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Message to the Senate on the Extension of AM Broadcasting Service in the Western Hemisphere ID 3254 Date 07/30/1991 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Regional Agreement for the Use of the Band 1605 - 1705 kHz in Region 2, with annexes, and two U.S. statements as contained in the Final Protocol, signed on behalf of the United States at Rio de Janeiro on June 8, 1988. I transmit also, for the information …
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Nomination of John J. Easton, Jr., To Be General Counsel of the Department of Energy ID 3262 Date 07/31/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate John J. Easton, Jr., of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. He would succeed Stephen A. Wakefield. Since 1989 Mr. Easton has served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs and Energy Emergencies at the Department of Energy. From 1987 to 1989 he served as an attorney with the law firm of Miller, …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Cyprus ID 3274 Date 08/02/1991 Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Ozal have informed President Bush that Greece and Turkey have agreed to attend a well-prepared meeting concerning Cyprus. The meeting would be convened and chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General under his Security Council mandate. Greek and Turkish leaders will work in support of the Secretary-General's efforts to narrow differences in advance of it. The meeting is planned for September …
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Nomination of Arnold Lee Kanter To Be an Under Secretary of State ID 3278 Date 08/02/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Arnold Lee Kanter, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. He would succeed Robert Michael Kimmitt. Currently Dr. Kanter serves as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control at the National Security Council at the White House in Washington, DC. Prior to this …
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Nomination of Jo Ann Krukar Webb To Be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs ID 3279 Date 08/02/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jo Ann Krukar Webb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning. She would succeed Allen B. Clark, Jr. Since 1989 Ms. Webb has served as Director of the National Cemetery System in the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC. Prior to this she served as a health care consultant for ACTION. Ms. …
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Remarks at a Kickoff Ceremony for the Eighth Annual National Night Out Against Crime in Arlington, Virginia ID 3287 Date 08/06/1991 Thank you, Dick -- Mr. Attorney General -- thank you very much. To Judge Bonner, my respects. And I'm just delighted to be here. To Matt Peskin, the Director of the National Association of Town Watch, I was glad to have met him and glad that he's here. And we've got other key members of our law enforcement team here today. I can't see him, but I'm told Carol Hallett's out …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Release of British Hostage John McCarthy ID 3291 Date 08/08/1991 President Bush is pleased by the release today of John McCarthy by his captors in Lebanon. Rumors persist of the release of an American hostage, but we still have no direct information that such a release will occur. While we are happy for the family of Mr. McCarthy, we reiterate our appeal that all hostages be released immediately, safely, and unconditionally. We remain in touch with our …
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Excerpt of a Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Anticipated Release of an American Hostage ID 3293 Date 08/10/1991 We have seen news reports about the release of American hostages, and we remain hopeful that one or more hostages will be released soon. We are, of course, trying to obtain more information. The Revolutionary Justice Organization has apparently told the press that it will release a hostage within 72 hours. Past communications and photographs issued in the name of that group have …
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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy ID 3295 Date 08/11/1991 The President. Let me just read a brief statement, if I might, because I know that all Americans are gratified today by the release of Edward Tracy from captivity in Lebanon. We share in the happiness of Mr. Tracy's family for his release, but we know the anguish of the families who still have relatives in captivity. And I want them to know that we continue to press for the freedom …
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Statement on the 1991 National Security Strategy Report ID 3299 Date 08/13/1991 Today I signed and forwarded to Congress the National Security Strategy Report for 1991. This report comes at a rare moment in history. Seldom if ever have we been offered such an opportunity: to build a new international system in accordance with our own values and ideals. The cold war has at long last released its grip on world events. Democracy is coming to Eastern Europe. The Gulf war helped create an unprecedented …
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Nomination of William Taylor To Be a Member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ID 3300 Date 08/13/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Taylor, of Illinois, to be a member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term expiring February 28, 1993. He would succeed L. William Seidman. Currently Mr. Taylor serves as staff director of the Division of Banking Supervision and …
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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Fraternal Order of Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ID 3301 Date 08/14/1991 Thank you all. And Dewey, thank you for that very generous introduction. The Government has a good relationship with this outstanding organization. Many of you have been to the White House. Many more I hope will come. But I want to thank your president for the introduction and for his leadership. I want to, of course, salute the Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, so well-known to …
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Memorandum of Disapproval for the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1992 ID 3307 Date 08/17/1991 I am withholding my approval of H.R. 2699, a bill providing appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for the District of Columbia. While I do not object to the underlying legislation and the funding the bill would provide, language concerning the use of funds provided by the bill for abortion is unacceptable. I have stated my intention to veto any bill that does not contain language that …
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Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Popadiuk on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union ID 3315 Date 08/19/1991 President Bush met with his national security advisers this afternoon in the Roosevelt Room for an update on the situation in the Soviet Union. Attending were Governor Sununu, General Scowcroft, Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates, Acting Secretary of State Eagleburger, Acting Secretary of Defense Atwood, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robson, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff …
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Statement on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union ID 3316 Date 08/19/1991 We are deeply disturbed by the events of the last hours in the Soviet Union and condemn the unconstitutional resort to force. While the situation continues to evolve and information remains incomplete, the apparent unconstitutional removal of President Gorbachev, the declaration of a state of emergency, and the deployment of Soviet military forces in Moscow and other cities raise the most serious questions about the future course …
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Toast at a Luncheon Hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in New York City ID 3416 Date 09/23/1991 Secretary-General de Cuellar. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome to the United Nations our guest of honor, President Bush; and also to welcome Their Excellencies, Mr. Fernando Collor, President of the Federal Republic of Brazil; Alfredo Felix Cristiani Buckard, President of the Republic of El Salvador; Mr. Amata Kabua, President of the …
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Exchange With Reporters in New York City ID 3417 Date 09/23/1991 Q. Mr. President, are you prepared to send additional U.S. forces into the Gulf region to respond to -- -- The President. You know, I'm not going to take any questions here, Jim [Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News]. We're trying to sort all this out, exactly what the facts are. We're not going to go do anything before we understand the facts. We are determined that the resolutions will be implemented fully. And I tried to set that tone in the speech …
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Proclamation 6339 -- National School Lunch Week, 1991 ID 3419 Date 09/23/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation One of the first aims of AMERICA 2000, our comprehensive strategy for achieving excellence in education, is ensuring that every child in the Nation starts school ready to learn. Because a hungry or undernourished child is less likely to be an eager and attentive student, the National School Lunch Program plays an important role in helping us to meet this goal. Thanks …
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Exchange With Reporters in New York City ID 3421 Date 09/24/1991 Q. How about a handshake, please? The President. You've got it. You want a standing handshake or a seated handshake? Q. Mr. President, are there any CIA people in that U.N. inspection team? The President. Can you imagine asking a question like that? You know I never discuss questions of that nature. Q. Iraq says or claims that there are American spies. The President. Iraq ought to simply comply with the United Nations resolutions. That's what …
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Nomination of Curtis Warren Kamman To Be United States Ambassador to the Republic of Chile ID 3423 Date 09/24/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Curtis Warren Kamman, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Chile. He would succeed Charles A. Gillespie, Jr. Since 1989 Mr. Kamman served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European …
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Notice on Continuation of Export Control Regulations ID 3432 Date 09/26/1991 On September 30, 1990, consistent with the authority provided me under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), I issued Executive Order No. 12730. In that order, I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court ID 3434 Date 09/27/1991 The President. The subject at hand is going to be the economic situation, the second meeting we've had this week on the initiatives and on where we stand. But I want to say to everybody around this table how important we're viewing this vote in the Senate on Judge Clarence Thomas. He's a very good man. I do feel that he deserves to be confirmed. The support from across the country is enormously strong …
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Proclamation 6342 -- Leif Erikson Day, 1991 ID 3437 Date 09/27/1991 By��7E��7E the��7E��7E President��7E��7E of��7E��7E the��7E��7E United��7E��7E States of America A Proclamation Each October, Americans of all ages join in commemorating the voyages of Leif Erikson, the daring son of Iceland and grandson of Norway who explored the North American coast nearly a millennium ago, and, in so doing, charted a course for generations of Europeans to follow. However, on this occasion, we celebrate more than the …
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Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Deferrals ID 3444 Date 09/30/1991 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report one deferral of budget authority for FY 1991, totaling ,959,992, and seven deferrals of budget authority for FY 1992, totaling ,817,019,817. These deferrals affect International Security Assistance programs as well as programs of the Agency for International Development and the Departments of …
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Statement on the Presidential Mission to the Soviet Union on Food and Agricultural Requirements ID 3449 Date 10/01/1991 I am very pleased that Secretary of Agriculture Ed Madigan will depart this afternoon for Moscow as head of a Presidential Mission to assess the food situation in the Soviet Union. Secretary Madigan will lead a delegation of senior private sector officials and Government experts to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev over the next 9 days. I have just met with this distinguished group and …
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Remarks to Students and Faculty at Alice Deal Junior High School ID 3450 Date 10/01/1991 Thank you, Ms. Mostoller, and thanks for allowing me to visit your classroom to talk to you and all these students, and millions more in classrooms all across the country. You know, long before I became President I was a parent. I remember the times that my kids came up with a really tough question or a difficult decision. I tried my best never to shut them down with a quick ``no.'' I would simply say those three magic …
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Remarks on Greeting the 1991 National Basketball Association Champion Chicago Bulls ID 3451 Date 10/01/1991 Thank you all for coming. I would like to welcome all of you. Sam Skinner, our Secretary of Transportation, came here to gloat. He bored us all to death about these guys for -- ever since last winter. And it's nice to see him here. Ed Derwinski, our Secretary of Veterans Affairs, come to cheer his home team. I'd also like to express my condolences here today to Jim Edgar, the Governor of the State, …
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Appointment of John F. Herrick, Jr., as Special Assistant to the President for Advance ID 3452 Date 10/01/1991 The President today appointed John F. Herrick, Jr., of Ohio, as Special Assistant to the President for Advance. Mr. Herrick would succeed Spencer E. Geissinger. Since 1989 Mr. Herrick has served as Assistant Press Secretary at the White House in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as Press Advance Representative at the White House from January 1989 to October 1989; press advance …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With President Jorge Serrano of Guatemala ID 3454 Date 10/02/1991 The President met today with President Jorge Serrano of Guatemala to discuss regional and bilateral issues of mutual interest. The President praised the courageous leadership of President Serrano in establishing diplomatic relations with Belize and in working actively for a solution to the protracted conflict in Guatemala. The President noted that these steps will benefit not …
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Final Sequester Order ID 2922 Date 04/25/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the statutes of the United States of America, including section 254 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), and Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101 - 508) (hereafter referred to as ``the Act''), I hereby order that …