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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
SURVEY
FROM: ED ROGERS
FOR CAUCUS
DATE: Wednesday, January 2, 1990
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GREENS soury
DARM
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Wednesday and
STATEMEN
2 CODELS-
Thursday Schedules
GA House
GOING OUT
TAB A
2. Scheduling request for
Gridiron and White
House Correspondent's
Dinners
TAB B
TACKING POINTS
3. Letter to Domenici
FOR DOLB
from Frank Borman
called
MICAOL
etc
TAB C
4. V.P. lunch-
open photo
WALDEZ
CONGLESS.
VISITS NOAT
work
KRISTOL-
98
5. Demerest
ABINETATES
MALE
marlin comming
CRAIG FULLERO
at 9:00AM
XNNAVG MON!
6
245 talk
w/ jentter
FRIDAY
fall Jim Labere Rollins
CADINET
Sen
TUES/WED
THE WHITE HOUSE
wASHINGTON
December 20, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
KATHY TO THE L. PRESIDENT SUPER Kathy Super
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULING
SUBJECT:
SCHEDULING REQUEST
Attached please find two scheduling requests: The Gridiron Club
Annual Dinner, March 23, 1991 and the White House Correspondents
Association's Annual Dinner, April 27, 1991.
I have tentatively blocked out time on the schedule for these
events. If there are any changes from the past format or in the
actual participation by the President, please let me know.
Thank you.
approved's per
The Gridiron Club
Mashington, D.C.
GODFREY SPERLING, JR., PRESIDENT
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
The Christian Science Monitor
910 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
December 11, 1990
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Now that the Gridiron Club has decided to elevate
this old-timer to its presidency, it is my pleasure to
invite you to attend and address the 106th annual dinner
of the Club. It will be held on Saturday, March 23, at
the Capital Hilton Hotel. Cocktails are at 6 o'clock and
dinner will begin promptly at 7. I sincerely hope that
Mrs. Bush will also be able to attend and enjoy the evening.
The Gridiron Club will present its traditional fare
of song, dance, and good humor. Ambassador Robert Strauss
will respond to the Democratic skit, and I have invited
Secretary of State James Baker to answer for the
Republicans. Sounds like an all-Texas evening!
Our final event of the dinner is the Gridiron Club's
only toast, which I am privileged to offer, to the
President of the United States. We would then welcome a
brief response from you.
Your presence has added luster and good fun to our
dinners in recent years and has meant a great deal to all
of us. And I, personally, would be particularly pleased
and honored if you could be at my side on the podium on
such a big night in my life.
We will be in touch on the details as time gets closer,
but we are looking forward very much to having you and the
First Lady with us for what I hope and trust will be
another enjoyable evening.
With all best wishes,
Sincerely,
Godfug (Budge)
Godfrey Sperling, Jr.
President
GS:jm
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WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20045
December 11, 1990
The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President
On behalf of the members of the White House Correspondents'
Association, it IS my honor to invite you and the first lady
to be the guests of honor at our annual dinner.
The dinner will be held Saturday April 27, 1991 at 7:30 PM
in the Washington Hilton.
Your participation in past years has always been the high
point of the dinners. We who cover you take great pleasure
in these opportunities to salute you and Mrs. Bush.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Bob Ellison
Bob Ellison
President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: December 26, 1990
FOR:
GOVERNOR SUNUNU
FROM:
ED ROGERS
Action
Your Comment
Let's Talk
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CC: Andy Card
Ron Kaufman
David Carney
bcc: Tom C. Korologos
FRANK BORMAN
250 Cotorro Court
Suite A
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005
(505) 524-4050
VIA FAX: 202-224-7371
December 10, 1990
DEC 14 1990
Pete Domenici
United States Senator
P. O. Box 2206
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Dear Senator,
A group of your very strong supporters and admirers,
including myself, recently had lunch in Albuquerque. I was
elected to contact you and tell you that we are dismayed by your
position on the Persian Gulf.
What we do not need now is five hundred plus Senators and
Congressman each with their own position on foreign affairs.
What we need is support for the President. The lessons of
history are clear and those who would attempt to ignore them
risk great peril for this country of ours.
Sincerely yours,
Frank Borman
FB:rjk
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Wednesday, January 2 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
8
1. Times Mirror piece on
wetlands
1988
INSIDE COVER
2. Richard Land letter
re: Frohnmayer
TAB A
3. Scowcroft Recusal
TAB B
4.
5.
6.
THE SALT OF MATH
199603
THE
MOME YOU THE THE OF LAGHT
THE CHIEF of STAFF
CHRISTIAN LIFE
has seen
COMMISSION
Richard D. Land, D.Phil.
OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Executive Director
James A. Smith, Director of
Michael K. Whitehead
Tom Strode, Director of Media
Government Relations
General Counsel
and News Information
December 17, 1990
Governor John Sununu
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Governor Sununu:
On October 30, 1990, I, along with other Evangelical leaders, asked President
Bush to dismiss National Endowment for the Arts Chairman John Frohnmayer because of
his lack of sensitivity to the concerns of millions of Evangelicals who have been outraged
by certain NEA grants. Events since the meeting have further convinced me that Mr.
Frohnmayer's dismissal is in the President's interest, as well as ours.
It is clear from the enclosed articles that Mr. Frohnmayer has little regard for our
concerns and that the NEA's hostility toward Evangelical Christians has not diminished.
The fact that the general counsel for the NEA would single-out leaders in the Evangelical
community as "enemies" is deplorable. Additionally, Ms. Davis' use of her position to
help the defense in the Cincinnati Mapplethorpe trial is outrageous.
Furthermore, it's clear that Mr. Frohnmayer has no regard for the law. He states,
"There will not be a case where I will impose my own judgement [on a grant based on
decency concerns]. I am not going to be the decency czar here." Apparently, Mr.
Frohnmayer believes even the minimalist "decency" approach of Congress in dealing with
the abuses of the NEA is unreasonable. Therefore, he has no intention of upholding the
law.
Governor Sununu, the National Endowment for the Arts is out of control. I believe
that we have been more than patient and reasonable in this NEA debate. However, our
patience is at its end. As I continue to inform Southern Baptists of the abuses of the NEA
and its chairman, it will only further alienate a constituency which should be considered a
natural ally of the President.
Mr. Frohnmayer must resign in order to save the President further problems.
Furthermore, I would like the President to consider the request of the Evangelical leaders at
the October 30, 1990 meeting and appoint individuals to the National Council on the Arts
who are sympathetic to our concerns.
Sincerely yours,
Richard D. Land
RDL:mm
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THE WASHINGTON POST
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1990 B7
Frohnmayer's 'Decency' Decision
as a decency czar," the lobbyist said.
grant is vetoed. "I think this council
controversial performance artists
The most recent grant veto came
has an obligation to make sure that
Holly Hughes and Karen Finley.
last month when Frohnmayer turned
the field doesn't go crazy on this
Both were approved by the council.
down Chin's application to create
kind of situation," he said.
Just
NEA, From B1
found it to be "a very slippery, very
Frohnmayer urged council mem-
want the decency provision translat-
"Revival Field," a conceptual work
because an artist is denied does not
broad and very vague standard."
bers to speak frankly about grant ap-
reaching legislation passed hastily in
ed into a written requirement.
using plants "to remediate an area
mean that an artist is somehow re-
The term "decency" has meaning on-
plications even though their review
the final hours of the 1990 congres-
In fact, a key congressional aide
contaminated with heavy metals."
jected in terms of aesthetic abilities."
ly "when taken into context with ar-
sessions recently became public. "If
sional session. Some of the changes,
said Frohnmayer appears to be dele-
The grant was the first that Frohn-
"We can't deal with the field if we
tistic excellence" and constitutional
you can't do that, your advice to me
Frohnmayer commented, had never
gating his responsibilities to apply
mayer rejected despite a positive
don't have information," Luers re-
protections, she added.
isn't worth a nickel," he said.
been explored in hearings. "It was
the decency standard. Frohnmayer
recommendation from the advisory
torted. After most council members
just all of a sudden, bang, a done
The NEA gave the council the op-
insisted the peer panels are the best
learned of the decision through news
In other action, the council ex-
council.
tion of voting to include decency lan-
way to insure compliance. "There
reports, she continued, "you did send
pressed dismay over a congression-
deal," he said. It's almost im-
During yesterday's meeting,
guage in a "mission statement" at-
will not be a case when I will impose
us a memorandum which had about
ally mandated increase in NEA funds
possible at this point to quantify
council member Luers said the deci-
tached to the endowment's
nine lines in it."
that must be allocated to state arts
what this really means."
my own judgment," he said.
sion "outraged" artists in Chin's field
guidelines. But the 12 council mem-
and asked whether Frohnmayer had
Frohnmayer said he would try to
agencies. In fiscal 1991, staff said,
The decency language is the most
Arts activists were skeptical. If
bers present unanimously concluded
Frohnmayer intends to defer to re-
controversial part of the legislation,
succumbed to "political pressure."
discuss grant rejections with council
the measure will shift $12 million
that grant-review panels would apply
and several grant-review panels al-
view panels on the decency question,
members in advance, but added, "It
from NEA-administered programs.
Frohnmayer said he faced "abso-
"general standards of decency" as a
might still put us in a situation
The council also expressed its
he should defer on matters of artistic
ready have asked for clarification
lutely no political pressure" and act-
matter of course because of their di-
excellence as well, said Susan Wyatt
where some of you are going to be
agreement with a letter from painter
from the endowment. Yesterday, the
ed strictly because he thought the
verse makeup.
of Artists Space in New York.
unhappy. That's my job, folks." The
Helen Frankenthaler urging the in-
Pacifica Foundation-which refused
proposal lacked artistic merit. "One
NEA chairman is still considering
clusion of more artists on the adviso-
Council member Wendy Luers
An arts löbbyist observed after
a 1990 grant in protest of obscenity
of the obligations of an applicant is to
the fate of grant applications from
ry board.
questioned whether the Hill would
the council discussion that Frohn-
restrictions-said it will not apply
tell us how this project is going to
react negatively if the NEA did not
mayer has rejected controversial
relate to the public," he said. The
for grants in 1991 to protest the de-
alert grant applicants and panel
grant applications because he said
council's discussion of the applica-
cency provision.
members to the decency language.
they did not build public understand-
tion before approving it had been
NEA General Counsel Julie Davis
The endowment's congressional liai-
ing of the arts. "We trust he won't
"cursory and mixed," he said.
told the council yesterday that she
son, Rose DiNapoli, said only "a very
use other phrases, like 'public appre-
Frohnmayer urged the council to
had analyzed that language and
small number" of NEA critics would
ciation of the arts,' to set himself up
try to calm those who object when a
meeting
Arts Chief
Refuses to
Be 'Decency
Czar'
Hill Staff Critical
Of Reaction to New Law
By Kim Masters
Washington Post Staff Writer
National Endowment for the Arts Chair-
man John Frohnmayer said yesterday that
he will not reject any grants on the
grounds that they violate a decency provi-
sion in the endowment's authorizing legis-
"I am not going to be the decency czar,"
special
a
at
declared
Frohnmayer
of the NEA's advisory council.
Frohnmayer's pledge immediately drew
a critical reaction from Hill staffers, who
observed that the legislation states that
"the chairman shall ensure" that grants are
made taking into consideration "general
standards of decency." One aide to a mod-
erate representative complained the en-
dowment had not consulted with legisla-
tors before interpreting the decency
In response to a testy discussion of
Frohnmayer's recent decision to reject a
grant for New York artist Mel Chin,
Frohnmayer told the council that he would
make a greater effort to notify council
members when he intends to override
their recommendations. Most council
members said they learned from news re-
ports that Frohnmayer was rejecting the
Chin grant. But Frohnmayer did not offer
to reconsider the application, which he said
he rejected on aesthetic rather than politi-
The council met to interpret the far-
See NEA, B7, Col. 1
lation.
provision.
cal grounds.
NEA chief riles right,
won't be decency czar
NEA General Counsel Julianne
By Joyce Price
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Ross Davis told council members
that decency was "a very slippery,
Some lawmakers and leaders of
very broad and very vague stan-
pro-family groups expressed out-
dard" that almost defies definition.
rage yesterday at National Endow-
The 12 council members present
ment for the Arts Chairman John
voted unanimously to comply with
Frohnmayer's announcement that he
the decency clause by ensuring that
will not deny grants on the basis of
NEA grant-making panels reflect
Congress' new "decency standard"
the widest possible diversity of
for the NEA.
American cultural values. By taking
"I'm not going to be the decency
this approach, council members ef-
czar here," Mr. Frohnmayer said Fri-
fectively rejected a stronger alter-
day at a special meeting of the NEA's
native: establishing guidelines on
advisory council, the National Coun-
decency for the panels of outside ex-
cil on the Arts.
perts who review grant applications.
The council met to discuss the im-
The recommendations will be re-
plications of a provision in the en-
ferred to the full council for action
dowment's authorizing legislation
at its next quarterly meeting in Feb-
that requires the NEA chairman to
ruary.
take "general standards of decency"
Ralph Reed, executive director of
into account when awarding grants.
the Rev. Pat Robertson's Christian
Mr. Frohnmayer emphasized at
Coalition, said yesterday: "It is pain-
Friday's meeting that he would not
fully obvious that the NEA is incapa-
overturn any funding recommended
ble of policing itself."
by grant review panels or the
But Rep. Tom Coleman, Missouri
presidentially appointed advisory
Republican and architect of the
council because of concerns the art
compromise NEA reauthorization
did not meet the decency standard.
measure, said he can sympathize
"I am very much disappointed
with Mr. Frohnmayer's reluctance to
that he [Mr. Frohnmayer] has made
base any grant decisions on the de-
an arbitrary decision not to pay at-
cency provision. The new law lets
tention to the law passed by Con-
the courts, not the NEA, decide if art
gress," said Rep. Ralph Regula, an
funded by the endowment is ob-
Ohio Republican who pushed for in-
scene.
clusion of restrictive language in the
"I'd be surprised if the courts up-
fiscal 1991 funding bill for the en-
hold the standard, and I don't see
dowment.
how he [Mr. Frohnmayer] could ap-
"By abandoning the standards of
ply the standard at this time," Mr.
Coleman said.
decency, he [Mr. Frohnmayer] is in-
viting a reduction in [NEA] fund-
Mr. Regula acknowledged that
ing or a change in language he may
Mr. Frohnmayer might have a "bit of
find even less desirable: severe con-
a problem defining" the standard,
tent restrictions."
but added, "As chairman, when pro-
Phyllis Schlafly, president and
posals come to him, he should be
able to look at them and make a de-
founder of the Eagle Forum, a pro-
family organization, was even blunt-
cision on whether it complies with
er. "Frohnmayer's an embarrass-
the intent and spirit of the law."
ment, and he ought to resign. This
Rick Dykema, aide to Rep. Dana
shows he's learned nothing from
Rohrabacher, a California Republi-
what has gone on for the past six
can who tried unsuccessfully to get
months."
tougher restrictions in the NEA re-
At Friday's council meeting, two
authorization measure, said he and
grant-review panels - one that rec-
his boss knew all along the legisla-
ommends awards for opera and
tion passed wouldn't prevent fund-
musical theater and another that
ing of objectionable art.
judges playwright applicants ex-
Mr. Dykema agreed with Mr.
pressed their opposition to the de-
Reed that the NEA issue is "going to
cency provisions.
stay alive."
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
12/17/90
NEA lawyer sued
issue of Mother Jones. a bimonthly
left-wing magazine.
The Mother Jones article does not
attribute the views on stoning and
for remarks on
the 24-point political agenda to the
AFA or Mr. Wildmon. as did Mrs.
Davis. Instead. the magazine
claimed these were the beliefs of the
Rev: R.J. Rushdoony and a Christian
Christian groups
faction called "reconstructionists."
"She [Mrs. Davis] may have mis-
quoted that article." said Miss
Burke. "but that's what she was re-
By George Archibaid
"And his 700 Club has directly taken
ferring to."
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
on the NEA in a smear tactic. con-
Mr. Frohnmayer and Mrs. Davis
stantly barraging on the television
were law partners in Portland. Ore.,
The chief lawyer of the National
program. which is the fifth-largest
before he was appointed NEA head
Endowment for the Arts recently at-
television network in the world."
by President Bush. She is his chief
tacked religious organizations crit-
The AFA. Mr. Robertson and other
adviser at the NEA.
ical of her agency as "our enemies"
Christian activists have strongly
"This is another example of an
and is being sued for her comments.
criticized NEA funding of artworks
outrageous abuse of taxpayer dol-
NEA General Counsel Julianne
they call pornographic and blasphe-
lars by the National Endowment for
Ross Davis' use of her government
mous. They include traveling exhibi-
the Arts and further demonstrates
position to attack the groups also
tions of homoerotic photographs by
our belief that John Frohnmayer
prompted renewed calls by Chris-
the late Robert Mapplethorpe and
needs to go." Jim Smith, government
tian leaders yesterday for the firing
Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ,"
relations director of the Southern
of endowment Chairman John E.
Baptist Convention's Christian Life
Frohnmayer.
Mrs. Davis told a University of
"The other enemy, of
Commission. said of Mrs. Davis' re-
marks.
Pennsylvania law school audience
course, has been
"In a meeting two weeks ago with
Oct. 24 that the American Family
the president. evangelical leaders
Association "advocates that as-
[Christian
asked for the resignation of John
trologers, adulterers, blasphemers,
homosexuais and incorrigible chil-
Broadcasting
Frohnmayer. and as far as I'm con-
cerned this [Mrs. Davis' actions]
dren be executed. preferably by
stoning," according to a transcript of
Network head] Pat
demonstrates even more why this
needs to happen." Mr. Smith said.
her comments.
Mrs. Davis also claimed that the
Robertson," she said.
"These bureaucrats supported at
taxpayer expense should not be able
Tupelo, Miss.-based organization
to abuse their official positions by
had a 24-point political agenda
which depicts a crucifix immersed
discrediting their critics and manip-
through the year 2000, "and it's not a
in a jar of the artist's urine.
ulating public opinion," said James
pretty agenda. I saw a report a few
The AFA lawsuit terms Mrs. Da-
C. Dobson. a religious broadcaster
days ago, and it includes the elimina-
vis' remarks an "utter fabrication"
who heads the California-based "Fo-
tion of democracy and the elimina-
and "malicious slander" and asked
cus on the Family" radio and educa-
tion of public schools."
U.S. District Judge Robert Gawth-
tion ministry.
The AFA and its executive direc-
rop to order her to make a public
In her October speech. Mrs. Davis
tor. the Rev. Donald Wildmon. re-
retraction and pay the plaintiffs
also said she worked behind the
sponded Monday by filing a federal
$200.000 in damages.
scenes with defense lawyers of Cin-
slander lawsuit against Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Davis declined to respond to
cinnati's Contemporary Arts Center
in Philadelphia, where her speech
repeated inquiries about her com-
when the state of Ohio prosecuted
was made.
ments. NEA spokeswoman Virginia
the museum director for obscenity
"That's one of our enemies." Mrs.
Falk said Mr. Frohnmayer would not
over an exhibit of Mr. Mapple-
Davis said of the AFA in a transcript
comment on Mrs. Davis' actions or
thorpe's homoerotic photographs.
of her tape-recorded speech filed
the AFA lawsuit.
The director was acquitted.
Monday with the U.S. District Court
Marlene Burke. an official in the
NEA supported the traveling
in Philadelphia.
NEA general counsel's office, con-
Mapplethorpe exhibit with a $30.000
"The other enemy, of course, has
firmed Mrs. Davis' Oct. 24 com-
grant to the University of Pennsyl-
been [Christian Broadcasting Net-
ments. The source. she said. was an
vania's Institute of Contemporary
work head] Pat Robertson." she said.
article in the November-December
Art.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES 11/21/90
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Los Angeles Times
haven't analyzed the legislation
BACKC ROUND
sufficiently to answer the ques-
tion." But, he said, "one thing is
A new bill governing the National Endowment for the Arts includes
clear. It does say that the basis on
this provision: "No payment may be made under this section except
which grants are given is artistic
upon application therefore which is submitted to the National
merit and artistic excellence.
No 'Decency'
Endowment for the Arts in accordance with regulations issued and
"How we treat that sort of
procedures established by the Chairperson. In establishing such
dependent phrase that talks about
regulations and procedures. the Chairperson shall ensure that artistic
decency and sensitivity to the
excellence and artistic merit are the criteria by which applications are
diversity of American culture,- I
Oath, NEA
judged, taking into consideration general standards of decency and
don't know. But [we will try to]
respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public."
make it possible for artists to not
feel that they are somehow threat-
ened by content limitations."
Chief Says
The controversial obscenity oath
OATH
eral controversial artworks and
applied only to grants awarded
artists had drawn criticism from
during the 1990 fiscal year, which
several right-wing politicians. who
Arts: Chairman John
Continued from F1
recently ended. The new decency
had tried to reinstate content con-
the requirement had damaged the
wording is included in legislation
Frohnmayer says the NEA will
trols under new NEA enabling and
NEA's standing in the arts commu-
that extends the life of the NEA
funding legislation but were out-
draft 'benign' wording for
nity.
through 1993 and will apply to all
voted.
Frohnmayer's remarks appeared
grants for the three-year periods
guidelines implementing new
"I think it's important that we
to signal a change in attitude by
The decency wording, he said,
remember the lessons of the last
endowment legislation.
the NEA to address the concerns of
could be interpreted as "precluding
year and the divisiveness of any
artists. For most of 1990, the NEA
nothing" and being little more than
kind of restriction that smacks of
had seemed to stress making peace
a vague statement that artists
By ALLAN PARACHINI
content-control," Frohnmayer
with congressional critics at the
should "pay attention to all our
TIMES STAFF WRITER
said, choosing his words carefully.
expense of the endowment's rela-
values," a standard, he noted, that
"So I think we will try our best to
ASHINGTON-Artists and arts
tionships with the creative com-
would rule out nothing that artists
W
maintain the spirit of the legisla-
organizations receiving National
munity.
might want to say.
tion and still draft guidelines that
Endowment for the Arts grants in
Frohnmayer's remarks were
Over the weekend, top NEA
make [the potentially controversial
oming year will not have to sign oaths
made in an interview Saturday but
officials conferred with artists and
new wording] benign."
ring they will adhere to standards of
embargoed for publication until
arts organization representatives
Asked to interpret the new law's
after Election Day. The federal
to reassure them that the federal
ency."
wording regarding decency and
agency would not limit the subject
The decision not to require such a
agency's funding last year of sev-
cultural diversity, he said. "we
matter that artists can treat.
certification was disclosed by NEA Chair-
man John E. Frohnmayer in an interview
here. During the 1990 grant year. a contro-
versial requirement against obscenity led
to more than 30 grant rejections and three
lawsuits. Many artists, arts organizations
and constitutional lawyers called the
pledge the equivalent of an anti-obscenity
loyalty oath.
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES 11/7/90
Pressed to say whether new regulations
governing 1991 NEA grant awards would
omit anything that might be seen as a
"decency oath." Frohnmayer said, "The
answer is unequivocally yes."
T
he matter had been under review for
several days, according to senior en-
dowment officials.
Frohnmayer also said that NEA officials
will draft "benign" wording for guidelines
implementing new endowment legislation
that require the NEA to limit its support to
art that respects "general standards of
decency" and diverse American values and
beliefs.
Frohnmayer's declaration that the NEA
does not intend to renew the anti-obscenity
certification appeared to acknowledge that
Please see OATH, F4
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 24, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
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B
SUBJECT:
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interests do not conflict with my ability to perform my official
duties. For the record, this memorandum describes my recusal
policy following my divestiture and following the conflict
determination recently issued by the Counsel to the President.
I am recusing myself from any particular matter in which any of
the following entities is a party:
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Associates is a party, this recusal is not intended to prevent me
from seeking advice from, or otherwise consulting with,
Mr. Kissinger in situations in which Mr. Kissinger is not acting
to further the interests of Kissinger Associates or in matters
that will not have a direct and predictable effect on Kissinger
Associates.
Any matters covered by this recusal should be handled without
participation on my part.
CC: C. Boyden Gray
Robert M. Gates
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Thursday, January 3, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Thursday and
Friday Schedules
TAB A
2. State of the Union
input
BACK COVER
3. todays Lunch
A. alexander
B. thank
C- Derwinski
D. Hilla
4. Houston-Conventor
5. FYI l never got
to talk to Demoy re
RNC-donly - left word
on her answering mochine
6.
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Thursday, January 3 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. State of the Union
input
BACK COVER
2. Demarest note re:
radio address
TAB A
3.
George Weigel articles
from Henry Hyde
TAB B
4.
Letter from the
National Jewish
Coalition
TAB C
5. Call Packwood
Call Mosbacher
X
6.
Domenici letter to
Mitchell
TAB D
SEE PAGE TWO
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
PAGE TWO
DATE:
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Wirthlin Group Survey
TAB E
2. Guidance for Ede on
Empowerment Memo
BACK COVER
3. Scheduling Request for
POTUS from Wilbur Mills
TAB F
4.
5.
6.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MESSAGE FROM DEMAREST:
Per your conversation of yesterday,
a draft of the radio address has
been written. Staff Secretary will
solicit comments on a close hold
basis this afternoon. They should
be ready for the President to see
early this evening.
Dave has blocked out time at 10:00
tomorrow morning for the taping.
The remarks run approximately
6 minutes.
All the crew are in-house which
gives you the flexibility to use
or not use the tape as appropriate.
No outside radio crews need to
be used.
Katie
DEC 26 '90 3:02
PAGE. 001
AC/ER
THE CHIEF of STAFF
has seen
FROM THE OFFICE OF
THE HONORABLE HENRY J. HYDE
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4561
TELECOPIER COVER LETTER
DATE: 12/26/90
PAGES: 5
TO:
The Honorable John Sununu
FROM:
Henry J. Hyde
MESSAGE:
Dear Governor: PLEASE read the enclosures They are
from George Weigel and are excellent responses to the Churchmen
who want "no action" in the Gulf. Some good stuff for the
State of the Union.
Henry
DEC 26 '90 3:03
PAGE. 002
EDITORIAL Pg. .
Register
MIDDLE EAST Methuron, ps-
ANSWERS: Shaw, pg. 4
MOVIER Leftwe pg. 5
CHARITIES Prizen, pg. 5
BIBLE: Seravinstas, pg. 5
LITURGY Shareyfell, pg. 5
December 9. 1994
vel. LXVI Mr. "
GOD AND
E GULF
America's Church leaders warn against U.S. interventio
Their reasoning may be flawed.
BY GEORGE WEIGEL
A Register News Commentary
THE FACTS: America's bishops have applied just-war receive-
ing to the Gulf crisis in d highly controversial way.
THE IMPACT: Despite their good intentions, neither just Mar nor
peace have ultimately been served.
WASHINGTON-A the close of the U.S. bishops' annual nesting
here in November. Archbishop Daniel Filarezyk of Cinclasati, con-
ference president, addressed a letter to President Bush in the name
of the body of bishops.
In It. he raised questions about the morality of possible American
military intervention in the Persian Gulf.
Pilarczyk's letter amplified an earlier letter sent to Secretary of State
James Baker by Archhishop Roger Mahony. chairman of the bishops'
international policy committee.
One of the most striking characteristics of the debate over U.S.
policy in the Persian Gulf is the way in which it has been couched in
the language of the just-war tradition. Mahony and Pilateryk have
every reason to enter that debate bringing the full resources of the
long Catholic heritage of thought on these matters to bear In a situs-
tion fraught with both peril and opportunity.
One might have wished that the national Church leader:hip had
entered the argument several months earlier. The two letters may
raise, in some minds, the question of whether America's bishops
believed that the moral dimension of the argument had been ignored
until their intervention-2 dubious assumption. given the vigor with
which commentators and politicians have been arguing precisely on
moral grounds about the ends and means of U.S. action in be Gulf.
In any event, the issue now is not whether the bishops have the
-right to enter the debate-they surely do-but whether their merved-
tion has deepened the argument in the way the bishops in ended
1 would respectfully suggest that the two letters have not done the
needed job.
The just-war tradition, which the bishops rightiy argue is the nor-
mative Catholic framework for thinking about issues of war and
peace, is a tradition under pressure at the end of the 20th century.
It's under particular pressure in the case of an adversary The Sad-
dam Hussein. Saddam's actions In the Iran-Iraq war, in the suppres-
sion of the Kurds (through, among other things, the Indiscrin inste use
of poison gas, a tool even Hitler eschewed). and in the rape of Kuwait
since Aug. 2 (which has Included the execution of children in front of
their parents) suggest that he does not share, in even the vaguest way,
our universe of moral reasoning.
That Saddam acts like a barbarian is of course, no EXCLL for our
abandoning our own standards. But it does complicate the situation
in a grave way. and the bishops could have acknowledged th is in their
letters. In fact, it's not clear that the bishops correctly identific the full
measure of the threat posed by Saddam The Iraqi invasion of Kuwalt
was the symptom of a deeper disease: the disease of a terrorist state
ruled by coercion. possessing wespons of mass destruction n and the
ability to use them far beyond its borders. and threatening to control
the greater part of a resource essential to the orderly functioning of
international economic life. (If Saddam controlled the Saudi oil fields,
his first economic victims would not be middle-class American driv-
PLEASE TURN TO PAGE
9
1
Law
December 9, 1990
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
Page 9
The bishops and the Gulf: missing the point
Some of the Arab states Involved
But the bishops would have deep-
ing a symphomic score than like an
CONTINUED PROM PAGE ]
In the coelition have acted from
ened the argument had they not
engineer factoring an equation.
era, but the poor of the Third
the conviction that Seddem's de-
seemed to suggest that the sexo-
The tradition also contains within
World.)
feat could open the path to # more
tions strategy was self-evidently
Uself . concept of peace-not the
Because this is the threat, the
rational politics In the Middle East:
more satisfactory, from a moral
peace of a world without confider,
policy goal in the Oulf must be (a)
Egypt is prominent among them.
point of view, than the proportion-
nor the pence of the Kingdom come
the elimination of Saddam's or-
Others, notably Syria, have acted
Me and discriminate use of armed
la lis fullness, but the peace of at
senal and his chemical and nascent
from sheer expedience. Indeed,
force.
minimum of legal and political or-
nuclear weapons capability: and
Syria's cynical use of the Gulf crisis
Then there's the question of Mast
der la International public life.
BI the collapse of his regime. Out
as the occasion for completing its
resort," another classic just-war
That, in belef, is what's al blake
goal, in other words, should be an
demolition of Lebenon jand, be 11
oriterion. The Mahony and Pilar-
In the first crisis of the post-Cold
Iraq shom of weapons of mass des-
noted, Us Christian community
cyzk letters put great stress on this
War world: win international pub-
truction, endically diminished In Its
goes singularly uncemarked in the
point, as Indeed they should, But
Uc life be conducted according to
capacity to conduct offensive con-
bishops' Lettera.
"bat resort" is not an artihmetic
civillsed ground rules, or will we
ventional war and capable of living
Does a confition that includes
concept. One can always imagine
be. in Hobbes' state of nature,
in a measure of order, if not the
the adious Hafer. Assed of Syria
one more other-than-mililary INC-
where all are al was with all?
fullness of peace, with its neigh.
more fully satisfy the Just-war
to that could be tried.
The Bush administration's failure
bors.
criterion of "proper authority?"
Na what "last resort" means is
ю articulate this issue notwith-
If this can be done through a
As for the United Nations, it is,
that all reasonable efforts at a BOA-
standing, there is no escape from
combination of diplomacy, politi-
as ever, . stage on which a script
military solution to & problem have
American responsibility here. We
cell and economic pressure, and an
written elsewhere is being played
been exhausted. This Is especially
have to do what we can-with
Internal coup, so much the better.
out. That the U.N. has, to date,
Important to keep in mind in the
whatever allies we can muster and
Rail weaught n/w druhi that It -
fallen Into line behind the lender-
case of a dicintor like Saddam Hus-
according to our own best stan-
be done If we're to avoid a tragedy
ship of the United States is no in-
sein, who has shown a cunning
dards-io assure the order, rather
of unspeakable proportions M some
dication of a fundamental change
ability to manipulate our morel
than anarchy, characterises the
point in the 1990s. The bishops'
in that usually disappointing In-
concerns land our democratic pro-
future of world politics.
letters do not adequately address
stitution. Rather, " Illustrates the
cess) 10 his own ends.
Were Saddam 10 succeed-and
this larger dimension of the Cull
fact that the post-Cold War world
Moreover, does the criterion of
any Ince-seving compromise that
crisis.
is a unipolar world, in which the
"last resort" automatically ex-
allows him 10 maintain his regime
The bishops are also more Im-
United States is the sole great
clude, in any and all circumstances,
and his areenal while coughing up
pressed by United Nations and
power capable of laying down the
the pre-emptive use of proportion.
the remains of poor Kuwait will be
Arab support for U.S. policy than
ground rules of International be-
A soldier In Soudi Arabia grabe a handful of cookies baked
ate and discriminate armed force?
accurately interpreted as a defent
perhaps they should be. The fact of
havior.
for U.S. servicemen by Americans living in Saudi Arabia.
Unlikely. Had Istael not used such
for the forces of world order
an International confition against
The United States ought to exert
force against Irag's Ostrak nuclear
anarchy would almost certainly
Seddam is . plus, at the moment,
that leadership at the head of a
plausible "proper authority" than
to feel the "bite" of sanctions will
reactor in 1981, today's Gulf crisis
prevail.
from the American point of view.
condition of states and with the
a democratically elected president.
be those whom we are most con-
would have taken on truly apoca-
And that, morally and strategi-
But we shouldn't fool ourselves
agreement of the U.N., whenever
and Congress of the United States.
certed to deleat: the milliary and
Typtic overlones.
cally, could be the worst outcome
about the molives of some of our
possible. But the key to . more ef-
The bishops: letters urge that
political infrastructure of Iraq, The
The just-war tradition is a theory
of all
Arab allies In this affak. Nor should
fective U.N. is more assertive U.S.
economic sanctions against Iraq be
people who will suffer, first, are
of stateccaft as well as . calculus
we be sanguine about future pros-
Leadership in that organization.
pressed, a position with consider.
the non-combatant people of Iraq.
for relating the use of military
pects of the U.N. Security Council
Nor should we suppose that a U.N.
able support among American (and
who President Bush has rightly In-
force to the persult of peace, free-
George Welgel a frequent Register
as the "proper authority" In just-
Security Coundi whose members
Buropean) political lenders. But
sisted are not our enemies.
dom, Justice and security. Think-
contributor, h president of the Ethics
26
war terms] for legitimating the re-
include Yemen (the December
this policy is not without its own
There are no easy answers to
ing within the just-war tradition is
and Public Policy Center in Weshing-
sort to military force.
chair of the council] is a more.
moral difficulties. The Just people
this moral and political dilemma.
for more like . conductor interpret-
lon.
DEC 26 '90 3:05
PAGE. 004
For the National Catholic Register
The Gulf Crisis: No-Fault Insurance is Unavailable
by George Weigel
Readers' responses to my December 9 Register column, "God and
the Gulf," vindicated my claim that the debate over a possible U.S.
military intervention in the Gulf crisis has been, from the outset,
a debate about the moral imperatives shaping U.S. foreign policy
in a post-Cold War world.
That debate will be deepened if all those involved in it
remember that the just-war tradition is an attempt to relate the
proportionate and discriminate use of armed force to the pursuit
of peace, justice, freedom, security, and order.
The key words, in assessing military strategy and tactics, are
"proportionate" and "discriminate."
I have no hesitation in saying now, as I said last September
in the Washington Post and on CNN's "Larry King Live," that
proposals for carpet-bombing Baghdad are morally odious, as well
as strategically and politically foolish. But that is not the real
issue. The real issue is whether Saddam Hussein's current
aggression can be repelled, and his future aggression deterred, by
proportionate and discriminate military action whose primary
targets are the Iraqi dictator's armed forces, his arsenal, and his
military-industrial complex.
Nor is the debate deepened by engaging in various conservative
and liberal forms of ritual America-bashing. I am particularly
troubled by the argument that Roe V. Wade is, somehow, an excuse
1
DEC 26 '90 3:05
PAGE. 005
for isolationism. On this logic, the United States should have
forsworn resisting fascist aggression in the 1940s because Jim Crow
laws were on the books in many states and the armed forces were
officially segregated. My public record in opposition to the
abortion license in the United States is quite clear, and I see no
contradiction between that position and my conviction that American
power -- diplomatic, economic, political, and military -- is
capable of serving good ends in the world.
on the left, some readers may, like a group of British
theologians, believe that "there would be no international force
in the Gulf if Kuwait produced carrots and Saudi Arabia were one
vast onion field." I would ask those inclined to this view to
consider the rejoinder of the London Spectator:
"This is certainly so. Nor would Saddam Hussein have invaded
Kuwait for its vegetables. But if onions and carrots were all there
was in the world to eat, and the Gulf was the major producer of
these, tanks, ships and planes would still be massing in Saudi
Arabia. The supply of oil is as necessary to the West and the Third
World as the supply of food Control of the major oilfields
would enable Saddan Hussein, a man cruel enough to use chemical
warfare on his own civilian Kurds, to blackmail the world."
The recent Amnesty International report on Iraqi atrocities
in Kuwait, including the bayoneting of pregnant women and the
abandonment to their deaths of infants torn from their hospital
incubators, should leave us in no doubt that the lethal combination
of Saddam Hussein's ambitions and his arsenal is one that the
2
DEC 26 '90 3:06
PAGE. 006
civilized world cannot tolerate if we are to avoid a human
catastrophe of staggering proportions.
There is no escape from moral responsibility here. Those who
urge a proportionate and discriminate use of armed force against
Saddam Hussein take on the moral responsibility for their actions:
which will, tragically but certainly, include the deaths of
innocents. But those who reject the use of military force in the
Gulf have not been absolved from moral responsiblity for what
follows: which will, without a doubt, include the killing of
innocents, and in large numbers.
The choices before the President, the Congress, and the
American people are indeed awesome. My hope is that American
Catholicism, the chief institutional bearer of the Western world's
most lucid tradition of moral reflection on ethics, war, and peace,
helps our country make its inescapable choices wisely, in full
recognition of the fact that there are few certitudes in this
affair. My fear is that the Church's official voice will be reduced
to that of a partisan political activist. Just now, in late
December, my hopes and my fears are in tenuous balance.
George Weigel, a frequent Register contributor, is the president
of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
GOVERNOR SUNUNU
BK
FROM:
BOBBIE KILBERG
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
KATHY JEAVONS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
SUBJECT:
Attached Letter from the National Jewish Coalition
Max Fisher, George Klein and Dick Fox asked that we pass on
to you the attached letter from them. This letter criticizes the
Administration's support of the most recent United Nations
Resolution, UN Resolution 681.
In the next to last paragraph, Max, George and Dick request
a meeting with you to discuss the U.S. vote and their concerns
about it. It is our opinion that a meeting would not be
productive at this time.
Attachment
CC: Dave Demarest
NATIONAL
December 28, 1990
JEWISH
COALITION
President George Bush
The White House
Honorary Chairman
Max M. Fisher
Washington, DC
National Chairmen
Richard J. Fox
Dear Mr. President:
George Klein
On behalf of the leadership and membership of the National Jewish
Vice Chairmen
Stuart Bernstein
Coalition, we are writing to express our deep concern and profound dissapoint-
Sam Fox
ment in the Administration's support for UN Resolution 681.
Cheryl Halpern
Sam Kane
We are in full support of your strong and decisive policy in the the Per-
Jay Kislak
Gordon Zacks
sian Gulf crisis. We commend your steadfast resolve and leadership in standing
Executive Committee
up to the naked aggression of Iraq. The lessons of the 1930's have taught us that
Gary Abramson
aggression must be stopped at its inception.
Stanford Adelstein
Ted Arison
However, we feel that the Untited States' alliance with Arab states against
Rabbi Milton Balkany
Zalman C. Bernstein
Saddam Hussein is being furthered at the expense of our long standing moral and
Lily Blankstein
strategic commitment to Israel.
Paul Borman
The Hon. Marshall Breger
The pattern of American votes against Israel in the United Nations has
Elizabeth Dubin
Michael David Epstein
increased Israel's isolation in the world and will only exacerbate the problem of
Melvyn Estrin
Norman Freidkin
finding a solution to the Israel-Palestinian problems. Our actions are sending the
Arthur H. Friedman, Esq.
wrong signal to Israel's friends and enemies. We fear that this trend of U.S. votes
eonard Greenberg
Hart Hasten
in the UN will cast doubts upon your commitment to a secure Israel.
Philip E. Hixon
Norma C. Kline
Mr. President, we are writing to you as friends and supporters. You know
Amb. Ronald Lauder
that we stand strongly behind you in your efforts to resolve the Gulf crisis. As
Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg
Herbert M. Linsenberg
leaders in the Jewish community who are strongly committed to the success of
Bernard Marden
Robert R. Mazer
your Presidency, we urge you to consider the full implications that our votes in
Dr. Ruth R. Miller
the UN have here at home. We strongly believe that these actions may erode a
Herman Sarkowsky
Diane Sembler
critical component of the domestic coalition which supports your Gulf policies at
Joy Silverman
Albert H. Small
this critical time.
Robert N. Snyder
Cliff Sobel
We would like to discuss this situation and its implications with you in
Arnold Thaler
greater detail, if you deem it important.
Randolph L. White
Our best wishes to you and your whole family for a happy and healthy
Executive Director
New Year
Matthew Brooks
Sincerely,
Rinchar tax
ruf Feb
Richard Fox
George Klein
Max Fisher
Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman
Honorary Chairman
(202)547-7701
Fax: 544-2434
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Friday, January 4, 1990
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Friday, Weekend
WALLO
3
and Monday Schedules
(JHS will be in CA on
Monday)
TAB A
2.
POTUS note re: Dorrance
Smith
TAB B
3. Letter from Susan
Engeleiter
TAB C
4.
Wirthlin Group
Survey
TAB D
5.
Guidance for Ede on
Empowerment Memo
BACK COVER
Porter then Hello
omb
6.
Scheduling Request for
with Pres.
POTUS from Wilbur
THE
Mills
TAB E
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
ED ROGERS
DATE:
1-4-91
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. LEE
Yuetter ROUINS today 33
2. Sunday T.V. talk
shows.
3. appropriations /
Bob Bynd
4. Darance smith-
media relations
under Marlin.
5.
6.
President Bush, Times Mirror Magazines President Francis P. Pandolfi and Interior Secretary Lujan discuss wetlands.
stand by my pledge to protect these critical areas of
No Net Loss
biological and ecological diversity by working to-
ward a goal of no net loss of wetlands. We must
strive to end the needless filling and draining of wet-
lands, and work toward the creation of new wetlands.
Of Wetlands
A Wetlands Task Force, established through the Do-
mestic Policy Council, is addressing this important
issue.
I applaud programs such as those being pursued
by the Times Mirror Magazines Conservation Coun-
cil which seek to improve communication with the
I
am pleased to have this opportunity to address
American people on conservation and environmental
the readers of Times Mirror's magazines on a
issues-including that of wetlands.
subject important to all of us-the environment.
Individual citizens have a responsibility to do their
America enjoys the blessings of many natural rich-
part for our environment. Whether it's recycling pa-
es-fertile soils, abundant water, productive fish-
per, planting trees or protecting wetlands, everyone
eries, abundant wildlife, rich mineral resources, great
can make a difference. I hope the readers of Times
forests and vast prairies.
Mirror's magazines will join in the effort to preserve
As we work to preserve our precious environ-
for future generations the precious natural resources
ment, we must remember that this is one of the most
of our nation and our world.
important legacies we can leave for our children and
grandchildren. They deserve nothing less than a
healthy, safe and productive planet. My Administra-
tion is dedicated to an America-and a world-that
Gg Burl
is environmentally sound.
One area of continuing concern is our wetlands. I
President George Bush
TIMES MIRROR MAGAZINES
serve. Congressional proposals for the total acreage un-
Wetlands:
der this program range from one to five million acres.
Backers of these improvements in the Farm Bill
Critical Links
believe the public, which is expected to pay farmers
$50 to $75 billion in subsidies over the next five
CONSERVATION
TIMES
years, should receive a benefit in the form of the con-
in Natural
servation of natural resources. Opponents to Swamp-
buster want farmers to receive public cash with as
Ecosystems
few strings attached as possible. Although no subsi-
dies might be best, wetlands protection often costs
FIELD
the public less than crop subsidies. Much of the
STREAM
draining and filling of wetlands on farms has been to
P
resident Bush has pledged that his administra-
produce crops that are eligible for subsidies.
tion will perpetuate the many values we re-
In September 1990, the House and Senate should be
ceive from wetlands. From a mountain bog
in conference working out differences in the bills from
feeding a sparkling stream to a tidal mangrove
each body. So there still exists opportunity for you to in-
marsh, wetlands are an essential part of water-based
fluence the protection of wetlands in the 1990 Farm Bill.
GOLF
ecosystems. Golf, skiing, fishing, boating, hunting
Additional legislation to protect wetlands exists in
MAGAZINE
and virtually all of the activities covered by Times
the 101st Congress such as the Fish Resource Con-
Mirror's magazines generally rely on wetlands as a
servation Bill to establish The National Fishery Re-
part of the supporting ecosystem.
source Conservation System for protecting, manag-
Until recently, wetlands were not recognized as hav-
ing and acquiring priority fisheries habitat. Also, the
HOME MECHANIX
ing a tangible value. Now we know that wetlands are
Coastal Zone Improvement Act will encourage states
homes and nursery grounds for fish and wildlife. They
to protect coastal wetlands. However, legislation is
also store water, serve as buffers for erosion during
not the only way to protect wetlands. Both the U.S.
flooding and act as natural filters of pollutants. They
Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land
are critical links in the natural ecosystems that affect al-
Management have new strategies to protect and re-
Outdoor
most every facet of our lives.
store the wetlands they manage.
Life
However, in the recent past, agricultural and
In every conservation issue, a balance must be found
other subsidy programs existed to destroy wet-
between outright preservation of all that is natural, and
nds; and they were quite successful, reducing 215
the needs of our citizens. Responsible development and
hillion acres of wetlands to 95 million acres. Re-
multiple use of natural resources must involve a long-
cent data indicate an annual loss of 300,000 to
term outlook of maintaining natural resources rather
Popular
550,000 acres, resulting in changes in local weath-
than taking the short-term payoff of drain and fill.
er patterns, severe declines in some duck and ma-
science
rine fish populations, and a lessening in the buffer-
ACTION YOU CAN TAKE
ing capacity of natural systems to the effects of
Congressmen and Senators want to hear most from
flooding, drought and pollution.
the voters back home, the people they are paid to rep-
Over one-third of the almost 600 species of plants
resent, the ones who put them in office. Here's how
and animals that are threatened or endangered require
you can make a difference:
SaltWater
wetlands for survival. When a species becomes ex-
To express your support for a strong conservation
SPORTSMAN
tinct, a bit of diversity in our ecosystem is lost. With it
section in the Farm Bill and the other legislation to
goes part of an ecological safety net similar to the
protect wetlands, write your elected officials: The
economic diversity that supports a healthy economy.
Honorable (Name), United States Senate (or) House
In 1985, Congress first woke up to the fact that agri-
of Representatives, Washington, D.C., and the Sen-
culture is responsible for approximately 80% of wet-
ate's 20510 zip code or 20515 for the House.
SKi
lands destruction. So the 1985 Farm Bill included a
To learn about or support the Bureau of Land
provision called Swampbuster intended to encourage
Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
farmers to protect wetlands by eliminating the subsi-
Service (USFWS) wetlands programs write: BLM
dies they receive if they produce crops on filled or
Director Cy Jamison and/or USFWS Director John
drained wetlands. But the 1985 legislation was weak.
Turner. Both are at the Department of the Interior,
Now, in the 1990 Farm Bill, improvements are being
Washington, D.C. 20240. You should also write to the
considered. First is a strengthening of Swampbuster to
President's Wetlands Task Force in room 5138 at the
SKIING
include better enforcement and the loss of eligibility
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
for federal subsidies upon conversion of a wetland,
Times Mirror Magazines, publisher of this maga-
rather than after a commodity crop is planted on it.
zine, has launched an aggressive conservation program.
The proposed 1990 Farm Bill also includes a Wet-
Comments from our readers help guide our program.
lands Reserve Program, where farmers would be paid
Write: Dr. David Rockland, TMM Conservation Coun-
permanently protect the wetlands they put in this Re-
cil, 1705 DeSales St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Yachting
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 3, 1990
Date:
TO:
Governor Sununu
FROM: KATHY SUPER K&
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Appointments and Scheduling
Wilbur Mills is involved in educational
programs, and the President in the past
has agreed to meet with him. Mr. Mills
is again asking to see the President about
these same issues. Roger Porter has met
with Mr. Mills in the past and suggests
that he meet with him and his colleagues
again -- that a meeting with the President
is unnecessary.
Because of the President's fondness for
Wilbur Mills I thought that this request
might be one that you would want to discuss
with the President.
ACCEPT
DECLINE
Comment:
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Soleding FACSIMILE
October 29, 1990
The Honorable George Bush
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I would like to visit with you again following the
elections regarding our national educational initiatives via
direct broadcast satellite (DBS). In addition, there was
pending legislation allowing access to programming (S. 1880 and
H.R. 5367) which we would like to discuss.
I will be bringing Dan Garner again with me whenever
it is convenient.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
Wilbur
Wilbur D. Mills
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
1111 19th St., N.W., SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
(202) 463-2946
FAX (202) 775-8741
Advanced Communications Corporation -- Facsimile Header
202 463 2946 (voice)
1111 19th St NW, Suite 1000, Washington DC 20036
Advanced Communications Corporation
TO:
President George Bush
Fax No.: 456-6208
c/o Joseph Hagin
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Appointments and Scheduling
FROM: Dan Garner, 202-463-2946 voice; 202-775-8741 fax
ACC
Washington, DC USA
DATE: 10/29/90
MESSAGE:
Page 1 of 2
Dear Mr. Hagin:
Mr. Mills asked that I schedule an appointment with
the President for the two of us when it is convenient.
Please call at your convenience - If I am not
in Washington, I may be reached at (501) 377-1493.
Sincerely,
Dan Garner
From: Dan Garner, 202-463-2946 (voice) 202-775-8741 (fax)
The Wirthlin Group
MEMORANDUM
TO:
ED RODGERS
FROM:
NEIL NEWHOUSE THE WIRTHLIN GROUP
SUBJECT:
BUSH APPROVAL/RE-ELECT SCORES
DATE:
DECEMBER 31, 1990
As I mentioned the other day, we had just completed a national survey on which
we added a couple of questions for our own general interest regarding the
President and his current standing.
I have enclosed the crosstabs from the key questions, and wanted to draw your
attention to a few "highlights":
0
The mood of the country continues to be very pessimistic, with 64%
saying "wrong track." Of great significance is the slowly increasing
pessimism of 18-24 year olds, a traditionally GOP-oriented and
optimistic group. In this survey (and confirmed independently in
our Kuwait tracking), they are overwhelmingly negative -- 26% right
direction, 69% wrong track.
(One may hypothesize that the pessimism among these Americans is
being driven by the Persian Gulf crisis and concern for their
friends/themselves.)
0
Although Americans are clearly focused on the Persian Gulf, more
than one-quarter cite pocketbook issues as most important to them
personally. Specifically, the economy is mentioned by 14% of
respondents, surpassed only by those who cite the Middle East (24%).
Interestingly, concern over the federal deficit, which surged just
prior to the election, has now subsided (4%), as has the drugs issue,
now mentioned by just 5% of Americans.
0
The President has an overall approval rating of 63%-30%, with 27%
strongly approving of the job he's doing. Generally, the strong
approval score is the single best indicator of hard-core committed
support for an incumbent, with most striving to be above 30% on this
measure.
There is a tremendous gender gap in Bush's approval scores, most
pronounced between younger men (80%-15%) and younger women (58%-
30%), and between Independent men (74%-21%) and Independent women
(49%-32%).
Regionally, Bush is weakest in the Northeast (58%-33%), and strongest
in the South (69%-26%). A plurality of Democrats in both the
Northeast and West disapprove of the job he's doing.
The Wirthlin Group
Rodgers Memorandum
December 31, 1990
Page two
0
Just 38% of voters say that Bush deserves re-election, while 46%
believe it is time for a new person to be elected. Obviously, these
are not strong scores, and they reflect a lack of public commitment
to Bush's Presidency. Although the President would certainly do much
better when pitted against a potential named opponent, these figures
reflect the lack of broad-based support.
Similar to his approval ratings, there is a significant gender gap
on this question -- men favor his re-election (45%-38%), while women
want a change (32%-52%). It is also of concern that just 57% of
Republicans believe that Bush should be re-elected (27% say "new
person"), with younger GOPers and those living in the Midwest showing
the softest levels of support.
The importance of the "strong approval" score is reinforced by these
results: among those who strongly approve of the job Bush is doing,
79% believe he should be re-elected, while just 38% of those who
somewhat approve share the same sentiment.
0
Cuomo leads the list of potential Democratic contenders with 16% of
Americans picking him as the strongest Democratic Presidential
candidate to run against Bush. He is followed by Bentsen (11%),
Jackson (10%), Gephardt (8%), and Nunn (7%).
Among Democrats, Cuomo extends his lead to 20%, with Jackson
receiving 10%, and Bentsen and Gephardt each at 8%.
0
Despite Bush's soft approval scores, he is still significantly more
popular than Congress, which receives a poor 35%-58% approval rating
from respondents.
0
By a surprisingly close 49%-44% margin, Americans favor minority
scholarships, with men, older Americans, Republicans, and those in
the South and Midwest most likely to oppose such set-asides.
In fact, 31% of Americans are so strong in opposition to scholarships
for minority students that they believe that colleges should be
prohibited from setting up such scholarships.
0
More than half of Americans believe the country is already in a
recession, while another one-third believe we are about to enter one.
Ed, all in all, while the Persian Gulf will dramatically effect our future
polling and the President's popularity/re-election support, these figures
indicate that his overall approval is more reflective of the international crisis
than it is the current domestic economic situation. For the short-term, that's
actually good news because an increased focus on domestic problems would probably
further soften our support.
If you have any questions on this, please give me a call at 703-556-0001.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
ED ROGERS
DATE:
Monday January 7, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Monday
and Tuesdan
Schedule
TAB A
Ede need guidane
2.
on how to proceed
option memo to
come
with empoyement
document
make sere consistent
BACK COVER
us/ budget
3. Four scheduly items
right hf. phone all
1 1 black leaders here - no Luich Memovial
,
Davis Cup -6kg
7960 Chils okan.
> Bonnie New cotterdresignation guation POTUS called
4.
yuether day!
Darman mlys today
5.
conbudget
press shot at top.
hey / Shuler
2
6.
Billy lawhn wants hilps to
congress mts and consultary to 5 for hos, rhome 1. ca us.
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Meeting # 38
DISCUSS WITH THE GOVERNOR
January 10-11, 1991
1
Host a White House Signing Ceremony designating
January 20th, 1991 as the National Sanctity of
Life Day
A White House Signing Ceremony for this
proclamation would demonstrate the President's
support of a pro-life agenda. The President has
been invited to participate in various activities
for 1991 and a signing ceremony for the National
Sanctity of Life Day would manifest his commitment
to this issue.
Last year the President did not attend any of
the pro-life activities, although he did place a
phone call to an event on the mall. This year it
is suggested that the President directly
participate in a Washington event, so as not to be
perceived negatively by right to life groups.
Dave Demarest has proposed a signing ceremony in
the Roosevelt Room followed by brief remarks. The
theme of the event could revolve around adoption.
It is suggested that perhaps the Vice President
could address the March for Life on January 22nd,
which would manifest White House support for the
issue early on. Future 1991 events could later be
declined.
ACCEPT
REGRET
HOLD
COMMENTS
phone ul
je'
Early February 1991
2
Commemoration of Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and Dave
Demarest's office has proposed a Presidential
commemoration for this at the Lincoln Memorial
Such an event would demonstrate his commitment to
minority outreach, civil rights, as well as pay
tribute to the black individuals involved in the
Persian Gulf Crisis. The President might also
publicly acknowledge the Black Revolutionary War
Patriots Memorial which was authorized by the U.S.
Congress. The Vice President is the Honorary
Chairman of their Foundation and in the spring of
1989, Colin Powell received the group's "The One
Nation Award."
President Bush annually makes a proclamation
acknowledging 2Black History Month, yet these are
without the benefit of a ceremony. In January of
1990 he participated in a taping session to honor
the month, yet in the past two years he has not
been involved in an event singularly emphasizing
Black History Month. Senior Staff recommends a
White House event, although not necessarily at the
Lincoln Memorial.
ACCEPT
REGRET
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Meet with the members of the Davis Cup Team
In December 1990, the United States Davis Cup Team
defeated the Australians. Their victory places
the U.S. members at the pinnacle in the tennis
world.
Senior Staff recommends that the President meet
with the Davis Cup members (10-12 individuals) in
the residence for cocktails or coffe rather than
the usual Oval Office visit.
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February 5-6, 1991
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Address the Economic Club of New York
The President has been asked to address the
Economic Club of New York this February. This
economic club has earned the reputation as one of
the leading public policy forums in the nation.
The Economic Club of New York holds four or five
dinners annually. Each dinner features a guest
speaker, after the address, there is a question-
answer session. Questions are not taken from the
floor, rather two club members are selected to ask
questions.
Former speakers from the Administration have been
Governor Sununu, General Scowcroft, Secretary
Brady, Attorney General Thornburgh, Secretary
Kemp, and Secretary Cheney. The President has not
previously addressed this group.
The February dinner closely follows the State of
the Union Address. At this week's long range
scheduling meeting, Senior Staff recommends the
President address this meeting. Roger Porter
mentions that although the Economic Club of New
York is a strong forum to articulate
Administration policy, the request might want to
be postponed until later so as to outline new
policies rather than giving a second boost to the
State of the Union speech.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Tuesday, January 8, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Tuesday and
Wednesday Schedules
TAB A
2. POTUS meet with Pat
Robertson (Wednesday
at 11:00)? ??
3. Paul Weyrich letter
re: Persian Gulf
TAB B
4.
Rudy Boschwitz letter
TAB C
5. PERSONNEL:
-Ambassadorial
Recommendations
- -Coordinator for
Counter-Terrorism
INSIDE COVER
6.
Cardinal Law's
Pilot Column
TAB D
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Free Congress
Foundation
January 4, 1991
717 Second Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
President George Bush
202-546-3000
The White House
OFFICERS AND BOARD
Washington, DC 20500
Jeffrey H. Coors
Dear Mr. President,
Chairman
Dr. Robert H. Krieble
Vice Chairman
Thank you very much for your recent letter.
Dr. Robert J. Billings
Secretary
While I appreciate your thoughtful responses to my
concerns, I confess I remain uneasy over the situation
Dr. Charles Moser
Treasurer
in the Gulf. As you know from personal experience, war
is the province of the unexpected.
Senator
William L. Armstrong
John D. Beckett
Along the line of looking at what could happen, I have
Congressman
enclosed a paper that studies the situation from the
Ralph M. Hall
Iraqi perspective. It is not an attempt to predict
Clifford S. Heinz
what will happen -- its author used no intelligence
Howard W. Long
sources beyond the newspapers -- but rather, again,
Marion Magruder, Jr.
Thomas A. Roe
what could happen. I cannot pass any judgement on its
Kathleen Teague
merit, other than to say I found it thought-provoking.
Rothschild
Robert L. Sandblom
I would be interested in your reaction to it.
Henry J. Smith
Paul M. Weyrich
Ambassador
Sincerely,
Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Park
Paul M. Weyrich
President
Paul M. Weyrich
Gloria T. Fisher
Executive Vice President
enclosure
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Traditional Values-Conservative Governance-Institutional Reform
November 13, 1990
MEMORANDUM
To: Our Brother Saddam Hussein
From: Chief of Staff, Iraqi Armed Forces
Re: Net Assessment
You requested an assessment of the military situation
in light of the recent American decision to increase their
forces by approximately 200,000 men. We are happy to
comply.
To see the full situation clearly, we must examine it
on three levels: strategic, operational and tactical.
Looking first at the strategic level, it is our conclusion
that the additional American deployments may hurt their
situation more than help it. Of course, it adds
at least three new divisions to their strength. But
strategy is not simply a matter of calculating force ratios.
If we look beyond "bean counting," we see the following:
First, the additional 200,000 American troops compound
the American error of attempting to combine a maritime and
a Continental strategy. The maritime strategy is represented
by the American-sponsored trade embargo and supporting naval
blockade. It is a very serious danger to us, but it requires
time to become effective. The Continental strategy is
represented by the American land forces now in theatre,
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and not only by their number, but also by the fact that they
comprise by far the largest contingent in the total force
arrayed against us. This makes any prospective land war
largely an American affair.
Unfortunately for the Americans, while their blockade
takes time to work, their massive commitment of land forces
does not allow them to wait. In other words, their
Continental strategy nullifies their maritime strategy.
Already, their troops are beginning to suffer morale
problems and to lose their fighting edge. The American
press, in reporting on this, is intensifying the home front's
discomfort with the whole business. Both tendencies will
be accentuated by the arrival of 200,000 more troops.
The effect will be that the Bush administration will be
unable to wait long enough for the blockade and embargo
to weaken us fatally before they must commence action
with their land forces. In strategic terms, the
embargo is no longer a serious threat; we can stand the
siege longer than the besieger can.
Second, the increased American deployment makes
less likely a strategic threat we have feared: the
replacement of American ground forces with Arab forces
and the withdrawal of the Americans. Had the Americans
moved to replace the bulk of their ground forces with
Islamic forces -- most of which would have to come
from Egypt -- while keeping their sea and air forces in
theatre, they would have been able to wait until the
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embargo wore us down. The American public will accept
prolonged deployment of sea and air forces, and since
Egypt would be well paid by the Saudis and the Kuwaitis
for any forces they sent, the longer they were there,
the better for Egypt. Time would have been against us;
we would have faced an indefinite siege with no hope
of relief, which can have only one ending. Now,
having announced they are sending 200,000 more American
troops, it would be too great a policy reversal for
the Americans to move to replace their ground forces
with Egyptians. They are in too deep to pull out.
Third, the new deployments confirm the Americans
have misidentified our strategic center of gravity.
As you know, it is not in Kuwait, but to the north and
west. As long as we face a threat only from our south,
we believe we can defeat it. Our fear was that the
Americans would realize this and move to face us with
a multi-front war, the Turks or Soviets or both moving
down from the north while Syria attacked from the west.
In our view, the latest American action shows conclusively
that they have not seen this possibility and will continue
to focus their effort on our southern border. That is
very good news for us.
Finally, the increased American deployment will increase
the friction within the coalition that faces us. The
fact that we face a coalition is probably our single
greatest strategic asset. It is not for nothing that
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Napoleon, when asked which of all the nations he had fought
he would prefer as an opponent, answered, "A coalition."
No matter how many forces the American send to Saudi Arabia,
they cannot act alone. And the more forces they send, the
greater will be the disquiet of many of their coalition
partners, starting with the Saudis themselves. Arab
governments and peoples alike will be rubbed raw by this
vast hoard of alien people, unused to Arab ways and
a constant reminder of the worst days of imperialism.
We can and will add to this friction every way we can,
but the Americans are already doing our work for us
simply by making their presence so massive that it will
overwhelm everyone else. Again, this puts time on our
side.
At the strategic level, then, our net assessment is
this: the military advantage the Americans gain from
their additional deployments is at the operational, not
the strategic level. Strategically, 200,000 more
Americans in Saudi Arabia work to our advantage. They
remove the Americans' ability to wait for the embargo to
become effective; they lessen the chance that we will face
a war on more than one front; and they increase the probability
that the enemy coalition will disintegrate before it can
attack. The Americans have lost control of one of the
key dimensions of strategy: time.
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At the operational level, the American addition of
at least three new mechanized and armored divisions
increases the enemy's strength significantly. It clearly
allows them to take the offensive, as it was intended to
do. A victorious American offensive could defeat us
strategically as well as operationally. However, the
key here is the word "victorious." For the reasons set
out below, we believe we have a reasonable chance of
defeating any American offensive. Further, such an
offensive may give us a better chance to inflict a
strategically decisive defeat on the Americans than if
they remained on the defensive themslves.
As was recently explained by the Israeli-American
analyst Edward Luttwak in an article in the Washington
Post, the Americans have two basic choices in launching
an operational offensive on the ground. The first is to
focus their main effort directly on Kuwait, attacking
straight north along the coast. This is probably the
best scenario from our standpoint. Our troops in
Kuwait, while not our best units, will probably fight
a frontal attack effectively from their prepared
positions. Operationally, they would not be our
focus of effort in any case. Their job would simply
be to absorb the Americans attention and suck them in --
to "grab them by the nose," as the American General Patton
used to say. Then, our operational reserve, the Republican
guard, would launch an encircling counterattack that
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would penetrate into Saudi Arabia to the west of the Americans,
probably through an Arab sector, then swing east to the
coast to cut the Americans off. The entire American force
would be "in the bag" and defeated, with the survivors
on their way to Iraqi POW camps. It would be a decisive
victory not only operationally but strategically; the
Americans would not be able to mount a second massive effort
SO far from home, and with a decisive American defeat, the
enemy coalition would certainly disintegrate.
The second American option is to focus their effort
west of Kuwait, probably west of the neutral zone, in
an attack designed to encircle our forces by cutting
east to the Iranian border either south or (probably,
in our estimation) north of Basra. Luttwak calls this
"the seeminly dominant plan." It is more dangerous to us,
and would be decisive if it cut our operational reserve
as well as the forces in Kuwait off from Baghdad.
The addition of three new American divisions provides
sufficient forces to attempt such an attack.
While this is a greater threat to us than a frontal
attack up the coast, we believe we can defeat it.
To do so, we must take two actions: we must make
Kuwait defensible from the north as well as from the
south, and we must not let the Americans get between
the Republican Guard and Baghdad. We must move the
Guard, our operational reserve, well north of Basra,
either now or as soon as an American attack from the
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west begins. In our view, the latter is preferable, because if
the Americans' main effort is north along the coast, then
the Guard is better positioned to counterattack if it is
south of Basra. On the other hand, the former action --
moving now -- is safer, because American aircraft may
slow our operational movement once fighting starts. We
await your brotherly guidance in this matter.
Once Kuwait is fortified from attack from the north
as well as the south and the operational reserve is
positioned north of an American thrust toward our
border with Iran, we are prepared to defeat this second
type of American attack. Kuwait will serve as the
anvil and the Republican Guard as the hammer, and we
will crush the Americans between the two. Again, our
intent will be to gain a decisive victory, to encircle
and destroy the entire American force. It will be more
difficult in this second case, because we will have to
fight a major encounter battle with the main American
force before we can encircle its defeated remains.
Such a battle of maneuver has its risks. However,
we assess the net situation as favorable, for the
following reasons:
First, the Americans have not undertaken an operational
maneuver with a multi-corps force since 1950, when they
advanced to the Yalu in Korea. Armies trying it for the
first time usually underestimate the difficulties and end
up creating a mammoth traffic jam. Those who have not
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attempted such a maneuver can hardly imagine the friction it
creates.
Nor are the Americans well practiced at the operational
art or at battles and wars of maneuver generally. Both are
new to their doctrine, and while they can talk the language
of maneuver warfare, actually doing it is something else
again. The U.S. Army attempted to adopt maneuver warfare
as doctrine beginning in 1982, but the attempt did not
take; it was never translated from doctrinal manuals
into actual training and evaluation of units and
commanders. The U.S. Marine Corps has only adopted
maneuver doctrine in the last two years, and while it
has made progress, actual practice as opposed to rhetoric
is unknown in most units. We do not rate their ability
at this kind of fighting as higher than our own, as
we demonstrated it in Tawakalna ala Allah.
Ironically, in this case an American strategic error
feeds an operational weakness. Of all the forces in the
coalition arrayed against us, the Egyptians are probably
most capable at the operational level, as they demonstrated
in 1973. However, the Americans insistence on using their
own troops instead of those of Egypt to make up the bulk of
the land force in Saudi Arabia forecloses the option of
letting the Egyptians undertake the operational attack.
Second, the fact that our opponent is a coalition
can be exploited at the operational as well as the
strategic level. Both the natural passivity of a number
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of the armies in the coalition and possible work with their
governments and propaganda to their troops allows us to
believe that they may remain inactive if we focus our
counterattack on the Americans. We may in that way be
able to defeat the coalition army in detail, smashing
the Americans and then turning on the Arabs. The Americans
may be counting on help, such as flank protection, from
some of the Arab forces; absence of that support could
be disastrous in that case. Our brother Saddam knows best
what chance we may have of turning some of the coalition
partners into active allies of Iraq, so that they join
in an attack on the Americans, or inducing neutrals such
as Yemen or Jordan to enter actively as Iraqi allies.
We will only note that, operationally, such a surprise could
have decisive results. Further, we are confident in
success even if the Arab forces only remain passive,
letting the Americans take the offensive essentially alone
and generally avoiding combat. We think that is fairly
probable, except for the small Kuwaiti force and the
Egyptians.
Third, the Americans will rely heavily on their air
power if they attack -- too heavily, in our view. When
air power does not deliver what it promises, they will be
more vulnerable to our counterattack than they expect.
We believe we can operate effectively on the ground despite
American air power for these reasons:
O We have more than 4000 anti-aircraft guns. If
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the American aircraft are to attack our ground forces
effectively, they must come in low to attack. If they
fly low, they will be in range of our guns. They have
technical counters against our SAMS, but not against
guns, and guns rather than missiles have been the main
killers of aircraft in every modern conflict. Our
guns can give us effective air defense against the
kinds of attacks that really are dangerous.
o Despite their claims, the American cannot effectively
attack ground forces at night -- especially after
we counterattack and their units and ours are
intermixed. They cannot tell who they are attacking
in that case.
O The Americans have one ground attack aircraft that
is very dangerous to our ground forces: the A-10.
It is the only aircraft they have that is effective
against tanks. Inexplicably, while they have about
750 of these aircraft, they have only sent about 100
to Saudi Arabia. This is a major stroke of luck for us.
O Finally, despite these considerations, the American
aircraft will delay our operational moves to some
extent. However, that delay is only meaningful if the
Americans know how to use the time its buys them to
their advantage. We do not think they do know this.
Their large headquarters and staffs make any quick
decisions and movements unlikely, which means unexpected
time advantages will probably go unused. We can survive
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the attrition we suffer from American air attacks, SO
long as we do not suffer seriously from the delay.
Together, these considerations leave us relatively
confident that we can decisively defeat an American
offensive operationally. As always, war is also a
matter of fortune, and fortune can go against us. So
far, in our view, we have been lucky.
Two more operational possibilities need brief
consideration. The first is the possibility of an
American air offensive coupled with a defensive on the
ground. Of course, we could not simply remain idle while
America pounded us from the air, even though such
bombardment is not likely to be as effective as our
enemy anticipates. If the Americans take that course,
we should respond with an all-out attack on the ground.
The plan would resemble that for a counterattack if
the Americans attack directly north into Kuwait;
the main effort would be a move to encircle the
Americans from the west against the Saudi coast.
We should also make a limited attack south from Kuwait,
just sufficient to engage the Americans, then withdraw
promptly to our prepared positions and await their
counterattack there.
In regard to the air battle itself, in this or
other cases, our goal should be for our air force to
keep the enemy air force busy for a few days, just enough
to complete the decisive maneuvers on the ground. We
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believe this is possible, unless we are caught by surprise
by a preemptive attack and destroyed on the ground. Our
current dispersion and warning systems should be adequate
to prevent this. A diversionary attack by a few aircraft
against the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers will keep most
Navy aircraft away from Iraq, defending the ships.
Missile attacks on major airfields in Saudi Arabia will
slow the enemy's operating tempo. In our view, this is
the only mission for which use of chemical munitions
should be considered; elsewhere, their effect would be
to slow the ground action down, which is not in our interest.
Consideration of the air war leads to the fourth
operational possibility, a preemptive attack by us.
Our sources with the Arab units in Saudi Arabia will give
us a minimum of 48 hours warning of an American offensive.
We could preempt within that time. While this would
have advantages for us in the air war, on balance we
are opposed to it. We have a greater chance of utterly
destroying the Americans if we can lure them into Kuwait
or Iraq, because the distances we must move are shorter
and the Arab forces in the coalition are less likely to
fight. Considerations relating to the ground war should take
priority over those related to the air war, since the decision
will be attained on the ground, not in the air.
One consideration hangs over all operational possibilities:
logistics. You are aware of our own logistical problems.
Historically, American forces are very well supported
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logistically. We have therefore been surprised to find that
in this situation, American logistics appear weak. Many
Army units now in Saudi Arabia are suffering serious logistical
problems, including shortages of such basics as food and
water. Ammunition and spare parts seem to be generally
short. We are puzzled about the reasons for these
difficulties, but the addition of three more American divisions
will probably accentuate them, as will any attempt by the
Americans to take the offensive. Because logistical
weakness is new to Americans, they may have both physical
and mental difficulties adjusting to it. In this regard,
Iraqi soldiers have the advantage.
Our net assessment of the operational situation, then,
is that it is favorable. It certainly has its risks,
most prominently that of having our operational reserve
caught south of an American attack. Of course, not having
fought the Americans, we do not know how well we will do
against them tactically. Should we prove overmatched
tactically, that in turn would have negative operational
consequences. That leads us to the third part of our
net assessment: the tactical level.
You are well familiar with the tactical characteristics
of the Iraqi armed forces, both strengths and weaknesses.
We will not repeat them here, save to note what we
consider the most important tactical difference between
ourselves and the Americans: many of our troops are
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veterans. The difference between green and veteran troops
is difficult to overstate, and it is most important in
the first days of combat, before experience "bloods" the
green troops. This, in turn, may be of operational
significance, because we look for a decisive operational
action early in any campaign against the Americans --
in the first few days, in fact. In other words, we
will be seeking an operational decision exactly when
our tactical advantage will be greatest.
Regarding the Americans, we have already noted that
while they have a doctrine of maneuver warfare, their
ability to do what their doctrine calls for is questionable.
In practice, their tactics appear old fashioned: linear,
focused inward on process and procedure rather than outward
on the situation, and slow. Overall, American units
fight rather like the French Army of 1940, with its
doctrine of "methodical battle." However, some units
will be exceptions; a few have learned to wage maneuver
warfare. This is largely a factor of who is in command.
One tactical weakness of the Americans is especially
important and may have operational significance. This is
their lack of anti-tank weapons. Anti-tank weapons are in
short supply even with front-line units, and -- more
importantly -- they are completely absent in the rear.
As you know, the objective in armored warfare is to get
tank formations into the enemy's soft rear area, where
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they can overrun his artillery, logistics and command posts
and spread "tank terror" throughout his force. The absence
of anti-tank weapons in the American rear greatly facilitates
this. Further, the anti-tank weapons with the forward units
are of uncertain (TOW, AT-4) or poor (Dragon, LAW) effectiveness.
A major breakthrough of our tanks into the American rear
is thus both possible and potentially devastating. It
could bring about a total collapse of the force, i.e.,
an operational decision.
The quality of American units varies greatly, as is
the case with us. Some, including the 82nd Airborne, have
performed poorly in recent combat in Grenada and Panama.
In general, most will fight hard on the defensive at the
small unit level. On the attack, they will tend to stop
and call for fire whenever they run into resistance,
which makes American attacks slow. Their greatest tactical
deficiencies occur at higher levels, above battalion,
where they have complex command relationships, large
staffs and slow decision-making. The quality of staffs
tends to be low, and both key staff personnel and often
commanders as well are chosen for their membership in
a certain clique. As you know, we suffered severely from
the same thing in the early part of our war with Iran.
Overall, America's only tactical advantage is in
equipment. In our view, human factors are more important,
and they favor us.
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Our net assessment, then, is on the whole quite
positive about our chances for success. The Americans have
put themselves in a strategic box by trying to combine two
incompatible strategies and have misidentified the strategic
center of gravity; their operational reach is likely to
exceed their grasp; and they have some central tactical
weaknesses we can exploit. We believe that if it comes to
war, we can win. However, we must again warn that war
is full of the unexpected and that fortune plays a major
role. Our home front could prove weaker than we anticipate.
The war-weariness of much of our infantry could cause our
defense in Kuwait proper to collapse before it can play its
operational role. Enemy air power could make movement of
our operational reserve more difficult than we expect, and
the Americans could show themselves able to take advantage
of the delay. No war has a fully predictable outcome.
We must therefore ask our brother Saddam to consider
carefully Iraq's three basic policy options. The first
is a policy of making what concessions we must to avoid
war. As you know, a compromise in which we leave Kuwait
but retain the islands that control access to our port at
Umm Qasr might be acceptable to many brotherly Arab states.
Alternatively, we could continue to declare that Kuwait is a
province of Iraq but that, out of our generosity to the
Arab cause, we are turning it over to the PLO to serve
as an interim Palestinian state until Palestine itself is
recovered. This would make further Arab action to restore
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the Sabahs impossible. The question is whether our brother
Arafat would accept it, or, if not, if we could find other
Palestinian leaders who would.
The second option is to fight only a local action for
Kuwait itself, not seeking an operational defeat of the
Americans and not committing our Republican Guard to battle.
In our view, this would almost certainly result in the
loss of Kuwait, but Iraq could present itself in the Arab
world as another victim of American aggression while possibly
inflicting serious casualties on the Americans. The
retention of the Republican Guard intact would help insure
the continuation of the present government.
The third option is that discussed in this memorandum:
seeking a decisive victory over the Americans. The payoff
of such a victory could be great; it would mark the turning
point in the long line of Islamic defeats by the West that
began with the defeat of the Ottoman siege of Vienna in
1683. The leader who gave us a great victory to end that
string of defeats would have great power with the Islamic
masses. He would be the new Saladin, perhaps the new
Cyrus. The fall of the Saudi regime, which would be
certain, would only be the beginning; regimes hostile to
Iraq would change or fall all the way to the Straits of
Gibralter. Our brother Saddam would have the potential
of uniting the whole world of Islam under his leadership.
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As always, the decision on which policy to pursue is
yours and yours alone.
The above communications intercept provided to
Royal Prussian Military Advisory Group/North America
by Oberst i.G. Lind, Nachrichtendienst, 6th Army.
FROM THE FAX OF SENATOR RUDY BOSCHWITZ
TO: Gov. Sununu
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Senator Rudy Boschwitz
330 Inland Lane
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
January 7, 1991
The Honorable George Bush
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
Summary
John Sununu has asked me to express my views and my
experience in agriculture so that you may consider me for the
post of Secretary of Agriculture.
During my 12 years on the Senate Agriculture Committee I
was a very active participant in reviewing and formulating
agricultural policy. There are 120,000 employees at USDA. It
is a large service and regulatory agency and it is important to
focus on a few goals or you will quickly be subsumed by
managing ongoing activities and problems. While the
substantive duties cannot be neglected, the primary goals of
the Secretary of Agriculture in the coming two years should be:
1. The Secretary of Agriculture is a political appointee
and there are substantial and important political
elements to the job.
2. Get the GATT agreement ratified on the fast track.
Over the years I have gone to the offices of well
over half the Senators, one on one, to speak to them
solely about agriculture, in an effort to promote
market-oriented policies of which I was the Senate's
principal proponent. If Secretary, I would renew
those visits. Success in GATT is vital to
agriculture. It will be opposed by powerful groups.
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3. Sell product. The U.S. produces more than it can
consume domestically. The years 1991 and 1992 are
likely to be periods of agricultural surpluses. If
they are not sold they will be expensive to store and
will hang over the marketplace and depress prices.
4. Continue the movement of agricultural policy towards
market orientation, a trend begun with the 1985 Farm
Bill, and continued in the 1990 bill.
5. Keep the 1990 Farm Bill and Budget Summit intact.
The 1990 Farm Bill does not offer farmers all the
dollars they may want and yet more than many in
Congress want to give. There will be many strains
and stresses on it and the Budget Summit. My 12
years on the Budget Committee will be invaluable to
say the least.
6. Over half of the USDA's budget goes to Nutrition
programs. There too efforts will be made to avoid
the constraints of the Budget Agreement and an
understanding of the process and programs is
essential. I have been ranking Republican on the
Nutrition Subcommittee and deeply involved. My
priorities for extra dollars - if any - would be WIC,
School Breakfast in the inner city and a broad
national emphasis on teaching and creating better
dietary habits among program recipients.
General Philosophy
My basic agricultural approach is market-oriented. I have
been one of the Congress' leading proponents of allowing market
forces to work. There are government programs in wheat, feed
grains (corn), cotton, rice, and dairy. No government programs
exist for cattle, hogs, turkeys, chickens, eggs, fruits,
vegetables, and other specialty crops. This latter group
constitutes the bulk of agriculture and is doing far better
than the "program crops.' Markets work here as elsewhere in
economics and I have expressed this at hundreds of farm
meetings throughout Minnesota and other states. Additionally,
I have appeared on all of the major agricultural state
university campuses articulating these policies. Agricultural
policies that dictate production and prices have failed
everywhere they have been tried worldwide.
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There is a constructive role for government, but it is not
to tell farmers what to grow or how much to grow (as present
farm programs tend to do). The government's role should
include (among others):
1. Income stabilization through income supports not tied
to production, such as decoupled or flexible supports
as were initiated in the 1990 Farm Bill;
2. Actuarially sound crop insurance;
3. Grain and other food inspection services (including
disease control);
4. Land grant college and USDA-based research;
5. Crop and market reporting functions so farmers can
make informed production and marketing decisions; and
6. Incentives for resource conservation and
environmental enhancement. Present programs that
link payments to the amount produced have lead to the
intensive use of chemicals and have brought fragile
land into production.
Some in agriculture would establish high price guarantees
and take all the risk out of agriculture. Quite aside from
complicating GATT, clearly this would attract more capital into
the free economy and create structural surpluses. Over 50
years of experience consistently shows that government payments
are quickly capitalized into higher land values that make per
acre costs of production higher and American agriculture less
competitive.
We farm nearly 400 million acres in the United States.
Argentina and Brazil together presently farm half that amount
but have at least 500 million additional acres that could be
farmed. If our policies guarantee a price high enough to
attract this land into production, agricultural problems will
be even more complicated and intractable and farm programs will
be more expensive in the years ahead. Experience has shown
that once land is brought into production, it is seldom retired.
1990 Farm Bill
With all this in mind, my emphasis in the 1990 farm bill
commodity sections were:
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Competitive Loan Rates: U.S. price supports
establish a floor for the world market. Set them
high enough and production increases everywhere!
Farm income supports must be found elsewhere - not in
high loan rates that perpetuate surpluses. The 1990
farm bill was quite positive in this regard.
Reduce Reliance on Acreage Reduction Programs
(ARP's): Reducing acres is supposed to reduce total
output, thereby raising prices (assuming demand
remains constant). But farmers are a resourceful lot
and if made to idle 20% of their acres, they simply
increase their production on the remaining 80%
through better technology, improved seeds and more
intensive use of chemicals (not very sound
environmentally). No other major agricultural
producing country idles acres. For every one we have
to keep out of production, a new acre has been
planted somewhere else in the world. Nevertheless,
my position on ARPs was not popular and did not
prevail.
Increase Farmers' Planting Flexibility: This a
concept that originally championed in 1985 when David
Boren and I introduced the Boschwitz-Boren Farm Bill
-- the only bipartisan farm bill. It relied on
market concepts, and while not adopted in full, it
steered the debate and the 1985 Farm Bill away from
government control. The Boschwitz-Boren bill
'decoupled" farmers' planting decisions from
government requirements and made payments independent
of what was planted. In 1990, the term was changed
to "flexibility" and adopted in part which was an
excellent step forward.
Dairy: Another major area of debate in the 1990 Farm
Bill was the dairy title. When I joined the
Agriculture Committee, dairy constituted the
principal cost of all programs. In the 1985 Farm
Bill, my farmer financed dairy promotion program was
included. Total dairy product sales have increased
each year since then (a change from preceding
years). Dairy farmers have prospered. In fact,
dairy prices reached their highest level ever!
However, consumption of fluid milk has sagged. The
1990 Farm Bill included a processor financed fluid
milk promotion program that I authored which should
enhance dairy prosperity.
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BST, a naturally occurring hormone that would increase a
cow's production by perhaps 20%, is highly controversial. I
have said that I would support the use of BST if it were found
safe by the FDA. Progress should not be hindered. Animal
breedings and better feed rations have resulted in twice as
much milk being produced by half as many COWS today as 50 years
ago ! Mechanical milkings replaced hands and reduced the number
of dairy farmers by 85%! It is impossible to go backward.
Uruguay Round of the GATT
Another critically important issue facing U.S. agriculture
is the outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT. In fact, this
is as significant as any issue currently facing U.S.
agriculture. We produce more than we can consume
domestically. Our trade in agriculture produced a $17.5
billion trade surplus in fiscal year 1990 (exports of $40
billion and imports of $22 billion). The "decoupling" approach
that I introduced was included in President Reagan's original
GATT proposal as well as your recent proposal this fall.
The Europeans are the villains--but we also are to a
lesser degree--as well as the Japanese. The shame of it all is
that by restraining trade or dumping food below the cost of
production we inhibit the development of poor countries and
bankrupt their farmers who can not compete with treasuries of
the developed world. Interestingly, in poor countries where
farmers are in the majority, they are politically unprotected.
In developed countries where farmers are small minorities, they
are protected because of their political strength.
American agriculture -- including farmers and
infrastructure -- is the world's most efficient. We would
compete well on a level playing field if no trade distorting
subsidies existed. This must be our goal, though it will be
difficult to achieve.
A Secretary of Agriculture must have among his top
priorities selling U.S. farm products. There is nothing more
debilitating - or expensive - than storing surplus production
that hangs over the market and depresses prices. Every
creative avenue must be pursued so that the U.S. is not
out-maneuvered.
When Clayton was U.S. Trade Representative, I accompanied
him to Geneva and also at the Dichley Conference in England. I
have also been an active Congressional advisor in the GATT
process.
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The Agricultural Infrastructure
The roads, trucks, trains, river systems, ports, storage
facilities, machinery dealers and manufacturers, and fertilizer
and chemical dealers in the U.S. are vital links in the world's
most efficient infrastructure. Furthermore, there are far more
people employed in the infrastructure than on the farm. The
infrastructure relies more on the volume produced than on the
per bushel price. Efforts to control and limit production
would devastate rural America where most of the infrastructure
is found.
While I was often a lonely voice speaking for the
infrastructure, the farm would be destroyed without it. In
short, USDA's role goes beyond the farmer and includes the
infrastructure as well.
The lack of an efficient infrastructure and the resulting
inability to store and move crops is devastating today in the
Soviet Union.
Farm Credit System
In 1987, when control of the Senate passed to the
Democrats (a dark day), Senator Boren asked me to be ranking on
the Agriculture Credit Subcommittee he chaired. Together we
fashioned a Farm Credit System (FCS) "bailout," at little or no
taxpayer cost. By giving the FCS flexibility and mandating
other action plus securing its capital, this $67 billion dollar
institution has been restored to profitability after being a
clear candidate for S&L type results. I believe our action was
creative and decisive.
Nutrition
Child nutrition and feeding programs now constitute over
half the budget of the USDA, though certainly far less than
half of the emphasis of Congress. I have served on the
Nutrition Subcommittee for many years, and in 1985 Congressman
Panetta and I authored the nutrition package included in that
year's five-year farm bill. We acted together again on the
1986 Child Nutrition Reauthorization. Most recently I have
been Ranking Republican on the Nutrition Subcommittee and
because Senator Dole (for whom this has always been a high
priority) has been often preoccupied, it has fallen on me to
try to make the programs work better and temporize those
seeking massive increases in spending. This is not to suggest
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that I do not seek to expand some of them. The first claim for
dollars should be the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program
(with its extraordinarily quick cost/benefit ratios) and
secondly, school breakfasts in the inner cities, though I fully
understand and agree with the need to find offsetting savings
under the new budget agreement. Opportunities for WIC program
reform should include efforts to improve WIC recipients
knowledge of food products that are nutritious and a good
value.
Recent studies show that for every dollar spent on a WIC
recipient who receives assistance for five months prior to
delivery, $1.77 to $3.13 is saved in the first 60 days of the
infant's life!
I have long believed that some coordination of the many
poverty programs could be achieved and though enormously
difficult, it would be worth the effort (WIC and Medicaid and
most programs require separate and ongoing applications at
different locations). The Medicaid savings, at the federal and
state level might allow some WIC expansion.
Making USDA's nutrition and feeding programs more
effective, resisting those who would simply throw more money at
these problems (though that approach is now restrained by the
budget agreement) and improving the dietary habits of needy
Americans (a great opportunity through these programs) are a
set of formidable challenges.
New Opportunities and Ideas
Though considerable progress has been made over the last
two farm bills in reforming U.S. farm policy, I believe we
should move aggressively on several fronts:
1. A Farmer to Farmer Peace Corps. Sending American
farmers to Eastern Europe, the USSR and elsewhere to
improve productivity. This is an immensely popular
idea. This certainly could be done on a privately
funded basis and enormous numbers of people (through
clubs, communities and rural counties) easily could
be involved. American farm exports have always
increased to those countries that improve their diets.
2. The Forest Service (a branch of USDA) could
accomplish your goal of planting a billion trees to
combat the Greenhouse Effect. Through schools,
clubs, communities, the USDA's Soil and Conservation
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Service and the Extension Service together with the
various state departments of agriculture and natural
resources, this could become a nationwide
environmental project of planting saplings with a
very positive impact. The USDA, through its various
agencies, is located in virtually every county.
3.
A marvelous, difficult but - among farmers - a very
popular project would be to seek to simplify the
forms and processes of the Agricultural
Stabilizational and Conservation Service (ASCS),
which is the farmer's contact point for government
programs.
4.
A broader and higher profile should be given to the
effort to spur low (chemical) input farming.
Alternative crops are in growing demand and at the
prices that are high and advantageous to the farmer.
While not without dissenters, this is a widely
accepted new direction.
5.
A thorough review of agricultural export
opportunities worldwide needs to be made so that no
effort is left undone, not only in bulk commodities
(wheat, corn, soybeans) but in specialty crops (from
fruits to nuts) and value-added products as well.
This must go far beyond granting export credits and
requires a hard look at the Targeted Export
Assistance (TEA) program as well as the Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) that is located in most
embassies around the globe. Exporting is at the base
of the success of American agriculture.
SUMMARY
Thank you, Mr. President, for considering me for the post
of Secretary of Agriculture. I believe I would be easily and
quickly confirmed. Both Senators Leahy and Lugar have
expressed enthusiastic support. Additionally, over the years I
have spoken with well over half of the Senate in their offices,
one at a time, solely about agricultural issues. I
particularly sought out those without an extensive agricultural
base in their states as they, too, voted and were likely to be
receptive to a market-oriented approach. As I said, such
visits may have to be repeated in the GATT ratification process.
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January 3, 1991
The joy and peace of Christmas is hardly upon us when the
Church remembers its first martyr, St. Stephen. There quickly
follows the feast of the Holy Innocents, with Jeremiah's ancient
words ringing out ye: once again down the centuries:
"A cry was heard at Ramah,
sobbing and loud lamentation:
Rachel bewailing her children;
no comfort for her, since they
are no more.
The octave of Christmas is not yet over, and the Church
remembers another martyr, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury. Then or the Feast of the Holy Family, Simeon's
foreboding blessing of Mary casts the cross's shadow upon our
Christmas celebration: "This child is destined to be the
downfall and the rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be
opposed and you yourself shall be pietced with a sword - $0
that the thoughts of many hearts will be laid bare."
We cannot contemplate the Infant in the crib without
seeing our Saviour on the cross. He is our peace through the
redemption won for us by His death. The struggle with sin and
death was to demand the sacrifice of this child of Mary, who is
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at once the Word of God made flesh. The way from Bethlehem to
the glory of the resirrection is the way of the cross.
It is in the light of this saving truth that we deal with
sin and death in our personal lives and in society. As the
world prepares to mark a new year's beginning, the Solemnity of
Mary, Mother of God calls us to a day of prayer for peace.
With what special urgency does that prayer fill our hearts this
January first.
The world's attention is focused on the Persian Gulf.
One nation, Iraq, has continued a cycle of violence that spans a
seven years' war with Iran, internal violence against the Kurds,
and, more recently, the invasion and plundering of Kuwait. It
is not a matter of praying that a war not begin; the violence of
wreaked
war has already reeked havoc on that area of the world for over
seven years. Our prayer must be that the violence be ended.
Iraq has it within her power to end this mad spiral of
violence. Our prayer is that the leadership of Iraq might have
a change of heart. Our prayer is that persons of goodwill in
Iraq might exercise a responsible voice a 8 citizens to end a
course of action abhorrent to the nations.
The United Nations, including our own nation in a
commendable leadership role, spoken and acted with an
unaccustomed unanimity before this wanton exercise of naked
force on the part of Iraq. The positioning of troops in the
Saudi desert may well have saved the world from a disastrous,
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wider war had Iraq's ambitions not been checked. The imposition
of economic sanctions against Iraq has added appropriate force
to the moral argument of world condemnation. An international
organization such as the United Nations or the Red Cross might
well monitor sanctions to insure that essential medicines and
food not be withheld from the innocent. With all our hearts we
pray that the present course of moral and economic sanctions may
be sufficient to ensure a peaceful end to the violence which
Iraq has already wrought.
There are other problems in the Middle East. Without
making the immediate resolution of Kuwait's unlawful occupation
hostage through linkage to other pressing problems, it is not
only appropriate but imperative that these other problems also
be faced. The just aspirations of the Palestinian people for a
homeland and the just concerns of Israel for safe and secure
borders demand the attention of the international community.
The integrity of Lebanon as a nation free of occupation by both
Syria and Israel must be assured. The denial of fundamental
human rights in the countries of the region, including Saudi
Arabia, must be faced forthrightly by the world. To pray for
peace in the Middle Fast is a mockery if our prayer is not yoked
with an effort to ensure justice. Without justice, there can be
no peace.
With all my heart I pray that Iraq's violence will not
spawn violence in return. The loud lamentation of Rachel has
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been heard too often. Any mother's cry pierces every human
heart. Our prayer must be for that change of heart which turns
humankind from thoughts of war to thoughts of justice. It is
shortsighted to assume that the decision for peace lies solely
with the United Nations. Certainly the world community must be
a part of any peaceful resolution of the conflict. It is
essential that the common resolve of the world community be
maintained. Full scope must be allowed for the non-violent
measures now in place to achieve their end. Other non-violent
measures might yet be undertaken. Any real hope for peace in
the region, however, depends now on an initiative on the part of
Iraq.
The Middle East is not the only area of the world in need
of our prayer. We are ever mindful of Ireland, Central America,
South Africa and so many other areas that know strife. Our own
cities and towns have claim on our prayers. No one would
dispute, however, that at this time it is the Persian Gulf and
the whole Middle East which present the greatest threat to world
peace.
Friday is a traditional day of penance in the Church.
Friday brings the Church to her knees in contemplating the price
Jesus paid on the cross to free us from sin and death. Friday
is a special day of prayer in the Moslem world. It seems
appropriate, therefore, to invite the Archdiocese to observe the
Pridays of 1991 as special days of prayer and penance for
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peace. I invite individuals to consider forms of private prayer
and penance for these days. It would be most appropriate if
parishes, schools and religious communities could encourage the
observance of Fridays as special days of prayer and penance for
peace.
The words of the Psalmist give heart to our prayer:
"Though nations are in turmoil, kingdoms totter,
his voice resounds, the earth melts away.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
Come! behold the deeds of the Lord,
the astounding things he has wrought on earth.
He has stopped wars to the ends of the earth.
Here in the Arcdiocese the World Day of Prayer for Peace will be
observed on Epiphany, January 6, 1991, with a Mass at Holy Cross
Cathedral at three o'clock in the afternoon. I hope many of the
faithful of the Archdiocese will come and join together in this
prayer for peace among all the nations of the world.
May Mary, Mother of God, intercede for us before Jesus,
Her Son, that the area of the world hallowed by the presence of
the Holy Family may live in justice and in peace. This and all
things we ask in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
Lt. Cmdr. David Thompson,
meeting two weeks ago that if
have been "ter
U.S.-Ireqi talks had emerged by
ability to respond.
the new year, Europeans planned to
The Bunker Hill is one of the
try their hand at diplomacy
Newy's most sophisticated ves-
But the Bush administration has
sels, with Aegis radars used to
reacted somewhat cautiously to the
and monitor enemy air ac-
EC initiative. It is eager to ensure
that Mr. Hussein gets a unified mes-
Crew, members said that in
sage: Withdraw from Kuwait by Jan.
the past week, French-built Iraqi
15 or you will be attacked.
Mirage and Soviet-made MiG-29
Some officials and outside ex-
fighters have penetrated deeper
perts, like former Secretary of State
into the Gulf than at any other
Henry Kissinger, have warned that
time since this ship arrived here
any talks will be mistaken by Mr.
in October.
Hussein for a sign of weakness and
According to Cmdr. Thomp-
will turn into negotiations that dilute
in Jerusalem. See page A6.
see TESTS, page A6
see TALK, page A6
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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sauce and decorated it with bean
ni
Karen Finley and Holly Hughes,
sprouts, which she said represented
the two performance artists whose
sperm. She was nominated for a new
chocolate, bean-sprout and "lesbian-
grant through the Kitchen, a theater
desire" nudity routines helped set
in New York City, by a peer-review
off the uproar over government
panel that included, among others,
funding for "obscene" art, are back.
her partner-composer, Jerry Hunt.
New federal grants, worth $25,000
Miss Hughes, who lives in New
to Miss Finley and $15,000 to Miss
York City, writes and performs
Hughes, are among 1,000 or more
works about what she calls "lesbian
new grants the National Endowment
desire" and was nominated for a
for the Arts is expected to make
$15,000 grant through the city's
soon, perhaps this week.
Downtown Art Center, by a panel
An NEA official said John E
that included among others, her
Frohnmayer, the chairman of the en-
partner, Ellen
dowment, will announce a record
Sebastian,
number of new grants in hopes that
the grants to Miss Finley and Miss
Mr Frehnmayer deferred a final
Hughes will not attract enough at-
decision two grants in August
tention to set off another uproar.
when Congress was in session, after
Miss Finley, who lives in Nyack,
peer review and the National
N.Y., stirred controversy with a per-
The Washington Times
formance, underwritten by federal
see ARTISTS page A5
ood is plentiful in Soviet
non,
ut it's too dear for Ivan Six-pack
illiam Boston spent the past
Union would seem far-fetched to
a month.
C with a Red Cross truck convay
anyone standing amid the bins of or-
For the elderly, living on low pen-
ing German food relief to the
anges, pickles and pork chops in the
sions, the=heaps of citrus produce
et Union. This is the second of
cooperative market in Smolensk.
and meager offering of potatoes re-
articles about that journey.
But the relatively well-stocked
main totally out of reach.
shelves in this market 225 miles west
"It's not possible for me to buy
Villiam Boston
of Moscow are deceiving. High
anything here," said an old woman.
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prices for the goods severely strain
"My pension is 70 rubles a month,"
MOLENSK, U.S.S.R. - The
the pocketbook of the average
at of starvation in the Soviet
worker, who earns about 250 rubles
see FOOD, page A6
practices
and
0 6-8 the next fall, but in 1971, club
nights spent at the office.
ARTISTS
nude chocolate-and-bean-sprout act
at the Kitchen and a theater at
Franklin Furnace Archive in New
From page Al
York City. Her nude performances
Council on the Arts recommended
last summer at Lincoln Center also
them.
were funded by the NEA.
The deferral was condemned by
Miss Finley acknowledged in a
the artists and artist support groups,
1987 interview in the Drama Review
who accused him of "bowing before
that her shows were so sexually pro-
the bullying tactics of a small [anti-
vocative that threats of vice-squad
NEAT clique in Congress." The art-
action forced closure in several
ists threatened to sue him unless he
cities.
awarded them the federal grants.
"When they book me, they think
At the time, congressional action
they're going to get some kinky
was pending on a three-year budget
chick from New York going out
reauthorization, as well as legisla-
there shoving my [breasts] in their
tive restrictions against federal sup-
face," she said. "When they find out
port for artworks deemed to be ob-
I'm more than that- well, in London
scene or blasphemous.
I was canceled out this summer. I
Yesterday, NEA spokesman Josh
was banned by the Westminster
Dare confirmed that the agency is
Council and Scotland Yard."
preparing to announce a slate of
Last fall, Congress scrapped anti-
around 1,000 awards totaling $30
obscenity restrictions governing
million or more sometime after the
NEA grants and instead required
New Year - perhaps as early as this
grant recipients to return federal
week.
funds if taxpayer-supported art-
"We have never announced any-
works or performances were ruled
thing of this magnitude before," he
obscene by the courts.
said. "We don't know when we can
But in June, when the tougher
work out the logistics. Waiting to
anti-obscenity restrictions were still
get the computer printouts [of the
in force, the congressional General
awards] has led to the delay."
Accounting Office reported to Sen.
Mr. Dare said the was "not in a
Jesse Helms, North Carélina Repub-
position to say" whether the slate in-
lican and NEA critic, that the arts
cluded awards to Miss Finley and
agency "has made a judgment that
Miss Hughes. Their grants were
it does not consider Ms: Finley's
confirmed by other sources at the
performance to violate [the] re-
NEA and the White House.
strictions and it would have no objec-
Last May, a smaller solo-
tion to using grant funds to support
performance theater grant for Miss
her performance."
Finley was rejected by the National
But in upholding the arts council's
Council on the Arts after the sex-
earlier rejection of grants to Miss
ually explicit nature of her perform-
Finley and Miss Hughes and two
ances became publicly known.
other sexually explicit performance
Earlier in the year, however, the
artists, MR. Fromamayer concurred
NEA had awarded the actress two
that their acts "were not appropriate
other grants totaling $25,000 for her
federal support."
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Tuesday, January 8 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. House Rules Change
TAB A
2.
Gephardt memo from
Calio
TAB B
3.
4.
5.
6.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Wednesday, January 9, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Wednesday and
Thursday schedules
TAB A
2. Personnel action --
Healey
TAB B
3. Cabinet meeting
today
4. aspin statement
5.
6.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Thursday, January 10, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Review Thursday,
BRAST SIT DOWN 1
Friday and Weekend
Schedules
MAX/CACK AIPAC 1
TAB A
2.
Sanctity of Human
COOHLE - TAKETTING
Life Proclamation
go OVER WITH -
TAB B
COBHIO-
DEG HAMILTON
3.
Letter from Slade
Gorton
CADE STEVENS -
TAB C
TOWER- NEVICE NONN-
4. Gary Kiedaisch
Letter
TAB D
5.
Humana Corporation
Letter re: Gulf
TAB E
6.
Clayton Yeutter's
suggestions for
Secy of Ag
TAB F
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
PAGE TWO -- Thursday, January 10
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. - Veterans endorsement
of Gulf
-Phone tallies following
press conference
TAB G
2. Roger Ailes memo
VPA USIA
TAB H
3. VOA advisory
Committee
4. POTUS call
Labor leaders ??
5. Veterans COLA
Bill - Pay ar you go
6.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 9, 1991
NOTE FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
I thought you might be
intereste to see the
attached -- initial reaction
to the President's press
conference.
Thank you.
J.S.B.
John S. Gardner
John-
DAILY TALLY SHEET
74D
NAME
STATION #
DAY - MTWTF
sg
SECTION Summary INDIVIDUAL
91 JAN -9 PM
5:46
DATE -
/ /
TOTALS
Expression of Feeling
+
Toward the President
-
Expression of Feeling
+
Toward the First Lady
-
Greeting Requests
Referrals (Gov't/WH Offices)
Personal and Nonsubstantive
Questions
Miscellaneous Issues
SECTION 2- - ISSUES
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
TOTALS
1 PRESIDENTS PRESS BRIEFING OF
TV
01/09/91
SPEECH OF
110
76
186
2 SUPPORT OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
AND PRESIDENT'S POLICY
3
DO NOT GO TO WAR - SUPPORT
PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS AND UN
SETTLEMENT - LET THE SANCTIONS
WORK
4 SUPPORT BAKER/AZIZ MEETING OF
JANUARY 9th IN GENEVA
5
CONGRESS, ONLY, CAN DECLARE
WAR. SUPPORT CONGRESSIONAL/
SENATE HEARINGS
U.S. POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL (CALL-IN)
MESSAGE IS: REJECT LINKAGE BETWEEN
IRAQ/ISRAEL, JERUSALEM UNIFIED
CAPITAL FOR STATE OF ISRAEL. ISRAEL
MUST HAVE SAFE & SECURE BORDER.
U.S. MUST NOT SUPPORT ANTI-ISRAELI
RESOLUTIONS IN THE U.N. SECURITY
COUNCIL.
(OVER)
COMMENTS OF JANUARY 9, 1991
CALLS AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE
NO ROOM FOR POTUS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MILLIONS OF BOYS
BEING KILLED
HE IS PRES. BUSH AND NOT KING GEORGE - NO WAR.
ALWAYS SUPPORTED HIM BUT LIKED THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
POTUS MADE HER SICK - HER SON IS IN DESERT AND POTUS IS SAYING
THAT WE ARE PREPARING FOR WAR.
AGREE WITH AZIZ AND U.S. FAVORING OF ISRAEL.
PRAYERS AND SUPPORT FOR OUR PRESIDENT.
POTUS HAS USED SO MUCH RESTRAINT. HOW CAN IT BE SO WITH AN
UNREASONABLE MAN LIKE HUSSIEN?
OK FOR JEWS TO FIX PLO - POLICY NOT FAIR IN MIDDLE EAST.
WONDERFUL ALL THE WAY BUT DON'T SELL OUT ISRAEL.
CALLER FROM CANADA WANTS POTUS TO MEET WITH HUSSEIN.
HOLD FIRM - DON'T GIVE IN.
SYMPATHETIC WITH THE DECISION POTUS HAS TO MAKE BUT PLEASE NO
WAR.
MY SON IS ON THE FRONT LINE - BUT I AM BEHIND MY PRESIDENT 100%.
A TREATY WITH SAUDI SHOULD BE MADE - THEN PROCEED.
AZIZ'S SPEECH WAS EXCELLENT - COUNTY HAS BEEN UNEVEN IN TREATMENT
OF PALESTINIANS/ISRAEL.
PRESIDENT HAS SO MUCH PATIENCE - SUPPORT HIM 100%.
BETTER A HUNDRED NOW THAN A THOUSAND LATER EQUATED TO IRAQ.
RIGHT ON. ACTION NOW.
SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT - GET IN THERE - GET IT OVER QUICK.
PRESIDENT WAS VERY STRONG AND AGREED WITH HIM.
WHY AREN'T KUWAITI'S INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS OR OTHER COUNTRIES
IN U.N. ONLY U.S. SEEM TO BE TALKING WITH IRAQ.
CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN SUFFERING, NOT WORTH THE LOSSS OF LIFE.
KILL SADDAM, NOT AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
KEEP FOLLOWING UN RESOLUTIONS.
GET ISRAEL OUT OF PALESTINE.
FEAR ASSAD MORE THAN SADDAM.
TOTALLY OPPOSES POTUS POSITION - THE PRESIDENT IS CRAZY.
PARALLEL OF HITLER AND SADDAM SHOULD BE STRESSED.
THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE HIS OWN PERSONAL BATTLE. HE HAS BECOME A
FANATIC.
ONE MACHO PERSON OUT DOING ANOTHER MACHO PERSON.
PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PRESIDENT.
MR. ROBERTS OF ARKANSAS SUPPORTS POTUS 100%.
CALLER FROM MINNESOTA TOTALLY AGAINST GOING TO WAR.
BUSH SHOULD BACK DOWN. SHOULD BE LINKAGE.
ISRAEL CALLED EXPANSIONIST - NO - SINAI WAS RETUREND TO EGUYPT.
SOUNDS LIKE DECEMBER 7TH - PERARL HARBOR - HOPE EVERYONE IS SMART
ENOUGH FOR HUSSEIN NOT TO PULL ONE.
PRESIDENT IS DERANGED - PLAYING CHICKEN WITH HUSSEIN IS
LUDICROUS.
POTUS IS NOT EXPLAINING VERY MUCH. PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE DECISION.
POTUS HAS BENT OVER BACKWARDS - TIME TO BREAK OFF ALL
COMMUNICATIONS.
SHOULD BE LINKAGE - POTUS IS THE MANIAC NOT SADDAM.
PRESIDENT IS DELUDED IF TH THINKS THERE SHOULD BE NO LINKAGE.
OKLAHOMA SUPPORTS POTUS.
BREAK OFF TALKS NOW.
THE DE GERONIMO FAMILY SUPPORTS POTUS 100%.
MAN FROM CALIFORNIA SUPPORTS POTUS 1000%.
PRESIDENT HAS MISHANDLED THE WHOLE THING. HE HAS NOT ACTED AS A
PEACEMAKER. HE IS STUBBORN AND INFLEXIBLE. ISRAEL SHOULD
INTERCEDE BY OFFERING TO PUT THE PALESTIAN ISSUE ON THE TABLE.
202 621
Gary Kiedaisch
President / General Manager
December 31, 1990
Governor John Sununu
Chief of Staff
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear John:
Please tell the President that Senator Leahy
does not represent the attitudes of Vermonters
as I hear it.
President Bush has tremendous support for a
short, effective assault.
Sincerely,
Gary Bay Kiedaisch
GK:anh
Enclosure
Mount
Mansfield
Resort
Stowe,
Vermont
05672
802-253-7311
202958
Senator Slade Corton
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
January 4, 1991
The Honorable John Sununu
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear John:
As I dictate this letter, the Senate has just begun a debate
or discussion on the crisis in the Middle East. It seems likely
that it will do so for the balance of the day, and then return on
January 14 or late next week at the call of the Majority Leader
to debate a specific resolution which he will propose.
At this point, the Democrats have the high ground, and will
discuss primarily the Constitutional question as to the
President's authority to commit us to armed conflict in Kuwait
without Congressional authorization. I believe that each side to
that debate has a fair argument on Constitutional grounds, but
that it is a debate which the President cannot win on policy
grounds in either the Congress or the country.
On the other hand, I believe unreservedly that the
President's handling of this crisis from August 2nd on has been
impeccable. I am convinced that there is no chance that we can
succeed in our goals by sanctions alone, and that there is an
reasonably good chance that we can succeed without conflict if we
can persuade Suddam Hussein that his only alternative to
withdrawal is a military defeat with his removal as a likely
consequence.
Finally, if we cannot so persuade him by a credible threat,
then an armed conflict is the only alternative to a disastrous
defeat.
Congressional support for the President is the proposition
we should be debating; that is the proposition on which the
President holds the high ground with the country.
NOT PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
The Honorable John Sununu
January 4, 1991
Page 2
In spite of the advice you have received from the Majority
Leader and from the Speaker, I am persuaded that, should the
President submit a resolution authorizing action in accordance
with the resolutions of the United Nations, and should he ask
Congress for a prompt debate and for a vote on such a resolution
unamended, the Congress will grant him the debate, will give him
the vote and that the vote will be favorable in both Houses.
Democrats, at this point, want to debate the Constitutional
issue almost exclusively, and want to be able to speak without
responsibility. Any rejection of a Presidential proposal will
cast on them the exclusive responsibility for any adverse result.
They will not be willing to assume that responsibility.
Finally, if I am wrong in this analysis, if opposition to
the use of force is so overwhelming in Congress so as to cause
the rejection of a Presidential request, you are better off
learning that now and not after the fact at which time a lack of
support will be disastrous.
Send a clear and unequivocal message to the Congress and
make the gutless bastards vote. That is the clearest path to an
American victory.
Sincerely,
shade
SLADE GORTON
United States Senator
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
ED ROGERS
DATE:
Thursday, January 10 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. John Simpson's request
At LEAST As GOOD
535-
that the White House
5700
"windows" issue be
As SMALL ORRICE
revisited
(to Bonnie)
TAB A
2.
Federal Reserve
nominations
TAB B
3. Sanctity of Human
Life proclamation
*
TAB C
4. Jewish community
reactions to linkage
TAB D
5.
6.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ы
FROM LEIGH ANN METZGER:
(1) Following your inquiry into CAC, Leigh
Ann has made calls to other pro-life
organizations and now feels that a
signing event would erupt into a
controversy over the invite list.
PRESIDENT
Rather than allowing that, Leigh Ann
suggests that the President sign the
proclamation in the Oval Office with
OCLAMATION
a pool of wire reporters and issue it
with a press release and picture.
APPROVE:
oh
clamation signing event
of Human Life Day which
urches around the country
(2) Will the President sign off on the
Vice President attend the Right to
Life rally in the President's stead
proclamation privately
on January 22nd?
ization the day before
oh
meeting of evangelical
APPROVE:
iscussion of the
the President for a more
ded a presidential video
(3) Will you (Governor) meet with a group
early at the White House
of pro-lifers in the Roosevelt Room
nd communicated
on the 22nd as you did last year?
oh
ne could accomodate their
APPROVE:
it the details.
gning ceremony with the
il present. This would
agreement for an event
k
past.
APPROVE SIGNING CEREMONY
DISAPPROVE
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 9, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR GOVERNOR SUNUNU
FROM:
LEIGH ANN METZGER
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIAISON
SUBJECT:
SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE PROCLAMATION
As you know, we have requested a proclamation signing event
on Monday, January 14, for the Sanctity of Human Life Day which
will will be officially recognized in churches around the country
on Sunday, January 20.
Last year the President signed the proclamation privately
and it was faxed to the sponsoring organization the day before
the event. During the October 30, 1990 meeting of evangelical
leaders with the President there was a discussion of the
proclamation and the request was made to the President for a more
public signing. Options mentioned included a presidential video
for distribution to churches or an event early at the White House
that could be published in newsletters and communicated
throughout the conservative network.
The President said that he thought he could accomodate their
request and asked that our office work out the details.
We have requested an Oval office signing ceremony with the
leadership of the Christian Action Council present. This would
be open to the press and should meet the agreement for an event
early and more public than those of the past.
APPROVE SIGNING CEREMONY
DISAPPROVE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
GOVERNOR SUNUNU
FROM:
BOBBIE KILBERG BK
KATHY JEAVONS KJ
SUBJECT:
Commendations from the Jewish Community on your
rejection of linkage
Attached are press releases from B'nai B'rith International
and the Anti-Defamation League commending you and Secretary Baker
for again refusing to accept any linkage between a resolution of
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the Arab-Israeli peace process.
CC: David Demarest
3
United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-2525 FAX: (212) 867-0779
BARBARA WALDEN
Director, Communications Division
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY, January 10... The Anti-Defamation League today commended
President Bush and Secretary of State Baker for their "continued strong stand
against Saddem Hussein and for sending a clear, unequivocal message that there
can be no linkage between Iraq's invasion of Kuwalt and the Arab-Israell conflict."
in telegrams to Bush and Baker, ADL National Chairman Melvin Salberg and
National Director Abraham H. Foxman sald:
"Iraq continues to use the Palestinian issue to defend its wanton attack
against Kuwait. We agree that such linkage would be read by the world as a reward
for aggression and we welcome your continued rejection of this attempt to divert
attention from the crisis in the Gulf."
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WASHINGTON, DC -- -- B'nai B'rith International today expressed its
appreciation and support for the strong stand of the U.S.
administration in rejecting Iraqi attempts to link the
Palestinian question to the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
B'nai B'rith International President Kent E. Schiner welcomed
the remarks of President George Bush and Secretary of State Baker
following the talks in Geneva. "The cynical attempt by Saddam
Hussein to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with the crisis he has
ignited in Kuwait is a transparent ruse to SOW discord among the
Arab and other members of the international coalition arrayed
against the aggressors. If Iraq indeed wants to make a
contribution to peace and stability in the region, it can
negotiate and conclude separate peace treaties with each of its
sovereign neighbors: Iran, Kuwait and Israel."
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
January 11, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Review Friday and
Weekend schedules
TAB A
Kentucky Governor's
2.
Race
TAB B
3. Two Nevada calls
(Sig)
4. Radia tope for
this weekend?
5. POTUS take
questions today?
6.
CAMPAIGNS '91
*24 KENTUCKY GOVERNOR: ADD FORGY TO THE GOP RACE
Lexington's WKYT-TV reported a "political bombshell"
yesterday that ex-1987 Gov. candidate/atty. Larry Forgy (R) will
announce his candidacy in the Governor's race tomorrow (WKYT-TV
release, 1/9). Forgy had said he would not run this year but
said yesterday, "I'm so extremely concerned about how much money
is being raised in this campaign and the violation of public
trust that I see involved in that. I'm giving serious thought to
running without these major campaign contributions, to keep my
independence without these special interests, and I'll have
something to say on that Friday" (Al Cross, Louisville COURIER-
JOURNAL). WKYT reports ex-Highway Commis. Eugene Goss will be
Forgy's running mate and according to "a source" the "Forgy/Goss
ticket may also limit campaign contributions to $100 a person.'
Forgy backed out of running for Gov. in '87 after a "17-month
campaign
... which had raised more than $700,000" because he said
that "he found fund-raising distasteful and would have to raise
more money to win and could not win without telling a lie -- that
the governor elected in 1987 wouldn't have to raise taxes"
(Cross, C-J). Forgy also cancelled his twice-weekly radio
commentary after the network's news director raised questions
about Forgy's political plans. U.S. Rep. Larry Hopkins (R)
"issued a statement saying that he is in the race to stay no
er who else runs." Hopkins has said he will formally enter
race 1/22. Hopkins "booster" and possible LG candidate/state
Sen. David Williams said, "I know at least two people who" Forgy
has told "directly" that he will limit campaign contributions to
$300. Hopkins supporters contend their candidate will "emerge
from a fully contested primary as a stronger candidate," but they
acknowledge Hopkins "might be hurt by having to spend money he
could otherwise save for the general election.' Hopkins
announced last week his campaign has raised almost $1.1M (see
HOTLINE 1/9 #17). According to a poll done for Goss 11/90 that
surveyed 500 "regular Republican primary voters," Hopkins was
shown "beating Forgy 37 to 31 percent and beating Goss 51 to 15
percent"; margin of error +/- 4.5%. (Cross, 1/10).
CAMPAIGNS '91
*24 KENTUCKY GOVERNOR: ADD FORGY TO THE GOP RACE
Lexington's WKYT-TV reported a "political bombshell"
yesterday that ex-1987 Gov. candidate/atty. Larry Forgy (R) will
announce his candidacy in the Governor's race tomorrow (WKYT-TV
release, 1/9). Forgy had said he would not run this year but
said yesterday, "I'm so extremely concerned about how much money
is being raised in this campaign and the violation of public
trust that I see involved in that. I'm giving serious thought to
running without these major campaign contributions, to keep my
independence without these special interests, and I'll have
something to say on that Friday" (Al Cross, Louisville COURIER-
JOURNAL). WKYT reports ex-Highway Commis. Eugene Goss will be
Forgy's running mate and according to "a source" the "Forgy/Goss
ticket may also limit campaign contributions to $100 a person."
Forgy backed out of running for Gov. in '87 after a "17-month
campaign ... which had raised more than $700,000" because he said
that "he found fund-raising distasteful and would have to raise
more money to win and could not win without telling a lie -- that
the governor elected in 1987 wouldn't have to raise taxes"
(Cross, C-J). Forgy also cancelled his twice-weekly radio
commentary after the network's news director raised questions
about Forgy's political plans. U.S. Rep. Larry Hopkins (R)
"issued a statement saying that he is in the race to stay no
er who else runs." Hopkins has said he will formally enter
race 1/22. Hopkins "booster" and possible LG candidate/state
Sen. David Williams said, "I know at least two people who" Forgy
has told "directly" that he will limit campaign contributions to
$300. Hopkins supporters contend their candidate will "emerge
from a fully contested primary as a stronger candidate," but they
acknowledge Hopkins "might be hurt by having to spend money he
could otherwise save for the general election." Hopkins
announced last week his campaign has raised almost $1.1M (see
HOTLINE 1/9 #17). According to a poll done for Goss 11/90 that
surveyed 500 "regular Republican primary voters," Hopkins was
shown "beating Forgy 37 to 31 percent and beating Goss 51 to 15
percent"; margin of error +/- 4.5%. (Cross, 1/10).
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Monday, January 14, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Monday and
Tuesday Schedules
TAB A
2. Lee atwater goes
into surgeny today.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Monday, January 14 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Stuart Bernstein
meeting request
TAB A
2.
"An Open Letter to
the President"
TAB B
3.
Cardinal O'Connor's
column
TAB C
4.
Breakdown of 1992
Senate seats
TAB D
5.
Tyrell editorial
TAB E
Note from Schuller
6.
TAB F
STUART A. BERNSTEIN
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1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
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January 8, 1991
THE CHIEF of STAFF
has seen
President George Bush
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
After recent conversations with fellow Team 100
members, I wanted to share with you a common concern.
Although we are in a recession, the real estate
industry is in a depression due to the credit crisis.
Not only will the banks not lend to real estate
developers, they are demanding repayment of those loans
that are still outstanding. The regulators have given
the banks ultimatums and no flexibility to deal with
borrowers.
Larry Bathgate, Alec Courtelis and I went to see Mike
Boskin. He says he is aware of the problem and has SO
advised you. A small group of Team 100 members who are
loyal Republicans and believe in George Bush would be
happy to meet with anyone you designate to show how
this problems could easily be resolved.
Stay in good health, we are with you all the way.
Warmest personal regards,
Shat
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President George Bush, The White House Washington, DC
damages the world economy, particularly those developing
20500. Dear Mr. President: We, the undersigned, pledge
nations around the globe.
support for your courageous action in the Persian Gulf. We
believe it is vitally important for all Americans to unite behind
Saddam Hussein's campaign of terror, including murder,
your pursuit of justice and your plan to halt aggression in
torture, imprisonment and looting, has been condemned by the
Kuwait. Your work in creating an historic international coalition
world community. We believe the various United Nations
against Iraqi aggression is an important first step in creating a
Resolutions must be fully carried out. The Iraqi regime should
new, post-Cold War structure for peace. We argue that letting
understand that Americans are united behind your leadership
aggression go unchecked merely encourages more aggression.
and are prepared to use the necessary means to expel their
Saddam Hussein's reprehensible efforts at international
troops from Kuwait and to establish stability in the Gulf.
economic blackmail are a threat to the international community
We urge you to continue your efforts toward peace and
and to America's national security. Iraq's illegal invasion also
stability in the Gulf and we piedge our support to you.
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American Recreation Condition
Richard Richards
Methonger Association International
Washington, DC
E.T. "BUP" Altmen
Ichn P. Cregan
Carl T. Johnson
Hardwood Phywood Manufactures Association
and Industrial Count
Ray Roper
Compressived Gas Association
Printing Industries of America
Wendy Back
Richard C. Creighton
International Hardwood Products Association
Funathan L. Kempner
American Cerrent Alliance
Samuel R. Sacco
National Multi Houstng Cound
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A. William Bailey
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John A Knebel
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Society (or Industrial Security
Ronald A. Sarasin
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National Beer Wholemiers Association
Joe M. Baker
James B. Currie
Tom Kuhn
American of Wall & CeRtify industries
Banker RNI Ram Croup
Robert C. Schwarze
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William Ball
John M. Damgerd
Richard L Lawson
National Soft Deak
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John Thomas eehan
National Cost Association
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Robert G. Bartlett
Regis Delorontagne
National Stane Amorication
Richard L Leaher
Named Printing Equipment & Supply Americacion
Hal Shoup
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
American Association of Advertising Agencies
John Bauer
City W. Donnelly
Jim Mack
Basis Industries
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Chris Stinebert
Contractors Amordation of America
Mediand Associates
American Ausociation
Steven H. Blackwell
Benard H. Falk
Ibert W. Moore
Management Commiting Services
National Dennal Association
John L Stocker
Association for Matufacturing Technology
Shipbuildren Cound of America
John R. Block
William Farrell
Allen Moore
Whilesele Groupd Association
Advertan Handware Manufacturers Amountion
Robert Strawn
National Solid Waster Management Association
Recrussion Yehicle Design America
Jack E. Bobo
Due Fuqua
Robert M. Moore
National Assistion of Life Underwriten
Average Industries Americation
R. William Taylor
International Sames Association, The
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George Troutmen
Investment Ladustry Amountion
Bell Heavyler Textron, Inc.
J. Patrick Boyle
Belan W. Cill
Philip Nowers
American Men institute
Matter Primers of America
Wayne H. ValiD
Amountion of Reproduction Materials Manufactures, Inc.
Valid Amodam
Glean E. Braswell
James D. Cormley
Pural T. O'Day
Fexble Packiging Associations
Canad Avtation Manufacturers A rescietion
Dirk Van Doagen
American FAIRY Manufacturers Averiation
National Amount of
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John ML Cred
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American Public Cas Association
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From My Viewpoint
Believing That 'Peace Is Possib
By CARDINAL JOHN J. O'CONNOR
Y
ou have heard that it was said, 'Love your
friends, hate your enemies.' But now I tell
common sense, the only way to go and the mur-
you: love your anemies and pray for those who
ally right thing to do.
persecute you..." " Anyone who goes looking can
However anyone might argue about the
find those words of Jesus in the fifth chapter of the
Church's traditional teaching on war, there can
Gospel of St. Matthew, the 44th verse. How they
be no question but that the very existence of the
differ from the proverb we have been hearing so
teaching makes clear that we can never take the
frequently in recent months: "The enemy of my
morality of any war for granted. One must ask
enemy is my friend."
many questions about the moral validity of going
One of the most troublesome aspects of the war-
to war in the first place, and in conjunction with
talk that fills the air today is the implication that
these, the moral validity of the means that will be
war is inevitable. "It's bound to come, If not on
used to wage war, should one enter into war. No
the 15th of January of 1991, then on some fixed or
government can be excused from pondering such
unfixed date in March of '93, or yet within ill year
questions. I have enough faith in our own govern-
or,two after Dist. The situation in the Middle Dust
ment to believe that it is ponder such questions
is absolutely intolerable, the situation in Iraq even
in its own way. It is unlikoly that our government
more 80. Iraq's potential for both nuclear and
or any other ponders the questions with the kind of
mical weapons must be destroyed. If not now,
exactitude that those trained to think through all
en? We have to face it soon or late, why not get
the moral implications of war would apply and
it over with?"
that the. dangers of war merit. Unfortunately,
It has long been Church teaching that govern-
that is not the way of governments. But certainly
ments have the obligation to defend their people
the major moral Issues are not ignored. 1 believe
against unjust aggression. I do not question that
they are taken very seriously, and that many fac-
obligation, nor do I pretend to have either the mil-
tors are being weighed. Whether or not I might
itary or political expertise to determine how that
approve of our government's strategies, I have no
obligation can best be carried out militarily or po-
doubt but that they are intended to prevent war,
litically in this incredibly complex world. I know
rather than to provoke war, and that is the
something of the Middle East. I have to believe,
government's responsibility.
however, that the President of the United States
and at least selected members of the Congress
T
he responsibility for preventing war when
and various other governing authorities in the
possible, however, can not be attributed ex-
world know far more than I do about the current
clusively to governments. We can not abdicate
situation there. They are privy to all sorts of Infor-
our individual responsibilities for trying to think
mation that I don't have. Moreover, I have to be-
through, talk through and pray through the basic
Liave that they want to do what's right, that they
questions of right and wrong raised by the specter
are profoundly aware of the horrors of war and
of war. We may not have all the information
that they truly want peace. All of which is as it
available to governments, but we are neither Idi-
should be, but none of which is enough.
ots nor robots, nor yet again mere pawns. We
It is imperative that we believe that "pence is
have an obligation to respect the good will of our
yourible." as Pope John Paul II puts it. He is
government, I believe, and to recognize how awe-
speaking, of course, of peace with justice for all.
some is government's responsibility. But we are
Without justice, "peace" is meaningless. But nei-
blessed with a form of political life in which we
ther true peace nor true justice has ever been
can freely express our personal convictions to
found in the barrel of a gun. In a fallen world,
one another, to our elected representatives in the
certain weapons systems may be legitimate in-
Congress, to the President of the United States.
struments to deter aggression. To believe that el-
The only right we do not have is the right not to
their possession or their use assures either
care.
to or justice is sheer folly. And the trouble is
I would urge thoughtful and charitable discus-
at when we come to believe that war is Inevita-
sions in every purish and institution in the Archdi-
ble and peuce impossible, fully is perceived as
ocese of New York on the moral dimensions of the
situation in the Middle East. Such discussions, in
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my view, can be constructive only if conducted
humbly and prayerfully, and with an honest rec.
ognition that people of good will can differ about
military and political strategies and tacties with
out being evil. No one of us has all the answers to
the critical questions involved.
Every one of us does have, however, one Inesti-
mably powerful answer that many of us never
dream of using. We can pray-hard! That sounds
80 nalve; doesn't it, so childish, or plous or unso.
phisticated. Which shows how far we have wun-
dered from a practical belief that this is God's
world, that God Is all powerful, that In the will of
God is our peace, I don't believe that Jesus was
unsophisticated or naive, yet He said, "Love your
enemies, pray for them." Obviously, He did not
intend to exclude our praying for our friends, as
well as for our enemies. Surely He would want us
to be praying for our own government very fer-
vently, that its decisions will accord with His will,
as well as for our "enemies," that they will cease
and desist from aggression, but move toward dis-
mantiing nuclear and chemical forces of destruc-
tion.
Surely, even those who might disagree strongly
with my personal assessment of the current situa-
tion or of our government's intentions, could not
disagree that every man and woman in uniform,
every member of their fumilies and every one of
their loved ones merits and critically needs our
prayers, as well as do governments. There is per-
haps no loneliness worse than the loneliness of
those separated from all that they love by the dis-
placement that takes them thousands of miles
from home and plunges them into the unknown,
Sharing that loneliness and all of Its attendant
hardships are those left behind to shift for them-
selves, Every war is inhuman, however "Just."
All war is cruel, and the threat of war shures in
that cruelty. It is not out of charity that we have
an obligation to pray for all who are caught up in
this crisis, but out of justice.
As I would urge discussions in every parish and
Institution, then, I would urge formal public
prayer at every Mass and in special prayer ser-
vices held to meet the current crisis, and fervent
individual prayer on the lips and in the heart of
every one who truly wants peace with justice.
War is not inevitable. Peace is possible. Unless we
don't care.
SENATE SEATS UP IN 1992 - 15 REPUBLICANS - 19 DEMOCRATS
ALABAMA:
SEN. RICHARD SHELBY (D)
1986 RESULTS: 50.1% - 49.98
ALASKA:
SEN. FRANK MURKOWSKI (R)
1986 RESULTS: 54% - 44%
ARIZONA:
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R)
1986 RESULTS: 608 - 40%
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ARKANSAS:
SEN. DALE BUMPERS (D)
1986 RESULTS: 62% - 388
CALIFORNIA:
SEN. ALAN CRANSTON (D)
1986 RESULTS: 50% - 47%
YET TO BE APPOINTED (R)
COLORADO:
SEN. TIMOTHY WIRTH (D)
1986 RESULTS: 50% - 48%
CONNECTICUT:
SEN. CHRISTOPHER DODD (D)
1986 RESULTS: 65% - 35%
FLORIDA:
SEN. BOB GRAHAM (D)
1986 RESULTS: 55% - 45%
GEORGIA:
SEN. WYCHE FOWLER (D)
1986 RESULTS: 51% - 498
HAWAII:
SEN. DANIEL INOUYE (D)
1986 RESULTS: 74% - 26%
IDAHO:
SEN. STEVEN SYMMS (R)
?
1986 RESULTS: 52% - 48%
ILLINOIS:
SEN. ALAN DIXON (D)
1986 RESULTS: 658 - 34%
INDIANA:
SEN. DANIEL COATS (R)
1990 RESULTS: 54% - 46%
IOWA:
SEN. CHARLES GRASSLEY (R)
1986 RESULTS: 668 - 34%
KANSAS:
SEN. BOB DOLE (R)
1986 RESULTS: 70% - 30%
many
KENTUCKY:
SEN. WENDELL FORD (D)
1986 RESULTS: 75% - 25%
SENATE SEATS CONTINUED...
LOUISIANA:
SEN. JOHN BREAUX (D)
1986 RESULTS: 53% - 47%
MARYLAND:
SEN. BARBARA MIKULSKI (D)
1986 RESULTS: 61% - 39%
MISSOURI:
SEN. KIT BOND (R)
1986 RESULTS: 53% - 47%
NEVADA:
SEN. HARRY REID (D)
1986 RESULTS: 50% - 45%
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
SEN. WARREN RUDMAN (R)
1986 RESULTS: 638 - 32%
NEW YORK:
SEN. ALPHONSE D'AMATO (R)
Housing:-?
1986 RESULTS: 57% - 41%
NORTH CAROLINA:
SEN. TERRY SANFORD (D)
shot
1986 RESULTS: 52% - 488
NORTH DAKOTA:
SEN. KENT CONRAD (D)
1986 RESULTS: 50% - 49%
OHIO:
SEN. JOHN glenn (D)
1986 RESULTS: 62% - 38%
OKLAHOMA:
SEN. DON NICKLES (R)
1986 RESULTS: 55% - 45%
OREGON:
SEN. BOB PACKWOOD (R)
1986 RESULTS: 63% - 368
PENNSYLVANIA:
SEN. ARLEN SPECTOR (R)
1986 RESULTS: 568 - 43%
SOUTH CAROLINA:
SEN. ERNEST HOLLINGS (D)
1986 RESULTS: 63% - 36%
SOUTH DAKOTA:
SEN. THOMAS DASCHLE (D)
Johnlon
1986 RESULTS: 52% - 48%
UTAH:
SEN. JAKE GARN (R)
1986 RESULTS: 72% - 27%
SENATE SEATS CONTINUED...
VERMONT:
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY (D)
1986 RESULTS: 63% - 35%
WASHINGTON:
SEN. BROCK ADAMS (D)
1986 RESULTS: 51% - 49%
WISCONSIN:
SEN. ROBERT KASTEN (R)
1986 RESULTS: 51% - 47%
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Tuesday, January 15 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Remarks from Gulf
Debate
TAB A
2.
American Public
Opinion 1936-41
TAB B
3. GATT
TAB C
Political Hotline
4.
TAB D
5.
"A Line in the Sand"
sculpture
of
TAB E
6.
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
ED ROGERS
DATE:
Tuesday, January 15, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Review Tuesday and
Wednesday Schedules
TAB A
2.
Letter from Bruce
Gelb
TAB B
3.
Status of White
House correspondence
note TAB C
and proposandail phone comments
4.
Greenspan at al.
5.
6.
January 14, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR PHIL BRADY
91 JAN 14 PM 59
FROM:
Shirley M. Green
Amg
SUBJECT:
Status of White House Correspondence and Phone
Comments
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE
Usual volume*
40,000-50,000 pieces a week
Current volume*
165,000 pieces a week
*
Does not include 15,000 pieces of Student
Correspondence or 12,000 pieces of Greetings
Cards requests per week
*
Also does not include Propaganda mail which,
while not answered, still has to be processed.
During period of 11/7 to 12/12, 262,000 pieces
of Propaganda mail were received from Iraq.
Mail Room backlog
66,000 pieces
Mail Analysis backlog 29,000 pieces
First Lady backlog
3,000 pieces
PHONE COMMENTS LINES
Number of lines
20
Answered by volunteers trained as Telephone Aides
Hours of operation
9:00-5:00 EST M-F
Highest volume answered in one day
3,800
C&P Telephone reported that 1/10 at 8:00 until
1/11 at 4:00 p.m. 188,294 calls were unable to
get through to our lines.
Counter on our phones recorded over 10,000 calls
were placed over the weekend when recording was on.
If war begins, phones will be manned by volunteers and
interns until 8:30 p.m.
Last week the two snow days reduced the number of
volunteers and reduced our ability to take calls.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
15. Agenda
From Ed Rogers
1/16/91
P-S
Discussion Items for the Chief of Staff (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Open on Expiration of PRA
Office:
Chief of Staff, White House Office of
(Document Follows)
Series:
Sununu, John, Files
Subseries:
Daily Agenda Files
By P (NLGB) on 10/28/05
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Daily Agenda
1/1/91 - 3/31/91 [1]
Date Closed:
1/7/2005
OA/ID Number:
29195-004
FOIA/SYS Case #:
1998-0004-F[2]
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
2005-0426-S
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Wednesday, January 16, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Wednesday and
Thursday schedules
TAB A
2. Greenspan Comments
3. CBO/OMB
Zarecoost two negative
quarter
4. Byrd re Hill
attitude on allied
payments Jap & yer.
5. SAM/ELHNE
SUSAN ENG. PAT SAIKI
6. ED POLICY - 2:20 to
ohj
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE: Wednesday, January 16 -- P.M.
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Support from the
Jewish Community
TAB A
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
Thursday, January 17, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1.
Review Thursday,
Friday and Weekend
Schedules
TAB A
2.
Roger Ailes Memo
TAB B
3.
Letter from Jim
Kennan
TAB C
4.
Support from the
Jewish Community
TAB D
5. Congressional
Meetings? (POTUS will
be attending private
church services
10:45-11:45)
6.
Mobil Announcement
TAB E
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
16. Memo
From Roger Ailes to POTUS
1/16/91
P/5
Re: Anti-War Protesters (1 pp.)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Chief of Staff, White House Office of
Open on Expiration of PRA
Series:
Sununu, John, Files
(Document Follows)
Subseries:
Daily Agenda Files
By H (NLGB) on 10/28/05
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Daily Agenda
1/1/91 - 3/31/91 [1]
Date Closed:
1/7/2005
OA/ID Number:
29195-004
FOIA/SYS Case #:
1998-0004-F[2]
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
2005-0426-S
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
(b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
January 16, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
GOVERNOR SUNUNU
FROM:
ROGER AILES
SUBJECT:
ANTI-WAR PROTESTORS
Question: How do you feel about the anti-war protestors?
Answer: I understand that some people, the anti-war
demonstrators and protestors, differ with me and the
majority in Congress who believe that the use of force
must now be called upon.
Demonstrators and protestors are one reason force must
be used.
You see, in America, many have fought and died for your
right to protest.
There are no protestors in Iraq - they would be
executed.
To the demonstrators I would say, I respect your
opinion, and as you march and call me names, and attack
your government, just give a moment of thought to the
men and women who came before you and gave their life
for your right to demonstrate against our government.
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A JOINT EFFORT WOULD CURTAIL PANIC BUYING AND SPECULATION, AND
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DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM: ED ROGERS
DATE:
FRIDAY, January 18, 1991
SUBJECT
JHS
STAFF
1. Review Friday, Weedend
Monday and Tuesday
Schedules
TAB A
2. Letter to the Pres.
from Cardinal Hickey
TAB B
3. Memo from Boskin
re: Merchandise Trade
in November: Oil
Prices
D
TAB C
4.
5.
6.
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