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Continuation of Stephen M. Duncan as an Assistant Secretary of Defense ID 571 Date 06/20/1989 The President today announced that Stephen M. Duncan will continue to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs). Since 1987 Mr. Duncan has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. From 1973 to 1987, he was engaged in the private practice of law in Denver, CO, most recently as a partner in the firm of Hopper, Kanouff, Smith, Peryam, Terry and Duncan. He also served as an …
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Remarks Announcing the Youth Engaged in Service to America Initiative ID 573 Date 06/21/1989 You'd better watch that guy, he might be President someday. [Laughter] Well, first let me thank Mike Love and Bruce, the Beach Boys, for being with us and providing this marvelous presence and entertainment -- Robert Lamb as well. We're privileged they give of themselves to help others, and I'm just delighted that they're here with us today. I also want to thank Carissa and Dale and Michael and Ron. Thanks for …
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Nomination of Arthur J. Hill To Be President of the Government National Mortgage Association ID 1251 Date 11/21/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Arthur J. Hill to be President of the Government National Mortgage Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development. He would succeed Mark E. Buchman. Since 1984 Mr. Hill has served as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Peoples National Bank of Commerce in Miami, FL. Prior to this he served as vice president and …
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Remarks at the Commercial Appeal's Thanksgiving Celebration in Memphis, Tennessee ID 1255 Date 11/22/1989 Thank you all very much, Mr. Linder, Mr. Wilhelm -- Mr. Williams, Jerry Friedheim, Loren Ghiglione, who came down with us, and Jerome Ryans; of course, the Governor of this great State, and Reverend Mowery, distinguished Members of Congress, volunteers, ladies and gentlemen, and all you damp pre-Thanksgiving marvelous people. I didn't think anybody would be out here today. You know, back before the …
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Thanksgiving Address to the Nation ID 1259 Date 11/22/1989 Good evening. Like many of you, I'm spending tomorrow with family. And we'll say grace and carve the turkey and thank God for our many blessings and for our great country. This holiday also marks the adjournment of Congress. And I've worked with Congress, extending my hand across the party aisle, advancing legislation to free our streets of the fear of crime and drugs. We proposed ways to clean the air, the water, and the land around us, and we've …
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Appointment of Peter W. Senopoulos as a Member of the American Battle Monuments Commission ID 1261 Date 11/27/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Peter W. Senopoulos as a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission. He would succeed Joseph W. Canzeri. Since 1977 Mr. Senopoulos has served as principal and chief financial officer for the law firm of Gallagher and Gallagher in Boston, MA, and since 1981 he has served as president and chief executive officer of Nationwide …
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Informal Exchange With Reporters ID 1263 Date 11/28/1989 Meeting With Soviet President Gorbachev Q. How about the summit, Mr. President? The President. Well, I'm glad you asked that question. Q. I mean, it's no longer a get-acquainted -- it has a larger dimension, doesn't it? And you're going with concrete proposals? Or is that an assumption? The President. Well, I think, Helen [Helen Thomas, United Press International], when I defined what I intended, I said that no set agenda -- prepared to talk about a …
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Memorandum of Disapproval for the Bill Providing Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief ID 1274 Date 11/30/1989 In light of the actions I have taken in June and again today, I am withholding my approval of H.R. 2712, the ``Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989.'' These actions make H.R. 2712 wholly unnecessary. I share the objectives of the overwhelming majority in the Congress who passed this legislation. Within hours of the events of Tiananmen Square in June, I ordered the Attorney General to …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Meetings With Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta ID 1289 Date 12/03/1989 Q. Mr. President, has the weather ruined this summit? The President. Hell, no. Hell, no. [Laughter] The summit's going just fine, thanks. Q. Has it become the Gorky summit? The President. It doesn't matter where you meet. We were supposed to go over to the other ship, and they couldn't make it over. So, we don't care where we're meeting. The big thing is, we're getting something done here. That's …
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Remarks of the President and Soviet Chairman Gorbachev and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Malta ID 1291 Date 12/03/1989 The President. Ladies and gentlemen, President Gorbachev has graciously suggested I go first. And I don't think anyone can say that the saltwater get-together was anything other than adventure -- at least out in the harbor here. First, I want to thank Prime Minister Adami and the people of Malta and others for their warm and gracious hospitality. I want to thank the …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony in Brussels ID 1293 Date 12/03/1989 Prime Minister Martens. Mr. President, it is my very special privilege to welcome you tonight to Belgium, where all our allies are gathering this very day to hear a message that you, Mr. President, will present tomorrow at the NATO Headquarters. This is a cold evening, Mr. President, but there is a glow of anticipation alive in all of us who have been witnessing the events of recent months. Now that Christmastime is near, we are looking …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the India-United States Convention on Taxation ID 1117 Date 10/31/1989 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to ratification the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of India for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a related Protocol, signed at New Delhi on September 12, 1989. I …
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Appointment of Thomas F.X. Needles as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of Presidential Personnel ID 1119 Date 10/31/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Thomas F.X. Needles to be Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of Presidential Personnel. Since 1989 Mr. Needles has served as a Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Personnel. Prior to this, he was a press aide on the George Bush for President campaign, 1988; press secretary and …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards ID 1132 Date 11/02/1989 Thank you, Secretary Mosbacher, for the warm welcome. It's great to be back across the street, almost, at this wonderful Department. I first want to salute the Baldrige family -- a special hello to Midge. Of course, I'm delighted to see the Secretary of the Treasury here and Ambassador Hills; able members of my Cabinet sitting next to them; Dr. Bromley, our Science Advisor, who has a keen interest …
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Remarks to the Media Advertising Partnership for a Drug-Free America ID 1134 Date 11/02/1989 I'm delighted to be here, and look forward to seeing you in a little bit across the way. But to chairman Jim Burke, let me first thank you, Jim, for bringing together such a talented array of people. And I'm grateful to see all of you here. I'm grateful for what you're doing. Welcome to the White House, or, more accurately, the White House complex. I never understood that phrase. Sounds like some kind of neurosis …
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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Courter in Bloomfield, New Jersey ID 1141 Date 11/03/1989 Thank you for that -- I was going to say warm Bloomfield welcome, but I'm delighted to be here. And to Governor Kean, my dear friend who's done such a great job for this State, I'm proud to be with him. It's a special pleasure to be with my friend, Congressman Jim Courter. I have the good feeling. You're looking at a guy who doesn't believe in these polls. Why? Because it wasn't so many …
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Continuation of Victor H. Frank, Jr., as United States Director of the Asian Development Bank ID 1143 Date 11/03/1989 The President today announced that Victor H. Frank, Jr., will continue to serve as U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador. Since 1987 Mr. Frank has served as U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank. Prior to this, he served in various capacities with CPC International, including corporate vice president of government relations, 1986 - 1987; corporate …
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Appointment of William Douglas Fritts, Jr., as an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe ID 1146 Date 11/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint William Douglas Fritts, Jr., as an Executive Branch Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He would succeed Louis F. Laun. Mr. Fritts served as Senior Adviser on Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Commerce. Prior to …
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Nomination of Robert William Houk To Be Public Printer ID 1151 Date 11/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert William Houk to be Public Printer. He would succeed Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr. Mr. Houk has served in several capacities at UFORMA/SHELBY Business Forms, Inc., including president, 1968 - 1988; chairman of the board, 1971 - 1988; and vice president-sales, 1966 - 1968. Prior to this he served as assistant sales manager for Rotary Manifold Forms Corp. in Detroit, MI, …
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The President's News Conference ID 1153 Date 11/07/1989 Well, good morning. And I'm back again. [Laughter] I just heard you, Brit [Brit Hume, ABC News]. I've got to be careful on these dates. [Laughter] Today is November 7th, and I was elected on November 8th. But it was the second Tuesday. And so, I want to take this election day, the anniversary of my own election, to briefly reflect on the last 10 months. I believe that we've had, so far, a successful first year in office. And although we haven't …
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White House Statement on the Ministerial Conference on Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change ID 1156 Date 11/07/1989 President Bush announced today that the United States has agreed with other industrialized nations that stabilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions should be achieved as soon as possible. The United States also agreed that it is timely to investigate quantitative targets to limit or reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The United States was joined by over 70 countries attending the …
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Nomination of Cynthia Shepard Perry To Be United States Ambassador to Burundi ID 1157 Date 11/07/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Cynthia Shepard Perry to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi. She would succeed James Daniel Phillips. Since 1986 Ambassador Perry has served as Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Prior to this, she was Chief of the Education and Human Resources Division at the Agency for …
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Appointment of Elliot L. Richardson as Special Representative of the President for the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines ID 1159 Date 11/08/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Elliot L. Richardson to serve as Special Representative of the President for the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines. As Special Representative, Ambassador Richardson will oversee and promote United States participation in the Multilateral Assistance Initiative (MAI). The MAI …
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Appointment of Sig Rogich as Assistant to the President for Public Events and Initiatives ID 1160 Date 11/08/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Sig Rogich as Assistant to the President for Public Events and Initiatives. Mr. Rogich succeeds Stephen M. Studdert. Before joining the White House, Mr. Rogich was the president and founder of R R Advertising, the largest advertising and marketing firm in the State of Nevada. During the course of his career, he has participated in over 200 …
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Statement on Signing the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 ID 1341 Date 12/15/1989 I am today approving H.R. 1, the ``Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.'' This legislation is intended to help eliminate the systemic flaws that have allowed a number of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs to be abused for political purposes or personal gain at the expense of those in need. H.R. 1 will improve program management and financial accountability at …
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Statement on Signing the Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1989 ID 1345 Date 12/18/1989 I am pleased today to sign into law H.R. 901, the ``Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1989.'' This bill will increase certain benefits paid to veterans and make other improvements in veterans' programs. Our Nation provides compensation and other monetary benefits to service-disabled veterans and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits to the survivors of those who died as a result of military service to our …
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Appointment of Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., as a Member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee ID 1347 Date 12/18/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., as a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He would succeed John F. McDonnell. Mr. Aldridge is currently president of McDonald Douglas Electronic Systems Co. in McLean, VA. Prior to this, he was Secretary of the Air Force, 1986 - 1988. …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Romania's Suppression of Political Demonstrations ID 1349 Date 12/19/1989 The United States condemns the brutal use of police force by the Romanian Government against protesters in Timisoara and other cities. According to various reports, dozens and perhaps hundreds were killed by Romanian security forces. The Romanian Government has sealed Romania's borders and imposed a blackout of news and information. The demonstrations in Timisoara and elsewhere were a result …
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Statement on Signing the International Development and Finance Act of 1989 ID 1353 Date 12/19/1989 I have today signed H.R. 2494, the ``International Development and Finance Act of 1989.'' Although I am glad that the Act will provide necessary funding to meet important international needs, I believe that several provisions warrant careful construction to avoid constitutional concerns. For example, several sections could be read to restrict executive authority to determine the position of the United States …
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Address to the Nation Announcing United States Military Action in Panama ID 1356 Date 12/20/1989 My fellow citizens, last night I ordered U.S. military forces to Panama. No President takes such action lightly. This morning I want to tell you what I did and why I did it. For nearly 2 years, the United States, nations of Latin America and the Caribbean have worked together to resolve the crisis in Panama. The goals of the United States have been to safeguard the lives of Americans, to defend democracy in …