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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS Jrd
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: National
Association of Counties - Monday,
July 9, 1984
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott
by noon today. The brief remarks discuss the economic
expansion and promise continued consultation with the
National Association of Counties on review of the tax
system and general revenue sharing. The President ex-
presses his support for a balanced budget amendment,
line item veto authority, and antitrust immunity for
local governments. I have reviewed the remarks and have
no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
RICHARD A. HAUSER Original signed by RAH
DEPUTY COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: National
Association of Counties - Monday,
July 9, 1984
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
RAH:JGR:aea 7/6/84
bcc: FFFielding/RAHauser/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
RICHARD A. HAUSER
DEPUTY COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: National
Association of Counties -- Monday,
July 9, 1984
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
RAH:JGR:aea 7/6/84
bcc: FFFielding/RAHauser/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
ID #.
CU
WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET
O . OUTGOING
H INTERNAL
I * INCOMING
Date Correspondence
Received (YY/MM/DD)
/
/
Name of Correspondent:
Richard Darman
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
(C)
Subject: Presidential Taping national Association
of Counties - Monday July 9, 1984
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
Type
Completion
Action
Date
of
Date
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Code
YY/MM/DD
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CUHOLL
ORIGINATOR 84,07,06
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CUAT 18
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84,07,06
584,07,06
Referral Note:
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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
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
7/5/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON FRIDAY, 7/6
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
MONDAY, JULY 9, 1984
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McMANUS
MEESE
MURPHY
BAKER
OGLESBY
DEAVER
ROGERS
STOCKMAN
SPEAKES
DARMAN
P
55 SVAHN
FELDSTEIN
VERSTANDIG
FIELDING
WHITTLESEY
FULLER
TUIWILER
X
HERRINGTON
WIRTHLIN
HICKEY
ELLIOTT
McFARLANE
REMARKS:
Please forward any edits/comments directly to Ben Elliott
by NOON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1984, with an information copy to
my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
75 :L W 9- anr $001
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Myer/BE)
July 5, 1984
5:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
MONDAY, JULY 9, 1984
Ladies and gentlemen of the National Association of
Counties, I'm delighted to have this chance to talk to you at
your annual conference in Seattle..
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you, and
especially your outstanding President, Sandy Smoley, for the
support you've given us to return power to levels of government
closer to the people, and to cut spending regulations and tax
rates. You stood with us when the going was rough, and I'll
never forget your encouragement here in Washington and in
counties all across America. And by working together, we've made
solid progress.
Since we last talked, our economic recovery has become a
powerful economic expansion. And with more people working than
ever before, with real wages rising, with America's business
community investing strongly in the future, and with inflation
firmly under control, counties are better able to meet community
needs. A stronger revenue base gives you sorely needed
flexibility. And lower inflation and interest rates allows you
to do more with the dollars you have.
Of course, our remaining economic problems must be attacked
from many directions, including several basic institutional
reforms. I believe a balanced budget amendment, line-item veto
authority for the Chief Executive, and a complete overhaul of our
tax structure will be the next logical steps toward ensuring a
Page 2
new era of progress, low inflation, and greater opportunity for
all our people.
Now I am aware of your concerns over our on-going studies of
the Federal tax structure and general revenue sharing. As we
work to brighten the outlook for all Americans, we will remember
your concerns and remain in consultation with you. We will take
)
your views into account before any decisions are made. And while
I'm on this point, let me assure you, when it comes to antitrust
immunity, we will continue to urge the Congress to relieve local
governments of this looming threat to their governing authority.
Before I sign off, I want to congratulate you on your 350th
anniversary. You have good reason to be proud of the county
system -- it's good government meeting local needs with
efficiency and imagination. And today, you're doing just that,
and better than ever.
Our Administration will work closely with you and your
incoming President, Phil Elfstrom, and continue cooperating with
all of you to meet the challenges and opportunities before us.
Congratulations Phil -- and Sandy, thanks for all your help and
support.
Thank you and God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 22R
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Asian
Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Richard Darman has asked the comments on the above-
referenced remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
11:30 a.m. today. The remarks applaud the work of the
fledgling Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce, and
the entrepreneurial spirit of its members. The remarks go
on to review the progress of the economic recovery, and the
President's efforts to expand American trade in the Pacific
basin. I have reviewed the remarks and have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED P. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Asian
Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF: JGR:aea 7/23/84
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Asian
Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them fro= E legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF: JGR:aea 7/23/84
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
ID #
CU
WHITE HOUSE
0 . OUTGOING
H - INTERNAL
CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET JGR
I - INCOMING
Date Correspondence
Received (YY/MM/DD)
/
/
Name of Correspondent:
Richard Darman
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
(C)
Subject: Propased Presidential Taping Asian
Pacilic American Chamber of Commerce
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
Type
Completion
Action
Date
of
Date
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Code
YY/MM/DD
Response
Code
YY/MM/DD
CUHOU
ORIGINATOR 8407,23
/
/
Referral Note:
CUAT 18
D 8407123
584107103
Referral Note:
11:30am
CUAT 17
I 84,0723
4 / /
Referral Note:
I
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Referral Note:
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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: 7/23/84
11:30 a.m. TODAY
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF
SUBJECT:
COMMERCE (9:30 a.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MURPHY
MEESE
OGLESBY
BAKER
ROGERS
DEAVER
SPEAKES
STOCKMAN
SVAHN
DARMAN
P
VERSTANDIG
FIELDING
WHITTLESEY
FULLER
TUTWILER
WIRTHLIN
HERRINGTON
HICKEY
ELLIOTT
McFARLANE
McMANUS
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits/comments directly to Ben Elliott, with a copy
to my office, by 11:30 a.m. TODAY. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
1984 JUL 23 All ID: 08
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Rohrabacher/BE)
1904 JUL 23 All $ 55
July 23, 1984
9:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONDAY, JULY 23, 1984
Greetings to all of you in the Asian Pacific American
Chamber of Commerce. I'm sorry that I could not be there
personally today, but I'm happy that I have this opportunity to
speak with you.
Being from California, where Asian and Pacific Americans are
making dramatic strides, I fully appreciate the potential of your
community. Although you've just begun your work, I see APACC
[A-pac] as a significant economic force in the years ahead. Your
organization is bound to be good for Asian Pacific Americans, and
for the country as well.
My heartiest congratulations to all of you, especially to
your President Ronald Hsu [S00].
Your organization shows us the American Dream is alive and
well. We Americans, after all, see ourselves as a Nation of
people who came here from every corner of the world, to live in
freedom and to better our lot and that of our families. We've
always taken pride that here an individual, through hard work and
initiative, can improve his well-being and be his or her own
boss.
This country was built on that kind of freedom. Yet for it
to be meaningful, we must have a strong and growing economy. For
the last 3-1/2 years we have been laying the foundation for
economic growth and opportunity. We've overcome double-digit
inflation and excessive Government spending and regulation. And
Page 2
with a 25-percent, across-the-board tax rate reduction, we've
restored growth without inflation.
It took time to put our program in place. There were those
who wanted to go back even before our program began. But the way
things are looking now, we're happy we stuck to our guns. For
the first time in decades, America is enjoying both high growth
and low inflation. In what the Europeans are calling the
American miracle 6.7 million new jobs have been created in the
last 18 months. Industrial production has surged 21.5 percent
since the recovery began, which is greater than any recovery
since 1950. Retail sales, something of particular interest to
many of you, are way up - increasing at an annual rate of
11.4 percent for the second quarter of 1984.
Last year alone, 550,000 new businesses were incorporated,
which is an all-time high in our history. The vast majority of
those were small businesses, spearheaded by people like
yourselves, proud and independent, taking risks and putting in
long, hard hours to earn a living and be your own boss. Each one
of these is just a tiny piece of the economy. But, together, our
country's small businesses represent a dynamo of energy and
creativity that is catapulting America toward unprecedented
levels of opportunity and freedom. And most of those new jobs I
mentioned a moment ago were created by small business.
Our economic expansion is not going unnoticed overseas. As
you are aware, in the last year I visited some of our neighbors
on the Pacific rim. These countries, the ancestral home of many
APACC members, are just now emerging as economic powers. You can
Page 3
be confident the commercial ties between the United States and
the people of the Pacific rim will continue to increase.
American citizens of Asian Pacific descent can serve as an
important link to this increasingly significant part of the
world. And these ties will benefit all Americans.
Today we stand together as a Nation. You can rest assured
that the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans, as is true for
all Americans, will be protected. Your opportunity, due to the
growing economy, is expanding. I hope you are as confident about
your future and the future of this country as I am. Through
APACC you can work together to make that future even brighter. I
hope you are having an enjoyable and productive meeting. Good
luck and God bless you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 22R
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Asian
Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Richard Darman has asked the comments 01 the above-
referenced remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
11:30 a.m. today. The remarks applaud the work of the
fledgling Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce, and
the entrepreneurial spirit of its members. The remarks go
on to review the progress of the economic recovery, and the
President's efforts to expand American trade in the Pacific
basin. I have reviewed the remarks and have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Asian
Pacific American Charber of Commerce
Counsel's Office has reviewed the atove-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them froz E legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF: JGR:aea 7/23/84
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
ID #.
CU
WHITE HOUSE
0 * OUTGOING
H . INTERNAL
CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET JGR
I INCOMING
Date Correspondence
Received (YY/MM/DD)
/
/
Name of Correspondent:
Richard Darman
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
(C)
Subject: Propased Presidential Taping Asian
Pacafic American Chamber of commerce
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
Type
Completion
Action
Date
of
Date
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Code
YY/MM/DD
Response
Code
YY/MM/DD
CUHOU
ORIGINATOR 8407123
/ /
Referral Note:
CUAT 18
D 8407.23
584107123
Referral Note:
11:30am
CUATIN
I 84,0723
/ /
Referral Note:
-
/
/
/
/
I
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
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
7/23/84
11:30 a.m. TODAY
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF
SUBJECT:
COMMERCE (9:30 a.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MURPHY
MEESE
OGLESBY
BAKER
ROGERS
DEAVER
SPEAKES
STOCKMAN
SVAHN
DARMAN
P
VERSTANDIG
FIELDING
WHITTLESEY
FULLER
TUTWILER
WIRTHLIN
HERRINGTON
K
HICKEY
ELLIOTT
McFARLANE
McMANUS
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits/comments directly to Ben Elliott, with a copy
to my office, by 11:30 a.m. TODAY. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
1904 JUL 23 All ID: 08
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Rohrabacher/BE)
1904 JUL 23 AM 9:55
July 23, 1984
9:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONDAY, JULY 23, 1984
Greetings to all of you in the Asian Pacific American
Chamber of Commerce. I'm sorry that I could not be there
personally today, but I'm happy that I have this opportunity to
speak with you.
Being from California, where Asian and Pacific Americans are
making dramatic strides, I fully appreciate the potential of your
community. Although you've just begun your work, I see APACC
[A-pac] as a significant economic force in the years ahead. Your
organization is bound to be good for Asian Pacific Americans, and
for the country as well.
My heartiest congratulations to all of you, especially to
your President Ronald Hsu [S00].
Your organization shows us the American Dream is alive and
well. We Americans, after all, see ourselves as a Nation of
people who came here from every corner of the world, to live in
freedom and to better our lot and that of our families. We've
always taken pride that here an individual, through hard work and
initiative, can improve his well-being and be his or her own
boss.
This country was built on that kind of freedom. Yet for it
to be meaningful, we must have a strong and growing economy. For
the last 3-1/2 years we have been laying the foundation for
economic growth and opportunity. We've overcome double-digit
inflation and excessive Government spending and regulation. And
Page 2
with a 25-percent, across-the-board tax rate reduction, we've
restored growth without inflation.
It took time to put our program in place. There were those
who wanted to go back even before our program began. But the way
things are looking now, we're happy we stuck to our guns. For
the first time in decades, America is enjoying both high growth
and low inflation. In what the Europeans are calling the
American miracle, 6.7 million new jobs have been created in the
last 18 months. Industrial production has surged 21.5 percent
since the recovery began, which is greater than any recovery
since 1950. Retail sales, something of particular interest to
many of you, are way up -- increasing at an annual rate of
11.4 percent for the second quarter of 1984.
Last year alone, 550,000 new businesses were incorporated,
which is an all-time high in our history. The vast majority of
those were small businesses, spearheaded by people like
yourselves, proud and independent, taking risks and putting in
long, hard hours to earn a living and be your own boss. Each one
of these is just a tiny piece of the economy. But, together, our
country's small businesses represent a dynamo of energy and
creativity that is catapulting America toward unprecedented
levels of opportunity and freedom. And most of those new jobs I
mentioned a moment ago were created by small business.
Our economic expansion is not going unnoticed overseas. As
you are aware, in the last year I visited some of our neighbors
on the Pacific rim. These countries, the ancestral home of many
APACC members, are just now emerging as economic powers. You can
Page 3
be confident the commercial ties between the United States and
the people of the Pacific rim will continue to increase.
American citizens of Asian Pacific descent can serve as an
important link to this increasingly significant part of the
world. And these ties will benefit all Americans.
Today we stand together as a Nation. You can rest assured
that the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans, as is true for
all Americans, will be protected. Your opportunity, due to the
growing economy, is expanding. I hope you are as confident about
your future and the future of this country as I am. Through
APACC you can work together to make that future even brighter. I
hope you are having an enjoyable and productive meeting. Good
luck and God bless you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR. 826
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Tapings: 1) Chamber
of Commerce's 5th Anniversary of "It's Your
Business" 2) National Association of Life
Underwriters
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-referenced
draft remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by 4:00 p.m. today.
(The package was received by me at 3:40 p.m.) The first set of
remarks are for the Fifth Anniversary celebration of the Chamber
of Commerce weekly show, "It's Your Business." The brief remarks
applaud the show, and discuss the progress of the economic recovery.
I have no objection. It is unusual for the President to endorse
a television show, but I do not think this presents serious
problems with respect to a "public service" program like "It's
Your Business" produced by an organization such as the Chamber
of Commerce.
The second set of remarks is to a life and health insurance
convention. The remarks praise the organization for promoting
voluntarism and briefly review the Administration's successes.
I have no objections.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTOR OF SPEECHWRITING
Original signed by RAH
FROM:
RICHARD A. HAUSER
DEPUTY COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Tapings: 1) Chamber
of Commerce's 5th Anniversary of "It's Your
Business" 2) National Association of Life
Underwriters
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced draft remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF/JGR/lmp 8/20/84
CC: FFF/JGR/Subj/Cron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS styr
SUBJECT:
Taping: Little League Championship Game
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced remarks be sent to Ben Elliott by 2:00 p.m.
today. The brief remarks praise the Little League and those
contributing their time and efforts to its success. I have
reviewed the remarks and have no objections.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTOR OF SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Original signed by RAH
TFFF
SUBJECT:
Taping: Little League Championship Game
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks, and finds no objection to them from a legal
perspective.
FFF/JGR/lmp 8/20/84
CC: FFF/JGR/Subj/Cron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 256
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Tapings: (1) Future
of Small Town America; (2) Public Service
Announcement for Texas Chamber of Commerce;
(3) Eagle Forum Annual Conference
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced tapings be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
10:00 a.m. September 13. The first taping celebrates the
virtues of small town America, the work of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation and its National Main Street
Center, and the strong impetus given preservation by the
Administration's tax credits for the renovation of older
buildings.
The second taping is a very brief message supporting the
role of chambers of commerce in promoting economic growth.
The third taping thanks Phyllis Schlafly and the Eagle Forum
for their support of Administration economic, defense,
foreign, education, and social policies. I see nothing
objectionable in any of these tapings.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Tapings: (1) Future
of Small Town America; (2) Public Service
Announcement for Texas Chamber of Commerce;
(3) Eagle Forum Annual Conference
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced tapings,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Tapings: (1) Future
of Small Town America; (2) Public Service
Announcement for Texas Chamber of Commerce;
(3) Eagle Forum Annual Conference
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced tapings,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
FFF: JGR:aea 9/13/84
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
9/12/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 a.m. 9/13/84
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL TAPINGS: SEE BELOW
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MURPHY
MEESE
OGLESBY
BAKER
ROGERS
DEAVER
SPEAKES
STOCKMAN
SVAHN
DARMAN
P
85
VERSTANDIG
FIELDING
WHITTLESEY
FULLER
TUTWILER
HERRINGTON
WIRTHLIN
HICKEY
BAROODY
McFARLANE
ELLIOTT
McMANUS
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits/comments directly to Ben Elliott, with a copy
to my office, by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, 9/13/84. Thank you.
1. FUTURE OF SMALL TOWN AMERICA
2. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TEXAS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
3. EAGLE FORUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
RESPONSE:
1984 SEP 12 PM 3: 10
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Robinson/BE)
September 12, 1984
11:00 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: FUTURE OF SMALL TOWN AMERICA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
Good afternoon. I'm delighted to join the National Trust
for Historic Preservation and the Department of Agriculture in
welcoming you to this, the first national videoconference on the
revitalization of America's small towns.
Small towns have a special place in my heart. You see, I
grew up in Dixon, Illinois. Back home in Dixon, family helped
family and neighbor helped neighbor. You knew the grocer, the
butcher, the minister, and the teacher. And when you walked down
Main Street, people you passed had a kind word.
Small towns like Dixon and the towns that each of you
represent are the guardians of our bedrock values -- values like
faith, family, hard work, neighborhood, and freedom. They're
good places to work in, good places to live in, and some of the
best places in America in which to raise families. It's no
coincidence that today, when we're seeing a rebirth of optimism
and self-confidence across our land, Americans are once again
discovering the virtues of our small towns.
Nothing better exemplifies the small town spirit of working
together than the efforts of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation and the pioneering accomplishments of its National
Main Street Center. Since 1980, the National Main Street Center
has gone to work in well over 100 small towns, spurring downtown
investment, aiding new business starts, and providing
low-interest loans for renovations. To everyone who has had a
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hand in making this project such a success, you have my heartfelt
thanks. And I urge each of you to go on taking full advantage of
all the resources, enthusiasm, and expertise that the National
Main Street Center has to offer.
At the same time, I'd like to draw your attention to a major
innovation that our Administration put into effect less than
3 years ago -- tax credits for the renovation of older buildings.
With that one initiative, we moved Federal bureaucrats out of
your communities and helped to send your tax dollars back in.
In 1983 alone, more than $2 billion in private funds was put
to work preserving and rehabilitating older buildings across
America. The revenue loss to the Federal Government has been
estimated at $500 million. But that doesn't take into account
the Federal, State, and local tax gains from all the economic
activity that the rehabilitation of older buildings helps to
create. New York State, for example, calculated that
$100 million in rehabilitation projects generated $10 million in
direct revenues for the State and its localities. Better yet, it
also provided more than 5,000 new jobs.
Across America, people are getting the message: Our tax
credits have made the preservation of our older buildings not
only a matter of respect for beauty and history, but of economic
good sense. Indeed, forecasts indicate that, by the end of this
year, some $6 billion of private sector rehabilitation will have
taken place since we put our tax credits into effect. That comes
to almost as much in private funds spent in just 3 years as all
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the taxpayers' money that was spent on Federal Urban Renewal
during 9 years.
When you leave this conference, I know your efforts will
help to give our small towns more restored buildings, more jobs,
and a renewed sense of pride. And that will be good for our
entire Nation. For while our country's muscle may lie in our
great industrial cities, America's heart is in our small towns.
Thank you, and God bless you all.
(Robinson/BE)
September 12, 1984
10:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
TEXAS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
America today is moving in a bright, new direction.
Together, we're creating more jobs than our Nation has ever
before known. And across the country, thousands of chambers of
commerce are playing a vital role in our economic growth and a
more prosperous future.
Chambers of commerce help established businesses to grow,
new businesses to get started, and consumers to find the products
and services they need. So remember: Your local chamber of
commerce is working for you.
(Dolan/BE)
September 12, 1984
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: EAGLE FORUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984
It's a special privilege for me to have this chance to speak
with all of you at Eagle Forum. Many of us have fought together
in the same cause for many years; and I know you join me in
saying the leadership of Phyllis Schlafly has been an inspiration
and an example to all those who would struggle for an America
that is prosperous and free, one Nation under God.
I owe a special debt of thanks to Phyllis and to all of you
for your support of this Administration's economic policies;
policies that are now promoting economic growth by cutting
spending and taxes, and getting Government out of the way of the
energy and creativity of our greatest natural resource: the
American people.
I'm also grateful to all of you for your support in this
Administration's effort to lift the discriminatory burden that
liberals have built into our income tax code. This is especially
important to our efforts to give homemakers in America their fair
and equal access to Individual Retirement Accounts.
Your support for this Administration's efforts to rebuild
our military strength has also been much appreciated. I know of
your enthusiasm for the challenge I issued to our scientists and
engineers to build a defensive system to intercept strategic
ballistic missiles before they reach our own soil, so that our
children might see the day when they can live without the fear of
nuclear war hanging over their heads.
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I have faith in America, and I know you do, too. Our great
"can-do" Nation which sent a man to the Moon can surely figure
out a better strategy for national security than mutual assured
destruction. In my second Administration, we hope to bury
forever the ideology of despair, and instead build a foundation
of hope and survival in the nuclear space age.
I also want to thank you, the members of Eagle Forum, for
your support of my policies to prevent another communist takeover
in the Western hemisphere, for understanding that America must
have the strength and decisiveness to protect our people, our
allies, and our vital national interest if we are to be respected
throughout the world.
On the matter of education, the members of Eagle Forum
understand that Federal money is not the solution to our
problems. So, I am happy to tell you today that new regulations
to enforce the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (sometimes
called the Hatch Amendment) have been completed by the Department
of Education, and will be published soon in the Federal Register.
Like you, I believe that parents' rights in education must be
respected.
Finally, I'm grateful to the members of Eagle Forum for your
stalwart stand for the sanctity of human life; for the right of
children to address their Creator even in public schools and
buildings; and for the right of parents to send their children to
schools which do not destroy or neutralize traditional religious
and moral values.
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Under the leadership of Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum has
set a high standard for volunteer participation in the political
and legislative process, and in communicating ideas through the
media. You know that the future direction of our Nation depends
on which candidates we elect to office this November. That is
why it is so important to have organizations like Eagle Forum,
whose members make such enormous individual efforts in finding
and electing good candidates -- from the courthouse to the White
House, and especially in the Senate and the Congress. God bless
all of you for your dedication to God, family, and country.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 826R
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Introduction
to S.B.A. Film: "Doing Business With the
Federal Government"
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
10:00 a.m. today. The remarks applaud small businesses for
the role they have played in spearheading the economic
recovery, note that Federal Government procurement from
small and minority businesses has increased significantly,
and review steps the Administration has taken to increase
opportunities for small businesses. I have reviewed the
remarks and have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. NJ IFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Introduction
to S.B.A. Film: "Doing Business With the
Federal Government"
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 26, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Presidential Taping: Introduction
to S.B.A. Film: "Doing Business With the
Federal Government"
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced 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: 9/25/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 a.m. 9/26/84
SUBJECT: PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: INTRODUCTION TO S.B.A. FILM:
"DOING BUSINESS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
(Thursday, September 27, 1984)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MURPHY
MEESE
OGLESBY
BAKER
ROGERS
DEAVER
P
SPEAKES
STOCKMAN
SVAHN
DARMAN
P
VERSTANDIG
FIELDING
WHITTLESEY
FULLER
TUTWILER
HERRINGTON
WIRTHLIN
HICKEY
ELLIOTT
McFARLANE
BAROODY
McMANUS
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits/comments directly to Ben Elliott, with a copy
to my office, by 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 26. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Myer/BE)
September 25, 1984
5:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: INTRODUCTION TO S.B.A. FILM: "DOING
BUSINESS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984
I'm delighted to have this chance to speak to you. It's
always a pleasure to talk with the people who are the real heroes
behind America's wonderful economic expansion.
Last year alone, almost 600,000 new businesses were
incorporated, and that's an all-time high. Most of those were
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. And,
perhaps most importantly, small businesses, like the ones you
own, provided the most new jobs, gave the most employees the
freedom to work part-time, and hired the most young people,
senior citizens, and women.
All told, you employ about half of our private work force,
contribute 42 percent of sales, and generate 38 percent of our
gross national product. Small firms are on the cutting edge of
innovation, providing products, ideas, and opportunities for the
future. In so many ways, America is small business.
As you might know, Federal purchases of goods and services
account for nearly 20 percent of all Federal expenditures. And
just as we want the Federal Government to be a good customer, we
also want small business to be a good provider.
Our Administration has increased significantly the amount of
Federal purchases from small and minority businesses. And to
open the procurement process to small business even further, last
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year I signed the Commerce Business Daily Act, which gives you
greater opportunities to compete for Federal business.
We want your success to grow. We want small business to
make it big. We're going to continue to help in any way we can,
and, working together, we'll make sure that you can dream
impossible dreams and then make those dreams come true.