Reception for Dan Quayle, September 7, 1988

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Reception for Dan Quayle, September 7, 1988

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1988-09-07

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1988-09-07

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100th (1987-1989)

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Congress

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Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

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Collection 007, Box 392, Folder 40

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Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

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Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996

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DOLE IN DUAL ROLE AT QUAYLE EVENT
Plays Host at Reception and Questions Rival's Assets
By LISA BELKIN
Special to The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 - In one room, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas served chocolate brownies and fruit juice to the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana.
Next door, Mr. Dole questioned whether Mr. Quayle was an asset to the Bush campaign.
The occasion was a reception that Mr. Dole, the Senate minority leader, held for Senator Quayle in the nominee's first visit to the Senate since he was chosen as Vice President Bush's running mate over Mr. Dole and several other politicians.
.. More than a dozen Republican Senators gathered in Mr. Dole's office laughed and applauded when the Kansan presented a miniature fire extinguisher to Mr. Quayle, saying he could use it "to spray on the press from time to time."
Quayle Lists Two Goals
In his remarks, Senator Quayle said: "My first goal is to elect George Bush to be the next President of the United States. My second goal is to send Bob "Dole back to being majority leader."
The 1986 elections put Senate Republicans in the minority.
After Mr. Quayle ate and ran, Mr. Dole fielded questions from reporters.
The Senator said the controversy over Mr. Quayle's enlistment in the National Guard in the Vietnam War may have helped the Republican ticket. "There was a lot of media overkill," he said. "That probably lessened the damage, in my view. As I said on a couple of talk shows, unless he used undue influence, I have no problem."
'He's Becoming an Asset'
- Asked whether he thought Mr. Quayle was qualified to be "a heartbeat away from the Presidency," Mr. Dole replied: "Is he qualified compared to who? You can always find someone who's better in any business or any profession. There are others who have more experience, but I think Vice President Bush saw certain at- tributes that he thought would be helpful in getting him elected, so he chose Dan Quayle."
Asked whether he had revised his earlier opinion that Mr. Quayle was not an asset to the campaign, Mr. Dole said, "I think he's becoming an asset."
"Isn't he an asset yet?" a reporter asked.
"Becoming," Mr. Dole replied, then smiled, turned quickly and walked away.
(Image) Senator Bob Dole presenting a miniature fire extinguisher to Senator Dan Quayle, presumably for use when the campaign heats up to an uncomfortable degree, at a reception in Mr. Quayle's honor in Mr. Dole's office. (The New York Times/Paul Hosefros)

Bush and Dukakis, Addressing Jews, Assail P.L. O.
Special to The New York Times
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 - Vice President Bush and Gov. Michael S. Dukakis appeared today before B'nai B'rith and denounced the Palestine Liberation Organization.
In remarks prepared for delivery, Mr. Dukakis told the Jewish organization, "King Hussein's decision to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza has changed the debate in the Middle East, but it has not changed the fact that Jordan must play a role in future negotiations. Nor does it make the P.L.O. a fit partner for peace."
Mr. Dukakis, affirming his Middle East position, said, "There can never be a role in negotiations for the P.L.O. unless it renounces terrorism in word and deed, unless it accepts U.N. Resolutions 242 and 338 and unless it clearly and explicitly renounces its own covenant, which states that peace can only come at the price of Israel's right to exist."
He said, "A Dukakis Administration will never recognize a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state or government in exile."
'Commitment to Israel'
Mr. Bush, appearing first, said he would insist that any discussions with the P.L.O. be conditioned on its acceptance of Resolution 242, recognition of Israel's right to exist, an abandonment of terrorism and a change in its covenant calling for Israel's destruction.
"It isn't simply because we made a commitment to Israel," Mr. Bush said, "it's the right way to approach it, it's
Each vows to do nothing to weaken Israel.
the right thing to do, and that's why I feel so strongly about it."
Mr. Bush offered few elements of a Middle East policy of his own or new proposals for bringing peace to the region. He made only fleeting reference to the current conflict involving Palestinians in the occupied territories and no mention of the recent decision by King Hussein of Jordan to sever political ties with the West Bank.
Instead, the Vice President focused on the question of a Palestinian state. "Anyone who has trouble making up his mind on this issue," Mr. Bush said of a Palestinian state, "or who pro- poses to leave it open, just doesn't understand the dangers to Israel and to the United States, just doesn't under- stand the very real threats that continue to exist. My Administration would not support the creation of any Palestinian entity that would jeopardize the security of our strategic ally Israel."
Mr. Bush said that such a state would be a threat to the security of Israel and Jordan, security he termed crucial to any lasting Middle East settlement.
"And, I would add, it would also be contrary to American interests," Mr. Bush said.
Since the New York primary contest in April, Mr. Bush's campaign strategists have tried to portray Mr. Dukakis as at least entertaining the possibility of an independent Palestinian state based on comments that the Democratic candidate made at the time.
G.O.P. Policy Criticized
Tonight, Mr. Dukakis sharply criticized the Republican record on Israel. "Last month," he said, "the President vetoed the bill that funds the Arrow, a land-based ballistic missile that was to be a joint American-Israeli project. "He vetoed it as a favor to George Bush, but that veto was no favor to Israel. Lloyd Bentsen and I will never play politics with Israel's security."
Mr. Dukakis said, "We will not sell weapons that would threaten the security of Israel to any nation. And we will work to persuade our NATO allies to join us in that policy.
"The Republicans have sold AWACS to Saudi Arabia, Mavericks to Kuwait, Stingers to Bahrain and billions of additional dollars worth of sophisticated arms to Arab countries that refuse to make peace with Israel. George Bush has supported those sales, and Dan Quayle voted for them.
"Lloyd Bentsen and I are going to say 'no' to Arab shopping lists that endanger the security of Israel."
Everything you need to know for your business day is in Business Day. The New York Times

"the ultimate regulatory body: Congress."
Light Moment for Quayle
- First came the hand-held fire extinguisher "to spray on the press from time to time," followed by a framed copy of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The gag gifts were presented to Republican vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle by Senate Minority Leader Robert J. Dole (Kan.), at a ceremony in Dole's office yesterday. Several other GOP senators attended, but Dole held center stage.
"We were going to hold this event in Huntington, Indiana, but that's been declared a media-free zone," quipped Dole, referring to Quayle's home town and the confrontation there last month between the candidate and a large group of reporters.
Good-natured jesting notwithstanding, Quayle's image problems may be lingering in some quarters.
On Sunday, on "Power 106," Los Angeles' top-rated rock station, the disc jockey introduced
SEN. ROBERT J. DOLE banters with Bush running mate
the new hit by Johnny Hates Jazz, "I Don't Want to Be a Hero/I Don't Want to Die for You," as "Dan Quayle's theme song.'
-Maralee Schwartz and Paul Taylor

SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER BOB DOLE CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
SENATOR DAN QUAYLE
ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1988
FROM 1:15 - 2:00 P.M.
ROOM S-230, THE CAPITOL
R.S.V.P. Joyce McCluney
224-5311

Subject: (Handwritten: Quayle Reception)
Date: (Handwritten: Sept. 7 1988)
Time: (Handwritten: 1:15-2:00)
Location: (Handwritten: S-230)
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP

Senator
Position
Invited
Yes
No
(Handwritten: Checkmark) Armstrong
Policy Chairman

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Boschwitz
Senatorial Comm.

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Chafee
Conference

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Cochran
Conference Secretary

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Dole
Republican Leader

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Simpson
Asst. Republican Leader

RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Senator
Ranking Members
Invited
Yes
No
(Handwritten: Checkmark) Cohen
Intelligence

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Danforth
Commerce

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Domenici
Budget

(Handwritten: Dot)Evans
Select- Indian Affairs

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Garn
Banking

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Hatch
Labor

(Handwritten: Dot)Hatfield
Appropriations

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Heinz
Special-Aging

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Helms
Foreign Relations

(Handwritten: Dot)Lugar
Agriculture

(Handwritten: Checkmark) McClure
Energy

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Murkowski
Veterans Affairs

(Handwritten: Dot)Packwood
Finance

(Handwritten: Dot)Roth
Govt. Affairs & Jt. Eco Cmte.

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Rudman
Select- Ethics

(Handwritten: Dot)Stafford
Environment

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Stevens
Rules & Administration

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Thurmond
Judiciary

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Warner
Armed Services

(Handwritten: Checkmark) Weicker
Small Business

REPUBLICANS

Bond
McCain
D'Amato
McConnell
Durenberger
Nickles
Gramm
Pressler
Grassley
Quayle
Hecht
Specter
Humphrey
Symms
Karnes
Trible
Kassebaum
Wallop
Kasten
Wilson

DEMOCRATS

Adams
Kennedy
Baucus
Kerry
Bentsen
Lautenberg
Biden
Leahy
Bingaman
Levin
Boren
Maysunaga
Bradley
Melcher
Breaux
Metzenbaum
Bumpers
Mikulski
Burdick
Mitchell
Byrd
Moynihan
Chiles
Nunn
Conrad
Pell
Cranston
Proxmire
Daschle
Pryor
DeConcini
Reid
Dixon
Riegle
Dodd
Rockefeller
Exon
Sanford
Ford
Sarbanes
Fowler
Sasser
Glenn
Shelby
Gore
Simon
Graham
Stennis
Harkin
Wirth
Heflin

Hollings

Inouye

Johnston

Others: (Handwritten: Wayne Benson)

Reception for Dan Quayle, September 7, 1988

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