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Remarks on Transmitting Proposed Savings and Economic Growth Legislation ID 1495 Date 02/01/1990 Well, today I'm transmitting to Congress an important initiative that was outlined last night in the State of the Union Address: the Savings and Economic Growth Act of 1990. And this important legislation will increase national savings, lower the cost of capital, create jobs, increase our international competitiveness, and improve our standard of living. There are three elements to the act: family savings …
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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Alfredo Cristiani Buckard of El Salvador ID 1498 Date 02/01/1990 Reporter. President Cristiani, are you worried that Congress is going to cut your aid because of the human rights situation? President Bush. The President is going to take some questions outside -- of course, we believe in free speech, so he can take them here, too -- but he is going to be available and take some questions outside. And what I'd like to do is establish that this is what we call a …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on South Africa ID 1501 Date 02/01/1990 President Bush has been closely following the situation in South Africa. He believes that President de Klerk has taken a number of courageous and important steps aimed at ending apartheid and moving toward a democratic and nonracial South Africa. Should Mandela be released, President Bush would plan to invite both Mandela and de Klerk separately to meet with him at the White House so President Bush can determine how the United …
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Nomination of Erich W. Bretthauer To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 1502 Date 02/01/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Erich W. Bretthauer to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Research and Development. He would succeed Vaun A. Newill. Since 1988 Mr. Bretthauer has served as Acting Assistant Administrator in the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC. …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation Divestiture of MAMCO Manufacturing, Incorporated ID 1507 Date 02/02/1990 The President announced his decision today to order the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Company (CATIC) to divest its interest in MAMCO, Inc., a company located in Seattle, WA, that machines and fabricates metal parts for aircraft. The President took this action pursuant to a section of the 1988 Trade Act often …
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Remarks to Students and Faculty of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville ID 1509 Date 02/02/1990 Thank you, Lamar Alexander. You all may remember this, but when Lamar Alexander was the Governor, out of all the 50 Governors he probably did more to take action in the field of education than any other Governor. And now he's bringing his talents to bear at this great university system. I'm very proud of him. And I'm very proud to be with Governor McWherter. And I noticed the enthusiastic reception to your …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Federal Republic of Germany-United States Convention on Taxation and Fiscal Evasion ID 1512 Date 02/05/1990 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to ratification the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, together with a related …
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Nomination of Richard E. Bissell To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development ID 1516 Date 02/05/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard E. Bissell to be Assistant Administrator for Science and Technology of the Agency for International Development, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Nyle C. Brady. Since 1986 Dr. Bissell has served as Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination at the Agency for …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Remarks to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California ID 1526 Date 02/07/1990 In the President's reference to Chancellor Kohl and Foreign Minister Genscher [of the Federal Republic of Germany] today, he meant that Germany would remain as a member of NATO, but NATO may have a changing mission. This changing mission, involving an increased political role for NATO, was discussed in Brussels following the Malta …
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Remarks at a Briefing for Head Start Volunteers in Columbus, Ohio ID 1531 Date 02/08/1990 Ms. Clark. What I would like to do, President and Mrs. Bush, is to officially welcome you to our Head Start program and to Columbus on behalf of our board of trustees, our executive director, our policy council chairperson, the children of Head Start and their families, the staff, all of our community who work so very closely with us. We'd just like to say welcome. The President. Well, we're very pleased to be here. …
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Nomination of Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli To Be Alternate United States Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations ID 1536 Date 02/09/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli to be the Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Dr. Tahir-Kheli has served as Director for Near East and South Asia at the National Security Council Staff at the …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Congo ID 1542 Date 02/12/1990 President Bush. Well, Mr. President, it is a great pleasure to welcome you and Mrs. Sassou-Nguesso to the United States and to the White House. The last time you visited, 3 years ago, you and I met at the United States Capitol Building, and today we meet at the White House. In the 3 years since your last visit, southern Africa has seen significant progress towards peace and stability. Namibia is on the …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Bolivia-United States Essential Chemicals Agreement ID 1553 Date 02/15/1990 The U.S. and Bolivia signed a bilateral agreement on essential chemicals today. William J. Bennett, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, signed on behalf of the United States, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Iturralde signed on behalf of Bolivia. The agreement: specifies certain information to be collected by the parties and provides for information sharing, mutual …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Peru-United States Extradition Agreement ID 1554 Date 02/15/1990 The United States and Peru signed an exchange of notes on extradition today. Secretary of State James A. Baker III signed on behalf of the United States. Guillermo Larco Cox, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, signed on behalf of Peru. This exchange of notes will: confirm our bilateral commitment to extradition; confirm explicitly that narcotics trafficking and related drug offenses are incorporated by …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Bolivia-United States Weapons Export Control Memorandum of Understanding ID 1557 Date 02/15/1990 The United States and Bolivia signed a weapons export control memorandum of understanding today. Secretary of State James A. Baker III signed on behalf of the United States. Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Iturralde signed on behalf of Bolivia. The memorandum of understanding will help diminish the flow of U.S. light arms and other items to drug traffickers in the Andean …
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Joint News Conference Following the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1558 Date 02/15/1990 President Barco Vargas of Colombia. The multilateral agreement we have just signed opened a new era in this struggle against drugs. It is the first time that we developed a common scheme for common action. In -- [inaudible] -- we have agreed upon a very clearcut goal to be followed, and it has been agreed that it is necessary to adopt commercial measures to strengthen our economies, with the purpose of …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Negotiations on Agricultural Trade ID 1560 Date 02/15/1990 Dear Mr. Chairman: As required under section 4301 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, I am enclosing a report on the status of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations concerning agricultural trade. The report contains information on the progress that has been made to date in the negotiations, the general areas …
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Message to the Congress on Trade With Czechoslovakia ID 1565 Date 02/20/1990 To the Congress of the United States: Pursuant to subsection 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Act) (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)), I have determined that a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 402 with respect to Czechoslovakia will substantially promote the objectives of section 402. A copy of that determination is enclosed. I have also received the assurances with respect to the emigration practices of …
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The President's News Conference in Brussels ID 1298 Date 12/04/1989 The President. I have a statement, and then I'll be glad to respond to your questions. This year the people of the East made fundamental choices about their destiny, and governments there began to honor the citizen's right to choose. What these changes amount to is nothing less than a peaceful revolution. And the task before us, therefore, is to consolidate the fruits of this peaceful revolution and provide the architecture for continued …
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Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner Honoring Representative Robert H. Michel ID 1301 Date 12/05/1989 Thank you all. Please be seated. We may never get to eat. Thank you all. Thank you, Joe. And the great thing about having the speeches before dinner, they're normally shorter, and I will try to follow that pattern. But I want to first thank Joe Rodgers. What a job he did for the United States as our Ambassador in France. And also, he has always been in the front line of helping …
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Nomination of Gary C. Byrne To Be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration ID 1329 Date 12/12/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Gary C. Byrne to be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture, for a term of 10 years. He would succeed Harold V. Hunter. Since 1985 Dr. Byrne has been chairman of the Bank of Alex Brown in Sacramento, CA, and president and chief executive officer, 1987 to present. He has served as chairman, …
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Statement on Signing the International Narcotics Control Act of 1989 ID 1333 Date 12/13/1989 It is with great pleasure that I sign into law H.R. 3611, the ``International Narcotics Control Act of 1989.'' This Act authorizes Fiscal Year 1990 appropriations of 5 million for international narcotics control assistance and an additional 5 million for military and law enforcement assistance to Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. This assistance to the three Andean nations, where most of the world's cocaine is produced …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater Announcing the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1337 Date 12/13/1989 The President has accepted an invitation from President Barco of Colombia to attend a drug summit meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15. President Garcia of Peru and President Paz Zamora of Bolivia will also attend. The meeting, which is expected to last 1 day, will discuss a wide range of subjects and is currently being reviewed with each of the Presidents by Assistant Secretary of …
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Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree ID 1340 Date 12/14/1989 Well, my special thanks to Santa Claus -- that Santa mold will never be the same again. [Laughter] But to Loretta and -- first, to Willard Scott, and then to Loretta and Peggy, Tommy Tune, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, the great Air Force Band, and this marvelous team from Roanoke. This is the Christmas that we've awaited for 50 years. And across Europe, East and West, 1989 is ending, bright with the prospect of a far better …
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Appointment of Katharine D. Dukakis as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council ID 1350 Date 12/19/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Katharine D. Dukakis to be a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the remainder of the term expiring January 15, 1991. She would succeed Milton Himmelfarb. Mrs. Dukakis has served on the President's Commission on the Holocaust; on the board of directors of the Refugee Policy Group in Washington, DC; and as a …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Trade With China ID 1355 Date 12/19/1989 Today, in signing the International Development and Finance Act of 1989, H.R. 2494, the President decided to exercise provisions provided for in the bill which would waive prohibitions on the Export-Import Bank's financing of U.S. business activities with the People's Republic of China. The President waived the prohibitions on the grounds of national interest. This does not return the Export-Import Bank's activity to …
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Remarks on the Observance of Hanukkah ID 1362 Date 12/21/1989 The President. Thank you very much, all of you. I particularly want to single out Rabbi Zaiman. From now on in the White House, we'll be thinking in terms of a thousand and nine points of light over here. I'm sorry Barbara is not here. She started to walk over here, and then there was this catastrophic ice skating accident in which one of our grandchildren bit the dust and is now getting a stitch in his lip. So, life goes on, and she is very …
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Final Order for Emergency Deficit Control Measures for Fiscal Year 1990 ID 1373 Date 12/27/1989 By the authority vested in me as President by the statutes of the United States of America, including section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99 - 177), as amended by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100 - 119) (hereafter referred to as ``the Act''), and section 11002 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 …
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Appendix C -- Checklist of White House Press Releases ID 1382 Date 12/31/1989 The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released January 26 Advance text: Remarks to members of the Senior Executive Service Released January 31 Advance text: Remarks to the crew of the U.S.S. America and naval shipyard employees in Norfolk, VA Released February 2 Transcript: Press briefing on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita of …
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Appendix F -- Points of Light Recognition Program ID 1385 Date 12/31/1989 The President named the following individuals and institutions as exemplars of his commitment to making community service central to the life and work of every American. The daily recognition program, which began on November 22, was a national tribute to voluntarism. The recipients are listed in chronological order. The Commercial Appeal, of Memphis, TN Dr. William and Mrs. Sandy Hale, of Oklahoma City, OK Richard A. McDonough, of …