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ID # 273302
WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT
WORKSHEET
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X-MEDIA
H-INTERNAL
Name of Document: BRIEFING PAPERS
FOR PRESIDENT'S
Subject Codes:
SCHEDULED
APPOINTMENTS FOR
DEC0283
PR 007 - 01
D Subject: Meetrigwith high school students
PR 017 -
seminar participating in the Close- up foundation
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and interview
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2) Signine Ceremony for 5.505,T:
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hohor the
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A)honor JULIETTE GORDON Low
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who helped establish The Girl Scouts
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of america
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B) ease commuting restrictions on
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Interstates 395 and 66.
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FG 006 - 12
3) fist of imritees / attendees for the
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national security Council meeting.
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4) List of invitees /attendeesfor the meetry
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of the Natronal security Planning Group.
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ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Action
Tracking Date
Type of
Completion Date
Code
YY/MM/DD
Response
Code
YY/MM/DD
RMHENL
RSZ
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Referral Note:
THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Friday, December 2, 1983
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker/Meese/Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(McFarlane)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
11:00 am
NSC Meeting
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(McFarlane)
(distributed separately)
12:00 m
Lunch
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Briefing for TV Show
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Gergen/Speakes)
(TAB A) (briefing material attached)
1:30 pm
"Close Up" Students TV Show
450 EOB
(30 min)
(Fischer)
NSP6
2:00 pm
Meeting with Secretary Shultz
Oval Office
(BO min)
3:00
Signing Ceremony for S 505
Oval Office
2:30 pm
(5 min)
(Duberstein)
(TAB B)
Afternoon
The President and Mrs. Reagan
South Lawn
Depart for Camp David
UNP 12/01/83
Historical File
4:00 pm
EPS FORM 25
(03/75)
EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE
To: Officer-in-charge
Appointments Center
NSC Mtg
Room 060, OEOB
Please admit the following appointments on
December 2,
, 19 83
for
The President
of
White House
:
(Name of person to be visited)
(Agency)
OVP
Admiral Daniel J. Murphy
USTR
Mr. Walter Doran
VP
Amb William E. Brock
Murphy
Mr. John Ray
State
JCS
Mr. Lawrence S. Eagleburger
General John W. Vessey, Jr.
Mr. William Schneider
Admiral Arthur S. Moreau
Treasury
Acting Sec Beryl Sprinkel
White House
Asst Sec John Walker
Mr. Edwin Meese, III
Mr. James A. Baker, III?
Defense
Mr. Michael K. Deaver ?
Dep Sec W. Paul Thayer late
Mr. Robert C. McFarlane
Dr. Fred C. Ikle
Mr. Richard G. Darman
Admiral John M. Poindexter
Commerce
Secretary Malcolm Baldridge
NSC
Mr. Lionel Olmer
Mr. Robert M. Kimmitt
Mr. Donald Fortier
Energy
Mr. Roger Robinson
Secretary Donald P. Hodel
Mr. Donald Pearlman
OMB
Mr. Joseph Wright
Dr. Alton Keel
>
CIA
Mr. William J. Casey
Mr. Maurice Ernst
MEETING LOCATION
Building White House West Wing
Requested by Rosie Andreatta
Room No.
Cabinet Room
Room No. 372 Telephone 3044
Time of Meeting
11:00 a.m.
Date of request December 1, 1983
Additions and/or changes made by telephone should be limited to three (3) names or less.
DO NOT DUPLICATE THIS FORM
APPOINTMENTS CENTER: SIG/OEOB - 395-6046 or WHITE HOUSE - 456-6742
EPS FORM 25
Kathy Q'
(03/75)
EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE
To: Officer-in-charge
Appointments Center
Room 060, OEOB
Please admit the following appointments on
December 2,
, 19 83
for The President
of
White House
:
(Name of person to be visited)
(Agency)
OVP
Admiral Daniel J. Murphy
USTR
Mr. Walter Doran
Amb William E. Brock
State
JCS
Mr. Lawrence S. Eagleburger
General John W. Vessey, Jr.
Admiral Arthur S. Moreau
Treasury
Acting Sec Beryl Sprinkel
White House
Asst Sec John Walker
Mr. Edwin Meese, III
Mr. James A. Baker, III
Defense
Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Dep Sec W. Paul Thayer
Mr. Robert C. McFarlane
Dr. Fred C. Ikle
Mr. Richard G. Darman
Admiral John M. Poindexter
Commerce
Secretary Malcolm Baldridge
NSC
Mr. Lionel Olmer
Mr. Robert M. Kimmitt
Mr. Donald Fortier
Energy
Mr. Roger Robinson
Secretary Donald P. Hodel
Mr. Donald Pearlman
OMB
Mr. Joseph Wright
Dr. Alton Keel
CIA
Mr. William J. Casey
Mr. Maurice Ernst
MEETING LOCATION
Building White House West Wing
Requested by Rosie Andreatta
Room No. Cabinet Room
Room No. 372 Telephone 3044
Time of Meeting
11:00 a.m.
Date of request December 1, 1983
Additions and/or changes made by telephone should be limited to three (3) names or less.
DO NOT DUPLICATE THIS FORM
APPOINTMENTS CENTER: SIG/OEOB - 395-6046 or WHITE HOUSE - 456-6742
THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
Friday, December 2, 1983
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker/Meese/Deaver)
9:30 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(McFarlane)
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time mangert Heedlen
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
10:30(30)
NSP6
OVAL -
11:00 am
NSC Meeting
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(McFarlane)
(distributed separately)
12:00 m
Lunch
Oval Office
(60 min)
12.22-12:24 12.22- 12:24
Fuller(re Indian comm)
1:00 pm
Briefing for TV Show
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Gergen/Speakes)
(TAB A) (briefing material attached)
1:30 pm
"Close Up" Students TV Show
450 EOB
(30 min)
(Fischer)
2:00 pm (60 mins). 3:20 Meeting with Secretary Shultz NSP6
Oval Office
(30 min)
2:30 pm 3.24
Signing Ceremony for S 505
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Duberstein)
(TAB B)
Afternoon
The President and Mrs. Reagan
South Lawn
Depart for Camp David
UNP 12/01/83
4:00 pm
EPS FORM 25
(03/75)
EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE
To:
Officer-in-charge
Appointments Center
Room 060, OEOB
Please admit the following appointments on
Dec 2
, 19 83
for The President
of
White House
:
(Name of person to be visited)
(Agency)
State:
Secretary George P. Shultz
Amb Donald H. Rumsfeld
Defense:
Dep Secretary W. Paul Thayer
CIA:
Mr. William J. Casey
JCS:
General John W. Vessey, Jr.
\
White House:
\
Mr. Edwin Meese, III
Mr. James A. Baker, III
Mr. Michael K. Deaver
Mr. Robert C. McFarlane
John POINDEXTER
MEETING LOCATION
Building West Wing White House Requested by Carol Cleveland
Room No. Oval Office
Room No. 372 Telephone 3044
Time of Meeting 2:00 p.m.
Date of request Dec 2, 1983
Additions and/or changes made by telephone should be limited to three (3) names or less.
DO NOT DUPLICATE THIS FORM.
APPOINTMENTS CENTER: SIG/OEOB - 395-6046 or WHITE HOUSE - - 456-6742
DCF
THE SCHEDULE OF
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
The President has seen
Friday, December 2, 1983
9:00 am
Staff Time 9:05
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker/Meese/Deaver) 9:26 BUSH
9:30 am
National Security Briefing 9:30-9:47
Oval Office
(15 min)
(McFarlane) SECRETARY HODEL, Rower ROBINSON, BUSH, POINAGYTER
Em, tB, MKQ
9:45 am
Senior Staff Time 9:54-10:02 SECRETARY
Oval Office
(15 min)
HECKLER
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time 10:02 -
Oval Office
(60 min)
11:00 am
NSC Meeting 11:02-11:55
Cabinet Room
(60 min)
(McFarlane)
12:00 m
Lunch 11:55-
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Briefing for TV Show 1:02
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Gergen/Speakes) JB, SPEAKES, FULLER,
MEFARIANO, DARMAN
1:30 pm
"Close Up" Students TV Show 1:32-2:01 450 EOB
(30 min)
(Fischer)
2:02-2:05 DROP-BY ADVANCE OFFICE
2:00 pm
NSPG Meeting 2:11- 3:18
Oval Office
(60 min)
(McFarlane)
3:00 pm
Signing Ceremony for S 505 3:28-3:
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Duberstein)
Afternoon
The President and Mrs. Reagan
South Lawn
Depart for Camp David
3:31 RESIDENCE
- DEPART C.D.
REVISED
UNP 12/02/83
11:00 am
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 1, 1983
STUDENTS AND LEADERS PROGRAM
DATE:
December 2, 1983
LOCATION:
Room 450 OEOB
TIME:
1:30 p.m. (30 minutes)
FROM:
Dave Fischer DCF
I. PURPOSE
To participate in a 30 minute Ω and A with high school
seniors from around the country.
II. BACKGROUND
C-SPAN is the cable consortium which televises
proceedings of the House of Representatives and O and A
sessions with Administration leaders.
The Close-Up Foundation is a privately financed
foundation which brings thousands of high school students
to Washington to participate in governmental seminars and
other activities.
The programs are beamed by satellite to 11 million
subscribers including many schools.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The students for this program will be from Florida,
Texas, Tennessee, Minnnesota, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
IV. PRESS PLAN
No Press coverage. White House Photographer.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Format: You will sit on a stool on the stage. One
student will be selected to ask the first question. The
show will close 30 minutes after a pre-selected student
has been cued by the stage manager and he or she will
thank you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 1, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DAVID R. GERGEN
SUBJECT:
"Close Up" Interview
Attached are materials on current domestic issues that may
be raised in your "Close Up" interview with the students
at 1:30 tomorrow.
Additional information to update the attached will be
provided in our 1:00 pre-briefing. November unemployment
figures will be released tomorrow. National security issues
will be covered orally at that time.
December 1, 1983
DOMESTIC BRIEFING MATERIALS
DEFICITS
Will they cut the recovery short?
Many predicted the deficit would prevent recovery. It
didn't.
Now some say it will cut the recovery short. It won't.
In both cases, gloomy predictions wrong because, while
deficits are important, they are not the only factor in
the economy. Tax rate cuts have increased incentives
and purchasing power; and lower inflation and interest
rates have put consumers in position to buy again --
especially major purchases like cars and houses.
Growing consensus among economists that recovery will
last well into the future. The latest "Blue Chip"
consensus forecast says the recovery will last over 3
years -- 38 months. This has been very encouraging
news.
A growing number say the foundation is in place for
more than recovery -- for a prolonged expansion such as
we haven't seen since the 1960s.
Deficits won't thwart the recovery because we are going
to get the deficits down. Essential that red-ink
spending be cut way back in coming years. RR's deter-
mined to do that.
Election year or not, going to keep pressing Congress
for spending cuts -- necessary for adequate reduction
of the deficit.
Didn't RR give up on spending cuts this year?
Was clear from the start, when Democrats passed
alternative budget, that we wouldn't get all we wanted
from Congress.
Their alternative budget would have added $30 billion
in new domestic spending and $28 billion in new taxes,
in FY84 alone.
Fought against that, and won to considerable degree.
Domestic agency appropriations bills sent to RR for
signature are higher than amounts he requested. BUT,
they are much lower than the amounts assumed in
Congress' original budget.
AND, in most cases, they are full-year appropriations
bills this time, not a continuing resolution as has
been the rule in recent years. (First full-year
spending bill for Labor-HHS in over 5 years.)
Full-year bills make it easier to hold the line against
future add-on spending. If we can do that, we'll be
well ahead of the game, compared to past years.
Promise to veto unnecessary spending can make the
appropriated levels stick. Under earlier continuing
resolutions, Congress has had it easy, adding to
spending levels through supplemental appropriations.
What about the dairy bill? Why no veto?
By all accounts, bill was best we could hope for from
Congress.
Has many bad features, but does, in fact, reduce milk
price supports over the next two years.
Needed change from current law or else Secretary of
Agriculture would have been forced to raise milk price
supports next October.
Despite current laws goal of reducing over-supply of
milk, production is up about 3% over last fall. An
increase in price supports next fall would only make
matters worse.
This bill was price we pay for promise from interested
Members of Congress to continue support for lower milk
price supports in future.
1983 deficit lower than projected
Administration's estimate last summer predicted deficit
of $208 billion - but actual figure was $195 billion.
Much, if not all, of this due to lower spending rates
than the budget plan expected. (Defense and farm
outlays came in lower than expected.)
If this under-spending continues (too soon to tell if
it will) and if recovery continues ---- which should
raise revenues some -- we'll still have to be very
vigilant against Congress' tendency to spend any
savings on higher domestic outlays.
Feldstein says deficits stem from tax cuts and defense hikes
Current deficit has two causes - - one structural, one
cyclical. Roughly, the mix is half and half.
He and I agree that recovery will help to solve about
half the current deficit; the other half requires lower
federal spending growth in domestic, not defense
programs.
o
Can't cut defense enough (without gutting it); ; or raise
taxes enough (without killing incentives) to eliminate
the deficit.
Only way to do that is cut domestic spending growth and
continue current economic growth so deficit will
decline in coming years.
THE ECONOMY
The progress continues
We have sustained growth with low inflation:
-- CPI up only 2.9% over last 12 months, inflation
performance in last six months is lowest since
late 1960s.
-- GNP has grown at an 8.7% annual rate during the last
two quarters.
More jobs a result of growth:
-- Almost 3 million new jobs since end of 1982.
-- Growing economy creating them at rate of almost
300,000 a month.
-- More at work now than ever -- about 102 million.
---- Blacks, women, getting high proportion of new jobs.
Most indicators show continuing progress:
-- Unemployment: Down 2 points from last December high
of 10.8%,a faster drop than 5 of last 6 recoveries.
NOTE: November jobs figures will be released
Friday morning (12/2/83).
-- Factories operating near 80% of capacity -- up 10
percentage points from low in November 1982.
-- Personal income and consumer spending also up.
-- Dow-Jones at near record level, showing investor
confidence -- set new record on Tuesday of 1287.
-- Also, more Americans (42 million) own stock than
ever. Ten million more than in 1981. Shows
growing confidence in the future.
Outlook for the future
Brightest prospects for the economy in years.
Recovery widely expected to continue on solid basis
well into the future.
Many hold the view it is poised for sustained expansion
provided we maintain the will to keep inflation under
control, and keep the pressure on Congress to control
spending.
BUDGET ISSUES
What about budget for fiscal 1985?
Will be announced early next year; still being
developed. Plan more budget meetings in next few
weeks.
RR has asked agencies to hold the line at spending
levels anticipated in the last budget - - as has been
reported in the press.
Individual program levels may go up or down, but we are
trying to hold the line on spending ceilings agency-by-
agency.
Key point: RR remains very firmly committed to control-
ling the budget. Those who expect a bliz-
zard of election-year spending shouldn't
hold their breath.
Will FY85 budget have contingency tax proposal?
Depends on outcome of budget review now going on as
FY85 budget is prepared.
Contingency tax was intended to be a fiscal insurance
policy for FY86 and beyond. Was to be employed then
only if 3 conditions were met:
1. Economy is growing.
2. Deficit still above 2 1/2 percent of GNP.
3. Congress adopted Administration proposed spending
cuts.
On spending cuts, Congress has shown little willing-
ness to go along and it remains to be seen whether
they' 11 be in a more frugal frame of mind when they
return in January.
In short, no point in making final decision on contin-
gency tax now. Will decide in context of overall
budget review whether still a need for a fiscal
insurance policy.
BABY DOE
In Long Island case, Administration only seeking to get
information (medical records) necessary to make finding
on whether baby's rights are being violated.
Aim in this case, and all like it, is to prevent anyone
from denying medical treatment to newborns just because
they are handicapped.
Will publish regs in this area soon. Draft regulations
were made available for comment from all who had an
interest.
Isn't policy at odds with getting government off our backs?
Policy puts federal government into effort to protect
the most helpless in our society -- a handicapped new-
born - only when no other recourse is left.
That is a measured, appropriate use of government.
Remember, the threat in these cases is a threat to life
and no apologies necessary for proposing federal inter-
vention in such cases.
As Surgeon General Koop (highly respected pediatric
surgeon) says, intent is to prolong life, where
treatment will accomplish that --- not to prolong act of
dying where that's all that can be accomplished.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PRIVATE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR S. 505
DATE:
Friday, December 2, 1983
LOCATION:
The Oval Office
TIME:
2:30 p.m. (five minutes)
FROM:
Kenneth M. Duberstein
KenD.
I. PURPOSE
To thank the members of the House and Senate who were
instrumental in the formulation and passage of the
bill S. 505.
II. BACKGROUND
The original purpose of the bill S. 505 was to name a
federal building in Savannah, Georgia after Juliette
Gordon Low--the founder of the Girl Scouts. During the
legislative consideration of this measure, it was amended
to include language relaxing the commuting restrictions on
I-395 and I-66 in the greater Washington, D.C. area. In
its final form, this bill also contained amendments
pertaining (1) to additional memorials at the John
F. Kennedy Center, and (2) to a Girl Scouts of America
memorial to be erected in conjunction with the naming of
the Low Building. The signing ceremony is intended to
focus on the Girl Scout and highway elements of S. 505.
III. PARTICIPANTS
See attachment
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
1. Brief remarks by President followed by large group
photo as the President signs S. 505 at his desk.
2. The President, the First Lady, Mrs. Freeman and
Senator Mattingly pose for a small group photo to
commemorate the designation of the Low Building.
3. The President, Congressman Parris, Congressman Wolf,
Senator Trible and Senator Warner pose for a small
group photo in commemoration of the highway elements
of S. 505.
Attachment A: List of Participants
Attachment B: Talking Points
Attachment B
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR
PRIVATE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR S. 505
-- My pleasure in welcoming you to the Oval Office is two-
fold -- to honor the memory of a truly distinguished
American, and to ease the transportation burden here in the
Washington, D.C. area.
-- (To Mrs. Freeman) I know you share my gratitude for the
efforts of Senator Mack Mattingly and Congressman Lindsay
Thomas of Georgia. The designation of the Juliette Gordon
Low federal building in Savannah, and the memorial to be
constructed there in Mrs. Low's honor, will stand as per-
manent symbols of her outstanding service to the nation's
young people through establishment of The Girl Scouts of
America. (NOTE: Congressman Thomas is unable to attend
the ceremony).
-- And to our Virginia friends here (Senator John Warner,
Senator Paul Trible, Congressman Stan Parris and Congress-
man Frank Wolf), I know you have worked long and hard to
ease the commuting restrictions on Interstate 395 and
Interstate 66. I hope this means that some of my staff won't
have an excuse to be late to work any more.
-- Now I've said enough and it's time to sign the bill doing all
this (S. 505) into law.
Attachment A
PARTICIPANTS
The President and The First Lady
President of The Girl Scouts Mrs. Orville Freeman
CONGRESSIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA)
Congressman Stan Parris (R-VA)
Senator John Warner (R-VA)
Senator Paul Trible (R-VA)
Senator Mack Mattingly (R-GA)
STAFF
James A. Baker III
Kenneth M. Duberstein
M. B. Oglesby, Jr.
Pamela J. Turner
David L. Wright