THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT -- JUNE 11, 1982

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R003000110001-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 8, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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WASHINGTON
June 8, 1982
NSC Review Completed.
FROM: CRAIG L. FULLER
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT-FOR CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: The Arrival of the President -- June 11, 1982
The President will return from Europe on Friday, June 11. An
arrival ceremony has been scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base late
Friday afternoon. Admittance to the event will be by ticket only.
We will make available to you as many tickets as you request, for
personal use as well as for distribution.
As your office has been informed by phone, arrangements have been
made to transport you and your family guests from the Pentagon by
helicopter to Andrews Air Force Base. If there are additions to
the number you have already given my office, please let us know
immediately. Guests being transported by helicopter are scheduled
to arrive at AAFB at 5:45 PM. We will provide further details as
they become available.
Honored Guests Reception
There will be a reception prior to the President's arrival for the
Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Diplomatic Corps and
Members of Congress. The reception will be held at the officers
Club on the Base, and only those individuals whose names appear on
the guest list at the door will be admitted. Guests will be
shuttled from the Officers Club to the arrival area shortly before
Air Force #1 is scheduled to touch down.
For purposes of reference, guests who will be attending the recep-
tion will be considered "VVIP's". In addition to Cabinet Members,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ambassadors and Members of Congress,
other VVIP guests will be invited to attend the reception. We
would like to give you an opportunity to extend that invitation to
whomever you wish to include as your personal guests on that occa-
sion. We will try to accommodate as many VVIP's as you request and
will trust your discretion in determining who should be considered
such.
Please provide us with the names of-those individuals who will be
attending the reception as your guests no later than close of busi-
ness Wednesday, June 9. We will provide you with the requested number
of tickets as soon as we receive that request from your office, so
that you can distribute them enough in advance of Friday's event.
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There are five categories of VIP tickets, denoted by five different
colors. Likewise, there will be VIP "seated" and "standing"
sections at the arrival area. Again, we will provide you with as
many tickets of any or all categories as you request.
-Red Tickets are for guests who will be arriving at Andrews
Air Force Base by helicopter, only. Cabinet Members and
their families, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, etc. will be
admitted to the reception automatically by virtue of that
special ticket and will be seated in a special, designated
area in the stands.
-Blue Tickets are for the next category of special, VIP
guests, including the Diplomatic. Corps, Members of Congress,
Agency heads, Senior White House Staff. Blue ticket-holders
will be seated in a special VIP section at the arrival site.
Not all blue ticket-holders.will be invited to the reception
prior to the arrival. Guests with blue tickets should ar-.
rive at the West Gate, the designated VIP entrance point,
no later than 5:45 PM.
-Yellow Tickets represent-the next category of special VIP
guests -- e.g. private sector representatives, RNC Eagles,
high level Administration employees. Yellow-ticket holders
will also be seated during the welcome ceremony and should
arrive at the West Gate no later than 5:45 PM.
-Green Tickets gain admittance to a special VIP standing area
and will be distributed to White House and Executive Office
Building staffs, RNC staff and all government employees.
Green ticket-holders should arrive at the main gate no later
than 5:15 PM.
-White Tickets admit holders 'to another special VIP standing
area and will be distributed to embassy personnel among
other guests. Guests with white tickets should arrive at the
Main Gate no later?than 5:15 PM.
Please keep in mind the above category guidelines as you request
tickets for distribution,. As mentioned earlier, only those guests-
whose names-appear on the invitation list at the'door will be admit-
ted to the reception at the Officers Club. All guests of Cabinet
Members will receive blue tickets and will-be seated in the stands;
although not all such guests will necessarily attend the'reception.
In general, holders of red, blue and yellow tickets must arrive at
the West Gate by 5:45 PM: Holders of green and white tickets must
arrive at the Main Gate-no later than 5:15 PM.
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Departmental Staff Attendance
The Office of Presidential Personnel has contacted the White House
liaison person within each department for an estimate of .the number
of personnel interested in attending the arrival event.
All government employees are encouraged to greet the. President
upon his arrival at AAFB this Friday and should adjust their work
schedules in a manner so as not to incur expense to the taxpayer.
Because there appears to be considerable interest among department
and agency personnel to attend this event, you may wish to encourage
that arrangements be made for individuals to'travel in groups to
AAFB (e.g. by bus, carpool, etc-.). Unlimited parking facilities
will be available on the*AAFB compound, with no more than a 15-minute
walk from any given point to the arrival area.
The Office of Presidential Personnel and the White House Advance'
Office may be"helpful with suggestions on arranging for bus trans-
portation.
We are advised that the President is not aware that plans are being
made for this arrival event, or that there will be a crowd gathered
to welcome he and Mrs. Reagan upon their return. Needless to say,
it will be a very special and important event for the President.
And already, the-interest and response has been overwhelming, a large
number of tickets.having been distributed in the Washington area as
of Monday.
For many of those who will attend.this event, it will be a "once-in-
a-lifetime" chance to see the Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
the Diplomatic Corps and Members. of Congress assembled together'in
one place -- with military bands, the Color Guard and Honor Court as
a backdrop. It will be an unprecedented event in many respects.
We have given you priority status in every way possible. We encour-
age you, therefore, to take advantage of this opportunity and your
access to tickets. In turn, we suggest that.you encourage your
staffs to do the same, as their families and friends. are all welcome.
My office is ready to answer any questions and assist in any way
possible. Please refer all such calls to 456-2800.
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