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Homer the Smithers
Original Airdate in N.A.: 25-Feb-96
Later that day...
Burns: [from his office] Simpson? Simpson? [walks into Smithers' office] Did you get that report on the accounting department?
Homer: Yes sir, I did. [reads] "The accounting department is located on the 3rd floor. Its hours are 9am to 5pm. The head of this department is a Mr. Johnson or Johnstone."
Yet a little later...
Homer: Here are your messages:
"You have 30 minutes to move your car",
"You have 10 minutes",
"Your car has been impounded",
"Your car has been crushed into a cube",
"You have 30 minutes to move your cube".
[phone ringing]
Homer: [answers] Yello, Mr. Burns' office.
Burns: Is it about my cube?
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Tom Clancy
Rainbow Six
CHAPTER 30
VISTAS
What would John Conor Chavez become? Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief, doctor, lawyer, Indian chief? That was mainly Domingo and Patsy's job, and he had to trust them to do it properly, and they probably would. He knew his daughter and knew Ding almost as well. From the first time he'd seen the kid, in the mountains of Colorado, he'd known that this boy had something special in him, and the younger man had grown, blossoming like a flower in a particularly tough garden. Domingo Chavez was a younger version of himself, a man of honor and courage, Clark told himself, and therefore he'd be a worthy father, as he'd proven to be a worthy husband. The great continuity of life, John told himself again, sipping his coffee and puffing on the cigar, and if it was yet one more milestone on the road to death, then so be it. He'd had an interesting life, and a life that had mattered to others, as had Domingo, and as they all hoped would, John Conor. And what the hell, Clark thought, his life wasn't over yet, was it?
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The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
805 - Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Fundraiser in Medina, Washington
November 24, 2013
Thank you, guys. Sit down. You already did that. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Have a seat. Have a seat.
Well, first of all, let me just thank Jon for the second time for his incredible hospitality. And I think it's fair to say that between Nancy and me and Steve Israel, we do a lot of events. I will say that this particular space is one of the more spectacular venues for an event. And we couldn't have a more gracious host. The only problem when I come to Jon's house is, I want to just kind of roam around and check stuff out, and instead, I've got to talk. [Laughter]
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/health/ebola-patient-zero/
CNN
Report: Ebola outbreak probably started with 2-year-old in Guinea
By Madison Park, CNN
updated 10:12 AM EDT, Tue August 12, 2014
(CNN) -- The worst outbreak of Ebola, which has killed 961 people and triggered an international public health emergency, may have started with a 2-year-old patient in a village in Guinea.
About eight months ago, the toddler, whom researchers believe may have been Patient Zero, suffered fever, black stool and vomiting. Just four days after showing the painful symptoms, the child died on December 6, 2013, according to a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Scientists don't know exactly how the toddler contracted the virus. Ebola is spread from animals to humans through infected fluids or tissue, according to the World Health Organization.
"In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines," WHO says, though researchers think fruit bats are what they call the virus's "natural host."
Researchers who published the paper this year found a chain of illnesses in the toddler's family.
After the child's death, the mother suffered bleeding symptoms and died on December 13, according to the report. Then, the toddler's 3-year-old sister died on December 29, with symptoms including fever, vomiting and black diarrhea. The illness subsequently affected the toddler's grandmother, who died on January 1, in the family's village of Meliandou in Guéckédou.
The area in southern Guinea is close to the Sierra Leone and Liberia borders.
The illness spread outside their village after several people attended the grandmother's funeral.
Funerals tend to bring people in close contact with the body. Ebola spreads from person to person through contact with organs and bodily fluids such as blood, saliva, urine and other secretions of infected people. It has no known cure.
READ: 'This is unprecedented'
Two of the funeral attendees appeared to bring back the virus to their village, and it spread to health care workers and other family members who took care of infected patients.
"A health care worker from Guéckédou with suspected disease, seems to have triggered the spread of the virus to Macenta, Nzérékoré, and Kissidougou in February 2014," stated the report, noting that more Guinea towns were affected.
Clusters of the disease popped up in early 2014 in these areas, with the initial patients suffering fever, vomiting and severe diarrhea, according to the report. Hemorrhaging was less frequent, the report noted.
In early March, the Ministry of Health in Guinea and Doctors Without Borders in Guinea were notified about the disease clusters.
Health investigators arrived that month and began tracing the disease by examining hospital documents and conducting interviews with affected families and villagers.
Ebola has now spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, prompting global concerns.
The report about the emergence of Ebola in Guinea was authored by dozens of international doctors and researchers from institutions in France, Germany, Guinea, WHO and Doctors Without Borders.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: - posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 04:02 AM Pacific Time somewhere near Seattle Washington USA Saturday 28 December 2013 - http://hvom.blogspot.com/2013/12/see-its-this-kind-of-stuff-that-really.html
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GateWorld
FIRST CONTACT
EPISODE NUMBER - 510
DVD DISC - Season 5, Disc 3
ORIGINAL U.S. AIR DATE - 09.26.08
DEX: So, you're going on this Daedalus thing?
KELLER: Yeah.
(She reaches for yet another bag but Ronon picks it up with his other hand.)
KELLER: Thank you.
(They walk out of the room.)
KELLER: I kind of have to. I'm the one that's gonna be administering the treatment -- if, you know, we ever get to that point.
DEX: Right. I think I should come with you on this.
KELLER: Really? Why?
DEX: I don't really trust these guys.
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 28 December 2013 excerpt ends]
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: ----- Original Message ----
From: Kerry Burgess
To: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:38:07 PM
Subject: Re: Journal May 20, 2006
Kerry Burgess wrote:
I remembered again today that I rarely get sick.
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 20 May 2006 excerpt ends]
From 8/3/1998 ( Tom Clancy "Rainbow Six" ) To 11/24/2013 is 5592 days
5592 = 2796 + 2796
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/29/1973 ( Richard Nixon - Memorandum Directing Reductions in Energy Consumption by the Federal Government ) is 2796 days
From 4/8/1992 ( George Bush - Exchange With Reporters While Viewing the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin ) To 11/24/2013 is 7900 days
7900 = 3950 + 3950
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/26/1976 ( the first known human case of Ebola ) is 3950 days
[ See also: To Be Continued? ]
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The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
805 - Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Fundraiser in Medina, Washington
November 24, 2013
Thank you, guys. Sit down. You already did that. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Have a seat. Have a seat.
Well, first of all, let me just thank Jon for the second time for his incredible hospitality. And I think it's fair to say that between Nancy and me and Steve Israel, we do a lot of events. I will say that this particular space is one of the more spectacular venues for an event. And we couldn't have a more gracious host. The only problem when I come to Jon's house is, I want to just kind of roam around and check stuff out, and instead, I've got to talk. [Laughter] But, Jon, thank you for your friendship. We're very grateful.
A few other people I want to acknowledge. First of all, our once Speaker and soon to be Speaker again, Nancy Pelosi. We are thrilled to be with her. Someone who has an incredibly thankless job, but does it with energy and wisdom—and I was going to say joy, but I'm not, I don't want to, kind of, overdo it—[laughter]—but is doing an outstanding job: Steve Israel, who is heading up the DCCC. Thank you so much, Steve, for the great job that you're doing.
We've got some outstanding Members of Congress here. Congressman Rick Larsen is here. Where's Rick? There he is. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is here. Congressman Derek Kilmer is here. Where's Derek? There he is—who just informed me that his 4-year-old at the Christmas party is going to sing me at least one patriotic song. [Laughter] And I'm very excited about this. She has a repertoire of five songs, and we're trying to hone in on what one song she is going to do.
And you've got a former outstanding Member of Congress, who now is doing a great job as the Governor of this great State; Governor Jay Inslee is here. And Trudi, who's keeping him in line at all times. And I want to thank John Frank, who also spent a lot of time on this event. Thank you so much.
Now, the great thing about these kinds of events is, I spend most of my time in a conversation with you, as opposed to just making a long speech. Let me make a couple of observations. Number one, Jay claims he arranged it, but when we landed, we were flying over Mount Rainier, pulled into the airport, came off the plane, and the sunset was lighting the mountain. And it was spectacular and reminded me of why it is that I love the Pacific Northwest so much.
Now, part of it—I was saying to somebody, part of it may also be that I always feel the spirit of my mom here, because I graduated from Mercer Island High. But you guys have got a good thing going here, and it's not just the Seahawks. I just want to make that point.
Point number two: Obviously, there are such enormous challenges that we face all across this country and internationally, and this year we've seen issues ranging from the tragedy of Sandy Hook to disclosures at the NSA, to the shutdown and the potential of default to continuing issues surrounding the Middle East and peace there. And so it's understandable, I think, that sometimes, people feel discouraged or concerned about whether or not we can continue to make progress. And one thing that I always try to emphasize is that if you look at American history, there have been frequent occasions in which it looked like we had insoluble problems—either economic, political, security—and as long as there were those who stayed steady and clear eyed and persistent, eventually, we came up with an answer; eventually, we were able to work through these challenges and come out better on the other end.
And that's true today as well. After seeing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, we've now seen 44 straight months of job growth. We've doubled our production of clean energy. We are actually importing less oil than ever before, producing more energy than ever before. We've reduced the pace of our carbon emissions in a way that is actually better than the vast majority of industrialized nations over the last 5 years.
We've been able to not only create the possibility of all people enjoying the security of health care, but we've also been driving down the cost of health care, which benefits people's pocketbooks, their businesses. Our institutions of higher learning continue to be the best in the world. And you're actually—because of the productivity of our workers, we're actually seeing manufacturing move back to America in ways that we haven't seen in decades.
A lot of the reason that we're making progress is because of the inherent resilience and strength of the American people, but a lot of it is because folks like Nancy Pelosi and some of the Members of Congress, or even former Members of Congress, who are here made some tough decisions early on in my administration. And we're starting to see those bear fruit and pay off.
And so I'm incredibly optimistic about our future. But I'm also mindful of the fact that we have some barriers, some impediments to change and progress. And the biggest barrier and impediment we have right now is a Congress—and in particular, a House of Representatives—that is not focused on getting the job done for the American people, but is a lot more focused on trying to position themselves for the next election or to defeat my agenda.
And that's unfortunate, because that's not what the American people are looking for right now. And the truth is, is that there are a lot of ideas—things like early childhood education or rebuilding our infrastructure or investing in basic science and research—there are a whole range of—immigration reform—a whole range of ideas, that if you strip away the politics, there's actually a pretty broad consensus in this country.
I'm not a particularly ideological person. There are some things, some values I feel passionately about. I feel passionate about making sure everybody in this country gets a fair shake. I feel passionate about everybody being treated with dignity and respect regardless of what they look like or what their last name is or who they love. I feel passionate about making sure that we're leaving a planet that is as spectacular as the one we inherited from our parents and our grandparents. I feel passionate about working for peace even as we are making sure that our defenses are strong.
So there are values I care about. But I'm pretty pragmatic when it comes to how do we get there. And so is Nancy, and so is Jay. And so more than anything, what we're looking for is not the defeat of another party, what we're looking for is the advancement of ideas that are going to vindicate those values that are tried and true and that have led this country to the spectacular heights that we've seen in the past.
But to do that, we're going to need Nancy Pelosi as Speaker, because there's just a lot of work to be done right now. Between now and next November, I'm going to do everything I can and look for every opportunity to work on a bipartisan basis to get stuff done. There will not be a point in time where I've got an opportunity to get something done where I don't do it simply because of politics. But those opportunity have been few and far between over the last several years, and the American people can't afford to wait in perpetuity for us to grow faster, create more jobs, strengthen our middle class, clean our environment, fix our immigration system.
And so if we don't have partners on the other side, we're going to have to go ahead and do it ourselves. And so the support that you're providing today and the support that you've provided time and again is making all the difference in the world. And it's part of what gives me confidence that we're going to be successful over the long term.
So thank you. We appreciate it.
And with that, let me take some questions.
NOTE: The President spoke at 7:24 p.m. at the residence of Jon A. Shirley. In his remarks, he referred to Tess Kilmer, daughter of Rep. Derek C. Kilmer; Trudi Inslee, wife of Gov. Jay R. Inslee of Washington; and John E. Frank, vice president and deputy general counsel, Microsoft Corporation. The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on November 25. Audio was not available for verification of the content of these remarks.
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George Bush
XLI President of the United States: 1989 - 1993
Exchange With Reporters While Viewing the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin
April 8, 1992
The President. Look, we're out here to enjoy the flowers, thank you very much. We don't discuss those kinds of things anyway.
Q. Good morning.
Mrs. Bush. Good morning.
The President. Good morning, everybody. Bright and early. Wait until the sun comes up.
Q. And then you'll tell us about that satellite and Arafat?
The President. The satellite.
Q. Are you going to buy our breakfast? I know a good bagel factory.
The President. Enjoy. Careful, careful, don't fall in.
Q. Don't fall down.
The President. This is beautiful. Isn't this beautiful? It's a little early. We're trying to avoid holding people up in the traffic.
Q. Did you see that Tsongas is back in the race?
The President. We're not commenting on the Democratic -- all three of them are Democrats.
Q. What do you think about your latest -- --
The President. Outstanding. Excellent.
Q. Mr. President, you could see the colors better in the daytime.
The President. I know it, but you get -- --
Q. Brilliant.
The President. It will be daylight at 6:20 a.m., but we just wanted to get out here before we held up too much traffic. As I speak the sun is starting to rise somewhere.
Q. You think you're going to be running against Clinton?
The President. I don't know. I'm not going to comment on the Democratic side. I've got a good record of not doing that so far, and I'm going to stay with it.
Q. Well, he's the candidate for change.
The President. He's running against me. I'm not running against anybody right now. Let's see what they come up with.
Q. Is this your favorite monument?
The President. Helen [Helen Thomas, United Press International].
Q. You got me up this morning; I've got to work. Last time I came here was 3 a.m. in the morning with Nixon.
Q. You see things have gotten better. You don't have to come out quite so early.
Q. Oh, yes. In '71.
The President. How did he do in the primary? [Laughter]
Q. It was a Vietnam protest.
Term Limitations
The President. Helen, this might interest you. This might interest you all. Here's Thomas Jefferson's belief in term limitations.
Q. My favorite.
The President. This one. This is Jefferson's appeal for term limits. Read carefully, Helen.
Q. -- -- not an advocate.
The President. "Frequent changes . . . laws and institutions must go hand-in-hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truth discovered, and matters of opinions change . . . change is certain . . . institutions must advance also to keep pace with times." If I've ever heard an eloquent plea for term limits, that's it.
Q. Doesn't sound like that to me.
The President. It does to me. "We might as well require men to wear -- [inaudible]" -- in other words, things have to change. Congress must change.
Q. I don't think Bob Michel would like that.
The President. Well, I think he probably would. But I really think this is a very important statement here. Let's see what he says over here.
Q. You're misinterpreting Jefferson.
The President. No, I'm not.
Q. You ought to send this statement to Peru.
The President. Perot?
Q. Peru.
The President. Oh, sorry, I heard you.
Q. Perot, right? Is he on your mind?
The President. No, I think he's on yours.
Q. Not at all.
The President. This is a lovely memorial.
Q. Do you care one way or the other if Perot gets in it, Mr. President?
The President. No.
Q. Tell Strom Thurmond about it. How many terms has he had?
Q. Do you have a favorite memorial?
Mrs. Bush. This may well be it. It's a nice one.
The President. This one is?
Q. You can see this from your balcony.
U.S. Supreme Court
Q. Maybe he's talking about liberal interpretation of the Constitution vis-a-vis the U.S. Supreme Court and its need to interpret law in light of ever-changing circumstances?
The President. That's exactly what the Supreme Court does. They interpret the Constitution. They do not legislate from the Bench. One of the things I'm most proud of is my appointments to the Supreme Court. And it's a good court, and it does not legislate from the Bench as much as in the past. And that's good. And maybe that's what he's talking about. But I don't see that in that particular message there. What I think he's talking about there is change, and we are trying to get some change.
Q. What did you think of the march on Sunday?
The President. The march?
Q. Yes, the march.
The President. I think Jefferson would have approved of that. Everybody has a right to petition his Government, or her Government, Helen; his in the generic sense.
Q. But where does it fall on your ears?
The President. Everybody has that right.
President's Schedule
Q. Mr. President, we've noticed that you've been taking some leisurely weekends. Is this, taking the advice of your doctor, as much of a vacation as you're going to -- --
The President. Well, I think probably yes. I don't think we're going to be able to get a 2-week vacation, nor do I feel need of that, although I was delighted when the doctor recommended it. Took a little pressure off so we could get a good long weekend. But I feel good. I think the health is strong. This weekend was good, and I got a lot of rest up there.
So, I think that I'm more apt to do that than I am to try to get a week off in a row, something like that.
Legislative Agenda
Q. Are you anxious to return to full-fledged campaigning?
The President. Not particularly. Full-term governing, trying to move this Congress to do things that I've been trying to get done. For example, an education program that will change education and change it for the better; an anticrime bill that will give support to the people in the cities, the people in the rural areas that need it. So there's a lot of things we're still trying to get done with Congress. This period gives me time to concentrate on that. I'll keep going.
I'd like to see this legislation passed that will put some limits on liability. If there was ever anything people unanimously want in this country, it's to do something about the frivolous lawsuits, those that are just running up the cost of everything and frivolously driving people out of public service, out of helping their neighbor, out of medical practice. And yet it sits there in a Congress unwilling to even take it up for a vote.
So, there's plenty of things to be doing without having to concentrate on the primaries at this point or the elections at this point. And I'm trying very hard to do just exactly that.
Now, we're going to go up and see the sun come up and watch the -- --
Q. You're not even sending health financing up?
The President. We've got a wonderful health -- --
Q. Your health care program stands in limbo.
The President. Well, then blame the Congress because we've got the best health care plan there is. And it does not socialize medicine in this country. It preserves the quality of care. It gives health care access to all, and it does it without reducing the quality of American education. And I just hope the Congress will move on it instead of sitting there and griping for the status quo.
And that's it. When I'm talking about change, that's what I'm talking about, a whole array of issues. And I think the American people understand it, and I think as the campaign gets in focus in the fall they'll understand it more clearly. So this is what it is. It isn't about who's been President for 3 years, it's the question of who has the program for change that really will help this country. And it's about time the Congress moves on some of these items. And I've listed three or four here, and there's plenty more.
So, that's what we'll be talking about. I do have a period in here where I don't have to concentrate on the primaries, and that's good. Nor will I comment on the primaries on the Democratic side. They don't need me getting in fine-tuning it. I hear what they say about me. There will be plenty of time to respond, do it in a civil way and not take questions on who's up or who's down in New York or anything like that.
Q. Well, you were kind of scared of Buchanan's threat, weren't you? Weren't you a little bit frightened about Buchanan?
The President. No.
President's Staff
Q. What do you think about the criticism of your Chief of Staff, Sam Skinner, and this alleged disarray?
The President. I think it's ridiculous. You know and I know that there's periodic stories of this nature. I've seen it in every single administration, Democrat and Republican. I discount it. I think we've got an outstanding staff. We've got good coordination between the campaign and the staff. And there's a hiatus in here, as I mentioned, where we can be sure the cooperation is the best. So it's coming along, and I don't -- --
Q. Is Marlin quitting?
The President. There's one of the most ridiculous -- --
Mrs. Bush. What?
The President. She said, "Is Marlin quitting?" That is so absurd. It's just absolutely absurd. And you know it. But you have to ask the question because somebody beat you to a story that's untrue. [Laughter] So you have to ask it, but it's silly. It's silly.
Q. The best defense is offense. I could campaign -- --
The President. Exactly. You're darn right you can.
Mrs. Bush. You can't see in our bedroom window; that's good news.
The President. You can see George sleeping over there. See, on the far right window. That's my son George; that's our son George's room. And when he got the word that the Texas Rangers won 4 to nothing at 5:45 a.m., he went back to sleep for another hour and refused to come out to see the cherry blossoms. That's my boy for you.
Q. A chip off the old block. [Laughter]
President's Opening Day Pitch
The President. Yes, rooting for his ball team. There's a beautiful view there. And I've gotten so many compliments on that first pitch, I'm surprised you don't ask about that. A lot of people -- I thought there would be some criticism. They could visualize the left-handed hitter standing there and the pitcher on the first pitch saying, outside and away, do not bring it in over the strike zone, and bring it in a little slower than normal because he's looking for the heat. And so, as one reporter pointed out, you give him the chill or the freeze.
And it was wonderful because it was a great comparison with my grandson who had to get out there and arrogantly throw it right over the middle of the plate fast. So, I've been surprised at the reaction from the people. It's very understanding on that pitch.
Q. That's why you want to run for reelection, so you can throw out the first ball, right?
The President. Well, I think the American people seem to be sensitive. They see what the man is trying to do, keep it outside on the opening left-handed hitter. [Laughter] You notice how the third baseman came in on the very first pitch of the leadoff hitter. He was in for the bunt. Now, with my pitch, nobody could have bunted that thing. [Laughter]
Q. You're the ultimate outsider.
Tidal Basin Visit
The President. I think we can go without fouling up the traffic there.
Q. Breakfast in the mess. We do know a good bagel factory.
Q. How's the Kennebunkport house?
Mrs. Bush. We're going to see in a couple of weeks.
Q. Habitable?
Mrs. Bush. Yes, we'll be up there Easter. No furniture, though.
The President. Valdez [David Valdez, President's Photographer], can you create a original "Valdez" out of this? A man of your ability ought to be able to make a real creation. I'll send this to my mother. This "Valdez" will live in history.
Q. Are these the campaign photos?
The President. No.
Mrs. Bush. Oh, you bet. [Laughter]
The President. This is an annual event for us. It's very nice.
Mrs. Bush. Next year we're going to go at 5 a.m.
Q. How long have you been doing this?
The President. Maybe three, I don't remember exactly.
Q. Not as Vice President?
The President. Well, we didn't have to worry about you in the daytime then. [Laughter] This is pretty.
Mrs. Bush. Beautiful.
Q. You're not saying that Vice President Quayle has an easier life than you?
The President. No. I'm just saying it's a little different between what you can do as President and what you can do as Vice President.
Term Limitations
Q. If you're so much for term limitations, why don't you seek one term?
The President. Because we're limited to two terms. I think that's about right for a President. I didn't always feel that way either.
Q. Really? What caused your conversion?
The President. I think that's the kind of change that Thomas Jefferson is talking about. That's what caused it.
Q. I didn't read the same thing in his words. [Laughter]
The President. I did. Let's go. I think we better head on back before the traffic starts hitting the bridge.
Tidal Basin Visit
Q. Walk. We have to run.
The President. No, you're right here.
Here, Ranger, get in. They want you, I know. I know everyone wants you in the picture.
Mrs. Bush. Sit down, Millie.
The President. Big guys in the middle. Here, Ranger; here, boy. Sit, sit. Good boy. Stay, stay.
Q. What perks are you giving up, Mr. President?
The President. He's like Helen Thomas. You tell him to do something, he doesn't write it -- [inaudible].
Thank you all very much.
Q. Giving up any perks?
The President. Ranger, come here, boy. Sic her! [Laughter]
Q. That's all right. Ranger's okay.
Q. Any comment on the GAO report, Mr. President?
The President. Randall [Randall Pinkston, CBS News], nice to see you there.
You've got to admit the timing was perfect on this, right? It's so beautiful. It really is.
Q. Did you know it was going to be a perfect day?
The President. Well, we talked about either today or tomorrow. Here's the way the decisionmaking process works: Barbara got home at about 11 p.m., so I made the command decision to go either this morning or tomorrow morning. So we went this morning.
Q. The later the better.
The President. No, we wanted to do it so we wouldn't foul up traffic. But it's great to do. I thought she might be a little tired, but she wasn't, so off we go. We wake up at 5 a.m. every morning. Got that? It's true.
Q. I believe it.
The President. It's true. So it's routine. Good to see you all. Got to go to work.
Note: The exchange began at 5:55 a.m. during a walk from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial and back. In his remarks, the President referred to Ross Perot, businessman and prospective Presidential candidate.
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The American Presidency Project
Richard Nixon
XXXVII President of the United States: 1969 - 1974
Executive Order 11726 - Energy Policy Office
June 29, 1973
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Energy Policy Office
SECTION 1. There is hereby established in the Executive Office of the President an Energy Policy Office. The office shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a Director of the Energy Policy Office who shall be designated or appointed by the President.
Functions of the Director
SEC. 2 (a). The Director shall be the Administration's chief policy officer with respect to energy matters, and shall be the President's principal adviser concerning those matters.
(b) The Director shall also be responsible for—
(1) identifying major problems, present and prospective, in the energy areas;
(2) making policy recommendations to the President with respect to energy matters;
(3) working with executive branch agencies and outside groups in reviewing policy alternatives with respect to energy matters;
(4) reviewing, commenting on, and making separate recommendations on all other energy-related matters which require Presidential attention;
(5) insuring that executive branch agencies develop short- and long-range plans for dealing with energy matters;
(6) monitoring the implementation of approved energy policies with the assistance of the Office of Management and Budget;
(7) providing guidance and direction to the Oil Policy Committee and its Chairman in the performance of its functions;
(8) providing advice to the Cost of Living Council concerning energy matters;
(9) assuring the development of comprehensive plans and programs to assure the availability of adequate and dependable supplies of energy; and
(10) initiating studies to be carried out by the appropriate Government agencies.
Support
SEC. 3 (a). Necessary expenses of the Energy Policy Office may be paid from the Emergency Fund of the President or from such other funds as may be available.
(b) The Administrator of General Services shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support as may be needed by the Energy Policy Office.
(c) All departments and agencies of the executive branch shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide assistance and information to the Director of the Energy Policy Office.
SEC. 4. The Director of the Energy Policy Office shall make a report to the President, for transmission to the Congress, no later than March 15, 1974, concerning actions that have been taken and actions that should be taken to carry out the purposes of this order.
Supersedure
SEC. 5. Executive Order No. 11712 of April 18, 1973, is hereby superseded and the Special Committee on Energy and the National Energy Office are hereby abolished.
RICHARD NIXON
The White House,
June 29, 1973.
NOTE: The text of the Executive order was released at San Clemente, Calif., and Washington, D.C.
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Richard Nixon
XXXVII President of the United States: 1969 - 1974
190 - Statement Announcing Additional Energy Policy Measures
June 29, 1973
ONE OF the most critical problems on America's agenda today is to meet our vital energy needs.
Two months ago I announced a comprehensive program to move us forward in that effort. Today I am taking the following additional measures:
First, I am appointing John A. Love, Governor of Colorado, to direct a new energy office that will be responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the Presidential level.
Second, I am asking the Congress to create a new Cabinet-level department devoted to energy and natural resources and a new independent Energy Research and Development Administration.
Third, I am initiating a $10 billion program for research and development in the energy field, which will extend over the next 5 years.
Finally, I am launching a conservation drive to reduce anticipated personal consumption of energy resources across the Nation by 5 percent over the next 12 months. The Federal Government will take the lead in this effort by reducing its anticipated consumption by 7 percent during this same period.
America faces a serious energy prob- lem. While we have only 6 percent of the world's population, we consume one-third of the world's energy output. The supply of domestic energy resources available to us is not keeping pace with our ever-growing demand, and unless we act swiftly and effectively, we could face a genuine energy crisis in the foreseeable future.
PROGRESS SINCE APRIL
On April 18, I submitted a message to the Congress discussing the energy challenge and the steps necessary to meet it. That message emphasized that as we work to conserve our energy demands, we must also undertake an intensive effort to expand our energy supplies. I am happy to report that many of these steps are already underway and that they are proving effective.
--At least eight oil companies have made firm decisions to undertake significant refinery construction projects. Within the next 3 years these projects will increase refinery capacity by more than 1.5 million barrels daily--a 10 percent increase over existing capacity.
--We have announced and carried out a voluntary oil allocation program to help provide farmers and essential government and health services, as well as independent refiners and marketers, with an equitable share of available petroleum.
--A great deal of oil from the Outer Continental Shelf and other Federal lands, which has traditionally been retained by the producers, has been allocated to small independent refiners to augment their present supplies. That figure has already reached 100,000 barrels of oil per day and will increase to 160,000 by mid-August.
--The Council on Environmental Quality has begun a study of the environmental impact of drilling on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf and in the Gulf of Alaska. The study is scheduled for completion by next spring.
--The Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has reported out legislation which would finally permit the construction of an Alaskan pipeline. Legislation will shortly be reported out in the House of Representatives. Since construction of that pipeline would provide o million barrels of domestic oil a day, I again urge that the Congress give swift approval to this legislation.
--The Office of Energy Conservation and the Office of Energy Data and Analysis have been established at the Department of the Interior. Although not yet fully staffed, they are now beginning to provide information we must have to proceed with our developing energy policy.
--The Commerce Department has proposed regulations covering the labeling of household appliances so that consumers can make comparisons of the efficiency with which the appliances consume energy.
--The Environmental Protection Agency has published information on gasoline mileage for 1973 automobiles.
--The Department of State is taking steps to consult with the major oil-producing nations to develop the cooperative arrangements needed to ensure adequate and stable sources of oil in the future. We are also working closely with the other major oil-consuming nations in studying ways of meeting growing world demand for energy supplies. These include emergency sharing arrangements, as well as stockpile and rationing programs, which might lead to more coordinated policies for meeting oil supply shortages should they occur in the future.
Several of the steps which I announced in April were in the form of legislative proposals which will help to increase energy supplies. They called for the Alaskan pipeline, competitive pricing of natural gas, licensing of deepwater ports, streamlining of power plant siting, and a rational framework for controls over surface mining. Only the pipeline request has been finally acted on in committee. I hope the Congress will now act quickly and favorably on my other requests.
These steps are a beginning. But they are only a beginning.
REORGANIZATION
The acquisition, distribution, and consumption of energy resources have become increasingly complex and increasingly critical to the functioning of our economy and our society. But the organization of the Federal Government to meet its responsibilities for energy and other natural resource policies has not changed to meet the new demands. The Federal Government cannot effectively meet its obligations in these areas under the present organizational structures, and the time has come to change them.
ENERGY POLICY OFFICE
Effective immediately, the duties of the Special Energy Committee and National Energy Office, which I set up e months ago to advise and assist in the preliminary organizational phases of the Federal response to the energy challenge, will be combined in an expanded Energy Policy Office within the Executive Office of the President. This Office will be responsible for the formulation and coordination of energy policies at the Presidential level.
This Office will be headed by Governor Love, who will be an Assistant to the President as well as Director of the Energy Policy Office. He will spend full time on this assignment and will report directly to me. My Special Consultant on energy matters, Charles DiBona, will continue in his present advisory capacity, working within the new Office.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Two years ago I sent to the Congress my proposals for a sweeping reorganization of executive departments and independent agencies to provide an executive branch structure more responsive to the basic goals of public policy. One of those proposals called for a Department of Natural Resources.
During the time these proposals have been receiving the consideration of the Congress, my Administration has continued to refine and improve them. It has become increasingly obvious that reorganization is imperative, and nowhere more clearly so than in the areas of natural resources and related energy matters.
I am therefore proposing today the establishment of a new Cabinet-level Department of Energy and Natural Resources, responsible for the balanced utilization and conservation of America's energy and natural resources.
The Department of Energy and Natural Resources would take charge of all of the present activities of the Department of the Interior, except the Office of Coal Research and certain other energy research and development programs which would be transferred to a new Energy Research and Development Administration. It would also assume the responsibilities of the Forest Service and certain water resources activities of the Soil Conservation Service from the Department of Agriculture; the planning and funding of the civil functions of the Army Corps of Engineers; the duties of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce; the uranium and thorium assessment functions of the Atomic Energy Commission; the functions of the interagency Water Resources Council; and gas pipeline safety functions of the Department of Transportation.
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
I am further proposing to the Congress that we create an Energy Research and Development Administration.
The new administration would have central responsibility for the planning, management, and conduct of the Government's energy research and development and for working with industry so that promising new technologies can be developed and put promptly to work. The new administration would be organized to give significant new emphasis to fossil fuels and potential new forms of energy, while also assuring continued progress in developing nuclear power.
In order to create the new administration, the present functions of the Atomic Energy Commission, except those pertaining to licensing and related regulatory responsibilities, would be transferred to it, as would most of the energy research and development programs of the Department of Interior. The scientific and technological resources of the AEC should provide a solid foundation for building a well-connected and well-executed effort.
Under my proposal, the five-member organization of the AEC would be retained to provide direction for a separate and renamed Nuclear Energy Commission which would carry on the important licensing and regulatory activities now within the AEC. In addition, I have asked that a comprehensive study be undertaken, in full consultation with the Congress, to determine the best way to organize all energy-related regulatory activities of the Government.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
While we must rely on conventional forms of fuel to meet our immediate energy needs, it is clear that the answer to our long-term needs lies in developing new forms of energy.
With this necessity in mind, I am taking three steps immediately to enlarge our Federal energy research and development efforts.
First, I am initiating a Federal energy research and development effort of $10 billion over a s-year period, beginning in fiscal year 1975. To give impetus to this drive, I am directing that an additional $100 million in fiscal year 1974 be devoted to the acceleration of certain existing projects and the initiation of new projects in a number of critical research and development areas. At least one-half of the funding for the new initiatives for this coming fiscal year will be devoted to coal research and development with emphasis on producing clean liquid fuels from coal, improving mining techniques to increase coal mining safety and productivity, accelerating our coal gasification program, and developing improved combustion systems. The remainder of the $100 million will be for research and development projects on advanced energy conversion systems, environmental control, geothermal steam, conservation, and gas-cooled nuclear reactors. While it is essential that we maintain the present budget ceiling for fiscal year 1974, these vital programs must and can be funded within that ceiling.
Second, I am directing the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission to undertake an immediate review of Federal and private energy research and development activities, under the general direction of the Energy Policy Office, and to recommend an integrated energy research and development program for the Nation. This program should encourage and actively involve industry in cooperative efforts to develop and demonstrate new technologies that will permit better use of our energy resources. I am also directing the Chairman, in consultation with the Department of the Interior and other agencies, to recommend by September i of this year specific projects to which the additional $ 100 million would be allocated during fiscal year 1974. By December I of this year, I am asking for her recommendations for energy research and development programs which should be included in my fiscal year 1975 budget.
Third, I am establishing an Energy Research and Development Advisory Council reporting to the Energy Policy Office, to be composed of leading experts in various areas of energy research and development from outside the Government.
I feel that these steps will greatly improve and expand our current energy research and development effort and will ensure the development of technologies vital to meeting our future energy needs.
CONSERVATION THE FEDERAL EFFORT
In my energy message of April 18, I announced preliminary steps to conserve America's fuel supplies. I said at that time that while energy conservation is a national necessity, conservation efforts could be undertaken on a voluntary basis. I still believe this.
However, public persuasion alone is not sufficient to the challenge confronting us. The Federal Government is the largest consumer of energy in the country, and as such, it has its own unique role to play in reducing energy consumption and thus setting an example for all consumers.
Effective today, I am therefore ordering the Federal Government to achieve a 7 percent reduction in its anticipated energy consumption over the next 12 months.
I have directed the heads of all Cabinet departments and other Federal agencies to report by July 31 on the specific steps they will take to meet this target. Secretary Morton will be responsible for monitoring agency efforts and reporting their progress to me.
These conservation measures are to be designed to ensure that no vital services are impaired nor the proper functioning of these departments and agencies curtailed. Exceptions will be permitted only in unique circumstances, such as the program of uranium enrichment at the AEC where a substantial reduction in energy consumption would have a detrimental effect on our efforts to provide new forms of energy.
While the precise means of conserving energy will be left to the discretion of Cabinet and agency heads, I am directing that conservation efforts include the following measures:
--Reduction in the level of air-conditioning of all Federal office buildings throughout the summer.
--Reduction in the number of official trips taken by Federal employees.
--Purchase or leasing of automobiles and other vehicles which provide good gasoline mileage.
Each department and agency is expected to review all of its activities to determine how its own demands might be reduced. The Department of Defense, the largest single consumer of energy within the executive branch, has already examined its activities and has taken steps to reduce its energy demands by 10 percent over last year--steps which will in no way jeopardize our military preparedness.
CONSERVATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
I am also directing all departments and agencies to work closely with Secretary Morton and the Office of Energy Conservation in the development of Ions-term energy conservation plans and recommendations for both the private and the public sector.
At my request, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and Governor Love are to meet with representatives of American industry to discuss ways of cutting back on unnecessary consumption of energy and to urge their active participation in the conservation effort.
Further, I have directed the Secretary of Transportation to work with the Nation's airlines, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce flight speeds and, where possible, the frequency of commercial airline flights. This effort is now underway. By effecting only a small reduction in speeds and flights, it is possible to achieve significant reductions in energy consumption.
PLACING THE CHALLENGE IN PERSPECTIVE
As these measures cover a broad range of activities in the public and private sectors, I want to put both the problem and the proposed conservation measures into perspective. We all need to understand the dimensions of the challenge, as well as the significance of the role every single American has to play in meeting it.
The Department of the Interior estimates that under the conditions of current usage, our available supply of gasoline this summer could fall short of demand by I or 2 percent and possibly as much as 5 percent should the most adverse conditions prevail. To overcome this potential shortage, and to reduce pressure on supplies of other energy resources, I am suggesting that a reasonable and attainable national goal is to reduce anticipated energy use by individual consumers by 5 percent.
We can achieve this goal by making very small alterations in our present living habits, for steps such as those we are taking at the Federal level can be taken with equal effectiveness by private individuals. We need not sacrifice any activities vital to our economy or to our well being as a people.
Raising the thermostat of an air-conditioner by just 4 degrees, for instance, will result in a saving of an estimated 15-20 percent in its use of electricity.
Just as the Government can obtain energy-efficient automobiles, private citizens can do the same. Nearly three-quarter of the gasoline used in America is consumed by automobiles.
Those who drive automobiles can also assist by driving more slowly. A car traveling 50 miles per hour uses 20 to 25 percent less gasoline per mile than the same car traveling 70 miles per hour. Carpooling and using public transportation will result in further fuel savings.
In order to help reduce driving speeds, I am today taking the additional step of writing to each of the Nation's Governors, asking them to work with their State legislatures to reduce highway speed limits in a manner consistent with safety and efficiency, as well as with energy needs.
I also continue to urge the Congress to pass highway-mass transit legislation which would provide States and localities flexibility to choose between capital investment in highways or mass transit. Diversion of some commuter traffic from single occupant automobiles to mass transit will result in significant energy and environmental benefits and, at the same time, permit the highways to be operated in the efficient manner for which they were designed.
Energy conservation is not just sound policy for the country, it is also good economics for the consumer.
Changing to a more efficient automobile, for example, could produce savings of as much as 1,000 gallons of gas in the course of a year. A savings of 1,000 gallons of gas equals a personal savings of approximately $400.
Cutting down on air-conditioning and heating, of course, also cuts down on the family gas or electric or oil bill.
Actions to reduce the rate of growth in energy demands will also improve our ability to protect and improve the quality of our environment.
The conservation of existing energy resources is not a proposal, it is a necessity. It is a requirement that will remain with us indefinitely, and it is for this reason that I believe that the American people must develop an energy conservation ethic.
As a matter of simple prudence and common sense, we must not waste our resources, however abundant they may seem. To do otherwise, in a world of finite resources, reflects adversely upon what we are as a people and a Nation.
CONCLUSION
We face a challenge in meeting our energy needs. In the past, the American people have viewed challenges as an opportunity to improve our Nation and to move forward. The steps I have outlined above are not meant to be conclusive. They are part of the ongoing process.
I urge the Congress to act with due concern for our energy needs by rapid consideration of all of my legislative proposals in this field, especially my request to clear the way for the Alaskan pipeline.
Over the coming years it is essential that we increase our supplies of energy.
I urge the members of the Federal Government to play their role in meeting the spirit and the letter of my energy conservation directives.
I urge private industry to respond with all the imagination and resourcefulness that has made this Nation the richest on Earth.
But the final question of whether we can avoid an energy crisis will be determined by the response of the American people to their country's needs. In the past, whenever we have been faced with real challenges, the American people have joined together to share in the common interest.
I am confident we will do so now.
Note: On the same day, the President signed Executive Order I 11726, which established the Energy Policy Office.
The statement was released at San Clemente, Calif.
The White House also released, on the same day, a fact sheet and the transcript of a news briefing on the President's statement on energy policy and his appointment as Director by John A. Love. Prior to his news briefing, Director Love had met with the President.
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Richard Nixon
XXXVII President of the United States: 1969 - 1974
192 - Letter to Governors Urging Support for Energy Conservation Measures.
June 29, 1973
Dear Governor:
My April 18 message to the Congress, which was also transmitted to you, detailed actions that must be taken if the Nation is to have adequate and secure supplies of clean energy in the future.
It is particularly urgent that steps to encourage energy conservation begin at once. Today, therefore, I have announced a program to reduce the Nation's anticipated energy demand by 5 percent over the next twelve months. To provide leadership in achieving that goal, the Federal Government will reduce its anticipated energy demand by 7 percent during this same period.
The success of our national effort is primarily in the hands of the American people. Nearly three-quarters of the gasoline used in America is consumed by automobiles. Thus, significant gasoline savings will be realized if the American people will change their driving patterns. It is estimated that a car traveling at 50 miles per hour consumes 20 to 25 percent less fuel per mile than it would at 70 miles per hour. Consequently, I am asking Americans voluntarily to reduce the speed at which they drive this summer.
As part of this effort, I urge you to work with your legislature on reducing highway speed limits in your State, taking into account the objectives of mobility, safety and energy conservation. I would also urge you to consider the various actions being taken by the Federal Government to save on the energy it uses, and to adopt as many of these measures as are appropriate for your own State.
Americans have the chance to make a virtue of necessity this summer by taking the current energy pinch as an occasion to begin developing not just stopgap measures but a new and enduring energy conservation ethic for the future. You can play a major role in making this effort successful. I hope it will have your strong support.
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
Note: The text of identical letters addressed to the Governors of the States was released at San Clemente, Calif.
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Richard Nixon
XXXVII President of the United States: 1969 - 1974
191 - Memorandum Directing Reductions in Energy Consumption by the Federal Government.
June 29, 1973
Memorandum for Heads of Departments and Agencies:
You are hereby directed to review the activities of your agency and your contractors which place demands on our energy resources and determine how demand can be reduced. You are to provide by July 31, 1973, an accounting of your agency's energy consumption and a plan with specific actions and timetables to reduce demands.
I have today established a nationwide goal of reducing expected energy demand by 5 percent over the next twelve months. The Federal Government goal is to reduce the expected demand for energy by 7 percent during this same period.
Steps that should be taken by all agencies include reducing the level of air conditioning in office buildings, with appropriate relaxation of employee dress standards; using more energy efficient automobiles in Federal activities; reducing employee business trips; reducing unnecessary lighting in your agency's buildings; and encouraging greater use of carpools and mass transit by your employees. In addition, several agencies have laboratories and industrial type facilities, some of which are operated by contractors, that provide special opportunities for significant energy conservation measures.
The reports that are due by July 31, 1973, are to be submitted through Secretary Morton. In addition, you are to provide such additional follow-up reports as he may require and to assist him and his new Office of Energy Conservation in identifying new conservation measures.
RICHARD NIXON
Note: The text of the memorandum was re leased at San Clemente, Calif.
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Tom Clancy
Rainbow Six
EPILOGUE
NEWS
The International Trib landed on Chavez's desk after the usual morning exercise routine, and he leaned back comfortably to read it. Life had become boring at Hereford. They still trained and practiced all their skills, but they hadn't been called away from the base since returning from South America six months earlier.
Gold Mine in the Rockies, a front-page story started. A place in Montana, the article read, owned by a Russian national, had been found to contain a sizable gold deposit. The place had been bought as a ranch by Dmitriy A. Popov, a Russian entrepreneur, as an investment and vacation site and then he'd made the accidental discovery, the story read. Mining operations would begin in the coming months. Local environmentalists had objected and tried to block the development in court, but the federal district court judge had decided in summary judgment that laws from the 1800s governing mineral exploration and exploitation were the governing legal authority, and tossed the objections out of court. "You see this?" Ding asked Clark.
"Greedy bastard," John replied, checking out the latest pictures of his grandson on Chavez's desk. "Yeah, I read it. He spent half a million to buy the place from the estate of Foster Hunnicutt. I guess the bastard told him more than just what Brightling was planning, eh?"
"I suppose." Chavez read on. In the business section he learned that Horizon Corporation stock was heading back up with the release of a new drug for heart disease, recovering from the loss in value that had resulted from the disappearance of its chairman, Dr. John Brightling, several months earlier, a mystery that remained to be solved, the business reporter added. The new drug, Kardiklear, had proven to reduce second heart attacks by fully 56 percent in FDA studies. Horizon was also working on human longevity and cancer medications, the article concluded.
"John, has anybody gone back to Brazil to-"
"Not that I know of. Satellite overheads show that nobody's cutting the grass next to their airport."
"So, you figure the jungle killed them?"
"Nature isn't real sentimental, Domingo. She doesn't distinguish between friends and enemies."
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