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BRIEFING PAPERS FOR
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APPOINTMENTS FOR
PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULED JUL 1781
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UNPUBLISHED
THE WHITE HOUSE
July 16, 1981
WASHINGTON
5:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Friday, July 17, 1981
9:05 9:05-9:20 - - 9:20
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:22-
9:30 am
Senior Staff Time 9:28- SPEAKES,
Oval Office
(15 min)
Concern, an
9:38
9:50
BUSH, HAIG, WEINBERGIR Em, MKD, MURPM, ALLEN
9.45 am
Oval Office
(30 min)
10:40-11:10
10:30 am
Meeting with Heads of Veterans and
Cabinet Room
(TAB A)
(20 min)
Military Organizations
(Elizabeth Dole)
Press Photo Opportunity at Beginning
11:12 11:12-11:22
11:00 am
Signing Ceremony for HR-3520 - Steel
Rose Garden
(15 min)
Stretch-out Bill
(TAB B)
(Max Friedersdorf)
Full Press Coverage
11:45 am
Photo with Diane Curtis
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Larry Speakes) WRINDENS
(TAB C)
White House Photographer
Noon
Working Luncheon - Preparation for
Cabinet Room
(2 hrs)
Economic Summit
2:10 - PHOTO ROSE transon BUSH, REGAN, HAVE -
(Michael Deaver)
2:00 pm Simmit Meeting
Oval Office
(30 min) Michael Deaver)
2:13 OVAL PERS. TIME
2.30 pm
Meeting with Select House Democrats
Oval Office
(20 min)
(Max Friedersdorf)
White House Photographer
(TAB D)
2:50-
3:30
-
3:00 pm
Taping 3:35-3:45 of Messages for 3 Union Conventions
Library
(20 min)
(Elizabeth Dole/Mark Goode)
(TAB E)
3:48
(talking points attached)
3:35 pm
To Residence
Residence
7:30 pm
Private Dinner with Reverend and
Private Family
Mrs. Billy Graham
Dining Room
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1981
MEETING WITH SELECTED DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
DATE:
Friday, July 17, 1981
LOCATION:
The Oval Office
TIME:
2:30 P.M. (15 minutes)
FROM:
Max L. Friedersdorf
w-6
I.
PURPOSE
To discuss the tax bill and to solicit their support for the
Conable-Hance bipartisan proposal.
II.
BACKGROUND
All of the Congressmen involved in this meeting have given strong
indications that they are leaning in favor of the Administration's
tax relief proposal. They are being heavily wooed by Ways and
Means Committee Democrats' offers of special interest amendments.
In addition, the Democratic Party apparatus is applying heavy
constituent pressures in a number of these Districts. This meeting
will provide the opportunity to firm up their support on the tax bill.
With the exception of Congressman Dan Glickman (D-Kansas), all of
these Congressmen have met or talked with the President in connection
with previous votes on the economic recovery package and attended
other functions at the White House.
III. PARTICIPANTS
See attachment.
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
No set schedule.
Attachments: Participants
Talking Points
ATTACHMENT A
PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING WITH SELECTED
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Administration Participants
The President
Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan
Max L. Friedersdorf
Congressional Participants
Dan Glickman
Democrat, 4th District of Kansas (central
part of state including Wichita), 3rd term,
serves on the Agriculture Committee, the
Judiciary Committee and the Science and Tech-
nology Committee; Chairman of the Science and
Technology Subcommittee on Transportation,
Aviation and Materials.
Has not supported key Administration proposals
on Budget and Reconciliation legislation, but
did cast favorable votes on final House pass-
age of the bipartisan Budget Resolution and
on the Budget Conference Report. Has co-
sponsored a two year personal tax cut bill
that provides for a third year trigger tied
to overall performance of the nation's economy.
Based upon reports of recent conversations
with Secretary Regan and Representative Hance,
Dan is presently recorded as leaning in favor
of the Conable-Hance bipartisan tax proposal.
Ralph Hall
Democrat, 4th District of Texas (counties
north of Dallas), 1st term; serves on the
Energy and Commerce Committee and the Science
and Technology Committee; member of the
Conservative Democratic Forum.
Voted for the Gramm-Latta bipartisan Budget
Resolution, and supported the procedural effort
to have a single vote on the Administration-
backed bipartisan reconcilation amendment. Did
not vote for the bipartisan reconciliation
amendment. Committed to support the bipartisan
tax proposal on June 4th during the President's
meeting with Conservative Democratic Forum
Members which preceded the announcement of
the Conable-Hance bill. Reported to be under
increasing pressure from oil producers on the
windfall profits tax issue.
2
Sam Hall
Democrat, 1st District of Texas (northeast
part of state), 4th term; serves on the
Judiciary Committee and the Veterans' Affairs
Committee; Chairman of the Veterans Affairs'
Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and
Insurance; member of the Conservative Demo-
cratic Forum.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administration's
Budget and Reconciliation proposals. Voiced
support for the bipartisan proposal during the
President's June 4th meeting with Conservative
Democratic Forum members which preceded the
announcement of the Conable-Hance bill. Under
increasing pressure from the Democratic House
Leadership and oil producers to support the
Ways and Means Committee bill.
Buddy Roemer
Democrat, 4th District of Louisiana (Shreveport
region), 1st term; serves on the Public Works
and Transportation Committee and the Small
Business Committee; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum.
Voted for the Gramm-Latta bipartisan Budget
Resolution and supported the procedural effort
to have a single vote on the Administration-
backed bipartisan Reconciliation amendment.
Did not vote for the bipartisan Reconciliation
Amendment, and stated during the House Floor
debate that the amendment was not well pre-
pared and not understood on either side of
the Aisle. Indicated during a recent conver-
sation with White House staff that he received
a lot of criticism at home during the recess
for not supporting the Administration all the
way on reconciliation. Has recently talked
to the President by phone on the tax issue,
and was reported to be enthusiastic about
the Conable-Hance proposal but wanted to see
what the Ways and Means Committee comes up
with. Considered to be leaning in favor of
Conable-Hance, but is coming under increasing
pressure from the Democratic Leadership in
the House to support their proposal.
Billy Lee Evans
Democrat, 8th District of Georgia (south
central part of state), 3rd term, serves on
the Judiciary Committee, the Public Works
and Transportation Committee, and the Small
Business Committee; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum. Has key constituent interest
in the Peanut program.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administration's
Budget and Reconciliation proposals. Reported
to favor the Conable-Hance proposal, but is
under increasing pressure from Democratic House
3
Richard Shelby
Democrat, 7th District of Alabama (west
central part of state), 2nd term; serves
on the Energy and Commerce Committee and
the Veterans' Affairs Committee; member
of the Conservative Democratic Forum.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administra-
tion's Budget and Reconciliation proposals.
Committed to support the bipartisan tax
proposal during the President's June 4th
meeting with Conservative Democratic Forum
members which preceded the announcement
of the Conable-Hance Bill. Under increasing
pressure from the Democratic leadership to
support their proposal.
Richard White (Dick)
Democrat, 16th District of Texas (far
western part of state), 9th term; serves
on the Armed Services Committee and the
Science and Technology Committee; Chair-
man of the Armed Services Subcommittee on
Investigations; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum.
Has supported Administration positions on
the key votes pertaining to the Budget and
Reconciliation legislation. Recently spoke
with the President by phone on the tax issue
and is considered to be leaning in favor of
the Conable-Hance proposal. Has come under
increasing pressure from the Democratic
House leadership and independent petroleum
producers to support the Ways and Means
Committee tax plan.
ATTACHMENT B
TALKING POINTS
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING
WITH SELECTED DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON
PENDING TAX LEGISLATION
--
Express appreciation for this opportunity to discuss the Conable-
Hance bipartisan tax reduction program which has the overwhelming
support of the American people.
--
Stress that Conable-Hance proposal is a concensus package aimed
at stimulating savings, investment, productivity and economic
growth.
--
Note that the full three-year 25% tax cut is needed to offset the
higher taxes facing the American people. Anything less is a vote
for a tax increase. Indicate that the full three-year tax cut also
is essential to restore the certainty needed to stimulate savings,
investment and economic growth.
--
State that the Conable-Hance personal tax rate cut is fair and
equitable. The opponents want to redistribute income. The
supporters want to cut taxes for the people who pay taxes. People
earning between $5,000-$50,000 now pay 67 percent of all income
taxes and will receive 70 percent of the tax cut.
The Ways and Means alternative will result in higher tax rates
for families at most income levels by 1984. Rather than helping
working people these higher tax rates will result in less savings,
fewer jobs, and continued economic decline for the working people
of this country.
ATTACHMENT B (continued)
2
TALKING POINTS
--
In thanking Congressional participants for attending the meeting,
note that you are very encouraged by the support several of them
already have shown. Stress that the Conable-Hance bipartisan
proposal is an integral part of the overall economic recovery
effort; and state your strong conviction that the American people
support it.
ATTACHMENT A
PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING WITH SELECTED
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Administration Participants
LARRY SPSAKES
The President
Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan
Max L. Friedersdorf
VICE PRESIDENT
Congressional Participants
Dan Glickman
Democrat, 4th District of Kansas (central
part of state including Wichita), 3rd term,
serves on the Agriculture Committee, the
Judiciary Committee and the Science and Tech-
nology Committee; Chairman of the Science and
Technology Subcommittee on Transportation,
Aviation and Materials.
Has not supported key Administration proposals
on Budget and Reconciliation legislation, but
did cast favorable votes on final House pass-
age of the bipartisan Budget Resolution and
on the Budget Conference Report. Has co-
sponsored a two year personal tax cut bill
that provides for a third year trigger tied
to overall performance of the nation's economy.
Based upon reports of recent conversations
with Secretary Regan and Representative Hance,
Dan is presently recorded as leaning in favor
of the Conable-Hance bipartisan tax proposal.
Ralph Hall
Democrat, 4th District of Texas (counties
north of Dallas), 1st term; serves on the
Energy and Commerce Committee and the Science
and Technology Committee; member of the
Conservative Democratic Forum.
Voted for the Gramm-Latta bipartisan Budget
Resolution, and supported the procedural effort
to have a single vote on the Administration-
backed bipartisan reconcilation amendment. Did
not vote for the bipartisan reconciliation
amendment. Committed to support the bipartisan
tax proposal on June 4th during the President's
meeting with Conservative Democratic Forum
Members which preceded the announcement of
the Conable-Hance bill. Reported to be under
increasing pressure from oil producers on the
windfall profits tax issue.
2
Sam Hall
Democrat, 1st District of Texas (northeast
part of state), 4th term; serves on the
Judiciary Committee and the Veterans' Affairs
Committee; Chairman of the Veterans Affairs'
Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and
Insurance; member of the Conservative Demo-
cratic Forum.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administration's
Budget and Reconciliation proposals. Voiced
support for the bipartisan proposal during the
President's June 4th meeting with Conservative
Democratic Forum members which preceded the
announcement of the Conable-Hance bill. Under
increasing pressure from the Democratic House
Leadership and oil producers to support the
Ways and Means Committee bill.
Buddy Roemer
Democrat, 4th District of Louisiana (Shreveport
region), 1st term; serves on the Public Works
and Transportation Committee and the Small
Business Committee; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum.
Voted for the Gramm-Latta bipartisan Budget
Resolution and supported the procedural effort
to have a single vote on the Administration-
backed bipartisan Reconciliation amendment.
Did not vote for the bipartisan Reconciliation
Amendment, and stated during the House Floor
debate that the amendment was not well pre-
pared and not understood on either side of
the Aisle. Indicated during a recent conver-
sation with White House staff that he received
a lot of criticism at home during the recess
for not supporting the Administration all the
way on reconciliation. Has recently talked
to the President by phone on the tax issue,
and was reported to be enthusiastic about
the Conable-Hance proposal but wanted to see
what the Ways and Means Committee comes up
with. Considered to be leaning in favor of
Conable-Hance, but is coming under increasing
pressure from the Democratic Leadership in
the House to support their proposal.
Billy Lee Evans
Democrat, 8th District of Georgia (south
central part of state), 3rd term, serves on
the Judiciary Committee, the Public Works
and Transportation Committee, and the Small
Business Committee; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum. Has key constituent interest
in the Peanut program.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administration's
Budget and Reconciliation proposals. Reported
to favor the Conable-Hance proposal, but is
under increasing pressure from Democratic House
Leadershin to support their proposal.
3
Richard Shelby
Democrat, 7th District of Alabama (west
central part of state), 2nd term, serves
on the Energy and Commerce Committee and
the Veterans' Affairs Committee; member
of the Conservative Democratic Forum.
Has voted 100% in favor of the Administra-
tion's Budget and Reconciliation proposals.
Committed to support the bipartisan tax
proposal during the President's June 4th
meeting with Conservative Democratic Forum
members which preceded the announcement
of the Conable-Hance Bill. Under increasing
pressure from the Democratic leadership to
support their proposal.
Richard White (Dick)
Democrat, 16th District of Texas (far
western part of state), 9th term; serves
on the Armed Services Committee and the
Science anu Technology Committee; Chair-
man of the Armed Services Subcommittee on
Investigations; member of the Conservative
Democratic Forum.
Has supported Administration positions on
the key votes pertaining to the Budget and
Reconciliation legislation. Recently spoke
with the President by phone on the tax issue
and is considered to be leaning in favor of
the Conable-Hance proposal. Has come under
increasing pressure from the Democratic
House leadership and independent petroleum
producers to support the Ways and Means
Committee tax plan.
A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1981
MEETING WITH: Heads of Major Veterans Groups and Military Associations
LOCATION:
Cabinet Room
TIME:
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
FROM:
ELIZABETH H. DOLE
PURPOSE: To meet with leaders of the veterans and military association community
to discuss Administration policies and to solicit their support for your tax
proposal. You will also be photographed with all of the group leaders at the
conclusion of the meeting.
BACKGROUND: This will be your first Presidential meeting with these organiza-
tions, since it was felt best for Bob Nimmo to be aboard before convening the
group. Bill Clark swore in Administrator Nimmo on Wednesday. Most of the
membership of the organizations in attendance were strongly supportive of your
candidacy and active in support of the Reagan Bi-partisan Budget Resolutions.
The DAV and Paralized Veterans opposed Gramm-Latta II.
This group was especially supportive and helpful during the recent series of
Vietnam Veterans hunger strikes that took place in Los Angeles and Washington.
A clarification of your position, as related to the VA, was key to diffusing
this situation. All hunger strikers have dispersed.
PARTICIPANTS: See Attached Sheet
PRESS PLAN: Press Pool Photo Coverage
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
10:30 AM You enter the Cabinet Room and proceed directly to your seat.
Upon being seated, the press will enter for brief photos.
10:35 AM Following press departure, you offer brief remarks and respond
to questions from your guests.
10:45 AM You thank your guests and proceed to a position in front of the
flags for individual photos with each of the group leaders, who
will file by you. Four of the leaders will make brief pre-
sentations as follows:
- VFW: A Llardo porcelain elephant
- American Legion: Bound volume of 62nd
convention resolutions
- ROA: A certificate renewing your
membership
- Blinded Veterans Assoc: Sculptured plaque
10:50 AM As your last guest leaves, you return to the Oval Office
Attachments: Participants/Talking Points
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
GUESTS
Michael J. Kogutek
National Commander
American Legion
Arthur J. Fellwock
Commander-in-Chief
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Major General Evan Hultman USAFR
National President
Reserve Officers Association
Ernest F. Pitochelli, Sr.
National Commander
AMVETS
Dr. George E. Stocking
National President
Blinded Veterans Association
Jerry L. Searles
National Commander
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Brigadier General Robert M. Gaynor
National Historian
Legion of Valor of the U.S.A.
Norman B. Hartnett
National Director of Services
Disabled American Veterans
Michael F. Delaney
National President
Paralyzed Veterans of America
William G. Fisher
National Commander
Veterans of World War I
Walter W. Stachacz
National Commander
Catholic War Veterans
Irving Steinberg
National Commander
Jewish War Veterans
Major Paul F. Hastings
National Commandant
Marine Corps League
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PAGE
2
Phillip Smith
National President
Naval Reserve Association
Victor R. Kregel
President
Air Force Association
CMSAF Donald L. Harlow (Ret.)
Executive Director
Air Force Sergeants Association
Major Robert F. Cocklin
Executive Vice President
Association of the U.S. Army
Frederick L. Jones
Executive Director
National Black Veterans Organization
Jan C. Scruggs
President
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.
Robert O. Muller
Executive Director
Vietnam Veterans of America
Colonel John Sheffey
Executive Vice President
National Association for Uniformed Services
James W. Neal
National President
Fleet Reserve Association
Charles A. McKinney
Senior Vice President
Non-Commissioned Officers Association
Vice Admiral Charles S. Minter (U.S.N. Ret.)
President
Retired Officers Association
Colonel Charles W. Davis
President
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Lt. General Carlos M. Talbott, USAF Ret.
Chief of Staff
Military Order of the World Wars
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PAGE 3
John M. Fisher
President
American Security Council
Major General Francis S. Greenlief
Executive Vice President
National Guard Association
ADMINISTRATION SPEAKERS
The Vice President
Elizabeth H. Dole
Dr. Norman Ture, Undersecretary of Treasury
Robert Nimmo, Administration, Veterans Administration
ADMINISTRATION OBSERVERS:
Morton Blackwell
Jack Stein
Ann Fairbanks
Nick Longworth, Asso. Deputy Administrator, Veterans Administration
Tom Pauken, ACTION
TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH VETERANS AND MILITARY ASSOCIATION LEADERS
-- I know many of you have participated in several earlier briefings
conducted under the auspices of Elizabeth's office, and I am very
pleased to have the chance to meet with you today.
-- I'm particularly proud of Bob Nimmo's announcement regarding the
opening of 41 new Vietnam Veterans Outreach Centers. My administra-
tion is committed to economy, efficiency and assistance for those
who risked their lives in defense of the values we so dearly cherish.
As you are aware, our FY '82 budget contains increases for veterans
and will enable the VA to operate with no reductions in veterans'
services.
-- As you are aware, we are giving special consideration to the concerns
of Vietnam veterans over Agent Orange. Our FY '82 budget will con-
tain a large increase in funding for the continued study of Agent
Orange. In addition to the VA's epidemiological study and the Air
Force Ranch Hand Study, we have re-established an expanded Inter-
agency Work Group as the Agent Orange Work Group and, yesterday,
we raised its status to Cabinet Council level.
-- A strong national defense is not possible without a strong, vital
economy. We need your help in re-establishing America's role of
pre-eminence in the world. I hope I can count on your active
support over the next few critical weeks as my tax proposal moves
to a vote. This tax proposal is very key and a necessary element
of my Economic Recovery Program.
B
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1981
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 3520, STEEL STRETCH-OUT BILL
DATE:
Friday, July 17, 1981
LOCATION: The Rose Garden
TIME:
11:00 a.m. (15 minutes)
FROM:
Max L. Friedersdorf M.O
I. PURPOSE
To focus attention on the President's approval of H.R. 3520,
the Steel Stretch-Out Bill, which is popular with many members
of Congress and with the steel industry.
II. BACKGROUND
The bill amends the Clean Air Act by "stretching out" the
time by which the steel industry must comply with certain
air quality regulations. It thereby affords regulatory relief
to a troubled industry and should have a positive effect
in terms of productivity, investment, and jobs.
III. PARTICIPANTS
See Attachment A
IV. PRESS PLAN
Open press coverage
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Attendees will assemble in Rose Garden before 11:00. Members
of Congress will stand on or near the steps down to the Garden,
while congressional staff and industry and labor guests stand
in the garden on the other side of the signing table. At 11:00,
the President will arrive from the Oval Office, deliver his
remarks from the microphone, sign the bill at the table, and
then distribute ceremonial pens to the members of Congress
assembled behind him. He will then return to the Oval Office.
ATTACHMENT: Talking points - Attachment B
ATTACHMENT A
PARTICIPANTS
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige
EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch
SENATE
SENATE STAFF
John Heinz
Bailey Guard - Staff Director
Robert Stafford
Environment & Public Works Comm.
John Glenn
Curtis Moore - Associate Counsel
*
Dick Lugar
Environment & Public Works Comm.
Jennings Randolph
John Yago - Minority Staff Director
Rudy Boschwitz
Environment & Public Works Comm.
Robert Byrd
Phil Cummings - Minority Counsel
*
John Danforth
Environment & Public Works Comm.
Alan Simpson
Bill Reinsch - Chief Leg. Asst.
Steve Symms
Senator John Heinz
Dave Durenburger
Mike Lockerby - Legislative Asst.
Orrin Hatch
Senator John Heinz
*
S. I. Hayakawa
Kathy Cudlipp - Counsel
*
Charles Percy
Environment & Public Works Comm.
Dan Quayle
Anita Rudd - Minority Asst. Counsel
Arlen Specter
Environment & Public Works Comm.
*
Jake Garn
Jim Range - Legislative Counsel
Lloyd Bentsen
to Majority Leader
HOUSE
HOUSE STAFF
John Dingell
Randy Davis - Minority Counsel
*
James Broyhill
Energy & Commerce Comm.
Henry Waxman
*
Frank Potter - Staff Director
Edward Madigan
Energy & Commerce Comm.
Clarence 'Bud' Brown
Martin Smith - Minority Staff Asst.
Joseph Gaydos
Energy & Commerce Comm.
Ralph Regula
Davie Finnegan - Counsel
Adam Benjamin
Energy & Commerce Comm.
George O'Brien
Gerald Dodson - Counsel
Barbara Mikulski
Health & Environment Subcomm.
Eugene Atkinson
Scott Wilber - Minority Staff Assoc.
*
Ron Mottl
Energy & Commerce Comm.
Don Ritter
Karen Nelson - Staff Director
Doug Applegate
Health & Environment Subcomm.
*
Tom Bevill
Phil Ola - Staff Director
Don Clausen
Con
Doug Walgren
*
John Murtha
*
Invited, but unable to attend.
ATTACHMENT A (cont.)
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
Lloyd McBride
President, United Steelworkers
John H. Sheehan
Legislative Director, United Steelworkers
Paul McHale
Director, United Steelworkers
James Coyne
Director, United Steelworkers
William J. Delancey
Chairman, Republic Steel
William H. Hoffman
Director of Public Affairs
American Iron and Steel Institute
Leon Lynch
Vice President - United Steelworkers Union
Earl Mallick
Vice President, Public Affairs
U. S. Steel
Robert B. Peabody
President - American Iron & Steel Institute
Richard F. Shubert
President, Bethlehem Steel
George A. Stinson
Chairman - Executive Committee - National Steel
George Esherick
Director of Public Affairs - U.S. Steel
ATTACHMENT A (cont.)
STAFF
Jim Baker - out of town
Ed Meese
Mike Deaver
Martin Anderson
Elizabeth Dole
Richard Allen
Dave Gergen
Lyn Nofziger
Rick Williamson
Pen James
Fred Fielding
Paul Vander Myde - Commerce Department-Legislative Affairs
Max Friedersdorf
Powell Moore
Ken Duberstein
(Rohrabacher/TD)
July 16, 1981
Third Draft
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 3520 -- STEEL STRETCHOUT BILL
JULY 17, 1981
Regulatory reform is an essential part of putting
America's economic house in order. Today, I am proud to
sign this legislation which represents the kind of regulatory
common sense that is needed to achieve enduring economic
progress.
The steel industry has always been a vital component of
our Nation's economy, employing nearly 600,000 people --
with annual wages and salaries amounting to over $12 billion.
But, much like the economy as a whole, the steel industry
has been abused by a decade of irrational taxation and over-
regulation.
At a time when other nations nurtured their basic
industries, our companies found themselves in an adversary
relationship with their own government.
H.R. 3520 permits the steel industry to stretch out
compliance with the Clean Air Act, providing regulatory
relief without discarding goals. Its phased-in program of
compliance will, in the long run, improve the efficiency and
productivity of the steel industry, and provide clean air as
well.
This legislation uses the word "reasonable" twice. The
dictionary says that word means being within the bounds of
reason. Another definition says: not extreme; or to be
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moderate, or fair. This Nation has been suffering from
regulation that is not within the bounds of reason; regulation
that is neither fair nor moderate.
The bipartisan support given this legislation underscores
that the American people -- Republicans and Democrats alike --
understand the need for a new balanced approach to regulation.
In the years ahead we intend to maintain a responsible
working relationship with business and labor, insuring that
jobs and progress go hand in hand with necessary regulation.
This act, affecting one of America's most vital industries,
is a symbol of this Administration's commitment -- a commitment
to cast aside the overzealous and unnecessary regulation
that has shackled the most productive forces in our economy.
With that said, I now affix my signature to H.R. 3520.
C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1981
MEETING WITH DIANE CURTIS
DATE:
Friday, July 17, 1981
LOCATION: The Oval Office
TIME:
11:45 am for 5 minutes
FROM:
MARK WEINBERG M36
VIA:
LARRY SPEAKES S
I.
PURPOSE
To wish Diane Curtis well as she returns to California
II.
BACKGROUND
Diane Curtis is a White House reporter for United
Press International (UPI). She covered the President
from the earliest days of the 1980 campaign and
was assigned to cover the White House after the
President's victory. Diane Curtis is returning to
California to work for The San Jose Mercury.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Diane Curtis
Mark Weinberg
IV.
PRESS PLAN
No press coverage/White House photographer
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President greets Diane Curtis, wishes her
well in California, poses for photographs and
presents her with a small farewell gift
(jelly bean jar or stickpin)
D
E
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1981
MEETING: Filming session to produce remarks to be used
at three union conventions
LOCATION: Library
TIME:
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
FROM:
Elizabeth H. Dole
PURPOSE: To extend greetings to the United Association (Plumbers Union), the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and the International Union of Police Associations
at their respective conventions.
BACKGROUND: Messages are being prepared for three unions:
1) The United Association (Plumbers Union) is quite large, 350,000 members.
They are rather conservative in nature and have indicated that they would
like to develop a friendly relationship with the Administration. In political
terms, they must be considered a target of opportunity. They meet every 5
years and normally have the President or the Vice President address them.
They expect some 10,000 delegates, alternates and guests. This filmed greeting
will be used on the opening day of the convention.
2) The Carpenters Union is one of the largest (750,000 members) in the AFI-CIO.
They have a history of being very supportive of Republicans. President Eisenhower
addressed their 75th Anniversary Convention. They are a target of opportunity
for this Administration. You are serving as the Honorary Chairman of their
Centennial Committee. This filmed greeting will be viewed by the 5,000 to 7,000
persons in attendance.
3) The International Union of Police Associations is the only police union affiliated
with the AFI-CIO. The Union is publicly supporting your economic renewal
program and must be viewed as friendly to us. They have a membership of 75,000.
This filmed greeting to some 400 delegates will be used at their formal banquet
on July 21. You previously met with Ed Kiernan, President of the Union, on
June 11 in the Cabinet Room.
PARTICIPANTS: None
PRESS PLAN: No press at filming but news media covering convention.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
3:00 p.m. You enter the library and read messages from the Teleprompter.
3:15 p.m. Exit library
(Maseng/TD)
July 16, 1981
TAPED REMARKS: UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND
APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPE
FITTING INDUSTRY
AUGUST 19, 1981
I am very glad to have this opportunity to talk with
you as you hold the 32nd convention of the United Association.
Your forerunners began organizing almost 100 years ago,
building a proud tradition of leadership that has included
such great men as George Meany. Today Martin Ward provides
strong direction for the entire American labor movement.
I hope you' 11 forgive me if I point with some pride to
the fact I am the first President of the United States who
holds a lifetime membership in an AFL-CIO union. For more
than two decades I took part in renegotiating my union's
contract, and I remember we were guided, as you are, by
three principles: is it good for our people, is it fair to
the other fellow and to the customer, and is it good for the
industry.
That perspective as president of my union affects my
view of our economy today, because I can still remember what
we were trying to accomplish. America depends on the work
of labor and we must restore the economic principle that
hard work is to be rewarded.
In the last seven months we have taken dramatic steps
in that direction. Your elected representatives are coming
together in a bipartisan coalition to cut the Federal budget
that grew beyond our ability to pay for it, cut the taxes
that took the incentive out of hard work and to cut back on
the Federal regulations that have stifled American innovation.
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I am pleased to be able to report to you that we are gaining
ground in our fight to return the economy to the people.
Let everyone understand we are engaged in a historic
change of direction, a change that will affect not only our
lives, but the lives of the generation now preparing for the
workplace and the lives of generations that will follow
them. Our way of life depends on these men and women, their
commitment to the work ethic, their belief in a better
future. So unless the American worker is rewarded fairly
for his work and allowed to contribute to the future of his
children, we will have forfeited the genius of our economic
system.
George Meany said once the entire world depends on the
strength of the United States -- military strength, moral
strength and economic strength. I believe all three are
tied together, and all three depend on the freedom of the
individual to improve his life. George Meany went on to say
that if we falter in our strength, freedom is shaken everywhere.
He was right. That is what is at stake as we struggle
to regain control of our economy, as we forge a new coalition
of confidence among Americans, and as we pledge to work each
day with more effort than the day before. Together we can
ensure that freedom. Together we can and we will build a
better America for tomorrow. Thank you.
(Maseng/TD)
July 16, 1981
TAPED REMARKS: CENTENNIAL CONVENTION OF THE UNITED
BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO AUGUST 31, 1981
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to take part with
you today in this historic convention, marking the 100th
year of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
A century ago in this city, the UBC, boasting 2,000
members, held its first convention. Today, there are about
800,000 members, testimony not only to your success, but to
the strength and necessity of the American labor union
movement.
It is with some pride that I point to the fact that I'm
the first President of the United States to hold a lifetime
membership in an AFL-CIO union. For two decades or more, I
participated in renegotiating my union's contract when it
came renewal time. Sitting at the negotiating table, we
were guided by three principles in our demands: is it good
for our people, is it fair to the other fellow and to the
customer, and is it good for the industry.
I still see the American economy from the perspective
of the bargaining table. I see the commitment our people
have to hard work, fair reward and to making a better life
for ourselves and our families. I understand how our way of
life depends on the men and women who labor in freedom to
build a better future, and how the economy we create must
reward and encourage them.
In the last seven months we have taken dramatic steps
in that direction -- steps to allow American workers to keep
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more of their paychecks, steps to make a raise worth getting
again, steps to cut back big Government. We are gaining
ground in our fight to return the economy to the people.
Next week all Americans will pay tribute to labor in a
celebration first proposed by UBC member Peter McGuire. A
week from today work will stop and families and friends will
come together to relax, but I hope Americans will also
remember what we celebrate.
Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of
Labor for more than a quarter century, understood that Labor
Day's real meaning is for future generations of Americans.
Labor Day, he said, is not only a time to lay down our
tools of labor for a holiday, but to "pledge to each other
that the coming year shall witness greater effort than the
preceeding in the grand struggle to make mankind free, true
and noble."
This was the idea of the first men and women of the
UBC, and it rose in them from their patriotism. For you
know, as I do and as did your members 100 years ago, the
hope of America lies in our determination to keep faith in
the future.
It is an honor to serve as cochairman of the UBC
Centennial Committee. I look forward to working with you in
the coming years to resolve the problems which now confront
us. Together, we can and we will leave for our children an
even better America.
Thank you, and happy birthday.
(Maseng/TD)
July 16, 1981
TAPED REMARKS:
CONVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
POLICE ASSOCIATIONS JULY 21, 1981
Good Evening. It is a pleasure to join you tonight at
the third annual convention of the International Union of
Police Associations. When I talked with Ed Kiernan at the
White House last month, I promised that this Administration
would be mindful of your courageous dedication to public
safety and committed to working with you in that goal.
You are the men and women who protect the backbone of
our society with your lives. You know that individuals can
only find freedom in law, and you work to raise the professional
standards of law enforcement.
Police men and women well understand what is happening
to this country because of the economic mess we are in. You
are in constant touch with the public; you see firsthand
what happens to a citizen's sense of self-worth when he
loses his job; you understand what happens in our streets
when our youth are cut adrift. You understand what happens
when families and neighborhoods break apart.
As members of the IUPA, you have supported our program
for economic recovery -- a program to put people back to
work, to encourage everyone to earn more and to get Government
out of their lives SO that they can.
I appreciate your support, and we can all be proud that
in the last six months we have accomplished much in our
fight to cut Government spending, reduce taxes and relieve
the burden of overregulation. With your help, we have taken
the first, dramatic steps toward recovery.
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The problems we face today took decades to create and
will not be solved quickly. But I am confident that together
we can and we will solve them. Together we can return
Government to its primary role of protecting the people,
while still leaving us free to prosper. If we work together
for these goals we will achieve them, and in so doing preserve
for future generations the freedom that is their heritage.
Thank you.