800 words from the President's article; if we are given permission, we would plan to do the preliminary editing here and send it to you for approval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the editing done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be open to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250. Both the legislative and the judicial branches have been represented in our series; I hope the President will be willing to join in this public celebration of the Constitution's bicentennial. If I can provide you with further information about the project, or answer any questions, please call me. Sincerely, tab Bulon5 Jack Barlow Editor CC: John Roberts JB/wp THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON December 11, 1985 Dear Mr. Silver: This is in response to your letter of December 2 to the President. Along with that letter you sent a check for $250.00 as payment for the President's article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities." The article first appeared in the Fall 1984 National Forum. This office advised the editor of The New Federalist Papers that permission was not required to reprint and distribute the President's article. Pursuant to established White House policy, the President does not accept honoraria or payment for work of this nature. Accordingly, we are returning your check. Sincerely, John G. Roberts Associate Counsel to the President Mr. Thomas B. Silver President, Public Research Syndicated 480 N. Indian Hill Boulevard Suite 2 Claremont, CA 91711 ID #. 343999 CU WHITE HOUSE PR014-09 CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET o - OUTGOING g-duit H - INTERNAL I - INCOMING Date Correspondence Received (YY/MM/DD) / / return Name of Correspondent: Jack Barlow MI Mail Report User Codes: (A) (B) (C) Subject: The Presidency Roles and Benjanaebeleties" forwards sheek to POTUS for article ROUTE TO: ACTION DISPOSITION Tracking Type Completion Action Date of Date Office/Agency (Staff Name) Code YY/MM/DD Response Code YY/MM/DD CUItolland ORIGINATOR 08511209 / / Referral Note: CUAT18 R 851/21/0 CV 585112,20 Referral Note: / / - / Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: / / / / Referral Note: ACTION CODES: DISPOSITION CODES: A Appropriate Action I Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary A Answered C Completed C Comment/Recommendation R Direct Reply w/Copy B - Non-Special Referral S Suspended D Draft Response S For Signature F Furnish Fact Sheet X Interim Reply to be used as Enclosure FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE: Type of Response = Initials of Signer Code = "A" Completion Date = Date of Outgoing Comments: Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter. Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB). Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files. Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590. 5/81 ARCH - QUERY 001 NEW WITH FEDERALIST WITH PAPERS J.R 3999CU DOCUMENT= 1 OF 1 CTDATE = 850903 DDNUMP = REDATE = 850904 OCDATE = 850828 SPDATE = 850904 AMF = BARLOW CVDATE = 850904 ECID = 343999CU TATE = CA PDATF = 851113 = 91763 WS CDATE 850828 CTYP IBA DIA I AFF FRED FIELDING CUFIEL MR. JACK BARLOW TLE EDITOR THE NEW FEDERALIST PAPERS DR MONTCLAIR CA 91763 REET 4650 ARROW HIGHWAY SUITE D7 BJECT REQUEST TO REPRINT POTUS ARTICLE "THE PRESIDENCY: ROLES AND PESPONSIBILITIES" BCODF PR014-09 PP001 BE003-04 FG001 PU DCODF 4800 4620 CUHOLL ORG 850903 C 850904 CUAT18 RSD 850904 C 850904 CUFIEL RSR 850904 FF A 850904 CUHOLL ORG 851101 CONTINUING CORRESPONDENCE C 851106 CUAT18 RSD 851104 C 851106 CUFIEL RSS 851106 FF A 851106 MMENTS SEP 16 85 JACK BARLOW THANK YOU LETTER TO FRED FIELDING ATTACHED 601 * END OF DOCUMENTS IN LIST - ENTER RETURN OR ANOTHER COMMAND. THE NEW FEDERALIST PAPERS December 2, 1985 J. Jackson Banov Edito The Honorable Ronald W. Reagan The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Reagan: Enclosed please find a check in the amount of $250.00 as payment for your article, "The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities." Thank you for your contribution to Public Research, Syndicated. Sincerely, using Thomas B. Silver President TBS:jp Enclosure Check #3460 PUBLIC RESEARCH, SYNDICATED 4650 Arrow Highway Suite D-7 . 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Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nAugust 28, 1985\nMr. John Roberts\nTHE NEW\nAssociate Counsel to the President\nFEDERALIST\nRoom 106, EOB\nPAPERS\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Roberts:\nEnclosed is a copy of my letter of this date to\nMr. Fielding, requesting permission to reprint the\nPresident's article, \"The Presidency: Roles and\nResponsibilities\" from the Fall, 1984 issue of National\nForum. I hope the President will give his permission\nfor us to use an excerpt from his article, and I\nwould be very grateful for your assistance in this\nmatter.\nSincerely,\nJack Barlow\nEditor\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\nSYNDICATED\n480 N. Indian +ill Blvd\nSuite\nClarement, CA 91711\n(714) 621-5831\nAugust 28, 1985\nTHE NEW\nMr. Fred Fielding\nFEDERALIST\nCounsel to the President\nPAPERS\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nEditorial Advisors:\nFrancis Canavan\nI write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request\nFordham University\npermission to reprint President Reagan's article, \"The\nDon E. Fehrenbacher\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" from the Fall,\nStanford University\n1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers.\nSuzanne Garment\nThe Wall Street Journal\nThe New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of\nPhilip Kurland\nPublic Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by\nThe University of Chicago\na grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\nLeonard W. Levy\nThe project began in January of 1984. Each month we\nClaremont Graduate School\nsyndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a\nAbigail Thernstrom\nnationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free\nTwentieth Century Fund\nof charge, to more than two thousand small, community\nnewspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred\ndaily papers. The articles examine the various\nprovisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical\nroots, its political principles, and its meaning today.\nA distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the\nseries, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney\nGeneral Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence\nPendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the\nscholarly community, we have had articles from Henry\nSteele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V.\nJaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be\nwilling to join this group.\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\nSYNDICATED\n480 N Indian Hill Blvd\nDr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given\nSuite\nus their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected\nClaremont, CA-91711\narticles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of\n(714) 621-5831\nwhich Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already\n4650 ARROW HIGHWA\nsyndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House\nSUITE D7\nO'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two\nMONTCLAIR, CA 9176\nor three more as well.\nWe would excerpt about 800 words from the President's\narticle; if we are given permission, we would plan to do\nthe preliminary editing here and send it to you for\napproval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the\nediting done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be\nopen to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250.\nBoth the legislative and the judicial branches have been\nrepresented in our series; I hope the President will be willing\nto join in this public celebration of the Constitution's\nbicentennial. If I can provide you with further information\nabout the project, or answer any questions, please call me.\nSincerely,\ntab Bulon\nJack Barlow\nEditor\nCC: John Roberts\nJB/wp\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS 926\nSUBJECT:\nRequest to Reprint President's Article:\n\"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities\"\nThe Editor of The New Federalist Papers, a bicentennial\nproject of Public Research, Syndicated, has asked permission\nto reprint and distribute an 800-word excerpt from the\nPresident's article \"The Presidency: Roles and Responsi-\nbilities,\" which first appeared in the Fall 1984 National\nForum. The New Federalist Papers project provides articles\nto newspapers across the country free of charge. Several\narticles from the National Forum edition have already been\nsyndicated by The New Federalist Papers, including the Chief\nJustice's and the Speaker's, not to mention Dr. Mark Cannon's.\nPermission is not required to reprint the President's\narticle, since it was prepared in the course of his official\nduties. 17 U.S.C. § 105. The attached reply notes that\npermission is not required, and thanks the editor for\noffering to let us approve their editing of the President's\narticle.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF:JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\n343999\nID #\nCU\nJV\nWHITE HOUSE\nPRO1409\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\no . OUTGOING\nH . INTERNAL\nR\nI . INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nName of Correspondent: / Jack Barlaw\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\n(c)\nSubject: Request to reprent POTUS' article \"The\nPresidency Roles & Responsibilities\"\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nDate\nOffice/Agency\n(Staff Name)\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nCurture\n85,09,03\nWS\nORIGINATOR\n/ /\nReferral Note:\ncunt 18\nD\n85,09,04 WS\n5 85 109114\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/ /\n-\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/\n/\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA * Appropriate Action\nI - Into Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC Completed\nC . Comment/Recommendation\nR Direct Reply w/Copy\nB . Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nD Draft Response\nS For Signature\nF - Furnish Fact Sheet\nX - Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode = \"A\"\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\n3₫3999\ngust 28, 1985\nTHE NEW\n:. Fred Fielding\nFEDERALIST\nounsel to the President\nPAPERS\nhe White House\nashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nEditorial Advisors:\nFrancis Canavan\nI write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request\nFordham University\npermission to reprint President Reagan's article, \"The\nDon E. Fehrenbacher\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" from the Fall,\nStanford University\n1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers.\nSuzanne Garment\nThe Wall Street Journal\nThe New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of\nPhilip Kurland\nPublic Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by\nThe University of Chicago\na grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\nLeonard W. Levy\nThe project began in January of 1984. Each month we\nCláremont Graduate School\nsyndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a\nAbigal Themstrem\nnationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free\nTwentieth Century Fund\nof charge, to more than two thousand small, community\nnewspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred\ndaily papers. The articles examine the various\nprovisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical\nroots, its political principles, and its meaning today.\nA distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the\nseries, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney\nGeneral Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence\nPendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the\nscholarly community, we have had articles from Henry\nSteele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V.\nJaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be\nwilling to join this group.\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\nSYNDICATED\n180 N. Indian ++++ Blvd\nDr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given\nSuite 2\nus their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected\nClaremont, CA\narticles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of\n(714) 621-5831\nwhich Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already\n4650 ARBOW HIGHWA\nsyndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House\nSUITE\nO'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two\nMONTCLAIR, CA 917\nor three more as well.\nWe would excerpt about 800 words from the President's\narticle; if we are given permission, we would plan to do\nthe preliminary editing here and send it to you for\napproval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the\nediting done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be\nopen to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250.\nBoth the legislative and the judicial branches have been\nrepresented in our series; I hope the President will be willing\nto join in this public celebration of the Constitution's\nbicentennial. If I can provide you with further information\nabout the project, or answer any questions, please call me.\nSincerely,\ntab Bulow\nJack Barlow\nEditor\nCC: John Roberts\nJB/wp\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 18, 1985\nDear Professor Daug Kmiec:\nThank you for your recent note transmitting a copy of the\nissue of the Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy\ndevoted to the line-item veto. As you know, the President\nhas long supported a constitutional amendment to provide\nthis power to the Chief Executive.\nAs the President explained in an article on the Presidency\nfor the issue of National Forum devoted to the Bicentennial\nof the Constitution, granting such power to the Chief\nExecutive would not alter the constitutional balance but in\nfact restore the Framers' original design. In return for\nyour sending along a copy of the Journal, I have taken the\nliberty of enclosing a copy of the National Forum issue\ncontaining this article.\nThank you again for the Journal issue, which I am certain\nwill be helpful to those at the White House most actively\ninvolved with this timely topic.\nWith best wishes,\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nProfessor Douglas W. Kmiec\nNotre Dame Law School\nNotre Dame, IN 46556\nFFF:JGR:aea 10/18/85\ncc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 22, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM MARTIN\nEXECUTIVE SECRETARY\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nASSOCIATE COUNSEL THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Article\nfor The Times (of London)\nCounsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced\nPresidential article, and finds no objection to it\nfrom a legal perspective.\nCC: David L. Chew\nID #\nCU\nWHITE HOUSE\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\n0 . OUTGOING\nH . INTERNAL\nI - INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/ /\nD chew\nName of Correspondent:\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\n(C)\nSubject: Presidential article far The Times (af Conclon\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nDate\nOffice/Agency\n(Staff Name)\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\ncultace\nORIGINATOR 85,10,22\n/ /\nReferral Note:\nwas 18\nR 85,10,22\n5 85,10,22\nReferral Note:\n4pm\n/ /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/\n/\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA - Appropriate Action\nI Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC Completed\nC Comment/Recommendation-\nR. Direct Reply w/Copy\nB - Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nD Draft Response\nS For Signature\nF Furnish Fact Sheet\nX Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode\n\"A\"\nCompletion-Date Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nDocument No.\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDATE: 10/21/85\nACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/22/85, 4:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL ARTICLE FOR THE TIMES (OF LONDON)\nACTION FYI\nACTION FYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nLACY\nREGAN\nMcFARLANE\nMILLER\nOGLESBY\nBUCHANAN\nRYAN\nCHAVEZ\nSPEAKES\nCHEW\nP\nSS SPRINKEL\nDANIELS\nSVAHN\nFIELDING\nTHOMAS\nFRIEDERSDORF\nTUTTLE\nHENKEL\nHICKEY\nHICKS\nKINGON\nREMARKS:\nPlease submit your comments, edits or recommendations directly to\nBill Martin of the NSC with an info copy to my office by 4:00 p.m.\nTOMORROW. Thank you.\nRESPONSE:\nDavid L. Chew\nStaff Secretary\nExt. 2702\n8390\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nWASHINGTON. D.C. 20506\nOctober 21, 1985\nHas shot turnes.\nMEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW\nTx. Brt\nFROM:\nWILLIAM F. MARTIN WISE\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Article for The Times (of London)\nAttached is an NSC-approved article, to be signed by the President,\nfor submission to The Times (of London) for inclusion in a\nSpecial Supplement commemorating The Times' 200th anniversary.\nThe Times has asked various Heads of State to submit 850-word\narticles on their vision for their own country in the year 2000.\nPlease circulate to appropriate members of the White House staff\nfor clearance and return comments to the NSC, as this article\nmust be submitted to the Washington office of The Times by\nTuesday afternoon, October 22.\nMany thanks.\nAttachments\nTAB A\nProposed Presidential article\nTAB B\nIncoming letter from The Times\nThe daily press of events often leaves one little time to\nreflect on the future, so I welcome The Times' invitation to\nwrite about my vision of America in the year 2000. It is\nappropriate that I do so in the pages of the oldest daily\nnewspaper in the world, a symbol of freedom older than our own\nConstitution.\nUnlike most nations, the United States was founded on a\nvision. We see our history as a constant striving toward the\nvision set down in our Declaration of Independence and\nConstitution. That vision is of a nation where every person,\nregardless of background or beliefs. is free to realize his or\nher full potential. spiritual and material. America was\nfounded the principle that freedom and progress should not\nbe the preserve of the lucky few, but the universal right of\nall.\nI see an America in the year 2000 which has made further\nprogress toward realizing the noble vision. All Americans\ntoday have the freedom to think and worship as they please.\nThe vast majority have the freedom to find fulfillment in their\nwork, in their quality of life, and with their loved ones.\n-2-\nWe will not be satisfied until every American knows this\nfreedom. The remaining barriers to self-fulfillment are\nlargely economic in nature, so economic growth is the key to\nfuture opportunity. This growth depends on keeping government\nout of the way of human talent and initiative. Where people\nare free to pursue their ideas and dreams, prosperity and\nopportunity are the rule. Where government becomes the\npeople's master, rather than their servant, creativity is\nstifled and progress impeded. In the past four and a half\nyears, with policies trusting to the people, America has\nrestored its economic vigor; we have created 8 million new jobs\nin the past three years. Government has an essential role to\nplay, but there can no longer be any doubt that the true source\nof economic growth is the individual, not the state.\nIf we stick by this truth, the opportunity for fulfillment\nthat most Americans know today can be available to even more by\nthe year 2000. My vision is one where poverty will be greatly\nreduced. We will have succeeded in tearing down completely the\nwalls of intolerance that once divided our citizens.\nTechnology will be making unprecedented advances in spreading\nknowledge and facilitating human comfort; science will have\nimmeasurably enhanced life and, I pray, found a cure for cancer\nand other dread diseases.\n-3-\nIf other nations follow the path of economic freedom, and\nuphold a system of free and fair trade, then more rapid\neconomic growth will surge throughout the world. Expanding\nopportunity will be an international phenomenon. And the more\nadvanced nations will be able to be more generous in helping\nthose nations in need. The gap between developed and\ndeveloping nations will narrow; indeed, many of the latter will\njoin the ranks of the former.\nThe exercise of freedom presupposes peace. I pray that as\nwe look back from the year 2000, we will be able to contrast\nwith the horrors of the first half of the century, the relative\npeace of the second half. I do not expect the stark\ndifferences between the democracies and the totalitarian\ncountries to have vanished, so I see an America and a Western\nalliance that have maintained their strength and resolve such\nthat no aggressor could have thought he could gain from war.\nIf we do this, my prayer will be met.\nThe United States will continue to rely on deterrence to\nkeep the peace, but it will be a safer, more stable kind of\ndeterrence than today's. Rather than rely solely on the threat\nof retaliation -- of avenging lives lost -- it will be based\nmore on the ability to defend human lives against nuclear\nattack. Our Strategic Defense Initiative is a research\nprogram, so I cannot predict at what stage we will find\nourselves in 2000.\n-4-\nI am an optimist, however, and I have to believe the same scientific\nand engineering genius that invented the steam engine and sent a\nman to the moon will find ways to make feasible defenses against\nballistic missiles, defenses that are survivable against counter-\nmeasures and are cost-effective. If the Soviet Union sees the\npotential of such defenses in its own research program, as I\nbelieve it will, perhaps it will agree with us on a cooperative\ntransition to a system of deterrence based on a stable balance of\ndefense and offense -- at sharply lower levels of offensive\nforces than today. Such an outcome would enable us to move some\ntime in the next century toward the complete elimination of\nnuclear weapons. A strong conventional deterrent would, however,\nremain vital.\nContinued Western resolve could lead to the most hopeful\ndevelopment of all. Frustrated in its expansionist aims, and\nrecognizing the imperatives for change at home, the Soviet Union\ncould agree with us to turn our competition away from armaments\nto competition in benefiting mankind. We are not afraid of such\na competition. Is Mr. Gorbachev? I call on him to join us,\ntoday, in this new context. Mankind would then be able to look\ntoward the new century, the third millennium of the modern era,\nwith an optimism and hope justified as never before.\nTHE TIMES\nTimes Newspapers Limited P.O. Box 7.\n200 Gray's Inn Road. London WCI X 8EZ (registered office)\nTelephone 01-837 1234 Telex 264971 Registered no. 894646 England\nAH\nFrom the Editor\nKamael\nSeptember 25, 1985\nPresident Ronald Reagan,\nThe White House,\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,\nWashington DC 20500,\nU.S.A.\nDear Mr. President,\nAs you know, The Times is celebrating its\nbicentenary this year and in the course of the year\nwe have carried a number of bicentenary Special Reports\non those major countries of the world with which we\nhave had a close and continuous relationship during\nthe 200 years. In each case we have invited the Head\nof State to contribute to our Report with a short\narticle of 850 words. The theme of this article\nwould be your vision for the United States in the\nyear 2000 and we would need the article by October 21.\nI know how busy you are, Mr. President, but I\ndo hope you would be able to find time to enhance\nthis paper's coverage of the United States past and\nfuture as you would surely do with an article of that\nkind.\nYours sincerely,\nAome\nCharles Douglas-Home\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 6, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS $22\nSUBJECT:\nDraft Version of the President's Article\n\"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities\"\nWe previously noted no objection to the proposal to publish\nan 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the\nPresidency as part of the New Federalist Papers series. The\neditor of the series has now submitted the 800-word excerpt.\nI have no objection to the excerpt.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 6, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that\nletter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's\narticle on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute\nas part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist\nPapers.\nI have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it.\nThank you for your consideration in permitting us to review\nthe excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting\nproject.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n480 N. Indian Hill Blvd.\nSuite 2\nClaremont, CA 91711\nFFF: JGR:aea 11/6/85\nCC: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 6, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that\nletter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's\narticle on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute\nas part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist\nPapers.\nI have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it.\nThank you for your consideration in permitting us to review\nthe excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting\nproject.\nSincerely,\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n480 N. Indian Hill Blvd.\nSuite 2\nClaremont, CA 91711\nFFF:JGR:aea 11/6/85\nCC: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nID #. 343999 CU\nWHITE HOUSE\nPRO14.09\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\no * OUTGOING\nH . INTERNAL\nM-F\nI . INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/\n/\nName of Correspondent:\nJack Barlow\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\n(C)\nSubject:\nDraft persion of the Presidents article\nu Cine Presidency : Roles and Responsibilities 4\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nOffice/Agency\nof\n(Staff Name)\nDate\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nWitalland\nWS\nORIGINATOR 85,11,01\n/ /\nReferral Note:\nWAT18\ncont corresp\nD 85,11,04\n58511114\nWS\nReferral Note:\n/ /\nI\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\nI\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n.\n-\n/ /\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA Appropriate Action\nI - Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nC Comment/Recommendation\nA Answered\nC Completed\nR - Direct Reply w/Copy\nD Draft Response\nB Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nS For Signature\nF Furnish Fact Sheet\nX Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode\nII\n\"A\"\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nOctober 29, 1985\nTHE NEW\nMr. Fred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nFEDERALIST\nThe White House\nPAPERS\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nPlease forgive my delay in preparing a draft version of the\nFLATICIAL\nFordham Uraversity\nPresident's article, \"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibili-\nties,\" a copy of which I enclose. In cutting such a long article\nDon $\nStantord\nto 800-odd words, it was necessary to discard much good material;\nwhat remains is the general treatment of the powers and duties of\nSuzarine Garmen\nThe Wall street JOHN\nthe presidential office. I hope that this draft will meet your\napproval. If there are particular things that in your opinion\nPruso NUMBER\nThe University of\nshould be included in the article, please feel free to suggest\nthem; bearing in mind that the article is already somewhat over\nLennard VV Life\nClaremont Graguate some\nthe word limit that National Forum has agreed to.\nADIDAS\nTwentieth Century Fune\nWe plan to send the President's article to our list of some 2100\nsmall, community newspapers, and we will be happy to forward\ncopies of the tearsheets we receive, if you wish to see them. We\nwould like to send the article out November 27, if that schedule\nis not an inconvenience for you.\nAgain, we are very pleased that we can include the President's\narticle in our Bicentennial series. We are hopeful that the\nseries can have the effect of reminding Americans of the\nprinciples of the Constitution's framers, and of the importance\nof maintaining the institutions the framers created. The\nPresident's article is an important contribution to that effort.\nSincerely,\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\ntab Banlow\nSYNDICATED\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D-7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nJack Barlow\n(714) 621-5831\nEditor\n885 words\nTHE PRESIDENCY: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nby Ronald W. Reagan\nFor nearly 200 years, the Constitution has endured with relatively few\namendments as a blueprint for freedom. In commemorating the Bicentennial of the\nConstitution we celebrate not simply the historic event that took place in\nPhiladelphia on September 17, 1787, but the process by which we govern ourselves\ntoday. There is no better time than this Bicentennial period to refamiliarize\nourselves with the Constitution and rededicate ourselves to the values it\nembodies.\nThe central challenge confronting the Framers of the Constitution was to\ncreate a strong national government that would not threaten the liberties so\nrecently won. The solution the Framers embraced was to diffuse the national\ngovernmental authority. Power was to be shared among separate institutions --\nthe legislature, the executive, and the judiciary - in order that no single\nbranch could become so powerful as to threaten the liberties of the people. In\nour study of the allocation of authority in the Constitution, it is important to\nkeep in mind the purpose of this allocation -- nothing less than the preserva-\ntion of liberty.\nThe Framers looked primarily to the president to provide the critical\nelement of \"energy\" in the government. The problem with the government of the\nArticles of Confederation had been that it was \"destitute of energy.\" The\nDrafters of the Constitution redressed that problem by vesting \"competent\npowers\" in the executive to lead the Nation.\nThe president's popular mandate justified this grant of authority. The\npresident and the vice president are the only officials in our government elec-\nted through a process involving all the voters. Only the president can claim to\nspeak for all the people, because, as Hamilton wrote, his selection looks \"in\n1\nthe first instance to an immediate act of the people of America.\" The office of\npresident has \"a due dependence on the people, and a due responsibility.\"\nPerhaps the most pervasive responsibility of the president is to adminster\nthe executive branch. The Framers were practical men who recognized, as\nHamilton wrote, \"that the true test of a good government is its aptitude and\ntendency to produce a good administration.\" The people look ultimately to the\npresident to ensure the efficient performance of duty by the millions of federal\nemployees scattred among the various departments and agencies.\nThe challenge confronting the modern presidency is to \"produce a good\nadministration\" when the federal establishment has grown so far beyond anything\nthe framers could have imagined. It is an amazing fact that there are more\nfederal employees today than people living in America when the Framers drafted\nthe Constitution. Perhaps President George Washington could play an active role\nin supervising the details of the first administration, but it is now the\nresponsibility of his successors to create mechanisms for the control and\ncoordination of the executive branch.\nThe president has no more important responsibility under the Constitution\nthan the conduct of foreign affairs. The Framers recognized that of the two\ndemocratic branches, only the executive could successfully conduct foreign\nrelations. Hamilton noted in his description of the executive that \"Decision,\nactivity, secrecy, and dispatch will generally characterize the proceedings of\none man in a much more eminent degree than the proceedings of any greater\nnumber,\" and John Jay --- himself one of our most successful early diplomats -\nargued that \"the President will find no difficulty to provide\" those qualities,\nthough they were beyond the capability of a basically deliberative body such as\nCongress.\nApart from executive functions, the Constitution accords the president a\nsignificant role in the legislative process. The people have grown to expect\n2\nleadership from the president not only in executing the laws but also in\npresenting a legislative program to Congress for consideration.\nPerhaps the most prominent of the president's legislative powers is the\nqualified veto power. This power is qualified in the sense that a bill returned\nby the president with disapproval can nonetheless be enacted into law by a two-\nthirds vote of both houses. The Framers accorded the president a veto power for\ntwo reasons. First, they recognized the \"propensity of the legislative depart-\nment to intrude upon the rights, and to absorb the powers, of the other depart-\nments\" and provided the president a veto so that he could defend the preroga-\ntives of his office. The second purpose of the veto was as \"an additional\nsecurity against the enaction of improper laws.\"\nThe powers of the presidency are limited, and the president discharges\nconstitutional responsibilities in a system according other powers to the coor-\ndinate branches of the legislature and the judiciary. The members of all three\nbranches take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a monument not only\nto the genius of the Framers but also to the statesmanship of those who have\nheld office under the Constitution that the system has worked as well as it has.\nPresidents have learned advisors at their disposal, and they can consult\nwith Congress, but the difficult and potentially momentous decisions the Consti-\ntution vests in the executive are, in the final analysis, the president's alone.\nOur most tested president, Abraham Lincoln, announced a guide for making those\ndecisions that has yet to be bettered:\nI desire so to conduct the affairs of this Administration\nthat if, at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of\npower, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at\nleast have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside\nof me.\nEND-END-END\n3\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nID # 343999 CU\nPR014.09\nWHITE HOUSE\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\nO OUTGOING\nH INTERNAL\nC O\nJR-F\nI . INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nP\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/\nName of Correspondent:\nJack / Barlow from ORM\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\n(C)\nSubject:\nDraft persion of the President's article\nu the Presidency : Roles and Besponsibilities\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nDate\nOffice/Agency\n(Staff Name)\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nWitalland\nVVS\nORIGINATOR\n85,11,01\nC 85/11/06 20\nReferral Note:\ncent contact\nWAT18\nD\n85,11,04\nC 85/11/106\nWE\nReferral Note:\nCUFIEL\nS Silliob FF 85111106\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/\n/\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/\n/\n-\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA Appropriate Action\nI Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC Completed\nC Comment/Recommendation\nR. Direct Reply w/Copy\nB - - Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nD Draft Response\nS. For Signature\nF - Furnish Fact Sheet\nX Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode = \"A\"\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 6, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of October 29. Along with that\nletter you submitted an 800-word excerpt from the President's\narticle on the Presidency, which you propose to distribute\nas part of the Bicentennial project of the New Federalist\nPapers.\nI have reviewed the excerpt and have no objection to it.\nThank you for your consideration in permitting us to review\nthe excerpt. Once again, best of luck with this exciting\nproject.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n480 N. Indian Hill Blvd.\nSuite 2\nClaremont, CA 91711\nFFF:JGR:aea 11/6/85\nCC: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 6, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS JJR\nSUBJECT:\nDraft Version of the President's Article\n\"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities\"\nWe previously noted no objection to the proposal to publish\nan 800-word excerpt from the President's article on the\nPresidency as part of the New Federalist Papers series. The\neditor of the series has now submitted the 800-word excerpt.\nI have no objection to the excerpt.\nAttachment\nOctober 29, 1985\nTHE NEW\nMr. Fred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nFEDERALIST\nThe White House\nPAPERS\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nEditorial Advisors\nPlease forgive my delay in preparing a draft version of the\nFrancis Carlevan\nFordham University\nPresident's article, \"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibili-\nties,\" a copy of which I enclose. In cutting such a long article\nDon E. Fehrer bacher\nStanford University\nto 800-odd words, it was necessary to discard much good material;\nwhat remains is the general treatment of the powers and duties of\nSuzanne Garment\nThe was Street Josephan\nthe presidential office. I hope that this draft will meet your\napproval. If there are particular things that in your opinion\nFrancis surland\nThe University of Charge\nshould be included in the article, please feel free to suggest\nthem; bearing in mind that the article is already somewhat over\nClaremont Graduate\nthe word limit that National Forum has agreed to.\nAnica\nEvidenties\nWe plan to send the President's article to our list of some 2100\nsmall, community newspapers, and we will be happy to forward\ncopies of the tearsheets we receive, if you wish to see them. We\nwould like to send the article out November 27, if that schedule\nis not an inconvenience for you.\nAgain, we are very pleased that we can include the President's\narticle in our Bicentennial series. We are hopeful that the\nseries can have the effect of reminding Americans of the\nprinciples of the Constitution's framers, and of the importance\nof maintaining the institutions the framers created. The\nPresident's article is an important contribution to that effort.\nSincerely,\nPUBLIC RESEARCH.\nSYNDICATED\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D-7\nMontclair. CAM1763\nJack Barlow\n(714) 621-5831\nEditor\n885 words\nTHE PRESIDENCY: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nby Ronald W. Reagan\nFor nearly 200 years, the Constitution has endured with relatively few\namendments as a blueprint for freedom. In commemorating the Bicentennial of the\nConstitution we celebrate not simply the historic event that took place in\nPhiladelphia on September 17, 1787, but the process by which we govern ourselves\ntoday. There is no better time than this Bicentennial period to refamiliarize\nourselves with the Constitution and rededicate ourselves to the values it\nembodies.\nThe central challenge confronting the Framers of the Constitution was to\ncreate a strong national government that would not threaten the liberties SO\nrecently won. The solution the Framers embraced was to diffuse the national\ngovernmental authority. Power was to be shared among separate institutions --\nthe legislature, the executive, and the judiciary - in order that no single\nbranch could become so powerful as to threaten the liberties of the people. In\nour study of the allocation of authority in the Constitution, it is important to\nkeep in mind the purpose of this allocation - nothing less than the preserva-\ntion of liberty.\nThe Framers looked primarily to the president to provide the critical\nelement of \"energy\" in the government. The problem with the government of the\nArticles of Confederation had been that it was \"destitute of energy.\" The\nDrafters of the Constitution redressed that problem by vesting \"competent\npowers\" in the executive to lead the Nation.\nThe president's popular mandate justified this grant of authority. The\npresident and the vice president are the only officials in our government elec-\nted through a process involving all the voters. Only the president can claim to\nspeak for all the people, because, as Hamilton wrote, his selection looks \"in\n1\nthe first instance to an immediate act of the people of America.\" The office of\npresident has \"a due dependence on the people, and a due responsibility.\"\nPerhaps the most pervasive responsibility of the president is to adminster\nthe executive branch. The Framers were practical men who recognized, as\nHamilton wrote, \"that the true test of a good government is its aptitude and\ntendency to produce a good administration.\" The people look ultimately to the\npresident to ensure the efficient performance of duty by the millions of federal\nemployees scattred among the various departments and agencies.\nThe challenge confronting the modern presidency is to \"produce a good\nadministration\" when the federal establishment has grown so far beyond anything\nthe framers could have imagined. It is an amazing fact that there are more\nfederal employees today than people living in America when the Framers drafted\nthe Constitution. Perhaps President George Washington could play an active role\nin supervising the details of the first administration, but it is now the\nresponsibility of his successors to create mechanisms for the control and\ncoordination of the executive branch.\nThe president has no more important responsibility under the Constitution\nthan the conduct of foreign affairs. The Framers recognized that of the two\ndemocratic branches, only the executive could successfully conduct foreign\nrelations. Hamilton noted in his description of the executive that \"Decision,\nactivity, secrecy, and dispatch will generally characterize the proceedings of\none man in a much more eminent degree than the proceedings of any greater\nnumber,\" and John Jay -- himself one of our most successful early diplomats -\nargued that \"the President will find no difficulty to provide\" those qualities,\nthough they were beyond the capability of a basically deliberative body such as\nCongress.\nApart from executive functions, the Constitution accords the president a\nsignificant role in the legislative process. The people have grown to expect\n2\nleadership from the president not only in executing the laws but also in\npresenting a legislative program to Congress for consideration.\nPerhaps the most prominent of the president's legislative powers is the\nqualified veto power. This power is qualified in the sense that a bill returned\nby the president with disapproval can nonetheless be enacted into law by a two-\nthirds vote of both houses. The Framers accorded the president a veto power for\ntwo reasons. First, they recognized the \"propensity of the legislative depart-\nment to intrude upon the rights, and to absorb the powers, of the other depart-\nments\" and provided the president a veto so that he could defend the preroga-\ntives of his office. The second purpose of the veto was as \"an additional\nsecurity against the enaction of improper laws.\"\nThe powers of the presidency are limited, and the president discharges\nconstitutional responsibilities in a system according other powers to the coor-\ndinate branches of the legislature and the judiciary. The members of all three\nbranches take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a monument not only\nto the genius of the Framers but also to the statesmanship of those who have\nheld office under the Constitution that the system has worked as well as it has.\nPresidents have learned advisors at their disposal, and they can consult\nwith Congress, but the difficult and potentially momentous decisions the Consti-\ntution vests in the executive are, in the final analysis, the president's alone.\nOur most tested president, Abraham Lincoln, announced a guide for making those\ndecisions that has yet to be bettered:\nI desire so to conduct the affairs of this Administration\nthat if, at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of\npower, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at\nleast have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside\nof me.\nEND-END-END\n3\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\n343999cu\nJV\nPR014-09\nTo\nTHE NEW\nFEDERALIST\nSeptember 16, 1985\nPAPERS\nMr. Fred F. Fielding\nCOPY\nCounsel to the President\nEditorial Advisors:\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nfrom ORM\nFrancis Canavan\nFordham University\nDon E. Fehrenbacher\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nStanford University\nSuzanne Garment\nThank you for your letter of September 4, regarding\nThe Wall Street Journal\npermission to reprint the President's article, \"The\nPhilip Kurland\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities.\"\nThe University of Chicago\nLeonard W Levi\nI shall be forwarding an edited version of the article\nClaremont Graduate School\nwithin the next couple of weeks, for your approval. We\nRongair\nare very pleased that we can include the President's\nTwentien Century Furno\narticle in our bicentennial series.\nWith thanks for your interest in our project,\nSincerely,\ntach Bulond\nJack Barlow\nEditor\nJB/ch\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\nSYNDICATED\n(714) 621-5831\n4650 ARROW HIGHWA\nSUITE D7\nMONTCLAIR, CA 9176\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDate\n9.24.85\nSuspense Date\nMEMORANDUM FOR: John\nFROM:\nDIANNA G. HOLLAND\nACTION\nApproved\nPlease handle/review\nX\nFor your information then to Central Feles\nFor your recommendation\nFor the files\nPlease see me\nPlease prepare response for\nsignature\nAs we discussed\nReturn to me for filing\nCOMMENT\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF: JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\n343999\nID #\nCU\nWHITE HOUSE\nPROMES\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\nO . OUTGOING\nH . INTERNAL\nDR\nI . INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/\n/\nName of Correspondent: Jack Barlow\nP\nDAI\nMI Mail Report\nUser Codes: (A)\n(B)\nORM\n(C)\nSubject: Request to reprent POTUS' article \"The\nPresidency: Roles d Responsibilities\"\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nDate\nOffice/Agency\n(Staff Name)\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nWS\nCUHOLE\nORIGINATOR 85,09,03\nC 85,09,04\n3\nReferral Note:\nWet 18\nD 85,09,04 PP\nC 85,09,04\nReferral Note:\nCUFIEL\nK 85,09,04\nFF A 85,09,04\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/\n/\nReferral Note:\n/\n/\n/\n/\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA . Appropriate Action\n/ . Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC Completed\nC - Comment/Recommendation\nR. Direct Reply w/Copy\nB . Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nD Draft Response\nS For Signature\nF Furnish Fact Sheet\nX Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode = \"A\"\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nComments:\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nDear Mr. Barlow:\nThank you for your letter of August 28, requesting permission\nto reprint and distribute the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" as part of The New\nFederalist Papers. Permission is not required to reprint\nand distribute the article, and I have no objection to your\nplans to do SO.\nYou have indicated that you plan to excerpt 800 words from\nthe President's article, and that you will submit the edited\nversion for our approval. I appreciate your willingness to\ndo this, and look forward to receiving your proposed\nexcerpt.\nThe New Federalist Papers is an exciting project and I am\npleased to learn of your plans to include the President's\narticle.\nSincerely,\nOrig. signed by FFF\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. Jack Barlow\n4650 Arrow Highway\nSuite D7\nMontclair, CA 91763\nFFF:JgR:aea 9/4/85\nbcc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 4, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS J26\nSUBJECT:\nRequest to Reprint President's Article:\n\"The Presidency: Roles and Responsibilities\"\nThe Editor of The New Federalist Papers, a bicentennial\nproject of Public Research, Syndicated, has asked permission\nto reprint and distribute an 800-word excerpt from the\nPresident's article \"The Presidency: Roles and Responsi-\nbilities,\" which first appeared in the Fall 1984 National\nForum. The New Federalist Papers project provides articles\nto newspapers across the country free of charge. Several\narticles from the National Forum edition have already been\nsyndicated by The New Federalist Papers, including the Chief\nJustice's and the Speaker's, not to mention Dr. Mark Cannon's.\nPermission is not required to reprint the President's\narticle, since it was prepared in the course of his official\nduties. 17 U.S.C. § 105. The attached reply notes that\npermission is not required, and thanks the editor for\noffering to let us approve their editing of the President's\narticle.\nAttachment\nAugust 28, 1985\nTHE NEW\nMr. Fred Fielding\nFEDERALIST\nCounsel to the President\nThe White House\nPAPERS\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Fielding:\nEditorial Advisors:\nI write at the suggestion of Dr. Mark Cannon to request\nFrancis Canavan\nFordham University\npermission to reprint President Reagan's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities,\" from the Fall,\nDon E. Fehrenbacher\nStanford University\n1984 National Forum as part of The New Federalist Papers.\nSuzanne Garment\nThe Wall Street Journal\nThe New Federalist Papers is the bicentennial project of\nPublic Research, Syndicated, and is supported in part by\nPhilip Kurland\nThe University of Chicago\na grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\nThe project began in January of 1984. Each month we\nLeonard W. Levy\nClaremont Graduate School\nsyndicate six articles on constitutional themes to a\nnationwide audience. Two articles a month are sent, free\nAbigail Thernstram\nTwentieth Century Fund\nof charge, to more than two thousand small, community\nnewspapers. A weekly article is sent to some one hundred\ndaily papers. The articles examine the various\nprovisions of the Constitution, as well as its historical\nroots, its political principles, and its meaning today.\nA distinguished roster of authors has contributed to the\nseries, including Chief Justice Burger, former Attorney\nGeneral Smith, Civil Rights Commission Chairman Clarence\nPendleton, and former Senator Eugene McCarthy. From the\nscholarly community, we have had articles from Henry\nSteele Commager, Samuel Beer, Gordon S. Wood, Harry V.\nJaffa, and many others. We hope the President will be\nwilling to join this group.\nPUBLIC RESEARCH,\nSYNDICATED\n180 Indian Hill Blvd\nDr. Cannon and the editors of National Forum have given\nSuite 2\nus their permission to excerpt and syndicate selected\nClaremont, CA-91711\narticles from the Fall, 1984 issue of National Forum, of\n(714) 621-5831\nwhich Dr. Cannon was guest editor. We have already\n4650 ARROW HIGHWAY\nsyndicated articles by Dr. Cannon, Speaker of the House\nSUITE\n'Neill, and Chief Justice Burger, and we plan to use two\nMONTCLAIR, CA 9176\nor three more as well.\nWe would excerpt about 800 words from the President's\narticle; if we are given permission, we would plan to do\nthe preliminary editing here and send it to you for\napproval. If, however, it would be preferable to have the\nediting done by someone on the staff there, we would certainly be\nopen to such an arrangement. We offer an honorarium of $250.\nBoth the legislative and the judicial branches have been\nrepresented in our series; I hope the President will be willing\nto join in this public celebration of the Constitution's\nbicentennial. If I can provide you with further information\nabout the project, or answer any questions, please call me.\nSincerely,\ntab Bulon5\nJack Barlow\nEditor\nCC: John Roberts\nJB/wp\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 11, 1985\nDear Mr. Silver:\nThis is in response to your letter of December 2 to the\nPresident. Along with that letter you sent a check for\n$250.00 as payment for the President's article, \"The\nPresidency: Roles and Responsibilities.\" The article\nfirst appeared in the Fall 1984 National Forum. This\noffice advised the editor of The New Federalist Papers\nthat permission was not required to reprint and distribute\nthe President's article.\nPursuant to established White House policy, the President\ndoes not accept honoraria or payment for work of this\nnature. Accordingly, we are returning your check.\nSincerely,\nJohn G. Roberts\nAssociate Counsel to the President\nMr. Thomas B. Silver\nPresident, Public Research\nSyndicated\n480 N. 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JACK BARLOW\nTLE\nEDITOR\nTHE NEW FEDERALIST PAPERS\nDR\nMONTCLAIR\nCA 91763\nREET\n4650 ARROW HIGHWAY\nSUITE D7\nBJECT\nREQUEST TO REPRINT POTUS ARTICLE \"THE\nPRESIDENCY: ROLES AND PESPONSIBILITIES\"\nBCODF\nPR014-09\nPP001\nBE003-04 FG001\nPU\nDCODF\n4800 4620\nCUHOLL ORG 850903 C 850904\nCUAT18 RSD 850904 C 850904\nCUFIEL RSR 850904 FF A 850904\nCUHOLL ORG 851101 CONTINUING CORRESPONDENCE C 851106\nCUAT18 RSD 851104 C 851106\nCUFIEL RSS 851106 FF A 851106\nMMENTS\nSEP 16 85 JACK BARLOW THANK YOU LETTER TO\nFRED FIELDING ATTACHED\n601 * END OF DOCUMENTS IN LIST - ENTER RETURN OR ANOTHER COMMAND.\nTHE NEW\nFEDERALIST\nPAPERS\nDecember 2, 1985\nJ. Jackson Banov\nEdito\nThe Honorable Ronald W. Reagan\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear President Reagan:\nEnclosed please find a check in the amount of $250.00\nas payment for your article, \"The Presidency: Roles\nand Responsibilities.\"\nThank you for your contribution to Public Research,\nSyndicated.\nSincerely,\nusing\nThomas B. 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