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�September 31 1996
. MeMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Samuel Berger
Deputy Assistant to the President
for NRtional Sr.r.urity AffAirs
The White House
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Cuba Broadcasting
l want to call your attention to the. noti1ication you rece.ived on Friday indicating that
Cuba Broadcasting will begin to originate from Miami this week. This is taking place
prior to major shifts of personneL
Il would be pussibl~ fur th~ Rl:ldiu lU l.:lirry ~ mcssag~ from lh~ President if that se.~med
appropriate. A more viable option would be the reading of a statement from the
Pre.sident admowledging this new arrangement.
I write to call your attention to this in light of travel scheduled for the end of this week.
I 11111 011 the ru~d tud11y. Perm Kemule or Geoff Cuwa11 will ue vreiJ!UOO to follow UIJ 11l
your direction.
cc: Ms. Julia Monett, Statl Analyst
Stratesic Planning and
Communications, NSC
UNITCD STAlD31NroRMAllON ACENCY • WA$1 UNGTON, D.C. 20547 • (202) 619-111742
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REVISED
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
CELEBRATION OF LIVES
THE MELLON AUDITORIUM
WASHINGTON, DC
APRIL 3, 1997
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�Good afternoon. One year ago, in an airplane hangar
at Dover Air Force Base, Hillary and I met with many of
you to share our grief ---=fur -,mn lwvia ores, mf~n~ttis,
mu C0Ha;• •e, 1\meilc dti iHlen her~~·
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eternal. The dog'Yood tree we planted on the South Lawn
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of the White House last year, in memory of your loved
ones, has grown a foot taller and soon will bloom..) ~
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PHOTOC~! .·
WJC HANo\AIAfflNG
�THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
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enriched our lives with the gifts of their love,
their idealism, their talent. They enriched our country
through their patriotism and their service. And they
enriched the world through their sacrifice to the cause of
peace.
To the world they '.vere public sep;ants, soldiers,
bliSifiess leaders and journalists. To all of us they we>re
mueh mote-- they were co-workers; they were mothers,
fltthers and they "'vvcre friends. They represented-the
Ldiversity from vvhich this great nation drav;s its strength.
PHOTOCOPY
WJC HA~IDWRITING
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champion of the American Dream, a man of passion and
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sacrifice of all -- tfiey gave'lheir lives for their cotmtry
and for the ideals it represems around the world.
, -America and our allies helped end Bosnia's-war.
¥our loved ones went there to begin Bosnia's peace: i\tid
-the hope they haa, the dream for which they gave their
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live~ is now being realized.
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" Whet e once other e V\f'aS only urar and tiespair;ther'@-i$
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flow:tl:re:gro\ving promise oL lasting psaGe. Divided
families have been reunited. Marketplaces are full of life,
not death. The lights are on; the water runs; homes and
businesses are being restored; playgrounds belong to
children again ... and those children have a future to look
forward to.
Today, a year later, we ask ourselves, how best to
remember and celebrate those we loved and those we lost.
We celebrate them through the personal tributes paid
by their families and communities.
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�There is a High School in White Plains, New York
named in honor of Lee F. Jackson. A scholarship has
been established for Christina Kaminiski, the 13-year-old
daughter of Stephen Kaminski. The William E. Morton
Library opened last Fall at the Geneva Kent Elementary
School in West Virginia. The Monterey Bay Assistance
Center was dedicated to Adam Darling. The Naomi Poling
W arbasse Memorial Fund was established at George
Washington University by her family and friends. And
the Ronald H. Brown Foundation was established
by~'s
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family as a means of carrying on RM :Qio nn's vision of a
more compassionate, cooperative, and just world.
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�'fHE PRESH>f:NY HAS SEEN
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The New York Times has established the Nathaniel
Nash Memorial Foundation to support children's
education.
A New Jersy church and YMC·A have teamed to
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National Bank has set up a worldwide scholarship fund
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for the Buckley School in New York, in honor of Paul
Cushman. And the Ronald H. Brown Foundation was
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Sr8V:'a.bs vision of a more compassionate, cooperative, and
just world. There have been many other tributes like
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�THt PRESIDHH HAS
SEE~
4()/97
We celebrate our loved ones, as well, by carrying on
the mission of peace and reconstruction they undertook to
Bosnia and Croatia.
When they fell, so many of you stepped in to pick up
their fallen standard. Today, with the great outpouring of
reconstruction aid from around the world ... with dozens
of American companies working to restore the currents of
commerce ... with the Department Commerce preparing
to open the door of its new office in Zagreb next week ...
the habits of peace are taking hold.
PHOTOCOPY
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�Above all, we celebrate them by striving to live our
lives in a way that honors their lives.
Whether we are in government, in our military, in
journalism, in business, let us resolve to serve our fellow
tnen and wotnen.
When we see a child in need, a community in distress,
a nation struggling for freedom, let us resolve to act.
Let us resolve to learn from this tragedy, and work, as
so many of you have done, to make our airplanes and
airports safer.
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'·
�Let us resolve to honor those business leaders who
perished by celebrating the best of American business.
Earlier today, the Conference Board and my
administration announced that we are creating the Ronald .
H. Brown Award for Corporate Leadership. Each year,
that award will honor America's finest corporate citizens.
Above all, let us resolve to always shine a light of
hope and freedom in the darkness. Tomorrow, we
remember the life of one who showed us what that means.
Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated 29 years ago,
April 4th, 1968.
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�YHE PRESIOUH HAS SEEN
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When I think of your loved ones, I am reminded of
the words of Dr. King, who said, "All inhabitants of the
globe are now neighbors. The large house in which we
live demands that we transform this worldwide
neighborhood into a worldwide brotherhood." The people
~.we
celebrate today gave their lives while building
that house of brotherhood. It is up to us to finish the job.
Thank you and God bless you all.
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�THE PRES!DGrf ~:i~S SEEN
Draft 4/2/97 9:30pm
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
CELEBRATION OF LIVES
THE MELLON AUDITORIUM
WASHINGTON, DC
APRIL 3, 1997
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�Good afternoon. One year ago, in an airplane hangar
at Dover Air Force Base, Hillary and I met with many of
you to share our grief-- for your loved ones, my friends,
our colleagues, America's fallen heroes.
A full year has passed since that terrible day-- a year
of pain and growth, of hurt and healing. We gather today
not in mourning, but in celebration. For in this season of
rebirth and renewal we are reminded that life is indeed
eternal. The dogwood tree we planted on the South Lawn
of the White House last year, in memory of your loved
ones, has grown a foot taller and soon will bloom. In the
words of Scripture, "Weeping may endure for a night, but
joy cometh in the morning."
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�The men and women we lost on that hard mountain
last April, enriched our lives with the gifts of their love,
their idealism, their talent. They enriched our country
through their patriotism and their service. And they
enriched the world through their sacrifice to the cause of
peace.
To the world they were public servants, soldiers,
business leaders and journalists. To all of us they were
much more -- they were co-workers; they were mothers,
fathers, sons, daughters and they were friends. They
represented the diversity frotn which this great nation
draws its strength.
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�And they were led by my good friend Ron Brown -- a
champion of the American Dream, a man of passion and
determination, who faced every challenge with
extraordinary vigor and courage.
Every person on that plane shared Ron's vision. Like
Ron, they all loved America. And they made the highest
sacrifice of all-- they gave their lives for their country and
for the ideals it represents around the world.
America and our allies helped end Bosnia's war.
Your loved ones went there to begin Bosnia's peace. And
the hope they had, the dream for which they gave their
lives, is now being realized.
3
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�Where once there was only war and despair, there is
now the growing promise of a lasting peace. Divided
families have been reunited. Marketplaces are full of life,
not death. The lights are on; the water runs; homes and
businesses are being restored; playgrounds belong to
children again ... and those children have a future to look
forward to.
Today, a year later, we ask ourselves, how best to
remember and celebrate those we loved and those we lost.
We celebrate them through the personal tributes paid
by their fatnilies and communities. ·
4
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�HiE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
tH 3lq1
The Commerce Department has set up a scholarship
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fund to help the children of Commerce employees. There
is a High School in White Plains, New York named in
honor of Lee F. Jackson. A scholarship has been
· established for Christina Kaminiski, the 13-year-old
daughter of Stephen Kaminski. The William E. Morton
Library opened last Fall at the Geneva Kent Elementary
School in West Virginia. The Monterey Bay Export
Assistance Center was dedicated to Adam Darling. The
Naomi Poling Warbasse Memorial Fund was established
at George Washington University by her family and
friends. The .Universi
of .Wisconsin has esta ·
~les F. Meissner Memorial Scholarship for students
from the Washington, D.C. area.
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PHOTOCOPY
WJC HANDWRITING
�The New York Times has established the Nathaniel
Nash Memorial Foundation to support children's
education.
A New Jersy church and YMCA have teamed to
create the Walter Murphy Memorial Fund. Riggs
National Bank has set up a worldwide scholarship fund
for the Buckley School in New York, in honor of Paul
Cushman. And the Ronald H. Brown Foundation was
established by his family as a tneans of carrying on Ron
Brown's vision of a more compassionate, cooperative, and
just world. There have been many other tributes like
these.
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�We celebrate our loved ones, as well, by carrying on
the mission of peace and reconstruction they undertook to
Bosnia and Croatia.
When they fell, so many of you stepped in to pick up
their fallen standard. Today, with the great outpouring of
reconstruction aid from around the world ... with dozens
of American companies working to restore the currents of
commerce ... with the Department Commerce preparing
to open the door of its new office in Zagreb next week ...
the habits of peace are taking hold.
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·
�Above all, we celebrate them by striving to live our
lives in a way that honors their lives.
Whether we are in government, in our military, in
journalism, in business, let us resolve to serve our fellow
men and women.
When we see a child in need, a community in distress,
a nation struggling for freedom, let us resolve to act.
Let us resolve to learn from this tragedy, and work, as
so many of you have done, to make our airplanes and
airp·orts safer.
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�Let us resolve to honor those business leaders who
perished by celebrating the best of American business.
Earlier today, the Conference Board and my
administration announced that we are creating the Ronald
H. Brown Award for Corporate Leadership. Each year,
that award will honor America's finest corporate citizens.
Above all, let us resolve to always shine a light of
hope and freedom in the darkness. Tomorrow, we
remember the life of one who showed us what that means.
Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated 29 years ago,
April 4th, 1968.
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�When I think of your loved ones, I am reminded of
the words of Dr. King, who said, "All inhabitants of the
globe are now neighbors. The large house in which we
live demands that we transform this worldwide
neighborhood into a worldwide brotherhood.". The people
who we celebrate today gave their lives while building
that house of brotherhood. It is up to us to finish the job.
Thank you and God bless you all.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
AL SHANKER MEMORIAL SERVICE
.GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
APRIL 9, 1997
Eadie Shanker; Jenny; Adam; Michael; and Carl and his sister, Pearl; other family
members, and distinguished guests ...
On behalf of the First Lady, I want to thank the Shanker family for your courage and say
that we share both your sorrow and your loss.
We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of a great American. AI Shanker was one
of those rare individuals who recognized no limits and drew no boundaries in the fight for human
rights. He was not only a union leader, he was a national leader and a world leader. Whether
leading the UFT fight for teachers in New York, or challenging the status quo as head ofthe AFT
in Washington, or standing with other giants of freedom like Martin Luther King, Bayard Rustin,
Lech Walesa, Cesar Chavez and Nelson Mandela, AI Shanker was always on the frontlines ofthe
struggle for justice.
But, first, last and always, AI Shanker was a teacher-- one of the most important
educators of the 20th century. He spent his life in pursuit of the noblest of causes: improving
public schools so that our young people could get the best education possible. AI believed
passionately that public education was the most powerful instrument of democracy and America's
greatest gift to the world. In my State of the Union Address this February, I declared a national
crusade for high standards in education, which had been AI' s rallying cry for so many years. After
my speech, I called to let him know that his crusade had become America's crusade.
AI used to say, "Whe11 I taught, my students would call out, "Will it be on the test? Will it
count?" I wanted to tell AI that his long years of work had counted -- counted for so very much.
I am glad I was able to do that just 18 days before he passed away. I hope it helped put his mind
and soul at ease.
AI' s ideas jolted the mind of a nation. He turned common sense into public policy and he
couldn't be fooled by fads or silver-bullet solutions. When a teacher would tell him that the
students in her class were complaining that she worked them too hard -- much harder than the
kids in another class, he would tell that teacher to keep up the good work. Al's fight for
standards was a fight to make sure every student got the same chance to succeed. And he did not
believe that the quality of education should depend on the accident of birth: where you were
born, how much money your parents made or the color ofyour skin. Standards, for him, were
not only an academic issue, it was an issue of fundamental equality.
AI used to answer those who claimed that setting standards would take away teachers'
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�autonomy or creativity, by equating it to surgery. There are standard procedures for every
operation. I thought about that when I had my knee surgery a few weeks ago. How would I
have felt if my doctor had told me, I know there is a standard way to set this knee, but I want to
be creative. I need to be autonomous. I think I would have said, I need another doctor.
So we have learned that lesson, and now we are putting it into practice. I have proposed a
challenging national reading test for 4th graders, and a rigorous national math test for 8th graders
And we want to help 100,000 more teachers, like Rebecca Palacios, become board certified
rnaster teachers. When these changes are realized, we will have much of Al Shanker's plan for
education in place. And I truly believe it will make our schools better. I suppose God had good
reasons for not letting Al join us in that promised land. But let us never forget that he was the
one who led us out of the desert.
Al Shanker was also fearless. That meant he could be unpredictable and drive us a little
crazy from time to time. He once said something about Bayard Rustin that many would say
applies equally to Shanker himself. He said, "The great thing about Rustin was that he didn't put
up his finger to see which way the wind was blowing. He had the guts to say what he felt was
right, no matter how unpopular it was." Al could say something one day that would delight the
liberals and infuriate the conservatives. Then the next day he would make the liberals mad and the
conservatives happy. Al wasn't right wing or left wing. Al was Al. He found his own way to the
truth.
And he had one overarching concern: what was in the best interest of students. He
believed, as I do, that every child can learn ... that no child should go through school without a
rigorous grounding in the basics. And he challenged teachers to accept their full share of
responsibility for the success or failure of our students.
In the last years of his life, Al Shanker worked hard to bring the people ofthe world
together. And he wanted teachers to lead the way. As the son of Russian immigrants, he had a
deep interest in the work ofthe United States Information Agency which has been sending
American teachers abroad and bringing foreign teachers to America to support the development
of democracy, especially in Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent states of the
former Soviet Union. I am pleased to announce today that teachers who participate in these
international programs in civic education will be designated "Shanker Fellows." And that will be
another wonderful part of Al's great legacy. Some of the first Shanker Fellows are here with us
today.
AI Shanker lived life to the fullest. He loved music and art and bread making and nature.
And he loved his family. His life reflected the words ofHerman Melville, who once said, "We
cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among
those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as
effects."
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�AI Shanker's cause was education, and through it he lifted up our children, our schools,
our workers, our nation, our world. He was our master teacher. Today, education is the number
one priority ofthe American people. AI Shanker helped make it so. His life-- so full of turmoil
and controversy and struggle -- ended in vindication and victory.
It counted, AI.
Thank you and God bless you all.
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�PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
AL SHANKER MEMORIAL SERVICE
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
APRIL 9, 1997
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�THE PRESIDENT
H~S
SEEN
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Eadie Shanker; Jenny; Adam; Michael; and Carl and
his sister, Pearl; other family members, and distinguished
guests ...
-On behalf of the First Lady, I v;ant to thank the
~er fafflily::%f your-courage and
say that \¥e share
lJotii youf sorroo' and your loss.
r-\~~~~-~~~~~-
~~~~\U-W~ ·~CA..~~~
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We &te gathered here today to celebrate the life of a
~reat American. fd Shankel was one of those rare
-individuals v;ho recognized no limits and dre\v no,
boondwies in tlre fight for hun oan digni;W.
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�THE PRESIDHH HP.S Sf.Hf
4 -C.)d/ 7
:Ma. as not only a union leader, lHI~sa national
leader and a world leader. Whether building a strong
teacher's union in New York, or challenging the s~
~.~t~~~M\~
.
as head of the AFT ~' or standing with
cfiiu
other giants of freedom like Martin'- Luther King, Lech
Walesa, Cesar Chavez and Nelson Mandela, AI Shanker
was always on }he frontlines of the struggle for justice_j
<ill.&-~~~
~~~
But, frrst, last and always~ AI Shanker was a teacher -one of the most important eao;*s of the 20th century.
lie spent his life in pot suit of the noblest of ca~
improving public schools so that out young:pooJ3le e6uld
get the best education pos:siWe.
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�THE PRESJDEHT HAS Stftl.
4-9-
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---=At belie\ ed passionately that public education ~
~st-po\verful jnstrument of-oor democraey=:and
~
1\m:eriea' s grea-test gift te the
\VOl ld.
In my State of the
Union Address this February, I declared a national
crusade for high standards in education, which had been
-r~~~lx~~
Al's rallying cry for so many years. After my speec~I
called to let him know that his crusade had become
l~~~~ J ~~~&~ ~~~~
America's crusadeA
AI used to say, "When I taught, my student-s-=woukl
call out, "Will it be on the test? Vlill it coum?" I wanted
to tell AI that his long years of work had counted -counted for so very much.
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�THE PRESIDENT HAS. SE£H
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-=-r am glad I was able to do that just 18 days-befonfhe
J*tssed away. I hope it helpoo put his mmd and sout11t
Al
ideas jolted the mind ofa'·nation. He tume
co1nmon sen e into public policy and he co
fooled by fads or "lver-bullet solut · ns. When a teacher
would tell him that the tude s in her class were
complaining that she
harder than the ·as in anothe class, he would tell that
te~cher t
eep up the good work. Al' s fight for standards
L~
~
~ a fight to make sure every student ~ the same
chance to
succeed.)~u.m ~ ~ ~ ~tV- 1~~
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�TH£ PRESI9ENT HAS SEEM
L(-
c;-?7
He did not believe that quality of education should
depend on an accident of birth: where you were born,
how much money your parents made or the color of your
skin. "Standards," for him, was not only an academic
. .
issue, it was an issue of fundamental equality~·~
-h~)~~~Go answer those who c tmed that setting
operation. I thoug
about that when
surgery a few weeks ago.
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�THE PRESIDErH HAS SEEN
'-{- c;~·~ 7
How would I have felt if my doctor had told me, "I
khow there is a standard wa to successfully set this knee,
Mr. President, but this ho ital doesn't hold me to that
standard. They under and, In ed to do it my own way."
I think I would have said, I need a · ther doctor.
kstt~
So we have learned that lesson, and now we are
putting it into practice. I have proposed a challenging
national reading test for 4th graders, and a rigorous
national math test for 8th graders And we want to help
100,000 more teachers, like Rebecca Palacios, become
board certified master teachers.
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�THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
q-c;-cr7
When these changes are realized, we will have much
of Al Shanker's plan for public education in place. And I
truly believe it will make our schools better. I suppose
God had good reasons for not letting Al join us in that
promised land. But let us never forget that he was the one
who led us out of the desert.
That meant he could be
Al Shanker was a
unpredictable and drive us
stin that many
He once said somethin
would say applies e
ally to Shanker himself.
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�THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
4-9-97
He said, "The great thing about Rustin was that he
didn't put up his fmger to see which way the wind was
blowing. He had the guts to say what he felt was right, no
matter how unpopular it was." Al could say something
one day that would delight the liberals and infuriate the
conservatives. Then the next day he would make the
liberals mad and tbe conservatives happy. Al wasn't right
wing or left wing. Al was Al. He found his own way to
the truth.
.
as m
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�THE. PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
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that every child can learn ... that
nb child should go through school without a rigorous
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~ Atid he challenged teachers te
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- aecept their full share of responsibility for the success-or
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failure of our students.
In the last years of his life, AI Shanker worked
hard to bring the people of the world togethe~ -And
·he wanted teachers to lead the way.
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�THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
L{-9-97
As the son of Russian immigrants, he had a deep
interest in the work of the United States Information
Agency which has been sending American teachers
abroad and bringing foreign teachers to America to
support the development of democracy, especially in
Central and Eastern Europe and the newly
independent states of the former Soviet Union. I am
~·MANJ~
pleased to announce today that1teachers who
participate in these international programs in civic
education will be designated "Shanker
Fellows.'~
fhat will be another wonderful part of Al's great
legacy. Some of the first Shanker Fellows are here
with us today.
I1
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WJC HANDWRITING
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�AI Shanker lived life to the fullest. He loved music
and art and bread making and nature. And he loved his
family. He put as much love and energy into his wife and
children as he did his work. His life reflected the words
of Herman Melville, who once said, "We cannot live only
for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our
fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic
threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to
us as effects."
Al Shanker's cause was education, and through it he
lifted up our children, our schools, our workers, our
nation, our world. He was our master teacher.
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�Today, education is the number one priority of the
American people.
AI Shanker helped make it so. His life-- so full of
~
turmoi~ and
t.~
controversy and struggle 1-- ended-in
~Ck=~~~-
vindic~nvictocy.
It counted, AI.
Thank you and God bless you all.
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�Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
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DATE
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RE: USIS FSO Position in Barbados (3 pages)
10/04/1996
P5
002. email
RE: Correction to Delegation Lists (3 pages)
11113/1996
P1/b(l)
003. email
RE: Correction to Delegation Lists (8 pages)
11/16/1996
P1/b(1)
COLLECTION:
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NSC Emails
MSMaii-Record (Sept94-Spet97) ([Joseph Duffey])
OA/Box Number: 590000
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Debbie Bush
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MSMail
DATE-TIME
04 October 96 17:28
FROM
Orfini, Michael H.
CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT
USIS FSO POSITION IN BARBADOS [UNCLASSIFIED]
TO
Fuerth, Leon S.
Wise, William M.
CARBON_COPY
Orfini, Michael H.
TEXT BODY
LEON/BILL-JUST A HEADS UP ... OVP (JOEL VELASCO) RECEIVED A "URGENT"
CALL FROM AMB
JEANETTE HYDE (BARBADOS) CONCERNING A POSITION (USIS FSO)
BEING CUT AT HER
EMBASSY. SHE WANTED TO TALK TO THE VP TO SEE WHAT HE
COULD DO TO HELP.
JOEL V. SENT THE INFO TO OVP/NSA AND, PER BILL W.'S DIRECTION,
I GATHERED
DATA AND CONDUCTED SEVERAL PHONE CALLS. STATE DEPT
BARBADOSDESK(ANNE
PFORZHEIMER) WAS AWARE OF CUT AND EXPLAINED TO ME THE
BUDGET CHALLENGES OF
USIS. ESSENTIALLY, ANNE P. DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF LOSING
THE FSO
POSITION IN BARBADOS BUT UNDERSTANDS THE BUDGET
CONSTRAINTS. USIS POC
PETER SAMSON FURTHER ELABORATED ON THEIR BUDGET
REDUCTION AND NEED TO
ESTABLISH PRIORITIES. HE STATED THAT THE AMBASSADOR HAS
AN OPTION TO
FORWARD HER FEEDBACK ONCE SHE RECEIVES OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION (SHOULD BE
WITHIN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS).
( PETER SAMSON ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE CHANCE
THE DECISION
WOULD CHANGE REGARDLESS OF THE STRENGTH OF HER
ARGUMENT .. .IE ESSENTIALLY THE
DECISION WAS ALREADY MADE AND THAT BARBADOS WOULD
LOSE THE USIS FSO POSITION
AS OF 1 JAN 97.)
I CONTACTED AMB HYDE AT1630 EST AND TOLD HER THAT I WAS
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' 3255ACOA.FIN
SIMPLY WORKING THE
ISSUE. I DID NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY SPECIFICS. SHE
CONVEYED TO ME MANY
REASONS WHY IT WAS A DUMB IDEA FOR USIS TO CUT THIS
POSITION ... A VERY
CONVINCING AND EMOTIONAL ARGUMENT. SHE STRESSED THE
IMPORTANCE OF BARBADOS
(IE 7 UN VOTES, CARICOM, ETC.) AND THE ISSUES SHE HAS
SUCCESSFULLY WORKED
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HER USIS FSO. FOR EXAMPLE, 24 TREATIES
SIGNED,
WORKING THE BANANA ISSUE, NARCOTICS STUFF, AND CURBING
ANTI -AMERICAN
SENTIMENT ... ETC. SHE ALSO DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY COSTA
RICA HAD A USIS FSO
WHEN BARBADOS, REPRESENTING 7 COUNTRIES, WAS MORE
IMPORTANT AND LOSING THIS
POSITION .... ETC.
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT REALLY BOTHERED HER WAS THAT THE USIS
LEADERSHIP NEVER
CONTACTED HER IN ANYWAY TO ASK FOR HER INPUTS AND/OR TO
INFORM HER OF WHAT
THEIR PLAN WAS WRT BARBADOS USIS FSO. (WHEN I MENTIONED
THIS TO PETER
SAMSON (USIS) HE STATED THAT THAT WAS THE WAY THEY DO
BUSINESS ... USIS DOES
NOT OFFER AN INVITATION TO THEIR AMBASSADORS FOR INPUTS
SINCE IT WOULD ONLY
MAKE THEIR DECISION LESS OBJECTIVE. (I THINK THAT IS A DUMB
ARGUMENT!)
I ENDED THE CONYERS ATIONS WITH BOTH AMB HYDE AND PETER
SAMSON WITH "... THE
OVP/NSA WOULD WATCH THE DECISION CAREFULLY AND KNOW
THAT AFAIRAND
EQUITABLE DECISION WOULD BE MADE .... " I MENTIONED TO
SAMSON
(DIPLOMAT! CALLY OF COURSE) THAT HE REALLY NEEDS TO HEAR
AMBHYDE'S
ARGUMENT/CONCERNS. HE STATED THAT SOMEONE AT A HIGH
LEVEL IN HIS AGENCY
WOULD BE CALLING THE AMBASSADOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO
"SMOOTH THINGS OUT." I
ASKED HIM TO KEEP ME INFORMED. (THE DIRECTOR OF USIS IS A
GUY NAMED
JOSEPH DUFFY). I DO NOT THINK ANY OTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED
AT THIS TIME,
HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THAT IF AMB HYDE LOSES THIS POSITION
SHE WILL
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ATTEMPT AGAIN TO CONTACT THE VP DIRECTLY TO ASK HIM TO
INTERVENE.
UNODIR, I WANT TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF ANY
DECISIONS AT USIS HAVE
CHANGED BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS TODAY. IF NECESSARY, I
WILL DRAFT A
MEMO TO THE VP FROM LEON FOR THE EVENING BOOK TO GIVE
THE VP A HEADS UP
THAT AMB HYDE MIGHT BE CALLING FOR HIS ASSISTANCE. VIR
MIKEO.
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