NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Governor, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us today.Ĭopyright © 2018 NPR. SIMON: That is Dick Thornburgh, former governor of Pennsylvania and of course attorney general under President George H.W. And it would be a shame to see that pre-empted for the moment by (inaudible). I'm sorry because I think that the years when presidents Reagan and Bush served represent the best of Republican politics throughout the nation. But it's clear that there are many Republican leaders who have opted for a slightly different direction that the party and the nation should take. THORNBURGH: Well, I think you experts will have to tell us precisely what all the changes that have taken place in the last two or three years mean. Bush fits into the party, and do you care to draw a contrast with what America and the Republican Party are living through now? How do you think the legacy of President George H.W. You are a famous and lifelong Republican. SIMON: You avert a little bit to this in your first answer, and of course I need to draw you out.
And all of us are proud of the contribution that President Bush and his administration made. And that one stroke of the pen enriched the rights of people with disabilities beyond what existed at any time before. And those of us who went through that struggle vote by vote to try to get - secure passage remember very well the day that President Bush signed the ADA.Ī sunny South Lawn of the White House contained - some 3,000 people were there for the signing. It was characterized by many as the most important civil rights legislation since the 1960s. THORNBURGH: It would be a great loss if people do not remember the important breakthrough the Americans with Disabilities Act represented. But it's a very important and significant act. SIMON: Governor - Dick, if I may - I want to get you to talk about the Americans with Disabilities Act that was signed by President Bush because I know this is something that might get lost in the maelstrom of remembrance. And we're very proud and correspondingly very sad today to learn of his passing. But he was really a role model for all of us who served in his administration one way or another. Bush was a model for anyone who aspired to or held that office and I think enriched the whole executive branch of government in a way that we hope will be restored during these years that we are struggling through now. THORNBURGH: Well, I reflect on a man who really exemplifies public service in this United States. SIMON: What are your thoughts today about your friend? Governor, thanks very much for being with us.ĭICK THORNBURGH: Good morning. Bush and of course also once governor of Pennsylvania. Of course he was attorney general under President George H.W. We're going to turn now to Dick Thornburgh.
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