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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 23, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS DJR
SUBJECT:
Tournament of the Roses Parade
(Draft Presidential Tapings)
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-referenced
remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by noon today. The brief
remarks promote voluntarism, the theme of this year's Rose Bowl
parade. I have reviewed the remarks and have no objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 23, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Tournament of the Roses Parade
(Draft Presidential Tapings)
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks, and
finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF: JGR:aea 11/23/83
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 23, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Tournament of the Roses Parade
(Draft Presidential Tapings)
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks, and
finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 11/23/83
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
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Tournament of the Roses Parade
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5/81
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/22/83
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 12:00 NOON TOMORROW, 11/2.
SUBJECT: TWO DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL TAPINGS: TOURNAMENT OF THE ROSES PARADE
NATIONAL FOOD BROKERS CONVENTION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HICKEY
MEESE
JENKINS
BAKER
McFARLANE
DEAVER
McMANUS
STOCKMAN
MURPHY
DARMAN
P
SS ROGERS
DUBERSTEIN
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
GERGEN
ELLIOTT
[_
HERRINGTON
FISCHER
HENKEL
REMARKS:
PLEASE FORWARD ANY EDITS/COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO BEN ELLIOTT, WITH A COPY
TO MY OFFICE, BY 12:00 NOON TOMORROW. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
8.45am
NOV 23 1963
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
Received SS
(Parvin/BE)
November 22, 1983
1983 NOV 22 PM 5: 54
5:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: TOURNAMENT OF THE ROSES PARADE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1983
Happy New Year to all of you watching the Tournament of
Roses Parade. The theme this year is voluntarism and it's one
that is very close to my heart.
The historian Daniel Boorstin has explained how this
continent was settled, and although he may not have realized it,
he also explained the motivation behind voluntarism. He wrote,
"
groups moving westward organized into communities in
order to conquer great distances, to help one another drag their
wagons uphill or across streams
and for a hundred other
...
purposes
...
they dared not wait for government to establish
its machinery. If the services that elsewhere were performed by
governments were to be performed at all, it would have to be by
private initiative." This frontier spirit made us a strong,
self-reliant people. It also made us a good and caring people.
Americans today are no different.
New Year's is a day for Americans to be filled with hope,
enthusiasm and high spirits, as this parade exemplifies. I
believe 1984 holds great promise for our blessed land -- and
especially if we help each other by our voluntary efforts. New
Year's traditionally is a time to make resolutions. I hope each
of us this year will make a resolution to become involved in
helping our fellow citizens.
God bless you all in 1984.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 8202
SUBJECT:
Taping: Hillsdale College Dinner
Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced draft remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
noon today. This draft is essentially identical to a draft
we cleared on December 2. Our memorandum on that draft
noted no legal objection, although it did provide background
concerning Hillsdale College's involvement in the Grove City
case before the Supreme Court. The attached draft simply
refers Elliott to our prior memorandum.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 2, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: Hillsdale College
Dinner Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Monday, December 5, 1983 (12/1/83) ; 5:30 p.m.
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks, and
finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
I would note, however, that Hillsdale College is intimately
involved in the Grove City College dispute concerning the scope
of Title IX, currently before the Supreme Court. Hillsdale
College, like Grove City, contends that it is not required to
complete Title IX compliance forms because it receives no federal
financial assistance. In the lower courts the Justice Department
successfully argued that the receipt of federal grants and
guaranteed loans by Hillsdale students subjected the Hillsdale
admissions program to Title IX. Hillsdale's petition for
certiorari is being held by the Court pending decision in the
Grove City case.
The President's remarks do not remotely concern the Title IX
issue, and only tangentially discuss Hillsdale. The remarks were
read to Assistant Attorney General Brad Reynolds, who had no
objection to them.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:dgh 12/2/83
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subject/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Taping: Hillsdale College Dinner
Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective. We
refer you to our memorandum of December 2, 1983 on the
previous draft of these remarks for background information
concerning Hillsdale College's involvement in Title IX
litigation with the Federal Government. As we noted, the
remarks appropriately do not touch upon that issue.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 12/12/83
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 12, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Taping: Hillsdale College Dinner
Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective. We
refer you to our memorandum of December 2, 1983 on the
previous draft of these remarks for background information
concerning Hillsdale College's involvement in Title IX
litigation with the Federal Government. As we noted, the
remarks appropriately do not touch upon that issue.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 12/12/83
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chror
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/9
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: NOON MONDAY, 12/12
TAPING: HILLSDALE COLLEGE DINNER HONORING JEANE KIRKPATRICK
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HICKEY
MEESE
JENKINS
BAKER
McFARLANE
DEAVER
McMANUS
STOCKMAN
MURPHY
DARMAN
P
SS ROGERS
DUBERSTEIN
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
GERGEN
ELLIOTT
FISCHER
HERRINGTON
REMARKS:
Please provide any edits directly to Ben Elliott by noon Monday,
December 12th, with an information copy to my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
1983 DEC 10 AM 9: 30
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
Received SS
(Rohrabacher/BE)
December 9, 1983
1983 DEC -9 PM 5: 41
3:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: HILLSDALE COLLEGE DINNER HONORING
JEANE KIRKPATRICK
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1983
Ambassador Kirkpatrick, President Roche, distinguished
guests, fellow admirers of Hillsdale College, fellow friends of
freedom:
It is a great pleasure to share in your tribute to an
individual contributing so much to the defense of human freedom,
an individual I admire and rely heavily upon -- Ambassador Jeane
Kirkpatrick.
It is fitting that an educational institution known for its
steadfast adherence to American principles honors Ambassador
Kirkpatrick. If Hillsdale College had not already established a
Freedom Leadership Award, it would be necessary to invent one
specifically for her.
As an influential scholar and penetrating writer, in the
1970's, she was a voice of reason and common sense in the
analysis of U.S. foreign policy. This was a time when adhering
to such standards required courage as well as clear thinking.
Her strong principles and personal energy helped create the
intellectual climate needed to restore vitality and a sense of
purpose to this country's relations with the rest of the world.
As United States Representative to the United Nations, she's
been a leading force for both democratic ideals and American
interests. She has remained rock solid in her convictions amid
the tides and storm clouds of world events and international
politics. She stands as a giant among the diplomats of the
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commitment to this vital task has been reinvigorated and the
forces of tyranny are on the defensive.
A new spirit of optimism can be felt not only in the United
States, but in the rest of the world. The forces of human
liberty -- of kindness and decency -- are for the first time in
years asserting themselves and fighting back. This is especially
true in the Third World where countries that flirted with
Marxism-Leninism are rejecting that unworkable and discredited
ideology. It can be seen in the struggles in Afghanistan, in
Chad, and elsewhere where freedom-loving people are struggling
against heavy odds to secure their liberty and independence.
The tide of the future is a freedom tide, and communism
cannot and will not hold it back. The origins of this tide, just
now gathering momentum, may be traced to the stands we are taking
here - to the steadfastness of purpose demonstrated by champions
of liberty like Ambassador Kirkpatrick.
Madam Ambassador, we thank you and we salute you.
President Roche, you honor me and this Administration in awarding
Mrs. Kirkpatrick the Hillsdale College Freedom Leadership Award.
She joins a distinguished company of recipients.
Hillsdale deserves the appreciation of all who labor for
freedom. Tonight's tribute is but one example of the many
contributions you are making. Your creative outreach on national
issues enables little Hillsdale to cast such a long shadow.
It is a distinct pleasure to add my congratulations on the
presentation of the Hillsdale College Freedom Leadership Award to
Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Thank you, and God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 2, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS 82R
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: Hillsdale College
Dinner Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Monday, December 5, 1983 (12/1/83; 5:30 p.m.)
Richard Darman has requested that we send any comments on
the above-referenced remarks directly to Ben Elliott by noon
today. The remarks praise Ambassador Kirkpatrick as a
scholar, public servant, and role model for American women.
The remarks also stress the change in America's inter-
national posture and the new assertiveness by the forces of
freedom against communism throughout the world. The
penultimate paragraph also contains kind words for Hillsdale
College itself.
Hillsdale College is intimately involved in the Grove City
College dispute concerning the scope of Title IX, currently
before the Supreme Court. Hillsdale College, like Grove
City, contends that it is not required to complete Title IX
compliance forms because it receives no federal financial
assistance. In the lower courts the Justice Department
successfully argued that the receipt of federal grants and
guaranteed loans by Hillsdale students subjected the
Hillsdale admissions program to Title IX. Hillsdale's
petition for certiorari is being held by the Court pending
decision in the Grove City case.
The President's remarks do not remotely concern the Title IX
issue, and only tangentially discuss Hillsdale. I read the
remarks to Assistant Attorney General Brad Reynolds, who had
no objection to them. I concur in this view.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 2, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: Hillsdale College
Dinner Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Monday, December 5, 1983 (12/1/83) ; 5:30 p.m.
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks, and
finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
I would note, however, that Hillsdale College is intimately
involved in the Grove City College dispute concerning the scope
of Title IX, currently before the Supreme Court. Hillsdale
College, like Grove City, contends that it is not required to
complete Title IX compliance forms because it receives no federal
financial assistance. In the lower courts the Justice Department
successfully argued that the receipt of federal grants and
guaranteed loans by Hillsdale students subjected the Hillsdale
admissions program to Title IX. Hillsdale's petition for
certiorari is being held by the Court pending decision in the
Grove City case.
The President's remarks do not remotely concern the Title IX
issue, and only tangentially discuss Hillsdale. The remarks were
read to Assistant Attorney General Brad Reynolds, who had no
objection to them.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:dgh 12/2/83
CC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subject/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 2, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Taping: Hillsdale College
Dinner Honoring Jeane Kirkpatrick
Monday, December 5, 1983 (12/1/83; 5:30 p.m.)
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced remarks,
and finds no objection to them from a legal perspective.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF; JGR:aea 12/2/83
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
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Type of Response = Initials of Signer
Code
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"A"
Completion Date = Date of Outgoing
Comments:
Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.
Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).
Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files.
Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
5/81
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/1/83
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
NOON TOMORROW
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: HILLSDALE COLLEGE DINNER HONORING JEANE KIRKPATRICK
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1983 (12/1/83; 5:30 pm)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HICKEY
MEESE
JENKINS
BAKER
McFARLANE
DEAVER
McMANUS
STOCKMAN
MURPHY
DARMAN
P
SS
ROGERS
DUBERSTEIN
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
GERGEN
ELLIOTT
HERRINGTON
HENKEL
FISCHER
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Ben Elliott in room 100 EOB
by NOON TOMORROW, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1983, with an information copy
to my office.
Thank you.
1983 DEC -2 AM 7:48
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
Received SS
(Rohrabacher/BE)
1983 DEC - I PM 5: 54
December 1, 1983
5:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: HILLSDALE COLLEGE DINNER HONORING
JEANE KIRKPATRICK
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1983
Ambassador Kirkpatrick, President Roche, distinguished
guests, fellow admirers of Hillsdale College, fellow friends of
freedom:
It is a distinct pleasure for me to be able to share in your
tribute to an individual who is playing a vital role in the
defense of human freedom, an individual I admire and rely heavily
upon -- Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick.
It is fitting that an educational institution known for its
steadfast adherence to American principles honors Ambassador
Kirkpatrick. If Hillsdale College had not already established a
Freedom Leadership Award, it would be necessary to invent one
specifically for her.
As an influential scholar and penetrating writer, in the
1970's, she has been a voice of reason and common sense in the
analysis of U.S. foreign policy. This was a time when adhering
to such standards required academic courage as well as clear
thinking. Her strong principles and personal energy helped
create the intellectual climate needed to restore vitality and
sense of purpose to this country's relations with the rest of the
world.
As United States Ambassador to the United Nations, she's
been a leading force for both democratic ideals and American
interests. She has remained rock solid in her convictions amid
the tides and storm clouds of world events and international
Page 2
politics. She stands as a giant among the diplomats of the
world. All Americans should be grateful for her service; that's
especially true for me, Jeane.
Ambassador Kirkpatrick is also a role model for American
women who choose a public career. The vision, courage, and
statesmanship contributed to the free world by women like
Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir have now been matched by
Ambassador Kirkpatrick, one of our own.
She is a splendid lady, a patriotic Democrat, and an
exceptional asset to this Administration.
It is said that Benjamin Franklin once suggested that our
national bird ought not to be the eagle but, instead, the turkey.
There have been times in the United Nations when those who wish
America no good have treated this country, its interests, and its
representatives as if Franklin's suggestion had been implemented.
Today, with Jeane Kirkpatrick at her post, the American eagle
again commands respect.
We are no longer flagellating ourselves before the world.
We are no longer immobilized by self-doubt. Our system is far
from perfect. But it provides a higher standard of living, more
democracy and political and personal freedom than any other. We
have much to be proud of, we should offer no apologies to regimes
that force tyranny and deprivation down the throats of their own
people.
We, the American people, are carrying a heavy
responsibility. If liberty is to survive, if the forces of
totalitarianism are to be thwarted in their attempts to expand
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their grip on mankind, much will depend on us. Today, our
commitment to this vital task has been reinvigorated and the
forces of tyranny are on the defensive.
A new spirit of optimism can be felt not only in the United
States, but in the rest of the world. The forces of human
liberty -- of kindness and decency -- are for the first time in
years asserting themselves and fighting back. This is especially
true in the Third World where countries that flirted with
Marxism-Leninism are rejecting that unworkable and discredited
ideology. It can be seen in the struggles in Afghanistan, in
Angola, and elsewhere where freedom-loving people are struggling
against heavy odds to secure their liberty and independence.
The tide of the future is a freedom tide, and communism
cannot and will not hold it back. The origins of this tide, just
now gathering momentum, may be traced to the stands we are taking
here -- to the steadfastness of purpose demonstrated by champions
of liberty like Ambassador Kirkpatrick.
Madame Ambassador, we thank you and we salute you.
President Roche, you honor me and this Administration in awarding
Mrs. Kirkpatrick the Hillsdale College Freedom Leadership Award.
She joins a distinguished company of recipients.
Hillsdale well deserves the appreciation of all who labor
for freedom. Tonight's tribute is but one example of the many
contributions you are making. Your creative outreach on national
issues enables little Hillsdale to cast such a long shadow.
It is a distinct pleasure to add my congratulations on
presentation of the Hillsdale College Freedom Leadership Award to
Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Thank you, and God bless you all.
Page 4
It is a distinct pleasure to add my congratulations on
presentation of the Hillsdale College Freedom Leadership Award to
Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. Thank you, and God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Presidential Tapings -- 12th Annual
Martin Luther King Dinner
Richard Darman has asked that comments be sent directly to
Ben Elliott by noon today on the above-referenced draft
remarks. The remarks praise the contributions of both
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Minority Economic Resources
Corporation. The latter is a private-sector organization
dedicated to promoting the hiring of minorities.
The first two sentences on page 2 contain three errors.
"Earlier this year" should be changed to "late last year."
"Beginning in 1985" is inaccurate; Public Law 98-144,
creating the King holiday, takes effect "on the first
January 1 that occurs after the two-year period following
the date of the enactment of this Act," i.e., 1986.
Finally, the Nation will celebrate the third Monday in
January, not January 15, as Martin Luther King, Jr. day.
These corrections are noted in the attached draft memorandum
for Elliott.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Tapings -- 12th Annual
Martin Luther King Dinner
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks. On page 2, line 1, "Earlier this year" should be
changed to "late last year.' On page 2, line 3, "Beginning
in 1985" should be changed to "Beginning in 1986." On
page 2, line 4, "every January 15" should be changed to "the
third Monday in January."
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 1/4/84
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 4, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Tapings -- 12th Annual
Martin Luther King Dinner
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks. On page 2, line 1, "Earlier this year" should be
changed to "late last year. On page 2, line 3, "Beginning
in 1985" should be changed to "Beginning in 1986." On
page 2, line 4, "every January 15" should be changed to "the
third Monday in January."
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 1/4/84
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 1/3/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
NOON WEDNESDAY, 1/4/8
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL TAPINGS: 1) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES
2) 12th ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DINNER
3) "TODAY SHOW" 80th BIRTHDAY/TRIBUTE TO
CARY GRANT
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
JENKINS
MEESE
McFARLANE
BAKER
McMANUS
DEAVER
MURPHY
STOCKMAN
OGLESBY
DARMAN
P
SS ROGERS
FELDSTEIN
SPEAKES
FIELDING
SVAHN
FULLER
VERSTANDIG
GERGEN
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
ELLIOTT
HICKEY
FISCHER
HENKEL
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Ben Elliott in room 100 by
NOON TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1984, with an information copy to
my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Robinson/BE)
January 3, 1984
5:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TAPING: 12th ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DINNER
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1984
Reverend Brooks, members and guests of the Minority Economic
Resources Corporation: I'm delighted to join you in honoring a
great American, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King was born in America where, because of the
color of their skin, nearly one in ten lived lives that were
separate and unequal. Most black Americans were taught in
segregated schools. Across the country, many could find only
poor jobs, toiling for low wages. Our Nation proclaimed "liberty
and justice for all," but it denied it to many.
In the face of that injustice, Dr. King made equality of
rights his life's work. Across the country he organized
boycotts, rallies and marches. Often he was beaten and
imprisoned, but he went on, sustained by his vision. "I have a
dream," he said, "that one day on the red hills of Georgia the
sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be
able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." In 1964,
Dr. King became the youngest man in history to win the Nobel
Peace Prize.
When he was gunned down by an assassin in 1968, he was only
39. But those 39 years had changed America forever. Equal
rights had been written into law. And there was more than a
change of law, there was a change of heart. Across the land,
people had begun to treat each other not as blacks and whites,
but as fellow Americans.
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Earlier this year, Coretta King, Dr. Martin Luther King,
Sr., and other members of the King family joined me at the White
House as I signed a historic bill into law. Beginning in 1985,
our Nation will celebrate every January 15 as Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day. It will be a day not only to recall Dr. King, but to
rededicate ourselves to the great labor of equality for which he
lived and died.
You at the Minority Economic Resources Corporation are
carrying on that labor, and you inspire us all. You work with
more than 40 major corporations in the Chicago area to help
minorities get jobs, training, housing, and business contracts.
I understand that in just the first 9 months of last year, you
found jobs for 963 people, including 110 youths between the ages
of 16 and 21.
Our Administration has always urged private groups and
businesses to help minorities, and you're leading the way,
showing how we can foster working relationships between
minorities and businesses to the benefit of both.
If all of us show the same dedication as the Minority
Economic Resources Corporation, then we will see the day when Dr.
King's dream comes true, and in his words,
If
all of God's
children will be able to sing with new meaning
'land of the
Pilgrims' pride, from every mountain side, let freedom ring. "
Thank you, and God bless you all.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
SUBJECT:
Presidential Radio Talk: Violence in
Schools -- Saturday, January 7, 1984
Richard Darman has asked that comments on the above-
referenced draft remarks be sent directly to Ben Elliott by
10:00 a.m. today. The remarks focus on classroom violence,
citing statistics from a 1978 National Institute of
Education report. The remarks announce several federal
initiatives, including establishment of a National School
Safety Center at the Department of Justice that will publish
handbooks informing teachers of their legal rights in deal-
ing with disruptive students. In the remarks the President
announces that he has "directed the Justice Department to
file court briefs to help shcool administrators enforce
discipline." I have no objection to such a general direc-
tion, but recommend that the phrase "when appropriate" be
added not only to help forestall criticism of Presidential
"interference" with litigation decisions but also to give
the Department some flexibility in responding to what I
suspect will be many requests for intervention.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Radio Talk: Violence in
Schools -- Saturday, January 7, 1984
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks. In the last sentence of the second paragraph on
page 3, "when appropriate" should be inserted between
"briefs" and "to." This is necessary not only to help fore-
stall possible criticism of White House interference in
Justice Department litigation decisions, but also to afford
the Department some flexibility in responding to requests
for intervention in particular cases.
CC: Richard G. Darman
FFF:JGR:aea 1/6/84
bcc: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 6, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR BEN ELLIOTT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING OFFICE
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Radio Talk: Violence in
Schools -- Saturday, January 7, 1984
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced draft
remarks. In the last sentence of the second paragraph on
page 3, "when appropriate" should be inserted between
"briefs" and "to." This is necessary not only to help fore-
stall possible criticism of White House interference in
Justice Department litigation decisions, but also to afford
the Department some flexibility in responding to requests
for intervention in particular cases.
CC: Richard G. Darman
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 1/5/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00 a.m. FRIDAY, 1/6/84
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL RADIO TALK: VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1984
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
JENKINS
MEESE
McFARLANE
BAKER
McMANUS
DEAVER
MURPHY
STOCKMAN
OGLESBY
DARMAN
P
55 ROGERS
FELDSTEIN
SPEAKES
FIELDING
SVAHN
FULLER
VERSTANDIG
GERGEN
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
ELLIOTT
HICKEY
FISCHER
HENKEL
REMARKS:
The attached has gone forward to the President. Please provide comments/edits
directly to Ben Elliott in room 100 by 10:00 a.m. TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6,
1984, with an information copy to my office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
(Robinson/BE)
January 5, 1984
6:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL RADIO TALK: VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1984
My fellow Americans: This is my first radio talk in 1984,
so Happy New Year. My prayer for you this new year is that you
and your families will prosper in health and happiness.
When I spoke to you last Saturday, on New Year's Eve, I made
one request to everyone: When we drive, let's drive sober.
Well, I was delighted to hear some very heartening news from
Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole. Last New Year's weekend
was the safest on our highways in 35 years. Our efforts to keep
drunk, violent drivers off the road are beginning to show
progress.
Today I want to talk about a subject which also deals with
violence, and is on our minds as the holidays end and our
children go back to school: the problem of classroom discipline.
The sad truth is, many classrooms across the country are not
temples of learning -- teaching the lessons of goodwill, civility
and wisdom important to the whole fabric of American life. Many
schools are filled with rude, unruly behavior and even violence.
According to a 1978 report by the National Institute of
Education, each month 3 million secondary school children were
victims of in-school crime. I don't mean ordinary hi-jinks, I
mean crime. Each month, some 2½ million students were the
victims of robberies and thefts, and more than 25,000 students
suffered physical attacks. In cities, the problem was so bad
that almost 8 percent of urban junior and senior high school
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students missed at least one day in the classroom per month.
They were afraid to go to school. And a study released this year
says these figures I've just given for 1978 probably understate
the problem today.
In 1950, the arrest rate for youths under 18 was 200 arrests
per 100,000 youths. By 1977, the most recent year for which
figures are available, the arrest rate had risen to 6,500 per
100,000. That's an increase of over 3,000 percent. It's clear
our young people are taking too little care of themselves and
doing too much harm to others.
Just as school violence affects our sons and daughters, it
also affects their teachers. The 1978 National Institute of
Education study found that each month some 6,000 teachers were
robbed. About 125,000 a month were threatened with physical
harm, and at least 1,000 teachers were assaulted with violence SO
severe they required medical care. One psychiatrist who treats
teachers says many of them suffer symptoms identical to those of
World War I shell-shock victims -- it's that bad.
Today, American children need good education more than ever.
But we can't get learning back into our schools until we get the
crime and violence out. It's not a question of anyone asking for
a police state. It's just that, as Albert Shanker of the
American Federation of Teachers put it, "We are not going to get
people interested in English or mathematics or social studies and
languages unless we solve discipline problems and take out of our
schools those students who prevent teachers from teaching."
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Today I'm asking Americans to renew our commitment to school
discipline. Here at the national level, we're directing the
Federal Government to do all it can to help parents, teachers,
and administrators restore order to the classroom. The
Department of Education will study ways to prevent school
violence, publicize examples of effective school discipline,
continue its joint project with the National Institute of Justice
to find better ways for localities to use their resources to
prevent school crime, and sponsor hearings on school discipline
across the country.
The Department of Justice will establish a National School
Safety Center. This center will publish handbooks informing
teachers and other officials of their legal rights in dealing
with disruptive students and put together a computerized national
clearing house for school safety resources. I've also directed
the Justice Department to file court briefs to help school
administrators enforce discipline.
But despite the importance of these efforts, we can't make
progress without help from superintendents and principals,
teachers, parents, and students themselves. I wish I could tell
you all the stories I've heard of schools that have been turned
around by determined local efforts. Principal Joseph Clark of
Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, expelled 300
troublemakers. The year before, only 55 percent of Eastside's
ninth graders had passed a basic math test. The year after,
82 percent passed.
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At Southwestern High in Detroit, once one of the city's most
violent schools, firm discipline has raised the attendance rate
from 53 to almost 87 percent. And in my home state of
California, at Sacramento's El Camino High, a discipline compact
between parents and the school has helped achievement levels
soar.
So please: If you have discipline problems at your school,
find out what you can do to help. By working together, we can
restore good order to America's classrooms and give our sons and
daughters the education they deserve.
Until next week, thanks for listening and God bless you.