Presidential Daily Diary
[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/22/1991
The President began his day with his usual national security and intelligence briefings by senior staff members. He also met with the Vice President, the Chief of Staff, and his Press Secretary. Later in the morning, President Bush met in the Oval Office with David F. Demarest, Assistant for Communications, and Brent Scowcroft, among others. He lunched with Cabinet Secretaries Jack Kemp and Louis Sullivan. In the afternoon, he spoke with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl by telephone and met with …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/23/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/23/1991
Just after midnight, the President held a conference call with his senior national security advisors and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir about Operation Desert Storm. Early that same morning, the President met with General Brent Scowcroft and James A. Baker, III, before his morning intelligence and national security briefings. Following a meeting with Chief of Staff John Sununu, the President attended the daily Operation Desert Storm briefing with the Secretary of Defense and Chair of the Joint …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/24/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/24/1991
The President met with and spoke to by telephone senior national security and defense advisors throughout the day regarding Operation Desert Storm. He also met with Republican Congressional leaders regarding the Persian Gulf War. During the day, the President spoke with Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor; Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese Prime Minister; and Henry …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/25/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/25/1991
The President began the day with a briefing for Republican National Committee members. He then attended his regular intelligence and national security briefings. Throughout the day, the President met with his senior advisors to discuss the progress of Operation Desert Storm. He also met with his Chief of Staff, held a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, and departed the White House for Camp …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/26/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/26/1991
At Camp David for the weekend, President Bush spoke with his senior national security and intelligence advisors throughout the day. In the evening, the First Lady and he watched a movie and retired for the evening. …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/27/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/27/1991
A week into the Persian Gulf War, President Bush spent this Sunday at Camp David. He spoke by telephone with his Chief of Staff, as well as with his Director of Communications. In the afternoon, the President had a conference call with Prime Minister John Major of Great Britain and Brent Scowcroft. In the afternoon, the President and First Lady returned to the White House and hosted personal friends for dinner in the …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/28/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/28/1991
In the morning, the President had his daily intelligence and national security briefings. He then spoke to the National Religious Broadcasters at the Washington Sheraton. Back at the White House, the President met with his senior aides and spoke with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In the afternoon, he met for a rehearsal of his upcoming State of the Union Address, and talked with senior advisors about Operation Desert …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/29/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/29/1991
The President met with his senior advisors for his morning national security and intelligence briefings. Later in the morning he held a cabinet meeting to discuss Operation Desert Storm and his upcoming State of the Union Address. Following a rehearsal for his annual speech to Congress, the President lunched with the Vice President; met with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs; and with an official delegation from the Netherlands. In the evening, the President, accompanied by his wife and daughter, …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/30/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/30/1991
The President met with his senior staff for his morning national intelligence and security briefings. Following these meetings, the President had his morning meeting with Chief of Staff John Sununu and telephoned Turkish President Turgat Ozal. He then met with Antonios Samaras, Foreign Minister of Greece. Later in the morning, he traveled to Capitol Hill where he attended the 50th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech. He also met with Congressional leadership including …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 1/31/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 1/31/1991
Following his national security and intelligence briefings, the President attended the National Prayer Breakfast with the Reverend Billy Graham. He returned to the White House for a conference call with Andres Rodriquez Pedotti, President of Paraguay. After lunch, the President presented the National Drug Control Strategy in a meeting with Richard L. Thornburgh and Louis Sullivan. He then had a series of meetings with Congressional leaders including Alan Simpson, Robert Dole, and Orrin …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/1/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/1/1991
After his morning national security and intelligence briefings focusing on Operation Desert Storm, the President flew to North Carolina and Georgia where he addressed family members and troops deployed to the Persian Gulf. He then visited his mother, Dorothy Bush, in Palm Beach. That evening, he flew to Camp David for the …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/2/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/2/1991
At Camp David for the weekend, the President spoke with the Reverend Billy Graham, and then spoke on a conference call with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Amir of Qatar, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, and Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt. Later in the evening, the President spoke with Bernard Cardinal …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/3/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/3/1991
At Camp David for the weekend, the President spoke with his National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, and returned to the White House in the afternoon. There, he met with his senior national security and defense advisors including General Colin L. Powell, Richard B. Cheney, Robert M. Gates, and James A. Baker, …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/4/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/4/1991
The President began the day with a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, and then received his morning national security and intelligence briefings. During the morning, he met with his senior advisors and met with the nation's governors in the East Room. He taped public service messages following lunch. In the evening, President and Mrs. Bush hosted a reception for Republican National Committee …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/5/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/5/1991
Prior to his morning national security and intelligence briefings, the President played tennis with Chris Evert. Later in the morning, he spoke by telephone with President Carlos Salinas of Mexico, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada, and President Turgat Ozal of Turkey. Meetings with his domestic policy staff including Roger B. Porter followed. Before lunch, the President held his 71st news conference for members of the press. In the afternoon, the President spoke with President Francois Mitterand of …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/6/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/6/1991
The President received his morning national security and intelligence briefings and then spoke with Elizabeth Dole, Charles G. Untermeyer, and David F. Demarest. Late in the morning, he participated in a signing ceremony for the Veterans Compensation Amendments and the Agent Orange Act. Following lunch, the President held a conference call with Hafiz-al Asad, President of Syria. Later in the afternoon, on an Air Force One flight to Newark, New Jersey, the President spoke with members of the press about …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/7/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/7/1991
The President began his day with a conference call to Prime Minister Robert Hawke of Australia. He then had his morning intelligence and national security briefings. Following these meetings, he participated in a signing ceremony for American Heart Month, met with his senior advisors, and made several telephone calls to family members. That evening, the President attended a fundraising event for Fife …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/8/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/8/1991
The President received his national security and intelligence briefings and then met with senior advisors including Frederick D. McClure and Andrew H. Card, Jr. Following a briefing on science and techology issues, the President met with senior national security and military advisors to discuss Operation Desert Storm. James A. Baker, III, Brent Scowcroft, Richard N. Haass, Mike McConnell, and David E. Jeremiah were among the meetings participants. Following lunch, the President met with a delegation from …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/9/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/9/1991
At Camp David, the President began his day with telephone calls with Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Felipe Gonzalez, Prime Minister of Spain, and Amir Isa Khalifa, Amir of Bahrain. He then spoke with National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft. Later in the day, the President spoke with Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, and in the evening watched "Silence of the …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/10/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/10/1991
The President began his day with a conference call with Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel. He then returned to the White House from Camp David with his family. …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/11/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/11/1991
The day began with the President's national security and intelligence briefings. Following meetings with senior advisors, including Vice President J. Danforth Quayle, Chief of Staff John Sununu, and Charles G. "Greg" Petersmeyer, the President signed the 1991 "Economic Report of the President" and participated in a photo opportunity in the Oval Office. Meetings consumed the afternoon and regard Operation Desert …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/12/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/12/1991
The President participated in his morning national security and intelligence briefings and then was briefed on the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1991. Later in the morning, he taped several public service messages. Before lunch, he met with his domestic policy staff including Michael J. Boskin and Roger B. Porter. In the afternoon, President Bush met with senior advisors regarding Operation Desert …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/13/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/13/1991
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[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/14/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/14/1991
The President held a conference call with the Amir of Kuwait, met with the Commissioner of Major League Baseball Fay Vincent, and talked with his senior advisors including John Sununu, Andrew H. Card, Jr., and J. Danforth Quayle. In the afternoon, he spoke with the Sultan of the United Arab Emirates and the Sultan of …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/15/1991
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[Presidential Daily Diary] 2/15/1991
In the morning, the President received his national security and intelligence briefings. He then met with members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In the late morning, the President traveled aboard Air Force One to Massachusetts and then spoke to employees of the Raytheon Plant, makers of the Patriot Missile. He then participated in a Patriot Missile simulation. From there, the President traveled to Kennebunkport, …
[Presidential Daily Backup] 2/16/1991
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