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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Briefing Papers: Records, 1981-1989
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BRIEFING PAPERS FOR
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PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULED
APPOINTMENTS FOR
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2 Interview with correspondents of
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ACTORS FUND to receive actors
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Congress Dinners sponsored by
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January 10, 1502
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
U
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
9:02
9:00 am
Staff Time
9:03-
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing 9.22 - 9:36
Oval Office
(15 min)
(William P. Clark)
9.45 am
Comior CLASS Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time 9:34 -
Oval Office
(90 min)
11:00
BRIEFING - LEGISLATION JB,EM, mko, FREEDING, GERGEN, WILLIAMSON
11:30 am
Meeting with Secretaries Haig & Weinberger
Oval Office
(30 min)
(William P. Clark) Em, JB, MRD, CLARK, SPEAKES
12:00 m
Lunch and Pre-News Conference Briefing
Cabinet Room
(2 hours)
(David Gergen Larry Speakes)
-
1:43 13, GERGEN ALLIN, EMB, CLARK
1:14TAB A) (Q&A distributed
1:16
separately)
2:00 pm
News Conference
2:38
East Room
(30 min)
(David Gergen/Larry Speakes)
2:30 pm
Personal Staff Time 2:45-
Oval Office
(60 min)
3.30 pm
Intervis Jack Nelson and George
Oval Office
(15 min)
of LOS Angeles Times
Larry Speakes)
(TAB B)
3:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
(60 min)
Oval Office
4:45 pm
Presentation by Actors Fund and Taping
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Aram Bakshian/Mark Goode)
(TAB C) (draft remarks attached)
4:50 pm
Taping Session: (Bakshian/Goode)
Library
(40 min)
(1) European Management Forum Symposium
(2) Public Service Armed Forces Adver-
tisement (3) Bob Hope Heart Research
(TAB D)
Institute (4) 60-yr celebration of WOR
(draft remarks
Radio, NY (5) Press Club Salute to Congress
attached)
Dinner
5:33
RESIDENCE
January 18, 1982
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(William P. Clark)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(90 min)
11:00
Bransfir with by
11:30 am
Meeting Secretaries Haig & Weinberger
Oval Office
(30 min)
(William P. Clark)
12:00 m
Lunch and Pre-News Conference Briefing
Cabinet Room
(2 hours)
(David Gergen/Larry Speakes)
(TAB A) (Q&A distributed
separately)
2:00 pm
News Conference
East Room
(30 min)
(David Gergen/Larry Speakes)
2:30 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
3:30 pm
Interview with Jack Nelson and George
Oval Office
(15 min)
Skelton of the Los Angeles Times
(Larry Speakes
(TAB B)
3:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
4:45 pm
Presentation by Actors Fund and Taping
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Aram Bakshian/Mark Goode)
(TAB C) (draft remarks attached)
4:50 pm
Taping Session: (Bakshian/Goode)
Library
(40 min)
(1) European Management Forum Symposium
(2) Public Service Armed Forces Adver-
tisement (3) Bob Hope Heart Research
(TAB D)
Institute (4) 60-yr celebration of WOR
(draft remarks
Radio, NY (5) Press Club Salute to Congress
attached)
Dinner
10 M X
A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
BRIEFING LUNCH WITH STAFF MEMBERS
DATE:
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Cabinet Room
TIME:
12:00 noon
FROM: DAVE GERGEN
LARRY SPEAKES
I. PURPOSE
Briefing luncheon for the President prior to the
Presidential News Conference on Tuesday, January 19.
II. BACKGROUND
See attached briefing materials. (In separate folder)
III. PARTICIPANTS
The Vice President
Edwin Meese
James A. Baker
Michael K. Deaver
William P. Clark
Martin Anderson
Richard Darman
Craig Fuller
David Gergen
Larry Speakes
Ken Duberstein
Mort Allin
Mike Baroody
IV. PRESS PLAN
no press converage
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME: 5:00 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To tape the President receiving the Actors Fund Medal from
Mrs. Nedda Logan.
II. BACKGROUND
The Board of Trustees of the Actor's Fund Medal voted to award
the President the coveted and revered Actor's Fund Medal on it's
100th Anniversary.
This taping session in the Oval Office is in lieu of going to
Radio City Music Hall to receive it in person on February 14, 1982
at the "Night of 100 Stars" celebration.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Nedda Harrigan Logan - Presenting the Medal
Alexander H. Cohen - Chairman Emeritus
Mrs. Cohen
Vincent B. Vitelli - General Manager
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Mrs. Logan will say a few words and present the medal to the
President in front of the fireplace. The President will re-
ceive the Medal and respond with a few words.
786T ' ят Jenuary
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(William P. Clark)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(90 min)
11:00
11:30 am
Meeting with Secretaries Haig & Weinberger
Oval Office
(30 min)
(William P. Clark)
12:00 m
Lunch and Pre-News Conference Briefing
Cabinet Room
(2 hours)
(David Gergen/Larry Speakes)
(TAB A) (Q&A distributed
separately)
2:00 pm
News Conference
East Room
(30 min)
(David Gergen/Larry Speakes)
2:30 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
3:30 pm
Interview with Jack Nelson and George
Oval Office
(15 min)
Skelton of the Los Angeles Times
(Larry Speakes)
(TAB B)
3:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
4:45 pm
Presentation by Actors Fund and Taping
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Aram Bakshian/Mark Goode)
(TAB C) (draft remarks attached)
4:50 pm
Taping Session: (Bakshian/Goode)
Library
(40 min)
(1) European Management Forum Symposium
(2) Public Service Armed Forces Adver-
tisement (3) Bob Hope Heart Research
(TAB D)
Institute (4) 60-yr celebration of WOR
(draft remarks
Radio, NY (5) Press Club Salute to Congress
attached)
Dinner
530
constans
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
BRIEFING LUNCH WITH STAFF MEMBERS
DATE:
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Cabinet Room
TIME:
12:00 noon
FROM: DAVE GERGEN
LARRY SPEAKES
I. PURPOSE
Briefing luncheon for the President prior to the
Presidential News Conference on Tuesday, January 19.
II. BACKGROUND
See attached briefing materials.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The Vice President
Edwin Meese
James A. Baker
Michael K. Deaver
William P. Clark
Martin Anderson
Richard Darman
Craig Fuller ji JE NICNS
David Gergen
Larry Speakes
Ken Duberstein
Mort Allin
Mike Baroody
IV.
PRESS PLAN
no press converage
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
INTERVIEW WITH THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
DATE: Tuesday, January 19, 1982
PLACE: Oval Office
TIME: 3:30 p.m. (30 minutes)
FROM:
Larry Speakes Peter Roussel
PR,
I. PURPOSE
This interview will be used in connection with a 5-part series
The Los Angeles Times is running on "How Ronald Reagan has
Changed America."
II. BACKGROUND
Questions would revolve around the impact the President believes
he has had so far on this Nation, and the impact he hopes to
have before he leaves the presidency.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Jack Nelson, Washington Bureau Chief
George Skelton, White House correspondent
IV. PRESS PLAN
Bernie Boston, photographer for The Los Angeles Times, will
take pictures the first few minutes of the interview.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
After brief introductions and photographs, the interview will
proceed.
Attachments: Parts I and II of the series
LOS ANGELES TIMES, 1/17
New Broom Sweeps
Uneasily for Reagan
By ROBERT SHOGAN and GAYLORD SHAW, Times Staff Writers
WASHINGTON-During the first triumphant spring of Ronald Reagan's
presidency, his longtime aide, Lyn Nofziger, was analyzing the reasons for
Reagan's success. Someone mentioned the impact on public opinion of the
attempt on Reagan's life: "How much did it help to get shot and recover?"
One- Year Estimate
"Well," Nofziger replied. "it sure
beats the hell out of getting shot
and not recovering."
A year ago, Ronald Reagan as-
For a while last year, it seemed
sumed the presidency with the
that everything that happened.
promise of a "New Beginning" for
even tragic violence. worked to
America. Now the White House
Reagan's advantage. The combina-
proclaims a "Reagan Revolution"
tion of his Irish luck. polished non-
is under way. But is it? What is
chalance and keen political instincts
Reagan's impact on government,
made the new President seem in-
politics and people?
vincible.
Two months ago, two dozen
Times reporters in Washington,
'Its Course Was Set'
Sacramento, Los Angeles and
He cowed Congress and curbed
elsewhere set out to find the an-
the bureaucracy. He cut tens of bil-
swers.
lions of dollars from the budget and
Articles today present an over-
hundreds of billions more in taxes.
view of Reagan's first year and as-
And as the first year of his steward-
sess his impact on government
ship drew to a close, the White
services and natural resources.
House proudly proclaimed: "The
Monday: His impact on Califor-
Reagan revolution (is) under way;
nia and on a Los Angeles suburb.
its course (is) set."
on welfare and the arts.
Revolutions are easier said than
Tuesday: Politics, foreign policy
done. however. For all of his eye-
and national security.
catching achievements, Reagan has
not yet wrought-or even sought-
a sweeping and fundamental trans-
Reagan slowed the growth of
formation of the country or its
government-but did not stop it.
government. His Administration
The needs of the economically dis-
has not abdicated responsibility for
tressed and the conflicting demands
tending to the major needs of Amer-
of a multitude of interest groups still
ican society. Nor has it dismantled
impose their claims on the federal
the basic machinery established
budget and the nation's resources.
over the last five decades to meet
"Cut, cap and block," is the way
these obligations.
Sen. David F. Durenberger
President Held Responsible
(R-Minn.) sums up the first session
It is still the President, for in-
of the 97th Congress. which Reagan
stance, that most Americans hold
manipulated so brilliantly. "The
responsible for successful manage-
strategy was to reduce the increase
ment of the economy. And it is still
-to achieve a stalemate with the
to Washington that people look for
thousands of overextended good in
such basics as protecting the en-
tentions of the last decade."
vironment and sustaining the poor
No Cut "in Absolute Terms'
and disadvantaged.
The Reagan economic pro
Because of the profound changes
"slows down the growth of gr
he did not seek, and perhaps could
ment in terms of both spend
not have achieved, Reagan now
the amount of money gov
confronts many of the same dilem-
takes from private individ
mas-over spending and taxing, in-
John Albertine, presid
flation and recession-that haunted
American Business Cr
his predecessors. And he is likely to
coalition of 100 high-
face increasing difficulty in fulfill-
panies, and a staunc'
ing the expectations of broad gains
Reaganomics. "But'
with few pains kindled by his daz-
ministration so far
zling beginning.
Continued from First Page
ed Congress to reduce the size of government in abso-
Major Changes Under Way
lute terms
Reagan concentrated mainly on shifting some re-
The Reagan cutbacks have also meant the sudden
sponsibilities-from the public sector to the private,
disappearance or erosion of services that Americans
from Washington to the states and cities-and on alter-
have long taken for granted. Major changes are under
ing priorities-from social programs to the Pentagon.
way in how the government deals with outbreaks of
Measured against these goals. Reagan's record could
disease, natural disasters and hazards in consumer pro-
hardly be faulted. He and his aides displayed a skill in
ducts. foods and drugs.
handling Congress not seen here since President Lyn-
Many Americans welcome government cutbacks,
don B. Johnson's heyday.
convinced that they can take care of themselves with-
They went out of their way to flatter balky lawmak-
out Uncle Sam. "If I get sick, I can just go to my doctor
ers and to impress them-even to the extent of shifting
for a shot." an Atlanta woman said. Others were not so
the headquarters of the President's lobbying staff from
sure. "I suspect the money 'saved' will be dwarfed by
the remote precincts of the Old Executive Office Build-
excess health care dollars spent on diseases we didn't
ing to the White House itself. under the same roof with
prevent." said Dr. Bruce Dan, a former government
the President.
epidemiologist.
It was a little thing, but "in this town." said veteran
The Administration launched processes that could
lobbyist Tom Korologos, "images mean a lot."
have a sharp impact on the federal stewardship of na-
With the help of such gestures. Reagan pulled in the
tural resources.
spending reins dramatically. "But measured against the
-Beyond the federal level. cities and states are be-
promise of a new age," Durenberger said, "we have only
ginning to feel the impact of a reduction in the flow of
made small steps toward a new beginning."
dollars from Washirtgton. And most city councils and
state legislatures are reducing work forces and cutting
Going Gets Slower, Tougher
services instead of raising state or local taxes to offset
And the going is likely to be slower and tougher from
the loss of federal revenue.
now on. Norman J. Ornstein, an American Enterprise
This means that Republican governors, mayors and
Institute specialist in congressional relations. sees more
congressional candidates could be on the spot this elec-
change ahead. in "a Reaganesque direction." But he
tion year as they try to defend themselves against
added, "We can expect fewer signs of a 'Reagan revolu-
Democratic attacks on Reagan's policies.
tion' and more of the guerrilla warfare that typifies
-Reagan vowed to be tough with America's enemies
American politics and policy-making."
and to repair alliances with friends, but he generally has
One reason for the sobering outlook is Reagan's own
moved more cautiously than his campaign rhetoric sig-
declining public standing. Personal approval of the
naled.
President. which peaked after the assassination attempt
He also promised to rebuild the nation's military
last March and which helped push his tax and budget
might and he pushed through huge increases in defense
cuts through Congress. has been skidding as projected
spending for a reborn B-1 bomber and a bigger Navy,
budget deficits and actual unemployment rates have
though his plans for deploying the MX missile system
soared.
were clouded by confusion and resistance from Con-
In December, Reagan's rating in the Gallup Poll fell to
gress.
49%, the lowest score for any elected President-at-the
By any standard and in nearly every sector, Reagan
end of his first year since Gallup started polling in the
has moved the country further in the direction he want-
1930s.
ed to go than any President since Johnson. And if times
Whatever happens in the next three years, Reagan's
were good, the public would probably not look too
performance in 1981 will long be remembered for its im-
closely at any philosophical compromises Reagan may
pact on many fronts:
feel compelled to make in the future.
-Changes in the tax laws created a whole new cate-
But times are not good. Casting a shadow that threa-
gory of citizens: the winners. Besides the first taste of a
tens to blanket the future is the performance of the
three-year, 25% cut in personal income taxes, millions
of Americans found that they could benefit from tax-ex-
economy-which helped elect Reagan but which so far
empt savings certificates and tax-deferred individual
has failed to behave according to his game plan.
retirement accounts.
The President argues. not implausibly. that his eco-
And businesses got billions of dollars worth of new
nomic policies deserve more time for a fair test. And
breaks on depreciation and tax credits.
Administration officials, noting the substantial drop in
-Budget cutting also created losers: Welfare benefits
the inflation rate from year-ago levels. say Reagan's
were eliminated for hundreds of thousands of people,
record is already encouraging.
especially among the working poor. New restrictions
The economy will rebound from the current recession
were imposed on Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in
during the coming spring, Administration economists
California). Moves were made to curb food stamps and
predict. If they are right, then the President may well
free school lunches.
get some of the time he is asking for.
And many middle-class families found that the low-
Even an upswing in the business cycle may not erase
interest government loans they had counted on to send
the fundamental difficulty. however: The public still ex
their children to college could no longer be taken for
pects a lot from government, and the cost of meeti-
granted.
that expectation has become steadily harder to recon
-Reagan's promise to "get the government off the
with calls for less spending, smaller deficits and
backs of the American people" translated into a sub-
government.
stantial slowing of the growth in federal regulations.
One of the elements that was not changed
The number of pages in the Federal Register, for in-
government's responsibility for helping thos/
stance, fell by one-third.
Reagan has described as "the truly needy."
"We will continue to fulfill the obligations that spring
from our national conscience." Reagan declared in pre-
senting his economic recovery program to Congress last
February. "Those who. through no fault of their own.
must depend on the rest of us-the poverty-stricken.
the disabled, the elderly, all those with true need-can
rest assured that the social safety net of programs they
depend on are exempt from any cuts."
But critics have contended that Reagan's version of
the safety net has some holes in it. Yet last year's budg-
et cuts "barely laid a glove on the core programs of the
Great Society, let alone of the New Deal." said Rudolph
G. Penner, chief economist of the Office of Management
and Budget in the Geraid R. Ford Administration
The vast entitlement programs-Social Security,
Medicare and Medicaid. welfare and veterans' benefits.
which account for nearlyha of all federal expenditures
-remain basically in place.
"They (the Reagan Administration) began tempering
the existing form of government. the existing system of
entitlements and the like," said Richard Holwill, vice
president of the Heritage Foundation. a conservative
think tank that has helped to shape some Reagan poli-
cies.
Reagan's performance thus far. like the record of oth-
er Presidents. is at least as much a reflection of political
and economic circumstances as his own strengths and
inclinations.
The economic devastation of the Great Depression
created the opportunity for Franklin D. Rooseveit's
New Deal. just as Johnson's landslide victory over Bar-
ry M. Goldwater. combining with the moral momentum
of the civil rights movement and a period of economic
prosperity, made possible the Great Society.
Deadlocks with Congress
But Johnson's tenure ended with a sour note amid the
national turmoil over Vietnam. And subsequent pres-
idencies were marked by deadlocks between the chief
executive and lawmakers epitomized by the frustration
and apparent ineffectiveness of Jimmy Carter.
Reagan's advisers concluded early on that Carter
wasted his energies and dissipated the initial good will
granted every new President by his failure to establish
clear priorities for his programs. The Reagan team was
determined to avoid that pitfall. Aided by an electoral
college landslide. public eagerness for forceful leader-
ship and a demoralized Democratic opposition. Reagan
set his policy sights on the economy from the first and
never strayed.
The result was a series of smashing victories. each of
which contributed to the next. But to gain these suc-
cesses and sustain his legislative momentum. Reagan
paid a price.
He made some compromises, notably on the tax bill.
that resulted in bigger and brcader deficits than antici-
pated in the Administration's economic models.
And. preoccupied with the budget and tax-cut fights
on Capitol Hill. the Administration botched one crucial
long-term issue: Social Security financing. Reagan's
proposal for cuts in some future benefits. issued without
warning or consultation, drew a chorus of indignant
protest from Democrats and cold stares from many Re-
publicans.
The upshot was that Reagan had to scrap his proposal
and turn the thorny questions surrounding the future
fiscal soundness of the Social Security system over to a
supposedly nonpartisan task force. But the issue is like-
ly to return to plaguethe President this year.
And SO will divisive public controversies in the en-
vironmental and social arenas. where the Administra-
tion managed to avrid full-scale public confrontations
in 1981.
Differences Paered Over
By cutting back in existing regulations. for instance.
the Administrationhas demonstrated its willingness to
Critics argue at Reaganomics have inconsistency
sacrifice some envronmental standards for the sake of
built into it. Waer Heller. chief economic adviser to
economic efficiency. But major battles loom this year
Presidents JohnF. Kennedy and Johnson, inveighs
over proposed amendments in the Clean Air Act.
against what healls "the conflicting forces of supply-
side economics,monetarist economics, expectationist
About-Face on "ax Issue
economics, budgt-balancing economics and a little bit
Also. some of Feagan's conservative supporters are
of Keynesian ecsomics.
growing increasingly impatient about such items on
"They papere over those differences at the begin-
their own agenda as abortion and school busing. The
ning, but they wre bound to come out."
Administration may have placated some of these con-
The proof ofhe inadequacy of Reaganomics in the
servatives by its ecent reversal of the longtime policy
view of its crits is the current recession, which has
denying tax-exenpt status to private schools that prac-
pushed the uneployment rate to 8.9% and left 9.5 mil-
tice racial discrimnation.
lion people outif work. The White House blames the
But the bitter piblic protests against the switch from
slump on the pacies of past administrations. But wher-
civil rights supporters served as a reminder to the
ever the blame.es, Reagan may be forced to adjust to it
White House of just how sensitive such social issues are
by modifying is economic plan by calling for new
and forced the Pesident to make a partial about-face.
taxes, as some Thite House advisers urge.
He called for derial of the tax-exempt status through
Some analystbelieve that the President is caught in
legislation ratherthan by administrative action. as in
a trap shaped y his own glowing rhetoric about. the
the past.
economic futureDuring his campaign, Reagan castigat-
Foreign policy nd national defense have also demon-
ed Carter for wring Americans of sacrifices to come.
strated the difficuties of/implementing changes. The
And through thfirst months of his presidency, Reagan
President's frustrition over the oppression in Poland.
made aimost notention of hardship.
the disagreementswith the United States' North Atlan-
Not until Sepember did the President speak of "a
tic Treaty Organization alies and Israel, and the wran-
period of difficul and painful readjustment." He added,
gling among top acviser: within the Administration. are
"I know that wee asking for sacrifices from virtually
reminiscent of the probems for which Reagan sharply
all of you, but the is no alternative."
criticized Carter during he campaign.
"This recession was coming," Holwill said. "Every-
Reagan did succeed is pushing through a hefty budg-
body knew it: we coming. But they (the Reagan Ad-
et boost for the Pentagn, as he promised. and has taken
ministration) leathe public to believe it would not ap-
a hard rhetorical line gainst the Soviet Union. But the
pear. By trying , say there's no pain, they've created
President has yet to eablish the order of battle for the
the mechanism r a backlash from the public."
strategic weaponry h has said the United States needs
Some observesbelieve that the time may be right for
to close the "windowf vulnerability" with the Soviets.
the President a.deliver a "blood, sweat and tears"
In the long run, hwever. the judgment of history-
speech, in whiche could rally the citizenry to bear the
and of the electora:-on the Reagan Administration
pains required tachieve economic recovery.
will depend on the ocome of the economic policies that
Others contei that more than rhetoric is needed.
he has made the conerstone of his presidency. Right
They say the sicalled Reagan revolution has overly
now, the prospects em chancy.
accentuated negtive aspects of the past and has over-
So far. so good, what Reagan's conservative admi-
looked the needx a positive credo for the future.
rers say. "We are eased with the trend." said the Her-
"Through theampaign and over the last year. the
itage Foundation' Holwill. "We are pleased with the
vision we have een given might be called 'federal foi-
assault on spends, the assault on taxes. And we're
lies," Sen. Dureberger complained. "The agenda has
pleased with monary policy."
been shaped in eaction to the accumulated errors of a
political epoch. hat won't do any more. What we need
is a positive they of government, a precise blueprint
for federal policand purpose."
In his Inaugral Address, Reagan declared. "In this
present crisis, overnment is not the solution to our
problem: government is the problem." Now after a year
of running thagovernment, he faces the challenge of
persuading theitizenry that he himself has not become
just another pa of the problem.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, 1/18
Impact on Gardena
Reagan Era:
Lost Hopes,
New Fears
By RON HARRIS
and MARITA HERNANDEZ.
Times Staff Writers
Behind the look-alike-apartment
The small. one-story apartments
facades. families quietly wrestle
are clustered on Vermont Avenue,
with a new set of realities and fears
at the edge of Gardena. just north of
-rising prices, layoffs, loss of food
the flashing lights of the city's card
stamps. welfare and medi-Cal. ris-
clubs and within earshot of the con-
ing college tuition and possible cuts
stant drone of the Harbor Freeway.
in Social Security.
In the apartment courtyards, un-
From the postman at 13313 S.
Vermont to the retiree at 13339
der the shade of huge olive trees
filled with noisy starlings, the res-
nearly everyone's feeling pres-
idents-young and old, black, Mexi-
can and white-stop occasionally
Second in a series on the impact
and chat.
of President Reagan's first year.
On Saturday mornings, elderly
Other stories on Pages 3 and 12.
tenants work in their tiny vegetable
Tuesday: Politics. foreign policy
gardens. cultivating strawberries.
and national security.
broccoli. lettuce and tomatoes.
while young mothers gather the
sure as the waves of the new federal
wash from the backyard clothes-
order wash up against their lives.
lines and the men tinker with the
For some, the changes have
engines of troublesome clunkers.
seeped in slowly, requiring small.
Lawns Trimmed Weekly
though uncomfortable, adjustments
The lawns and hedges are neatly
-canceled vacations, fewer nights
manicured. thanks to the grounds
out, more chicken and less beef.
crew that arrives every Tuesday
For others. the changes have
without fail. adding to a sense of or-
come crashing in, dashing hopes
der and stability. Only the build-
and creating despair as the loss of
ings' badly peeling pink and mint
jobs and government benefits forces
green paint. a few torn screens and
families to choose among health
the sagging white picket fences be-
care. clothes and food because there
tray the neighborhood's fading vi-
is not enough money to pay for all
tality.
three.
The solidly working-class neigh-
The mood in some households has
borhood sandwiched between 132nd
turned to anxiety; in others, there is
and 134th streets on Vermont re-
fear. But in all. there is a sense of
flects much of Gardena, a middle-
uneasiness as they watch the city's
income community of 45,000 south
delicate fabric grow taut.
of Los Angeles, just as Gardena
Knock on most any door, and
might reflect Rockford, III. or Laur-
there is a story.
inburg, N.C. or suburban Kansas
At 13329½ S. Vermont, Inez Pitt
City.
had just finished putting away the
But. in this placid pool. the "Rea-
dishes from the evening meal. Her
gan revolution." accompanied by a
daughter, Kimberly, 11. lay sprawl-
worsening recession, has landed
ed on the living room floor. doing
like a rock, sending ripples of un-
school work.
certainty through the pond.
Please see GARDENA, Page 3
flos Angeles Times
Monday, January 18, 1982/Part I 3
Reagan's First Year
"I was rolling I was living good."
"I used to buy clothes
- Mary Link
that you take to the
cleaners. Now it's all
"To me it's just
wash and wear. "
a place to die."
-Tom Tsuhako
-Elsa Post
JOE KENNEDY / Los Angeles Times
DEW
Although unemployment lines have grown during
the Reagan presidency and welfare offices have less
to give out, Southern California's aerospace
industry prospered greatly.
1AM Angries Times
Continued from First Page
"I cannot survive on what they give me now." Pitt
half-shouted from the kitchen. "and now they're talk-
inglewood
ing about cutting me back more. but food prices keep
going up."
Pitt came to California two years ago in search of a
Hawthorne
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job. She did not find one and ended up on welfare. Frus-
Segundo
trated. she is ready to return to the harsh winters of
FWY
Chicago if it means a job.
"I'm not a freeloader." she insisted. sitting behind a
SAN DIEGO
Compton
tattered Bible that marks her favorite spot at the kitch-
ARTESIA FWY.
en table. "I want to work. I feel I'm known there and I
FWY
can find my. way, but I can't even save the money to
Torrance
PACIFIC
Pitt's fear of cuts in her assistance won't materialize,
HARBOR FWY.
BEACH
go."
OCEAN
Carson
at least not this year. Under budget guidelines. it is per-
LONG
sons like Earline Austin-"the working who are
targeted for the cuts.
Lomits
Long
Beach
Austin. 28, a slender woman with weary brown eyes,
had been receiving about $200 a month. as a welfare
supplement to the $700 she takes home as a clerical
worker at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood. to
San
take care of her 10-year-old daughter.
Pedro
Now she faces the new year without it.
"It was already hard. This will just put me into more
of a financial bind." said Austin. just home from the last
shift of her 50-hour week. "There's nowhere left to cut
Los Angeles Times
corners. I can't even buy groceries the way I need to
anymore."
tunate. In July, Stinnett will receive her master's de-
In addition. she lost Medi-Cal and. thus. she will forgo
gree and expects to begin teaching for the Los Angeles
a brain scan her doctor says she needs to determine the
school system. saying goodby to government assistance.
cause of persistent head pains. "I can't afford it." she
"I will be really glad to be off it but. had the cuts come
just spent $700 on a car that keeps breaking down. her
any sooner. I would feel trapped." she said. "I would
daughter's child-care fee looms and there are a dozen
have been stuck in some kind of low-paying jab. ended
other expenses that Austin does not know how she will
up being frustrated and bored and maybe gone crazy."
meet.
From her tight budget. Stinnett will lose $50, a mea-
There is desperation in her voice: "I can't afford to put
ger sum compared to Austin. But Mary Morris, director
anything aside for an emergency. I don't even know
of the Los Angeles County Public Social Services office
what savings is, what a checking account is
that serves Gardena. maintains that. for a mother strug-
And sometimes there is anger.."I feel this way: I take
gling in today's economy. even that is significant.
my butt to work every day. I pull overtime and I look
"If your boss said I'm going to pay you $50 less. you
and see these women have babies after babies and not
would have problems because that was $50 you counted
trying to do a damn thing for themselves. I think it's so
on." Morris explained. "Maybe for some people that was
unfair. really unfair. because it's my taxes anyway. It's
their gardening fee but. when you get down to people at
part of my money that I'm getting back from them."
the level that we serve, that's milk. that's bread. that's
Kathy Stinnett. a young working mother of two. also
butter.
lost her weifare benefits. but she is one of the more for-
Morris' office sliced 800 working mothers completely
off supplemental welfare under the federal Omnibus-
"I got into this place because I didn't have to pay a
"Some people call it ominous"-Act. Morris said. More
first and last month's rent," she recalled. plucking an-
are expected to lose their benefits in April and even
other cigarette from her pack. "Everywhere I went.
more in August.
they wanted $1,000. Technically, for the amount of
What hurts these working mothers most is the loss or
money I'm getting, my rent should be $110. but you
lack of subsidized child care, a necessity for any work-
don't have a choice.
ing parent. Current costs at a private nursery school
"I can't get anybody in here to share the rent. because
average $200 a month per child. A mother of two with
whatever they paid me, the government would deduct
take-home pay of $800 a month can hardly afford to pay
from my general relief. They've got me living on what
$400 for child care. Morris said.
these politicians get for one month for postage stamps."
As working mothers are eliminated from federal
Leslie tried to get into federally subsidized housing.
assistance, many have turned to Gardena's state-subsi-
but the waiting list was so long that the Los Angeles
dized child-care program for help. But director Pam
County Housing Authority wouldn't even take her
Brady said the program's 54 siots have long been filled,
name.
and newapplicants are merely added to the ever-grow-
For the elderly in the community, like Mary Winters.
ing waiting list.
Janet Cleveland, 23. has been on the list for nearly a
year.
Waiting time for reasonably priced
Since the birth of her 10-month-old son, Cleveland.
an insurance claims processor. has had a hard time
housing can be as long as 3 years.
making ends meet on the $700 a month she brings home.
She pays $160 a month for child care and $215 as her
share of the rent for the three-bedroom house she
shares with two other women. An additional $60 goes
82. affordable housing on a limited income is the No. 1
concern.
for gas and $84 for lunch at work. That totals $519.
Winters. a retired factory worker who received about
which leaves only $181 to pay for food. clothing, laun-
dry, doctor and hospital bills for her and her child.
$450 a month in Social Security and old-age assistance.
was forced to share her $375-a-month, two-bedroom
So, Cleveland looked for assistance.
apartment to make ends meet.
"I never needed the government programs until now.
"I couldn't handle it alone," she said. "And I'm not
But by the time I heard about them. they were already
moving in with my kids. They have a hard enough time
cutting them out," she said.
as it is."
Welfare May Be Better Than Work
The housing situation here is very tight." said Hay-
Financially strapped, like other single mothers strug-
wood Fong. director of Gardena's community develop-
gling to survive in today's economy. Cleveland said she
ment department. "If you were to take the condomini-
has thought that it might be better for her and her child
ums and the three-bedroom houses, which most people
if she went totally on weifare.
can't afford. off the list of available rental space, you
"I was thinking it would be almost cheaper. almost
would be virtually down to zero."
easier." she said. "When I was on disability after my son
The original 1981 federal allocation of subsidized
was born I was getting less money, but I was better off."
housing for low-income residents and the elderly in
At 13431 S. Vermont. Joy Leslie. 62 eased over to the
Gardena community was cut last June by 90 units to
television set and turned down the volume.
336, said Karen Barrett of the U.S. Department of Hous-
"It was lousy-before and it's still lousy." said Leslie. as
ing and Urban Development. Compounding the prob-
she plopped back into her overstuffed chair. "I don't
lem,Gardena must share funds to subsidize those units
have enough to cover my expenses. so I'm in hock up to
with 12 surrounding cities.
my you-know-what."
Thus, Gardena residents such as 85-year-old Rose
Leslie receives $228 a month in general county relief.
Hunt. who must move before May, when her trailer
up $2 from last year. "We got a big raise," she said dry-
park shuts down. are justifiably frightened at the pros-
pect of not finding another home they can afford.
ly.
Although she said she is disabled. Leslie has been un-
Waiting List Is 3 Years Long
able to obtain Supplemental Security Income "And I'm
She and her daughter have looked at numerous
too young for Social Security." she said.
apartments and trailer parks in Gardena and in nearby
So, with her meager stipend and $60 in food stamps.
Carson. "But, honey, you can't find anything." Hunt
she must pay $210 rent plus utilities and other living ex-
said. "I went to one place and they said the waiting list
penses.
was three years long."
$2 a Day for Food 'Is Rough'
Hunt's neighbors considered taking their plight to the
I've already cut to the bone. but I've had to cut back
Legal Aid Foundation for assistance, but because of cuts
even further." she said. "I'm a hefty woman and squee-
in the budget of the federal Legal Services Corp., the of-
zing by on $2 a day for food is rough. My doctor says I
fice in Venice that formerly served Gardena closed its
should eat high protein. You go out and buy high-
doors in October.
protein food. you're talking about steaks and things like
When more than 30 elderly persons and other low-
that I go out and buy a lot of starch because it will go
income tenants at the Palms Trailer Park on South
further. I know I'm defeating my own purpose. but I'm
Broadway got word that their trailer park was closing.
not going to starve."
they did go to Legal Aid for help. But. because of in-
Leslie moved into the neighborhood 18 months ago.
creased caseload and reduced staff, Legal Aid turned
when the home she was renting was sold out from under
them down.
her.
Faced with 25% in budget cuts. Legal Aid. which
provides free legal assistance to those who cannot af-
ford it, shut down four of its seven offices in Los An-
geles County and cut 40% of its staff.
Legal Aid's caseload has increased, calls have dou-
bled, and many whites who formerly were reluctant to
use the service are now trickling into the office. But Le-
gal Aid spokesmen said that. county-wide. they will
turn away at least 8,000 more people than they did last
year, taking only emergency cases.
So, residents at the Palms Trailer Park went to court
without'an attorney.
"We desperately needed some representation." ten-
ant Robert Glenn said. "If we had had some honest-to-
goodness legal help. at least we would have known our
rights instead of just sitting here, left to our own devices
to stumble in the dark."
Another ripple from the "Reagan revolution" threa-
tens to capsize Gardena's federally funded day-care
program for the elderly, in which about 35 frail and
handicapped old people who might otherwise be in rest
homes are cared for during the day.
This year's budget was slashed by 60% to $13,000. All
federally funding ends in July. City officials and com-
JOE KENNEDY / Los Angeles Times
munity organizations are trying to persuade local busi-
Lizzie Grandberry and her husband look to move up
nesses to keep the center alive through donations. but
in life but feel taxes and inflation push them down.
tew are responding.
The elderly pay $1 a day for meals. Equivalent care
unique. The human services department should lessen
would cost them $20 a day. program director Marilyn
the impact."
Rafkin said. "and I know they can't afford it."
But Frank Benest, director of the human services de-
Elsa Post. 85, cannot. Elsa, who met and married Fred
partment, said his organization is having difficulty hold-
Post at the center, said she dreads the thought of being
ing the line because more and more residents are turn-
forced into a nursing home.
ing to his office as other assistance dries up.
"We're a big happy family here." she said. Before
"We're not talking about cuts to one area," he said.
coming to the program. Post visited a few nursing
"It's all over. When you're talking about federal cuts in
homes. "I didn't like them. When you're down. those
food stamps, aid to mothers, child care, training jobs,
places are just going to get you down further. To me it's
and combine that with reduced state aid and inflation.
just a place to die."
you're talking about all these forces coming together at
For Leona Snider and her mother, Laura Harris. 86.
one time to reduce community services and support. It
the program has been a godsend.
has a great impact."
Snider. who was forced to quit her job at Hughes Air-
The agency is still funded at $500.000 a year by the
craft to stay home with her ailing mother. cutting the
city government, which. though it has felt little from
family's income by half. said her mother is more alert
the federal cuts, is concerned that future cuts may be
and active. And it has also helped her
deeper.
"We're being more cautious this year than last."
Blood Pressure Has Gone Down
Keith Bennett. city finance director, said. "Right now
Since she has been in the program. "the doctor says
we're dragging our heels a little bit on filling vacancies
my blood pressure has gone down from 194 to 168." she
within the city."
said. "And my mother enjoys it so much. It would be a
The city's card clubs, six establishments that supply
shame if they ended the program."
one-fifth of Gardena's $20-million operating budget. in-
At the center. Robert Williams, 18. a Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act worker hired with city
sulate the city to some extent against slumping federal
funds that survived federal cuts, chatted with a group of
and state support.
eiderly persons as he passed out exercise materials.
Although the economy is down and people have less
"I'm lucky, if it hadn't for CETA. I probably wouldn't
disposable income, business is up at the clubs-an indi-
have a job right now. A lot of people don't want to give a
cator of bad times, managers say.
young person a chance." said Williams. the last person
"I don't know why, but people gamble more when
hired under the local CETA program. which was cut by
times are hard." John Anthony, manager of the Eldora-
75%. "On CETA I'm learning a lot about my own self-
do Club. said. "We're seeing more people and new faces.
discipline, and all the things that it takes to hold a job-
Perhaps they do it to make more with what little they
getting to work on time and working with people."
have, to stretch it Maybe they just want to get away
from their lives.
Aside from cuts in youth employment. federal cuts in
the city's CETA program eliminated 20 public-service
The Eugene Garmans live at 13405 S. Vermont. Gar-
jobs and 60% of its on-the-job-training positions. Said
man. 51. a machinist at a Los Angeles computer disc
CETA. director Frank Bartilet: "We're trying to run a
manufacturing firm, had just recently returned to work
race and they've cut our legs off at the hip."
after being laid off for five months.
Unlike most surrounding communities hit by the
Because he was unable to find work in the interim, he
"Reagan revolution." Gardena has a city human ser-
and his wife depleted their savings and lost their apart-
vices department, which provides an added safety net to
ment. Garman's wife stayed with friends while Garman.
deal with problems in the community
an Air Force veteran, slept wherever he could.
"The extent to which a community will feel the effect
"It was rough. awful rough." said Garman through his
of these budget cuts is in direct relation to the kinds of
walrus-like mustache. "We're just starting to get on our
feet a little bit, but we're still in the hole."
support services that exist in the area." Morris of the
County's Public Social Services office said. "Gardena IS
Reached His Breaking Point
"He started taking it out on me." she said. "It's gotten
Only 30% of workers at Garman's plant returned to
to the stage where he might really end up hurting me."
work. But there was no callback at other plants.
She called the city's human services department for
A few doors down, Felipe Magana and his family sat
in the middle of the living room floor. surrounded by
help. but the staff could offer little. The seven shelters
to which they referred battered women were filled.
packed boxes. They would depart for Mexico the next
"Shelter for battered women is tight even in good
morning. Magana, with two years at Honeywell Inc. was
times," Gene Painter of human services said. "It's al-
among the nearly 500 workers laid off by the company.
most impossible now."
one of Gardena's two largest employers.
Adding to her family's problems. she said. her child
Unable to find work for nearly eight months and
has dropped from the subsidized school lunch program
powerless to cut through red-tape for unemployment
under new federal guidelines that have lowered the in-
benefits, Magana had reached his breaking point.
come ceiling for eligibility. eliminating free lunches for
"In the 10 years that I've been here. I've never col-
some children and requiring others to pay.
lected anything (in government assistance), and now
Even worse, the cost of the regular lunch has jumped
they won't give it to me," Magana said bitterly. "Jobs
to 75 cents, which means a heavy expense for many
are getting scarcer, and everything is more and more
childen who last year paid 20 cents for a subsidized.
expensive.
"It just isn't worth it anymore. At least in Mexico you
have your family to help you out. Before. if you didn't
'Even when you're working they
have money you could go to the (county) clinics, and
they would let you pay in instailments. Now they won't
may close the plant permanently.
even treat you unless you have the money in hand."
Budget-tightening measures at the county health fa-
cility in Lawndale. which serves Gardena residents.
lunch. For a mother of three. that means sqeezing out
have included a $20-a-visit fee for prenatal and well-
an additional $33 or so each month from an already tight
baby care. Most recently. the facility lost its five social
budget.
workers. who assisted in child abuse cases and general
As the prices have risen, many children are bringing.
counseling.
their lunch to school while others do without, said Joan.
And as new federal budget cuts loom on the horizon,
Jefferson, principal of 186th St. Elementary School.
Dr. Philip Kani. a county health officer. is worried about
Lunch participation at her school. and county-wide. too."
adequate funding for the center's tuberculosis preven-
is down 30%, she said.
tion program. particularly in light of recent increases in
One street west of the Vermont apartments. tract
the incidence of TB throughout Los Angeles County.
homes with two-car garages, reflect the city's solidly
At the Gardena Free Clinic, which complements the
middle-income nature. Here there are homeowners
Lawndale facility's family-planning program. the num-
who keep Gardena's median income at $16,000 a year
ber of patients has doubled in the last six months. over-
about $3,000 higher than the rest of Los Angeles Coun-
taxing its limited facilities. To cope with the increase
ty.
caseload, which workers at the clinic say may be due to:
Ron Bullocks, 20, a machinist, lives there with his-
the increasing cost of private medical care. the facility:
mother. brother. wife and child. He breathes easier after
has been forced to ask for a minimum donation of $5 a
surviving a layoff at his factory that idled 40 workers
visit and the cost of medicine.
He had thought about leaving to work for Hughes Art-
As the economy has slumped under "Reaganomics:"
craft, but he is uneasy about making the move.
layoffs have hit hard in the Gardena area.
"I had a lot of friends who were getting jobs at General
At Honeywell, where home heating and air-condi-
al Motors," he said. "They kept telling me to come on
tioning parts are manufactured, layoffs reflected a
over, they're paying $10 an hour. They were hiring like's
siowdown in the housing industry. Slumping auto sales
crazy. Then, six weeks later. they laid everybody off.
forced Garrett Automotive Parts Co. to lay off 400
Three houses away on 133rd Street, Jim Eaiy. a Gen-c
workers. Other area industries-American Standard
eral Motors employee for 21 years, remembers the lay-th
Inc., Hi-Shear Corp., Martin Marietta Corp., Reynolds
off of 1,600 workers at the plant in nearby South Gate.
Aluminum Co.-have joined the ranks of firms releasing
Ealy briefly joined their ranks, as the plant closed for
workers.
a week. He returns to work today, but the plant will
Florence Foreman of the state Employment Develop
close again for two weeks in early February.
ment Office reported that unemployment in the area is.
"Even when you're working, you don't know how:
rising. and some companies. such as Water & Wood
long you'll be working," said Ealy. who moved with his-
Corp. in Gardena, have reduced working hours for 181
wife, Nancy, to their comfortable two-bedroom home inc.
employees to avoid layoffs.
Gardena six years ago. "We have to be very careful with
Staff Cut at Jobs Agency
our money. We really don't buy a lot of things. They:
may just close the plant up permanently. Then what do
As layoffs increase, the ability of Foreman's staff to:
you do?"
find work for the jobless has diminished. Federal cuts to
Although revenues at the card clubs are up, Garde
her department have reduced her staff, and new cuts-
na's businesses generally have felt the pinch.
are threatened this month.
Under the new cuts. the 15 positions in employment
"Everybody is just kind of holding tight." Anita
development will be reduced by 50%. and the remain-
Bell, manager of the Gardena Valley Chamber of Com-
ing three positions in a job development program for
merce, said.
welfare recipients also will be reduced. Earlier cuts
"Holding tight" is becoming much more difficult for:
forced Foreman to discontinue use of all part-time
real estate broker Joe Finzell. When six agents left. his
ployees.
Please see GARDENA, Page 14
For some. like one 31-year-old Gardena mother. lay-
offs and financial strain have turned to violence. When
the woman's husband was unable to find work after lay4
offs at an electronics firm, he became depressed-and
then aggressive.
Continued from 13th Page
For the most part. Gardena residents are digging in.
Gardena office because of the slumping market. he
skittish about setting a new course in the middle of the
closed the business and moved the remaining staff to
changing tide. There are few among them who say that
Redondo Beach.
they are better off now than a year ago.
To keep what's left afloat, he has borrowed money to
At 13313 S. Vermont. the furniture tells of better
subsidize salaries.
times. Walls lined with contemporary graphics comple-
A few blocks east of the Vermont apartments. Mary
ment the rich oak tables and tweed sofas. Lizzie Grand-
Link rocked quietly in a chair in her small. one-bed-
berry, 37, and her husband. Ronald. 38, a postal worker.
room apartment. In 1979. Link made a bundle selling
squeezed into the smaller apartment recently when
real estate and rewarded herself with a Mercedez-Benz.
they could no longer afford to pay a $450 a month for a
"I was rolling," she recalled with a laugh. "I was liv-
modest two-bedroom house. their first effort to move
ing good."
into a nicer neighborhood.
Housing Market at Standstill
She has been looking for a job, but with no success.
Hoping to make even more money, she took off from
"Instead of getting ahead. we're steadily going down
real estate to get her broker's license. But, when she re-
and going down." she lamented. "My husband gets a pay
turned. the housing market was at a standstill and she
raise and we don't see taxes and inflation eat it up."
could not make a living.
Sometimes she talks to relatives in Missouri. But
Now, the Mercedes is all that is left of her high times.
there is no good news from home.
After waiting tables. working in bars. parking cars.
"They've been laid off from Chevrolet and the steel
painting walls and shampooing rugs to get by, Link
plants." she said. "They're calling me about moving
landed a job at a Culver City mortgage firm.
here. but I say. hey, don't you dare. I can't even find a
"But I may not be there much longer." she said. "My
job and things for us are at a standstill. I don't know
boss told me two months ago that I was subject to being
what we're going to do. I guess for now we're stuck
laid off because the housing industry is so bad and that I
here."
should look for another job."
Just down the street from the Vermont apartments.
past the Eldorado Card Club, middle-income families
enjoyed an infrequent night out at the Gardena Bowl.
"You'd think a guy making $34,000 a year wouldn't be
doing too badly," said Tom Tsuhako, 45, a mechanic for
Western Airlines. "At least that's what I thought. But I
feel it. it's hurting-food, entertainment. I used to buy
clothes that you take to the cleaners. Now it's all wash-
and-wear."
At nearby California State University at Dominguez
Hills. Janet Waters of the school's financial aid office
said federal cuts in student aid coupled with increasing.
tuition will probably result in low-and middle-income
students' taking longer to work their way through
school. Others may drop out.
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"Sesame Street" and other shows produced by the noncommercial
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reductions.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME: 5:00 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To tape the President receiving the Actors Fund Medal from
Mrs. Nedda Logan.
II. BACKGROUND
The Board of Trustees of the Actor's Fund Medal voted to award
the President the coveted and revered Actor's Fund Medal on it's
100th Anniversary.
This taping session in the Oval Office is in lieu of going to
Radio City Music Hall to receive it in person on February 14, 1982
at the "Night of 100 Stars" celebration.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Nedda Harrigan Logan - Presenting the Medal
Alexander H. Cohen - Chairman Emeritus
Mrs. Cohen
Vincent B. Vitelli - General Manager
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Mrs. Logan will say a few words and present the medal to the
President in front of the fireplace. The President will re-
ceive the Medal and respond with a few words.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Oval Office
TIME: 5:00 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To tape the President receiving the Actors Fund Medal from
Mrs. Nedda Logan.
II. BACKGROUND
The Board of Trustees of the Actor's Fund Medal voted to award
the President the coveted and revered Actor's Fund Medal on it's
100th Anniversary.
This taping session in the Oval Office is in lieu of going to
Radio City Music Hall to receive it in person on February 14, 1982
at the "Night of 100 Stars" celebration.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
- playwright. dir. Nyproducer)
(MRS
Joshua
Nedda Harrigan Logan - Presenting the Medal
Alexander H. Cohen - Chairman Emeritus
Mrs. Cohen
Vincent B. Vitelli - General Manager
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Mrs. Logan will say a few words and present the medal to the
President in front of the fireplace. The President will re-
ceive the Medal and respond with a few words.
(Elliott/AB)
January 18, 1982
TAPING: ACTORS FUND MEDAL
JANUARY 19, 1982
Thank you very much. I've often been kidded about not
receiving an Oscar in my old job. But receiving this medal
is such an honor, I couldn't imagine a more wonderful tribute.
America is special in so many ways. But I think our
greatest strength is that spirit of faith, love and determination
we share in our beliefs, our aspirations and our feelings
for each other. You epitomize those qualities in all you do
for the needy of the entire entertainment community. Often
you receive no recognition because much of your work is
confidential.
I have long been aware of your activities to help
writers, stage hands, opera singers, dancers, designers and
so many others, as well as actors from television, stage and
film who are in distress.
So this evening I want to say thank you not only for
this honor, but also for your 100 years of caring and
generosity. And may I join my former colleagues, and the
artists appearing in tonight's celebration, to wish you
continued success in your second century of service.
D
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: The Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message
II.
BACKGROUND
This filmed message from the President will be played at the
opening of the European Management Forum Symposium in Davos,
Switzerland, January 28, 1982.
Internationally this is the most important annual meeting for
chief executives around the world.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
After the taping session in the Oval Office, we will move to the
Library where this message will be the first on the docket. The
President will read from a teleprompter.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: The Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I.
PURPOSE
To film a message
II.
BACKGROUND
This filmed message from the President will be played at the
opening of the European Management Forum Symposium in Davos,
Switzerland, January 28, 1982.
Internationally this is the most important annual meeting for
chief executives around the world.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
After the taping session in the Oval Office, we will move to the
Library where this message will be the first on the docket. The
President will read from a teleprompter.
(Elliott/AB)
January 18, 1982
TAPING: EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT FORUM SYMPOSIUM
JANUARY 19, 1982
Greetings to all of you attending the European Management
Forum. On behalf of the American people, please accept our
very best wishes for the new year. I would have liked to
meet with you personally, but I am glad Ambassador Brock
will be in Davos (Dah-vos) representing our Administration.
As we begin 1982, we know these are times of testing in
our relations. Together we face new perils of repression in
the East and problems of weak growth in our own countries.
Unless we are careful, these stresses could divide rather
than unite us. They could combine with a sense of the
complexity of modern life to produce skepticism and fear --
a turning away from the sources of our strength.
Let us resolve that this must not and will not happen.
The values and principles we share -- faith in God, devotion
to the rule of law, human rights and economic liberty -- are
the foundation of Western civilization. They give life to
the spirit of freedom and nourish the dreams of millions of
oppressed around the world.
Our values and principles have never failed us -- when
we have lived up to them. Think back over the past 35
years. They have been remarkable years of peace, prosperity
and progress -- years in which America and Europe have grown
together to new heights of community and commerce.
We need to remember that despite the problems we face,
we are strong, secure and stable democracies. We need to
remind ourselves that when we stood together in the past,
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we performed great feats. We can do it again; we can meet
any challenge if we remain true to each other and to the
beliefs we share.
In America, we are trying to do this. We have relearned
one lesson we should have never forgotten: That only by
rewarding personal initiative, and insisting government live
within its means, can we save the spirit of enterprise and
risk-taking so essential to economic progress, human fulfillment
and the preservation of freedom itself.
There is no other way. Higher government spending and
taxation do not work. Protectionist tariffs do not work.
Always they are sold as short-term solutions. But inevitably,
a quick-fix leads to long-term addiction, and in this case,
the disease of higher interest rates, inflation and economic
stagnation nearly destroyed our economy.
The United States has turned an historic corner. We
have put together the greatest collection of incentives in
50 years to help Americans rebuild our economy and restore
their financial security. These reforms are just beginning.
They won't work overnight. But they will work, and savings,
investment and productivity growth will revive.
No one appreciates the role of personal initiative and
incentives better than you, the entrepreneurial leaders of
Europe. We are impressed by the talent and treasure of your
industry and commerce. We look to you to initiate the
revival we seek, to overcome the fears that some betray, and
to reignite the spirit of independence and individual freedom
we need.
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Some say it is dangerous to push for dramatic reforms
in a period of instability.
I believe it is dangerous
not to. There will always be a crisis. There may not
always be an opportunity.
As we strive for economic recovery, we are strengthening
our defenses SO America can work with your countries as a
trustee of freedom and peace. We will work with our allies
in a spirit of equality and consultation. There will never
be complete agreement on all issues, nor should there be.
We are sovereign nations. But let us remain unified and
resolved on the essential: That above all, the Atlantic
Alliance was built for the defense of Europe, and that it's
because we've worked together for more than 30 years to keep
the Alliance strong that Europe has remained at peace, free
to grow and prosper.
Today we face a new challenge in Poland. Soviet-
sponsored repression brings fresh evidence of the failure
and inflexibility of their totalitarian system. 65 years
after their revolution, they still need the West to feed
their people; they need our credits and technology to run
their industries; and they remain so frightened of freedom
they need walls, minefields, barbwire and guns to keep their
people in.
It is a measure of our strength that we would never
declare martial law to prevent our citizens from voting for
the kind of government they want. It would be a sign of our
weakness if we tied our future too closely to the system
that must.
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Let me leave you with the words of a man who grew up in
Germany and later moved to the United States -- a man who
never stopped leading us to new frontiers in space and time.
His name was Albert Einstein and he said: "Everything that
is really great and inspiring is created by the individual
who can labor in freedom."
This is the wonderful heritage we share -- entrusted to
us to stand by, to protect, and one day, to pass on.
Thank you and God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To video tape two messages.
II. BACKGROUND
To be played for our men in the Armed Forces as a reminder that
we are thinking of them. These messages will be released in-
ternally by the Defense Department.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
After the filmed messages are completed, we will switch over to
a video camera and proceed with these tapings. The President will
read from a teleprompter.
(Rohrabacher/AB)
January 18, 1982
ARMED FORCES ADVERTISEMENT (TAPING 1)
JANUARY 19, 1982
There are more than 900,000 men and women serving
America in the National Guard and the Ready Reserve. They
are a vital part of our Nation's defense.
Duty with the Guard and Reserve is demanding. It
requires members to take time off from their regular jobs
and takes them away from their families for military training.
Therefore, I extend the thanks of the Nation to those
of you who support the Guard and Reserve. Without the
backing of employers and families, we could not maintain
these essential volunteer forces. The security of our
Nation depends on a strong Guard and Reserve, and a strong
Guard and Reserve depends on us.
(Rohrabacher/AB)
January 18, 1982
ARMED FORCES ADVERTISEMENT (TAPING 2)
JANUARY 19, 1982
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pioneered the use
of the American forces network to speak directly to members
of American Armed Forces. That, of course, was during the
Second World War when Americans were engaged in combat in
many different parts of the world.
Today, thank God, we are not in combat; yet Americans
still serve as guardians of freedom around the world.
As your Commander in Chief, I want to reassure you that
your sacrifice -- your service -- is deeply appreciated.
You are the protectors of your home and country and the
keepers of peace. I know many of you experience personal
and family hardships because of your profession. I salute
your courage, dedication, and selflessness for making these
sacrifices to help preserve our freedom and protect our
Nation. The security you provide is the greatest gift one
can give.
In return, I pledge to you that we'll strive to improve
your working conditions, give you tools which are adequate
to the tasks you are expected to perform, and improve your
pay so that it is more in line with the responsibility
you're expected to assume. But more than that, I promise
you your country will never let you down when the going gets
rough. We're counting on you and you can count on us; on
that you have my word.
God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: The Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To tape a message.
II.
BACKGROUND
This 45 second message will be used as an introduction to a
twelve minute fund raising film for the Bob Hope International
Heart Research Institute.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV.
PRESS PLAN
None
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will read this message from a teleprompter in the
Library.
(Parvin/AB)
January 18, 1982
TAPING: INTRODUCTION FOR BOB HOPE HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE FILM
JANUARY 19, 1982
The heart is a wonderful thing. In song and poetry it
is the source of love. In sports it is a synonym for the
ultimate in drive and determination. And in medicine the
heart is a miraculous life-giving pump, and yet at the same
time a major killer. Heart disease kills over half the
people of the Western world.
As that grim statistic indicates, cardiovascular research
is more important than ever. Recently a friend of Nancy and
mine explained to us a project he's become involved with
that is global in scope and dramatic in its potential. The
man is Bob Hope and the project is the Bob Hope International
Heart Research Institute.
This film is about their partnership and their plans
for the future. It is a promising future that I hope you
will actively support. On behalf of all Americans, let me
say thank you, Bob, for the role you've chosen to play in
the fight against that killer and crippler -- heart disease.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
TAPING SESSION
DATE: Janaury 19, 1982
LOCATION: The Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
FROM: Mark Goode
I. PURPOSE
To audio-tape a message.
II. BACKGROUND
The message will be played for a spectacular on-air program
which will feature many WOR highlights spanning it's 60 year
history as this is a celebration of their 60 years on the air.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
After all the filming and taping sessions we will audio tape
this message at the end of the session.
(Maseng/AB)
January 18, 1982
TAPING: WOR RADIO DIAMOND JUBILEE
JANUARY 19, 1982
Good evening. It is a pleasure for me to take part
with you tonight in WOR's Diamond Jubilee. During the past
60 years some of the greatest names in broadcasting have
entertained and reported on this channel. From its first
transmission in 1922 this station has been a part of the
history of America.
As we listen tonight to fascinating samples from WOR's
program library, we can appreciate the richness and diversity
of our past. The energy of this city and this country,
reflected in the story of this station, leaves me no doubt
that we Americans will be equal to the challenges that still
lie ahead. Together we will meet those challenges, shaping
the next 60 years of broadcasts on WOR. We will write the
scripts our children and grandchildren will hear: scripts
of recovery, of greatness and of peace in the last decades
of the 20th century.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy the evening.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 18, 1982
FILMING SESSION
DATE: January 19, 1982
LOCATION: Library
TIME: 5:05 PM
I. PURPOSE
To Film a message from the President.
II. BACKGROUND
This message will be played at the annual Salute to Congress
Dinner, sopnsored by the Washington Press Club at the Sheraton
Washington Hotel on January 27, 1982.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
IV. PRESS PLAN
None
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
This filming session will following the message for Davos. The
President will read form a teleprompter.
(Parvin/AB)
January 18, 1982
TAPING: WASHINGTON PRESS CLUB SALUTE TO CONGRESS DINNER
JANUARY 27, 1982
Good evening to all of you attending the Washington
Press Club's Salute to Congress Dinner. You'll recall that
a year ago at this dinner I made a couple of jokes about my
age. I'm not doing age jokes anymore. You know that
creationist trial in Arkansas? Well, they called me as an
eyewitness.
I'm pausing here in hopes you're laughing.
But I've got some good years left in me. I used to be
a sports announcer, and I may do that again when I leave the
White House. I figure after being in politics I ought to be
able to talk faster than ever.
My relations with Capitol Hill have remained strong
since I spoke to you last, although a member of my staff the
other day was puzzled by the Congress. He said, "Someone
gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens and then
everybody disagrees." I said, "Yeah, sort of like our
budget meetings."
Over the past year the Administration also has tried to
make the States less dependent on the Federal Government.
Yes, we did give the states millions of tons of cheese, but
they had to buy their own crackers.
Since so many reporters are present, I'll provide you
with an exclusive. I almost didn't give the State of the
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Union Address last night. I figured it might get more
coverage if I just leaked it.
You don't know what are leaks and what aren't anymore.
Last year it got so bad the Congress passed one and I signed
it.
By the way, I am glad to hear the Club after some
difficulty finally found a clubhouse here in town. Last I
heard, you were looking at a trailer in Greenbelt.
I understand my press secretary Jim Brady is there
tonight. Jim, if they ask how my friend Bill Clark is doing
at NSC, tell them fine. And the flash cards you sent him of
the different countries are a big help.
So, Jim and all of you at the dinner, enjoy yourselves
this evening, and the best to everyone in the year ahead.