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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Federal Chancellor Scholarship for Future American Leaders ID 1375 Date 12/27/1989 The President and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany have agreed to assume joint patronage of a Federal Chancellor Scholarship for Future American Leaders, to commence in 1990. This scholarship program is the result of a proposal made by the Chancellor while hosting American university representatives in July 1988, with a view to intensifying …
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Appendix E -- Proclamations and Executive Orders ID 1384 Date 12/31/1989 Note: The text of the proclamations and Executive orders listed in this appendix are printed in the Federal Register (F.R.) at the citations below. The documents are also printed in title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations and in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents for the period covered by this volume. PROCLAMATIONS Proc. Date Subject 54 F.R. No. 1989 page 5936 Jan. 20 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 1989 …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fiscal Year 1991 Budget ID 1482 Date 01/29/1990 To the Congress of the United States: I have the honor to present the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 1991. The American economy is now in its eighth consecutive year of expansion and growth. It is essential that the growth of the economy continue and increase in the future. The budget is designed to achieve that goal. The budget has five broad themes: Investing in Our Future -- With an eye …
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White House Fact Sheet on the President's Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Initiative ID 1493 Date 01/31/1990 After initial discussions with NATO allies, the President concluded that changes which have taken place in Europe over the last 3 months have made it possible to propose lower levels in the area of greatest concentration of forces: Central and Eastern Europe. However, the United States will maintain significant military forces in Europe as long as our allies desire our presence as part of a …
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Remarks at the Annual National Prayer Breakfast ID 1494 Date 02/01/1990 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all. Thank you very, very much. Vice President and Mrs. Quayle, and Chuck Grassley, Sam Nunn, and my dear friend Billy Graham, and Ruth. Jim Baker, that was a very inspiring testament of faith. I also want to salute our very special guests who have traveled far to join us in a prayer for peace and understanding: President Moi of Kenya; President Ershad of Bangladesh; Major Buyoya, the …
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Appointment of Joy A. Silverman as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ID 1500 Date 02/01/1990 The President today announced his intention to appoint Joy A. Silverman as a member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Last year, Mrs. Silverman was nominated by the President to be U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, accredited also to Dominica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She has asked, however, …
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Order on the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation Divestiture of MAMCO Manufacturing, Incorporated ID 1505 Date 02/01/1990 Order Pursuant to Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (``section 721''), 50 U.S.C. App. 2170, Section 1. Findings. I hereby make the following findings: (1) There is credible …
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Question-and-Answer Session With High School Students at a Biotechnology Demonstration at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville ID 1508 Date 02/02/1990 The President. What year of high school are we talking about? Q. Junior and senior. The President. Juniors and seniors? Well, let me start before she reads me her Gettysburg Address here and before she unloads on me, too. [Laughter] Are you all in high school? Are you beginning to get more emphasis on science courses? Everybody? I mean, that's a common …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President-Elect Luis Alberto Lacalle of Uruguay ID 1515 Date 02/05/1990 President Bush met with Uruguayan President-elect Luis Alberto Lacalle for approximately 40 minutes this morning. The two leaders exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including trade, investment, debt, and the fight against narcotics traffickers. President Bush expressed support for President-elect Lacalle's plans to reform and …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the 1990 Economic Report ID 1518 Date 02/06/1990 To the Congress of the United States: The United States enters the 1990s as a prosperous nation with a healthy and dynamic economy. Our living standards remain well above those of other major industrialized nations, and our prosperity is spread widely. Since 1982, American firms and workers have produced the longest peacetime expansion on record and created more than 20 million jobs. The containment of inflation during …
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Remarks to United States Troops at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in Barstow, California
Remarks to United States Troops at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in Barstow, California ID 1520 Date 02/06/1990 Good afternoon, General Bergeron, and good afternoon to the men of the 3d Brigade, the 9th Infantry Division, Motorized, from Fort Lewis, Washington; the pilots and the airmen of the Tactical Air Command; and the opposing force and the observer controllers. It's great to be here at this first stop on a trip that's going to take me to San Francisco tomorrow and then to the banks of …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Cyprus Conflict ID 1521 Date 02/06/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:) In accordance with Public Law 85 - 384 (92 Stat. 739; 22 U.S.C. 2373), I am submitting to you this bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question. This report covers the 2 months between November 1 and December 31, 1989. This was a period marked by intensified activity, centering on the Secretary General of the United Nations, aimed at …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for the Ohio Republican Party in Columbus ID 1532 Date 02/08/1990 Thank you all very, very much. I'm delighted to be here, and so is Barbara. Thank you, Tim, for all you do for the party and for the outstanding leadership you've brought to this dinner and everything you touch out here. I'll tell you, I'm delighted to be with you once again. I want to salute our Congressmen that are here. We've got outstanding Republican Congressmen in the House, and up at the head table here …
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Nomination of Robert H. Swan To Be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board ID 1533 Date 02/08/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert H. Swan to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for the term of 6 years expiring August 2, 1995. He would succeed David L. Chatfield. Since 1983 Mr. Swan has been president and chief executive officer with Tooele Federal Credit Union in Tooele, UT. Prior to this, he was vice president for Western United …
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Remarks to Members of the National Conference of State Legislatures ID 1534 Date 02/09/1990 Thank you very much. Welcome to what is known as the White House complex. Don't ask me why. And I'm sorry about the delays that I understood some of you had getting in here. You do not have to show a picture I.D. to get out of here, I guarantee you. But I'm very pleased you all are here. Delighted, of course, that Nick Brady left the national security meeting over there to come here. It, I hope, demonstrates our …
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Nomination of Jonathan Moore To Be the United States Representative at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ID 1535 Date 02/09/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jonathan Moore to be the Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. He would succeed Lester B. Korn. Since 1989 Mr. Moore has been Alternate Representative of the United States for Special Political Affairs in the …
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Remarks on Signing the United Nations Convention Against Illegal Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ID 1545 Date 02/13/1990 Well, I'm pleased today to sign the United States instrument of ratification for the U.N. Convention Against Illegal Drugs. In doing so is a key international goal of our initial drug strategy way back last September. And this important convention lays down clear norms for all nations to criminalize the production, cultivation, and trafficking in the drugs that are …
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Statement on Signing the United Nations Convention Against Illegal Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ID 1546 Date 02/13/1990 I am most pleased today to sign the United States instrument of ratification for the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. We have labored long and hard to create through this Convention stringent international norms for the criminalization of drug trafficking, the forfeiture of drug proceeds, the control …
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Statement on Signing the Urgent Assistance for Democracy in Panama Act of 1990 ID 1549 Date 02/14/1990 I have signed today H.R. 3952, the ``Urgent Assistance for Democracy in Panama Act of 1990.'' I would like to express my appreciation to the Congress in passing this legislation, which will allow us to proceed expeditiously on Phase I of our plan to foster economic recovery in Panama. We plan now to proceed with the broad range of activities that officials of my Administration have been discussing with …
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Statement on the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1551 Date 02/15/1990 It is truly a great pleasure for me to be in Colombia today. As I have said so many times, my admiration for President Barco, his colleagues, and all the citizens of Colombia who have joined in this difficult struggle to fight international narcotics traffickers have earned my profound admiration and that of the American people. We are deeply grateful. I am looking forward to a fruitful and productive exchange of views with …
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The President's News Conference Following the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1559 Date 02/15/1990 The President. We depart Cartagena having forged an unprecedented alliance against the drug trade. This afternoon, my colleagues, President Barco [of Colombia] and President Garcia [of Peru], President Paz Zamora [of Bolivia], and I signed the Document of Cartagena which sets forth the principles of this alliance. In signing the document we've committed ourselves to the first common, comprehensive …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu of Japan in Palm Springs, California
Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu of Japan in Palm Springs, California ID 1611 Date 03/03/1990 The President. Well, I was very pleased to welcome my friend, the Prime Minister of Japan, here to Palm Springs for 2 days of very useful and far-reaching discussions about the critically important relationship between the United States and Japan. In the first instance, I wanted to see Prime Minister Kaifu again and extend personally my congratulations for his victory in the recent …
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Nomination of Lynne Vincent Cheney To Be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities ID 1616 Date 03/05/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Lynne Vincent Cheney to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term of 4 years. This is a reappointment. Since 1986 Dr. Cheney has served as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, DC. Prior to this she served as senior …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Executive Order Terminating the National Emergency With Respect to Nicaragua ID 1642 Date 03/13/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Enclosed is a copy of an Executive order that I signed today terminating the national emergency with respect to Nicaragua. Sincerely, George Bush Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Dan Quayle, President of the Senate. The letter referred to Executive Order …
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Appointment of Peter B. Teeley as United States Representative on the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund ID 1649 Date 03/14/1990 The President today announced his intention to appoint Peter B. Teeley as the Representative of the United States of America on the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund. He would succeed Rita Di Martino. Currently Mr. Teeley serves as president of Teeley and Associates, Inc., in Washington, DC. He has served as a political adviser to President …
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Nomination of G. Philip Hughes To Be United States Ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ID 1651 Date 03/14/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate G. Philip Hughes to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of Dominica, to St. …
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Appointment of Penelope Payne as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs ID 1652 Date 03/14/1990 The President today announced the appointment of Penelope Payne as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (Senate) at the White House. For the past 3 years, Ms. Payne has been director of government affairs for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., working on legislative and regulatory issues. Prior to this she served as chief counsel to the Senate Budget Committee. Ms. Payne …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a White House Briefing for the Board of Directors of the National Newspaper Association ID 1655 Date 03/15/1990 The President. Actually, I just came from a St. Patrick's Day lunch put on by Speaker Foley up in the Capitol. Very good hands-across-the-aisle kind of thing. Well, welcome. We call this the White House complex. That's not the ``beltway syndrome,'' but this is the White House complex. And you don't have to show any ID to get out of the place, so I'll …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering ID 1568 Date 02/20/1990 Thank you all. Thank you, Jack. I got worried there when Jack was saying, ``When we want somebody that is well known to present the prize.'' I was thinking, Barbara's not here. [Laughter] But, Jack, thank you for those very kind remarks. To our honorees, Kilby and Noyce; and to Ambassador Dubinin, our Soviet Ambassador here, who's doing such a good job for his country; and Dr. White; Dr. Charyk; …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Telephone Conversation With Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel ID 1576 Date 02/22/1990 Prime Minister Shamir of Israel phoned the President this morning. The Prime Minister thanked the President for U.S. support of Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union, for opposing anti-Semitism, and for supporting the restoration of diplomatic relations as well as the establishment of direct flights between the U.S.S.R. and Israel. The President said that …