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Public Papers of the Presidents
A p r i l 23, 1983
CITE: 19 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 585
LENGTH: 723 w o r d s
HEADLINE: Death of Federal Diplomatic and M i l i t a r y Personnel i n B e i r u t , Lebanon
HIGHLIGHT:
Radio Address t o the Nation.
BODY:
My f e l l o w Americans:
In a few hours I ' l l undertake one of the saddest journeys of my Presidency.
I ' l l be going t o Andrews A i r Force Base t o meet one of our A i r Force planes
b r i n g i n g home 16 Americans who died t h i s week i n the t e r r o r i s t attack on the
United States Embassy i n B e i r u t .
I undertake t h i s task i n great sadness, but also w i t h a tremendous sense o f
pride i n those who s a c r i f i c e d t h e i r l i v e s i n our country's e f f o r t s t o b r i n g
peace t o the Middle East and spare others the agony of war. Greater love hath
no man.
The courage and the dedication of these men and women r e f l e c t the best
t r a d i t i o n of our Foreign Service, our Armed Forces, and the other departments
and agencies whose personnel serve our n a t i o n overseas, o f t e n i n s i t u a t i o n s o f
great personal danger.
We don't know yet who bears r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h i s t e r r i b l e deed. What we
do know i s t h a t the t e r r o r i s t s who planned and c a r r i e d out t h i s cynical and
cowardly attack have f a i l e d i n t h e i r purpose. They mistakenly believe that i f
they're cruel enough and v i o l e n t enough, they w i l l weaken American resolve and
deter us from our e f f o r t t o help b u i l d a l a s t i n g and secure peace i n the Middle
East. Well, i f they t h i n k t h a t , they don't know too much about America. As a
free people, we've never allowed i n t i m i d a t i o n t o stop us from doing what we know
to be r i g h t . The best way f o r us t o show our love and respect f o r our f e l l o w
countrymen who died i n B e i r u t t h i s week i s t o carry on w i t h t h e i r task, t o press
harder than ever w i t h our peacemaking e f f o r t s , and that's e x a c t l y what we're
doing.
More than ever, we're committed t o g i v i n g the people of Lebanon the chance
they deserve t o lead normal l i v e s , free from violence and free from the presence
of a l l unwanted f o r e i g n forces on t h e i r s o i l . And we remain committed t o the
Lebanese Government's recovery of f u l l sovereignty throughout a l l i t s t e r r i t o r y .
When I spoke a f t e r the bombing t o Lebanon's President Gemayel, he expressed
his people's deepest regret and r e v u l s i o n over t h i s wanton act of t e r r o r i s m . I
i n t u r n assured him that the t r a g i c events of t h i s week had only served t o
strengthen America's steadfastness as a force f o r peace i n h i s country and the
Middle East. To t h i s end, I've asked Secretary of State George Shultz t o leave
tomorrow n i g h t f o r the Middle East. Secretary Shultz w i l l now add h i s personal
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e f f o r t s t o continue the magnificent work begun by Ambassadors P h i l Habib and
Morris Draper, b r i n g i n g about the e a r l i e s t possible withdrawal of a l l f o r e i g n
forces from Lebanon i n a way that w i l l promote peace and s e c u r i t y i n t h i s
troubled region.
The scenes of senseless tragedy i n Beirut t h i s week w i l l remain etched i n our
memories forever. But along w i t h the tragedy, there were i n s p i r i n g moments of
heroism. We w i l l not forget the p i c t u r e s of Ambassador D i l l o n and h i s s t a f f ,
Lebanese as w e l l as Americans, many of them swathed i n bandages, bravely
searching the devastated embassy f o r t h e i r colleagues and f o r other innocent
victims.
We w i l l not forget the image of young marines g e n t l y draping our nation's
f l a g over the broken body of one of t h e i r f a l l e n comrades. We w i l l not forget
t h e i r courage and compassion, and we w i l l not forget t h e i r w i l l i n g n e s s t o
s a c r i f i c e even t h e i r l i v e s f o r the service of t h e i r country and the cause of
peace.
Yes, we Americans can be proud of these f i n e men and women. And we can be
even prouder that our country has been p l a y i n g such a unique and indispensable
r o l e i n the Middle East, a r o l e no other s i n g l e n a t i o n could play. When the
countries of the region want help i n b r i n g i n g peace, we're the ones they've
turned t o . That's because they t r u s t us, because they know t h a t America i s both
strong and j u s t , both decent and dedicated. Even i n the shadow of t h i s t e r r i b l e
tragedy i n B e i r u t , that i s something t o remember and draw heart from. I t i s
also something t o be true t o .
I know I speak f o r a l l Americans when I r e a f f i r m our unshakeable commitment
to our country's most precious heritage -- serving the cause of peace and
freedom i n the world. What b e t t e r monument than t h a t could we b u i l d f o r those
who gave t h e i r a l l that others might l i v e i n peace.
U n t i l next week, thank you, and God bless you.
Note: The President spoke a t 12:06 p.m. from the Oval O f f i c e a t the White
House.
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LEVEL 1 - 9 OF 28 DOCUMENTS
Public Papers of the Presidents
September 20, 1984
CITE: 20 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1317
LENGTH: 749 words
HEADLINE: Bombing Near U.S. Embassy Annex i n Beirut
HIGHLIGHT:
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters.
BODY:
The President. I know t h a t you're a l l aware of the t r a g i c event i n Beirut
w i t h regard t o our Embassy. We've been i n touch w i t h Reg Bartholomew, our
Ambassador there. He has been s l i g h t l y i n j u r e d , but we do know that he walked
to the h o s p i t a l f o r treatment of h i s wounds on h i s own.
W know there are several deaths. So f a r , the only ones we know of are among
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the Lebanese employees. We know that the suicide vehicle crashed through
barricades a t the end of the s t r e e t . I t d i d not enter the compound, but
exploded i n the s t r e e t i n f r o n t of i t , w i t h damage t o the b u i l d i n g . There are a
number t h a t are wounded. We have word that a few are c r i t i c a l l y wounded among
the employees. We're s t i l l t r y i n g t o get f u l l information on a l l of t h a t .
I'd l i k e t o express my sympathy t o those who have suffered wounds, t o the
f a m i l i e s of those who might be k i l l e d . And the State Department w i l l be keeping
you informed as we get a d d i t i o n a l information.
Q. S i r , do you approve of the hounding of Ferraro and Mondale by the
a n t i - a b o r t i o n -The President.
[Inaudible]
Q. Do you approve of the hounding of Ferraro and Mondale by a n t i - a b o r t i o n
supporters? They've been docking t h e i r heels a t every t u r n .
The President. I don't know anything about t h a t . I'm j u s t going t o comment
on t h i s p a r t i c u l a r incident here before we get underway.
Now, Andrea [Andrea M i t c h e l l , NBC News], you had -- Q.
condition of Ambassador Bartholomew, Mr. President?
[Inaudible] -- the
The President. Yes, we have, d i r e c t l y from him. He has been i n contact w i t h
us. And he claims that he has some cuts, but he i s not seriously wounded a t a l l
and, as I say, he walked on h i s own t o the treatment center.
Q. Do you t h i n k the Embassy annex was adequately protected?
judgment of that?
The President.
Yes, as I say, they have b a r r i e r s -- s i m i l a r t o what we have
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here f o r a v e h i c l e that has t o get through - - a t the ends of the s t r e e t . I t
negotiated these, was under f i r e , and exploded i n the s t r e e t . I t d i d not
penetrate the b a r r i e r s leading i n t o the Embassy b u i l d i n g . And the force of
the explosion was such that i t , of course, damaged the b u i l d i n g and wounded and
k i l l e d some people. Now, we don't know, we s t i l l do not know how many of those
are a c t u a l l y Embassy personnel and how many might simply be people on the
street.
Q. What do you t h i n k t h i s says about your p o l i c y i n the Middle East? Some
people have said t h a t since the Marines were withdrawn we've neglected the
Middle East.
The President. Andrea, we know that the worldwide t e r r o r i s t movement has
targeted a great many people, not only our own but of other countries, too,
worldwide. And t h i s i s a p a r t of t h a t . We've been aware of t h i s . You have t o
l i v e , and you have t o do your best t o p r o t e c t y o u r s e l f , but you have t o know
that these t e r r o r i s t groups are threatening a l l over the world.
Q. Mr. President, are you going t o do anything more at the Embassy i n
Beirut t o support the personnel there?
The President.
Q.
Are we going t o what?
[Inaudible]
The President. Well, a l l of these -- these are things that we're a l l -- that
are going t o be a p a r t of our planning, whatever we can do. But we can't, on
the other hand, crawl i n a hole someplace and stop performing.
Q. Mr. President, i s n ' t t h i s l a t e s t bombing a reminder that your p o l i c y i n
Lebanon has f a i l e d ?
The President. No. We're aware that t h i s threatens our people wherever they
are i n the world, because these t e r r o r i s t groups i n many instances - - o r most
instances -- are opposed t o everything that we stand f o r .
Now, I'm going t o have t o get on the 'copter and leave, but I know the State
Department w i l l be keeping you informed as we get more information.
Note: The President spoke at 8:32 a.m. on the South Lawn of the White House,
p r i o r t o h i s departure f o r v i s i t s t o Iowa and Michigan. E a r l i e r i n the morning,
the President was informed of the bombing by Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant t o
the President f o r National Security A f f a i r s . The President discussed the
incident by phone w i t h James A. Baker I I I , Assistant t o the President, and met
w i t h Mr. McFarlane and Secretary of State George P. Shultz p r i o r t o speaking
w i t h the r e p o r t e r s .
Aboard A i r Force One en route t o Iowa, the President spoke by phone w i t h U.S.
Ambassador t o Lebanon Reginald Bartholomew, who was i n a B e i r u t h o s p i t a l f o r
treatment.
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Public Papers of the Presidents
September 20, 1984
CITE: 20 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1321
LENGTH: 625 words
HEADLINE: Norway, Iowa
HIGHLIGHT:
Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters.
BODY:
Q. Mr. President, how could that bombing have happened? I thought there
were a l l kinds of precautions t h a t were taken a f t e r the l a s t one?
The President. I'm not going t o say more about that t i l l we get more
d e t a i l s , except, B i l l [ B i l l Plante, CBS News], I w i l l say t h i s : I t d i d not get
i n t o the compound. Apparently, according t o the Ambassador -- I've spoken t o
him -- i t simply was exploded i n the s t r e e t ; that i t crashed through some
b a r r i e r s i n the s t r e e t f u r t h e r up the road and was exploded.
Q. Well, are we going t o -Q. Are you s a t i s f i e d w i t h the s e c u r i t y , s i r ?
Q. -- going t o take any r e t a l i a t o r y action, s i r ?
r e t a l i a t e against?
The President.
I s there anyone we can
I can't discuss anything of t h a t kind.
Q. Are you s a t i s f i e d w i t h the s e c u r i t y , s i r ?
The President. Yes.
Q. Pardon?
The President.
What?
Q. Are you, s i r ?
The President. Well, as much as I know about i t , yes. I t seems t o have -- I
t h i n k i f someone i s determined t o do what they d i d , i t ' s p r e t t y d i f f i c u l t t o
prevent i t .
Q. Mr. President, do you have any i n t e l l i g e n c e as t o why t h i s would have
happened now?
The President. We've j u s t known f o r a long time that not only ourselves, but
people of other countries -- o f f i c i a l s throughout the world -- are under a
threat of t e r r o r i s t a c t i v i t y r i g h t now.
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[At t h i s p o i n t , the President discussed the soybean crop production w i t h farm
owner John Brockschink and h i s son-in-law Don Wiebold. A f t e r several minutes,
the question-and-answer session resumed.]
Q. Mr. President, Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro have c r i t i c i z e d you
for your f a i l e d p o l i c y i n Lebanon and the deaths of marines there. Do you t h i n k
today's a t t a c k i n Beirut w i l l reopen that c r i t i c i s m of your p o l i c i e s there?
The President. I don't know what they're going t o say, and I'm not going t o
comment on t h e i r charges and accusations i n any way. I'm not going t o r e p l y t o
them.
Q. Well, d i d you t h i n k you have any r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r what happened today,
Mr. President? Your policy?
The President. No. I don't see how anyone i n t h i s country --we have a
program i n which, i n cooperation w i t h our a l l i e s , we're t r y i n g our best t o f i n d
an answer t o the i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e r r o r i s t problem. And as I say, we're -- a l l of
us -- targets of t h a t , probably because of what we believe and what our
p r i n c i p l e s are, and they disagree w i t h them.
Q. When you welcomed the hostages back from I r a n , you said on the South Lawn
that t e r r o r i s m -- and everyone thought you meant something l i k e t h i s -- would be
dealt w i t h s w i f t l y . Are you going t o deal w i t h t h i s s w i f t l y ?
The President. As s w i f t l y as you can. Speaking of hostages, that's a
d i f f e r e n t subject. A c t u a l l y , the only defense you have against t e r r o r i s t
a c t i v i t i e s i s i f you can i n f i l t r a t e and i n t e r c e p t and know i n advance where
they're going t o s t r i k e .
Q.
W i l l you r e t a l i a t e f o r t h i s act, s i r ?
The President.
Q.
I s i t hard t o campaign a f t e r a tragedy l i k e t h i s , s i r ?
The President.
Q.
I can't discuss t h a t .
I t doesn't add j o y t o the event.
Did you consider canceling today's t r i p a t any point?
The President. We talked about t h a t , but r e a l i z e d that what's the d i f f e r e n c e
whether I'm there or here? You're President wherever you are, and I have as
f a s t a communication on these matters wherever I am, so -Q.
From the soybean f i e l d or the White House you can do the same thing?
The President.
Yup.
[Laughter]
Note: The question-and-answer session began a t 10:50 a.m. while the President
was t o u r i n g the soybean f i e l d a t the farm of John and Louise Brockschink.
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LEVEL 1 - 7 OF 28 DOCUMENTS
P u b l i c Papers o f t h e P r e s i d e n t s
October 19, 1984
CITE: 20 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1574
LENGTH: 44 9 w o r d s
HEADLINE: A Time o f Remembrance f o r A l l V i c t i m s o f T e r r o r i s m Throughout t h e
World
HIGHLIGHT:
Proclamation
5266.
BODY:
By t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f American
?
A Proclamation
T e r r o r i s m poses an i n s i d i o u s c h a l l e n g e t o t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f freedom c h e r i s h e d
by p e a c e - l o v i n g peoples everywhere. Despicable a c t s such as t h e r e c e n t a t t a c k
on Prime M i n i s t e r Thatcher i n England, t h e bombings o f o u r Marine Amphibious
U n i t Headquarters, and o f o u r Embassy f a c i l i t i e s i n B e i r u t , Lebanon, r e p r e s e n t
an a t t e m p t t o s t r i k e a t t h e v e r y h e a r t o f Western democratic v a l u e s .
I n the
month o f September, 37 a t t a c k s were c a r r i e d o u t by 13 d i f f e r e n t t e r r o r i s t groups
a f f e c t i n g t h e people o f 20 n a t i o n s .
As a w o r l d power, t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s bears g l o b a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s from which
we must n o t s h r i n k i n t h e face o f cowardly a t t e m p t s a t i n t i m i d a t i o n .
Instead,
we must s t r i v e t o c a r r y f o r w a r d t h e h e r o i c l e g a c y o f those brave people who, i n
t h e search o f peace and j u s t i c e , have l o s t t h e i r l i v e s t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l
t e r r o r i s m . Because t e r r o r i s m poses such a p e r v a s i v e and i n s i d i o u s t h r e a t t o a l l
f r e e peoples and c l a i m s so many i n n o c e n t v i c t i m s i n i t s i n d i s c r i m i n a t e
b r u t a l i t y , we o f t h e Western democracies have embarked on a course o f improved
c o o p e r a t i o n t o c o u n t e r t h i s scourge a g a i n s t humanity. To t h i s end, i t i s
a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t we r e f l e c t on t h e t r a g i c l o s s o f l i f e t h a t senseless t e r r o r
leaves i n i t s wake t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . We do t h i s n o t o u t o f f e a r o r
t r e p i d a t i o n , b u t t o show o u r r e s o l v e t h a t t h e f r e e people o f t h i s w o r l d w i l l n o t
be d e t e r r e d from o u r purpose by t h r e a t s o f t e r r o r i s m .
The Congress, by Senate J o i n t R e s o l u t i o n 336, has d e s i g n a t e d October 23,
1984, as "A Time o f Remembrance" f o r a l l v i c t i m s o f t e r r o r i s m t h r o u g h o u t t h e
w o r l d and has a u t h o r i z e d and requested t h e P r e s i d e n t t o i s s u e a p r o c l a m a t i o n i n
observance o f t h i s event.
Now, T h e r e f o r e , I , Ronald Reagan, P r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f America,
do hereby p r o c l a i m October 23, 1984, as a Time o f Remembrance f o r a l l v i c t i m s o f
t e r r o r i s m t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d , and I urge a l l Americans t o t a k e t i m e t o r e f l e c t
on t h e s a c r i f i c e s t h a t have been made i n t h e p u r s u i t o f peace and freedom.
I f u r t h e r c a l l upon and a u t h o r i z e a l l departments and agencies o f t h e U n i t e d
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States and i n t e r e s t e d organizations, groups, and i n d i v i d u a l s t o f l y United
States f l a g s a t h a l f - s t a f f on October 23 i n the hope that the desire f o r peace
and freedom w i l l take f i r m root i n every person and every nation.
I n Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand t h i s nineteenth day of
October, i n the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and e i g h t - f o u r , and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and n i n t h .
Ronald Reagan
[ F i l e d w i t h the O f f i c e of the Federal Register, 2:32 p.m., October 19, 1984]
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Public Papers of the Presidents
September 26, 1984
CITE: 20 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1370
LENGTH: 4357 words
HEADLINE: Bowling Green, Ohio
HIGHLIGHT:
Remarks t o Students and Faculty of Bowling Green State U n i v e r s i t y .
BODY:
The President. Thank you. Thank you. My good f r i e n d , Del Latta, and f e l l o w
Congressmen who are here, Ralph Regula and Mike Oxley, the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , the
f a c u l t y , and you, the students of Bowling Green State:
I t ' s an understatement f o r me t o say a t t h i s moment t h a t i t ' s great t o be
here. I know I'm a t the home of the Falcons, your NCAA championship hockey
team, and your f o o t b a l l team. And I've had greetings, personal greetings from
the coach of your women's hockey team and your basketball coach, and I want t o
congratulate you again on beating the "Miami Whammy."
You know, your generation i s r e a l l y something. You've made love of country
fashionable again. You've revived the American t r a d i t i o n s of hard work and
decency and a good-natured f a i t h i n the f u t u r e . And I j u s t thank you f o r
helping t u r n our country around.
I want t o t a l k t o you about something that I know concerns a l l of you -peace -- and the prospects f o r peace, our views on peace, and how we mean t o
achieve i t . The wisest t h i n g ever said about peace was also the simplest. I t
was when Pope Paul V I spoke before the United Nations i n 1965, and he said, "No
more war -- war never again."
I have seen four wars i n my l i f e t i m e . I've l o s t f r i e n d s i n those wars and
the sons of f r i e n d s . I've gone t o school w i t h the c h i l d r e n of men who are s t i l l
over there under those white crosses. We can't hear the words of Pope Paul V I
without saying a h e a r t f e l t "amen."
But how t o achieve peace?
want.
Well, f i r s t we must define exactly what i t i s we
I n our case, we i n the United States passionately desire peace w i t h our
neighbors, our a l l i e s , our adversaries.
With our neighbors and a l l i e s , we've made ourselves open t o d i a l o g and eager
to be of assistance. When a NATO a l l y i s having problems, we discuss i t w i t h
them. We t r y t o help them or make some compromise, i f that's what's c a l l e d f o r .
When our Caribbean neighbors t e l l us t h a t peace i s threatened i n that peaceful
p a r t of the world, we have helped by r o o t i n g out the warmakers, as we d i d i n
Grenada. And we t r y t o be what Franklin Roosevelt declared us t o be -- a Good
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Neighbor.
To our adversaries, too, we must remain open. But there, an a d d i t i o n a l
element i s c a l l e d f o r -- firmness - - s o t h a t our adversaries n e i t h e r
miscalculate our responses nor misjudge our resolve. So much woe has been
caused by miscalculation, and so many wars. World War I , the war of my e a r l y
boyhood, can be described as one long miscalculation. I t ' s been c a l l e d "the war
no one wanted."
Well, I believe t h a t during the past few years we've once again shown our
firmness and steadiness. And t h i s has had a s t a b i l i z i n g e f f e c t on the world.
Peace w i l l not move forward unless e f f o r t i s extended and ideas are put f o r t h .
And so we've made proposals f o r peace and put them on the table f o r a l l the
world t o see.
We have, t o begin w i t h , put f o r t h one of the most extensive arms c o n t r o l
programs i n h i s t o r y .
In Vienna, l a s t spring, we put forward new proposals on reducing the
conventional m i l i t a r y forces i n Europe. I n Geneva, we put forward ideas f o r a
worldwide ban on chemical weapons which have been used i n Afghanistan and
Kampuchea. At the Conference on Disarmament i n Stockholm - a series of
proposals t o help reduce the p o s s i b i l i t y of world c o n f l i c t . Also i n arms
reduction t a l k s i n Geneva, we proposed deep cuts i n both U.S. and Soviet
i n t e r c o n t i n e n t a l nuclear forces and intermediate-range m i s s i l e s . And during
those START and INF t a l k s -- you know that START means the s t r a t e g i c nuclear
missiles and the INF means the intermediate-range m i s s i l e s that the Soviets have
targeted on the countries of Europe - we proposed seven d i f f e r e n t i n i t i a t i v e s ,
t r y i n g t o meet t h e i r queries and t h e i r p r o t e s t s on some of the issues. None of
them were o f f e r e d on a t a k e - i t - o r - l e a v e - i t basis. We were f l e x i b l e . But the
Soviets walked away from the bargaining table. We hope t h e y ' l l r e t u r n . We've
t o l d them t h i s , and w e ' l l t e l l them again. As a matter of f a c t , on Friday I ' l l
be t e l l i n g one of them again.
We're prepared t o negotiate on nuclear arms reductions tomorrow i f the
Soviets so choose. I have had the p r i v i l e g e of appearing before the
Parliaments, the Diets, the Congresses of a number of countries i n Europe and i n
Asia. And i n every instance, I t o l d them at one p o i n t or other i n my address, a
nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
Now, we're ready t o discuss a whole range of issues of concern t o both sides,
such as the r e l a t i o n s h i p between offensive and defensive forces and space arms
c o n t r o l . We've made new economic agreements w i t h the Soviets. We've improved
the communications instruments that l i n k our Capital and t h e i r s . I n the
meantime, we must consider what w i l l make our defense, our a b i l i t y t o deter
aggression, more stable and e f f e c t i v e .
We work hard w i t h our f r i e n d s and a l l i e s t o see that they f e e l safe and
secure. And we work w i t h s c i e n t i s t s on the p o s s i b i l i t y of a non-nuclear defense
system t o see i f i t i s n ' t possible t o create a system t h a t w i l l n e u t r a l i z e the
nuclear t h r e a t rather than r e l y on the threat of nuclear r e t a l i a t i o n as our main
option. And we continue t o reach out t o those w i t h whom we have not been
f r i e n d s before.
Logic and experience might suggest t h a t China would not be our f r i e n d .
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China i s . And out mutual f r i e n d s h i p may be the most s i g n i f i c a n t g l o b a l
achievement i n the l a s t decade. I t shows our w i l l i n g n e s s t o improve r e l a t i o n s
w i t h countries t h a t are i d e o l o g i c a l l y very d i f f e r e n t from our own. And the
impact o f t h i s f r i e n d s h i p has a r i p p l i n g e f f e c t . Here at Bowling Green, you
have an exchange program w i t h Fudan U n i v e r s i t y i n Shanghai, China. Well, I met
the Fudan students a few months ago i n Shanghai. And they desire peace every
b i t as much as we do. I d i d a question-and-answer session w i t h them. You'd be
surprised how much they wanted t o know about you.
The world i s a dangerous place. We t r y t o be a good neighbor, but we must be
strong enough and confident enough t o be p a t i e n t when provoked. But we must be
equally clear t h a t past a c e r t a i n p o i n t , our adversaries push us a t t h e i r p e r i l .
Uncle Sam i s a f r i e n d l y o l d man, but he has a spine o f s t e e l .
To give peace a chance t o grow and s e t t l e i n , we must remain strong. Our
m i l i t a r y strength i s one p a r t an i l l u s t r a t i o n of our resolve and one p a r t a
means o f d e t e r r i n g aggression. There i s great t a l k these past few years of the
lessons o f t h i s war or that and what we should have learned here or there.
Well, we should remember the c e n t r a l lesson of World War I I . Our a l l i e s t r i e d
very hard f o r peace, t o the p o i n t of o u t r i g h t appeasement. I f only they'd shown
Germany e a r l y on that they would pay any p r i c e and bear any burden t o ensure the
s u r v i v a l o f t h e i r l i b e r t i e s , then B r i t a i n might not have known the b l i t z and
Dresden might not hve known the flames.
From our e a r l i e s t years, our Presidents have stressed the c r u c i a l r o l e o f
strength i n promoting s t a b i l i t y . George Washington said, "There i s nothing so
l i k e l y t o produce peace as t o be well-prepared t o meet a foe." He said we should
remember that "timely disbursements t o prepare f o r danger f r e q u e n t l y prevent
much greater disbursements t o repel i t . "
Closer t o our own times, John Kennedy said, "The primary purpose of our arms
i s peace, not war. Our preparation against danger i s our hope of safety."
Well, we l i v e i n the age of nuclear arms, and the question of what t o do
about nuclear weapons i s deeply f r u s t r a t i n g f o r Americans. We're a n a t i o n o f
problem solvers. And here we are faced w i t h a problem t h a t , so f a r , has
r e s i s t e d our best e f f o r t s .
Some propose u n i l a t e r a l disarmament: we disarm i n the hope the other side
w i l l f o l l o w . Well, there are great s a i n t s and great sinners among us.
H i s t o r i c a l l y , u n i l a t e r a l disarmament has never worked; i t has only encouraged
aggressors.
I t ' s f r u s t r a t i n g , but here i s the t r u t h of the nuclear age: There are no
cheap solutions, no easy answers. The only path t o progress on t h i s i s the open
door, the honest proposal, and such a path takes patience, but patience i s n ' t
inappropriate. Each day the world turns completely. Each day the world i s
reborn. P o s s i b i l i t i e s t h a t yesterday d i d n ' t e x i s t emerge and s t a r t l e us.
We hold on. We remain prepared f o r peace. We know that we have an absolute
moral o b l i g a t i o n t o t r y and t r y again. We know t h a t i n the quest f o r peace the
work of man i s the work of God. And He w i l l bless us, and bless one of our
e f f o r t s and make our prayer of peace come t r u e .
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I've heard there's a f e l l o w going around the country t h a t says t h a t I don't
answer questions. [Laughter] And I understand that now I'm going t o have an
opportunity t o answer some questions, so f i r e away.
Student Moderator. [Inaudible] -- e a r l i e r t h i s morning, we randomly selected
14 students t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n the question-and-answer session. And we simply
passed out 3-by-5 cards and then drew 14 names. So, the f i r s t question w i l l
come from t h i s side.
The President.
A l l right.
Q. My name i s Lisa Mecca, Mr. President. I'm a senior. I ' d l i k e t o know i f
you f e e l that the current t u r m o i l i n Central America has a p o s s i b i l i t y of
t u r n i n g i n t o another Vietnam?
The President. No, I don't believe t h a t . We have never had any thought i n
mind of armed aggression i n there or of moving troops. As a matter of f a c t ,
w i t h the memories of days gone by and gunboat diplomacy, our f r i e n d s and
neighbors i n L a t i n America would be the f i r s t t o say no t o t h a t . And they have
-- a l l of them -- said t o us, "We need you help, t h a t i s i n t r a i n i n g and i n
supplies and so f o r t h , but not your manpower. We'll provide t h a t . " And I have
the greatest f a i t h . We have seen a f t e r 400 years of mostly m i l i t a r y
d i c t a t o r s h i p s , now a democratic government i n El Salvador. We, a t the same
time, have seen by outside i n t e r f e r e n c e -- the Cubans and the Soviets - - a
t o t a l i t a r i a n power on the mainland of the Americas: Nicaragua.
The r e v o l u t i o n a r y forces, the Sandinistas, were only a p a r t of the r e v o l u t i o n
that overthrew the d i c t a t o r , Somoza. A l l who wanted democracy joined together.
And then the Sandinistas d i d what Castro d i d when he took Cuba. They, once they
were i n , they got r i d of the other elements of the r e v o l u t i o n . They sent the
leaders -- they e x i l e d them, they j a i l e d them. Many of them are now what we
c a l l the contras. And they gave t h e i r promises, however, during the r e v o l u t i o n ,
t o the Organization of American States t h a t they wanted democracy, human r i g h t s ,
the r i g h t t o vote, the r i g h t t o j o i n unions, freedom of the press, and so f o r t h .
But once i n , they took over, and they have a t o t a l i t a r i a n form of government.
And they are also a i d i n g the people who are t r y i n g t o overthrow the democratic
government of El Salvador. And we have been t r y i n g t o be h e l p f u l , but i t i s not
at the r i s k of our i n t e r v e n i n g there w i t h m i l i t a r y force.
I b e t t e r answer these shorter, or I won't get a l l 14.
Oh! [Laughter] You see how d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r me t o t u r n t o the l e f t .
[Laughter]
Q. Mr. President, Dave Biesiada. What do you hope t o accomplish, or what i s
your s p e c i f i c goal that you hope t o accomplish w i t h Mr. Gromyko of the Soviet
Union?
The President. I t i s my hope that while we have met a number of times -- I
mean, our people -- and have been i n contact and a l l , t h a t maybe we can open up
a d i a l o g about the suspicions t h a t e x i s t i n both our countries: they charging
that we intend war against them, we f e e l -- and I t h i n k w i t h b e t t e r reason -that they r e a l l y do have aggressive i n t e n t against us; but maybe a chance t o
open up a discussion and clear the a i r somewhat of those suspicions and then
decide that here we are, the two superpowers i n the world, the only two powers
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that can r e a l l y bring about peace, or that i f we don't, can bring about world
destruction.
And i t ' s time f o r us t o s i t down together and recognize our j o i n t
responsibility.
Q. Hello, Mr. President. My name i s Peggie F i t z p a t r i c k , and I ' d l i k e t o
thank you f o r coming t o Bowling Green State U n i v e r s i t y and g i v i n g me t h i s chance
to present my question t o you. I'd l i k e t o know i f you t h i n k t h a t you're going
to have t o beef up s e c u r i t y i n the embassies around the world because of what
happened i n Lebanon?
The President. Yes, we're going t o have t o do everything we can t o beef up
s e c u r i t y , and yet, l e t me c a l l t o your a t t e n t i o n what the r e a l choice comes down
t o . I s there any s e c u r i t y t h a t can make you 100 percent safe against a suicide
who i s i n t e n t on bringing i n that destruction a t the cost of h i s own l i f e , as
they have done i n these bomb-type explosions? Remember, an embassy i s not a
bunker. You can't b u i l d a f o r t r e s s and bunker down. You are there t o do
business w i t h the people of t h a t country.
This l a s t tragedy occurred a t an embassy b u i l d i n g t h a t i s on a r e s i d e n t i a l
s t r e e t . Now, we have put blocks up a t the corners of t h a t p a r t i c u l a r block
there t o t r y and slow down and check on vehicles coming through. But we can't
close o f f the s t r e e t . I t i s n ' t our country, and there are, as I say, people
l i v i n g there.
The r e a l p r o t e c t i o n , and where we're f e e l i n g the e f f e c t s today of the near
destruction of our i n t e l l i g e n c e c a p a b i l i t y i n recent years -- before we came
here, the e f f o r t t h a t somehow t o say, w e l l , spying i s somehow dishonest and
l e t ' s get r i d of our i n t e l l i g e n c e agents, and we d i d t h a t t o a large extent.
Your biggest p r o t e c t i o n i s t o -- and we're t r y i n g t o -- r e b u i l d our i n t e l l i g e n c e
to where y o u ' l l f i n d out and know i n advance what the target might be and be
prepared f o r i t .
But again, I have t o say t h i s f o r our Foreign Service personnel: they know
t h e i r mission, they know they have t o be there. Such courage. They're not i n
uniform, they're not f i g h t i n g people, but t h e i r courage -- because the other
a l t e r n a t i v e would be t o simply close down our embassies worldwide and come back
here t o f o r t r e s s America and have no representation there. And t h a t , we cannot
do. That would give the t e r r o r i s t s a v i c t o r y t h a t we're not going t o give them,
and I don't t h i n k anyone should.
Q. Mr. President.
look great.
The President.
My name i s Becky Holtzscher, and I ' d j u s t l i k e t o say you
Well, thank you.
Thank you.
Q. Do you f e e l t h a t the people of the United States and of the Soviet Union
have a common goal i n the meaning of the word peace?
The President.
Q.
With regard t o peace?
Yes.
The President. Yes, w i t h regard t o the people. Unfortunately, the two
societies are so d i f f e r e n t t h a t the people of the Soviet Union only hear what
t h e i r leaders want them t o hear. We t r y , w i t h Voice of America and a few
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things, and know that we have some l i s t e n e r s i n those countries, although they
have t o probably go t o the basement and p u l l a l l the b l i n d s before they can
l i s t e n t o our radio. [Laughter] But the people of Russia, above a l l , want
peace.
They l o s t 20 m i l l i o n people i n World War I I . Their country has been invaded
time a f t e r time, even before the Soviet regime. And there i s a r e a l b u i l t - i n
desire on t h e i r p a r t f o r peace. And we know t h a t we want i t . We want i t
because peace i n America i s such an a t t r a c t i v e way t o l i v e -- [laughing] -- t h a t
a war i s a t e r r i b l e i n t e r r u p t i o n .
One o f the things we would l i k e would be t o have more o f an exchange o f
people so t h a t , person t o person, Ivan could meet Sam and B i l l and Johnny over
here, and vice versa. And we could learn more about each other as people.
Q. Mr. President, I'm Dan McFarland, a j u n i o r here.
foresee a continued growth i n the economic recovery.
The President.
I ' d l i k e t o know i f you
Do I foresee growth, continued growth?
Q. Yes.
The President. Yes, as long as we can continue w i t h the help of people l i k e
Del L a t t a , whose name was on there w i t h P h i l Gramm on the Gramm-Latta b i l l ,
which was our economic recovery.
We've had opposition t o that i n the Congress. My own degree was i n
economics, so I can speak harshly about economists -- [laughter] -- and t h e i r
p r e d i c t i o n s t h a t have been wrong. But back around the t u r n of the century, i t
was a c l a s s i c a l economic b e l i e f t h a t when we had business cycles and had what
they c a l l e d hard times i n those days - - n o one had thought of the word recession
or depression -- the c l a s s i c economists at the time said t h a t i t u s u a l l y
followed when the government went beyond a c e r t a i n l e v e l i n the amount o f money
i t took out o f the p r i v a t e sector. Well, I believe t h a t our problem today -the problem --we t a l k about the problem of the d e f i c i t , but the d e f i c i t i s a
r e s u l t , not a cause. I t i s the r e s u l t of the government t a k i n g too much money
from the p r i v a t e sector.
The philosophy of our program i s a reduction i n the cost of government. So
f a r we have cut the increase i n cost i n government i n h a l f or more and, a t the
same time that through continued economic recovery -- w i t h a tax p o l i c y that
o f f e r s stimulant t o people, i n c e n t i v e t o people t o go out and produce, t o
business also -- that then the growth i n the economy w i l l increase the revenues
the government gets without increasing the rate o f tax on the i n d i v i d u a l s . And
thus we w i l l have continued growth, because we w i l l b r i n g government back down
to size.
Q.
Thank you.
Q. Good morning, Mr. President. I'm J e f f Frederick, and I ' d l i k e t o know,
when you're out o f o f f i c e , what do you want the American people t o remember most
about your Presidency?
The President.
H m m . [Laughter] You know i f I could sum i t up i n one
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sentence -- there could be very complicated answers t o t h a t . One sentence,
though, t h a t would sum i t up i s : I f they'd j u s t be able t o say I gave the
government back t o the people.
[Applause]
Thank you.
Q. Good morning, s i r . S i r , my name's Robert McLaughlin. I'm a senior
member of the U.S. Army National Guard. And my question i s n ' t i n regard t o
f o r e i g n p o l i c y , i t ' s , what advice do you have f o r the college students gathered
here today?
The President.
Q.
What advice f o r the college students gathered here today?
Yes, s i r .
The President. Well, f i r s t o f a l l , t o believe i n yourselves and believe i n
-- w e l l , you expressed your b e l i e f i n the answer I j u s t gave t o t h a t other
question -- but t o recognize that system -- the Founding Fathers were a unique
group t h a t came together i n one period of h i s t o r y -- and t h i s system was b u i l t
on the b e l i e f , f o r the f i r s t time i n the h i s t o r y of mankind, t h a t government
derived i t s power from the people.
Our C o n s t i t u t i o n says -- there are other c o n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t say a l o t o f the
same things ours do, make the same promises ours do, except the d i f f e r e n c e i s so
great i t ' s almost unobserved. Those other c o n s t i t u t i o n s say we, the government,
grant you these r i g h t s . Ours says we, the people, grant government the
following rights.
Remember t h a t over t h i s l a s t h a l f - c e n t u r y where we've gotten i n the h a b i t of
t u r n i n g more and more t o government f o r help, every time you get help from
government you must give up a c e r t a i n element o f freedom. Now, sometimes i t ' s
worth i t . We give up the r i g h t t o d r i v e 90 miles down a crowded s t r e e t -90-miles-an-hour -- because we wanted safety f o r ourselves and others.
But always weigh government's o f f e r , and remember that the system was b u i l t
to be run on the l e v e l of government closest t o the people: the l o c a l community
for so much of what c o n t r o l s our l i v e s , then the counties and the States, and
f i n a l l y , only those things should be done by the Federal Government's proper
province. And when i t does things i t shouldn't do, i t can't do any of them as
w e l l as the p r i v a t e sector can do them.
Q. Mr. President, my name i s Scott Jacob, and my question i s , what steps are
the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n presently t a k i n g t o help mediate a peaceful s o l u t i o n i n
Lebanon?
The President. We have been t r y i n g f o r a long time -- and t h a t was even p a r t
of our marines being there i n the f i r s t place, p a r t o f the m u l t i n a t i o n a l force.
Lebanon, as we know, f o r a number of years, more than a decade, has been t o r n i n
r e v o l u t i o n . And i t has f a c t i o n s i n which the leaders have t h e i r own m i l i t i a s ,
t h e i r own m i l i t a r y throughout the country. But then we've had the invasion by
other countries. The I s r a e l i s f e l t j u s t i f i e d i n going i n when they d i d because
the P a l e s t i n i a n refugees were using t h e i r p o s i t i o n i n Lebanon t o launch
t e r r o r i s t attacks across the I s r a e l i border.
What we're t r y i n g t o do i s negotiate between Syria, between Libya -- or, not
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Libya -- between Lebanon and the I s r a e l i s , at the same time that we t r y t o b r i n g
the influence of the other Arab States t o bear i n there. And we've made great
progress w i t h t h a t .
Right now, our Ambassador Murphy, i s there. He i s commuting between B e i r u t
and Damascus and Tel Aviv. And we've had, before him, several other
representatives. And they a l l want our presence there.
I proposed a plan i n September of '82 t h a t , b a s i c a l l y , t o get down t o -- i f
we can mediate and help b r i n g about the k i n d of peace between I s r a e l and the
Arab States that was brought between I s r a e l and Egypt, one of those states - - i n
other words, have more Egypts -- then we can b r i n g peace t o the Middle East.
And that i s the underlying problem, the reluctance of the Arab States t o
recognize the r i g h t of I s r a e l t o even e x i s t as a nation. And t h i s we're going
to continue t o t r y t o do.
We brought our marines out a f t e r the t e r r o r i s t attacks a c t u a l l y because they
had only been sent i n , the m u l t i n a t i o n a l force, as a peacekeeping force while we
helped Lebanon restore i t s government, which was nonexistent -- and they have a
government now -- help t r a i n t h e i r m i l i t a r y . And we had the hope that then they
could begin t o take over those parts of the country now held by these m i l i t i a s
that I spoke of, and the m u l t i n a t i o n a l force would be there behind the l i n e s t o
maintain order.
Well, w i t h the c o n f l i c t that came up, that peacekeeping force, or chore,
no longer v i a b l e or p r a c t i c a l . And that's why we came home.
Q.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
Student Moderator.
The President.
Mr. President, there w i l l be one f i n a l question.
What?
Student Moderator.
The President.
was
I said there w i l l be one f i n a l question.
I s t h i s the l a s t one?
A l l 14?
I haven't been counting.
Q. Mr. President, my name i s L o r i Smith, and I'm a senior. And I'm honored
to be speaking t o you r i g h t now.
My question i s , what was the basis f o r your
recent decision not t o impose b a r r i e r s t o f o r e i g n s t e e l , and what do you f e e l
w i l l be the e f f e c t on the U.S. s t e e l industry?
The President. Well, the U.S. s t e e l i n d u s t r y i s doing a job of r e b u i l d i n g at
the management l e v e l . Labor has contributed by t a k i n g some cuts i n the previous
standards t h a t they had i n pay and b e n e f i t s and so f o r t h . But the problem has
been there i s a overproduction of s t e e l i n the world. Everyone seems t o want be
i n that business. And a number of the countries have made us a dumping ground
f o r s t e e l . And they do t h i s by subsidizing the cost, so that i t can be sold at
a competitive p r i c e here, against our own producers.
Now, those who advocated protectionism, quotas, s h u t t i n g down high t a r i f f s ,
and so f o r t h , that's a two-way s t r e e t . And i t i s counterproductive. I f we had
established t h i s on s t e e l , then those other countries would have r e t a l i a t e d by,
for example, s h u t t i n g down on our a g r i c u l t u r a l products.
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We were able t o f i n d out that we would destroy more jobs i n America than we
would p r o t e c t by the p r o t e c t i o n i s t t h i n g . But we haven't j u s t said we're not
going t o do anything. We are now embarked on a program of dealing w i t h our
i n d u s t r i a l partners and others i n the world that are sending s t e e l here, t o make
sure t h a t i t cannot be subsidized, i t cannot be dumped on our market. And we're
going t o t r y t o work out --we want free trade, but we want f a i r trade -- so
we have a program t h a t i s at work r i g h t now, and the s t e e l i n d u s t r y i s s a t i s f i e d
w i t h i t . They believe that t h i s i s g i v i n g them the breathing space they need t o
continue t h e i r modernization.
We were v i c t i m s of some of our own generosity. A f t e r World World War I I ,
when we went out w i t h the Marshall plan t o help countries restore t h e i r
i n d u s t r i a l capacity, why, then b u i l t on the basis o f the l a t e s t technology i n
the f i e l d . Well, we s t i l l had old-fashioned m i l l s , and so f o r t h , t h a t had not
come up and modernized, and then under the competition, they d i d n ' t get -- they
couldn't earn enough money t o modernize. So sometimes our opponents have our
technology, modern means of production, and we haven't caught up.
Now, the s t e e l i n d u s t r y i s doing that and believes t h a t they're -- i n f a c t ,
before I leave your State, I'm going t o be v i s i t i n g , at Canton, the Timken Plant
t h a t i s -- [applause]. They have invested what amounts t o a t h i r d of t h e i r - - a
f u l l t h i r d of t h e i r t o t a l c a p i t a l capacity i n t h i s new p l a n t and t h i s new
technology and, believe me, i t won't have t o worry about competition from
anyone. I t can hold i t s own.
So, t h i s was the reason. Every time we've t r i e d protectionism, i t ' s a
two-way s t r e e t , and i t ends up w i t h us h u r t i n g ourselves and, i n f a c t , h u r t i n g
the whole world economy recovery. So, t h a t i s n ' t the answer.
I'm a veteran. I was looking f o r my f i r s t job back i n the Great Depression,
i n 1932. And that worldwide depression r e a l l y was prolonged and brought on by a
t h i n g c a l l e d the Smoot-Hawley t a r i f f , which thought that through a k i n d o f
general protectionism we could help ourselves, and we d i d n ' t . The only t h i n g
that f i n a l l y ended the Great Depression was World War I I , and I don't t h i n k
that's a very good way of ending recessions or depressions.
Q.
Thank you very much.
The President.
Thank you.
Note: The President spoke at 11:10 a.m. i n the u n i v e r s i t y ' s Memorial H a l l .
Following h i s remarks, he attended separate receptions w i t h u n i v e r s i t y student
and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n leaders and w i t h Ohio Republican leaders.
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
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