Actor Chevy Chase to President and Mrs. Bush regarding similarities between political outlooks and values

CHEVY CHASE June 17, 249298 1991 Dear President and Mrs Bush: What an henor it was for me to Meet you both at the Weintraubs and, most particularly, for me to sit at the First Lady's table. you two it is truly amazing how overwhelmed big deals like meyself become when in the company of the Pres dent and his wife. Despite all of the standom currounding celebicties, and despite our perceived political differences of opinion, we are all like kids in a candy store of a function such as last Saturdaris. And, believe me, / know all of ene, from the Warrens and the Arnalds, to the Goldies and Sallys. / must say, it took some order of courage to allow yourselves to be seated with So many "liberals". WARNER BROTHERS 4000 WARNER BLVD., BURBANK, CA 91522 (818) 954-2782 Z As / sat across from Nrs. Bush, / saw a beautiful lady with warmth and humor in her eyes, an impressive sense of self; great poise mixed with some small amount of mischief And as / watched you, Mr. President, / contdn't help thinking of my own Dad and Mom. Even Though / grew up in an atmosphere of Liberatism and "Demperat"-to-The- end, / perceived not so many differences in bearing and general perspective when sharing that evening with both of you. / know we hardly Spoke to one another, but / left that occasion with warm feelings +/ good will. And / questioned why, year after year when it is time to "speak out" for one position or candi- - date after onother, we tend to see so little of the "person" behind the office, and fall antomatically into our inherited "niches" politically There are two overriding things / learned from saturday evening. Our has to do with over politice differences: / realized we all find abortion "dictasteful" and horrifyingly on the rise, yet we all want to help The poor and disadvantased americans to have the help they need from those who have more. We all be- liver in the right to privacy and a woman's right to autonomy concerning certain issues in her life. you are "perceived" as Pro-life, / am "percemen" ac Pro hoise. yet The line is very this when deciding how to handle such an emotional issues. As it is with so many issues, which / wont get into suffice it to say that Due of Those things you have taught me is that no matter how tough the choice 02 how deep the issue, one has to make a stand bonestly, according to one's crusciense, and not bow to the whim of the time. you celso taught we, though in my heart / suppose I ve always known it, that people are people no matter what their "stanoling" in life, and 4 that, when all is said an done, and when / can no longer sell a movie tichet for 54, or when the year 2010 comes along and Mr. and Mrs. Bush are watching some new "kis" President on T.V. named "smith" or "Dia3", it is that lasting friendship and closeness that we have with our clindren and grand-cluidren or our weintranbs, Met will stand the test of time These are simple values, but they are Values, and / felt / should drop you a line to lef you know how comfatable / feel with two such wice and well-meaning people in the White House, even if / do get out for the "Dems" in '92, It wouldn't hurt me a bit to know you were shill there. Thanks again for the honor, and God bless - Best wishes Chich