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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS $26
SUBJECT:
Appointment of Roger Smith to the
John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Board of Trustees
I have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by the
above-named individual in connection with his prospective
appointment to the JFK Center for the Performing Arts Board
of Trustees. The President is authorized to appoint 30
general trustees to this board under 20 U.S.C. § 76h (a).
Mr. Smith satisfies the only statutory requirement for
trustees, i.e., that they be citizens of the United States.
The duties of the Board consist of maintaining and adminis-
tering the Kennedy Center, and I see nothing that would
preclude the conflict-free discharge of this responsibility
by Mr. Smith.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 18, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS JR
SUBJECT:
Traffic Hearing
You have asked for a report on the traffic court appearance
noted on my schedule for yesterday. I am in the process of
contesting a citation issued to me in connection with an
automobile accident that occurred on October 22, 1984 at
10:30 p.m., as I was returning home at the end of a normal
workday. I was cited for "failure to devote full time and
attention" -- a laughable catch-all charge that the pro-
secution will be hard-pressed to prove. There was no
question of my being under the influence, although the
judgment of the police officer suggests the same cannot be
said of him. The ticket was for a mere $25.00, but having
never been cited for a moving violation in my entire 15
years of driving, and feeling confident I was not at fault
in this instance (and of course fearful of an increase in my
insurance rates), I have decided to take the matter all the
way to the Supreme Court, if necessary. My "case" has been
continued until February because the police officer failed
to show up -- understandable in view of the weakness of his
case. I will keep you advised.
I will be more than happy to rehearse my oral argument for
you if you desire to be informed of the details of the
accident itself. Seriously, there was no personal injury to
anyone in the accident, and the only serious property damage
was to my vehicle. The insurance company has taken care of
everyone involved; the only outstanding issue is my liability
for the $25.00 ticket. Still continuing in a serious vein,
I believe my driving at the time was exemplary and that by
increasing the risk to myself I actually avoided a far more
serious accident for the other drivers, whose cars were
stopped in the middle of the G.W. Parkway.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Monday, December 17, 1984
?
SCHEDULE OF JOHN G. ROBERTS
10:30 a.m.
Traffic Court
2:00 p.m.
Mtg. w/RAH
Report!
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 28, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
QSR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Draft Proposed Executive Order Entitled
"Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
and Allowances"
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced proposed
Executive Order, and finds no objection to it from a legal
perspective.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 28, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR ROGER CLEGG
ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS DSR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Crime in New York
The attached correspondence from a South African victimized
by crime in New York is referred to the Department for
direct response and whatever other action you consider
appropriate. We have not responded to Mr. Joslin in any
way.
Many thanks.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WAEHINGTON
December 3, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR. JJR
SUBJECT:
Civil Aeronautics Board Decisions:
Alfonso Airways and Export, Inc.,
Puerto Rico - Venezuela Service
Proceeding, Pacific Freight Airlines,
Inc., and JFC Enterprises, Inc.,
d/b/a Concord International Airlines
Our office has reviewed the above-referenced CAB decisions and
related materials, and has no legal objection to the procedure
that was followed with respect to Presidential review of such
decisions under 49 U.S.C. § 1461 (a).
We also have no legal objection to OMB's recommendation that the
President not disapprove these orders or to the substance of the
letter from the President to the CAB Chairman prepared by OMB.
bcc: Dianna Holland
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 1562
SUBJECT:
Peanuts
Attached is the scheduling request discussed at this morn-
ing's staff meeting. My understanding of the consensus is
that we should interpose no objection to filming the White
House for the Peanuts film "This is America, Charlie Brown,"
but should object to including the President as a character
in the cartoon movie. The tone of the fourth paragraph of
the incoming suggests that the Peanuts people will under-
stand and be satisfied with this response. A draft to Fred
Ryan is attached for your review and signature.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FREDERICK J. RYAN, JR.
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
AND SCHEDULING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Peanuts
You have asked for my views on a request from the producers
of the Peanuts films to include a tour of the White House
and a meeting with the President in their upcoming film
"This is America, Charlie Brown." The film will depict the
Peanuts characters visiting major cities and historical
sites across the country.
I have no legal objection to permitting the producers to
film scenes in the White House, to be included in the movie.
I do not, however, think the President should appear in the
movie. The movie will of course be a commercial venture,
for profit, and our established policy generally precludes
participation by the President in such ventures. There is
also the danger that if the President accepts this request
he will be deluged by similar requests from other producers
who would like to enhance their films. In sum, I must
recommend against this proposed return to the President's
previous career.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 5, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
OSR
SUBJECT:
Proposed Press Release Regarding
December 10 PSI Event
Richard Darman has asked for comments by 2:00 p.m. today on
the above-referenced proposed press release. (The package
was received by me at 2:10 p.m.) The press release, pre-
pared by Jim Coyne's office, would alert the press to the
December 10 White House launching of the President's
Citation Program for Private Sector Initiatives. The
program, loosely modeled after the "E Award" program for
companies that promote exports, will recognize businesses
and other groups for successful private sector initiatives.
Those organizations chosen will be entitled to fly the "C
Flag," with the Private Sector Initiatives slogan "We Can,
We Care." The draft press release briefly describes the
program, and notes that 150 executives will receive the
first coveted flags on December 10. I have no objection to
the draft press release.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 5, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Press Release Regarding
December 10 PSI Event
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced press
release, and finds no objection to it from a legal perspective.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 5, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
DAR
SUBJECT:
Justice Department Actions
1. The Department of Justice will file today an amicus
curiae brief in the Norfolk school desegregation case
pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit. In 1975 the Federal district court ruled
that the Norfolk school system had become "unitary" -- i.e.,
had been desegregated. In 1982, the school board decided to
make some changes in its desegregation plan, shifting to
magnet schools. The mayor of Norfolk challenged the action,
contending it must be reviewed and approved by the court.
The school board argued that the role of the court ended
with the 1975 finding that the school system was unitary.
The board prevailed in district court. The brief to be
filed today by the United States supports the ruling below
and the position of the school board, contending that once a
system has been desegregated -- has become unitary -- the
remedial role of the court is at an end. This is not to say
that the board may segregate anew, but that its actions, if
challenged in a new suit, no longer carry the taint and need
not be designed to correct past discrimination.
2. Maryland Attorney General Stephen Sachs was angered
yesterday when the Department of Justice announced plans to
file a Section 2 Voting Rights Act complaint against an
at-large system in Dorchester County. Sachs had conducted a
state audit of the system and found no discrimination; a
suit to the contrary by the Justice Department would not
reflect well on Sachs. The attached story in today's Post
states that Sachs won a delay to examine the situation. The
story is inaccurate: all Brad Reynolds granted Sachs was a
day or two reprieve; there is no plan to delay the suit to
allow time for corrective action by the state. Sachs
himself is not authorized by state law to file suit, and
Reynolds correctly declined to hold the Federal action in
abeyance while Sachs sought a state constitutional amendment
to permit a state suit. Sachs complains that the Federal
suit contravenes principles of federalism, but I do not
recall him leading the opposition to the 1982 amendments to
the Voting Rights Act that compel the bringing of such
suits.
Dorenester County
The Washington Post,
Wednesday, Dec. 5,
1984
Voting Rights
Suit Postponed
Md. Conducting Its Own Inquiry,
Sachs Tells Justice Department
By Angus Phillips
Washington Post Staff Writer
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 4-Maryland Attorney General Ste-
phen H. Sachs today successfully prevailed on the U.S. Jus-
tice Department to postpone filing a lawsuit charging Vot-
ing Rights Act violations in Dorchester County.
Sachs said the suit, to have been filed today, was post-
poned after he objected to it on grounds that the state al-
ready was working to uncover and correct any problems.
Sachs said he was "dumbstruck" when U.S. Atty. J. Fred-
erick Motz notified him today of the impending suit. "Three
of my lawyers were on their way to Dorchester at that mo-
ment" to audit the Western Shore county for possible voting
rights violations, he said. "The state is dedicated to any self-
correction necessary, and hard at work doing it."
Justice Department spokesman John Wilson confirmed
that Sachs asked for and won a delay. Sachs made the re-
quest to William Bradford Reynolds, head of the Civil Rights
division, who told Sachs "the department is willing to work
with the state or anyone to correct the situation in Dorches-
ter as quickly as possible," according to Wilson.
Whether Sachs can win a long-term reprieve from federal
action is not clear. The Voting Rights Act is a federal law,
updated by Congress in 1982, which the Justice Depart-
ment is required to enforce.
The 1982 updating puts in jeopardy jurisdictions such as
Dorchester that elect local officials at-large, rather than by
districts. Civil rights groups maintain that such at-large
elections can permit whites to control all seats on boards or
commissions, even though blacks may comprise a significant
portion of the voting population.
Congress strengthened - the act by permitting federal
courts to undo at-large election systems that have been
proven to exclude minorities.
Sachs last summer ordered a staff audit of 13 of Mary-
land's counties that elect at-large and have black popula-
tions of 10 percent or more.
He said audits have been completed in Anne Arundel and
Howard, where no violations were found, and Dorchester
was next on the list.
"We're as committed to full enfranchisement of Maryland
voters as anyone," Sachs said. "We're talking about a 1982
law. We're on top of it. We're not dragging our feet.
"In view of the fact that my people are there today, and
the next election there is not until 1986, they [Justice]
could at least stay their hand until completion of the [Dor-
chester] audit by the end of January," Sachs said.
Sachs said he assured county officials last summer that "it
was better if we self-corrected than to have to scramble at
the end of a third-party lawsuit."
The filing of a federal lawsuit, said Sachs, "is a kind of pil-
ing-on that is unjustified and sends the message that there
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 7, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
QSR
SUBJECT:
Proposed Remarks: PSI Citation Ceremony
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced proposed remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott
by noon today. The remarks are to be delivered Monday at a
ceremony launching a Presidential recognition program for
organizations with exemplary voluntarism efforts. The
remarks praise the shift from reliance on government pro-
grams to private sector initiatives, citing several examples
of corporate community involvement. The President also
focuses on National Care and Share Day, December 15, and
encourages Americans to participate in food relief efforts
on that day. Finally, the remarks outline the "C" flag
program, under which companies can qualify for recognition
by aiding charitable efforts in the community. According to
the remarks, 100 companies will be cited by the President
for outstanding programs each year and thirty will receive a
Presidential medal. I had thought virtue was its own
reward, but apparently the Private Sector Initiatives Office
felt this new government program was needed to promote
private sector voluntarism. I have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 7, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Remarks: PSI Citation Ceremony
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
December 7, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Legality of Granting Permission to
Sandra Sobotin to Use a Letter from
Mr. Deaver in a Book on Autographs
Mr. Deaver has asked for your views on a request from an
autograph collector for permission to use a letter Deaver
wrote the collector. The collector asked Deaver for his
autograph in 1981, and Deaver replied with a brief note.
The collector is "considering" writing a book on autographs,
and would like to include the Deaver note.
I see no problem with granting the requested permission.
The collector could probably use the letter even if Deaver
objected. In what may be an excess of caution, however, the
collector and would-be author should be warned not to use
the letter in any promotional fashion (on the book's cover,
in advertisements for the book, etc.). Such a cautionary
letter should come from our office. An appropriate draft is
attached for your review and signature, as is a memorandum
for Deaver.
Attachments
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 7, 1984
Dear Ms. Sobotin:
This is in reply to your letter of November 9 to Assistant
to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Michael K.
Deaver. In that letter you requested permission to use a
letter Mr. Deaver wrote to you on December 18, 1981, in a
book you are considering writing on autographs.
We have no objection to your including the letter in your
book. I must caution, however, that the letter or the fact
of its inclusion in your book may not be used in any promo-
tional manner. We could not, for example, approve use of
the letter on the book cover or in advertising for the book.
Thank you for your inquiry, and best of luck with your
project.
Sincerely,
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
Ms. Sandra Sobotin
8004 Curate Wynd
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5S 4K2
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 7, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHAEL K. DEAVER
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Legality of Granting Permission to
Sandra Sobotin to Use a Letter from
You in a Book on Autographs
Attached for your information and files is a copy of my
reply to Sandra Sobotin, who wrote you recently requesting
permission to use a letter from you in a planned book on
autographs.
Attachment
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 82R
SUBJECT:
Scandal in the Department of Agriculture
Tom Minary has written Mr. Baker to urge him to have the
Federal Bureau of Investigation launch an investigation into
the "worst criminal fraud bribery and conspiracy scandal in
the history of our country." That is, of course, the grain
drying shrinkage schedule scandal, allegedly involving
Cargill, Inc. and high-ranking Department of Agriculture
officials. Supposedly Cargill, conspiring with USDA,
brought about a shift from the use of tables developed by
Mr. Minary to measure grain shrinkage in elevators to a
different system more favorable to Cargill and less favor-
able to farmers. Minary has already contacted GAO and the
FBI directly. His allegations should be referred to Justice
for handling.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR CAROL E. DINKINS
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Scandal in the Department of Agriculture
The attached correspondence, containing various allegations
of criminal conduct, is referred to you for direct response
and whatever other action you consider appropriate. You
will notice that the correspondent has already been in
contact with the Department of Justice. The White House has
not responded to Mr. Minary in any way.
Attachment
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
828
SUBJECT:
Inaugural Guidelines
I met Thursday afternoon with a group from the Armed Forces
Inaugural Committee (AFIC) headed by Lt. Col. Hye-Knudsen to
discuss guidelines for military participation in the Inaugural.
They were very receptive to the idea of developing such
guidelines. Contrary to General Roosma's representations to
you, however, AFIC had prepared no guidelines itself.
On Friday I learned that Kathleen Buck of the Defense
Department General Counsel's office had been asked by
superiors at Defense to prepare guidelines. I talked with
Buck on Friday and we agreed to collaborate in drawing up
the guidelines, since the lists of what PIC should request
from the military (the demand side) and what the military
should provide (the supply side) should obviously coincide.
Buck will be meeting with the AFIC people on Tuesday; we
plan to get together after that. The final product will
presumably be a set of guidelines that you could issue to
PIC and that Defense could issue to AFIC.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 000
SUBJECT:
Letter Concerning NASA Involvement
in the Labor Relations of Contractor
Company in Orlando, Florida
This matter may be closed out, with no need for action by
our office. As you will see from the attached, the incoming
letter to the President was appropriately answered on
September 4 by NASA. The Teamsters were decisively defeated
in the union election, the employees deciding in favor of no
union, and the Teamsters have decided not to challenge the
results.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 028
SUBJECT:
Section 1988 -- Liability of Judges
for Attorneys Fees; Pulliam V. Allen
Section 1983 -- Liability of Public
Defenders; Tower V. Glover
Circuit Judge Cecil J. Burrows of the Circuit Court of the
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Illinois has written the Presi-
dent, forwarding a copy of two resolutions passed by the
judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The two thoughtful
resolutions express concern over the Supreme Court decisions
last term in Pulliam V. Allen, 104 S. Ct. 1970 (1984) and
Tower V. Glover, 104 S. Ct. 2820 (1984). In Pulliam a 5-4
Court ruled that judicial immunity does not bar the award of
attorneys fees against judges in Section 1983 actions. In
Tower the Court unanimously ruled that public defenders are
not immune from Section 1983 suits alleging that they
conspired with other state officials to deprive their
clients of Federally protected rights. (The United States
did not participate in either case.) The resolutions call
upon Congress to amend 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 to reverse
the effect of these two decisions.
I recommend referring the resolutions to Justice, and so
advising Burrows. Appropriate drafts are attached.
Attachments
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
Dear Judge Burrows:
Thank you for your letter of November 28 to the President.
Along with that letter you forwarded copies of two
resolutions adopted by the judges of the Eighth Judicial
Circuit of Illinois, calling upon Congress to amend 42
U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 to reverse the effect of the Supreme
Court's recent decisions in Pulliam V. Allen, 104 S. Ct.
1970 (1984) and Tower V. Glover, 104 S. Ct. 2820 (1984).
I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence
and the resolutions to the Department of Justice, in order
that the Department may be aware of the concerns of you and
your colleagues as it considers the impact of those decisions.
We appreciate having the benefit of your informed views.
Sincerely,
Fred F. Fielding
Counsel to the President
The Honorable Cecil J. Burrows
Circuit Judge, Circuit Court
of the Eighth Judicial Circuit
of Illinois
Pike County Courthouse
Pittsfield, IL 62363
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR CAROL E. DINKINS
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Section 1988 -- Liability of Judges
for Attorneys Fees; Pulliam V. Allen
Section 1983 -- Liability of Public
Defenders; Tower V. Glover
Attached for your review and whatever other action you
consider appropriate is a letter to the President from Judge
Cecil J. Burrows. Judge Burrows forwarded two resolutions
adopted by the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of
Illinois, criticizing the Supreme Court's recent decisions
in Pulliam V. Allen and Tower V. Glover. I have also
attached a copy of my response.
Attachments
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 12, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS DDR
SUBJECT:
Inaugural Guidelines
The attached working draft guidelines -- including the
revisions -- have been approved by the Department of
Defense. The guidelines are very rough, but I wanted to get
some reaction before developing them further. Also, it
would be helpful to know from the PIC people if there are
any areas we are overlooking, or if any of the restrictions
present difficulties.
The preamble is for Defense purposes only, and would be
replaced by other language in what I anticipate will be a
memorandum from you to PIC personnel.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 13, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 802
SUBJECT:
Proposed Response to Ed Skinner
Regarding "Independence" Yacht
Commodore Ed Skinner, with whom we have corresponded in the
past, has written Mr. Meese to offer the President and his
Cabinet complimentary use of the new 112-foot yacht Indepen-
dence, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Molz. Meese has
prepared a brief response, thanking Skinner for his thought-
fulness and advising that his generous offer will be kept in
mind.
I cannot foresee any circumstances under which we would
approve acceptance of Skinner's offer, but I have no ob-
jection to the draft response. The response certainly does
not commit the Administration to anything, and can hardly be
used by Skinner in any commercially exploitive fashion.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
VAST NOTON
December 13, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR EDWIN MEESE III
COUNSELLOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Response to Ed Skinner
Regarding "Independence" Yacht
You have asked that I review your proposed response to a
letter from Ed Skinner, offering the President and Cabinet
complimentary use of the yacht Independence. While I do not
foresee any circumstances under which I would approve
acceptance of this offer, I have no objection to your
response thanking Skinner for extending it.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WAEHINGTON
December 14, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS $93R
SUBJECT:
Inaugural Guidelines
Here is the latest product from the Department of Defense.
I am being pulled in opposite directions by civilians in the
Defense Department, who want to restrict military aid to PIC
as much as possible, and by the Armed Forces Inaugural
Committee (AFIC), which wants to help PIC in any way it can.
We need to discuss.