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Remarks to Community Members at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina ID 2671 Date 02/01/1991 Thank you so very much. Cynthia, thank you for that introduction. This is the warmest picnic on a cold day I've ever attended, I'll tell you. And really, it's great to be here at Seymour Johnson, home of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing -- the ``Rocketeers'' and the ``Chiefs'' -- as well as these great refueling units, the 68th and the 916th. And let me just pay my respects and say what an …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama of Japan ID 2621 Date 01/14/1991 The President met with Foreign Minister Nakayama for approximately one-half hour this afternoon. The Foreign Minister presented Prime Minister Kaifu's greeting to the President and reaffirmed Japan's commitment to the U.N. Security Council resolutions calling for the complete, immediate, and unconditional withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait. The President noted that the …
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Address to the Nation Announcing Allied Military Action in the Persian Gulf ID 2625 Date 01/16/1991 Just 2 hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in Iraq and Kuwait. These attacks continue as I speak. Ground forces are not engaged. This conflict started August 2d when the dictator of Iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor. Kuwait -- a member of the Arab League and a member of the United Nations -- was crushed; its people, brutalized. Five months ago, Saddam Hussein started …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Designation of the Arabian Peninsula as a Combat Zone ID 2639 Date 01/21/1991 The President today signed an Executive order designating the Arabian Peninsula areas, airspace, and adjacent waters as a combat zone. This designation means that for Federal tax purposes military pay received by enlisted personnel while serving in the combat zone will be exempt from income tax. For commissioned officers in the combat zone the exclusion is limited to 0 a month. In …
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Remarks to Members of the Family Motor Coach Association in Richmond, Virginia ID 576 Date 06/21/1989 Thank you all very much. I'd like full credit for having cleared it up here. [Laughter] Thank you very, very much for that warm welcome. And Richard, thank you and Karen for your hospitality and for inviting us to come here today. I want to pay my respects to Senator Warner, an outstanding Member of the United States Senate, who you welcomed a minute ago, and my dear friend, the Congressman from this area, …
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Statement on Signing the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 ID 577 Date 06/21/1989 Today I am signing into law H.R. 932, the ``Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989.'' This bill resolves long-standing land, fishing, and jurisdictional disputes between the Tribe and the local non-Indian community in the area of Tacoma, Washington. Disagreements over land ownership have resulted in uncertainty for many local landowners and economic development of the region has been hindered. …
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Nomination of Gerard F. Scannell To Be an Assistant Secretary of Labor ID 579 Date 06/21/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Gerard F. Scannell to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health). He would succeed John A. Pendergrass. Since 1979 Mr. Scannell has served as director of corporate safety/fire/environmental affairs, worldwide responsibility, at Johnson and Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ. Prior to this, he served in various positions at the Department of …
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Informal Exchange With Residents of Covenant House in New York, New York ID 588 Date 06/22/1989 Reverend Ritter. Mr. President, may I just say very briefly, thank you again for visiting us. You probably don't know this yet, but the biggest gift you're giving our kids is hope. The fact that you and Mrs. Bush have cared enough to come and talk with them and understand them better and possibly help them means an awful lot to them and to us. The President. Do you normally have this many cameras around for …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in New York, New York ID 591 Date 06/22/1989 I am just delighted. Thank you all for that warm welcome. I look around this room, and I think to myself, okay, I'm President of the United States, but I know how I got here. And I see many, many people in this room to whom I will always feel indebted for that long-ago political action, and then when we all came together in the fall of 1988 for the election. And so, I'm delighted to be here at this major political …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report of the Council on Environmental Quality ID 595 Date 06/23/1989 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit to the Congress the annual report of the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Quality 1987 - 1988. This report focuses on the Nation's air, land, and water resources that are particularly affected by the urbanization of our population and by other intensive uses. It presents CEQ's analysis of the historical trends, current …
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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of University Women ID 596 Date 06/26/1989 Sarah, thank you very much for that introduction -- and all of you for that warm welcome -- and congratulations to you as you complete your distinguished term as president of AAUW. And welcome to Sharon Schuster, the new president. And may she run the meetings with the same iron hand -- [laughter] -- and put-down of dilatory proceedings, such as free debate -- [laughter] -- that Sharon did. I say all that …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Foreign Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka of Japan ID 597 Date 06/26/1989 The President met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka in the Oval Office for 20 minutes this afternoon. The President congratulated the Foreign Minister on assuming his new post and reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japanese relationship not only for the two nations but for the whole globe. Minister Mitsuzuka stressed the continuity of Japanese diplomacy …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Persecution of the Turkish Minority in Bulgaria ID 600 Date 06/26/1989 In the last month, over 60,000 people have either fled or been forcibly expelled from Bulgaria to Turkey -- many with nothing more than the clothes on their backs -- and more are arriving in Turkey every day. This mass migration is the result of the Bulgarian Government's systematic denial of basic human rights to its Turkish minority. Since 1984 the Bulgarian authorities have been carrying …
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Continuation of David S.C. Chu as an Assistant Secretary of Defense ID 611 Date 06/28/1989 The President today announced that David S.C. Chu will continue to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation). Dr. Chu has served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) since July 1988. Prior to this Dr. Chu was the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1988. Dr. Chu also served as assistant …
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Nomination of Alfred C. Sikes To Be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Designation as Chairman ID 612 Date 06/28/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Alfred C. Sikes to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 1988. He would succeed Mary Ann Weyforth Dawson. Upon confirmation by the Senate he will be designated Chairman. Since 1986 Mr. Sikes has served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of the …
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Remarks to Congressional and Administrative Interns Announcing Campaign Finance Reform Proposals ID 616 Date 06/29/1989 I can understand that warmth of the welcome. Look at it this way, the longer you are here, the longer you don't have to be there in the office working. [Laughter] I expect I speak for all of you when I turn to thank the marines for that warm welcome. They are magnificent -- always have been and always will be. Apologies to Mr. Billington, the head of the Library of Congress. I have to …
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Continuation of Kathleen Day Koch as General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority ID 620 Date 06/29/1989 The President today announced that Kathleen Day Koch will continue to serve as General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 5 years. She would succeed Dennis M. Devaney. Since 1988 Ms. Koch has served as General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Prior to this she was Associate Counsel to the President at the White House, 1987 - 1988. She was senior …
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Nomination of Julia Chang Bloch To Be United States Ambassador to Nepal ID 398 Date 05/08/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Julia Chang Bloch to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Nepal. She would succeed Milton Frank. Since 1981 Ms. Bloch has served in several capacities for the Agency for International Development, including Assistant Administrator for the Asia and Near East Bureau, since 1987; Assistant …
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White House Fact Sheet on the President's Child-Care Principles ID 402 Date 05/09/1989 Four basic principles underlie the President's approach to child care: Parents, who are best able to make decisions about their children's care, should have the discretion to make these decisions. Federal policy should not discriminate against parents who work at home. Federal policies should act to increase, not decrease, the range of child care choices available to parents. New Federal assistance should be targeted to …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Situation in Panama ID 408 Date 05/11/1989 The President. Well, I have a statement here, and then I'll be glad to take a couple of questions, and then I will turn the meeting over to General Scowcroft for any followup. The people of Latin America and the Caribbean have sacrificed, fought, and died to establish democracy. Today elected constitutional government is the clear choice of the vast majority of the people in the Americas, and the days …
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Remarks at the Alcorn State University Commencement Ceremony in Lorman, Mississippi ID 415 Date 05/13/1989 Thank you all, and especially, my thanks to you, Dr. Washington. You know, last month we commemorated the bicentennial of the American Presidency. And, Walter, I have to tell you, after all these actors in powdered wigs, it is a relief to stand beside someone who really is President Washington. [Laughter] Good morning. But to you and your wonderful faculty here at Alcorn, I just say I am delighted to …
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Remarks at the Mississippi State University Commencement Ceremony in Starkville ID 417 Date 05/13/1989 Congratulations to you. Thank you all very much. President Zacharias and members of the board of trustees, members of the distinguished faculty, administrators, friends, soon to be graduates, I can't tell you how much I appreciate that warm Bulldog welcome. Before I get too far into these remarks, I don't believe I've ever heard a more beautiful or remarkable rendition of the ``Star Spangled Banner.'' …
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Remarks to the Crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Winners of the Orbiter-Naming Competition ID 423 Date 05/16/1989 I'd say please be seated, but I don't -- well, you all, please be seated. And to our Senators and Congressmen here, a special warm welcome. And Admiral Truly, I'm very delighted to see you, sir. And of course, to Captain David Walker and Ron and Mary and Mark and Norm, let me say this: that Commander Walker and crew, friends and families of the shuttle Atlantis, distinguished …
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Continuation of Roland R. Vautour as an Under Secretary of Agriculture ID 427 Date 05/17/1989 The President today announced that Roland R. Vautour will continue to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development. Since September 1987, Mr. Vautour has served as Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development at the Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as the Farmers Home Administration State Director for Vermont, New Hampshire, and …
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Remarks on Signing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act ID 431 Date 05/17/1989 Mrs. King. President Bush, Vice President Quayle, Members of the Cabinet and the Congress, and to all of my friends and supporters, ladies and gentlemen, this is a great occasion for those of us who have struggled to make a reality the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., and this is a continuing effort in that direction to institutionalize his teachings and his great legacy. It is a great honor to …
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Discussion With Teachers at the Wilson Magnet High School in Rochester, New York ID 432 Date 05/18/1989 Ms. Johnston. You've already been somewhat introduced. I'm especially pleased that you asked for an opportunity to meet with the teachers of Wilson, really for a couple of reasons. Primary in the whole development of Wilson is very much akin to your message of accountability. It was a real driving force in our development. And the other reason is that, really, from my perspective, in terms of school …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Savings and Loan Crisis Financing Plan ID 435 Date 05/18/1989 The Ways and Means Committee vote would put the S L financing plan nominally on-budget, but would waive the entire amount from Gramm-Rudman-Hollings. This amounts to a direct assault on Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget discipline. It creates an artificial accounting approach that is called on-budget, but is in effect off-budget in terms of the way the spending is counted. Finally, the committee action …
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Remarks at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln ID 530 Date 06/13/1989 Thank all of you -- Governor Orr, distinguished leader of this State, for those kind words, that warm introduction. My thanks also to Dr. Roskens, Chancellor Massengale, Chairperson Hoke, and all the other officials at this wonderful institution. And I also want to thank Dr. Peter Jenkins, my tour guide, who runs the Center for Engine Technology here at the University of Nebraska. And also my special thanks to three members of my …
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Remarks at the Unveiling Ceremony for the Design of the Korean War Memorial ID 538 Date 06/14/1989 Thank you all. Thank you, General Davis and General Stilwell; General Goodpaster; our Commandant, General Gray; Secretary Lujan; members of the Commission; winners; second place winners; third place winners; fellow veterans; distinguished guests; leaders of the Congress. It is a pleasure to welcome you to the White House, and I want to thank you for the privilege of sharing this occasion. Woodrow Wilson once …
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Letter to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives on the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 ID 544 Date 06/14/1989 Dear XXXXX: Today the House of Representatives begins floor consideration of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). This legislation will provide vitally needed funds to restructure or close insolvent thrift institutions. The legislation would also overhaul the existing system of thrift …