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Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon for Gubernatorial Candidate Pete Wilson in San Francisco, California ID 2236 Date 09/19/1990 Thank you, Pete, and thank all of you. It really is great to be back in California, united with all of you for such a good cause. You know, when they called about this fundraiser, they said to me, ``It would be a big boost if this country's most famous Republican came here to help out.'' I replied, ``Fine. What time do you want Millie to be there?'' [Laughter] Which brings me to …
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Question-and-Answer Session in Columbus ID 5032 Date 10/28/1992 Moderator. Mr. President, I would like to ask the first question tonight. And first of all, let me just say thanks for joining us. It's a pleasure to have you in Columbus, and welcome to our fine State. The President. Nice to be back. Fall of Communism Moderator. I want to start with a campaign flap that surfaced today, as far as I know. Your opponent, one of your opponents, Bill Clinton, has waved a copy of New Yorker magazine, which claims …
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Remarks at the Annual Conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Baltimore, Maryland ID 2171 Date 08/20/1990 Thank you so much. Please be seated. And it's a privilege to join you and a deep personal pleasure to renew old ties, greet new friends. My thanks to all of you, but especially to you, Walter Hogan -- doing a great job as commander in chief. Following the likes of Larry Rivers isn't easy -- we all know that -- but Walter's done the VFW proud. I also know we're looking forward to the same kind of …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Breakfast for Senator Bob Packwood in Portland, Oregon ID 3405 Date 09/19/1991 Senator Packwood, thank you for that warm and personal introduction. May I salute Bill Packwood down here on the end lest some of you don't recognize this recent graduate of Penn State who flew out with us today. I was just delighted to see him. Also pleased that our Secretary of Transportation, Sam Skinner, seated over here, is with us. And he's doing a superb job. We're going off to Los Angeles right …
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Remarks to the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Reno, Nevada ID 4643 Date 08/05/1992 Let me tell you that it is a great pleasure to renew old ties, greet new friends. And of course, I want to thank Cleveland Jordan for the introduction. He said he persuaded me to come. This man's tough; you get the arm up behind the back, twist the elbow here, and here I am. And I am very, very pleased. Sorry that I missed the other one, but delighted to be at your side and congratulate you on your service …
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News Conference of President Bush and President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union ID 1946 Date 06/03/1990 President Bush. Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Well, when President Gorbachev and I were at Malta, we agreed that we would try to build a fundamentally different U.S.-Soviet relationship, one that would move beyond containment to an era of enduring cooperation. At the time, no one knew the momentous events that would unfold around the world. And our task is, if anything, more urgent, …
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The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu of Japan in Newport Beach, California ID 2842 Date 04/04/1991 The President. Let me just say what a pleasure it's been to have Prime Minister Kaifu here in the United States. In the past year, we've resolved significant trade disputes, and we've moved to ease trade tensions. I think we've made solid progress in opening new markets to satellites and telecommunications, wood products. We need to move ahead now in other areas -- construction …
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Message to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the 1991 Economic Report ID 2699 Date 02/12/1991 To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate: Just over 8 years ago the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history began. By the start of the 1990s the unemployment rate had fallen to levels not seen since the early 1970s, and inflation remained relatively low and remarkably stable when compared with the 1970s. More than 20 million new jobs were created by our dynamic …
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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Cessation of the Persian Gulf Conflict ID 2767 Date 03/06/1991 Speaker Foley. Mr. President, it is customary at joint sessions for the Chair to present the President to the Members of Congress directly and without further comment. But I wish to depart from tradition tonight and express to you on behalf of the Congress and the country, and through you to the members of our Armed Forces, our warmest congratulations on the brilliant victory of the Desert …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senatorial Candidate Bill Schuette in Detroit, Michigan ID 2267 Date 09/27/1990 I was going to say it's nice to be back where I started; but I think back to that Republican Convention right here in Detroit, 1980, and maybe that's not an overstatement. But in any event, thank you for the warm welcome. And to my dear friend, close friend Max Fisher, thank you for that most generous introduction. And I'm proud, once again, sir, to be back at your side. To Bill Laimbeer, …
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Remarks to Cabletron Systems Employees in Rochester, New Hampshire ID 3853 Date 01/15/1992 You guys are fired up. Thank you very much. What is it about the water around this place? You guys just standing out here for 2 hours and being so darn nice. But thanks for the welcome. I appreciate it. To Craig and Bob, let me phrase it this way: Who would have thought that I would be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with two guys who but a handful of years ago had a dream and who together, with some very able men and …
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Remarks at the Greek-American Chamber of Commerce Breakfast in Athens, Greece ID 3207 Date 07/19/1991 Thank you all very much. And thank you for that warm welcome and the welcome from various members of this association that I see all around the hall here. And let me salute Ambassador Sotirhos -- proud of his Greek heritage -- doing a fantastic job for the United States of America here in Athens and in this great country. And I'm proud of him, I'm proud of his wife, and I am delighted with the job he is …
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… men who are giving themselves for all of us that we back them up as they go into harm's way, trying to bring order and civility to the neighborhoods that need it the most. We must support our police. You know, I made that comment in the Mount … men who are giving themselves for all of us that we back them up as they go into harm's way, trying to bring order and civility to the neighborhoods that need it the most. We must support our police. You know, I made that comment in the Mount …
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Remarks at a Republican Fundraising Breakfast in Des Moines, Iowa ID 2331 Date 10/16/1990 Thank you so much for that welcome. Please -- thank you very much. What a magnificent turnout for Governor Branstad and Senator-to-be Tom Tauke. I'm delighted to be here. Let me first pay my respects to my former runningmates -- kids from Dowling here. I still have my T-shirt that I ran on the track out there with some of you all. And I'm very pleased, really, to be back here in Des Moines. Last December, I spoke here …
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Remarks to the National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents of America ID 176 Date 03/14/1989 Thank you all very, very much. Larry understands -- [laughter] -- but if I look a little frantic, our dog is expecting. [Laughter] And if you think I look frantic, you ought to see the Silver Fox! [Laughter] That's Barbara. No, but I'm delighted to be here; appreciate that warm welcome, complete with a few scattered Texas flags in the audience. And it is an honor to be before this group. In …
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Remarks to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in Universal City, California ID 4466 Date 06/20/1992 Thank you very much. And Pete, thank you, Governor Wilson, for that introduction. And let me just say at the outset of these remarks how much I respect Pete Wilson. Here he is, with the economy obviously not doing well in California, but taking a tremendously courageous position, trying to whip that legislature in line and saying the way to solve our fiscal problems is by getting spending down, not …
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Remarks to the Polish National Assembly in Warsaw ID 655 Date 07/10/1989 Chairman Jaruzelski, Marshalls Kozakiewicz and Stelmachowski, Prime Minister Rakowski, and senators and delegates, on behalf of the people of the United States, I am honored to greet the newly elected representatives of the Polish Parliament. To be here with you on this occasion is proof that we live in extraordinary, indeed, thrilling times. The power and potential of this moment was first made clear to me when I saw a photo, a …
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Declaration on Peace and Cooperation of the Heads of State and Government Participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Rome ID 3600 Date 11/08/1991 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Rome to open a new chapter in the history of our Alliance. The far-reaching decisions we have taken here mark an important stage in the transformation of NATO that we launched in London last year. 2. The world has changed …
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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis and the Federal Budget Deficit ID 2217 Date 09/11/1990 Mr. President and Mr. Speaker and Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, fellow Americans, thank you very much for that warm welcome. We gather tonight, witness to events in the Persian Gulf as significant as they are tragic. In the early morning hours of August 2d, following negotiations and promises by Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein not to use force, a …
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Remarks to the Young Astronaut Council and a Teleconference With the Crew of Space Shuttle Discovery
Remarks to the Young Astronaut Council and a Teleconference With the Crew of Space Shuttle Discovery ID 3875 Date 01/24/1992 The President. Thank you all very much. Please be seated, and thanks for that warm welcome. The Vice President and I are just delighted to be with you. And of course, I might say I'm so proud of the leadership that the Vice President is giving in this all-out effort to support the space program, strengthen it, build on it. And this is a great day. Let me say to Wendell Butler, the …
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Remarks to Republican Members of Congress and Presidential Appointees ID 4087 Date 03/20/1992 Welcome to the White House. Fifty-two days ago in my State of the Union Address, I asked Congress to act on my agenda for economic growth. And I asked for immediate action by March 20th on a series of proposals to help rekindle the economic recovery. And I asked the Democratic leadership to put partisanship aside, pledging to do the same, in order to enact seven sensible steps to increase investment, strengthen …
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Remarks to Liberty Mutual Insurance Employees in Dover ID 3852 Date 01/15/1992 Let me first thank, of course, Governor Gregg, who's heading up our campaign in this State. And let me also single out Senator Bob Smith -- I don't know whether you all have been introduced -- Senator Bob Smith over here, Congressman Bill Zeliff, both extraordinarily good friends, tremendous supporters for the values that you and I share; and then also a former Senator, Gordon Humphrey, who is also in my corner and working hard. …
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Remarks to the Ohio Association of Broadcasters in Columbus, Ohio ID 4245 Date 04/30/1992 Thank you, Fred, very much; all of you, Gene and Dale and Tom, for the greeting out here. Good afternoon. I'm pleased to be back for my third appearance before -- something about the Ohio Broadcasters. I have a few remarks to make on a subject, but before that I want to comment just on the events that are concerning our country, building a little on comments I made earlier in a statement to the Nation about the news …
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… many of you here would agree: We need legal reform. We need to put an end to those outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our economy. Literally -- if you traveled with me, you'd hear it over and over again -- we've gotten to a … many of you here would agree: We need legal reform. We need to put an end to those outrageous court awards that strain our civility and sap our economy. Literally -- if you traveled with me, you'd hear it over and over again -- we've gotten to a …
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Remarks to the Young Presidents' Organization ID 4203 Date 04/21/1992 Thank you all. Please be seated. I am delighted to be here, and it's delightful to have this distinguished group of executives here. I want to single out Doug Glant, the international president of YPO, and thank him for honcho-ing this outfit and getting everybody together. Some of you look a little old to be YPO's, but nevertheless -- [laughter] -- far be it from me to be throwing darts in this way. But I'd like to briefly talk about …
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Remarks to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ID 3895 Date 01/30/1992 Thank you all very, very much for that welcome back. Please be seated, and thank you. Please be seated. I don't want to keep Boris Yeltsin waiting later on. [Laughter] Thank you, Joe. Senator Specter and Joan, laboring in the vineyards of the city council here, we're delighted to be with you. And coming up with us from Washington were two of our great Congressmen from this area, Larry Coughlin and Kurt Weldon, over here. May I, …
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The President's News Conference With Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany ID 3388 Date 09/16/1991 The President. Once again, it's been my pleasure to welcome the Chancellor of Germany. We had a wide array of subjects that were discussed. The United States position and the German position are very, very close on all these major issues. And I will let the Chancellor, if he wants to, describe the issues we talked about, but it was every one that you would imagine would be on the agenda. So, I wanted to thank the …
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Remarks to Giddings Lewis Employees and Local Chambers of Commerce in Fraser, Michigan ID 4185 Date 04/14/1992 Thank you very much. And Governor Engler, thank you; I'm proud to be introduced by our great Governor here. I want to salute our Secretary of Labor, Lynn Martin. You met her when she came in. She is doing a lot, an awful lot in terms of job retraining, in terms of hope and opportunity for America's workers. I want to thank the CEO of Giddings Lewis, Bill Fife here, who greeted us and has given …
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Remarks to the Forum of the Americas ID 4212 Date 04/23/1992 Please be seated. And David, thank you, sir. And thank you for your really vital work in rallying the private sector and congressional support for the North American free trade agreement, for the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative. And let me say to his many friends here that David's personal involvement has been a major factor in the success we've enjoyed so far with both of these significant initiatives. And I also want to pay my respects …
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Remarks at the Associated Press Business Luncheon in Chicago, Illinois ID 353 Date 04/24/1989 Thank you all for that warm welcome. And my friend, Bill Keating -- friend from Congress days -- thank you for that most generous introduction. I also want to thank your able -- I don't know whether I should say leaders or deputies of the Associated Press. Lou Boccardi, sitting over here, and Jim Tomlinson -- and thank them and you for including me in this AP luncheon, given at the time of the Newspaper Publishers …