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WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT
WORKSHEET
X-MEDIA
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Name of Document: BRIEFING PAPERS
FOR PRESIDENTS
Subject Codes:
SCHEDULED
APPOINTMENTS FOR
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THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Tuesday, April 5, 1983
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(1hr15min)
11:15 am
Photo with Muscular Dystrophy
Oval Office
(5 min)
Poster Child (Whittlesey)
(TAB A)
11:30 am
Economic Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Darman/Fuller)
(TAB B)
There Care.
12:00 m
Lunch and Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Private Appointment (Ruge)
Residence
(30 min)
1:30 pm
Briefing for Budget Committee Meeting
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Duberstein)
2:00 pm
Meeting with GOP Senate Budget Committee
Cabinet Room
(45 min)
(Duberstein)
(TAB C)
2:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
3:00 YS
phone call Eliz Dole
Cah.
3:45 pm
Courtesy Call by Eisenhower Fellows
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Clark)
(distributed separately)
4:00 pm
Meeting with Rossow Family
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Harper)
(TAB D)
4:15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
5:00 pm
Taping Session (Goode)
(20 min)
1) PSI, 2) Summer Jobs, 3) Working
Partners, 4) N.M. GOP Dinner
(TAB E)
Diplomatic
Reception Room
5:30 pm
Private Meeting
Residence
(30 min)
(Sittmann)
UNP 4/04/83
4:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1983
MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS
SESSION WITH SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS
DATE:
Tuesday, April 5, 1983
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
1:30 (30 minutes)
FROM:
KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN K.
I. PURPOSE
To brief the President on a basic budget plan being developed
by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici and to review
any "flexibility" in defense spending.
II. BACKGROUND
At 2:00 p.m., the President will be meeting with Majority
Leader Howard Baker and the Senate Budget Committee Republicans
to discuss the FY84 budget in general and defense spending in
particular. The Committee will resume its markup on Wednesday
with the defense spending level issue scheduled for Thursday.
III. PARTICIPANTS
\
BUSH
Secretary Weinberger
Bill Clark
Secretary Regan
- Dick Darman
Director Stockman
Ken Duberstein
Jim Baker
- Bud McFarlane
Ed Meese
IV: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Dave Stockman
10 minutes
Secretary Weinberger
10 minutes
Discussion
10 minutes
THE WHITE HOUSE
WAEHINGTON
April 4, 1983
MEETING WITH ECONOMIC BRIEFING GROUP
DATE:
April 5, 1983
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:30 a.m.
FROM:
Craig L. Fuller
I. PURPOSE/BACKGROUND
An up date on the current domestic and international
economic situation.
II. PARTICIPANTS
\
The Vice President
- Richard G. Darman
-
Secretary Regan
- Martin Feldstein
- Secretary Baldrige
- Craig L. Fuller
- Edwin Meese III
- David R. Gergen
David A. Stockman
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- Edwin L. Harper
James A. Baker, III
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- CARRY SPEAKES
III. PRESS PLAN
(White House photographe_ only)
IV. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Secretary Regan will be prepared to lead the discussion.
THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Tuesday, April 5, 1983
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing 9:16-9:36
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark) BUSH, EM, JB, MKO
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(1hr15min)
11:13-11:15 WHITLESEN PHOTO opp- PHILADELPHIA T.V.
11:15 am
Photo with Muscular Dystrophy 12:26
11:15
Oval Office
(5 min)
Poster Child (Whittlesey) 12:16 42000 A) 11:20
(577115)
11:30 am
Economic Briefing 11:33- 12:08
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Darman/Fuller)
(TAB B)
12:00 m
Lunch and Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Private Appointment (Ruge) 1:02 - 1:23
Residence
(30 min)
1:30 pm
Briefing for Budget Committee Meeting
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Duberstein) 1:30 -
2:00 pm
Meeting with GOP Senate Budget Committee
Cabinet Room
(45 min)
(Duberstein) 2:04 3:43
(TAB C)
2:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
2:56-3:00 OVAL - PHONE CALL TO ELIZ. Doce
3:00
CABINET
3:45 pm
Courtesy Call by Eisenhower Fellows
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Clark)
(distributed separately)
4:00 pm
Meeting with Rossow Family 4:05- 4:20
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Harper) PHOTO opp
(TAB D)
4:15 pm
Personal Staff Time 4:20- 4:50
Oval Office
(45 min)
5:00 pm
Taping Session (Goode) 4:50-5:15
(20 min)
1) PSI, 2) Summer Jobs, 3) Working
Partners, 4) N.M. GOP Dinner
(TAB E)
Diplomatic
Reception Room
5:30 pm
Private Meeting 5:30 6:08
Residence
(30 min)
(Sittmann)
UNP 4/04/83
4:00 pm
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THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Tuesday, April 5, 1983
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9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Clark)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(1hr15min)
11:15 am
Photo with Muscular Dystrophy
Oval Office
(5 min)
Poster Child (Whittlesey)
(TAB A)
11:30 am
Economic Briefing
Oval Office
(TAB B)
(30 min)
(Darman/Fuller)
12:00 m
Lunch and Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Private Appointment (Ruge)
Residence
(30 min)
1:30 pm
Briefing for Budget Committee Meeting
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Duberstein)
2:00 pm
Meeting with GOP Senate Budget Committee
Cabinet Room
(45 min)
(Duberstein)
(TAB C)
2:45 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
3:45 pm
Courtesy Call by Eisenhower Fellows
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Clark)
(distributed separately)
4:00 pm
Meeting with Rossow Family
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Harper)
(TAB D)
4 : 15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
5:00 pm
Taping Session (Goode)
(20 min)
1) PSI, 2) Summer Jobs, 3) Working
(TAB E)
Diplomatic
Partners, 4) N.M. GOP Dinner
Reception Room
5:30 pm
Private Meeting
Residence
(30 min)
(Sittmann)
UNP 4/04/83
4:00 pm
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 6, 1983
TO:
DAVE FISCHER
FROM:
PAM TURNER
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SUBJECT:
Attendance at Meeting with the President on
April 5, 1983
The following individuals attended a meeting with the President
on Tuesday, April 5 (2:00 p.m. in the Cabinet Room).
The Vice President
Secretary of State Shultz
Secretary of Defense Weinberger
OMB Director Stockman
Secretary of Treasury Regan
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors, Martin Feldstein
Senate (GOP Members of the Budget Committee)
Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico)
William Armstrong (R-Colorado)
Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas)
Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minnesota)
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
John Tower (R-Texas)
Mark Andrews (R-North Dakota)
Steve Symms (R-Idaho)
Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
Slade Gorton (R-Washington)
REGRET: Bob Kasten (R-Wisconsin)
Dan Quayle (R-Indiana)
Staff
James A. Baker III
Bud McFarlane
Edwin Meese III
Pam Turner
Michael Deaver
Nancy Risque
Richard Darman
Joe Hagen
Dave Gergen
Mike Hudson
William Clark
Al Keel
Craig Fuller
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Kenneth M. Duberstein
Steve Bell -- Staff Director,
Larry Speakes
Committee on the Budget
Dave Swanson
Nancy Kennedy
Bob Kabel
Bob Helm
& As Author
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 4, 1983
MEETING WITH THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY POSTER CHILD
DATE:
April 5, 1983
Location:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:15 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
FROM:
FAITH RYAN WHITTLESEY 7RW
I.
PURPOSE
To meet with the National Muscular Dystrophy Poster Child,
Christopher Rush, 6 years old, and National MDA Chairman
Jerry Lewis. To thank Lewis for his work on behalf of MDA.
II. BACKGROUND:
Jerry Lewis has been National Chairman for 33 years and has
organized 2 million volunteers to assist the MDA in fund
raising. Through the well-known yearly telethons, Lewis
and his volunteers have raised over $2 million.
Purpose of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is to
conquer neuromuscular diseases affecting thousands of
Americans, through worldwide research, patient services,
and education.
Christopher Rush, from Rochester Michigan, was diagnosed at
9 months as having Kugelberg-Welander disease and is still
in a wheel chair. Now an active first grader and humorous
jokester, he will be presenting you with a portrait of himself
taken by Yosuf Karsh, renowned portrait photographer. The
young boy is very interested in space programs.
III. PARTICIPANTS: See attached list
IV. PRESS PLAN:
Press pool photo coverage.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
11:15 a.m.
You will be joined in Oval Office by
Jerry Lewis, his family, Christopher
Rush, and his family, MDA officials
and Faith Whittlesey.
11:17 a.m.
You move to the fireplace where the child
will present his photograph to you. Photo
opportunity for Jerry Lewis and the child.
Another photo with the whole group.
11:20 a.m.
The MDA group departs the Oval Office.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL POSTER CHILD AND FAMILY
Christopher George Rush (Poster Child)
Richard Robert Rush (father)
Doreas Aileen Rush (Mother
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS
Jerry Lewis (National Chairman)
Sandra Pitnick Lewis (his wife)
Joseph E. Stabile (Mr. Lewis' Manager)
Claudia Stabile (Mr. Lewis' secretary & Manager's wife)
Amy Reynolds Stabile (their daughter)
Craig H. Wood (MDA Director of Public Health Education)
John B. Sellman (MDA Director of Special Projects)
Harold Walker (MDA Photographer)
Gerald Auerbach (MDA Film and Television Consultant)
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Jonathan Vipond (her deputy)
Virginia Knauer
Mike Deaver has okayed having a Philadelphia TV crew from WKY-TV
follow Mrs. Whittlesey for a day. Their photographer will accompany
her.
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH
THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION POSTER CHILD AND JERRY LEWIS
I know all Americans join me in supporting the goals of the
Muscular Dystrophy Association to conquer neuromuscular diseases
that affect hundreds of thousands of our citizens.
- With the help of the two million volunteers and professionals all over
the world, MDA has made enormous gains through research, education,
and special services for patients.
Christopher, I'm very proud of this portrait of you. As you travel
around the country, you will be a shining example of those who have
been helped by the MDA.
I understand you too have an interest in space. The future holds
many wonders and challenges for us. There is much for us to learn
and conquer, just as you have done with your disease.
Jerry, with your warmth and humor, you have captured the capacity
of the American public to give from their hearts and with their
dollars to help those who desperately need assistance.
--I congratulate you on your long commitment to this cause. I urge
everyone to join you again this year with a generosity that even
surpasses last year's.
B
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 4, 1983
MEETING WITH ECONOMIC BRIEFING GROUP
DATE:
April 5, 1983
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:30 a.m.
FROM:
Craig L. Fuller
I. PURPOSE/BACKGROUND
An up date on the current domestic and international
economic situation.
II. PARTICIPANTS
The Vice President
Richard G. Darman
Secretary Regan
Martin Feldstein
Secretary Baldrige
Craig L. Fuller
Edwin Meese III
David R. Gergen
David A. Stockman
Edwin L. Harper
James A. Baker, III
III. PRESS PLAN
(White House photographer only)
IV. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Secretary Regan will be prepared to lead the discussion.
C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 4, 1983
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
BUDGET COMMITTEE
DATE: Tuesday, April 5, 1983
LOCATION: The Cabinet Room
TIME: 2:00 p.m. (45 minutes)
FROM: Kenneth M. Duberstein
torD.
I. PURPOSE
To discuss Senate Budget Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 1984
budget.
II. BACKGROUND
The Senate Budget Committee began markup of the Fiscal Year 1984
budget in mid-March prior to the Easter recess. Following the House
vote on the budget, which produced a defense spending level consider-
ably below that requested by the Administration and amid concerns
that the Senate Budget Committee might take similar action, you met
with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico)
and Ranking Democrat Lawton Chiles (D-Florida) on March 15 to ask
that they postpone final action on the defense portion of the
budget until after the Easter recess. You suggested this
delay in order to allow time to review the defense spending level
and to determine whether there could be any adjustments in that
level. Reluctantly, Domenici and Chiles agreed to delay, and the
Committee is now scheduled to continue their markup beginning on
April 6.
Senator Domenici has been working on some budget options which, for
the most part, appear to be agreeable to the Administration with the
exception of the defense numbers. The sentiment of the Committee
members continues to be toward a defense spending level below that
which we could accept. Today's meeting is an opportunity for you
and your top Administration officials to discuss the budget, and
specifically the defense spending issue with these Republican members
of the Budget Committee in an effort to work out an agreeable solu-
tion on this crucial issue.
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You should be aware that three of these Senators, Senators
Grassley, Kassebaum, and Gorton, had requested a separate
meeting with you on the issue of defense spending numbers,
but we were unable to work this into the schedule prior to the Easter
recess. It is likely that these three members may be particularly
critical of our defense numbers.
III. PARTICIPANTS
List attached
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House photographer only
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Senators to arrive Northwest Gate, enter the West Lobby, and
be escorted to the Cabinet Room for a 30-minute meeting
with the President.
Attachments:
Participants List
Talking Points
PARTICIPANTS
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of State Shultz
Secretary of Defense Weinberger
OMB Director Stockman
Secretary of Treasury Regan
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors, Martin Feldstein
Senate
Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico)
William Armstrong (R-Colorado)
Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas)
Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minnesota)
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
John Tower (R-Texas)
Mark Andrews (R-North Dakota)
Steve Symms (R-Idaho)
Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
*
Bob Kasten (R-Wisconsin)
*
Dan Quayle (R-Indiana)
Slade Gorton (R-Washington)
* LATE REGRET
Staff
James A. Baker III
Edwin Meese III
Michael Deaver
Richard Darman
Dave Gergen
William Clark
Craig Fuller
Kenneth M. Duberstein
Larry Speakes
Bud McFarlane
Pam Turner
Nancy Risque
Joe Hagen
Mike Hudson
Steve Bell, Staff Director, Committee on the Budget
TALKING POINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW --
AND WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE 1:30 P.M. BRIEFING
ON THIS SUBJECT.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 4, 1983
MEETING WITH ROSSOW FAMILY
April 5, 1983
Roosevelt Room
4:00 p.m.
FROM: EDWIN L. HARPER
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I. PURPOSE
To give recognition to the Rossow family for their extra-
ordinary efforts to help handicapped children and to give each of
the Rossows' adopted and foster children an opportunity to meet
the President.
II. BACKGROUND
Last month the President telephoned the Rossow family and
spoke with the parents and each of the children. The family came
to the President's attention when he viewed the "Death in the
Nursery" TV series on infanticide.
The Rossow family, from Ellington, Connecticut, was featured
in that series as an ideal alternative to allowing handicapped
children to die or abandoning them to an institution.
The Rossows have come to Washington this week to testify
before the Senate Subcommittee on Family and Human Services, at a
hearing on child abuse and protection of handicapped children.
The Rossow parents have been leaders in Connecticut in counseling
parents of newborn handicapped children and in speaking out
publicly about the value of life of handicapped children.
The visit with the President is primarily to be an
opportunity for the President to meet and talk with the children.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Parents
Carl Rossow
Rachel Rossow
Children
Rachel Marie
Robert
Edward
Susan
Patrick
(continued)
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Glencora
Maria
Mary
Simone
David
Charles
Ellen
Dina
Benjamin
(10 of the children will be in wheelchairs.)
Helpers for the family
Doris R. Marshall
Thomas Nerney
White House Staff
Robert B. Carleson
Stephen H. Galebach
Anne Higgins
Dee Jepsen
Virginia Knauer
IV. PRESS PLAN
Pool photo coverage at end of meeting.
White House photographer.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
When the President enters the room, he will be introduced
first to the parents, Carl and Rachel. The parents will then
introduce each of the children, with the President talking with
each child in turn. The Rossows will also present the President
with a short cassette recording of a song about their son
Benjamin.
Attachment: Talking Points
Talking Points
I want to commend you for the outstanding example you
have set for all Americans in your care for handicapped
children.
Thank you for reminding us all of the great value of the
family and the importance of love in our lives.
I have been looking forward to meeting your children ever
since I spoke with each of them by phone last month.
E
(PSI/LP edit/AB)
April 4, 1983
3:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: WHITE HOUSE/NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BUSINESS
SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
I want to thank you for this opportunity to speak about the
urgent need to help our young people find jobs this summer.
Remember your summer vacations and your summer jobs?
Whether it was mowing lawns, lifeguarding, or working at the
corner store, we all had a learning experience - one we took
back to school in September telling our friends about, and with a
few extra dollars to show for it besides. Or, if you grew up in
a family like mine, you contributed to the family kitty for food
and clothing.
We also came away from that early job experience as more
responsible people. We learned that others relied on us to
accomplish a task, and if we didn't complete it we were letting
them down. Most of us also started to feel a sense of
satisfaction, knowing that we had accomplished something on our
own.
This summer, like every summer, millions of young people
will be looking for summer jobs, and for that same sense of
satisfaction we felt. But for today's youth, jobs may be harder
to find. Last summer more than 12 million of our young people
had summertime work. But over 3 million did not find jobs. They
deserve our help, for they are the work force of tomorrow.
There are several ways your company can help. First,
reserve some of your part-time summer positions for needy young
people. Through the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, if you hire a
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needy youth who is certified by the local job service, your
company can receive a significant tax credit against the wages
you pay.
If you have no openings this summer, consider a corporate
contribution. Private industry councils and other community
groups will be creating jobs for young people, but they need
financial assistance. By giving a donation to a local jobs
program, you could help several young people get the summer
experience that could last a lifetime.
Once again, I'm asking the National Alliance of Business to
help you open your doors to needy youth this summer. This year
the NAB is conducting seminars across the country explaining how
to use the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, where to find available,
willing young workers, and where you can send your corporate
donations. Please take the time to work with the NAB. This
organization has my wholehearted support -- and a proven track
record that can't be beaten.
Think about it, should we, as Americans, allow another
jobless summer to go by for large numbers of our young people? A
job this summer could make a real difference. You and I had the
chance to learn, grow, and gain that sense of self-worth. Now
it's our turn to pass that experience on to others. You can make
the difference. So please, if at all possible, hire a needy
young person this summer and help America prepare for tomorrow.
Thank you, and God bless you.
(Maseng/AB)
April 4, 1983
2:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: MESSAGE FOR RNC "WORKING PARTNERS"
PRESENTATION
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
For too many decades, Americans have been told to turn to
government to solve all their problems. It hasn't worked, and
today, we're finally turning things around. There has been a
re-birth of private initiative in this country. The can-do,
American spirit of individual effort is on the rebound.
A great source of American strength has always been the
ingenuity of our people and their willingness to work together to
help each other and better their communities. Our party is
encouraging this volunteer spirit through programs like Working
Partners and other private-sector initiatives.
So, it's a real pleasure for me to introduce this
documentary about Working Partners in Colorado. I challenge each
of you to help us rediscover America's tradition of neighbor
caring for neighbor.
Ladies and gentlemen, the challenge is great, but the
opportunity is even greater. Together, limited only by our
energy and imagination, we can make the American dream come true.
Thank you for your help and support.
(PSI/Rohrabacher/AB)
April 4, 1983
3:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: "NEIGHBOR HELPING NEIGHBOR"
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
Neighbor helping neighbor has always been a fundamental part
of the American scene. From the earliest harvest-sharing between
native American and pilgrim to the latest fundraising telethon
for medical research, our country has been built by acts of
goodwill. Today private initiative and volunteer efforts abound.
Americans from all walks of life -- all ages, races, and income
levels - are doing their share in partnership with neighbors and
friends, working to build a better society. These good works are
making a significant difference in the kind of society in which
we live.
Over a year ago we created a President's Task Force on
Private Sector Initiatives. We asked it to find and spotlight
private initiatives, volunteer efforts and partnerships -
examples of good citizenship to inspire communities and
individuals around the country. I'm happy to report that the
Task Force found the voluntary spirit in America alive, well, and
growing. They discovered thousands and thousands of wonderful
examples of this precious part of the American character.
At the end of their work the Task Force presented me with a
video report. I must tell you that I was deeply moved and
encouraged by what I saw. The presentation is a tribute to the
more than 84 million Americans who volunteer about $64 billion
worth in talent and time to community service each year. It
illuminates the contributions of the widest spectrum of our
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citizens and shows so clearly how much is accomplished when free
and caring men and women work together.
Government cannot and should not do everything alone. The
Task Force's report shows what individual citizens and families,
civic and religious groups, businesses, unions, philanthropic
organizations, trade associations, service clubs, educational
institutions, and others can do when they set their minds to it.
I decided that this tape should not simply be filed and
forgotten in the White House archives. I want to share it with
you -- for it is about you and America's endless generosity.
The great poet William Wordsworth once said that the best
portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless,
unremembered acts of kindness and love.
"Neighbor Helping Neighbor" has captured some of those
commitments of heart, time, talent, and money. Thank you and God
bless you for your service to your neighbors and your Nation.
(Rohrabacher/AB)
April 4, 1983
3:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: MESSAGE TO ATTENDEES AT NEW MEXICO
REPUBLICAN PARTY ANNUAL SPRING DINNER
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1983
Greetings to all of you in New Mexico. I'm sorry I cannot
be with you, but thanks for giving me this opportunity to send
you my best wishes and warmest regards. If this is New Mexico, I
know that Corky Morris must be there. Corky's always been there
when it counted and I want you to know how grateful I am to have
had him on my team over the years.
Greetings also to Congressmen Lujan and Skeen. They've been
part of the action back here, and that's putting it mildly.
Together, we're fighting a no-holds-barred battle with those who
would see our country return to the tax, spend, and inflate
policies that knocked the wind out of our economy in the first
place. Without the backing of hardworking and responsible
Congressmen, like Manual Lujan and Joe Skeen, we'd never be able
to hold the line.
With their support, and with each of you doing your part,
we've begun to turn around a situation that was destroying the
economic viability of our country. We should never hesitate to
point out that the other party had its chance, and failed. When
they controlled both houses of the Congress, all the departments
and agencies, as well as the White House, all they gave us was
ever-increasing taxes, massive inflation, sky-high interest
rates, and a business decline from which we are just now
emerging. The only way people will vote to return to those days
is if they forget what those days were like. Well, we can't let
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the American people forget. That's our job. If we can't get
them thinking like Republicans, at least we can help them have a
memory like an elephant.
Now I realize the 1982 election was no picnic for New Mexico
Republicans. However, there is every reason for us to be
optimistic. We've held firm to our basic program and it's
getting to the point where even the Democrats will have to admit
it's working. Our economy is more than on the mend - it's
beginning to take off. Real wages and productivity are up for
the first time in years. The prime interest rate is down to
101/2 percent; it was 21½ percent when we took office. The
housing, automobile, and steel industries are showing signs of
recovery. The inflation monster that was gobbling up our way of
life - running at double digits for 2 years in a row just before
we got here -- has been held to below 1 percent for the last
6 months. And, at long last, unemployment is beginning to inch
down.
Both Main Street and Wall Street are betting this will be a
strong and sustained recovery. I think it's a good bet.
But none of this will continue if we are lured back to the
irresponsibility of the past. Without you and the work you're
doing, the opposition would drag the country back into the swamp
we've worked so hard to drain. So, for goodness sakes, don't let
up. We win some and lose some, but we can never afford to give
up; America would be the loser if we did.
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So keep up the good work. We're in this together, and we're
going to win -- of that you can be sure. Good luck and God bless
you.