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Question-and-Answer Session With Students at the Saturn School of Tomorrow in St. Paul, Minnesota ID 3013 Date 05/22/1991 The President. Any questions? I'll answer it without the computer. This guy, Lakers. Q. Do you ever have any time to have fun, like go outside and, like, throw a frisbee or go out and play? The President. Yes, we do. We go to Camp David. Have you ever heard of Camp David? And I go up there on the weekends. They've got all kinds of sports. Q. You mean, you go up there and actually play …
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Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony for the Khalil Gibran Memorial Garden ID 3025 Date 05/24/1991 Please, those who have chairs be seated, and the rest of you, thank you for the warm welcome, really. I told them to leave Millie at home over here. I don't know what the barking is. [Laughter] But let me first salute my old friend, my dear friend Bill Baroody, and thank him for his leadership; to Sheryl Ameen and Colonel Tannous, Adelaine Abercia, our friend Ambassador Lahoud, and, of course, our distinguished …
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Remarks at the Yale University Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut ID 3032 Date 05/27/1991 Thank you very, very much. President Schmidt and members of the faculty, and the Yale community, fellows of the Yale Corporation, and especially with congratulations to my fellow honorands, it is an honor to be here today. Mayor Daniels, it's nice to be back in the city. And most importantly, to the graduating students, congratulate each and every one of you. May I single out Yale's band. They've cleaned …
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The President's News Conference in Kennebunkport, Maine ID 3033 Date 05/28/1991 President's Health Q. Mr. President, could we get your reaction -- -- Q. How about the water at the White House? Do you want to talk about that now? The President. The water at the White House? Q. Yes. The President. What about it? Q. They're apparently checking it. Q. It's being checked to see if this is the thyroid problem. Q. They're saying that possibly you and Mrs. Bush and the dog, having gotten these autoimmune problems, …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Health ID 3034 Date 05/28/1991 Because of the remarkable coincidence of the President and First Lady both having Graves' disease, the President's physician is exploring any possible link to environmental or other causes. While the doctors feel it is highly unlikely that their thyroid condition could be related, or in any way related to the lupus disease suffered by Millie, prudence dictates that all such possibilities be examined. The Secret Service …
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Remarks at the United States Air Force Academy Commencement Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado ID 3035 Date 05/29/1991 What a day. Please be seated, and thank you for that warm welcome. To my old friend, Senator Goldwater; to Secretary Rice and General McPeak; to General Hamm, who's done such a fantastic job here; ladies and gentlemen; graduates. Our altitude is 7,250 feet above sea level -- far, far above that of West Point or Annapolis. And I'm sorry I'm a little late. I flunked my room inspection at …
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Nomination of Lynn M. Hansen for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as United States Representative to the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Joint Consultative Group ID 3036 Date 05/29/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Lynn Marvin Hansen, of Colorado, for the Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as the U.S. Representative on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Joint Consultative Group and to the Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). …
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Presidential Determination No. 91 - 36 -- Memorandum on Trade With China ID 3037 Date 05/29/1991 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended -- Continuation of Waiver Authority Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93 - 618, 88 Stat. 1978 (hereinafter ``the Act''), having determined, pursuant to subsection 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Trade With China ID 3038 Date 05/29/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hearby transmit a document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1) (``the Act''), with respect to the continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act to the People's Republic of China. The document includes my reasons for determining that the continuation of the waiver currently in effect for …
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Remarks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy Commencement Ceremony in Quantico, Virginia ID 3041 Date 05/30/1991 Thank you all very much. And Mr. Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, thank you, sir. May I salute Director Sessions, a friend of long standing, a man in whose service I take great pride. I'm delighted that our drug czar, Bob Martinez, former Governor, is with us here today. I salute all the members, top-level members, of the law enforcement community that are with us here today. I'm …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Trade With Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Mongolia ID 3051 Date 06/03/1991 The President submitted to the Congress his recommendation to extend the waiver authority granted under the Jackson-Vanik amendment (Section 402) to the 1974 Trade Act, as well as the separate waivers for Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Mongolia. These waivers will promote freedom of emigration in these three countries and ensure their continued eligibility for official credit programs such as …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 3104 Date 06/17/1991 The President. We received a second letter from President Gorbachev, and it relates to the arms control situation, the START differences. We view it as a positive response. Obviously, when you're dealing with these details on START, when you're dealing with highly technical issues, it's hard to categorize letters of this nature. But the tone was good, the determination to reach agreement was positive. And we're looking very closely at the …
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Remarks to Community Members in Grand Junction, Colorado ID 3105 Date 06/17/1991 What a day. What a magnificent day. Thank you very, very much, Governor Romer, and all of you. Let me just say at the outset, I wish all of you -- not all at the same time -- but all of you could have been riding in that limousine from the airport. There is no way that I can begin to tell you how emotional Barbara and I felt about that warm welcome to this wonderful corner of God's Earth. You really made us feel at home. And …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Fernando Collor de Mello of Brazil ID 3110 Date 06/18/1991 President Bush. Mr. President and Mrs. Collor and distinguished guests, friends of Brazil, it's a distinct privilege for Barbara and me to salute this extraordinary President, Fernando Collor de Mello. I'm glad that Indiana Jones and his wife could join us tonight. [Laughter] I hear that, yesterday, en route from Brasilia to Washington, the President himself piloted the plane and even helped land it. I'm …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Establishment of the Council on Trade and Investment ID 3114 Date 06/19/1991 The United States today signed a framework agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay establishing a Council on Trade and Investment. The President, accompanied by Brazilian President Fernando Collor, participated in the Rose Garden ceremony. United States Trade Representative Carla A. Hills signed for the United States. The other signatories were Argentine Foreign …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Boris Yeltsin of the Republic of Russia ID 3117 Date 06/20/1991 President Bush. Well, I'm very pleased to welcome to the White House the newly-elected President of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin. And I want to publicly congratulate President Yeltsin on a truly historic victory in this election last week which made him the first democratically elected leader in the long and rich 1,000-year history of Russia. And to put it in …
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Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for Bernadine Healy as Director of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland ID 3126 Date 06/24/1991 It is nice to be back here at NIH on this beautiful day. And may I salute Dr. Sullivan, a former researcher and NIH grant recipient. And let me salute, Lou, what a magnificent job you're doing as Secretary of HHS. It isn't easy, and he's doing a first-class job. And over my right shoulder, Connie Horner, the Deputy Secretary of HHS. And Dr. Mason, Assistant …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With the Congressional Black Caucus ID 3134 Date 06/25/1991 Q. Mr. President, are you going to lift South African sanctions soon? The President. We're not taking any questions at what is known as a photo opportunity. I will say, I'm glad to have the Black Caucus here. We have had differences on some issues. I don't think we have differences in terms of questioning each other's motives, and I think on this question I want to hear from them. And then I want to tell …
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Remarks at a Luncheon Meeting With Law Enforcement Officials ID 3135 Date 06/25/1991 Well, let me just say it's a pleasure to be here with the heads of all our Federal law enforcement agencies. We'll be taking a little lunch, talking over the issues of concern to the various departments. But let me just say a word about our crime bill. By now, certainly all of you are familiar with this 100-day challenge that I threw down to the Congress to act on the bill. That was now 106 days ago. And we sent our …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Secretary General Manfred Woerner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ID 3136 Date 06/25/1991 The President met with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner in the Oval Office for approximately 30 minutes this afternoon. Secretary General Woerner and the President reviewed the progress NATO has made in the transition of the alliance as mandated by the NATO leaders at the July 1990 NATO summit. In particular, they focused on the …
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Nomination of Diane S. Ravitch To Be an Assistant Secretary of Education ID 3137 Date 06/25/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Diane S. Ravitch, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement at the Department of Education. She would succeed Christopher T. Cross. Since 1975 Dr. Ravitch has served as an adjunct professor of history and education for Teachers College at Columbia University. She is one of the Nation's foremost scholars on education. …
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Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Regarding Missile Technology Proliferation ID 3139 Date 06/25/1991 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce Subject: Delegation of Authority Regarding Missile Technology Proliferation By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 1701 - 1704 of the National Defense …
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Remarks at the Unveiling of the Official Bust of the President ID 3140 Date 06/27/1991 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished leaders of both the House and the Senate, I'm just delighted to be here, and I want to especially thank Wendell Ford and Ted Stevens, who do such a wonderful job protecting and enhancing the history of this fantastic building in so many ways. It brings back to me so many happy memories of time spent on both ends of the Capitol -- 4 years in the House and 8 as the presiding …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Civil Rights Legislation ID 3063 Date 06/05/1991 Although the President has indicated that the Democratic leadership's civil rights bill passed by the House of Representatives today is a quota bill that he intends to veto, we are gratified by the number of votes in opposition to the legislation. The 273 - 158 vote indicates strong support for sustaining a Presidential veto. We are disappointed that the President's civil rights legislation was not approved Tuesday …
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Nomination of Steven I. Hofman To Be an Assistant Secretary of Labor ID 3064 Date 06/05/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Steven I. Hofman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs. He would succeed Dale Triber Tate. Since 1989, Mr. Hofman has served as vice president of Hagar Sharp, Inc. in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institute, 1989; as director of research and policy development for the House …
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Nomination of Frances C. McNaught To Be an Assistant Secretary of Labor ID 3065 Date 06/05/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frances Curtin McNaught, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. She would succeed Kathleen Harrington. Currently, Ms. McNaught serves as Chief of Staff for Secretary Designate Lynn Martin at the Department of Labor. Prior to this, Ms. McNaught served with United States Representative Martin as: …
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Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Henry Catto as Director of the United States Information Agency ID 3070 Date 06/07/1991 The President. Thanks for that warm welcome. I'm just delighted to be over here for this occasion, the formal swearing-in, and also to give me the opportunity to thank all of you for what you do for your country. I want to salute, of course, Henry Catto and Jessica; Leonard Marks is out here -- one of the former directors of this very important agency. I'm delighted to stand at …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Drug-Free School Recognition Program Awards ID 3071 Date 06/07/1991 Welcome. Welcome all to the Rose Garden. No roses, but it's the Rose Garden. [Laughter] Now please be seated, and thank you all for coming. Well, listen, it's a great pleasure to see all of you here. And it's a pleasure to be with our Drug Policy Director Bob Martinez, doing a great job in the antidrug campaign across this country; our very able Attorney General Dick Thornburgh standing next to …
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Appointment of Gary R. Blumenthal as Deputy Assistant to the President for Cabinet Liaison ID 3076 Date 06/07/1991 The President today announced the appointment of Gary R. Blumenthal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Assistant to the President for Cabinet Liaison. He will also serve as Special Assistant to the President for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance. Since January 1990 Mr. Blumenthal has served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Agriculture. From May 1990 to December 1990, he was Executive …
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Remarks in a Teleconference With the National Advertising Conference of the American Advertising Federation in Nashville, Tennessee ID 3079 Date 06/11/1991 The President. Thank you. My heavens, what a welcome. I can see you all -- the backs of your heads here. Ooops, I can see you turning around. [Laughter] Thank you all very much. What a marvelous technology. Howard Bell, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to join you today on a medium you understand so well and to address this, the 23d annual …