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2/13/91
(b)(6)
Memo
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SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Wednesday, February 13, 1991
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu
8:15 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scowcroft/Sunu
8:45 am
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
9:15 am
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
10:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(10 min)
(Sununu)
10:10 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(20 min)
10:30 am
Announcement of Surface
450 OEOB
(10 min)
Transportation Assistance
Act of 1991
(Demarest)
(TAB A)
10:45 am
Video Taping Session
459 OEOB
(45 min)
(Rogich)
(TAB B)
11:30 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
12:00 pm
Lunch BAKER, SUNUNU,
Oval Office
(75 min)
SCOWCROFT, EAGLEBURGER
1:15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
1:30 pm
Meeting with Secretary Baker
Oval Office
(30 min)
2:00 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
2:30 pm
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
CHENEY, POWELL
UNP 02/12/91
5:00 pm
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Office:
Appointments and Scheduling, White House Office of
Series:
Presidential Daily Diary, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/13/1991
Date Closed:
4/9/1998
OA/ID Number:
12848-026
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2002-1005-S
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Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)(1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
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of personal privacy
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Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
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financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
3:00 pm
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(2 hrs)
Oval Office
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0927 SUNUNU out 1001 ADD SUNUNU, MAX FISHER
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1209 ADD SUNUNU, SCOWCROFT 1210 ADD BAKER, EAGLEBUL
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1556 BAKER OUT 1608 SUNUNU OUT
1710 POTUS TO SOUTH GROUNDS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
FEBRUARY 13th
, 19 91
TIME
NAME
ACTION
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6:20
MR. KEVIN O'CONNOR
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
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MR. LOU PRESTON
LONDON, ENGLAND
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6:41
011-44-716-298-860
TLKD-OK 6:40 P.M.
OUT
AM
INC
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OUTX
10:29 AM
10:32
GOVERNOR JOHN H. SUNUNU
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 686
TLKD-OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
11:53 AM
MR. PETER TEELEY
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
XRM
202-452-7055
PRESUS CA
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
XAM
JUDGE FREDERICK VAN SICKLE
BIG PINE, FL.
2:18 XRM
305-872-3166
TLK-OK 4:01 P.M.
INC
4:03
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
XAM
MR. PETER TEELEY
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
2:18
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2:22
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Memo
Collection:
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Office:
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Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/13/1991
Date Closed:
4/9/1998
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Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)( (1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy
(b) (7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
purposes
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
FEBRUARY 13th
91
. 19
TIME
PLACED
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ACTION
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GENERAL BRENT SCOWCROFT
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
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WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 653
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MR. RONALD W. REAGAN
OFC: LOS ANGELES, CA.
INC
5:36PM
5:43
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GOVERNOR JOHN H. SUNUNU
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
MNC
5:54 PM
5:56
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AM
INC
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RES: FAIRFAX, VA.
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CAR PHONE
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WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
FEBRUARY 13th 19 91
TIME
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OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
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6:45 PM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
February 13 , 19 91
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PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C
DATE 13 February 1991
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0705
South Grounds
35218
0710
Oval Office
35222
1028
West Executive Avenue
1031
Room 450, Old Executive Office Building
1041
Room 459, Old Executive Office Building
1058
Oval Office
35223
1735
South Grounds
35219
1820
Press Office
1824
Residence
35220
2012
Doctor's Office
2152
Residence
35221
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
THE WHITE HOUSE
Wednesday, February 13
WASHINGTON
5:05 Breakfast for the President and Mrs. Bush
7:07
The President to the Oval Office
8:00
Mrs. Bush to the swimming pool
9:19
Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
11:25
Laurie Firestone to the Second Floor for Mrs. Bush
11:53
Mrs. Firestone departed
12:00
Lunch for Mrs. Bush
1:45
Nancy Graux to the Second Floor
1:55
Marvin Bush to the Second Floor
2:21
Marvin departed
2:30 Allison Rainey and Judy Rainey to the Second Floor for
Tea with Mrs. Bush - down 3:10
3:30 Mrs. Bush departed the White House for the Mayflower
Hotel
4:57
Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
6:25
The President to the Second Floor
7:00
Dinner for the President and Mrs. Bush
8:10
The President to the Doctor's Office
9:10
Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
9:15
Mrs. Bush to the Ground Floor
9:23
Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
9:53 The President to the Second Floor
9:55
Retired
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1991
ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1991
TIME: 10:30 AM
LOCATION: ROOM 450
AA
THROUGH: DAVID DEMAREST, ASSISTANT TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS
BK
FROM: BOBBIE KILBERG; DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
I. PURPOSE:
To unveil the provisions of the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act of 1991.
II. BACKGROUND:
You will address an audience which includes members of
Congress, state and local officials, industry/association
representatives, Congressional staff and DOT staff.
Secretary Skinner will brief the group prior to your
arrival.
III. PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Secretary Skinner
In audience:
Elaine Chao, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation
Tom Larson, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
Brian Clymer, Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation
Administration
Jerry Curry, Administrator, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Gil Carmichael, Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration
IV.
PRESS PLAN:
Open Press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
The President is announced on stage in Room 450.
The President is greeted by Secretary Skinner who will sit
on stage.
The President makes remarks.
The President departs.
VI. REMARKS:
Provided by speech writers.
TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING \ ROOM 450
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1991 \ 10:30 P.M.
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ALL
OF YOU HERE, AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE OUR VERY
ABLE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, SAM SKINNER. 111
AND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO SENATORS MOYNIHAN AND RIEGLE,
AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVE COUGHLIN.
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER
ENVISIONED OUR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT TODAY IS
REALITY.
TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING \ ROOM 450
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1991 \ 10:30 P.M.
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ALL
OF YOU HERE, AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE OUR VERY
ABLE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, SAM SKINNER. 111
AND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO SENATOR PAT MOYNIHAN, WHO IS
JOINING US TODAY AS WELL.
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER
ENVISIONED OUR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT TODAY IS
REALITY.
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HIS IDEA FUELED DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A
GENERATION, AND UNITED OUR STATES AS NEVER BEFORE --
ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY, AND SOCIALLY. TAKE A LOOK
AT ANY MAP OF OUR COUNTRY, AND YOU'LL SEE PRESIDENT
EISENHOWER'S LEGACY FOR A STRONG AMERICA.
TODAY, THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE
AND AMERICANS ENJOY UNEQUALLED MOBILITY. BUT IN THE
YEARS SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION BEGAN, THERE HAVE BEEN
MAJOR DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS AND TRAVEL CHANGES IN AMERICA.
- 3 -
WE HAVE A REMARKABLE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, BUT AS SAM HAS
TOLD YOU, MUCH OF IT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. WE NEED TO
MOVE
FORWARD TO MEET THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE
COMING GENERATIONS. IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP
ON THE LONG ROAD THAT LIES AHEAD. THE STATUS QUO WILL
NOT GET US THERE.
ECONOMIC COMPETITION IN THE 21ST CENTURY WILL BE
TOUGHER THAN EVER BEFORE.
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WE CAN HELP BUILD COMPETITIVENESS AND IMPROVE THE LINKS
BETWEEN WORKERS AND JOBS, AND GOODS AND MARKETS.
ALREADY, TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS FOR 20 PERCENT OF
CONSUMER SPENDING. WE'VE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO EXPAND
THE NATION'S MOBILITY FOR URBAN AMERICANS, FOR RURAL
AMERICANS, AND FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE
ON THE MOVE.
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So TODAY WE'RE UNVEILING A BLUEPRINT FOR A
"NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. "
[GESTURE TO MAP ON YOUR RIGHT. BLUE LINES ARE
CURRENT INTERSTATE SYSTEM; RED LINES ARE NEW
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.]
WE'VE DESIGNED NEW LEGISLATION, THE SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT, TO REFORM EXISTING
HIGHWAY PROGRAMS AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR WHAT WORKS
TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT AMERICAN CENTURY.
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To DO IT, WE MUST INVEST IN AMERICA'S FUTURE.
So
WE'RE INVESTING $105 BILLION IN OUR TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. HIGHWAY
INVESTMENT WILL INCREASE BY 39 PERCENT TO $20
BILLION BY 1996
AND FUNDS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN
MASS TRANSIT WILL INCREASE BY 25 PERCENT. AND WE'VE
PROPOSED A 34 PERCENT INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR HIGHWAY
SAFETY PROGRAMS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
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THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION RESTS ON THE
NEW FOUNDATION WE ARE LAYING TODAY. BUILDING ON THE
SUCCESS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, THIS BILL PROVIDES
FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A NEW "NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM"
WHICH CONCENTRATES FEDERAL DOLLARS ON THE
REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR MOST CRITICAL
HIGHWAYS.
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IT CREATES A NEW URBAN/RURAL BLOCK GRANT THAT WILL
STREAMLINE NARROW HIGHWAY GRANT PROGRAMS INTO A LARGER,
MORE FLEXIBLE HIGHWAY BLOCK GRANT. THE LEGISLATION
WILL REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF BRIDGES NEEDING REPAIR AND
REPLACEMENT. IT PROMOTES EFFICIENCY BY CUTTING RED
TAPE FOR THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.
THE BILL ALSO FOCUSES ATTENTION ON THE NEEDS OF OUR
CITIES, WHERE MILLIONS OF OUR CITIZENS DEPEND ON PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
- 9 -
MASS TRANSIT IN URBAN AREAS WILL BE MAINTAINED AND
IMPROVED, AND, UNDER THIS LEGISLATION, FUNDING FOR IT
WILL BECOME MORE STABLE AND EQUITABLE.
OUR APPROACH WILL PROVIDE STATES AND LOCALITIES
WITH FLEXIBILITY
TO SELECT WHICH HIGHWAYS WILL
RECEIVE TARGETED FEDERAL DOLLARS; AND STATES AND
LOCALITIES WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO SPEND
FEDERAL DOLLARS ON TRANSIT OR HIGHWAY SOLUTIONS.
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As NEVER BEFORE, WE ARE ENCOURAGING CREATIVE NEW
FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT BY THE STATES.
THIS BILL IS A GOOD ONE. WE BELIEVE IT WILL DRAW
BROAD SUPPORT FROM ALL SECTORS -- THE STATES, THE
CITIES, THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, AND THE CONGRESS.
As PART OF THIS ADMINISTRATION's NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION POLICY, IT WILL MOVE US INTO THE NEXT
AMERICAN CENTURY.
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WITH THIS LEGISLATION, AMERICA IS ON THE ROAD TO
EXPANDED PRODUCTIVITY, MORE JOBS, AND A STRENGTHENED
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A STRONGER UNITED STATES. SAM,
SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN DUBBED THE "ROAD WARRIOR," //
I'M ASKING YOU TO BRING ME BACK A BILL I CAN SIGN THIS
FALL.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY. GOD
BLESS THE UNITED STATES.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 13, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING
Room 450
The Old Executive Building
10:34 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, a special welcome to
Senators Riegle and Moynihan, Congressman Larry Coughlin. And let me
just welcome all of you to the White House. It's great to have you
here. And it's great for me to be with our able Secretary of
Transportation, whose baby we are unveiling here.
Thirty-five years ago, President Eisenhower envisioned an
interstate highway system that today is reality. And his idea fueled
development in this country for a generation and united the states as
never before -- economically, politically and socially. So take a
look at any map in our country and you'll see President Eisenhower's
legacy for a strong America.
Today the interstate system is virtually complete, and
Americans enjoy unequaled mobility. But in the years since its
construction began, there have been major demographic shifts and
travel changes in our country. And we have a remarkable highway
system, but as Sam has told you and certainly told me, much of
it
needs improvement. And we need to move forward to meet the
transportation needs of the coming generations. It's time to take
the first step on the long road that lies ahead, and the status quo
will simply not get us there.
Economic competition in the 21st century is going to be
tougher than ever before. We can help build competitiveness and
improve the links between workers and jobs and goods and markets.
Already transportation accounts for about 20 percent of total
consumer spending. And we've got to find ways to expand our nation's
mobility for urban Americans, for rural Americans and for Americans
with disabilities who are on the move.
So today we're unveiling a blueprint for a National
Highway System. This map explains it. Sam has been, I understand,
briefing on that here. We've designed new legislation -- the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act -- to reform existing highway programs
and increase funding for what works to prepare for the next American
century.
And to do it, we must invest in our future. So we're
investing $105 billion in our transportation infrastructure over the
next five years. Highway investment will increase by 39 percent to
$20 billion by 1996. And funds for capital investment in mass
transit will increase by 25 percent. And we've proposed a 34 percent
increase in funding for highway safety programs over the next five
years.
The future of Americans' transportation rests on the new
foundation that we're laying today. Building on the success of the
interstate system, this bill provides for the designation of a new
National Highway System which concentrates federal dollars on the
rehabilitation and improvement of our most critical highways. It
creates a new urban-rural block grant that will streamline narrow
highway grant programs into a larger, more flexible block grant.
The legislation will reduce the backlog of bridges
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needing repair and replacement. It promotes efficiency by cutting
red tape for the trucking industry. The bill also focuses attention
on the needs of our cities where millions of our citizens depend on
public transit. Mass transit in urban areas will be maintained and
improved. And under this legislation funding for it will become more
stable and equitable.
Our approach will provide states and localities with
flexibility to select which highways will receive targeted federal
dollars, and states and localities will be able to choose whether to
spend federal dollars on transit or highway solutions.
As never before, we are encouraging creative new
financing and management by the states. This bill is a good one.
And we believe it will draw broad support from all sectors -- the
states, the cities, the transportation industry and the Congress.
And as part of this administration's national transportation policy,
it will move us into the next American century.
With this legislation, America is on the road to expanded
productivity, more jobs, and a strengthened infrastructure for a
stronger United States.
Sam, you've been dubbed the "road warrior. " (Laughter.)
I don't whether it's just by yourself or by all the rest of us, but
nevertheless, I -- (laughter) -- since you've already been dubbed
that,
I
want you -- and I see we've got some heavyweights here in the
front rows to ask for their support. But I really hope that you
can bring back a bill that I can enthusiastically sign this fall or
perhaps sooner. I don't know what your legislative schedule is.
But in any event, I think we're off to a good start. And
I'm grateful to you and the people at the Department of
Transportation who have put so much of their hearts and souls into
formulating this new approach. So to all of you who have been a part
of -- direct or indirect -- my sincere thanks. We're going to work
hard to make this become a reality. And thanks for coming over here
today.
And God bless you all. Thank you very, very much.
(Applause. )
END
10:40 A.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 12, 1991
BRIEFING MEMORANDUM FOR VIDEOTAPING SESSION
DATE:
February 13, 1991
TIME:
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Room 459, OEOB
THROUGH: SIG ROGICH
BARRIE TRON
FROM:
PAUL LUTHRINGER
I. PURPOSE:
To provide five videotape messages to various organizations.
II. BACKGROUND:
VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
(ASIA): On Feb. 20th, the annual international convention of
ASIA will meet in Chicago. ASIA is the largest association
member of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
(NAW) which is one of the Administration's staunchest
business supporters. Your message will play at a dinner for
ASIA's 3,000 members.
VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM:
On February 27th, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
will hold a luncheon in New York, hosted by your brother
Jonathan, to honor the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Your
message will serve to highlight the museum's importance and
will also be used in educational efforts.
VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE SCENIC BYWAYS '91 CONFERENCE: In mid-
March, the Scenic Byways Coalition will sponsor a conference
to discuss the new Scenic Byways Initiative, as well as the
proposed Highway Reauthorization Bill, and the 1992 Budget as
it relates to scenic byways. The American Recreation
Coalition has requested a video message from you to use at
their meeting. Your message will, in turn, be disseminated
to key groups across the country for use in promoting scenic
byways.
VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF FIRE SERVICE
INSTRUCTORS (ISFSI): : On March 24th, the International Society
of Fire Service Instructors will be holding their annual
conference in Cincinnati. Your video greeting will welcome
the ISFSI's 8,000 attendees.
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VIDEO MESSAGE FOR THE HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION: April 12th
marks the 44th Annual Horatio Alger Association for
Distinguished Americans Awards Dinner. This year, the
Association will be honoring 10 exceptional Americans for
overcoming adversity and for their outstanding contributions
to America's free-enterprise system. One of this year's
winners is Joint Chiefs Chairman, General Colin Powell. Your
video message will congratulate the achievements of the
awardees.
III. PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Sig Rogich
Barrie Tron
Paul Luthringer
Interface Video crew
WHCA personnel:
audio operators (3)
teleprompter operators (2)
IV.
PRESS PLAN:
Closed press
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
- President arrives in OEOB 459 studio, tapes various video
messages, then departs
VI. TALKING POINTS:
Scripts to be provided by Office of Public Affairs