George Bush Leading in a New World
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THE 41 ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GEORGEBUSH Leadingin a New World Hofstra University gratefully acknowledges the support of the following: GEORGE BUSH CONFERENCE COSPONSOR AT&T COMPUTER LAB SPONSORED BY N'7RTEL NORTHERNTELECOM GEORGE BUSH CONFERENCE PATRONS BOWNE OF NYC, INC. BRADLEY A. BLAKEMAN, ESQ. CANON CHASE MANHATTAN BANK MR. CHARLES DOHERTY GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE LEHNER INTERNATIONAL INC. MR. DAVIDS. MACK McMILLAN, RATHER, BENNETT & RIGANO, P.C. THE METROPOLITAN MOSBACHER FOUNDATION THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INC. PAINEWEBBER FRANK AND MARY ANN SORG MR. JACOB STEIN In cooperation with the George Bush Presidential Library Center and the Dan Quayle Center and Museum. Cover Photo: President Bush celebrates Thanksgiving with the troops. Thanksgiving Day, 1990, Saudi Arabia Photo by David Valdez, The White House HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER Founding Director JOSEPH G. ASTMAN, 1916-1985 TENTH PRESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE GEORGE BUSH The 41 st President of the United States LEADING IN A NEW WORLD Thursday, Friday, Saturday April 17-19, 1997 JAMES M. SHUART HELENE FORTUNOFF President Chairperson, Board of Trustees Hofstra University Hofstra University J. RICHARD BLOCK Vice President for Planning and Liaison Hofstra University CONFERENCE DIRECTOR WILLIAM F. LEVANTROSSER Professor Emeritus Department of Political Science CONFERENCE COORDINATORS NATALIE DATLOF ALEXEJ UGRINSKY Director for Liaison and Director for Documentation, Finance Cultural Development and Planning ASSISTANT TO THE CONFERENCE COORDINATORS TRANSPORTATION AND HOTEL COORDINATOR ATHELENE A. COLLINS-PRINCE GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE SECRETARY CANDYCE GOLDSTEIN SENIOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY JO ELLEN RYAN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Leslie D. Feldman Rosanna Perotti Guest Curator of Gallery Exhibits Chair, Conference Papers Review Group Coeditor, Conference Proceedings Richard I. Himelfarb Chair, Committee on Student Guides OFFICE OF GEORGE BUSH Jean Becker Chief of Staff Bradley A. Blakeman, Esq. Coordinator for President and Mrs. Bush Cochair, Conference Support OFFICE OF BARBARA BUSH Benita Somerfield Executive Director Barbara Bush Foundation OFFICE OF DAN QUAYLE Stacie Burnett OFFICE OF GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY CENTER Donald W. Wilson Executive Director David Alsobrook Acting Director Bush Presidential Materials Project OFFICE OF DAN QUAYLE CENTER AND MUSEUM Michael Sellon Director NASSAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Joseph N. Mondello Chairman HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY GEORGE BUSH CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS Karen T. Albert Bernard J. Firestone Lorraine Palmer Hofstra Museum Political Science Axinn Library Stephen Arata Robert P. Guttmann Rosanna Perotti Military Science Economics Political Science David G. Blanchard Marsha Hanley Herbert D. Rosenbaum Dean of Students Office Fine Arts Political Science MeenaBose Paul F. Harper Sondra M. Rubenstein Political Science Political Science School of Communication Lesley H. Browder, Jr. Richard I. Himelfarb Mena B. Sieber School of Education Political Science School of Law Library Stephen F. Burgess Steven R. Knowlton Ronald H. Silverman Political Science School of Communication School of Law David Christman Mark L. Landis Robert Sobel New College and Hofstra Museum Political Science New College Michael D'Innocenzo Linda A. Longmire Peter J. Spiro History New College School of Law Carolyn Eisenberg Norma M. Moeller John E. Ullmann History School of Education Zarb School of Business Leslie D. Feldman Mark L. Movsesian Elizabeth Unruh Political Science School of Law School of Education Howard E. Negrin Grants Office HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER GEORGE BUSH CONFERENCE ASSISTANTS Christie Astman Kerry Hasselmann Deborah Astman Tania Nugent Amy Berberi Ronald Zacchi 9 a.m. - 9: 15 a.m. Vintage Aircraft Flyover Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bomber Craft flown by President Bush in World War II Announcing the opening of the George Bush Presidential Conference Courtesy of Bowne of NYC, Inc. and McMillan, Rather, Bennett, & Rigano, P.C. 3 GEORGE BUSH CONFERENCE STUDENT GUIDES Carol Abdelmesseh Rob Goldberg Dara Pekor John Agnello Michele Gomes Debra Pontieri Patricia Aluskewicz David Greed Evyenia Poompouras Anna Ardito Figen Gungor Donna Porstner Jeannine Aronica Jennifer Gyves Daniel Quinn Christine Azer James Haney Dennis Quinn Helen Baene Michelle Hom Thomas Quinlan Pamela Baltuch Dora Iannelli Isaak Rashkovsky Antonetta Barilla Jim Ingoglia Meredith Roberts Thomas Basile Jacqui Jones Lauren Ross Timothy Bickerton Caryn Klienfeld Ana Rosu Helen Boene Caroline Kourinos M. Nicole Salus Claudine Bohn Markella Koutsoubis Toni Ann Scappaticci Fares Bouslavia Tatyana Ladyzhensky Nancy Seigel Robin Brody Philip Lammens Valerie Snitz Nicole Bryan Lisa Leiker Tara Stapleton Beth Chang Michael Mclsaac Susan Stem Dan Cirino Ellie Meyer Elina Tarlavsky Daigon Scott Damon Jessica Miller John Tartamella David Disi David Minsky Robert Tynan Sandra Drury Michelle Mitchell MattValas Annette Duncan Nicole Mollen Keith Velia Jennifer Evans Victoria Nektalov Yvonne Vogiatzis Anna Feygina Christina Nicolaou Ebony Washington Laura Fishkind Ipek Olmesek Debbie Weinstein Lenny Forgione Susanna Parker Derrick Wetherell Adam Geller Jeffrey Pearce Bob Zambuto Karla George Wendy Paul HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE During the George Bush Presidential Conference, the Hofstra University Bookstore will feature books on and about the presidency of George Bush and the events that transpired during his tenure as President of the United States. Various authors will be present to autograph purchased copies. See the Hofstra University Bookstore for details. Thursday, April 17 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, April 18 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19 9 a.m. - 5 p.m .. WE RESPECTFULLY REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT ELECTRONIC OR VIDEO RECORDING OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS IS PROHIBITED. AUDIO TAPES OF EACH PANEL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE STUDENT CENTER THEATER LOBBY. DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Hofstra University is pleased to welcome you to its tenth conference on the modem American presidency--this one devoted to the study of the presidency of George Bush, our 41 st president, in office from 1989-1993. What do we hope you will gain by participating in this three-day meeting? Perhaps you might think of this as an occasion for discovery. In the many panels and plenary sessions as well as in stimulating informal discussions, you will have time to reflect on the ideas presented, to question and comment, and to gain explanations and understandings of the actions and policies of the Bush Administration. To help you achieve these goals, we have brought together a mix of scholars, journalists, and Bush Administration staffers. There has been a serious attempt to select panelists and speakers who will offer a variety of viewpoints so that evidence presented will reflect as many ideas as possible. Our purpose was not to arrive at any preconceived conclusions, but we do hope to give everyone the best possible basis from which to draw individual conclusions. Although the Bush presidency occupies only four years in the pages of history, it did face momentous decisions in a rapidly changing world. The end of the Cold War which consumed almost half of the 20th century brought perhaps the biggest challenge and the most opportunities to create a new world. At the same time the United States led a major coalition of nations in a war concluded with less than 100 hours of close combat. We saw almost all the weapons of modem destruction unleashed in that war while major agreements were reached by the same president to limit their numbers available for use in the future. It was a time for leading in a new world. The globalization of economic activity tended to blur the distinction between foreign and domestic problems, and the impact of this activity on the environment came to be recognized to a greater degree. Neverthless, it was possible to focus on some matters largely of domestic concern, such as the accumulating national debt, the costs of entitlement programs, the values of voluntarism illustrated by "points of light," provisions for making life easier for the physically challenged, and a host of other issues and problems, many of which will be reviewed in the conference. It has been a major team effort by the University community along with outside support to provide the facilities and resources to sponsor this venture in learning. I would like to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the efforts of all the members of the Hofstra team including students, staff, faculty, and alumni. In particular, I wish to express my deep felt thanks to President Shuart, Vice President Block, Vice President for Development Carol Bronzo, and Cultural Center Conference Coordinators Natalie Datlof and Alexej Ugrinsky for their strong leadership and support. I am also indebted to my colleagues in the Department of Political Science for their dedicated service. The contributions of others through out the University are noted elsewhere in the program, but I want all of them to know I recognize that this conference could not have happened without their hard work. From the beginning of our planning for this conference, it was a pleasure to have the cooperation of President Bush and Vice President Quayle and the help of their office and museum staffs in supplying much of the critical informa tion needed to reach people and to get things done. Our warm thanks to all of them and in particular to