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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 3/26/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH PLANNING SCHEDULE (3/26/84)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
OGLESBY
STOCKMAN
ROGERS
DARMAN
P
SS
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
A
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
TUTWILER
HICKEY
WIRTHLIN
JENKINS
REMARKS:
PLEASE PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS TO BEN ELLIOTT, WITH A
COPY TO MY OFFICE. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
1984 MAR 26 AM II: 26
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
March 26, 1984
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH PLANNING SCHEDULE
WRITER
EVENT
DATE
RESEARCHER
TOPIC/THEME/PURPOSE
A. SPEECHES
ADDRESS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE
03/27
Dana
Economic recovery.
AGENTS OF AMERICA
Tuesday
Kim
ADDRESS WOMEN IN BUSINESS
04/05
Peter
Economic recovery, women's entre-
CONFERENCE (New York, NY)
Thursday
Misty
preneurship, education.
ADDRESS N.Y. STATE FEDERATION OF
04/05
Tony
Values, tuition tax credits,
CATHOLIC SCHOOL PARENTS
Thursday
Elizabeth
excellence in education.
(New York, NY)
ADDRESS TO CENTER FOR STRATEGIC
04/06
Ben
Bipartisanship & foreign policy.
& INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Friday
Julie
DROPBY FUNDAMENTALIST 1984
04/13
Peter
Up with America.
CONVENTION
Friday
Elizabeth
AA. FOREIGN TRIP
REMARKS: ARRIVAL CEREMONY-HAWAII
04/22
Sunday
REMARKS: DEPARTURE STATEMENT-
04/24
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Tuesday
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WRITER
EVENT
DATE
RESEARCHER
TOPIC/THEME/PURPOSE
REMARKS: ARRIVAL CEREMONY-GUAM
04/25
Wednesday
TOAST: PRIVATE DINNER WITH LI AND
04/26
ZHAO - YANG YUAN HALL (5 min)
Thursday
ADDRESS: GREAT HALL (15-20 min)
04/27
Friday
TOAST: WELCOMING BANQUET -
04/27
GREAT HALL (10 min)
Friday
REMARKS: OPENING STATEMENT FOR
04/28
CCTV INTERVIEW (5 min)
Saturday
REMARKS: RECEPTION FOR AMERICAN
04/28
COMMUNITY (5 min)
Saturday
TOAST: RECIPROCAL BANQUET - GREAT
04/28
HALL (10 min)
Saturday
RADIO TALK:
04/28
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REMARKS: SIGNING CEREMONY AT
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04/30
FUDAN UNIV. CLASSROOM
Monday
TOAST: BANQUET HOSTED BY SHANGHAI
04/30
MAYOR
Monday
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RECEPTION FOR TRILATERAL COMMISSION
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Sunday
Julie
DROPBY MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE
04/03
Dana
NATIONAL SECURITY
Tuesday
Julie
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMM.
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE FOR
04/08
Peter
FORD THEATER BENEFIT
Sunday
Kim
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE 27th LAW
04/09
Tony
DAY, USA PROCLAMATION
Monday
Kim
RECEPTION FOR NRCC'S REPUBLICAN
04/12
Al
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Thursday
Misty
RECEPTION FOR REAGAN-BUSH '84
04/17
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday
D. FOREIGN VISITS
STATE VISIT: PRES. BLANCO OF THE
04/10
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARRIVAL
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Julie
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TAPING: HEAD START ASSOCIATION
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Al
Thursday
Kim
TAPING: NATIONAL CRIMESTOPPERS
03/29
Al
Thursday
Elizabeth
TAPING: PORTUGAL'S 10TH
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Dana
ANNIVERSARY AS A DEMOCRATIC STATE
Thursday
Julie
TAPING: SENATOR GORDON HUMPHREY
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CAMPAIGN
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Misty
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Elizabeth
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER
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Misty
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS PR
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Signing
Ceremony for the Shipping Act of 1984
Richard Darman has asked for comments by 9:30 this morning
on remarks to be delivered upon the signing of the Shipping
Act of 1984. The remarks, distilled from the proposed
signing statement I previously reviewed and approved, argue
that the Act will aid American shipping by removing excessive
government regulation. The remarks then discuss other
Administration initiatives in this area, including efforts
to open some Navy jobs to civilians, and conclude with
thanks to the various officials active in the long effort to
secure passage of the bill. I have reviewed the proposed
remarks and have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Signing
Ceremony for the Shipping Act of 1984
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced Presidential
remarks and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
3/19/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 9:30a.m. 3/20/84; TUESDAY
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE SHIPPING ACT OF 1984
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
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ELLIOTT
REMARKS:
Please forward comments/edits directly to Ben Elliott by 9:30 a.m.
TOMORROW, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, with an information copy to my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
1984 MAR 19 PM 6: 03
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
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1984 MAR 19 PH 5: 34
March 19, 1984
4:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE SHIPPING ACT
OF 1984
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984
Good afternoon and welcome to the White House. Ever since
the first hardy Americans began to trade their goods with the
rest of the world, shipping has been vital to our Nation's
well-being. As our young Republic grew, Yankee crews piloting
ships built in Boston, Baltimore, and other thriving seaports
earned a worldwide reputation for their skill and American
self-confidence. The Englishman Edward Trelawney once wrote
about a visit he and a friend paid to an American ship docked in
London in 1822. The Yankee schooner was so graceful, Trelawney
wrote, that he and his friend thought it might have been designed
by a poet. After the American mate showed them the ship,
Trelawney wrote, and I quote, "[He] would not let us go until we
had drunk, under the star-spangled banner, to the memory of
Washington, and the prosperity of the American commonwealth."
The American merchant marine has remained self-confident and
vigorous, stirring our imaginations, providing jobs, and playing
a crucial role in the Nation's economy. Yet in recent years, we
must admit, American shipping has been handicapped. Government
regulation of shipping has grown excessive and confusing. As a
result, American shippers have suffered from long delays in
regulatory rulings, endless and unpredictable Government
intervention, and confusion about the extent of anti-trust
exemption granted to them. They have been forbidden to engage in
shipping practices that are normal in other world trade routes,
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and they've found themselves at a severe disadvantage in meeting
foreign competition. At the same time, foreign ships operating
in our trade routes have chaffed at being subjected to regulatory
policies they consider needless.
Today, it's my pleasure to sign a bill that will begin to
change all that: the Shipping Act of 1984.
This act will minimize Government intervention in the
shipping industry, promote vigor and innovation within our
merchant marine, and put American carriers back on an equal
footing with their foreign competition. While safeguarding the
essential interests of the shipping public, it will eliminate
needless regulations, expedite regulatory actions by the Federal
Maritime Commission, and remove a source of discord between the
United States and our trading partners. All told, this act
represents the most significant piece of shipping legislation
since the original Shipping Act of 1916. It's a milestone in our
struggle to end the over-regulation of American shipping and to
allow the unequaled skill and ingenuity of our sailors to carry
the industry to new prosperity.
But despite this important legislation, we still have a
great deal to do. I want you to know that our Administration is
moving full steam ahead.
We have a host of legislative and regulation-trimming
efforts already underway, and we're striving for an agreement on
new port development legislation. And we're making significant
progress in our efforts to open up jobs on Navy support vessels
for merchant marine officers and seamen. Already, over 2,000
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actual and prospective seagoing jobs in the Navy's military
sealift command have been designated for private sector union
crews, and we're hard at work to create another 1,400 seagoing
jobs for civilian crews.
In shipbuilding, we're doing all we can to enact the reforms
needed to make the industry more efficient and better able to
meet foreign competition. In the Navy, when I took office our
fleet was less than half what it numbered as recently as 1968.
To strengthen our sea defenses, we've begun the biggest Naval
shipbuilding program since World War II. We've already added 50
ships to the fleet, bringing their total to 518 -- well on the
way to our goal of 600.
Some years ago, the Naval historian Samuel Eliot Morrison
wrote, "The nations that have enjoyed sea power even for a brief
period -- Athens, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, England, the
United States -- are those that have preserved freedom for
themselves and given it to others." Today our Nation once again
understands the relationship between freedom and our presence on
the high seas. We must and will restore vigor to our Navy and
merchant marine.
I want to thank you all, because every person in this room
has had a hand in making this legislation possible. The
leadership of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees and
the members of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries and
Judiciary Committees deserve special gratitude. Thanks also go
to the carriers, shippers, port officials, maritime labor
representatives, and freight forwarders who came together to
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provide firm support for our efforts. And my heartfelt gratitude
to former Secretary of Transportation, Drew Lewis, who launched
our efforts; to the current Secretary of Transportation,
Elizabeth Dole, who skillfully charted the course through some
treacherous rocks and shoals; to Punch Green, Chairman of the
Federal Maritime Commission, who stood the lookout watch; and to
Admiral Hal Shear, Maritime Administrator, who remained at the
helm through it all. It's been a long voyage, but we've finally
reached port.
Thank you, God bless you, and now let me sign the
legislation.
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
3/19/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH PLANNING SCHEDULE (3/19/84)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
OGLESBY
STOCKMAN
ROGERS
DARMAN
P
85
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
TUTWILER
HICKEY
WIRTHLIN
JENKINS
REMARKS:
PLEASE PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS TO BEN ELLIOTT, WITH A
COPY TO MY OFFICE. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
1984 MAR 19 PM 1: 56
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
March 19, 1984
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH PLANNING SCHEDULE
WRITER
EVENT
DATE
RESEARCHER
TOPIC/THEME/PURPOSE
A. SPEECHES
GRIDIRON DINNER
03/24
Ben
Saturday
Misty
ADDRESS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE
03/27
Dana
Economic recovery.
AGENTS OF AMERICA
Tuesday
Kim
ADDRESS TO CENTER FOR STRATEGIC
04/04
Ben
Bipartisanship & foreign policy.
& INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Wednesday
Julie
ADDRESS WOMEN IN BUSINESS
04/05
Peter
Economic recovery, women's entre-
CONFERENCE (New York, NY)
Thursday
Misty
preneurship, education.
ADDRESS N.Y. STATE FEDERATION OF
04/05
Tony
Values, tuition tax credits,
CATHOLIC SCHOOL PARENTS
Thursday
Elizabeth
excellence in education.
(New York, NY)
DROPBY FUNDAMENTALIST 1984
04/13
Peter
Up with America.
CONVENTION
Friday
Elizabeth
B. RADIO TALKS
RADIO TALK:
03/24
Ben
Saturday
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EVENT
DATE
RESEARCHER
TOPIC/THEME/PURPOSE
RADIO TALK:
03/31
Ben
Saturday
RADIO TALK:
04/07
Ben
Saturday
RADIO TALK:
04/14
Saturday
C. REMARKS
AGRICULTURE DAY CEREMONY
03/20
Al
Tuesday
Kim
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR SHIPPING
03/20
Peter
ACT OF 1984
Tuesday
Misty
WHITE HOUSE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
03/23
Al
Friday
Misty
LUNCH WITH TAU KAPPA EPSILON
03/23
Tony
Friday
Kim
NRSC's INNER CIRCLE RECEPTION
03/26
Peter
Monday
"isty
MEDAL OF FREEDOM LUNCHEON
03/26
Dana
Monday
Elizabeth
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EVENT
DATE
RESEARCHER
TOPIC/THEME/PURPOSE
RECEPTION FOR TRILATERAL COMMISSION
04/01
Ben
Sunday
Julie
DROPBY MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE
04/03
Dana
NATIONAL SECURITY
Tuesday
Julie
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMM.
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE FOR
04/08
Peter
FORD THEATER BENEFIT
Sunday
Kim
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE 27th LAW
04/11
Tony
DAY, USA PROCLAMATION
Wednesday
Kim
RECEPTION FOR NRCC'S REPUBLICAN
04/12
Al
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Thursday
Misty
D. FOREIGN VISITS
PRES. MITTERRAND OF FRANCE:
03/22
Dana
ARRIVAL, STATE DINNER TOAST,
Thursday
Julie
AND ENTERTAINMENT THANK YOU
STATE VISIT: PRES. BLANCO OF THE
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Dana
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ARRIVAL
Tuesday
Julie
STATE DINNER TOAST & ENTERTNMNT
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E. TAPINGS
TAPING: AMERICAN PREPAREDNESS
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Dana
ASSOCI*T N DINNER
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Julie
TAPING: MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP
03/23
Al
FUND
Friday
Misty
TAPING: AMERICAN ADVERTISING
03/23
Peter
FEDERATION
Friday
Kim
TAPING: MUSEUM OF BROADCASTING
03/23
Tony
TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE BALL
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Kim
TAPING: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCE-
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No script necessary
MENT FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
Friday
TAPING: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE
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Al
AGING
Friday
Elizabeth
F. OTHER
MEDAL OF FREEDOM CITATIONS
03/26
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Elizabeth
FOURTH ANNUAL LAMB FRY
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DROPBY CHOWDER & MARCHING CLUB
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GATHERING
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WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER
04/13
Ben
Friday
Misty
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
256
SUBJECT:
Address: Independent Insurance Agents
of America (3/22 -- 11:30 a.m. Draft)
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott
by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. The remarks review the progress of
the economic recovery, urge passage of the anti-crime
package by the House, discuss the need for the defense
build-up, and reaffirm the President's continuing commitment
to restoring the right to pray in public schools. In the
third paragraph on page 1, the President refers by name to
his own independent insurance agent, Jim Norris of California.
In what may be an excess of caution I recommend deleting the
agent's name. There is no reason to give him such free
advertising, and deleting specific mention of the name
avoids even the appearance of Presidential endorsement of
Norris's insurance agency.
At the top of page 3 the President quotes Calvin Coolidge
and quips "[n]ow contrary to some reports on my age, Cal
didn't tell me that personally." The joke is funny when
quoting Washington or Jefferson, but President Reagan was as
old as 22 during Coolidge's lifetime. Cal easily could have
told him that personally. I recommend deleting the joke.
On page 6, the remarks urge "a constitutional amendment
requiring a balanced Federal budget. Thirty-two of the
States have this already." No State, of course, has a
constitutional amendment requiring a balanced Federal
budget. The sentence should read: "Thirty-two of the
States already have such a requirement for their own bud-
gets." I am also concerned about the accuracy of the 32
figure. Thirty-two states have filed petitions under
Article V calling for a convention to propose a balanced
budget amendment to the Federal Constitution. It may be
true that the exact same number have balanced budget amend-
ments in their own constitutions, but it would be quite a
coincidence. I have asked Research to double-check the
figure.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Address: Independent Insurance Agents
of America (3/22 -- 11:30 a.m. Draft)
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks. On page 1, paragraph 3, we recommend deleting
specific reference to Jim Norris. This is necessary to
avoid the appearance of Presidential endorsement of Norris's
insurance agency. In the second line of the paragraph, "Jim
Norris" should be deleted, and in the third line, "Jim"
should be changed to "him."
At the top of page 3, the joke about the President's age
does not ring true in this instance. The quip works well
when Washington or Jefferson is quoted, but in fact the
President was as old as 22 during Coolidge's lifetime. We
recommend deleting the second paragraph on page 3.
The last sentence of the first full paragraph on page 6 is
inartfully worded. No State has a constitutional amendment
requiring a balanced Federal budget. The sentence should
read: "Thirty-two of the States already have such a require-
ment for their own budgets."
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 3/22/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 a.m. TOMORROW, 3/2
SUBJECT: ADDRESS: INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA
(3/22 - 11:30 a.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
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FISCHER
ELLIOTT
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits directly to Ben Elliott by 10:00 a.m.
tomorrow, Friday, March 23rd, with an information copy to
my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
1984 MAR 22 PM 12: 12
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
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Receive ISS
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March 22, 1984
1984 MAR 22 AM II: 33
11:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1984
Thank you, Dick Teubner, Fred England, Frank Patterson and
Larry Hite. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Washington. I know
you're here from all parts of the country. After taking a look
at some of the things going on here, you may think you took a
wrong turn and ended up in the "twilight zone."
Seriously, though, it is people like you, working and
building throughout America, who keep our country growing. I'm
more convinced than ever that we are a great country because we
have great people.
You may be aware that I've got my own independent insurance
agent, Jim Norris, a member of your California association. I've
been meaning to call Jim about including my Washington residence
on the homeowner policy for my ranch. I may need the coverage
for about 4 more years.
I appreciate this opportunity to be with you at this
National Legislative Conference. I understand some of you were
briefed last night at the White House on economic and national
security questions. This morning you got another point of view
from Congressman Jim Jones.
One of the great cornerstones of our way of life is our
right to disagree, to openly and critically discuss the policies
of Government. There is a story that a Russian and an American
were talking about the relative freedom of their countries. The
Yank proudly stated that in our country "everyone is free to
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speak. If The Russian said that is true in the Soviet Union, as
well. "The only difference," he said, "is that in America you're
free 'after' you speak.' "
You will be hearing many points of view during your visit to
Washington. We can all thank God that we live in a country where
citizens like yourselves can come, examine the facts, hear the
arguments, make judgements, and then use your influence to be
part of the decision-making process.
You make your living providing people with insurance for
their lives and property. But the only insurance of good
Government is the involvement of solid citizens.
For far too long, while you were focusing on your jobs,
families, and communities, special interests were hard at work in
Washington. A political coalition of these interests and
well-intentioned liberal politicians brought this country to the
edge of economic catastrophe. They gave us out-of-control
spending, oppressive taxation, near-runaway inflation, sky-high
interest rates, and economic stagnation.
The same people who created that mess now have the gall to
lecture us about compassion and fairness. The only thing fair
about their policies is that they didn't discriminate, they made
everybody miserable.
In the last 3 years, we've done our best to reverse the
liberal policies of tax, spend, and inflate that wrought such
havoc on our country. At first, we were told that turning the
situation around would be impossible. We were told, for example,
that it would take 10 years to wring inflation out of the system.
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I just kept in mind something President Cal Coolidge once
said: "I have found it advisable," he said, "not to give too
much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish
something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be
done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort."
Now contrary to some reports on my age, Cal didn't tell me
that personally.
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We didn't let the pessimists hold us back, and today I'm
proud to report that we've taken inflation from double-digits,
eating away at our standard of living, and brought it down to
about 4 percent.
They said there was no way to get control of spending. It
was doubling almost every 5 years, growing at 17 percent annually
when we got here. We've cut that in half. And more progress can
be made on this front.
The prime interest rate was 21-1/2 percent just before we
got to Washington. It can be expected to fluctuate, up a point
or down a point, but it's way down from the outrageous prime rate
we inherited. I see no reason why, in the long run, the prime
won't continue down.
I've often said that our country was in trouble because
Government was spending too much and taxing too much. Well, our
25-percent, across-the-board reduction in the tax rates have
prevented the people from being further sapped by built-in tax
increases. And we've indexed those rates so that starting next
year Government will no longer make a built-in profit off the
taxpayers' misery.
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You may have noticed that there has been considerable
pressure to back away from our tax-rate reductions. Clearly, the
deficits remain a problem, but the answer is not undercutting
economic recovery with higher and higher taxes. Recently, we
offered a balanced 3-year deficit reduction package -- providing
for a $150 billion cut in the projected deficit. The proposal is
realistic and a good first step. We've started the process
moving, but I have no intention of giving in to those whose only
answer is taxing the American people back into the poor house.
We must have meaningful cuts in spending. We can balance up with
tax increases and lock ourselves into economic bondage, or, we
can balance down with lower taxes and spending and permit our
economy to break free.
This is no time to go back to the failed policies of the
past. It took time to put our program in place and it took time
for it to take effect. But we are now in the beginning phase of
an economic renaissance that will touch the lives of all
Americans.
From the ashes of pessimism, a stronger and more vibrant
America is emerging. Productivity, after falling for 2 years
before we took office, rose 3.5 percent last year. The gross
national product was up a healthy 6 percent, and it appears that
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first quarter growth this year was even stronger, 7.2 percent.
Unemployment is dropping faster than anyone predicted. Housing
starts, auto sales, and retail shopping are all up. Venture
capital, which lays the foundation for a better tomorrow, rose
less than $1 billion in 1980. It shot up over $4 billion last
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year. And lo and behold, the deficit, which all the pessimists
predicted would keep going up, is now coming down -- and it's
being brought down by economic growth.
In 1983, almost 600,000 new businesses were incorporated, an
all-time high. Most of these represent small business ventures,
spearheaded by individuals like yourselves, proud and
independent, taking risks and putting in long, hard hours to earn
a living and be your own boss. Each one is just a miniscule part
of our economy. But, taken together, small businesses represent
a dynamo of energy and creativity that is catapulting our country
toward new levels of opportunity and freedom.
John Naisbitt, futurist and author of "Megatrends," is
saying, "1984 has arrived just in time to witness an explosion of
bottom-up entrepreneurism and the dawn·of an era that may offer
our best hope yet for world peace."
All of this is no accident. Instead of channeling an
increasing percentage of working people's paychecks to
Washington, we're letting péople keep more of what they earn.
Instead of centralizing power in the Federal bureaucracy, we're
giving more autonomy to State and local government, transferring
programs and resources to them in the form of block grants.
We're freeing people from hundreds of millions of hours required
to process needless Federal regulations and red tape, unleashing
them for more productive endeavors.
In short, we're altering the basic direction of Government.
Ironically, historians may record that 1984 was the year
Americans turned away from "big brother" and put their faith back
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in the people. And the American people are meeting the
challenge, just as they have every time they've had a Government
that believes in them.
We've come a long way. Our next step is putting in place
fundamental reforms that will prevent us from sliding back into
the pit from which we have just emerged; reforms that will enable
all Americans of every age, race, creed, and color to go forward
together to build a true opportunity society. The first thing we
need, which would take us a long way toward responsible spending,
is ba constitutional amendment requiring a balanced Federal
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budget. Thirty-two of the States have this already.
Along with a constitutional requirement for a balanced
budget, we need to give the Chief Executive a line-item veto, so
pork-barrel projects can't be attached to needed legislation.
This, too, is a tool available to many Governors that could be
put to use in Washington.
At long last, we need to overhaul and simplify our tax
system. We need to make it more fair and provide greater
incentives for everyone to work, save, and invest by bringing tax
rates down. I am not just suggesting minor changes. What is
needed is a sweeping, comprehensive reform, but certainly not
like the new tax form sent to me the other day. It had two lines
on it. The first line said: "What did you make last year?" The
second: "Send it in."
Much of what we've done has been, simply, making up for the
nonsense of the last two decades. Putting our economy back on
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the right track was priority number-one, but there are other life
or death issues confronting us.
Today, far too many of our citizens feel unsafe in their own
neighborhoods and even in their own homes. Now, instead of just
a lock, many of our citizens peer out of their dwellings, relying
on bolts, chains, and even metal bars propped grotesquely against
their door. They hire private security guards to patrol near
their homes. They have dogs and burglar alarms. They find
themselves behind barred windows. And even with all this, they
do not feel safe. It is about time the American people start
asking who is to blame for this disgrace.
The crime epidemic we suffered in the last two decades was
no more a result of an uncontrollable cycle than were the
inflation and stagnation that ravaged our people. It can be
traced to liberal policies that make it ever more difficult to
convict the guilty, but have nothing to do with protecting the
innocent. The headlines in newspapers throughout the country
tell the story. Our criminal justice system is long overdue for
reform. It is about time we take the handcuffs off law
enforcement and put them on the thugs and murderers where they
belong.
The Senate has passed a package of criminal justice reform
which, if enacted, will toughen up the system and make it more
efficient and capable of getting career criminals off the
streets. The liberal leadership of the House, ignoring the cries
of victims throughout this country, has yet to move on this
legislation. I think in this election every candidate, for
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whatever office, should be on record as far as this legislation.
This is not a peripheral issue. People's lives are at stake, and
politicians and the media should not dismiss it lightly. We must
never reach the point in this country where Americans feel they
have no alternative but to take the law into their own hands. So
maybe it's time to move some politicians out of office in order
to get criminals off the streets.
Our national security is no less vital than our citizens'
personal security and was no less ill-managed in the last decade.
Real defense spending was permitted to erode by over 20 percent
in the 1970's. Weapons systems were unilaterally canceled. The
real pay of our military personnel dropped as inflation took off.
The C.I.A. was gutted, as long-time agents were let go. Those in
charge seemed to be operating under the notion that a weaker
America is a stronger America. I don't buy that, and I don't
think you do, either.
But let's not kid ourselves, national security has a price
tag. It is an expensive proposition and it's been made even more
so because we've been playing catch up, making up for the
irresponsibility of the past. The ones you hear yelling the
loudest these days are the ones who put us behind the eightball
in the first place. Many of them publicly oppose the MX missile
and other strategic systems, while at the same time loudly
proclaiming their intent to negotiate arms control agreements
with the Soviet Union. It is about time we get serious and ask
these would-be leaders what they expect to use as bargaining
chips with the Soviet Union. Good will and sincerity will get
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them a smile and a glass of vodka. You can guess why the Soviets
will be smiling.
Keeping the peace and protecting our freedom are as great a
challenge today as at any time in our history. It will require a
hard-headed, realistic approach to defense. Denying that Cuba
and other communist countries are totalitarian, or unilaterally
canceling weapons systems, will not lead to a more secure and
peaceful world. Peace through strength is not a slogan, it is a
fact of life.
I recently agreed to scale down our planned increase in
defense spending. This has played heavily on my mind. It was
done only after great thought and regard to all factors. I've
looked into the faces of the young people in our military, and,
as long as I'm President, we are not going to ask these brave
young men and women who defend this country to put their lives on
the line using obsolete weapons and bargain-basement equipment.
We, as a people, must have the courage to stand behind them.
For the last 3 years, we have been trying to build a strong
America, not just militarily, but economically, and, yes,
spiritually. We all appreciate the necessity of maintaining the
military power to deter aggression and prevent war. Yet we must
also acknowledge that the greatest source of our strength is not
weapons or laws, but, instead, the character of our people, our
standards as individuals, and our recognition of those values
that transcend the politics of the moment.
I'd just like to add here that I see no contradiction
between religious freedom and acknowledging the Judeo-Christian
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heritage of our country. We may have suffered a setback in the
Senate recently, but I can assure you the fight is not over. We
intend to come back again, and again, and again, until the right
of voluntary prayer in public schools has been restored. As far
as I am concerned, God should never have been expelled from the
classroom in the first place.
Four years ago, a cloud of pessimism hung over this land. A
negative and cynical attitude, totally inconsistent with our
traditions, like a wet blanket, smothered that resilient spirit
so long associated with America and Americans. I'm proud that
this, too, is something else we've helped. change. And I say "we"
because this kind of transformation can't be from the top; it
reflects a change of heart, not just a. change of policies.
I'd like to take this opportunity*to thank each of you for
what you've done, and continue to do, to keep this blessed land
the good and decent place God intended it to be. I want to
congratulate you as an association. Your national, local, and
State boards are, for example, in the forefront of the campaign
against drunk driving, and, at the same time, you're promoting
auto safety programs throughout the country.
You've also been involved in anti-crime programs, especially
concerning arson. But this doesn't even scratch the surface.
Independent insurance people are active in veterans and service
clubs, in churches and P.T.A.'s, in charitable and community
programs, in cities and towns across the width and breadth of
America. Your own president-elect, Fred England, was designated
an "Angel" last year by the Association of Retarded Citizens.
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The Massachusetts Independent Insurance Agents sponsored the
A.R.C. as well as the Special Olympics, something in which my
wife Nancy is also involved.
Your Vice President, Richard Taylor, is a State board member
of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness and
speaks on their behalf across the country.
Your national State Director from Hawaii, Norm Westly, has,
for years, devoted his personal time to drug rehabilitation
programs.
I know that these individuals are not unique. They
represent thousands of people in your profession.
President Dwight Eisenhower once said, "America is great
because it is good. If it ever ceases to be good it will cease
to be great. " You are helping America to live up to its
potential. Together we can keep America the shining light of
liberty God intended it to be.
Thank you and God bless you.