Breakfast with Colin Powell, March 6, 1991

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Title (Dublin Core)

Breakfast with Colin Powell, March 6, 1991

Date (Dublin Core)

1991-03-06

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1991-03-06

Congress (Dublin Core)

102nd (1991-1993)

Policy Area (Curation)

Armed Forces and National Security

Creator (Dublin Core)

Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Record Type (Dublin Core)

attendance lists

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valuePowell, Colin L.

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Language (Dublin Core)

eng

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https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=26&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 007, Box 400, Folder 21

Institution (Dublin Core)

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

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996

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(page 1)

(handwritten) 23 (end handwritten)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - S-230

(handwritten) 1 Dole (end handwritten)
(handwritten) 2 (end handwritten) Bond (handwritten check mark)
(handwritten) 3 (end handwritten) Burns
(handwritten) 4 (end handwritten) Chafee
(handwritten) 5 (end handwritten) Cochran
(handwritten) 6 (end handwritten) Craig
(handwritten) 7 (end handwritten) D'Amato
(handwritten) 8 (end handwritten) Domenici
(handwritten) 9 (end handwritten) Grassley
(handwritten) 10 (end handwritten) Kasten (handwritten) GRAMM
11 (end handwritten) Nickles
(handwritten) 12 (end handwritten) Specter
(handwritten) 13 (end handwritten) Simpson
(handwritten) 14 (end handwritten) Stevens (will be late)
(handwritten) 15 (end handwritten) Symms
(handwritten) 16 (end handwritten) Thurmond
(handwritten) 17 (end handwritten) Warner

(handwritten) 18 (end handwritten) Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
(handwritten) 19 (end handwritten) Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader
(handwritten) 20 (end handwritten) Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader

(handwritten) 21 Commander Dan Ellison

22 Colonel (crossed out "Muller") SMULLEN (end handwritten)


(page 2)

MARCH 5, 1991

TO: SENATOR DOLE

FROM: DAN STANLEY

SUBJECT: YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL

8:30 AM, S-230

ATTENDING SENATORS

BOND
KASTEN
BURNS
NICKLES
CHAFEE
SPECTER
COCHRAN
STEVENS (WILL BE LATE)
CRAIG
SYMMS
D'AMATO
THURMOND
DOMENICI
WARNER
GRASSLEY

STAFF: SHIELA BURKE, PAT TUCKER, DAN STANLEY
COL. BILL SMULLEN (PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CDR. DAN ELLISON)

PURPOSE
YOU HOSTED A SIMILAR EVENT LAST YEAR TO ASCERTAIN -- FROM THE CHAIRMAN -- HIS VIEWS REGARDING THE DEFENSE BUDGET AND SECURITY ISSUES.

TALKING POINTS
-- AS THE SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT WHAT ARE THE CHAIRMAN'S PRIORITIES IN THE '92 BUDGET?
-- MUST WE STILL CONTEMPLATE BUILDING DOWN THE FORCES AND IF SO, HOW AND AT WHAT RATE ?.
-- DOES THE POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE SOVIET UNION POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO OUR SECURITY?
-- THE INK ISN'T DRY ON THE CFE TREATY AND ALREADY THE SOVIETS ARE ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT THE CFE AGREEMENT. WHAT IS THE CHAIRMAN'S ADVICE REGARDING SENATE RATIFICATION OF THIS TREATY?
-- WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HAVE ON START?
-- THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT A FIFTH STAR FOR YOU AND GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THIS AND WHAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION/REWARDS FOR GENERAL SCWARZKOPF?


(page 3)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - S-230

Dole
Bond
Burns
Chafee
Cochran
Craig
D'Amato
Domenici
Grassley
Gramm
Nickles
Specter
Simpson
Stevens (will be late)
Symms
Thurmond
Warner

Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader
Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader

Commander Dan Ellison
Col. Bill Smullen

(diagram of seating chart for a round table)

(left table clockwise)
Dole
Nickles
Domenici
Chafee
Stevens
Symms
Cochran
Warner
Powell

(right table clockwise)
Simpson
Thurmond
Burns
D'Amato
Grassley
Bond
Gramm
Craig
Specter

(small table in right corner)
STAFF


(page 4)

MARCH 5, 1991

TO: SENATOR DOLE

FROM: DAN STANLEY

SUBJECT: YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL

8:30 AM, S-230

ATTENDING SENATORS

BOND
(crossed out "KASTEN") GRAMM
BURNS
NICKLES
CHAFEE
SPECTER
COCHRAN
STEVENS (WILL BE LATE)
CRAIG
SYMMS
D'AMATO
THURMOND
DOMENICI
WARNER
GRASSLEY

STAFF:
SHIELA BURKE, PAT TUCKER, DAN STANLEY
COL. BILL SMULLEN (PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CDR. DAN ELLISON)

PURPOSE
YOU HOSTED A SIMILAR EVENT LAST YEAR TO ASCERTAIN -- FROM THE CHAIRMAN -- HIS VIEWS REGARDING THE DEFENSE BUDGET AND SECURITY ISSUES.

TALKING POINTS
-- AS THE SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT WHAT ARE THE CHAIRMAN'S PRIORITIES IN THE '92 BUDGET?
-- MUST WE STILL CONTEMPLATE BUILDING DOWN THE FORCES AND IF SO, HOW AND AT WHAT RATE ?.
-- DOES THE POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE SOVIET UNION POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO OUR SECURITY?
-- THE INK ISN'T DRY ON THE CFE TREATY AND ALREADY THE SOVIETS ARE ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT THE CFE AGREEMENT. WHAT IS THE CHAIRMAN'S ADVICE REGARDING SENATE RATIFICATION OF THIS TREATY?
-- WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HAVE ON START?
-- THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT A FIFTH STAR FOR YOU AND GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THIS AND WHAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION/REWARDS FOR GENERAL SCWARZKOPF?


(page 5)

(handwritten) Dan (end handwritten)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - S-230

Dole
Bond
Burns
Chafee
Cochran
Craig
D'Amato
Domenici
Grassley
Gramm
Nickles
Specter
Simpson
Stevens (will be late)
Symms
(handwritten) No (end handwritten) Thurmond
Warner

Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader
Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader

Commander Dan Ellison
Col. Bill Smullen

(diagram of seating chart for a round table)

(left table clockwise)
Dole
Nickles
Domenici
Chafee
Stevens
Symms
Cochran
Warner
Powell

(right table clockwise)
Simpson
Thurmond
Burns
D'Amato
Grassley
Bond
Gramm
Craig
Specter

(small table in right corner)
STAFF


(page 6)

MARCH 5, 1991

TO: SENATOR DOLE

FROM: DAN STANLEY

SUBJECT: YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL

8:30 AM, S-230

ATTENDING SENATORS

BOND
(crossed out "KASTEN") GRAMM
BURNS
NICKLES
CHAFEE
SPECTER
COCHRAN
STEVENS (WILL BE LATE)
CRAIG
SYMMS
D'AMATO
THURMOND
DOMENICI
WARNER
GRASSLEY

STAFF:
SHIELA BURKE, PAT TUCKER, DAN STANLEY
COL. BILL SMULLEN (PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CDR. DAN ELLISON)

PURPOSE
YOU HOSTED A SIMILAR EVENT LAST YEAR TO ASCERTAIN -- FROM THE CHAIRMAN -- HIS VIEWS REGARDING THE DEFENSE BUDGET AND SECURITY ISSUES.

TALKING POINTS
-- AS THE SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT WHAT ARE THE CHAIRMAN'S PRIORITIES IN THE '92 BUDGET?
-- MUST WE STILL CONTEMPLATE BUILDING DOWN THE FORCES AND IF SO, HOW AND AT WHAT RATE ?.
-- DOES THE POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE SOVIET UNION POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO OUR SECURITY?
-- THE INK ISN'T DRY ON THE CFE TREATY AND ALREADY THE SOVIETS ARE ATTEMPTING TO CIRCUMVENT THE CFE AGREEMENT. WHAT IS THE CHAIRMAN'S ADVICE REGARDING SENATE RATIFICATION OF THIS TREATY?
-- WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HAVE ON START?
-- THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT A FIFTH STAR FOR YOU AND GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THIS AND WHAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION/REWARDS FOR GENERAL SCWARZKOPF?


(page 7)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - S-230

Dole
Bond
Burns
Chafee
Cochran
Craig
D'Amato
Domenici
Grassley
Gramm
Nickles
Specter
Simpson
Stevens (will be late)
Symms
No Thurmond
Warner

Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader
Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader

Commander Dan Ellison
Col. Bill Smullen

(diagram of seating chart for a round table)

(left table clockwise)
Dole
Nickles
Domenici
Chafee
Stevens
Symms
Cochran
Warner
Powell

(right table clockwise)
Simpson
Thurmond
Burns
D'Amato
Grassley
Bond
Gramm
Craig
Specter

(small table in right corner)
STAFF


(page 8)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - S-230

(handwritten) (check mark) Dole- oatmeal, bran muffins (end handwritten)
Bond
Burns
Chafee
(handwritten check mark) Cochran (handwritten) - breakfast fruit, large OJ
Craig
D'Amato
Domenici
Grassley
(crossed out "Kasten") (handwritten) GRAMM (end handwritten)
Nickles
Specter
Simpson
Stevens (will be late)
(handwritten) 18 (end handwritten)
Symms
Thurmond
Warner

(handwritten)
23 seat
22 eat
19 f.t.

extra muffins

(check mark)
oatmeal
grapefruit
juice
(end handwritten)

Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader
Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader

(handwritten)
18 + 5 = 23

total 23 seating
total 22 eat

16 fruit cup
16 french toast/sausage

Commander Dan Ellison and another aide

Col. Bill Smullen, Public Affairs

23

no taping

media ok


(page 9)

BOB DOLE
KANSAS

United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7020

SENATOR:

I wonder if you wouldn't want to have more Class of '92 Senators in for this? It seems to me Powell, right now, is one of the few people who can give someone a boost.

(signature)
AL


(page 10)

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH GENERAL POWELL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
8:30 A.M. - - S-230

Burns
Chafee
Cochran
Craig
Domenici
Kasten (handwritten check mark)
Nickles (handwritten check mark)
Stevens (will be late)
Thurmond
Warner

Pat Tucker, Minority Staff Director, Armed Services Committee
Dan Stanley, Office of the Republican Leader
(handwritten) Sheila Burke, Office of the Republican Leader

wcb Bond (check mark) Ann 45721 - web

D'Amato (check mark) w.c.b.

Garn

Grassley (check mark) Mary Joe 43744 will call back

McCain

Murkowski

Packard

Rudman

Specter (check mark) Sylvia OK

Symms (check mark) gay w.c.b.
(end handwritten)


(page 11)

February 22, 1991

TO: SENATOR

FROM: JOYCE

SUBJECT: GENERAL POWELL BREAKFAST

I have confirmations from the following Senators to attend General Powell's breakfast meeting:

Chafee
Domenici
Nickles
Thurmond
Warner
(handwritten) Burns
Katsen (end handwritten)

Cochran (handwritten) OK (end handwritten) and Stevens (handwritten) no breakfast (will be late) (end handwritten) will be calling back

Do you want to add:

Rudman
Danforth
Hatfield
Hatch
Murkowski
Brown

(handwritten)
wcb Symms
(check mark) Burns OK
w.c.b. Craig - 302S
(check mark) Katsen OK

Linda 49636 Seymour
Jean 45323 or 28
(end handwritten)


(page 12)

FEBRUARY 21, 1991

TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: DAN STANLEY

SUBJECT: BREAKFAST MEETING WITH COLLIN POWELL

(handwritten) Joyce
We want (unintelligible) who are not on (unintelligible) (end handwritten)

General Powell has confirmed your invitation for a breakfast meeting on March 6, 8:30, S-230. The following is a list of Senators you may wish to invite. In addition to Senators, I suggest that you invite Bo Calloway, nominee to the Base Closing Commission. Since you have agreed to meet with Bo regarding his nomination, this might be an opportunity to bring him in on a discussion of defense needs.

Senator Bond

(handwritten) w.c.b. (check mark) (end handwritten) Senator Stevens

Senator Brown

Senator Symms

(handwritten check mark) Senator Chafee (handwritten) OK (end handwritten)

(handwritten check mark) Senator Thurmond (handwritten) -OK (end handwritten)

Senator Coats

Senator Wallop

(handwritten) wcb (check mark) (end handwritten) Senator Cochran

(handwritten check mark) Senator Warner (handwritten) -OK (end handwritten)

Senator Cohen

Bo Calloway

Reschedule
(handwritten) (Pat tucker) (end handwritten)

(handwritten check mark) Senator Domenici (handwritten) OK (end handwritten)

Senator Garn

Senator Gramm

Senator Lott

Senator Lugar

Senator Mack

Senator McCain

(handwritten check mark) Senator Nickles (handwritten) -OK (end handwritten)

Senator Simpson

Senator Smith

(handwritten)
lugar

add:
(check mark) Hatch
(check mark) Rudman
Kassebaum
(crossed out) Craig
(crossed out) Seymour
(check mark) Danforth
Grassley
(check mark) hatfield
? Heinz
? specter
(unintelligible)
(check mark) Murkowski
packwood
(crossed out) pressler
(crossed out) roth
(end handwritten)


(page 13)

BOB DOLE
KANSAS

(handwritten) Powell (end handwritten)

United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7020

(handwritten)
Sgt. Stanley
1990 blue Cadillac
dc 480-334
with
General Powell
Col. Bill Smullen
Public affairs Officer