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Collection: President, Office of the: Presidential Briefing Papers: Archivist: kdb Records QA/Box: CFOA 741 FOIA ID: F00-084/2, Fish File Folder: 01/28/1982 (casefile 056767) (1) Date: 06/1712005
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1. worksheet re briefing papers (page 2, partial) 2/2/82 B6
2. schedule The President's Schedule (lp, partial) 1127/82 B6
3. schedule re tour of Franklin Roosevelt exhibit- cover page (lp, partial) 1127/82 B6 B7c
4. list of members of National Black Republican Leadership, 6p [includes Social n.d. B6 Security numbers]
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Referral Note: UNPUBLISHED January 27, 198: THE: WHITE HOUSE 6 : oo pm WASHINGTON THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE Thursday, January 28, 1982 q~o3
9:00 am Staff Time 9:o$ _,,. OVal Off ice (30 min) (Baker, Meese, Deaver)
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10:00 am Personal Staf £ Time OVal Off ice (45 min) ·3 Sl ,L,.fAA JCJ>-1-4 ..J45, ~ f!'-t~.) ,~: 30 - J() '. < ~-v~ /T,.,--, , . 10:45 am Meeting with. Mayor Margaret Hance 10 ·. S':S'- J/'.o5 Oval Office (10 min) (Richard Williamson) (TAB A)
11:10 am The President and Mrs. Reagan depart for South Grounds Tour of FDR Exhibit at Smithsonian (TAB B) 11:50 am Return White House South Grounds
11:50 am Personal Staff Time Residence (65 min)
12:55 pm The President and Mrs. Reagan ·host FDR East Room (7 5 min) lOOth Anniversary Luncheon /:~~ - (TAB C) 2:15 pm Dropby Meeting with Black Republican Leaders .Family Theater (10 min) (Elizabeth Dole) ~ ·. '-/iJ- z: s-7 (TAB D) 2:30 pm Meeting with Cabinet Council on Economic Cabinet Room ( 60 min) Affairs .? : t>-0 (Craig Fuller) (TAB E)
'-/ '. /O - lf: 19 ~. -ldl nk-1 1 t.~ A-. Ci- . ""'""- ~/T;l/- 3:45 pm Courtesy Call by Amb. Ephraim Evron Oval Office (15 min) of Israel ~~zo- Y ~ ~o (William p. Clark) (TAB F)
4:00 µn Personal Staff Time l/·. .SC? - Oval Office (60 min)
5:00 pm Meeting with Republican Mayors {', tto- $ ·, z1; Roosevelt Room (15 min) (Richard Williamson) . ,c.F (TAB G) -6'.5$--t: :.?.,;) 5:30 pm The President and Mrs. Reagan join Recep- Blue Room (15 min) tion for Special Medical Advisory Group TAB H) 8:00 pm The President and South Grounds Private Dinner hl') (TAB I) 10:45 pm Return White House South Grounds CABINET COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
January 28, 1982
PARTICIPANTS
The President
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Secretary of the Treasury Attorney General Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Counsellor to the President Director, Office of Management and Budget U.S. Trade Representative Cloiief of ~ Laf-f of State of Agriculture
Roger Porter, · 0*~ For Presentation: Janei·Norwood, Commissioner Bureau of Labor Statistics , bE>Oi.a~Le...io Richard Darman Ken Duberstein Craig Fuller Dave Ge rgen Ed Rollins ~_ Cl'1 WJlliaffl3GA. Kenne th Cribb, J r , Pete R~sscl A THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 2 7 , 1982 MEETING WITH MAYOR MARGARET HANCE DATE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982 TIME: ~..... ~§ p-;-m . , o <...{$ - 1 0.,ss LOCATION: - OVAL OFFICE FROM : RICHARD S. WILLIAMSON I . PURPOSE This is an opportunity for you to ask Mayor Margaret Hance (R-Phoenix) to "take the lead" in garnering support among the nation's Mayors for your federalism initiative. She has been a strong and constant supporter for your programs . II. BACKG ROUND Mayor Hance is President of the National Conference of Republican Mayors and is a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism as well as the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. She is highly respected by her c olleagues and can mobilize other Mayors and city officials to provide valuable support for your federalism initiative . .. •=..... i Mayor Hance ·is in Washington, D.C., for the -Mid winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) . While USCM is non-partisan, it ~s largely represented by big-city Democratic Mayors who will be critical of your proposal. Your most recent meeting with Mayor Hance was on Thursday, January 21st at the meeting on enterprise zones and the luncheon on the city of Baltimore . - ' 2 III. PARTICIPANTS Mayor Margaret Hance (R-Phoenix) IV. PRESS PLAN White House Photographer V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 2:15 Rich Williamson will escort Mayor Hance into the oval Office. 2:25 Mayor Hance will depart. -. - ~- '""'r. B THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON SCHEDULE or THE PRESIDENT FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982 EVENT: TOUR or FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT EXHIBIT THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION WEATHER Tour of Exhibit Mid 30's Mostly Cloudy Chance of Snow DRESS Men's Business Suit Ladies' Afternoon Dress ADVANCE Gub itosi, Robert K. Staff ~ Kuhn, James F. Press i'1" fi 8 a k al y , ~~':1.E_!_~~- · Sit: e ..1·--.------REDACTE ·· ·-- - · uss s ~~L McCor mack, Robert ~/HCA CO NTACT Presid ential Advanc e Offi ce: 456-7565 1/2 7 /82 1 1:00 a . m. Page 1 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982 THE PRESIDENT departs The Oval Off ice en route 11:05 a.m. Diplomatic Entrance for motorcade boarding. 11:10 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan depart The White House en route National Museum of American History, Constitution A~enue and 14th Street, N.W. PRESS POOL COVERAGE (Drive Time: 5 mins.) MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS Lead Spare D. Fischer J. Canzer i limo THE PRESIDENT Mrs. Reagan Follow-up Control M. Deaver Mil. Aide Dr. Ruge Staff I S. Studdert Press Officer Ofcl. Photog. Press I Press II WHCA Tail 11:15 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan arrive National Museum of American History, lower garage level. See Tab A for arrival diagram. PRESS POOL COVERAGE STAFF AND PRESS INSTRUCTIONS Staff proceed to Exhibit, 2nd floor, via elevator adjacent to The President's elevator. Press pool will be escorted to Exhibit via adjacent staircase. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan proceed to President's Reception Suite. 1/27/82 11:00 a.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982 - Continued Page 2 Met by: S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Philip S. Hughes, Under-Secretary of the Smithsonian Roger G. Kennedy, Director of National Museum of American History 11:20 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan, escorted by Mssrs. Ripley, Hughes, and Kennedy, proceed to second floor of Museum via elevator for tour of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Exhibit. See Tab B for Exhibit diagram. PRESS POOL COVERAGE NOTE: THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan pause at FDR mural and pass in front of FDR touring car for brief photo coverage with escorts. NOTE: THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan pause in front of FOR Fireside Chat exhibit for brief photo coverage. 11:40 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan, escorted by Mssrs. Ripley, Hughes, and Kennedy, depart Exhibit and returns to Presidential Reception Suite. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan bid farewell to Mssrs. Ripley, Hughes, and Kennedy and proceeds to motorcade for boarding at lower garage level of Museum. , STAFF ANO PRESS INSTRUCTIONS Board motorcade at arrival point. 11:45 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan depart National Museum of American History en route The White House. MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS Same as on arrival. 11:50 a.m. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Reagan arrive The White House, Diplomatic Entrance. 1/27/82 11:00 a.m. TABA THE TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR OF FDR EXHIBIT First Floor January 28, 1982 Constitution Avenue Entrance ~~~·-· . -..".! l...... -1 _ ~ G Foucault Press 0 -..,.... Pool Staircase .•''" ~111111 '); VJ i .c: ••••• Pendulum• N \ Garage KEY · ..+- THE PRESIDENT ····~ PRESS 4 .... GUESTS STAFF' TABB THE TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR OF FDR EXHIBIT Second Floor January 28.. 1982 Press FDR's Pool Touring _ \_ Star-Spangled Banner Car~ ctJ- 0 .,,,~~~~ Press ,.. ..:r ~ ~ Pool f f _B>RMural' ~ • ~ Fireside 1 t ~ · ~chat 0 f '\ L.::J Exhibit f I \ '"""'- ~ _.,,. ~ ~~ ..... ~~~_,,,.. I A Nation of Nations Mall Entrance Note: Staff to follow The President KEY · ~ THE PRESIDENT c THE WHITE HOU~- E LUNCHEON HONORING FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ON THE OCCASION OF THE lOOth ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH DATE: January 28, 1982 LOCATION: State Dining Room and East Room TIME: 12:30pm (1 hour, 45 minutes) FROM: Joseph W. Canzeri I. PURPOSE To celebrate the lOOth Anniversary of the birth of Pr~sident Franklin D. Roosevelt. II. BACKGROUND You and Mrs. Reagan have invited members of the Roosevelt family and close associates of the former President's, as well as relatives of the latter, to the White House for a luncheon. This tribute, following the opening of the Smithsonian exhibit on Franklin Roosevelt, will honor not only the former President but his family, friends and scholars associated with him. III. HEAD TABLE GUESTS THE PRESIDENT Mrs. James Roosevelt (Daughter-in-law of FDR) Hon. Thomas P. O'Neill (Speaker of the House of Representatives) Mrs. Van H. Seagraves (Oldest Roosevelt grandchild) Mr. David Brinkley (ABC television correspondent) Mrs. Clifton Daniel (Daughter of Harry Truman and author) Mr. Elliott Roosevelt (Son of FDR) MRS . REAGAN Mr. James Roosevelt (Son of FDR) Miss Grace Tully (Personal secretary to FDR) Mr. Winston Churchill (Grandson of the Prime Minister) Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt (Daughter-in-law of FDR) IV. PRESS PLAN Open press coverage White House photographer SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Luncheon Honoring the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt January 28, 1982 12:30 p.m. FROM: Muf fie Brandon 12:15 p.m. Guests begin to arrive the Diplomatic Reception Room from the SouthWest Gate and are led up the Grand Staircase to the State Dining Room. Drinks will be served there. 12:40 p.m. Guests begin to be seated in the East Room. 12:55 p.m. THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. REAGAN arrive the State Floor via the elevator, proceed down the Cross Hall, and are then announced into the East Room. They are seated. 1:00 p.m. Luncheon is served. 1:45 p.m. An ABC film regarding Franklin Delano Roosevelt is shown during dessert. 2:00 p.m. THE PRESDIDENT AND MRS. REAGAN depart the East Room via the Cross Hall doors and take their places for the Receiving Line in front of the Blue Room doors. The Receiving Line commences from the East Room and continues past THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. REAGAN. Guests may then depart via the Grand Stair case as they come off of the Receiving Line. 2:15 p.m. THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. REAGAN depart the State Floor. All remaining guests depart. FDR LUNCHEON - January 28, 1982 at 12:30 p.m. THE PRESIDENT & MRS. REAGAN Mrs. Dean Acheson (Alice Washington, DC · Mr. Joseph Alsop Author, Washington, DC Mr. & Mrs. Jack Anderson (Olivia) Columnist, Washington, DC Miss Toi Bachelder Warm Springs Foundation, Georgia Mrs . Mary Bain Washington, DC (worked for FDR Youth Corps} Hon. & Mrs. James A. Baker, III (Susan) Chief of Staff & Assistant to the President Professor John R. Boettinger Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts Hon. & Mrs. Daniel J . Boorstin (Ruth) Librarian of Congress Mr. Henry Brandon Diplomatic Correspondent, London Sunday Times Mr. David Brinkley ABC-TV, Washington, DC Rep. Jack Brinkley (Georgia) Mr. Fritz Brown Sacramento,. California Rep. & Mrs. Clair W. Burgener (Marvia)(California) Dr. & Mrs. James MacGregor Burns Historian, Williams College, Massachusetts The Vice President & Mrs. Bush (Barbara) Mr . & Mrs. Gilbert Calhoon (Gene) Temple Terrace, Florida .. Hon. Joseph W. Canzeri, Assistant to the President & .1sst to the Deputy Chief of Staff The Governor of .NeW-York & Mrs·. Carey (Evangeline) Rep . & Mrs. Dick Cheney (Lynne) (Wyoming) Hon . & Mrs . Winston Churchill Chailey, Sussex, England Dr. & Mrs. Henry Steele Commager Historian, Amherst College, Massachusetts Mr. & Mrs . Alistair Cooke (Jane) Journalist/Broadcaster, Cutchogue, New .York Sen . & Mrs.Alan/Cranston (Norma) (California) Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (Penny) (New York) Mr . & Mrs. Clifton Daniel (Mrs • •• Margaret Truman) New York City Hon. & Mrs . Michael K. Deaver (Carolyn) Deputy Chief of Staff & Assistant to the President Mr. George McKee Elsey Washington, DC Mr. & Mrs. William Fmerson (Barbara) Chief Librarian, FDR Library, Hyde Park Mr . John Ficklin Maitre d' - The White House Hon. Hamilton Fish New York City Rep . & Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Jr. (Billy) (New York) Rep . & Mrs. Thomas S. Foley (Heather) (Washington) Dr . & Mrs . Frank Freidel (Madeleine) Professor, University of Washington Sen . & Mrs. Jake Garn (Kathleen) (Utah) Mr . & Mrs. David Girtsburg (Marianne) Alexandr!~. Virg_inia .. . Miss Sheila Grady, Marina Del Ray, .California Mrs . Diana (Hopkins) Halstead Hillsdale, Nev York Dr . & Mrs. Armand Hammer (Frances) Chai rman, Occidental Petroleum Corporation Hon. & Mrs . W. Averell Harriman . washing~~n, DC - ·- Mr . & Mrs. Fred Hirschhorn, Jr . Old Greenwich, Connecticut Mrs . Robert Johnston (Anna} Bowling Green, Kentucky Page 2 - LUNCHEON January 28, 1982 Sen . Nancy Kassebaum (Kansas) LTC & Mrs. Colin P. Kelly (Mary) Colorado Springs, Colorado Rep. & Mrs. Jack F. Kemp (Joanne) (New York) Sen . Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) Mr. & Nrs. Peter Kovler (Judy) Chairman, FDR National Centennial Commission Mr. Milton Kronheim Washington, DC Sen. & Mrs. Paul Laxalt (Carol) (Nevada) Hon. & Mrs. John F. Lehman, Jr. (Barbara) Secretary of the Navy Dr. William Leuchtenburg Educator/Historian, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Hr. & Mrs. Al Lewis Reporter, Washington Post Nr. Hays Lindsley Dallas, Texas Miss Ruth Lindsley Dallas, Texas Mrs. Trent Lott (Tricia) (Mr ••• Rep. Lott, Mississippi) Mr. Haven Roosevelt Luke Alexandria, Ohio Mr. Russell Luke Alexandria, Ohio Rep . & Mrs. Edward R. Madigan (Evelyn) (Illinois) Hon. & Mrs. Charles T. Manatt (Kathleen) Chairman, Democratic National Committee Sen. & Mrs. James A. McClure (Louise) (Idaho) Hon . & Mrs. Edwin Meese, III (Ursula) Counsellor to the President Mrs. Robert H. Michel (Corinne) (Mr •••• Rep. Michel, Illinois) Mr. & Mrs . Ellies Moran Director, The Roosevelt Institute, Warm Springs, Georgia Mr. & Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, III (Ruth) Cambridge_, Massachusetts Mrs. Robert Morgenthau, III New York City · · Sen. & Mrs. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (New York) Hon. & Mrs. Edmund S. Muskie Former Secretary of State, Washington, DC Dr. Richard E. Neustad~ Professor, Harvard University Sen . & Mrs. Sam Nunn (Colleen) (Georgia) The Speaker & Mrs. O'Neill (Mildred) (Massachusetts) Sen. & Mrs. Bob Packwood (Georgie) (Oregon) Rep . Claude Pepper (Florida) · --1 · Hon. Esther Peterson Washington, DC Mr. & Mrs. William Polk (Lu Ann) Headmaster, Groton School, Massachusetts Sen. Jennings Randolph (West Virginia) Hon . & Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley Secretary, Smithsonian Institution Mr. Chalmers M. Roberts Journalist, Bethesda, Maryland Sen. & Mrs. Jay P. Rolison, Jr. (Barbara) New York State Senator Mr. Curtis Roosevelt New York City Hon. & Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt Bellevue, Washington Mr . Elliott Roosevelt, III Dallas, Texas Mr. & Mrs. Ford Roosevelt Santa Cruz, California Mr. H. Delano Roosevelt Pacific Palisades, California· Hon. & Mrs. James Roosevelt (Mary) Newport Beach, California Mr. & Mrs. James Roosevelt, Jr. (Ann Martha) Cambridge, Massachusetts Page 3 - LUNCHEON January 28, 1982 Mrs. John Roosevelt (Irene) New York City Miss Laura Roosevelt Dallas, Texas Miss Laura D. Roosevelt Washington, DC Miss Rebecca Roosevelt (daughter of Hon. & Mrs. James Roosevelt, Newport Beach, California) Mr. William Donner Roosevelt New York City Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman Wife of FDR Speechwriter, New York City Hon . & Mrs. James Rowe, Jr. (Elizabeth) Washington, DC Mr . & Mrs. Stephen Ryan (Dolores) Director, Warm Springs Foundation, Georgia Hon. & Mrs. Arthur Schlesinger (Alexandra) Author, New York City Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schoonmaker (Joan) Pleasant Valley, New York Mr. & Mrs. Van H. Seagraves (Eleanor) Washington, DC Mr . & Mrs. Richard Strout (Ernestine) Christian Science Monitor, _Washington, DC . I Sen. & Mrs. Strom Thurmond (Nancy) (South Carolina) Sen. & Mrs. John. ITower (Lilla Burt) (Texas) ------·· -- - ·-··- - ... - I . ---~~------· _! . Mil3s Grace Tu~.!Y-. . Private Secretary foi-·rnR, .. Washington, DC i Rep . & Mrs. Guy Vander Jagt (Carol) (Michigan) Mr. & Mrs . Benjamin Welles Washington, DC Mrs. Kate Whitney New York City Mr. James Russell Wiggins Brooklin, Maine (Former Editor, Washington Post) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Wilford (Sara) New York City Rep. & Mrs. Jim Wright (Betty) (Texas) (Bakshian) January 27, 1982 PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FDR lOOth ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON JANUARY 28, 1982 It is a pleasure to greet such a distinguished company in the White House on this very special occasion. For most of you, I know, this is a return visit, the most recent of many. Each of your lives was intertwined with one of the most famous residents of this House -- you, too, are a part of its history. So, as the latest tenants in the people's house, Nancy and I welcome you back. We are all here today to mark the centennial of one of history's truly monumental figures, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Historians still debate the details of his intentions, his :J olicies and their impact. But all agree that, like the Founding Fathers before him, FDR was an American giant -- a leader who shaped, inspired and led our people through perilous times. In a way, it is a high compliment to his brilliance as a leader that he meant so many different things to so many different people -- that he could reach out to men and women of diverse races and backgrounds and inspire them with new hope and new confidence in war and peace. He certainly inspired me. Franklin Roosevelt was the first President I ever saw. I remember the moment vividly. It was in 1936, a campaign parade in Des Moines, Iowa. What a wave of affection and pride swept through that crowd as Franklin Roosevelt passed by in an open car, the familiar smile on his lips, jaunty and confident, drawing from us reservoirs of Page 2 confidence and enthusiasm some of us had forgotten we had during those hard times. Maybe that was FDR's greatest gift to us. He really did convince a troubled, hard-hit people that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself -- that free men pulling together can weather any storm. One of our guests today, Senator Jennings Randolph, who served in the Congress during the New Deal, summed it up very well in a recent interview. "He lifted us up . . with a sense of joy," Senator Randolph recalled of Franklin Roosevelt. "But I think his greatest contribution was that we discovered ourselves as individuals. 'I count.' That was his contribution. Each of us could say, 'I count.'" Of course, not quite everybody agreed at the time. How well I recall the criticisms -- from FDR's first campaign for the nomination to the end of his last term. No less a pundit than Walter Lippmann wrote Franklin Roosevelt off at the starting line, dismissing him as "A pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President." That's the kind of criticism I can understand. It's almost identical to what some people were writing and saying about me in 1980 FDR was also denounced by some as a "traitor to his class." But people who said that about him missed the whole point of what Franklin Roosevelt believed in and what this country is all about. There's only one class in America, and that's We the page 3 People. Woe unto those, foreign or domestic, who try to divide us; they've never succeeded yet. I think there's a basic reason for this -- one that Franklin Roosevelt understood as well as anyone. "The overwhelming majority of Americans," he said, "are possessed of two great qualities -- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion." This great Nation of ours is a caring, loving land; its people have a zest for life and laughter. Franklin Roosevelt shared those qualities. But we are also a practical people with an inborn sense of proportion. We sense when things have gone too far, when the time has come to make fundamental changes. Franklin Roosevelt was that kind of person, too. And there's something else. FDR as a leader, and we as a people, believe in l ooking forward, not backward. We know that every generation of Americans has faced problems. But we also know that every generation of Americans has overcome them. Like Franklin Roosevelt, we know that, for free me n, hope will always be a stronger force than fear; that we only fail when we allow ourselves to be boxed in by the limitations and errors of the past. This is not a political gathering; it is a celebration of a great man who led our Nation through historic times. It's a celebration shared here today by many who knew and loved him well -- friends, colleagues and relatives and, for my part, a young sportscaster who first felt the awe and majesty of this office when that familiar caped figure drove down the avenue in Page 4 Des Moines in 1936, a figure who proved to us all that happy days could, and would, come again. In t hat spirit, I can think of no better way to conclude these brief remarks than to ask you all to join me in a toast a toast to "Happy Days," now, again, and always. Ladies and gentlemen, to ''Happy Day s." D THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 27, 1982 MEETING WITH NATIONAL BIACK REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP DATE JANUARY 28, 1982 LOCATION FAMILY THEATER TIME 2:15 PM - 2:25 PM FRCM: ELIZABEI'H H. DOLEtJJ. I. PURPOSE 'lb thank them for their support and cormrend them for their efforts to unite and rrove for.ward. II. BACKGROUND The participants will include the Executive Board of the National Black Republican Council and other key Black Republicans from gubernatorial staffers and Congressional District staffers. Legree Daniels, Acting Chairffi3.I1 of the National Black Republican Council, called for a meeting of Black Republicans to unite and chart their course for 1982. The National Black Republican Council is the official auxilliary of the Republican National Comnittee. Over the years there have been many factions within this organization; this is the first attempt to pull all the factions together and work for conman goals. They will be briefed on your State of the Union Address. III. PARI'ICIPANTS See attached list. IV. PRESS PI.AN Open press V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS You enter the Family Theater through the front door and proceed directly to the podium and make brief remarks. Thelma. Duggin will thank you for remarks, after which you proceed to your far left shaking hands across the. front aisle and departing through the back door while shaking hands as you leave. Attachrrent: Talking Points List of Participants ':\ ...... :.." .~· ;.. '·"~~.:'.(I '\I; ·:•t ;-~ .. . .t . ~ '•. ~. ,. ;._,_. .,., SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL BLACK REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP ,,(:.:. thank for the support which you . ·\ ··~· ...... my Administration. I know it has not always been easy am convinced that working together we can make a difference. .. ,·:.: :;~,',' ·.!.',; \.' .. ·. ·~~· .~ "' ·' .. ' . ~. ;·• .. business funding, I want you to know we are committed to over one half billion dollars a year for minority ' :, assistance. . That is a commitment I intend to ' . . .~ . •.• t.'l ~ ... '\'. ..·.,..,· . ,. l. Under the working group on minority business -~ .• by Senior Policy Advisor Dan Smith, we will be , . ways in which we can improve the efficiency and .. ,..r ~ ~~.~ ... minority business . programs. '.}; ~.i~:::,:1~;- ;..., ., " . ·~·'T"'. ·::-\"'.i' • . , ... , ". ., ..: ;·.:: ( ,, ,,.. .'' .. ··:'. .-. . ~·. , .. RONALD W. REAGAN LIBRARY THIS FORM MARKS THE FILE LOCATION OF ITEM NUMBER -----;lf=--LISTED ON THE WITHDRAWAL SHEET AT THE FRONT OF THIS FOLDER.