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MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY \ L.A. COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 \ 8:20 A.M.
THE EVENTS OF THE PAST 10 DAYS HAVE BEEN PACKED
WITH EMOTION -- RAW AND INTENSE. IN MY TIME HERE, I'VE
HEARD SHOUTS OF ANGER \ AND WHISPERED PRAYERS. I'VE
SEEN UTTER DEVASTATION \ AND THE BEGINNINGS OF
RESTORATION. AND I'VE SEEN THE WORST THAT HUMANS CAN
DO 11 AND THE BEST OF WHAT THEY CAN BE.
- 2 -
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY, WE FIND EXAMPLES OF
COURAGE, KINDNESS, DUTY, MERCY, AND JUSTICE. TODAY I
STAND WITH THE DEFENDERS OF DECENCY -- MEN AND WOMEN
WHO TOOK A STAND TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF
THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. You DID WHAT'S RIGHT -- WHAT
DUTY DEMANDED -- AND A CITY AND NATION ARE IN YOUR
DEBT.
- 3 -
You CAME TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY -- THE LAW-
ABIDING CITIZENS WHO WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, JUST
A BETTER LIFE. SPECIAL AGENTS FROM THE FBI, THE BUREAU
OF PRISONS, U.S. MARSHALS AND BORDER PATROL ASSISTED
THE POLICE IN STOPPING THE TERRIBLE VIOLENCE AND
LOOTING. AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE THE MANY MEMBERS OF
THE LAPD: THE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT HAVE THE TOUGHEST
JOB IN THE WORLD. I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO WORKED
ROUND THE CLOCK TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE STREETS OF Los
ANGELES.
- 4 -
MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES CAME TO DEFEND
THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. TRAINED FOR WAR, YOU CAME ON A
MISSION TO RESTORE PEACE. WHERE PANIC HAD SET IN, YOU
RESTORED CALM. AND WHERE CIVILIZATION BEGAN TO UNRAVEL
AND THE RULE OF LAW ITSELF WAS UNDER ATTACK, YOU
RESTORED ORDER. WHEREVER YOU WENT, CITIZENS WELCOMED
YOUR PRESENCE WITH SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A FRIENDLY
WAVE, OR A THUMBS-UP SIGN. 11
- 5 -
ONE MAN PULLED UP HIS SLEEVE TO REVEAL AN OLD MARINE
CORPS TATTOO AND SIMPLY SAID, "THANKS FOR COMING."
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN CAME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,
FROM LAKESIDE, CORONADO, BRAWLEY, AND SAN DIEGO. THE
MEN OF A COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 160TH INFANTRY WERE
GUARDING A CORNER IN WATTS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN A MAN
APPROACHED WITH TWO WOMEN.
- 6 -
THE SOLDIERS NOTICED THE WOMEN WERE AFRAID AND HAD BEEN
CRYING. SUSPECTING A CRIME IN PROGRESS, THEY HELD THE
MAN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED AND DISCOVERED THE SUSPECT WAS
ON PAROLE FROM A PREVIOUS KIDNAPPING.
ON THAT STREET CORNER, ONE CRIME WAS STOPPED, TWO
WOMEN WERE FREED, AND SIX HEROES WERE MADE. THOSE SIX
MEN -- JIMMY HATHAWAY, CLINTON REESE, ABEL BELASCO, TED
PETERSON, ARTHUR KING, AND ED GREENAWALD -- CAN GO BACK
TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES KNOWING THAT THEY
UPHELD THE LAW AND PROTECTED INNOCENT LIFE.
- 7 -
WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS, FOR ONLY THROUGH THE LAW
CAN WE FIND JUSTICE. WITHOUT THE LAW TO PROTECT US, WE
DESCEND FROM CIVILIZED SOCIETY INTO A STATE OF CHAOS.
IN 1837, LINCOLN SAID, "THERE IS NO GRIEVANCE THAT IS A
FIT OBJECT OF REDRESS BY MOB LAW."
EACH ONE OF YOU, WHEN YOU BECAME A LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER OR ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES, SWORE AN OATH TO
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY
"AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC."
- 8 -
THIS PAST WEEK, YOU DID YOUR DUTY, BY DEFENDING THE
LAWS FROM WHICH ALL JUSTICE FLOWS. 11
WE MEET HERE TODAY AT A SITE DEDICATED TO THE
BROTHERHOOD OF ALL COLORS, RACES, AND NATIONS -- THE
SITE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IN ANCIENT GREECE, WHEN THE
TIME CAME FOR THE OLYMPICS TO BEGIN, ANY WARFARE
BETWEEN THE CITY-STATES WAS SUSPENDED, so THE GAMES
COULD PROCEED IN PEACE.
- 9 -
IN Los ANGELES TODAY, AND THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT
LAND, ALL OF US MUST FIGHT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES OF
VIOLENCE, HATRED, BIGOTRY, RACISM, 11 AND REKINDLE THE
OLYMPIC SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD, TOLERANCE, AND LOVE OF
NEIGHBOR. WE MUST REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES, RESTORE
HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED, AND RENEW OPPORTUNITY FOR A
BETTER LIFE TO ALL WHO CALL AMERICA THEIR HOME.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND MAY GOD BLESS
AMERICA, THIS LAND WE LOVE.
# # #
MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY \ L.A. COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 \ 8:20 A.M.
THE EVENTS OF THE PAST 10 DAYS HAVE BEEN PACKED
WITH EMOTION -- RAW AND INTENSE. IN MY TIME HERE, I'VE
HEARD SHOUTS OF ANGER \ AND WHISPERED PRAYERS. I'VE
SEEN UTTER DEVASTATION \ AND THE BEGINNINGS OF
RESTORATION. AND I'VE SEEN THE WORST THAT HUMANS CAN
DO 11 AND THE BEST OF WHAT THEY CAN BE.
- 2 -
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY, WE FIND EXAMPLES OF
COURAGE, KINDNESS, DUTY, MERCY, AND JUSTICE. TODAY I
STAND WITH THE DEFENDERS OF DECENCY -- MEN AND WOMEN
WHO TOOK A STAND TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF
THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. You DID WHAT'S RIGHT -- WHAT
DUTY DEMANDED -- AND A CITY AND NATION ARE IN YOUR
DEBT.
- 3 -
You CAME TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY -- THE LAW-
ABIDING CITIZENS WHO WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, JUST
A BETTER LIFE. SPECIAL AGENTS FROM THE FBI, THE BUREAU
OF PRISONS, U.S. MARSHALS AND BORDER PATROL ASSISTED
THE POLICE IN STOPPING THE TERRIBLE VIOLENCE AND
LOOTING. AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE THE MANY MEMBERS OF
THE LAPD: THE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT HAVE THE TOUGHEST
JOB IN THE WORLD. I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO WORKED
ROUND THE CLOCK TO RESTORE ORDER TO THE STREETS OF Los
ANGELES.
- 4 -
MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES CAME TO DEFEND
THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. TRAINED FOR WAR, YOU CAME ON A
MISSION TO RESTORE PEACE. WHERE PANIC HAD SET IN, YOU
RESTORED CALM. AND WHERE CIVILIZATION BEGAN TO UNRAVEL
AND THE RULE OF LAW ITSELF WAS UNDER ATTACK, YOU
RESTORED ORDER. WHEREVER YOU WENT, CITIZENS WELCOMED
YOUR PRESENCE WITH SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A FRIENDLY
WAVE, OR A THUMBS-UP SIGN.
11
- 5 -
ONE MAN PULLED UP HIS SLEEVE TO REVEAL AN OLD MARINE
CORPS TATTOO AND SIMPLY SAID, "THANKS FOR COMING."
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN CAME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,
FROM LAKESIDE, CORONADO, BRAWLEY, AND SAN DIEGO. THE
MEN OF A COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 160TH INFANTRY WERE
GUARDING A CORNER IN WATTS SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN A MAN
APPROACHED WITH TWO WOMEN.
- 6 -
THE SOLDIERS NOTICED THE WOMEN WERE AFRAID AND HAD BEEN
CRYING. SUSPECTING A CRIME IN PROGRESS, THEY HELD THE
MAN UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED AND DISCOVERED THE SUSPECT WAS
ON PAROLE FROM A PREVIOUS KIDNAPPING.
ON THAT STREET CORNER, ONE CRIME WAS STOPPED, TWO
WOMEN WERE FREED, AND SIX HEROES WERE MADE. THOSE SIX
MEN -- JIMMY HATHAWAY, CLINTON REESE, ABEL BELASCO, TED
PETERSON, ARTHUR KING, AND ED GREENAWALD -- CAN GO BACK
TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES KNOWING THAT THEY
UPHELD THE LAW AND PROTECTED INNOCENT LIFE.
- 7 -
WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS, FOR ONLY THROUGH THE LAW
CAN WE FIND JUSTICE. WITHOUT THE LAW TO PROTECT US, WE
DESCEND FROM CIVILIZED SOCIETY INTO A STATE OF CHAOS.
IN 1837, LINCOLN SAID, "THERE IS NO GRIEVANCE THAT IS A
FIT OBJECT OF REDRESS BY MOB LAW."
EACH ONE OF YOU, WHEN YOU BECAME A LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER OR ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES, SWORE AN OATH TO
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY
"AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC."
- 8 -
THIS PAST WEEK, YOU DID YOUR DUTY, BY DEFENDING THE
LAWS FROM WHICH ALL JUSTICE FLOWS. 11
WE MEET HERE TODAY AT A SITE DEDICATED TO THE
BROTHERHOOD OF ALL COLORS, RACES, AND NATIONS -- THE
SITE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IN ANCIENT GREECE, WHEN THE
TIME CAME FOR THE OLYMPICS TO BEGIN, ANY WARFARE
BETWEEN THE CITY-STATES WAS SUSPENDED, so THE GAMES
COULD PROCEED IN PEACE.
- 9 -
IN Los ANGELES TODAY, AND THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT
LAND, ALL OF US MUST FIGHT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES OF
VIOLENCE, HATRED, BIGOTRY, RACISM, 11 AND REKINDLE THE
OLYMPIC SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD, TOLERANCE, AND LOVE OF
NEIGHBOR. WE MUST REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES, RESTORE
HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED, AND RENEW OPPORTUNITY FOR A
BETTER LIFE TO ALL WHO CALL AMERICA THEIR HOME.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND MAY GOD BLESS
AMERICA, THIS LAND WE LOVE.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 6, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
4
FROM:
ROBERT SIMON
SUBJECT:
REMARKS TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
I.
SUMMARY
give brief remarks to some of the Army, Marine, National you
On Friday, May 8, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, will
end the civil disturbance.
Guard, and federal law enforcement officials who worked to
II. DISCUSSION
We as "defenders of decency" who came on a mission of
Your remarks (5 minutes, on cards) praise these people
brotherhood. conclude with an appeal to rekindle the Olympic peace. spirit of
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 2
(GUARD)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've heard shouts of anger
\ and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation \ and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do 11 and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right -- what duty demanded -- and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the terrible
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. 11 One man pulled up his
sleeve to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said,
"Thanks for coming.'
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of
A Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner
in Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women.
The soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law."
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to defend the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
defending the laws from which all justice flows. 11
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, all of
us must fight to extinguish the flames of violence, hatred,
bigotry, racism, 11 and rekindle the Olympic spirit of
brotherhood, tolerance, and love of neighbor. We must rebuild
our communities, restore hope to those in need, and renew
opportunity for a better life to all who call America their home.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
326281SS
Document No.
STAFFING MEMORANDUM
WHITE HOUSE MAY A/O: 11
matefor
5/6/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
May 6, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
8
FROM:
ROBERT SIMON
SUBJECT:
REMARKS TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, May 8, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, you will
give brief remarks to some of the Army, Marine, National
Guard, and federal law enforcement officials who worked to
end the civil disturbance.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (5 minutes. on cards) praise these people
as "defenders of decency" who came on a mission of peace.
We conclude with an appeal to rekindle the Olympic spirit of
brotherhood.
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 2
(GUARD)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've heard shouts of anger
\ and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation \ and the
beginnings of restoration. And. I've seen the worst that humans
can do 11 and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right -- what duty demanded -- and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the terrible
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
AIR FORCE ONE
THU 0i' MAY 92 02:23
PG.01
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. 11 One man pulled up his
sleeve to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said,
"Thanks for coming."
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of
A Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner
in Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women.
The soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law."
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to defend the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
AIR FORCE ONE
THU 07 MAY 92 02:23
PG.02
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
defending the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, all of
us must fight to extinguish the flames of violence, hatred,
bigotry, racism, 11 and rekindle the Olympic spirit of
brotherhood, tolerance, and love of neighbor. We must rebuild
our communities, restore hope to those in need, and renew
opportunity for a better life 1:0 all who call America their home.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
Document No. 326281ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/6/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
>
SKINNER
MCBRIDE N/C
N/C
SCOWCROFT BOOTLEG
X MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
X ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS N/C
DEMAREST
SMITH
1
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY Liberman 6257
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY N/C
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
2 MAY 6 P12: 04
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming.'
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
Document No. 326281ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/6/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please comments. see
MASTER
Thank you.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
2 MAY 6 P12: 04
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
(Petersmeyerd
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've peen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
(DMB) Americans e
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
(isberman) terrible
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath (Libermandefend & to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
(Liberman) defending
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
(Petersmeyer) of us
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, NO must Fight TO
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism,
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance, (Perersmeyer) and love of
neighbor.
our Communities, and restore
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need a spirit of hope and opportunity.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
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DATE: 5/6/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
>
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
>
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
<
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
&
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Mana Sheehe
for DS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
02 MAY 6 P12 04
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
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SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
A
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
GRAY
FINDLAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency --- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow Americans citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
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WASHINGTON
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May 6, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
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DATE:
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 p.m., TODAY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
2 MAY 6 P12: 04
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
terrible
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold defends the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
defending
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
3511
Document No. 326281ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 5/6/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m., TODAY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECT:
L.A. COLISEUM - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
>
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to DAn McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 P.M., TODAY, WED. MAY 6, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: DANIEL MCGROARTY
May 6, 1992
The NSC staff concurs in the proposed presidential remarks.
for
Brent James Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Ext. 2702
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
02 MAY 6 P12 04
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, 11
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
2
friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
3
foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism, \\
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
# # #
Simon
May 6, 1992
Draft 1
GUARD
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
The events of the past 10 days have been packed with emotion
-- raw and intense. In my time here, I've seen shouts of anger
and whispered prayers. I've seen utter devastation, and the
beginnings of restoration. And I've seen the worst that humans
can do, and the best of what they can be.
Even in the midst of tragedy, we find examples of courage,
kindness, duty, mercy, and justice. Today I stand with the
defenders of decency -- men and women who took a stand to defend
the lives and property of their fellow citizens. You did what's
right, what duty demanded, and a city and nation are in your
debt.
You came to protect the community -- the law-abiding
citizens who weren't looking for a fight, just a better life.
Special agents from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals
and Border Patrol assisted the police in stopping the senseless
violence and looting.
Men and women of the armed forces came to defend their
fellow citizens. Trained for war, you came on a mission to
restore peace. Where panic had set in, you restored calm. And
where civilization began to unravel and the rule of law itself
was under attack, you restored order. Wherever you went,
citizens welcomed your presence with shouts of encouragement, a
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friendly wave, or a thumbs-up sign. One man pulled up his sleeve
to reveal an old Marine Corps tattoo and simply said, "Thanks for
coming. "
National Guardsmen came from all over the state, from
Lakeside, Coronado, Brawley, and San Diego. The men of A
Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Infantry were guarding a corner in
Watts Saturday night when a man approached with two women. The
soldiers noticed the women were afraid and had been crying.
Suspecting a crime in progress, they held the man until police
arrived and discovered the suspect was on parole from a previous
kidnapping.
On that street corner, one crime was stopped, two women were
freed, and six heroes were made. Those six men -- Jimmy
Hathaway, Clinton Reese, Abel Belasco, Ted Peterson, Arthur King,
and Ed Greenawald -- can go back to their families and
communities knowing that they upheld the law and protected
innocent life.
We are a nation of laws, for only through the law can we
find justice. Without the law to protect us, we descend from
civilized society into a state of chaos. In 1837, Lincoln said,
"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob
law. "
Each one of you, when you became a law enforcement officer
or entered the armed forces, swore an oath to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this country "against all enemies,
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foreign and domestic." This past week, you did your duty, by
upholding the laws from which all justice flows.
We meet here today at a site dedicated to the brotherhood of
all colors, races, and nations -- the site of the Olympic Games.
In ancient Greece, when the time came for the Olympics to begin,
any warfare between the city-states was suspended, so the games
could proceed in peace.
In Los Angeles today, and throughout our great land, we must
extinguish the flames of violence, hatred, bigotry, racism,
and rekindle the Olympic spirit of brotherhood, tolerance,
kindness, and opportunity. We must rebuild, restore, renew, and
return hope to those in need.
Thank you for what you've done, and may God bless America,
the land we love.
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