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THE WHITE HOUSE
UNPUBLISHED
January 5, 1982
WASHINGTON
5:00 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 6, 1982
9:00 a.m.
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min.)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 a.m.
National Security Briefing 9:30-9:50
Oval Office
(15 min.)
(William Clark)
9:50-10:00 PERSONAL TIME
I
CLASS Time
Oval Office
)
10:00 a.m.
Dropby at National Productivity
Cabinet Room
(15 min.)
Advisory Committee Meeting
(Roger Porter)
10:15 a.m.
Staff Time PERSONNEL MEETING Oval- Office
(90 min.)
BUSH am, JB, MKD, P.JAMES, H. VON ZAMM, NORZIGER
11:38-
ROBERT DELANO, FARM Breen
11:45 a.m.
Photo Opportunity with White House
Oval Office
(10 min.)
Retirees Frank Matthews and Tom Jones
(John Rogers) 11:50-11:53
11:55 a.m.
Photo Opportunity with Rich Bond
Oval Office
(5 min.)
(Lyn Nofziger) 11:53 - 11:54
12:00 Noon
To Private Quarters for Afternoon
Residence
12:15 -
5:45 p.m.
Tapings: (1) American Farm Bureau
(15 min.)
Federation, (2) Cary Grant Audio
blday
(1/11) Room
Tape with Mrs. Reagan, (3) National
78th
Association of Homebuilders Board
of Directors
(Mark Goode/Aram Bakshian)
6:00 p.m.
Residence Staff Photo Session with
State Floor
(45 min.)
Mrs. Reagan
(Michael Evans)
Meeting With the National Productivity Advisory Committee
Participants
Committee Members
William E. Simon, Chairman
Lamar Alexander
Harold J. Bouy
Lewis M. Branscomb
Jesse M. Calhoon
Justin Dart
Michael K. Deaver
John T. Dunlop
Martin Feldstein
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr.
Harvey A. Goldstein
Peter Grace
C. Jackson Grayson
Robert E. Hall
David T. Kearns
Alfred H. Kingon
Charles F. Knight
William Konyha
Laurence William Lane, Jr.
Paul W. MacAvoy
Donald S. MacNaughton
Ruben F. Mettler
John J. O'Donnell
Paul H. O'Neill
Gerald L. Parsky
John H. Perkins
Richard F. Schubert
Maurice R. Schurr
Donald V. Seibert
L. William Seidman
Roger B. Smith
Jayne Baker Spain
Arnold R. Weber
Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary
Other Administration Participants
The Vice President
Donald T. Regan
Malcolm Baldrige
Raymond J. Donovan
Murray L. Weidenbaum
Martin C. Anderson
Edwin J. Gray
64RGEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
MEETING WITH ROBERT DELANO, PRESIDENT
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:30 a.m. - 11:40 END a.m. 11:33-
FROM:
Elizabeth H. Dole
I.
PURPOSE
To demonstrate your appreciation for the solid and consistent
support received from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
and Mr. Delano personally, as well as to reassure the agricultural
community of your concern for their problems.
II. BACKGROUND
The AFBF is the largest agricultural organization in the United
States. They have chapters in 49 states and have actively
worked in behalf of your Economic Recovery Program. Their
endorsement and active lobbying are credited with having the
1981 Farm Bill passed in the House.
Over the past several days, concern has been rapidly developing
in the agriculture community over a possible trade embargo with
the Soviet Union, contributing to a fall in commodity prices.
The AFBF will be holding its annual convention in San Diego,
California, on January 11, with over 8,000 people in attendance.
You were invited to address the convention but in lieu thereof,
will be taping a short message later on January 6 (text attached).
Your meeting with Mr. Delano will thus provide the opportunity
to convey to the agricultural community your awareness of the
situation confronting them and your reassurance that agricul-
ture will not be singled out in any possible future trade
sanctions with the USSR.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Robert Delano, Secretary Block, Elizabeth Dole, John Datt
(AFBF Vice President), Jack Burgess,
IV. PRESS PLAN
Official photographer.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
11:30 a.m.
You greet your guests as they enter the Oval Office
and lead Mr. Delano to the chairs in front of the
fireplace.
The White House photographer will take photos and you
converse with Mr. Delano as per the talking points.
11:40 a.m.
Your guests depart the Oval Office.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1981
MEETING WITH WILLIAM F. (FRANK) MATTHEWS
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION:
The Oval Office
TIME:
11:45 A.M.
FROM:
JOHN F. W. ROGERS
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO J THE PRESIDENT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
I.
PURPOSE
To meet and be photographed with Frank Matthews on the
occasion of his retirement from the White House.
II. BACKGROUND
Frank Matthews is retiring January 8, 1982 after 34 years
of service at the White House. For the last 19 years he
has been Director of the Office of Records Management.
He has served a total of over 38 years with the Federal
Government. He is a combat veteran of World War II and
was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in December,
1944.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
William F. (Frank) Matthews
Phyllis Matthews (wife)
JOHN SCF Rocerns
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President greets Frank Matthews. Photo is taken of
The President w/Frank Matthews and wife.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1981
MEETING WITH THOMAS (TOM) MILLS JONES
DATE:
January 6, 1981
LOCATION: The Oval Office
TIME:
11:45 A.M.
FROM:
JOHN F. W. ROGERS
4
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
I.
PURPOSE
To meet and be photographed with Tom Jones on the
occasion of his retirement from the White House.
II.
BACKGROUND
Tom Jones is retiring January 8, 1982 after 30 years
of service at the White House. For the last 14 years he
has been, successively, Chief of the White House Records
Office and Executive Clerk of the White House. In
these positions he has been responsible for the processing
of official Presidential documents, including Bills,
Proclamations, Executive Orders, nominations and Commissions.
Tom is a World War II veteran of the Navy, having served in
the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre and at Point Mugu Naval Air
Station in California.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Thomas (Tom) Mills Jones
Mary Louise Jones (wife)
Sharon Marie Jones (daughter)
Thomas Mills Jones II (son)
Gregory Bruce Jones (son)
Det HONN Robert
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President greets Tom Jones. Photo is taken of The
President w/Tom Jones and family.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
PHOTO OP WITH RICH BOND
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME:
11:55am (5 minutes)
FROM:
Lyn Nofziger
I.
PURPOSE
Opportunity for Rich Bond, former Deputy Chief
of Staff for Vice President Bush, to have a
photo with the President.
II.
BACKGROUND
Rich Bond is the new Deputy Chairman of the
Republican National Committee (replacing Chuck
Bailey).
III.
PARTICIPANTS
- Rich Bond
- A. Morgan Mason, White House Political Affairs
Office
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IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House photographer
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
- Greet Rich Bond in the Oval Office.
- Brief conversation and photo op.
- Rich Bond departs.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME:
5:45 PM
FROM:
Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
This message will be played at the Annual National Convention
of the American Farm Bureau Federation in San Diego, California
on January 11, 1982.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is the largest agricultural
organization in the United States. They have chapters in 49
states and have actively worked in behalf of the President's
economic recovery program.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read the message from a teleprompter in the
Map Room.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME: 5:45 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
The message will be played at the Annual Convention of the
National Association of Homebuilders.
The National Organization of Homebuilders is an organization
comprised of 125,000 member firms, ranging from small businesses
to large companies.
The NAHB has strongly supported the President's economic
recovery plan and participated in the Budget Control Working
Group.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read from a teleprompter in the Map Room.
A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1982
MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
January 6, 1982
10:00 a.m.
Cabinet Room
(20 minutes)
From: Roger B. Porter RBP
I. PURPOSE
A. To meet with the members of the National Productivity
Advisory Committee at the commencement of their first
meeting.
B. To outline your views on what you want the committee to
do.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS, AND PRESS PLAN
A. Background: You announced on July 2, 1981 at a dinner
honoring Bill Simon that you had asked him to serve as
chairman of a National Productivity Advisory Committee
that you would name shortly composed of distinguished
business, labor, and academic leaders.
Formation of the Committee was delayed by the PATCO
strike. Ultimately, five major labor leaders (Calhoon,
Konyha, Schuur, O'Donnell, and Bouy) agreed to serve on
the 34 member committee, which you announced on November
10. A list of members is attached at Tab A.
This is the first meeting of the committee. The full
committee is tentatively scheduled to hold three other
meetings during 1982, one each quarter. Much of-the
work of the committee will be done in four subcommittees
that will be announced later today. The four subcom-
mittees are: (1) Capital Investment; (2) Research, Devel-
opment, and Technological Innovation; (3) Human Resources;
and (4) The Role of Government in the Economy.
Following your session with the Committee, they will
remain in the Cabinet Room to be sworn in and then
reconvene at the Treasury. The Committee's agenda will
include presentations by senior administration officials
(the Vice President, Secretaries Regan, Baldrige, and
Donovan, and Murray Weidenbaum) describing the efforts
already underway within the administration to improve
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productivity growth; a general discussion of producti-
vity trends in recent years and the causes of the decline
in productivity growth; and finally, brief meetings of
the four subcommittees.
Your remarks will provide an excellent opportunity to
reaffirm your commitment to addressing our nation's pro-
ductivity problems and to outlining an appropriate role
for the committee.
Concern about U.S. productivity growth is at least a
decade old. Over the past ten years, five different
national productivity committees, councils, commissions,
or boards, have been established by each administration.
There are three important characteristics of the advisory
committee you have established that set it apart from its
predecessors:
(1) It is designed to produce results rather than another
study of the productivity problem. Unlike previous efforts
which focused on producing annual reports or studies, the
executive order establishing your advisory committee neither
mandates nor requests the committee to produce a written
report. In this sense, it is similar to your Economic
Policy Advisory Board (the George Shultz group).
(2) It is closely linked to what is going on inside the
administration. Rather than operating on its own, the
executive order directs the committee to report to you
and the Secretary of the Treasury through the Cabinet
Council on Economic Affairs.
(3) This characteristic is reinforced by the staffing
arrangements. Rather than have its own independent staff,
the committee will draw on resources within the executive
branch for its staff support. The executive secretary of
the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs will also serve
as the executive secretary of the productivity advisory
committee.
B. Participants: A list of members is attached at Tab A.
C. Press Plan: White House Press Corps Photo Opportunity.
III. TALKING POINTS
See attached one page sheet
Meeting With the National Productivity Advisory Committee
Participants
Committee Members
William E. Simon, Chairman
Lamar Alexander
Harold J. Bouy
Lewis M. Branscomb
Jesse M. Calhoon
Justin Dart
Michael K. Deaver
John T. Dunlop
Martin Feldstein
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr.
Harvey A. Goldstein
Peter Grace
C. Jackson Grayson
Robert E. Hall
David T. Kearns
Alfred H. Kingon
Charles F. Knight
William Konyha
Laurence William Lane, Jr.
Paul W. MacAvoy
Donald S. MacNaughton
Ruben F. Mettler
John J. O'Donnell
Paul H. O'Neill
Gerald L. Parsky
John H. Perkins
Richard F. Schubert
Maurice R. Schurr
Donald V. Seibert
L. William Seidman
Roger B. Smith
Jayne Baker Spain
Arnold R. Weber
Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary
Other Administration Participants
The Vice President
Donald T. Regan
Malcolm Baldrige
Raymond J. Donovan
Murray L. Weidenbaum
Martin C. Anderson
Edwin J. Gray
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 10, 1981
The President today announced the appointment of the following
individuals to be Members of the National Productivity Advisory
Committee. The President also announced that William E. Simon
will serve as Chairman. Roger B. Porter, Counselor to the
Secretary of the Treasury, will serve as Executive Secretary.
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Governor, State of Tennessee.
LEWIS M. BRANSCOMB, Vice President and Chief Scientist, IBM
Corporation, Armonk, New York
JESSE M. CALHOON, President, National Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
NICHOLAS T. CAMICIA, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, The Pittston Company, Greenwich,
Connecticut.
JUSTIN DART, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dart Industries,
Inc., Los Angeles, California.
MICHAEL K. DEAVER, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of
Staff, The White House, Washington, D.C.
JOHN T. DUNLOP, Lamont University Professor, Harvard University,
Boston, Massachusetts.
MARTIN FELDSTEIN, President, National Bureau of Economic Research,
Belmont, Massachusetts.
CLIFTON C. GARVIN, JR., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Exxon Corporation, New York,
New York.
HARVEY A. GOLDSTEIN, Managing Partner, Singer, Lewak, Greenbaum &
Goldstein, Los Angeles, California.
PETER GRACE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
W.R. Grace & Company, New York, New York.
C. JACKSON GRAYSON, Chairman, American Productivity Center,
Houston, Texas.
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ROBERT E. HALL, Professor of Economics, Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California.
DAVID T. KEARNS, President & Chief Executive Officer, Xerox
Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut.
ALFRED H. KINGON, Editor in Chief, Saturday Review Financial
World View; Vice Chairman, Macro Communications,
Inc., New York, New York.
CHARLES F. KNIGHT, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
WILLIAM KONYHA, President, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, Cleveland, Ohio.
LAURENCE WILLIAM LANE, JR., Chairman of the Board, Lane Publishing
Company; Publisher, SUNSET Magazine,
Menlo Park, California.
PAUL MACAVOY, Professor, Yale School of Organization and
Management, New Haven, Connecticut.
DONALD S. MACNAUGHTON, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hospital
Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee.
RUBEN F. METTLER, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TRW, Inc.,
Redondo Beach, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.
JOHN J. 0' 'DONNELL, President, Air Line Pilots Association,
Washington, D.C.
PAUL H. O'NEILL, Vice President, Corporate Planning, International
Paper Company, New Canaan, Connecticut.
GERALD L. PARSKY, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C.
JOHN H. PERKINS, President, Continental Illinois National Bank &
Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois.
RICHARD F. SCHUBERT, Vice Chairman, Bethelem Steel, Easton,
Pennsylvania.
MAURICE R. SCHURR, International Vice President, Local 929,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DONALD V. SEIPERT, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, J.C. Penney
Company, New York, New York.
L. WILLIAM SEIDMAN, Vice Chairman, Phelps-Dodge Corporation,
New York, New York.
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WILLIAM E. SIMON, Chairman, Crescent Diversified Limited,
New York, New York.
ROGER B. SMITH, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General
Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.
JAYNE BAKER SPAIN, Executive-in-Residence, George Washington
University, Washington, D.C.
ARNOLD R. WEBER, President, University of Colorado, Boulder,
Colorado.
###
TALKING POINTS
National Productivity Advisory Committee
I am pleased to meet with you this morning and I appreciate
your willingness to serve and to share with us your ideas
and expertise. This is a truly impressive group.
The subject matter this committee will address is vitally
important to our country. We cannot have economic prosper-
ity - sustained growth without inflation - unless we have
better productivity growth.
Productivity is not a partisan issue. It is a bipartisan
problem that requires bipartisan cooperation in solving it.
The broad composition of the membership of this committee
reflects this fact.
Similarly, our productivity challenge is not a single prob-
lem, but a host of problems that affect almost every aspect
of American life - manufacturing, high technology, health
care, education, natural resources, finance, retailing,
transportation, small business, communications, the profes-
sions. All are represented on this Committee.
In solving our productivity problems, we don't need another
study, another high-level conference, another report. What
we need now are concrete suggestions and specific recommen-
dations.
I am convinced this committee has an important contribution
to make. It is composed of people who have a talent for
getting things done.
Finally, I want to thank Bill Simon for agreeing to serve
as chairman of this important committee. Bill understands
well both the public and private sectors. And, as those
of you who know him well, Bill is one of those people who
gets to the heart of issues and makes things happen.
Thank you once again for coming and for joining us in
this important endeavor.
B
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
MEETING WITH ROBERT DELANO, PRESIDENT
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
FROM:
Elizabeth H. Dole
I.
PURPOSE
To demonstrate your appreciation for the solid and consistent
support received from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
and Mr. Delano personally, as well as to reassure the agricultural
community of your concern for their problems.
II. BACKGROUND
The AFBF is the largest agricultural organization in the United
States. They have chapters in 49 states and have actively
worked in behalf of your Economic Recovery Program. Their
endorsement and active lobbying are credited with having the
1981 Farm Bill passed in the House.
Over the past several days, concern has been rapidly developing
in the agriculture community over a possible trade embargo with
the Soviet Union, contributing to a fall in commodity prices.
The AFBF will be holding its annual convention in San Diego,
California, on January 11, with over 8,000 people in attendance.
You were invited to address the convention but in lieu thereof,
will be taping a short message later on January 6 (text attached).
Your meeting with Mr. Delano will thus provide the opportunity
to convey to the agricultural community your awareness of the
situation confronting them and your reassurance that agricul-
ture will not be singled out in any possible future trade
sanctions with the USSR.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Robert Delano, Secretary Block, Elizabeth Dole, John Datt
(AFBF Vice President), Jack Burgess.
IV. PRESS PLAN
Official photographer.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
11:30 a.m.
You greet your guests as they enter the Oval Office
and lead Mr. Delano to the chairs in front of the
fireplace.
The White House photographer will take photos and you
converse with Mr. Delano as per the talking points.
11:40 a.m.
Your guests depart the Oval Office.
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH
ROBERT DELANO (DUH - LAY - NO)
-- Bob, first let me tell you that I'm sorry you weren't able
to make the meeting on December 2 to discuss the Farm Bill.
I understand you made a valiant effort, but the weather just
didn't cooperate.
-- I want very much to thank you for the consistent support you
and the Farm Bureau have given me and my Administration. Your
work on the tax cut and budget bills, and especially the Farm
Bill, is deeply appreciated.
-- There is a lot of concern, I know, in the agricultural community
over falling prices and high interest rates. Let me assure you
that we are doing all we can to improve agricultural conditions.
-- I know the importance of agriculture to our economy; it
represents 20% of the GNP.
-- Moving from a government-ordered agricultural policy to a
market-oriented one won't be painless, but we will smooth
the transition in every way we can. We shall continue to
very actively promote agricultural exports.
-- Also, let me reassure you that, as I've stated before,
agriculture will not be singled out to bear an unfair burden
in any future sanctions that may have to be taken against
Poland and/or the Soviet Union.
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-- Please tell your people in San Diego that I know of their
concern and the difficulties facing them. I remain a friend
of agriculture and will do everything I possibly can to help
ease the problems confronting the American farmer.
-- I hope you have a very successful convention.
(Parvin/AB)
Working Draft
January 5, 1982
TAPING: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION CONVENTION
JANUARY 6, 1982
Hello to all of you attending the American Farm Bureau
convention in San Diego. One of the advantages of telling a
story on film is that no one can stop you if they've heard
it before. But I was once asked to speak to a farm group in
Las Vegas and on the way in from the airport a fellow asked
me what a bunch of farmers were doing in Las Vegas. I just
couldn't help it, I said, "Buster, they are in a business
that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a guaranteed
annual income."
Well, I know that recently things have been especially
dicey on the ranches and farms of this country. Agricultural
prices are low, the cost of borrowing is high, and the
uncertainties of weather and crops are ever-present. Every
morning when the American people get up to see eggs, bacon,
and toast on the table, they should give thanks the American
farmer is a survivor. He has survived hardscrabble times.
He has survived windstorms, insects, and droughts. And he
has even survived the Federal Government.
In the decisions I must make as President, I want you
to know I am always mindful of your sacrifices and contributions
to the Nation.
I also want to thank you for your support of our economic
recovery plan, and send a personal note of appreciation to your
very able president Bob Delano, who I met last week in the Oval
Office. I like to think the Farm Bureau supports our economic
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plan because it knows about making things grow. You know
an economic plan is a little like farming. You prepare the
ground, plant the seeds, tend it and weed it, and then wait.
That is what we're doing now. The first shoots of the plan
are beginning to sprout, and I am certain the eventual harvest
is going to be a bumper one for the American economy. In the
great rural tradition, you pitched in to help us with the
planting we did in Congress last spring and summer and I am
genuinely grateful.
Your support of the farm bill was also essential. I
don't believe anyone is totally satisfied with the bill, but
the alternative was about as good for farmers as corn blight.
More hard decisions are ahead. I know a grain embargo
is on the farm bureau's mind. I lifted one embargo and I can
honestly tell you I have no appetite to impose another. But
if at some time that drastic action is unavoidable in order
to show solidarity with the Polish people and against
the forces of repression, I want you to know that agriculture
will not bear the burden alone.
I think Ben Franklin had one of the best definitions of
farming. He said it was a kind of continual miracle wrought
by the hand of God. I believe that, but I also believe a
solid and consistent farm policy can help. With the aid of
the American Farm Bureau Federation, that is what we will be
working toward in the months and years ahead. Thank you
very much for inviting me today.
C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1981
MEETING WITH WILLIAM F. (FRANK) MATTHEWS
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION: The Oval Office
TIME:
11:45 A.M.
FROM:
JOHN F. W. ROGERS
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO A THE PRESIDENT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
I.
PURPOSE
To meet and be photographed with Frank Matthews on the
occasion of his retirement from the White House.
II.
BACKGROUND
Frank Matthews is retiring January 8, 1982 after 34 years
of service at the White House. For the last 19 years he
has been Director of the Office of Records Management.
He has served a total of over 38 years with the Federal
Government. He is a combat veteran of World War II and
was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in December,
1944.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
William F. (Frank) Matthews
Phyllis Matthews (wife)
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President greets Frank Matthews. Photo is taken of
The President w/Frank Matthews and wife.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1981
MEETING WITH THOMAS (TOM) MILLS JONES
DATE:
January 6, 1981
LOCATION:
The Oval Office
TIME:
11:45 A.M.
FROM:
JOHN F. W. ROGERS
4
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
I.
PURPOSE
To meet and be photographed with Tom Jones on the
occasion of his retirement from the White House.
II.
BACKGROUND
Tom Jones is retiring January 8, 1982 after 30 years
of service at the White House. For the last 14 years he
has been, successively, Chief of the White House Records
Office and Executive Clerk of the White House. In
these positions he has been responsible for the processing
of official Presidential documents, including Bills,
Proclamations, Executive Orders, nominations and Commissions.
Tom is a World War II veteran of the Navy, having served in
the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre and at Point Mugu Naval Air
Station in California.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Thomas (Tom) Mills Jones
Mary Louise Jones (wife)
Sharon Marie Jones (daughter)
Thomas Mills Jones II (son)
Gregory Bruce Jones (son)
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President greets Tom Jones. Photo is taken of The
President w/Tom Jones and family.
D
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
PHOTO OP WITH RICH BOND
DATE:
January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME:
11:55am (5 minutes)
FROM:
Lyn Nofziger
I.
PURPOSE
Opportunity for Rich Bond, former Deputy Chief
of Staff for Vice President Bush, to have a
photo with the President.
II.
BACKGROUND
Rich Bond is the new Deputy Chairman of the
Republican National Committee (replacing Chuck
Bailey).
III.
PARTICIPANTS
- Rich Bond
- A. Morgan Mason, White House Political Affairs
Office
IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House photographer
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
- Greet Rich Bond in the Oval Office.
- Brief conversation and photo op.
- Rich Bond departs.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME:
5:45 PM
FROM:
Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
This message will be played at the Annual National Convention
of the American Farm Bureau Federation in San Diego, California
on January 11, 1982.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is the largest agricultural
organization in the United States. They have chapters in 49
states and have actively worked in behalf of the President's
economic recovery program.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read the message from a teleprompter in the
Map Room.
(Parvin/AB)
January 5, 1982
TAPING: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION CONVENTION
JANUARY 6, 1982
Hello to all of you attending the American Farm Bureau
convention in San Diego. One of the advantages of telling a
story on film like this is that no one can stop you if
they've heard it before. But I was once asked to speak to a
farm group in Las Vegas and on the way in from the airport a
fellow asked me what a bunch of farmers were doing in Las
Vegas. I just couldn't help it, I said, "Buster, they are
in a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a
guaranteed annual income."
Well, I know that recently things have been especially
dicey on the ranches and farms of this country. Agricultural
prices are low, the cost of borrowing is high, and the
uncertainties of weather and crops are ever-present. Every
morning when the American people get up to see eggs, bacon,
and toast on the table, they should give thanks the American
farmer is a survivor. He has survived hardscrabble times.
He has survived windstorms, insects, and droughts. And he
has even survived the Federal Government.
In the decisions I must make as President, I want you
to know I am always mindful of your sacrifices and contributions
to the Nation.
I also want to thank you for your support of our economic
recovery plan, and send a personal note of appreciation to
your very able president Bob Delano, whom I met with just
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last week in the Oval Office. I like to think the Farm
Bureau supports our economic plan because it knows about
making things grow. You know an economic plan is a little
like farming. You prepare the ground, plant the seeds, tend
it and weed it, and then you wait. That is what we're doing
now. The first shoots of the plan are beginning to sprout,
and I'm certain the eventual harvest is going to be a bumper
one for the American economy. In the great rural tradition,
you pitched in to help us with the planting we did in Congress
last spring and summer and I am genuinely grateful.
Your support of the farm bill was also essential. I
don't believe anyone is totally satisfied with the bill, but
the alternative was about as good for farmers as corn blight.
More hard decisions are ahead. I know a grain embargo
is on the Farm Bureau's mind. I lifted one embargo and I
can honestly tell you I have no appetite to impose another.
But if at some time that drastic action is unavoidable in
order to show our solidarity with the Polish people and
against the forces of repression, I want you to know that
agriculture will not bear the burden alone.
I think Ben Franklin had one of the best definitions of
farming. He said it was a kind of continual miracle wrought
by the hand of God. I believe that, but I also believe a
solid and consistent farm policy can help. With the aid of
the American Farm Bureau Federation, that is what we will be
working toward in the months and years ahead. Thank you
very much for inviting me today.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME: 5:45 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
The message will be played at the Annual Convention of the
National Association of Homebuilders.
The National Organization of Homebuilders is an organization
comprised of 125,000 member firms, ranging from small businesses
to large companies.
The NAHB has strongly supported the President's economic
recovery plan and participated in the Budget Control Working
Group.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read from a teleprompter in the Map Room.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME:
5:45 PM
FROM:
Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II.
BACKGROUND
This message will be played at the Annual National Convention
of the American Farm Bureau Federation in San Diego, California
on January 11, 1982.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is the largest agricultural
organization in the United States. They have chapters in 49
states and have actively worked in behalf of the President's
economic recovery program.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read the message from a teleprompter in the
Map Room.
(Parvin/AB)
January 5, 1982
TAPING: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION CONVENTION
JANUARY 6, 1982
Hello to all of you attending the American Farm Bureau
convention in San Diego. One of the advantages of telling a
story on film like this is that no one can stop you if
they've heard it before. But I was once asked to speak to a
farm group in Las Vegas and on the way in from the airport a
fellow asked me what a bunch of farmers were doing in Las
Vegas. I just couldn't help it, I said, "Buster, they are
in a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a
guaranteed annual income."
Well, I know that recently things have been especially
dicey on the ranches and farms of this country. Agricultural
prices are low, the cost of borrowing is high, and the
uncertainties of weather and crops are ever-present. Every
morning when the American people get up to see eggs, bacon,
and toast on the table, they should give thanks the American
farmer is a survivor. He has survived hardscrabble times.
He has survived windstorms, insects, and droughts. And he
has even survived the Federal Government.
In the decisions I must make as President, I want you
to know I am always mindful of your sacrifices and contributions
to the Nation.
I also want to thank you for your support of our economic
recovery plan, and send a personal note of appreciation to
your very able president Bob Delano, whom I met with just
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last week in the Oval Office. I like to think the Farm
Bureau supports our economic plan because it knows about
making things grow. You know an economic plan is a little
like farming. You prepare the ground, plant the seeds, tend
it and weed it, and then you wait. That is what we're doing
now. The first shoots of the plan are beginning to sprout,
and I'm certain the eventual harvest is going to be a bumper
one for the American economy. In the great rural tradition,
you pitched in to help us with the planting we did in Congress
last spring and summer and I am genuinely grateful.
Your support of the farm bill was also essential. I
don't believe anyone is totally satisfied with the bill, but
the alternative was about as good for farmers as corn blight.
More hard decisions are ahead. I know a grain embargo
is on the Farm Bureau's mind. I lifted one embargo and I
can honestly tell you I have no appetite to impose another.
But if at some time that drastic action is unavoidable in
order to show our solidarity with the Polish people and
against the forces of repression, I want you to know that
agriculture will not bear the burden alone.
I think Ben Franklin had one of the best definitions of
farming. He said it was a kind of continual miracle wrought
by the hand of God. I believe that, but I also believe a
solid and consistent farm policy can help. With the aid of
the American Farm Bureau Federation, that is what we will be
working toward in the months and years ahead. Thank you
very much for inviting me today.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 6, 1982
LOCATION: Map Room
TIME: 5:45 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
The message will be played at the Annual Convention of the
National Association of Homebuilders.
The National Organization of Homebuilders is an organization
comprised of 125,000 member firms, ranging from small businesses
to large companies.
The NAHB has strongly supported the President's economic
recovery plan and participated in the Budget Control Working
Group.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read from a teleprompter in the Map Room.
(Maseng/AB)
January 5, 1982
TAPING: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOMEBUILDERS
JANUARY 6, 1982
I am pleased to be able to talk with you as you open
your annual convention. You are the people who build the
American dream -- homes of our own. But today that dream is
threatened by a painful recession.
It has been estimated that 95 percent of working American
families are now priced out of the housing market. I want
to work with you to make home ownership possible again for
the average American family. In doing so, we can help
rebuild American prosperity.
Today's recession was brought on by decades of Government
mismanagement. Big spending and high taxes have driven up
deficits and squeezed out savings. They created soaring
inflation and the highest interest. rates since the Civil
War. They created economic calamity.
The damage done over more than 40 years cannot be
undone in 4 months. But the economic recovery program that
went into effect in October will encourage the saving,
investment and productivity needed to get inflation and
interest rates down, to spur your industry and expand our
economy.
Last year with your help and because of a bipartisan
coalition in the Congress, we passed the largest budget cuts
in American history. We plan more this year, next year and
the year after that as we continue to work toward a balanced
budget.
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At the same time we are reducing the tax burden on
working Americans, providing incentives to work harder and
longer and save more. During the next 3 years that tax
burden will be reduced by 25 percent -- the largest tax cut
in history. We have cut Federal regulations by more than a
third and the rate of growth of the Federal Government by
more than half. And, as you know, we have worked closely
with the Federal Reserve Board to maintain a slow, steady
growth in the money supply.
Taken together, these steps have already resulted in
reduced inflation and lower interest rates. We have begun
to open private pension funds to investment in residential
mortgages and we are working to get unnecessary, counterproductive
regulations out of your way. Through the Commission on
Housing we established in June, we will continue to address
the problems of this vital industry.
The year ahead will be a difficult one, but it also
holds much promise. The most encouraging sign is that the
American people, once again, are beginning to believe in
themselves and in tomorrow. If we renew that spirit, we
will recapture our prosperity. Together we can work ourselves
out of this recession. Together we can and we will restore
the American dream.
Thank you.