IN A FEW MOMENTS I WILL STEP OUTSIDE, SPEAK TO YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88G00186R000800930017-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2010
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 22, 1982
• Content Type: MISC

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June 22,
5:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1982
In a few moments I will step outside, speak to your
colleagues in the agency and will say many things about the
importance of the job they do and the sacrifices they make. I
can assure you, all that I say will be honestly spoken and deeply
Yet I would not be candid with you were I not to admit to
special feelings about this meeting between us now.
The job of President can have its disadvantages -- believe
me. But it can also have its great privileges. One of those
privileges is an occasional opportunity to stand among my
country's heroes: they may be former POWs, they may be Medal of
Honor winners, or they may be members of CIA's clandestine
services. That is why I have come here today. I want to say to
you what the vast majority of Americans would tell you if they
had the chance: We do count you among America's heroes, we are
grateful to you, we thank you. We are proud of you.
The act of Congress I will shortly sign is one designed
primarily to protect your lives and maintain the valuable work
you do. It was passed overwhelmingly by the Congress and I
consider that a vote of confidence from the American people for
every one of you.
I am especially proud that our Administration was able to
get this bill through Congress; I am proud, too, of the
appointment of Bill Casey and of the kind of leadership he is
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br_noing to this aqencv. believe me, you will never have a
better friend or a more able advocate of your mission.
I am permitted only a few minutes with you -- one of these
disadvantages about being President is finding out when you wake
up you're thirty minutes behind schedule. But before I go I
wanted to leave with you one thought: You are on the front line
of our defenses. You are the experts, the pros, the best there
is. We value you for that. But I also hope that in confronting
daily the dangers that face this Nation you will not lose your
idealism and your faith in your country. It is true that we
Americans sometimes stretch the limits of prudence in recognizing
foreign dangers and responding to them. But it is also true that
when we do open our eyes, we are a vigorous, powerful and
invincible people.
I believe such a turning point is upon us. The forces of
totalitarianism are reaching the exhaustion point, the Soviet
experiment is decaying -- and, even more important, this fact is
beginning to dawn on the rest of the world, and even on the
Soviets themselves. You may have noticed recently that some of
my speeches pointing to their shortcomings have not won rave
reviews from Pravda and Tass -- it seems we touched a nerve.
You and I are involved in perhaps the most important of all
the great struggles for human freedom. It is a struggle for
which some of your colleagues, whose memory is marked here by
only a simple star, were willing to give their last, full measure
of devotion. In this struggle you play a leading role -- indeed,
you are one of the principle reasons why the forces of freedom
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will triuph. For this I thank you. I do this for myself and
for the many generations of Americans, present and future, who
will enjoy the blessings of liberty because of your dedication,
your sacrifice and your love of country.
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The Vice President of the United States visited the Headquarters Building
of the Central Intelligence Agency on 1 November 1985 and officiated at the
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony for the Headquarters Building Expansion. The
ceremony included laying of a cornerstone and unveiling of a dedication plaque.
In preparing for this Ceremony, employees of the Agency were asked to make
suggestions for documents and other materials for sealing within the
cornerstone. Fran these suggestions a selection was made of items which best
provide a historic perspective as well as current examples of Agency
endeavors. At some future date, when opened, the box will provide items of
historic interest concerning the Central Intelligence Agency and the
cornerstone laying ceremony itself.
Contents of the cornerstone box include:
1. A copy of the CIA Credo which sets forth the objectives and ideals
governing our work in intelligence.
2. A CIA medallion which is representative of that given to all
employees upon retirement from service.
3. The program, photo booklet and text of President Reagan's speeches
to covert and overt employees at the Groundbreaking Ceremony on
24 May 1984.
4. A copy of the current editions of the WORLD FACT BOOK, containing
political, geographic and economic facts of all other countries in
the world, and of the FACT BOOK ON INTELLIGENCE.
5. The publication, DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF CIA: DATES AND
DATA 1946-1983.
6. A miniature agent camera and crypto chip with a brief description
of their use and technology employed.
7. An aerial photograph of the CIA Headquarters complex before
construction of the new building.
8. An artist's rendition of the new building as it will appear
when completed.
9. Remarks of the DCI, William J. Casey, at Westminster College
in Fulton, Missouri, on 29 October 1983.
10. Remarks of the DDCI, John M. McMahon, at the memorial service
for Beirut Embassy victims on 19 April 1983.
11. The program and Vice President's remarks at the Cornerstone
Ceremony on 1 November 1985.
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Expansion of the Headquarters Building will provide space to consolidate
approximately 3,000 employees from the Washington metropolitan area. The new
facilities include a 1.1 million square foot multipurpose building, a
2,500-car parking deck, and two security checkpoints.
The multipurpose facility, consisting of both office and equipment space,
is being constructed west of the existing cafeteria and will connect to the
existing building at the ground and first floors. The ground floor
connections are adjacent to the new loading docks and will facilitate the
movement of equipment and supplies between the two buildings. The first floor
connections will provide personnel access to the cafeteria and between
buildings.
The new building has been designed to preserve the campus atmosphere and
wooded environment of the site and to maintain the presence of the existing
building as the Headquarters entrance. The new building is being built into
the hillside west of the existing cafeteria. When finished, it will consist
of two six-story office towers constructed of green-tinted glass curtain walls
with horizontal and vertical divisions designed to be compatible with the
existing Headquarters facade. The four-story atrium will contain an employee
services concourse and four levels of outdoor planters which will recreate
some of the lost greenery of the hill. The ground floor exterior base, which
is being constructed of concrete to emulate the existing building, will
contain building support functions. Entrance to the new building will be at
the fourth floor level on the west side and adjacent to the new parking deck.
Two escalators will expedite the movement of personnel between the fourth and
first floors.
The courtyard space between the two buildings is designed to preserve the
existing large trees near the cafeteria, and additional plantings, park
benches, tables, and pathways will be provided to encourage use of this space
by Agency employees. This courtyard will also provide a pleasant view from
the existing cafeteria and the atrium of the new building.
The new building incorporates the latest materials and construction
techniques to permit rapid space reconfiguration at minimum cost. The entire
office and computer space will be on raised flooring, and a system of plug-in
wiring will be used for electrical distribution. The air conditioning will be
a variable volume system which is inherently flexible and can easily
accommodate reconfigurations of interior space. Energy conservation has been
stressed throughout, with the most noticeable evidence the unique double wall
exterior. This double wall provides an insulating barrier on all sides.
The three-level parking deck has also been designed to complement the
campus atmosphere of the site and to provide a low profile for our neighbors
at The Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run and the Turner-Fairbank
Highway Research Station. The parking deck has been built into a small
hillside in the existing West Parking Lot and has surface access at each
level, eliminating the need for interior ramps between levels. The top level
of the deck and the adjacent surface parking will be landscaped to soften the
large area.
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A security checkpoint will be constructed east of the main entrance
drive. This facility will permit improved security procedures that will
validate visitors' credentials before they are admitted to the site. The
security checkpoint will also be the Agency terminus for Metro buses and
taxis. Shuttle service will be provided from this facility to the
Headquarters entrance. A second security checkpoint at the parkway entrance
will provide improved procedures for employee access.
The design is by the architectural-engineering firm of Smith, Hinchman &
Grylls Associates, Inc. The National Capital Region, General Services
Administration, is the contract agent for the construction. Initial site
preparation and foundation construction was by the George Hyman Contruction
Company. The building construction is by the Centex Construction Company.
Scheduled occupancy of the new building is August 1987.
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Dedication Plaque
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