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100 Box 44 - JGR/Pro Bono (6) - Roberts, John G.: Files
SERIES I: Subject File
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 21, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 822
SUBJECT:
Correspondence to James Baker from
Margaret Czerwinski Concerning Her
Son's Problems With Regard to the
PATCO Strike
Mrs. Margaret Czerwinski has written Mr. Baker about her son
Bernard. Bernard Czerwinski, formerly an air traffic
controller, was apparently fired during the PATCO strike.
Mrs. Czerwinski contends that Bernard was not striking at
the time but was instead on sick leave.
I recommend referring the letter to the Federal Aviation
Administration Chief Counsel and advising Mrs. Czerwinski
that we have done SO. The White House obviously should not
become involved in this particular case. A memorandum to
the FAA Chief Counsel, and a brief reply to Mrs. Czerwinski
are attached for your review and signature.
Attachments
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 21, 1984
Dear Mrs. Czerwinski:
Thank you for your letter of June 7, 1984, to White House
Chief of Staff James A. Baker, III. That letter concerned
your son, Bernard D. Czerwinski, a former air traffic
controller.
I have referred your correspondence to Edward Faberman, the
Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration.
That agency was directly involved in the handling of
individual cases arising out of the PATCO affair and is in
the letter. best position to respond to the substance of your
Thank you for sharing your concerns with us.
Sincerely,
Orig. signed by FFF
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Mrs. Margaret Czerwinski
8 Michigan Circle
Oakdale, CT 06370
bcc: Kathy Camalier
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 21, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR EDWARD P. FABERMAN
ACTING CHIEF COUNSEL
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by First
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Correspondence to James Baker from
Margaret Czerwinski Concerning Her
Son's Problems With Regard to the
PATCO Strike
The attached letter to White House Chief of Staff James A.
Baker, III, together with a copy of my interim reply, is
submitted for your review and direct reply. Many thanks.
M:
Attachments
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 21, 1984
Dear Mrs. Czerwinski:
Thank you for your letter of June 7, 1984, to White House
Chief of Staff James A. Baker, III. That letter concerned
your son, Bernard D. Czerwinski, a former air traffic
controller.
I have referred your correspondence to Edward Faberman, the
Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration.
That agency was directly involved in the handling of
individual cases arising out of the PATCO affair and is in
the letter. best position to respond to the substance of your
Thank you for sharing your concerns with us.
Sincerely,
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Mrs. Margaret Czerwinski
8 Michigan Circle
Oakdale, CT 06370
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Ciundale, Corn. 06370
Dear Mr. Bader,
June 7,1984 236964
Do ordinary people count any more
in this country:
my son had been an air Traffic
Controlles for 12 years when the Catco
strike and subsquent firings occured. He
was on approved sech leave when the
firings happened His supervesor did not
call him to return to his job and when
he did return 2 days later to the Groton
new London tower at was closed and
locked.
We have been trying for nearly three
years to get some one to listen and correct
this wrong, and return him to his job.
The have written countless letters to
Senators and Congressmen with no results.
Apparently they do not think this matter is
important enough. To us it is very important
as of now we are very dissolutioned with
the justice system and I ash that you
please help us resolve this matter and
restore our faith in our septem of
justice.
His. NAME:
Thank you
BERNARD D. CZERWINSKI
Mrs. margaret Gerwenshi
2 TWIN LAKES DRIVE
WATERFORD, Conn.
06385
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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June 19, 1984
MEMORANDUM TO FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
LEE L. VERSTANDI6'CC
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION REQUEST TO
INTERVENE IN SUPREME COURT CASE
The National Governors' Association has asked my office to set up
a meeting with Rex Lee or his assistant Paul Bator and Glen
Archer, head of Department of Justice's Tax Division, to discuss
intervention in South Carolina V. Regan on behalf of the
Government. This case involves tax- exempt bonds.
This case started in the Supreme Court around February, 1983.
The Supreme Court held a hearing this past Spring and decided
that they had jurisdiction to hear this case. Because the case
started in the Supreme Court, it appointed a Special Master to
conduct the trial and pull together information. The Special
Master will proceed with fact-finding over the summer and will
hold a hearing in October.
NGA would like to meet with the Department of Justice to ask for
the following:
1. They want the Special Master to make the decision on
intervention.
2. NGA. would like the Court to respond in five or six days
rather than ten days because the Court is recessing soon.
3. NGA wants Justice's support in their involvement.
NGA would like to file a motion this Friday and would like to
meet with Justice as soon as possible.
I would welcome any guidance you would recommend in how to handle
this request.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date 6/21/84
To:
Fred Fielding/WH Counsel
I would very much appreciate your
review of this proposed letter to Michael
Jackson, which would appear in the July
issue of Billboard magazine. The original
request came to Jim Coyne's office from
Michael Jackson's PR firm.
Because there is a publishing deadline
involved, I would like to have your
recommendation as soon as it is feasible.
Please feel free to call me and discuss
any aspect of the letter.
Thanks,
Duncan Clark
DUNCAN CLARK
Presidential Correspondence
Office
Room 96, x7610
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OUSE
CC : James Coyney
June 21, 1984
RJACKSON
Dear Michael:
Your visit to the White House was a real "thriller" for all
of us here in the Nation's Capital. In fact, the White
House staff are still humming "Beat It" and "Billy Jean" and
wondering how they' 11 get tickets to one of your concerts
this summer.
Your award last month was a tribute to your accomplishments
in the entertainment business, but it was especially
intended to recognize your generous support for our national
initiative against drunk driving. This support for a cause
that deeply affects so many young people is in line with
your demonstrated concern for the public interest. I want
to commend you on the very effective help you are giving us
in persuading young people that drinking and driving do not
mix.
Nancy and I send you our very best wishes for every future
success and happiness.
S/RR
Michael Jackson
reads address
Encino, Incks
CALifornia
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 20, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR ANNE HIGGINS
FROM:
JAMES K. COYNE
SUBJECT:
Presidential Letter
The July issue of Billboard magazine will be devoted totally to
Michael Jackson. A portion of the issue will focus on Jackson's
volunteer achievements. activities and the national recognition of his
Michael Jackson would like to highlight his visit to the White
House by featuring a letter "from the President and photos taken
at the anti-drunk driving ceremony.
We sent several excellent photos, and recommend a Presidential
letter. I have attached a draft for your consideration.
Thanks once again for all your help.
P.S Last night on NBC Nightly News, it was reported that the
Russian Government attacked Mr Jackson. See attachments.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 19, 1984
Dear Michael:
Your here visit to the White House was a real "thriller" for all of
still in the Nation's Capital. In fact, the White House staff are us
they 11 get tickèts to one of your concerts this summer.
humming "Beat It" and "Billy Jean" and wondering how
Your award last month was a tribute to your lifetime of
accomplishments in the entertainment business and your
also support for our national initiative against drunk driving, generous but
shown an opportunity for all of us to spotlight a career that has
and family, individual volunteerism, a strong personal belief respect in God,
a commitment to válues all Americans share: for
a quest for excellence in one's profession.
As I said at the time: what you have achieved is a tribute to
twenty years of hard work, energy, tireless dedication and
power to keep going for years to come.
wealth of talent that keeps on growing. May God grant you the a
Sincerely,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 202
SUBJECT:
Request by Billboard Magazine for a
Presidential Letter to Michael Jackson
in Recognition for his Work Against
Drunk Driving to be Published Next Month
Presidential Correspondence has asked us to review a proposed
letter from the President to Michael Jackson. The July
issue of "Billboard" magazine is to be devoted totally to
Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Jackson's public relations firm has
asked Jim Coyne to obtain a letter from the President
highlighting the recent White House event. The letter would
appear, along with photographs of the event, in the "Billboard"
issue. Coyne dutifully has recommended that such a letter
be sent and has submitted a draft to Presidential Correspondence.
I recognize that I am something of a VOX clamans in terris
in this area, but enough is enough. The Office of Presidential
Correspondence is not yet an adjunct of Michael Jackson's PR
firm. "Billboard" can quite adequately cover the event by
reproducing the award citation and/or reporting the President's
remarks. (As you know, there is very little to report about
Mr. Jackson's remarks.) There is absolutely no need for an
additional Presidential message. A memorandum for Presidential
Correspondence objecting to the letter is attached for your
review and signature.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DUNCAN CLARK
OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
RAHFOR
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
Orig. signed by x FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Request by Billboard Magazine for a
Presidential Letter to Michael Jackson
in Recognition for his Work Against
Drunk Driving to be Published Next Month
I see no need to have the President send a letter to Mr.
Jackson, simply because Mr. Jackson's public relations firm
has requested one. "Billboard" magazine can quite adequately
and/or reporting the President's remarks. I recommend that
cover the White House event by reproducing the award citation
in these options be suggested to Mr. Jackson's representatives
lieu of an additional Presidential message.
CC: James K. Coyne
Special Assistant to the President
for Private Sector Initiatives
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS Jgr
SUBJECT:
National Governors' Association Request
to Intervene in Supreme Court Case
The National Governors' Association (NGA) has asked Lee
Verstandig's office to arrange a meeting between its
representatives and the Solicitor General concerning South
Carolina V. Regan, an original jurisdiction case pending
before the Supreme Court. NGA wants to intervene in the
case and would like to have the acquiescence of the United
States in doing SO.
The case concerns an obscure provision of the Tax Equity and
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), Pub. L. No.
97-248, requiring registration-required obligations of a
state to be issued in registered rather than bearer form in
order for the interest on such obligations to be exempt from
Federal income taxes. South Carolina filed an original
action alleging that this provision violated the Tenth
Amendment and the doctrine of intergovernmental tax immunity.
On February 22, 1984, the Court rejected the position of the
United States that the suit was barred by the Anti-Injunction
Act, 26 U.S.C. § 7421 (a), and accepted jurisdiction. No. 94
Orig., 52 U.S.L.W. 4232. The case is pending before a
Special Master, as is customary in original jurisdiction
cases.,
According to Tex Lezar, Verstandig's request has been
overtaken by events. Lezar reports that the Solicitor
General has already set up a meeting with the NGA, con-
sistent with his policy of meeting with any responsible
group concerning pending cases. Jocelyn White of Verstandig's
office called on this matter this morning, and I advised her
that it was my understanding that the desired meeting had
been arranged directly by NGA with the Solicitor General. I
further advised her that her office should have no further
involvement, and that it was generally best to have groups
with requests such as that of NGA contact the Justice
Department directly, without White House intervention. A
memorandum for your signature to Verstandig, memorializing
the above, is attached.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR LEE L. VERSTANDIG
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
FROM:
RAHFOR
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed bv FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
National Governors' Association Request
to Intervene in Supreme Court Case
You have asked for guidance on a request from the National
Governors' Association (NGA) for a meeting with the Solicitor
General to discuss NGA's intervention in South Carolina V.
Court of the United States. I am advised that such a
Regan, a case pending on the original docket of the Supreme
meeting has already been arranged, apparently as a result of
direct contacts between the Department and NGA. As a
general matter it is best for groups such as NGA that
interested in discussing a particular pending Supreme Court are
case to approach the Department of Justice directly, without
going through the White House. That is what we would have
recommended to NGA if they had not already done SO.
FFF:JGR:aea 6/22/84
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 27, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS pr
SUBJECT:
Ad in the Washington Post Book World
Regarding "A Season of Spoils"
Associated Press reported that the President met with Jay D.
Hair, Executive Director of the National Wildlife Feder-
ation, on May 25, 1984. Hair presented the President with a
copy of A Season of Spoils: The Story of the Reagan Adminis-
tration's Attack on the Environment, and, according to Hair,
the President said: "I'll have to read this book.
Pantheon Paperbacks, publishers of the book in question,
highlighted the quotation in its recent advertisement in the
Post's "Book World" section.
The use of the quotation violates our policy of not approving
any use of the President's name in a manner that could be
construed as an endorsement of a commercial product or
enterprise. We should so advise Pantheon, with a copy to
the Post, which ran the advertisement. I do not think we
could do anything if Pantheon ignores our letter, as they
may do. As the ad in question suggests, Pantheon is not in
tune with the policies of the Administration. Nonetheless,
it does not hurt to ask. A draft for your signature is
attached.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 27, 1984
Dear Mr. Schiffrin:
We have been made aware of your advertisement that appeared
in the June 24, 1984 edition of the Washington Post's "Book
World" section. That advertisement prominently features a
quotation attributed to the President by Mr. Jay D. Hair, as
reported by Associated Press, concerning your book A Season
of Spoils.
It is established White House policy not to approve any use
of the President's name in a manner that suggests or could
be construed as an endorsement of a commercial product or
enterprise. Your use of the quotation attributed to the
President to promote A Season of Spoils contravenes this
policy, and we respectfully request that you discontinue
such use of the quotation and the President's name. I hope
you will recognize that our policy is designed to prevent
commercial exploitation of the Office of the Presidency, and
understand that the policy is applied even-handedly without
regard to the particular product or enterprise in question.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Original signed by RAH
Richard A. Hauser
Deputy Counsel to the President
Mr. Andre Schiffrin
Managing Editor
RAH:JGR:aea 6/27/84
Pantheon Books
bcc: FFFielding/RAHauser/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
201 East 50th Street
New York, NY 10022
CC: Brigitte Weeks
Editor, Book World Section
The Washington Post
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May 25, 1984, Friday, PM cycle
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HEADLINE: Environmentalist Gives Reagan Book Denouncing His Policies
BYLINE: By GUY DARST, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: Reagan-Environment
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President Reagan has promised to read a book denouncing the environmental
policies of his first 2 1/2 years in the White House, following his first
meeting with the leader of any major environmental organization.
Jay D. Hair, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation, met with
Reagan for 35 minutes Thursday in a session arranged by Environmental Protection
Agency Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus.
Reagan was concerned about "continuing problems" in winning support among
environmentalists, Hair quoted Ruckelshaus as saying.
Hair gave Reagan a copy of "A Season of Spoils: The Story of the Reagan
Administration's Attack on the Environment," by Jonathan Lash, an attorney for
the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Katherine Gillman and David Sheridan.
"I'll have to read this book," Hair quoted the president as saying.
The book describes the actions of officials "with no respect for the public
interest or their responsibility to enforce the law," Hair said.
Hair did not win another promise he sought, for the president to give a major
speech on his own environmental views.
Hair said he told Reagan that one reason the polls show public distrust of
him on environmental questions was, "You haven't talked to anybody in public
about your views on the environment. He said, 'I'll admit I haven't spoken out
on that as often as I should have."
The federation has long been the largest and most conservative of the "Group
of Ten," the major environmental lobbies in Washington. Many of its 4.1 million
members and supporters are fishermen and hunters.
In 1980, the federation says, its members voted 2-1 for Reagan.
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Yet in 1983, 61 percent of the members rated the president's performance on
environmental matters as poor.
Hair said he recounted to the president one story in the book, of Bob
Burnett, a New Mexico federation member who discovered oil drilling in a
wilderness area by rig without a permit, and how Burnett said later his vote for
Reagan was "the biggest mistake I ever made in my life."
The president, according to Hair, commented, "I just don't understand why
things like that happen."
Lash's book chronicles the story of James Watt, the former secretary of the
interior who favored development of energy resources, and of Anne Burford, the
former EPA administrator determined to reduce government regulation.
Hair said he met Watt twice and never met Mrs. Burford, but now, along with
other environmentalists, enjoys frequent access to Ruckelshaus and Watt's
successor, William Clark.
Clark, Ruckelshaus and Craig Fuller, secretary of the cabinet council on the
environment, also attended the meeting.
THE WHITE HOUSE
MAEHINGTON
July 2, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR CAROL- E. DINKINS
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 8762
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Allegations of Corruption in Virgin Islands
The attached correspondence to the President, containing
allegations of corruption in the Virgin Islands, is referred
for whatever action you consider appropriate. I have also
enclosed a copy of my reply.
Attachments
THE WHITE HOUSE
%AEHINGTON
July 2, 1984
Dear Ms. Rouss:
This is written in response to your telegram of June 25,
1984 to the President. That telegram contained various
allegations of corruption in the Virgin Islands. We have
referred your telegram to the Department of Justice for
review and whatever action that Department considers appro-
priate.
Thank you for sharing your concerns with US.
Sincerely,
John G. Roberts
Associate Counsel to the President
Ms. Ruby M. Rouss
Post Office Box 865, Christiansted
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES
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Elections/John Carbaugh
After discussing this matter with Mr. Hauser, I advised
Kimmitt and Tad Tharp that Counsel's Office had no legal
objection to Mr. Carbaugh observing the Guatemalan elections,
so long as he refrained from any business dealings during
his visit to observe the elections. Mr. Hauser and I
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CONFIDENTIAL
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June 28, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON
FROM:
ROBERT M. KIMMITT
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SUBJECT:
US Delegation to Guatemalan Elections
John Carbaugh has requested that he be a member of the US
Presidential Mission which will observe Guatemala's July 1
Constitutent Assembly elections. Mr. McFarlane is supportive of
his desire to go. However, because John has business dealings
with the Guatemalans, NSC would like to make this endorsement
problem. subject to Fred Fieldings's verification that there is no legal
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