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Appointment of John A. Gaughan as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office ID 3981 Date 02/24/1992 The President today announced the appointment of John A. Gaughan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office. He will succeed LTG Richard G. Trefry, USA (Ret.). Since 1989 Mr. Gaughan has served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Transportation. Prior to this, he served as the Administrator of the Maritime …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Cyprus Conflict ID 3987 Date 02/25/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:) In accordance with Public Law 95 - 384 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c)), I am submitting to you this bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question. This report covers the second half of October and all of November and December 1991. During this period there was a pause in the Cyprus negotiating process, in large part associated with national elections in …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Alberto Kenyo Fujimori of Peru in San Antonio, Texas ID 3991 Date 02/26/1992 Drug Summit Q. Mr. President, what do you hope to accomplish at the drug summit, sir? President Bush. Well, I think we've already -- we're going to build on the first meeting, the Cartagena meeting, and we're going to get maximum cooperation. We're going to redouble our efforts on the demand side and on the supply side. So, it's the big picture with very able leaders from …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia in San Antonio
Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia in San Antonio ID 3992 Date 02/26/1992 [A question was asked and answered in Spanish.] Q. How about you, sir? Do you have anything to -- -- The President. Yes. Q. Same thing? The President. Yes, now that I understand what he is saying. Q. You're improving your Spanish. [Laughter] The President. I've got Stephanie over here. [Laughter] No, but I agree that it's positive, it will be positive. I will say this to the …
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White House Statement on Additional Disaster Relief for Guam ID 4814 Date 09/17/1992 The President today announced that he has amended his August 28, 1992, declaration of a major disaster in the Territory of Guam to waive Territory and local cost sharing requirements, where permitted to do so by law, to allow reimbursement of 95 percent of eligible public assistance costs exceeding per capita, and to waive the cost sharing requirement for the individual and family grant program as allowed under the …
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Remarks to AT T Employees in Basking Ridge, New Jersey ID 4816 Date 09/18/1992 Please be seated, and thank you very much, Dr. Mary Stewart. Thanks for the welcome. Thank you very much, and good afternoon. What a wonderful introduction by such a wonderfully experienced person. Dr. Stewart, thank you very, very much. And good afternoon to everyone. I want to first recognize she who came up with me on the airplane today, Secretary Lynn Martin. She is doing a great job for this country as Secretary of Labor. …
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Notice of Intention To Enter Into a North American Free Trade Agreement With Canada and Mexico ID 4818 Date 09/18/1992 On September 18, 1992, under section 1103(a)(1)(A) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, I notified the House of Representatives and the Senate of my intention to enter into a North American Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of Mexico. Pursuant to section 1103(a)(1)(A) of that Act, this notice shall be published in the Federal Register. …
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Nomination of Marshall Fletcher McCallie To Be United States Ambassador to Namibia ID 4824 Date 09/21/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Marshall Fletcher McCallie, of Tennessee, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Namibia. He would succeed Genta Hawkins Holmes. Since 1990, Mr. McCallie has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Prior to …
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Nomination of Mark Johnson To Be United States Ambassador to Senegal ID 4825 Date 09/21/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Mark Johnson, of Montana, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Senegal. He would succeed Katherine Shirley. Since 1991, Mr. Johnson has served as executive assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Management at the U.S. Department of State. He has …
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Remarks on Arrival in Longview, Texas ID 4828 Date 09/22/1992 The President. Thank you very, very much. Thank you so much. It's an honor and privilege to be introduced by Florence Shapiro, not only the Mayor of Plano but going to be a member of the Texas Senate. We need her. She's typical of our great women leaders in our State of Texas. Thank you, Florence. I want to thank our State chairman, Jim Oberwetter, who is here somewhere; Rob Mosbacher, the Texas Victory '92 chairman; Barbara Patton, the …
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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992 ID 4832 Date 09/22/1992 To the Senate of the United States: I am returning herewith without my approval S. 5, the ``Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992.'' This bill would mandate that public and private employers with 50 or more employees provide their employees with leave under certain circumstances. I want to strongly reiterate that I have always supported employer policies to give time off for a child's birth or …
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Remarks to the Triad Business Community in Greensboro, North Carolina ID 4834 Date 09/23/1992 Thank you, Tom. Thank you very, very much, and what a wonderful welcome back to this State. Thank you all. Please be seated. It's an honor to be introduced by a successful, honored small-business man, Tom Coble. Thank you, sir, for those kind words. I also want to salute the woman who's done so much to advance the interests of American small businesses, our Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Pat …
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Message on the Observance of Rosh Hashanah, 1992 ID 4837 Date 09/23/1992 I am pleased to offer greetings to American Jews and to Jewish men, women, and children in Israel and around the world as you observe the High Holy Days. Beginning with the new year 5753 on Rosh Hashanah, Jews everywhere engage in 10 days of solemn self-reflection and prayer in preparation for Yom Kippur. As you conclude this period of repentance with the Day of Atonement -- a day dedicated to forgiveness and renewal -- you will …
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Remarks to Motorola Employees in Schaumburg, Illinois ID 4839 Date 09/25/1992 Thank you for that Motorola welcome. Thank you for that warm welcome to Motorola. I can't for the life of me understand why you give me such a pleasant welcome. You've been standing out here a long, long time. But I'm sure glad to be here. It's a great pleasure, of course, to have been introduced by Ronnie Haggert and then to be here with Governor Jim Edgar, one of the truly great Governors in the United States, and also be here …
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Remarks at the National Technology Initiative Conference in Chicago, Illinois ID 4840 Date 09/25/1992 Thank you all very much. Thank you. It's a pleasure and honor to be back on this campus. Thank you, Barbara Franklin, our able Secretary of Commerce. Let me say how pleased I am to also have with me two of the other top officials in our Government: the Secretary of Energy, Jim Watkins, who has served his country in several roles with great distinction, and of course, one that's I'm sure well-known to many …
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Remarks to Working Families for Bush-Quayle in Chicago ID 4841 Date 09/25/1992 Let me put it this way, I'm glad to be running against Governor Clinton instead of Randy here. [Laughter] He is tough. I mean that was a wonderful introduction and wonderful comments. And thank you very, very much. Thank all of you here and out there for being here. Let me, of course, salute the Governor, Jim Edgar. You've got a first-class Governor in this State. And I'm very proud to have his support. May I greet Sam …
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Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations ID 4845 Date 09/25/1992 To the Congress of the United States: On September 30, 1990, in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401, et seq.), I issued Executive Order No. 12730, declaring a national emergency and continuing the system of export regulation, including antiboycott provisions, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act …
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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval the Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992 ID 4846 Date 09/25/1992 To the Senate of the United States: I am returning herewith without my approval S. 323, the ``Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992.'' This legislation would extend and amend the Federal family planning program under title X of the Public Health Service Act. If the scope of S. 323 were limited to family planning, I would approve it. My Administration has an excellent record in support of …
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Radio Address to the Nation on Health Care Reform ID 4540 Date 07/03/1992 Today, I'm asking all Americans to help me break a logjam holding up reform of our health care system. Health care in our country is too expensive, too complicated. And too many times, the system is downright unfair. I've proposed comprehensive reforms, including four pieces of legislation now waiting in Congress' in-box. Americans could begin enjoying the benefits of reform right away if only Congress would act. Let me tell you …
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Statement on Signing the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 ID 4541 Date 07/03/1992 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 5260, the ``Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992.'' This legislation would extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program to March of next year. Without this extension, the EUC program would expire on July 4th. Unemployment has a profound effect on people's lives. The extension of the EUC program is consistent with my strong and sustained commitment to …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Andean Trade Preference Act ID 4542 Date 07/03/1992 President Bush today proclaimed Bolivia and Colombia to be beneficiary countries under the Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991 (ATPA). These are the first two countries to be designated under the ATPA. The ATPA is designed to help encourage a transition from the production of illicit drugs to legitimate products in the Andean countries. Under the Act, beneficiary countries may export a wide range of products …
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Remarks at an Independence Day Celebration in Faith, North Carolina ID 4546 Date 07/04/1992 Thank you all very much. Mayor, thank you. Thank you very much, Mayor Hampton. And let me say to all of you, please be seated. [Laughter] Sorry about that. What a great day in Faith, and what a wonderful way to get here: play a couple of innings of ball, eat a little barbecue, drink a little of that wine or whatever they call it over there. [Laughter] Really, we're thrilled to be here, and thank you for that very, …
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Remarks to Polish Citizens in Warsaw ID 4548 Date 07/05/1992 Thank you, Mr. President, for those very kind words. And good afternoon to Mrs. Walesa. It's a pleasure to be back here. I'm pleased that the U.S. Presidential delegation, headed by our own Secretary Derwinski, could be here today. So hello, Warsaw, and hello, Poland. Thank you all for this warm welcome. Barbara and I are honored to be back once more, to come home once more to the birthplace of the Revolution of '89. And I'm especially pleased to …
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The President's News Conference in Munich, Germany ID 4554 Date 07/08/1992 The President. I've spent the past 3 days discussing the responsibilities and opportunities that we have for encouraging stronger economic growth in our countries and, indeed, in the entire world. We've also discussed sustaining political reform in the emerging democracies as well as regional political issues, including Yugoslavia. I would cite five key accomplishments at the Munich economic summit. We've succeeded in achieving a …
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Statement on the New American Schools Design Competition ID 4556 Date 07/09/1992 My education strategy, called America 2000, is based on the premise that if we are going to change our country we must change our schools, community by community. As part of that strategy, last year I invited leaders from the private sector to forge a path in designing new schools. They responded swiftly and generously, first by forming the New American Schools Development Corporation, then by initiating a nationwide …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Telephone Conversation With Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel ID 4564 Date 07/13/1992 Today, the President called Yitzhak Rabin to congratulate him on his victory and the formation of his government. The President told him how much he looked forward to working with him to deepen the U.S.-Israeli partnership and to promote the peace with security that the Israelis have rightly yearned for for so long. The Prime Minister told the President about …
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Nomination of John Cameron Monjo To Be United States Ambassador to Pakistan ID 4573 Date 07/14/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate John Cameron Monjo, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He would succeed Nicholas Platt. Since 1989 Ambassador Monjo has served as Ambassador to Indonesia. Prior to this he served as Ambassador to Malaysia, 1987 - 89. …
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Nomination of Walter Scott Blackburn To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences ID 4574 Date 07/14/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Walter Scott Blackburn, of Indiana, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 1993. He would succeed Kyle Clayton Boone. Since 1974 Mr. Blackburn has served as president and owner of Blackburn Associates Architects, Inc., in …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Outdoor Groups in Salt Lake City, Utah ID 4580 Date 07/18/1992 The President. Well, I came prepared with a few cheaters because on this beautiful day it is most fitting and appropriate that we talk about the environment, with the emphasis on those that like the outdoors and believe in multiple use and believe in fishing and believe in hunting and believe in camping. And I do, and my family does. I did want to try this morning, though, to put in perspective …
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Statement on Signing the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 ID 4768 Date 09/07/1992 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 3033, the ``Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992.'' I believe this legislation, which amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), will improve an already successful large-scale job training program and make it more responsive to the labor market of the 1990's. H.R. 3033 will make a major contribution to enhancing the employability of disadvantaged youth and adults. I am …