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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Bismarck, North Dakota)
For Immediate Release
April 24, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING DEDICATION OF
NORTH DAKOTA'S CENTENNIAL GROVE
Capitol Square
Bismarck, North Dakota
4:35 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. I'm so pleased
to be here. Thank you, Tom Kleppe. When Secretary -- and I say
Secretary because North Dakotans know that Tom served so well as
Secretary of the Interior -- former Congressman, but called me about
this marvelous project of yours -- he's right. I accepted in a
hurry, and I'm very grateful to Governor Sinner and all involved in
the preparations for this wonderful visit.
I want to pay my respects to -- not only to Governor and
Mrs. Sinner, Governor Link, Senator Conrad, Congressman Dorgan, and
other distinguished leaders of the North Dakota Legislature. Thank
you for inviting me. It has been a very emotional day for me. I
understand that lost on the Iowa was the grandson of a Bismarck
family, and if that family didn't attend today's services, I can
attest firsthand how moving it was, and what a wonderful job our Navy
did in holding the loved ones close to them, giving them comfort that
I know all Americans would want given to these families. It was a
very moving day, and the flags I see at half-mast here are
appropriate tribute to those young men who lost their lives.
I'm also proud to see that POW and MIA flag flying,
Governor, right here at this magnificent state capital, because we
must never forget the POWs and the MIAs.
When I accepted your invitation to come here, I had no
idea that part of the program was to put me to work. "A sapling,"
they said. "All you'll have to do is to plant a sapling." No one
told me that the sapling is about 12 feet tall over there, but I
think we can figure it out. This hardy Elm is a descendant of a tree
planted on the White House lawn by John Quincy Adams. And now, its
seedlings will be a part of North Dakota forever.
And just a few years before this state was carved out of
the Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
Having lost his wife and mother in one single day, he came to these
parts almost insane with grief. No tenderfoot, he worked the range
in the harshest weather, always leading and never following. And he
wore a sheriff's badge, and he roamed the Badlands to singlehandedly
bring the worst characters to justice. And in short, Teddy Roosevelt
became a man in North Dakota. And he became something else -- a
guardian of nature. When he went back East, and back to politics,
Teddy Roosevelt took with him an understanding that the seemingly
endless resources of the West were threatened by the unfettered
exploitation of man. As President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words
to school children on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children
would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as
hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota
and the memory of the nation's first true environmentalist by
dedicating this Centennial Bur Oak along with this White House Elm.
MORE
- 2 -
Before the year 2000, your state will plant 100 million trees --
almost half -- (applause) -- almost half as many new trees in one
state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree add to the
abundance of the good life in North Dakota, cleaner air for North
America.
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are fulfilling
the spirit that I call 1000 points of light -- the spirit of
volunteerism, from projects to help senior citizens, to the building
of local and community centers, to a memorial for the North Dakotans
who fell in the war.
This year, you're also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children -- the
sons and daughters of the pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else -- the
Native Americans of North Dakota. (Applause.) These Americans knew
the plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn then
from a special, poignant knowledge that they taught us, that nature
once violated, is forever altered.
Around the world there's a growing recognition that
environmental problems respect no borders. In these first few months
in office we've begun to act on our own and in concert with other
nations to face up to this fundamental fact. We've agreed that all
nations must get together to ban CFCs and to prevent global warming.
(Applause.) And as the world wakes us to these problems -- and
believe me, it is awakening -- North Dakota, you're already at work
planting trees that exchange carbon dioxide for fresh oxygen. What a
fitting way to celebrate this magnificent centennial -- by getting
ready for the next 100 years. (Applause.)
As you've shown, we do not have to accept as inevitable
the spoiling of our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests.
When North Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, these two trees
will be mammoth, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as the
people they represent. Let them stand as a symbol of our commitment
to a clean and healthy environment. May we always have the priceless
resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of our children and our
children's children.
Thank you for asking me to be with you today at this
wonderful celebration. I just can't tell you how moved I was when I
came in from the airport to be greeted by so many of your neighbors,
so many citizens of this great state. The respect for the
institutions that we hold dear, in this case, the presidency -- it
has nothing to do with the President -- the respect for the
institution was clear and evident for all to see, and I am grateful
for that warm welcome. (Applause.)
And so, I will watch with interest and lend a hand where
I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the Peace Garden
State.
Happy birthday North Dakota. God bless you, and God
bless the United States of America. (Applause.) Thank you all very
much.
END
4:45 P.M. CDT
REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 P.M.
THANK YOU ToM
It's GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL
...
GOVERNOR (GEORGE) SINNER, FORMER GOVERNOR (ARTHUR)
LINK, SENATOR (KENT) CONRAD, CONGRESSMAN (BRYAN)
DORGAN, MAJORITY LEADER (BILL) HEIGARRD (HIGH-GARD),
MINORITY LEADER (JOHN) OLSON, SPEAKER (BILL) KRETSCHMAR
(KRETCH-MAR),
- 2 -
MAJORITY LEADER (RICHARD) KLOUBEC (CLOUGH-BACK)
THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING ME TO DEDICATE NORTH
DAKOTA'S CENTENNIAL GROVE.
((WHEN I ACCEPTED YOUR INVITATION TO COME TO
BISMARCK, I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE GOING TO PUT ME TO
WORK
...
A SAPLING, THEY SAID. MR. PRESIDENT, ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLANT A SAPLING. No ONE TOLD ME THAT
THE SAPLING IN QUESTION IS TWELVE-FEET TALL
))
- 3 -
THIS HARDY ELM IS A DESCENDANT OF A TREE PLANTED ON
THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Now IT AND
ITS SEEDLINGS WILL BE A PART OF NORTH DAKOTA,
FOREVER . .
JUST A FEW YEARS BEFORE THIS STATE WAS CARVED OUT
OF THE DAKOTA TERRITORY, A YOUNG MAN FROM NEW YORK CITY
SET ASIDE A PROMINENT CAREER IN POLITICS TO BECOME A
NORTH DAKOTA RANCHER.
- 4 -
HAVING LOST HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN A SINGLE DAY, HE
CAME TO THESE PARTS ALMOST INSANE WITH GRIEF. No
TENDERFOOT, HE WORKED THE RANGE IN THE HARSHEST
WEATHER, ALWAYS LEADING, NEVER FOLLOWING. HE WORE A
SHERIFF'S BADGE, AND ROAMED THE BADLANDS TO
SINGLEHANDEDLY BRING THE WORST CHARACTERS TO JUSTICE.
IN SHORT, TEDDY ROOSEVELT BECAME A MAN IN NORTH DAKOTA.
AND HE BECAME SOMETHING ELSE -- A GUARDIAN OF NATURE.
- 5 -
WHEN HE WENT BACK EAST, AND BACK TO POLITICS, TEDDY
ROOSEVELT TOOK WITH HIM AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
SEEMINGLY ENDLESS RESOURCES OF THE WEST WERE THREATENED
BY THE UNFETTERED EXPLOITATION OF MAN. As PRESIDENT,
TEDDY ROOSEVELT WROTE THESE WORDS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN ON
ARBOR DAY, 1907: "A PEOPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN WOULD FACE
A HOPELESS FUTURE; A COUNTRY WITHOUT TREES IS ALMOST AS
HOPELESS."
- 6 -
So LET US HONOR THE COMING 100TH BIRTHDAY OF NORTH
DAKOTA, AND THE MEMORY OF THE NATION'S FIRST
ENVIRONMENTALIST, BY DEDICATING THIS CENTENNIAL BUR OAK
((100 FEET FROM PODIUM AT 3 O'CLOCK)), ALONG WITH THIS
WHITE HOUSE ELM. BEFORE THE YEAR 2000, YOUR STATE WILL
PLANT 100 MILLION TREES -- ALMOST HALF AS MANY TREES IN
ONE STATE AS THERE ARE AMERICANS IN THE UNION. MAY
EACH TREE ADD TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THE GOOD LIFE IN
NORTH DAKOTA, AND CLEANER AIR FOR NORTH AMERICA
- 7 -
THIS FORESTATION EFFORT IS JUST ONE OF 600
AMBITIOUS CENTENNIAL PROJECTS NORTH DAKOTANS ARE TAKING
ON. You ARE FULFILLING THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM,
FROM PROJECTS TO HELP SENIOR CITIZENS, TO THE BUILDING
OF LOCAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, TO A MEMORIAL FOR THE
NORTH DAKOTANS WHO FELL IN WAR.
- 8 -
THIS YEAR, YOU ARE ALSO HONORING THOSE WHO SETTLED
HERE BEFORE NORTH DAKOTA BECAME A STATE, BY HONORING
THEIR CHILDREN --THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE
PIONEERS, SOME 3,000 STRONG.
AND LET US ESPECIALLY REMEMBER, IN WORD AND DEED,
THOSE GREAT PEOPLES AND GREAT CULTURES HERE WELL BEFORE
ANYONE ELSE -- THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF NORTH DAKOTA.
THESE AMERICANS KNEW THE PLAINS WHEN BUFFALO RANGED IN
THE MILLIONS.
- 9 -
WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM A SPECIAL, POIGNANT KNOWLEDGE
THAT NATURE, ONCE VIOLATED, IS FOREVER ALTERED.
AROUND THE WORLD THERE IS A GROWING RECOGNITION
THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESPECT NO BORDERS. IN
THESE FIRST FEW MONTHS IN OFFICE, WE'VE BEGUN TO ACT --
ON OUR OWN, AND IN CONCERT WITH OTHER NATIONS -- TO
FACE UP TO THIS FUNDAMENTAL FACT. WE'VE AGREED THAT
ALL NATIONS MUST TOGETHER BAN CFCs, AND PREVENT GLOBAL
WARMING.
- 10 -
AND, AS THE WORLD WAKES UP To THESE PROBLEMS, NORTH
DAKOTA IS ALREADY AT WORK -- PLANTING TREES THAT
EXCHANGE CARBON DIOXIDE FOR FRESH OXYGEN. WHAT A
FITTING WAY TO CELEBRATE YOUR CENTENNIAL -- BY GETTING
READY FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS.
As YOU HAVE SHOWN, WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT AS
INEVITABLE THE SPOILING OF OUR AIR, OUR RIVERS, OUR
WETLANDS AND OUR FORESTS.
- 11 -
WHEN NORTH DAKOTANS CELEBRATE THEIR BICENTENNIAL, THESE
TWO TREES WILL BE MAMMOTH, ALMOST 50 FEET TALL, AS
HARDY AND STRONG AS THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT. LET
THEM STAND AS A SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN AND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. MAY WE ALWAYS HAVE THE PRICELESS
RESOURCE OF THE OUTDOORS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR
CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO HELP YOU HERE TODAY WITH
THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.
- 12 -
I WILL WATCH WITH INTEREST, AND LEND A HAND WHERE I
CAN, AS THIS TREE GROWS AND DEVELOPS, JUST LIKE THE
PEACE GARDEN STATE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORTH DAKOTA. GOD BLESS YOU, AND
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
# # #
INSERT IN NORTH DAKOTA SPEECH
((Insert on p. 3 where marked on draft.)
Teddy Roosevelt said over 80 years ago that the the
protection of the environment touches virtually every other
aspect of our national life. Around the world, there is a
growing recognition that environmental problems
central
RESPECT no borous
to our international life as well. In these first few
months in office, we've begun to act -- on our own, and in
concert with other nations -- to face up to this fundamental
fact. Here at home, we've started drafting a bill to
provide for cleaner air, proposed to expand our parks, and
increased the resources available to clean up waste sites
created by the government We've agreed that all nations
taxtu ban
AND PREVENT
should band together to ban CFCs, which destroy the ozone
GLOBAL WARMING
layer and contribute to a warming of the atmosphere.
Scientists the world over are increasingly worried
about this trend toward global warming.' We re ready as am
nation not only to investigate and to act, but to lead
:
because we can't there solve this problem alone
And as the world
wakes up to this problem, North Dakota is already at work
TRADE
for
O
planting trees that absorb carbon dioxide and thus provide
one part of the solution. What a fitting way to celebrate
your centennial -- by getting ready for the next 100 years.
Davis/Nallace
April 20, 7 p.m.
Draft: Three
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 p.m.
Thank you Tom It's good to see you all ... Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
...
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ...))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
Having lost his wife and mother in a single day, he came to these
parts almost insane with grief. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and hack to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
grod
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
tree
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of NOTCH Bakula. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
As you have But showngyouve do
we not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native eem Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
Document No. 028446 SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/20/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, ND
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
>
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached was forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
MARK DAVIS
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
SUBJECT: Bismarck
You will stop briefly in Bismarck, North Dakota, to dedicate a
"centennial grove" in front of the capitol grounds. North Dakota
is celebrating the year of its 100th birthday with 600 civic
activities. The centerpiece program encourages North Dakotans to
plant 100 million trees by the year 2000. For this brief speech,
I suggest pursuing the environmental angle by drawing on the
tradition of a former North Dakota rancher -- Teddy Roosevelt.
Davis/Wallace
April 20, 7 p.m.
Draft: Three
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 p.m.
Thank you Tom
It's good to see you all
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I -had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
Having lost his wife and mother in a single day, he came to these
parts almost insane with grief. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources cf the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
CAMP DAVID
I would like to have
one more substantive
para. on environment
being a wqorld problem, our
wanting to lead on global
warming, tying it all in to
'trees in No. Dakota"
This issue is mvoing to the
front burner internationally ar
you here in ND are taking
the lead not talkin but
1
'doing' maybe refer to
new EPA head
In sum:
a little more substance.
gb
122
THE
RECIDENT
ENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED OFFICE BUDGET OF ON STATE
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
I
DATE:
4/27/89
TO:
Chriss W.
FROM:
ROBERT E. GRADY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY AND SCIENCE
This material is FUI,
May be useful for brifing
Rb.
Notes for President's Visit to North Dakota
o The North American Waterfowl Management Plan -- signed on May
6, 1986 by the Secretary of the Interior and the Canadian Minister
of the Environment -- calls for the restoration of nearly 6 million
acres of wetlands in the United States and Canada.
O This Plan provides a blueprint for the cooperative activities
that are a priority for this Administration. It brings together
nations, states, provinces, and the private sector -- right down
to the farmer on the ground -- in a cooperative partnership to
solve the common crisis of disappearing wetlands and declining
waterfowl and wildlife populations across the continent.
O In North Dakota alone -- the state known as the most productive
duck factory of the United States -- the last 100 years have seen
a loss of nearly 2.5 million acres of productive wetlands, or 50%
of its original wetland area. A major consequence of this has been
a 70% decline in nesting pintails and mallards since 1970.
O North Dakota has recognized the importance of their wetland
resources by being the first state in the nation to implement, on
July 1, 1989, "no net loss of wetlands" legislation in line with
the federal policy of no net loss that I have enacted. In fact,
the concept of no net loss of wetlands originated in this state.
O I will soon be appointing an interagency task force, made up of
federal and non-federal interests, to closely review the federal
policies and executive orders on wetlands to see how they may be
improved to conform to my position of no net loss of wetlands. I
plan to instruct that group to look closely at North Dakota's
wetlands legislation as a model for the national effort.
o The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation -- established with
my strong support in 1984 -- has become a highly successful
organization in forging partnerships between government and the
private sector and in attracting private financing for wetlands
and waterfowl conservation. The Foundation intends to provide
grant money to the Chase Lake Project in nine counties in central
North Dakota next year, just as it has this year to the Crystal
Springs Preserve and Lake Thompson wetland conservation projects
in South Dakota. For both of the South Dakota projects, the
Foundation provided a total of $125,000 in Challenge grants, which
were immediately matched by $100,000 from The Nature Conservancy,
$500,000 from Ducks Unlimited, $125,000 from Anheuser-Busch
Corporation, $200,000 from the state, and $500,000 from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Both Ducks Unlimited and The Nature
Conservancy are planning to increase their financial investments
in these partnerships severalfold over the next few years, up to
several million dollars.
O The North Dakota partnership for wetlands conservation
includes the governor's wetland management committee, land owners,
sportsmen, farmers, county commissioners, state wildlife, water,
and land agencies, agricultural organizations, the U.S. Departments
of Agriculture and Interior, EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the
Farmers Home Administration, and a host of other national, state,
and local natural resources conservation groups. (The groups are:
Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, Farmers Union, Farm
Bureau, North Dakota Water Users Association, Pheasants Forever,
National Audubon Society, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District,
Waterfowl Restoration Group, National Wildlife Federation,
Institute for Ecological Studies, Great Plains Wildlife Services,
North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Soil Conservation
Districts Association.)
o A related issue: Refuge Revenue Sharing. The administration's
FY 90 budget did not request funds for the Refuge Revenue Sharing
Act which authorizes FWS to make revenue sharing payments to
counties: $6.7 million is required to meet FWS obligations. 12
counties in ND currently disapprove of FWS land acquisition because
of the lack of Refuge Resource payments.
APR 20 '89 10:20 IAFWA/WDC FAX# 202-624-7891
P.2/3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE BUSH TRIP TO NORTH DAKOTA
HOW MANY ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT WAS HISTORICALLY IN NORTH DAKOTA AND HOW
MUCH IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE?
Estimates are that North Dakota contained over 5 million acres of
wetlands during pioneer days. Current figures indicate that number
has declined to approximately 2 million acres, a 60% reduction.
HOW DO THE HISTORIC AND CURRENT WATERFOWL POPULATIONS COMPARE?
The waterfowl populations in North Dakota are reflective of the
previously discussed habitat loss figures. Total duck populations
during the breeding season have dropped from almost 4 million in 1970
to under 2.5 million in 1988. A more accurate reflection considers
those species of waterfowl most dependent on the wetland habitats which
have been lost in North Dakota. Pintails and Mallards are highly
dependent on shallow-water wetlands surrounded by grassland during
breeding and nesting periods. Their combined numbers have fallen from
1,647,000 in 1970 to 496,000 in 1988, a 70% decline.
WHO ARE THE COOPERATORS INVOLVED IN WETLAND PROTECTION AND WATERFOWL
ENHANCEMENT EFFORTS IN NORTH DAKOTA?
Major coordinations efforts in North Dakota have resulted in the
formation of two committees charged with wetland protection and
waterfowl enhancement efforts. They are:
North Dakota Action Group--This committee is charged with advancing
the goals and objectives of the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture of the
North American Waterfowl Management Plan in North Dakota. The Group is
chaired by Bob Ingstad, a prominent farmer and businessman in central
North Dakota. The following groups, organizations and agencies are
active in the activities of the Action Group.
Ducks Unlimited
The Nature Conservancy
Garrison Diversion
Institute for Ecological
Wetland Trust
Studies
Great Plains Wildlife
National Audubon Society
Services
ND Chapter Wildlife Society
Waterfowl Restoration Group
National Wildlife Federation
US Fish and Wildlife Service
ND Game and Fish Department
Governors Wetland Management Committee--This committee was developed
by the Governor to provide a diverse source of advice on the development
of the North Dakota wetland policy and other wetland related issues.
The following groups, organizations and agencies are active on this
committee.
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
ND Water Resource Districts
ND Water Users Association
Association
Soil Conservation Districts
Pheasants Forever
Association
Ducks Unlimited
Garrison Diversion Conservancy
National Audubon Society
District
P.S.
APR 20 '89 10:21 IAFWA/WDC FAX# 202-624-7891
ND Chapter Wildlife Society
US Fish and Wildlife Service
ND Game and Fish Department
ND Agriculture Department
ToBob Grady
CAMP DAVID
I would like to have
one more substantive
para. on environment
being a wqorld problem, our
wanting to lead on global
warming, tying it all in to
'trees in No. Dakota"
This issue is mvoing to the
front burner internationally ar
you here in ND are taking
the lead not talkin but '
'doing'
maybe refer to
new EPA head
In sum:
a little more substance.
gb .
Davis/Wallace
April 20, 7 p.m.
Draft: Three
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 p.m.
Thank you Tom
...
It's good to see you all
...
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
...
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ...))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
Having lost his wife and mother in a single day, he came to these
parts almost insane with grief. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back tn politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
good
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of NORTH Bakula. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
Document No.
028446SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/20/89
4/20/89 2:00 PM
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, N.D.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN N/C
STUDDERT N/C
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY 1/C
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, TODAY, Thursday, April 20,
1989, with an info copy to my office. Sorry for the
short turnaround. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TOTHE PRESIDENT James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Wallace
1309 APR 20
III
0)
April 19, 9 a.m.
Draft: Two
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: (CAPITOL SQUARE)
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
(April 24, t.b.d.)
Thank you Tom
It's good to see you all
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
He came to these parts almost insane with grief, having lost his
wife and mother in a single day. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
È
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Bismarck, N.D.
We have no suggested changes from a policy standpoint and
approve of the draft in its present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No.
028446SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/20/89
4/20/89 2:00 PM
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, N.D.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, TODAY, Thursday, April 20,
1989, with an info copy to my office. Sorry for the
short turnaround. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Wallace
1999 APR 20 N. 98
April 19, 9 a.m.
Draft: Two
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
(CAPITOL SQUARE)
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
(April 24, t.b.d.)
Thank you Tom
It's good to see you all
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
He came to these parts almost insane with grief, having lost his
wife and mother in a single day. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
Sip
and
From:
Roger Porter
Jim Pinkerton
of
Re:
Drafts of Building A Better America, Publishers,
Bismarck, Ford Aerospace
Building A Better America
No comments.
Publishers
This draft could benefit from using the principles and
themes outlined in the Building A Better America book released
last 2/9.
1,4,1
"taken some tough shots" is too self-conscious and some
may interpret as thin-skinned. We'd omit.
3,8,1
We could identify four, and possibly five,
themes/principles: "Freedom" on page three, graf eight;
"Fairness" on page four, graf one; "quiet negotiations" on page
four, graf five; "focusing now on the kind of future we want "
on page six, graf two; and "map [ping] strategy in an
international environment where change is more rapid
"
on page
seven, graf four.
The principles laid out here are fine, but the structure is
confusing. We can't tell whether the subsequent list of
initiatives comes under the rubric of "fairness" or "quiet
negotiations." Again, this could benefit from the tight
structure of Building A Better America.
Furthermore, it seems as if we are hinting at a third
principle later on page six, graf two, where we say "focus now on
the kind of future we want " Investing in the future is a
good, serviceable theme that accurately organizes a host of the
President's initiatives.
(more)
2-2-2
5,4,2
"The reform plan I sent to Congress
"
We should
consider applauding the Senate for passing the plan.
6,2,2
Again, the President's refrain on the future is a good
one and we should stick to it: "Investing in the future".
6,3,1
We should not pass up the opportunity to describe the
President's education initiatives for what they are: a program
of education reform.
6,4,1
Good recitation of the education principles. When
speaking of choice, however, we should always say "parental
choice" to be clearer and avoid the obvious confusion with the
abortion issue.
9,2,2
We like the idea expressed in this paragraph and
suggest strenghtening it by the line from the President's
Announcement Speech (Oct. 12, 1987) : "I am a practical man; I
like what's real. I'm not much for the airy and abstract. I
like what works."
Bismarck
A good speech. We particularly like the Teddy Roosevelt
Arbor Day quote on page 2 which is very apt for the occasion.
Ford Aerospace
2,3,2
"Government's role is to harness " sounds too
restrictive. We'd suggest something that conveys the opposite
image, like "unharness" or "unleash" or "remove the barriers,"
especially since we are talking about cutting capital gains and
cutting the deficit. Entrepreneurs don't want to hear about the
government harnessing anything.
To the extent that government should harness anything, we
should harness the national energy and creativity of the American
people on behalf of the poorest and the most needy, to protect
the environment, etc.
2,4,2
Instead of "For every dollar of interest debt we
eliminate " we prefer: "For every dollar the government does
not have to borrow there is more capital available for
investment."
(more)
3-3-3
3,2
Since we are in Silicon Valley, it makes sense to
explicitly refer to the role of high-tech in creating the 20
million new jobs and the fact that the Steiger Amendment cutting
capital gains made many of the existing jobs and companies
possible. We should have some language that starts off with
Right here in Silicon Valley " and ties it in with job
creation and the capital gains cut.
4,5,2
"That is why I have asked Congress for an increase of
$2.4 billion for the Space Program." This should read "NASA"
instead of "Space Program."
7,3
Purely by way of suggestion, we recall that during the
campaign the President frequently said: "Technological
advancement has always been at the heart of our nation's pioneer
spirit, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge, creating
economic opportunity and increasing our standard of living."
#
CC: Bill Roper
Brad Mitchell
John Gardner
Document No.
028446SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/20/89
4/20/89 2:00 PM
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, N.D.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, TODAY, Thursday, April 20,
1989, with an info copy to my office. Sorry for the
short turnaround. Thank you.
RESPONSE: Ohay
Gisw
4/20
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No.
028446SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/20/89
4/20/89 2:00 PM
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, N.D.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, TODAY, Thursday, April 20,
1989, with an info copy to my office. Sorry for the
short turnaround. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
god AD
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Wallace
1908 APR 20 S
April 19, 9 a.m.
Draft: Two
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: (CAPITOL SQUARE)
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
(April 24, t.b.d.)
Thank you Tom
It's good to see you all
...
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ...))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
He came to these parts almost insane with grief, having lost his
wife and mother in a single day. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
#
#
April 20, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM;
DENISE SCHWARZ
OFFICE OF CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT;
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARK, N.D.
LOG #028446SS
We have reviewed the remarks and have no comments.
Attachment
CC: Jim Cicconi
Document No.
028446SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
4/20/89
4/20/89 2:00 PM
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BISMARCK, N.D.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 2:00 PM, TODAY, Thursday, April 20,
1989, with an info copy to my office. Sorry for the
short turnaround. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Wallace
1909 APR 20 IN S:
April 19, 9 a.m.
Draft: Two
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: (CAPITOL SQUARE)
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
(April 24, t.b.d.)
Thank you Tom
It's good to see you all
...
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you'll have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall ))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
He came to these parts almost insane with grief, having lost his
wife and mother in a single day. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources of the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE MJA
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Bismarck, North Dakota
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced proposed
Presidential remarks, and we have no legal objection to their
delivery.
CC: James W. Cicconi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
Bips
999
From:
Roger Porter
Jim Pinkerton
of
Re:
Drafts of Building A Better America, Publishers,
Bismarck, Ford Aerospace
Building A Better America
No comments.
Publishers
This draft could benefit from using the principles and
themes outlined in the Building A Better America book released
last 2/9.
1,4,1
"taken some tough shots" is too self-conscious and some
may interpret as thin-skinned. We'd omit.
3,8,1
We could identify four, and possibly five,
themes/principles: "Freedom" on page three, graf eight;
"Fairness" on page four, graf one; "quiet negotiations" on page
four, graf five; "focusing now on the kind of future we want "
on page six, graf two; and "map[ping] strategy in an
international environment where change is more rapid
" on page
seven, graf four.
The principles laid out here are fine, but the structure is
confusing. We can't tell whether the subsequent list of
initiatives comes under the rubric of "fairness" or "quiet
negotiations." Again, this could benefit from the tight
structure of Building A Better America.
Furthermore, it seems as if we are hinting at a third
principle later on page six, graf two, where we say "focus now on
the kind of future we want...." Investing in the future is a
good, serviceable theme that accurately organizes a host of the
President's initiatives.
(more)
2-2-2
5,4,2
"The reform plan I sent to Congress
" We should
consider applauding the Senate for passing the plan.
6,2,2
Again, the President's refrain on the future is a good
one and we should stick to it: "Investing in the future".
6,3,1
We should not pass up the opportunity to describe the
President's education initiatives for what they are: a program
of education reform.
6,4,1
Good recitation of the education principles. When
speaking of choice, however, we should always say "parental
choice" to be clearer and avoid the obvious confusion with the
abortion issue.
9,2,2
We like the idea expressed in this paragraph and
suggest strenghtening it by the line from the President's
Announcement Speech (Oct. 12, 1987) "I am a practical man; I
like what's real. I'm not much for the airy and abstract. I
like what works. "
Bismarck
A good speech. We particularly like the Teddy Roosevelt
Arbor Day quote on page 2 which is very apt for the occasion.
Ford Aerospace
2,3,2
"Government's role is to harness " sounds too
restrictive. We'd suggest something that conveys the opposite
image, like "unharness" or "unleash" or "remove the barriers,"
especially since we are talking about cutting capital gains and
cutting the deficit. Entrepreneurs don't want to hear about the
government harnessing anything.
To the extent that government should harness anything, we
should harness the national energy and creativity of the American
people on behalf of the poorest and the most needy, to protect
the environment, etc.
2,4,2
Instead of "For every dollar of interest debt we
eliminate " we prefer: "For every dollar the government does
not have to borrow there is more capital available for
investment."
=
(more)
3-3-3
3,2
Since we are in Silicon Valley, it makes sense to
explicitly refer to the role of high-tech in creating the 20
million new jobs and the fact that the Steiger Amendment cutting
capital gains made many of the existing jobs and companies
possible. We should have some language that starts off with
"Right here in Silicon Valley " and ties it in with job
creation and the capital gains cut.
4,5,2
"That is why I have asked Congress for an increase of
$2.4 billion for the Space Program.' This should read "NASA"
instead of "Space Program."
7,3
Purely by way of suggestion, we recall that during the
campaign the President frequently said: "Technological
advancement has always been at the heart of our nation's pioneer
spirit, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge, creating
economic opportunity and increasing our standard of living."
#
CC: Bill Roper
Brad Mitchell
John Gardner
REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 P.M.
THANK YOU ToM
It's GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL
...
GOVERNOR (GEORGE) SINNER, FORMER GOVERNOR (ARTHUR)
LINK, SENATOR (KENT) CONRAD, CONGRESSMAN (BRYAN)
DORGAN, MAJORITY LEADER (BILL) HEIGARRD (HIGH-GARD),
MINORITY LEADER (JOHN) OLSON, SPEAKER (BILL) KRETSCHMAR
(KRETCH-MAR),
- 2 -
MAJORITY LEADER (RICHARD) KLOUBEC (CLOUGH-BACK)
THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING ME TO DEDICATE NORTH
DAKOTA'S CENTENNIAL GROVE.
((WHEN I ACCEPTED YOUR INVITATION To COME TO
BISMARCK, I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE GOING TO PUT ME TO
WORK
A SAPLING, THEY SAID. MR. PRESIDENT, ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLANT A SAPLING. No ONE TOLD ME THAT
THE SAPLING IN QUESTION IS TWELVE-FEET TALL
))
- 3 -
THIS HARDY ELM IS A DESCENDANT OF A TREE PLANTED ON
THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Now IT AND
ITS SEEDLINGS WILL BE A PART OF NORTH DAKOTA,
FOREVER
JUST A FEW YEARS BEFORE THIS STATE WAS CARVED OUT
OF THE DAKOTA TERRITORY, A YOUNG MAN FROM NEW YORK CITY
SET ASIDE A PROMINENT CAREER IN POLITICS To BECOME A
NORTH DAKOTA RANCHER.
- 4 -
HAVING LOST HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN A SINGLE DAY, HE
CAME TO THESE PARTS ALMOST INSANE WITH GRIEF. No
TENDERFOOT, HE WORKED THE RANGE IN THE HARSHEST
WEATHER, ALWAYS LEADING, NEVER FOLLOWING. HE WORE A
SHERIFF'S BADGE, AND ROAMED THE BADLANDS TO
SINGLEHANDEDLY BRING THE WORST CHARACTERS To JUSTICE.
IN SHORT, TEDDY ROOSEVELT BECAME A MAN IN NORTH DAKOTA.
AND HE BECAME SOMETHING ELSE -- A GUARDIAN OF NATURE.
- 5 -
WHEN HE WENT BACK EAST, AND BACK TO POLITICS, TEDDY
ROOSEVELT TooK WITH HIM AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
SEEMINGLY ENDLESS RESOURCES OF THE WEST WERE THREATENED
BY THE UNFETTERED EXPLOITATION OF MAN. As PRESIDENT,
TEDDY ROOSEVELT WROTE THESE WORDS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN ON
ARBOR DAY, 1907: "A PEOPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN WOULD FACE
A HOPELESS FUTURE; A COUNTRY WITHOUT TREES IS ALMOST AS
HOPELESS."
- 6 -
So LET US HONOR THE COMING 100TH BIRTHDAY OF NORTH
DAKOTA, AND THE MEMORY OF THE NATION'S FIRST
ENVIRONMENTALIST, BY DEDICATING THIS CENTENNIAL BUR OAK
((100 FEET FROM PODIUM AT 3 O'CLOCK)), ALONG WITH THIS
WHITE HOUSE ELM. BEFORE THE YEAR 2000, YOUR STATE WILL
PLANT 100 MILLION TREES -- ALMOST HALF AS MANY TREES IN
ONE STATE AS THERE ARE AMERICANS IN THE UNION. MAY
EACH TREE ADD TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THE GOOD LIFE IN
NORTH DAKOTA, AND CLEANER AIR FOR NORTH AMERICA
- 7 -
THIS FORESTATION EFFORT IS JUST ONE OF 600
AMBITIOUS CENTENNIAL PROJECTS NORTH DAKOTANS ARE TAKING
ON. You ARE FULFILLING THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM,
FROM PROJECTS TO HELP SENIOR CITIZENS, To THE BUILDING
OF LOCAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, TO A MEMORIAL FOR THE
NORTH DAKOTANS WHO FELL IN WAR.
- 8 -
THIS YEAR, YOU ARE ALSO HONORING THOSE WHO SETTLED
HERE BEFORE NORTH DAKOTA BECAME A STATE, BY HONORING
THEIR CHILDREN --THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE
PIONEERS, SOME 3,000 STRONG.
AND LET US ESPECIALLY REMEMBER, IN WORD AND DEED,
THOSE GREAT PEOPLES AND GREAT CULTURES HERE WELL BEFORE
ANYONE ELSE -- THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF NORTH DAKOTA.
THESE AMERICANS KNEW THE PLAINS WHEN BUFFALO RANGED IN
THE MILLIONS.
- 9 -
WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM A SPECIAL, POIGNANT KNOWLEDGE
THAT NATURE, ONCE VIOLATED, IS FOREVER ALTERED.
AROUND THE WORLD THERE IS A GROWING RECOGNITION
THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESPECT NO BORDERS. IN
THESE FIRST FEW MONTHS IN OFFICE, WE'VE BEGUN TO ACT --
ON OUR OWN, AND IN CONCERT WITH OTHER NATIONS -- To
FACE UP TO THIS FUNDAMENTAL FACT. WE'VE AGREED THAT
ALL NATIONS MUST TOGETHER BAN CFCs, AND PREVENT GLOBAL
WARMING.
- 10 -
AND, AS THE WORLD WAKES UP To THESE PROBLEMS, NORTH
DAKOTA IS ALREADY AT WORK -- PLANTING TREES THAT
EXCHANGE CARBON DIOXIDE FOR FRESH OXYGEN. WHAT A
FITTING WAY To CELEBRATE YOUR CENTENNIAL -- BY GETTING
READY FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS.
As YOU HAVE SHOWN, WE DO NOT HAVE To ACCEPT AS
INEVITABLE THE SPOILING OF OUR AIR, OUR RIVERS, OUR
WETLANDS AND OUR FORESTS.
- 11 -
WHEN NORTH DAKOTANS CELEBRATE THEIR BICENTENNIAL, THESE
TWO TREES WILL BE MAMMOTH, ALMOST 50 FEET TALL, AS
HARDY AND STRONG AS THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT. LET
THEM STAND AS A SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN AND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. MAY WE ALWAYS HAVE THE PRICELESS
RESOURCE OF THE OUTDOORS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR
CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO HELP YOU HERE TODAY WITH
THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.
- 12 -
I WILL WATCH WITH INTEREST, AND LEND A HAND WHERE I
CAN, AS THIS TREE GROWS AND DEVELOPS, JUST LIKE THE
PEACE GARDEN STATE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORTH DAKOTA. GOD BLESS YOU, AND
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 20, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
MARK DAVIS
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
SUBJECT:
Bismarck
You will stop briefly in Bismarck, North Dakota, to dedicate a
"centennial grove" in front of the capitol grounds. North Dakota
is celebrating the year of its 100th birthday with 600 civic
activities. The centerpiece program encourages North Dakotans to
plant 100 million trees by the year 2000. For this brief speech,
I suggest pursuing the environmental angle by drawing on the
tradition of a former North Dakota rancher -- Teddy Roosevelt.
Davis/Wallace
April 20, 7 p.m.
Draft: Three
Title: Bismarck
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CAPITOL SQUARE
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2:30 p.m.
Thank you Tom
...
It's good to see you all
Governor
(George) Sinner, Senators (Quentin) Burdick and (Kent) Conrad,
Congressman (Bryan) Dorgan, Majority Leader (Bill) Heigarrd
(High-gard), Minority Leader (John) Olson, Speaker (Bill)
Kretschmar (Kretch-mar), Majority Leader (Richard) Kloubec
(Clough-back)
...
Thank you all for inviting me to dedicate
North Dakota's Centennial Grove.
((When I accepted your invitation to come to Bismarck, I had
no idea that you were going to put me to work. A sapling, they
said. Mr. President, all you' 11 have to do is to plant a
sapling. No one told me that in North Dakota saplings are ten-
feet tall .))
Just a few years before this state was carved out of the
Dakota territory, a young man from New York City set aside a
prominent career in politics to become a North Dakota rancher.
Having lost his wife and mother in a single day, he came to these
parts almost insane with grief. No tenderfoot, he worked the
2
range in the harshest weather, always leading, never following.
He wore a sheriff's badge, and roamed the Badlands to
singlehandedly bring the worst characters to justice. In short,
Teddy Roosevelt became a man in North Dakota. And he became
something else -- a guardian of nature. When he went back East,
and back to politics, Teddy Roosevelt took with him an
understanding that the seemingly endless resources cf the West
were threatened by the unfettered exploitation of man. As
President, Teddy Roosevelt wrote these words to school children
on Arbor Day, 1907: "A people without children would face a
hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless."
So let us honor the coming 100th birthday of North Dakota,
and the memory of the nation's first environmentalist, by
planting this Centennial Bur oak. Before the year 2000, your
state will plant 100 million trees -- almost half as many trees
in one state as there are Americans in the Union. May each tree
add to the abundance of the good life in North Dakota, and
cleaner air for North America
This forestation effort is just one of 600 ambitious
centennial projects North Dakotans are taking on. You are
fulfilling the spirit of volunteerism, from projects to help
senior citizens, to the building of local and community centers,
to a memorial for the North Dakotans who fell in war.
3
This year, you are also honoring those who settled here
before North Dakota became a state, by honoring their children --
the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers, some 3,000 strong.
And let us especially remember, in word and deed, those
great peoples and great cultures here well before anyone else --
the Native Americans of North Dakota. These Americans knew the
plains when buffalo ranged in the millions. We can learn from
them a special, poignant knowledge that nature, once violated, is
forever altered.
But we do not have to accept as inevitable the spoiling of
our air, our rivers, our wetlands and our forests. When North
Dakotans celebrate their bicentennial, this native Bur oak will
be a mammoth tree, almost 50 feet tall, as hardy and strong as
the people it represents. Let it stand as a symbol of our
commitment to a clean and healthy environment. May we always
have the priceless resource of the outdoors for the enjoyment of
our children and our children's children.
Thank you for asking me to help you here today with this
wonderful celebration. I will watch with interest, and lend a
hand where I can, as this tree grows and develops, just like the
Peace Garden state.
4
Happy birthday North Dakota. God Bless you, and God Bless
America.
#
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APR 23 '89 15:51
PAGE. 01
BISMARCK
to: MARK DAVIS
FR: Rick PFARR
23 APR 89
APR 23 '89 15:51
PAGE. 02
Par."
so LBT us HONOR THE COMING 100TH
BIRTH DAY OF NORTH DAKOTA, AND
MRMORY OF THE NATION'S FIRST
ENVIROTIBNTALIST, BY DEDICATING THIS
CENTENNIAL BUR OAK (100 FT FROM PODIUM AT 3 ocroch
AND BY PLANTING THIS AMERICAN ELIY
400FT 9 oclock) WHICH IS A SEROLING FROM A TREE 200
YEARS OLD ,THAT WAS PLANTED ON THE
SOUTH LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE
BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. BRFORE
THE YBAR 2000, your STATE WILL
PLANT 100 MILLION TRRRS ALMOST HALF
AS MANY TRABS IN ONE STATE AS THERE
ARR ATRRICANS IN THE UNION. MAY
EACH TREE AND To THE ABUNDANCE
OF THE GOOD LIFE IN NORTH DAKOTA,
AND CLRANER AIR FOR NORTH ATTERICA,
APR 23 '89 15:51
PAGE. 03
Par. 4
-
THiS ENORMOUS GOAL, FOR A
STATE WITH your POPULATION,
is A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR
ALL AMERICANS TO FOLLOW -
PLANT TREES FOR CLEANER
AIR iN NORTH AMERICA, AND
A BETTER LIFE IN NORTH DAKOTA,
APR 23 '89 15:52
PAGE. 04
PAR 8
BUT wh 120 NOT HAVE To ACCEPT AS
INBUITABLE THE SPOILING OF OUR
AIR, out RIVERS, OUR WATRANDS AND
OUR FORESTS. WHEN NORTH DAKOTANS
CRLE BRATE THEIR BICEN TENNIAL, THIS
NATIVE BUR OAK (100 DET AT 3' OCLOCK)
AND THIS AMERICAN ELM (100FI AT =
9 O'CLOCK) WITH SUCH HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE, WILL BOTH BE MANITOTH
TRBBS, ALMOST 50 FEGT TALL, AS HARDY
AND STRONG AS: THE PROPLE IT REPRESEN
LET THEM STAND As A 5Y+YBOL OF
OUR COMMITMENT To A CLEAN AND
HRALTHY ENVIROITIENT, MAY WE
ALWAYS HAVE THE PRICELESS RESOURC
OF THE OUT DOORS FOR THE ENJOYITEN
OF OUR CHILDREN AND our CHILDRENS
CHILDREN