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:!;~ HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 '1:1: .'l'j .L ~ .i;:l t.f~ ;ti k·-t;; ATLANTA, GEORGIA ADDRE SS REPLY TO ROBERTO C. GOIZUETA P. O. DRAWER 17 3 4 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD March 2, 1987 ATLANTA, GA. 30301 AND 404 898- 2 12 1 C HIEF E X ECUTIV E O F FICER Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr. Chief of Staff The White House Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Senator Baker: Hearty congratulations to you upon your appointment and more especially upon your accepting it. If ever a man, a time and a place came together , it is now; and the nation will benefit. I believe you know tha t whenever any of us here may be of assistance or serv ice to you, you have only to call . Roberto c . Go izueta RCG / mb '''-,._. ..-, ~'~~ . ; March 17, 1987 Dear Ms. Thompson: ·~---" Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, Sincerely, .,-v: .i!'- Howard H. Baker, Jr. ~."' Chief of Staff to the President ',• '( i~ ~" i1. ' •:Jo; ?.':' ..~ Ms. Sylvia Thompson 38W035 Fabyan Parkway Batavia, Illinois 60510 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 March 17, 1987 Dear Mr. Jaffe: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, Sincerely, Howard H. Baker, Jr. Chief of Staff to the President Mr. Irving Jaffe Jaffe & Devoy 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 LAW OFFICES JAFFE & DEVOY 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006 (202) 659-8999 March 3, 1987 Hon. Howard H. Baker, Jr. The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Senator: Reaching back into history I found this. If I can help in any way, it would be worth an old Nikon or two. The very best of good wishes as you undertake this rescue mission. Embellishing a bit on Senator Dole's comment, your appointment constitutes a "home-run" not only for the President but for the Nation as well. IJ:hw Enclosure March 21, 1977 The Hon. Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Senate 4123 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 [ Dear Senator Baker: Yes, I'm the fellow who came all the way from California to attend the much-deserved reception in your honor at the Capitol Hill Club. (Candor, however, compels me to mention that I attended to some other matters as well.) Nonetheless, it was a distinct pleasure to meet you and an opportunity to wish you well in your future endeavors. I would only add that I, for one, did not find the new Mrs. Warner distracting - only amusing. I trust you will permit me to call upon you on my next visit and, if I can ever be of service at this end, please know that I will be glad to respond. Cordially, Irving Jaffe IJ/mhr Dear Mr. Cole: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. . ~= With my best wishes, ·~. .• ~·· .r The Honorable John Cole ';' ~~'. :';::! j;t• ~ .::~ Chairman ,, _If' ./,~ Island County Republican ~' "tf Central Committee Post Office Box 87 Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 J~ ~· ~ .... ~.~ ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON WBJDBEY ISLAND CAMANO ISLAND March 1, 1987 Mr • .tioward Baker Office, Chief of Staff White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Sir, This country is great because in time of trouble we have always had leaders step forward to shoulder the responsibility. To me your choice was to put country and party ahead of your personal goals. Noble, but I believe entirely sincere. Please don't let the President lose touch with the Republican "grass rootn people. Mr. Nixon lost touch with the people and without their support success is impossible. It's important that professionals like yourself guide our leaders, because all yellow brick roads in D. c. do not lead to OZ. jcc P. o. Box 87 Oak Harbor, WA 98277 (206) 675 0303 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Williams: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, t- Mr. and Mrs. Cleburne L. 1010 East Tenth Street Cookeville, Tennessee HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 '~·y. !Ill.' ...... Dear John: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, Howard Chief of Staff Mr. John Mcclaughry Concord, Vermont HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 John McClaughry Concord, Vermont 05824 March 1, 1987 Hon. Howard Baker Chief of Staff The White House Washington DC 20500 Dear Howard: All of us who have supported the President owe you a very large vote of thanks for setting aside your own Presidential prospects to rescue a rapidly sinking Presidency. Yours was a selfless act, putting country before personal ambition. I know you' 11 do a great job, not just in administering the White House, but in restoring the nation's confidence in the President and his Administration. As a White House staff veteran of sorts, let me observe that you have some real fine people in the Policy Development Office - namely Gary Bauer and Chuck Hobbs. They are honest, hardworking, loyal and capable. You'll enjoy working with them. . Dear Bob: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, ~' ,r!}? J.; '~ ;: ~ "' ,, Mr. Bob Sanford West Georgia Nissan Post Off ice Box 829 .• Carrollton, Georgia HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 y. 1· Wj '10; ~· .Ph WEST GEORGIA NISSAN P. 0. Box 829 Cor. Bankhead Hwy. & 166 By-Pass CARROLL TON, GEORGIA 30117 Telephone: 832-1000 - Atlanta: 688-2121 rb.-) · ~A-ll D (b Pt~~ fL e_ l-\t E f DI- ~IA Ff- ~\ T t ~Se W ~ \h /J~'Tl;).N J> · C. 't<)i) ft l-,.,..,,,-m- fh"I'" 1,/1""' rw 7 , As 'f~ k .Nc)"1J -:z; Hl+V r ft> r-£Iii fr Sv;:'11011. TrIL 0 I- i().)~ s 14>/I- 1( 11/t. ~. ~ W'4-;s l.o{) k I~' ~t)t- V'-'\Q ~f I IL "bf:..,.., f c.14-711) Al Pf' t llVD q... fl, jl).; ~ fr /1-D""' , r I A-,....,. l. S€1tvc o l)IL PttfS t!>t:r.JT !r!Jv oJI\- tu.JN Ill.-'/ w • rtl -Pl S. -r I Al c fl OA) fr"::. "-/ o...> f'\ Av F" 1,J -rH~ f/J ST; ~ vlPoA"/ 1;.J ;'Pili p ft/ff. ' 'Dt~ /lrfJ 6 A~ . ~l..t'"-L..'I ~ ~/f;l~U~b Dear Harold: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, f!-1·, ;f ~-' >:\·,., )!· 'i· ....;fi.~ "~ The Honorable Harold Coker .,,,,, Chairman Hamilton County Commission Post Office Box 8056 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411 .....i· '1f.I l·:.; HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 • ii\- HHB-2 '" I ·~· ~,;.,o_r; .{ •' .. ii\'~- ~ ,,;o !' COKER TIRE COMPANY P.O. Box 8056 •Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411 Phone 615/899-0200 r eb 1waltf!- 28, Senato11. Howa11.d Bake11. WhLte Hou4e ChLe/ o/ Sta// WhLte flou4e Wa4hLn~ton, D. C. 20005 1 Con ~ 11.atulat Lon4. I 11.ealljj- /eel ~ ood about mfl- count11. fl noi:1 and the /act that thLn~4 wLll 4t11.aL ~ hten out. I had planned to dL4CU44 WLth f!- 0 u the Senate 4eat cu11.11.entl jj- held bjj- Senato11. Sa44e1t. So1t.'1. fj- I p11.oc11.a4tLnated untLl f!-OU a11.e too bU4 jj- to dL4CU44 who L4 11.unnLn~ ? The lLkelfl- hood o/ OU/1. 11.ecaptu11. L n~ the 4eat next elect Lon? /f}fl- 40n4 a11.e now 11.unnLn ~ the bu4Lne44 /ull tLme and I am avaLla6le to help Ln anfl- wa fl- that4 need ed. The .Lea4t thLn~ and p11.obabl jj- mo4t Lmpo11.tant L4 I o//e11. /011. f!- OU and ?11.e4 Ldent ~ea~ an that 1/ I can do mo11.e all f!- OU need to do L4 adk . CommL44Lon Dear Jimmy: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and ;.r; confidence, and I look forward to working ., .r: with President Reagan to complete the 1:1 . agenda he began in his election in 1980. ' With my best wishes, _.,_ -~- ' ¥~ (:,,~; ~~ ~· •. J, {;.It The Honorable Jimmy Jones Mayor of Union City Post Off ice Box 9 Union City, Tennessee 38261 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 ~~ ¥ ?i'l:: ,, "'-~ '.!;; 'i'I 'f.:' >".~-~~" ·~, \i'd WCITY OF UNION CITY @auncif- CJlnanager [;}overnmenl POST OFFICE BOX 9 . TELEPHONE 901-885-1341 March 4, 1987 UNION CITY, TENNESSEE 38261 Mr. Howard Baker Chief of Staff White House Off ice 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Howard: I wanted to drop you a note and say congratulations on being selected as Chief of Staff for President Reagan. I readily agree with all the other comments and that the President could not have picked a more able or qualified man for this position. JJ:nm . ,t' Dear Tom: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, ,• i·, ~,'i• i Mr. Tom Curl i..if' Managing Editor .::~ Southern Living .11; Box 523 Birmingham, 35201 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 , 'j' t ·:.- \; ~ "'~'!o; ~~~·¥.~~·;;, p •· ftri ~-~" Birmingham, Alabama 35201 2iJ5-877-oOOO Southern Ilviitg. ?;)url '--Managing Editor March 2, 1987 Senator Howard Baker The White House Washington, DC Senator Baker, the number of letters I've written to government officials can be counted on one finger, but I feel compelled to write to you expressing my elation at your decision to become Chief of Staff. Like many other Americans, I have watched in dismay as the wheels came off the Reagan presidency. I have tremendous respect for our President and think that he has put us back on the right track since 1981. But he and his staff badly botched the entire Iran-Nicaragua situation. During the years I lived in Memphis, I gained tremendous respect for the way you conducted yourself as a Senator and later as Majority Leader. I felt that you represented me with fairness and vision and, above all, absolute honesty. I wish you the best in your new work, ( Dear Henry: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, Baker, Jr. to the President ~-~\" t-"'\ ":t' Mr. Henry B. Schacht Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Box 3005 Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 ;s HHB-2 'II ,,. ~ t~- •I' "'ti.'. ·t, ~- w ' , Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Box 3005 Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005 Telephone: 812 377 3164 \\0'~ µ Henry B. Schacht: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer March 4, 1987 The Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr. Chief of Staff to the President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear Howard: A note to let you know how unsurprised I am that you would heed your country's call and put common good above personal considerations. I will miss you at AT&T; AT&T will miss you more. I hope we can keep in touch. Call if there is ever anything I can do to help. Best, ja Dear Sam: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, !ii'! ,.. ~.· ~-; ... J "··ii Professor Samuel Dash Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001-2022 ,if' HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 .~ ..; HHB-2 ;~' ~~. •. 'I-;~ "'· ,r. • • #!! ·"' Samuel Dash Professor of Law March 2, 1 987 Honorable Howard H. Baker Chief of Staff Office of the President The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Senator, Congratulations on your appointment by the President as his Chief of Staff. At a very troubling time for our Nation and the Presidency, your appointment is indeed a hopeful move in the direction of reestablishing public confidence in the leadership at the helm of national government. I say this sincerely, because I believe you are uniquely qualified for this post and bring with you the respect and confidence of the Congress and the public. Sara and I wish you the best of luck, health and success in this crucial assignment. On a personal note, and to clear the air, I want you to know that I wish you well and that I have steadfastly refused to respond to invitations of some media representatives, from time to time, to make negative comments. This is a practice I will fol low 600 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington DC 2001 202-662-9070 . " Dear George: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, :•:: Mr. George Klein President Park Tower Realty 499 Park Avenue New York, New York HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 "' '(;,1-: '<• PARI( TOWER REALTY CORP. George Klein President March 2, 1987 The Hon. Howard H. Baker, Jr. The White House Washington, D. C. 20500 Dear Howard: Congratulations and best wishes on your appointment as Chief of Staff for our President. It is very, very well deserved recognition. Please count on my support whenever needed. I hope to visit with you in the near future. With my kindest best wishes, \ 499 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 212/ 355-7570 :'If ·~ l"" Dear Judy: Thank you for your recent note concerning my appointment as White House Chief of Staff. I appreciate your support and confidence, and I look forward to working with President Reagan to complete the agenda he began in his election in 1980. With my best wishes, The Honorable Judy Koehler State Representative 503 Richard Street Henry, Illinois 61537 HHB/SW/WJB/ptf4 HHB-2 ~!·!" '" _;: .... 'fj.1 '""'" ~~ ,,, 'f ~ i ' ,. , Rep. Judy Koehler 503 Richard Street Henry, Illinois 61537 (309) 364-2347 AUTHORIZED AND PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS OF JUDY KOEHLER FOR U.S. SENATE , r· .,- ··· ·~ ·04 -...... ____. :-----~~~~-~---_/..".'.:, .. Roy.Sneatt ' ~ris niljng. '4~., ,$g~ ~U.ig '1'£0!!"" ilidi(, // ..~li{fi,.. .., .. eave. · ------·------.--v.r- were just going into storage." president sani~.He kept dissent- friends" and that she was "delighted BAKER ing voices from coming near him, ·he will be with us." She made no lSenators laud Reagan's pick. . playing to.,whatever he thought the refere~c::etottegan. : BySARA FRITZ Capitol Hill for , what members ligh~by the news. . , Conti nu~from P~geA1 · , . . presidentneed,edtohear ." : . The first lady's role in Regan's ~ofthoLosAngolesTlmes viewedashislackofpoliticalsavvy "HJS views and mine are differ- . presldentspr<>gra~. . The shift in the uppermost leYel of departure w~subSta,ntial. Tbe two : :· and unfanilliarity with Congre8$. ent," Symms c0nceded. "But 1 think In a written statement, the presi- the White House staff brings to Rea- were reportedly no longer on speak ~· ~ASHINGTON,D.C. - Conser- Senate.Majority Leader Bob Dole, Sen. Baker is a good choice. By tak- dent praised his new chief of staff, gan's side an entirely ne\V lineup fe>r ing terms after she orchestnted an. : \'ative ~ liberal members of Con- R-~an.,who bad quarreled . openly tng the job, Sen. Baker has made it who served as ·.Senate majority his ~ 23 months in office. · effort to force him from office .last ~gressalike were unabashedly en- with Regan owr the last several . clear that he will carry forward the · leader during.the first four years of Reagan - as did Presi®nt December, and Regan Wa$ Said to :~usia$ticFridaythatPresidentRea-years, seemed particularly pleased president'sagenda." Reagan's p~sidency;as "a~ of Jimmy Cartel:" before him - built his have hung up on her in recent teJe. :g~bad named o~eof their own - by the turnover. "What brought. Hatch said that Baker's expert- unquestionedintegrityandabllity." Presidential campaign around the . phone conversations . • ~er Senate Ma_Jority Leader How- (Regan) to this point is a lack of · ence as an adrilinistrator and leader "I am enormoUSly pleased that he the~ethat it was time to bring t9 the Regan was said earlier this month : a(d H. Baker Jr. - as White House rough-and-tumble political expert- in Congress ought to help the prest- . ~willingto~ on this responsibil- White House a team of new faces to have. obtained from Reagan a gen·, : CJ?ie(of staf~. ence," he said. · dent in pursuing his own goals. "It's a 1ty and to ~elpme organize the y.1b.lte . who could successfully do battle with tlemen'S'agreement that he could re ~::"Youcan hear a sigh of relief all Moreover, Dole, an unanno~cedbard job, as I think everyone will House· staff .for ...an aggressive two entrenched bureaucrats and .special . main in his post as long as he wanted. 0 -Q\ier Washington," declared. Sen. candidate for the Republican prest.. agree, but it's·a job that Baker can years of work," Reagan said. How- intere~.. . . · But as the fire storm. grew around : N"ancy L. Kassebaum, R-Kan. ''This ~entialnomination in 1988,.v;as ex- do,"hesaid. ard 8:J.ldI baye been friends for a , Now his White House staff is led him, this source s;Ud, it was under :irtaYbe the best news I've heard pected to benefit personally from Jjberal Democrats also praised number of years. I .have the utmo$1 by old Wa$inwn haµds. In ad~tionstood that tile deadline.. had: been -$ince·1987 began. This is an excellent· . Baker's decision to join the White Baker, apparently hoping that some r~t 1UldadJnircltion for hinl." . : to B~r,Reagaµ re~y named as drastically moved.up.and that 1lebad ;~h.oice;" . House staff, which will keep him of the former senator's views would In the statemeDtt; the pr~t ~- his national security adviser l"rank only until Monday. : : - : Most membeq; ~ that. they from the presidential sweepstakes. rub off on the president luted Regan as "a friend and assoa- C. carl\;cct. a former career Foreign Theit, as word of the shift·began ~~ere espe(:ially ~teful;thatReagan Even conservative Republicans "With Howard B~ in the White . ~te~~o ~ alW11-),18put the. ~tion'sService ~ffl.~rwhQ . served~_qty ci,I;c~Ungin :Washingto~ .the chief ::Md chosen a man with considerable. such as Sens. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah House, the president should have a · mterest ~" He said Re~ "came . dfrect,or of qie Central Intelligence of staff · drew up . his one-sentence :P9litical experience and a clear un" · and Steven · D. Symms of Idaho, greater opportunity to get back in to me many months .ago to say he Agency under Carter, a Democrat. resignation letter and called White -Cerstanding of the way Congress whose political views differ sharply charge," Sen. Alan Cranston, ·would like to return to prtva~life in Beyond those two appointments, Honse Spokesman :MaritnFitzwater : works. Baker's predecessor, Donald from Baker's more moderate posi- D-Calif., said. "It's a good beginiling, · the near future. : · - · ·· other recerit personnel shifts have to his office; · en :t. Regan, was highly unpopular on · ti()ns, $00med to be genuinely de- butthere'salongwaytoge>." "Ho~ever,after the revelations given the president a new White "I just had this delivered to the ~:· · -~ · about Iran, he indicated he would like House spokesman, chief domestic presi~ent,"he said, ordering Fitzwa· to stay and help me and the adminis policy adviser, director of communi- ter to make it public, a White House tration through the investigations. . cations and assistant for political af- official disclosed. i Last week he indicated that with the fairs and intergovernmental, rela- Said a former White House offi- !.....Jiates' • . nominationq... in trouble:.· Dole. . release of the Tower Board report, , tions. · cial: "He was obviously very angry ( :: : WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate meeting at the White House, but that after Casey resigned following sur- he felt he. would like to go through . U.ntil he accepted the job, Baker andobvio~yinahurry;" - · f .• .1lepubllcan Leader Bob Dole said Reagan