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Remarks to Peavey Electronics Employees in Meridian, Mississippi ID 3694 Date 12/03/1991 Thank you all very, very much for this welcome. I'll tell you, this is a great day for me, a wonderful day for me. And I just can't tell you how much I appreciate your warm welcome. I have only one regret, and that is that Barbara's not here to join in this. Frankly, I think she's doing a great job for our country, and this would be wonderful for her morale. But I'll tell you -- -- [applause]. The other day, we …
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Proclamation 6387 -- Federal Civilian Employees Remembrance Day, 1991 ID 3695 Date 12/03/1991 By The President of the United States of America A Proclamation The fact that it shattered the stillness of a Sunday morning, a time when millions of Americans were preparing to attend church services or to enjoy the quiet of their homes, only compounded the shock, grief, and outrage of our Nation. At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, naval air forces of the Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet attacked United States …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Release of American Hostage Alann Steen ID 3696 Date 12/03/1991 With great pleasure we received the news of Alann Steen's release after nearly 5 years of unjust captivity in Lebanon. We join his friends and family in relief at his safe return. We are grateful for the successful efforts of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in this endeavor and for their contributions, thank also the Governments of Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. The task is not completed, …
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Letter Accepting the Resignation of John H. Sununu as Chief of Staff to the President ID 3697 Date 12/03/1991 Dear John, I now have your letter resigning as Chief of Staff effective December 15th. It is with reluctance, regret and a sense of personal loss that I accept your resignation as Chief of Staff. I am very pleased, however, that you have agreed to remain as a Counsellor to the President, with Cabinet rank, through March 1, 1992. During the period, December 15th to March 1, you will be an official …
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Remarks to the American Enterprise Institute ID 3698 Date 12/04/1991 Thank you all very, very much. And, Chris, thank you for that warm introduction. And let me also single out my tennis opponent the other day, Paul Orrefice, your chairman, and thank him for his service to this outstanding institution, which I was privileged to serve in a brief period of time back in the seventies. And I want to say how pleased I am that Nick Brady, our Secretary of the Treasury, is with us today. And then finally, to …
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Proclamation 6389 -- To Amend the Generalized System of Preferences ID 3709 Date 12/05/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Pursuant to section 504(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the 1974 Act) (19 U.S.C. 2464(a)(1), and having considered the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that it is appropriate to suspend the application of duty-free treatment accorded to articles of Yugoslavia under the Generalized System of …
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Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ID 3710 Date 12/05/1991 Today I have signed into law H.R. 2100, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993,'' notwithstanding the reservations that I have regarding certain of its provisions. H.R. 2100 authorizes appropriations that provide for a national defense sufficient to meet foreseeable threats to the national security. It conforms to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and generally …
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Remarks to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association in Honolulu, Hawaii ID 3717 Date 12/07/1991 The President. Please be seated, everybody. And, Jerry Glaubitz, thank you, sir. Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for your leadership to this wonderful organization. May I salute Secretary Ed Derwinski, Reverend Morgan, and most of all, fellow veterans. From this sacred ground near the waters of Pearl Harbor, we remember the moment when the Pacific Ocean erupted in a storm of fire and blood. We remember a …
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Remarks to World War II Veterans and Families in Honolulu, Hawaii ID 3719 Date 12/07/1991 Mrs. Rickert, thank you for that wonderful tale of how it was at Hospital Point. Thank you for that warm and generous introduction. And now I have a favor to ask of you. I hope you and everyone else will take a deep breath for me too, please. [Laughter] You didn't need it, but I might; this is a very emotional day. I would like to salute the members of my Cabinet that are here today, particularly Dick Cheney, our able …
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Interview With Charles Bierbauer of CNN at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii ID 3721 Date 12/07/1991 Pearl Harbor Q. This is Charles Bierbauer with President Bush on board the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri. Mr. President, thank you for joining us with the Arizona Memorial behind us. As you were there this morning, a day which you've described as a very emotional one, the sense of an apology from Japan for the events at Pearl Harbor, how necessary is that? The President. I don't think it's necessary. The Prime Minister …
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Executive Order 12785 -- Extending the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee ID 3795 Date 12/26/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to extend the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, it is hereby ordered that section 4(b) of Executive Order No. 12687, as amended, is further amended by deleting the date ``December 31, …
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Executive Order 12786 -- Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances ID 3796 Date 12/26/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 704 of Public Law 101 - 194; section 302 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as incorporated in section 529 of Public Law 101 - 509; section 633 of Public Law 101 - 509; section 301(a) of Public Law 102 - 40; section 305 of Public Law 102 - 140; section 601 of …
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Remarks to the Bee County Community, Beeville, Texas ID 3801 Date 12/27/1991 Thank you for that warm welcome. And let me start off by thanking the A.C. Jones High School Band, well-represented back there with their families; the Taylor Brothers Band; and the Knight-Rider Band who are here with us. And also, I want to pay my special thanks to Holly Dunn, who is with us, came all the way over from Nashville, one of the great country stars. And I don't know; has she been on yet? She's fixin' to be on, and …
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Appendix B -- Nominations Submitted to the Senate ID 3803 Date 12/31/1991 The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted January 4 Wendell P. Gardner, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Annice McBryde Wagner. Arthur J. Hill, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing …
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Remarks at a Dinner Hosted by Prime Minister Keating of Australia in Canberra ID 3814 Date 01/02/1992 This is an impossible situation, following two such articulate, young, and vibrant leaders of this country. But first, let me simply say thank you to the Prime Minister for his hospitality and to all of you for making Barbara and me feel so very much at home. It feels odd to hear myself referred to as the leader of the free world. I told Barbara, somebody in Sydney said I was the leader of the free world. …
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Remarks at a Breakfast With Korean and American Business Groups in Seoul ID 3818 Date 01/06/1992 First, let me just thank our Korean business guests for taking time away from fantastically busy schedules to be with us today. I view this as an important meeting. I view this as a meeting where I undoubtedly will learn. Secondly, I'd like to comment overall on our trip. A lot of this trip is about business and how we can do more, thus creating opportunities in the United States, job opportunities; and …
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Proclamation 6376 -- National Philanthropy Day, 1991 ID 3640 Date 11/15/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Public philanthropy has long been a hallmark of American life. The earliest settlers in this country were people of great faith and conviction, and they well understood the Biblical injunction to extend kindness and hospitality to others. Yet the spirit of voluntary association and giving was not only a virtue but also a practical necessity for those residing on the …
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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards ID 3642 Date 11/18/1991 Welcome. Welcome, and please be seated. Let me first single out President Ford and say how pleased we are to have him here. And of course, members of our Cabinet over here. And especially today, the families and friends of the recipients. It's a special honor to have the privilege of presenting the Nation's highest civilian award: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Since the first Presidential Medal, since those first …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Aleksandr Yakovlev ID 3647 Date 11/19/1991 The President met with Aleksandr Yakovlev, Senior Adviser to President Gorbachev, for approximately 1 hour in the Oval Office. The President and Mr. Yakovlev reviewed the current situation in the Soviet Union. Mr. Yakovlev discussed the result of the last State Council meeting, which set the foundation for a political union of the Republics. Mr. Yakovlev also underscored the difficult food …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Family Planning Legislation ID 3649 Date 11/19/1991 We are pleased that the House of Representatives has voted to sustain the President's veto of the Labor/HHS appropriations bill. We hope that the Congress will promptly send the President this legislation without the prohibition on implementing the regulations relating to the family planning program. The President has reiterated his commitment to preserving the confidentiality of the doctor/patient relationship …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Telephone Conversation With Former Hostage Thomas Sutherland ID 3650 Date 11/19/1991 President Bush called Thomas Sutherland in Germany at about 1:15 this afternoon to wish him well following his release from captivity in Lebanon. President Bush said that he and Barbara share the joy of Mr. Sutherland's family in his release. ``I'm glad you appear to be in good health,'' the President said, ``and it's good to hear Terry Waite's comments about the …
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Interviews With NBC Owned and Operated Television Stations ID 3652 Date 11/20/1991 Interview With Doreen Gentzler, WRC - TV, Washington, DC The Economy Ms. Gentzler. Most of the local stories that we've been covering lately seem to be related to the troubled economy: State and local budget shortfalls and the big budget cuts that are resulting; unemployment; business bankruptcies; the stock market. Yet, you've indicated that you'll wait until January to talk about economic proposals. Why wait, Mr. …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Food Assistance to the Soviet Union ID 3653 Date 11/20/1991 The President decided today to make available an additional .5 billion in food assistance to help the Soviet Union, the Republics, and their people cope with immediate food shortages and aid in the longer-term restructuring of the country's food distribution system. With this announcement, total U.S. food assistance for the Union and Republics since January 1991 is billion. The President made this decision …
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Executive Order 12781 -- Delegation of Functions and Authorities, Development of Requirements and Regulations, and Correction of Title ID 3654 Date 11/20/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 3603 of the Financial Reports Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5351 et seq.), section 274A(d) (2) and (4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (``Act''), as amended (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d) (2) and (4)), sections 4561, 6082, and 9561 of …
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Nomination of Jerry R. Curry To Be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration ID 3665 Date 11/22/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jerry Ralph Curry, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He would succeed James Buchanan Busey IV. Currently Gen. Curry serves as Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as vice president of …
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Proclamation 6380 -- Thanksgiving Day, 1991 ID 3668 Date 11/25/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation From the moment it was ``conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,'' our Nation has enjoyed the mercy and protection of Almighty God. Thus, when we join with family and friends on Thanksgiving, we celebrate not only the many blessings that we have received as individuals -- including the gift of life itself -- but also our great …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Ratification of the Conventional Weapons Treaty ID 3673 Date 11/25/1991 The President is extremely pleased by the Senate's resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the CFE Treaty. This action could not be more timely. The CFE Treaty is the cornerstone of the new security structure we have been working to construct in Europe. Its full implementation will put in place a system of equipment limits and verification provisions that will help provide a …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Crime Bill ID 3674 Date 11/25/1991 Dear Bob: Since March, I have been calling on the Congress to pass a tough crime bill that will remove the handcuffs from law enforcement and end needless delays in the criminal justice system. For too long, the scales of justice have been tipped in favor of criminals instead of law-abiding Americans. The American people want a crime bill that will make the system tougher on criminals than it is on law enforcement and crime victims. …
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Remarks to the Illinois Farm Bureau in Chicago, Illinois ID 3728 Date 12/10/1991 Thank you, John, and to all the members, thank you. Thank you, John White, Governor Edgar, and to Secretary Madigan, son of Illinois, who is doing a superb job as our Secretary of Agriculture. I'm glad he flew out here with us. To Congressman Ewing, who will be flying back with us, I understand, on Air Force One back to Washington. We've welcomed him to the Congress and proud he's there. To Enid Schlipf, who has been at my …
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Message on the Observance of Christmas ID 3732 Date 12/11/1991 At Christmas, we celebrate the promise of salvation that God gave to mankind almost 2,000 years ago. The birth of Christ changed the course of history, and His life changed the soul of man. Christ taught that giving is the greatest of all aspirations and that the redemptive power of love and sacrifice is stronger than any force of arms. It is testimony to the wisdom and the truth of these teachings that they have not only endured but also …