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Letter to the Members of the House of Representatives on Proposed Capital Gains Tax Legislation ID 957 Date 09/26/1989 Dear XXXXX: The House of Representatives will soon have the opportunity to vote on legislation that will ensure continued economic prosperity and provide powerful incentives for investment and jobs. I firmly believe a capital gains reduction is the right policy for all Americans. This is an opportunity to restore an incentive for saving and investment, to create new jobs and build a better …
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Remarks at the Education Summit Welcoming Ceremony at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville ID 966 Date 09/27/1989 Thank you all for that warm welcome. Secretary Cavazos, thank you, sir, and to the other members of the Cabinet; and Governor Branstad and Governors Clinton and Campbell, all the Governors; President O'Neil especially, who is moving out of his house so Barbara and I can stay there -- beyond the call of duty. Members of the faculty and friends, thank you. And let me say as, I guess, the …
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Nomination of Joshua M. Javits To Be a Member of the National Mediation Board ID 977 Date 09/28/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Joshua M. Javits to be a member of the National Mediation Board for the term expiring July 1, 1992. This is a reappointment. Since 1988 Mr. Javits has served as a member of the National Mediation Board. Prior to this, he was an attorney with Cades Schutte Fleming and Wright in Washington, DC, 1985 - 1987, and Mulholland and Hickey in Washington, DC, …
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Memorandum on Administrative Dismissal of Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane Hugo ID 982 Date 09/29/1989 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Subject: Administrative Dismissal of Employees Affected by Hurricane Hugo We have all been deeply moved by the terrible losses so many of our fellow Americans have suffered due to the ravages of Hurricane Hugo. As a part of our national effort to recover from the effects of this storm, I request heads of executive departments and …
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Remarks at the Retirement Ceremony for Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Annapolis, Maryland ID 983 Date 09/29/1989 Thank you, Secretary Cheney, Members of the United States Congress here today, members of the Cabinet. And let me just acknowledge a few of the many distinguished men and women here this morning: I understand, though I haven't yet seen him, that Jack Vessey, a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, is here; Governor Schaefer and Mayor Callahan; and all the …
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Nomination of William Clark, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to India ID 986 Date 09/29/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Clark, Jr., a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to India. He would succeed John Randolph Hubbard. Currently Mr. Clark serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the …
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Continuation of John C. Martin As Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 987 Date 09/29/1989 The President today announced that John C. Martin will continue to serve as Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency. Since 1983, Mr. Martin has served as Inspector General at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was Assistant Inspector General at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1981 - 1983. From 1971 to 1981, he served in …
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Designation of Edward H. Fleischman as Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission ID 996 Date 10/02/1989 The President today designated Edward H. Fleischman as Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He would succeed David S. Ruder. Since 1986 Mr. Fleischman has been serving as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as an attorney with the law firm of Beekman and Bogue in New York City. Mr. Fleischman graduated from …
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Nomination of Smith Hempstone, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Kenya ID 997 Date 10/02/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Smith Hempstone, Jr., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kenya. He would succeed Elinor Greer Constable. Mr. Hempstone has been a syndicated columnist since 1970. He has served as editor-in-chief of the Washington Times, 1984 - 1985, and executive editor of the Washington Times, 1982 - …
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Statement on Signing the Bill Establishing the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis County, Missouri ID 1000 Date 10/03/1989 Today I have signed into law H.R. 1529, an Act to establish the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis County, Missouri. This action will preserve White Haven, an estate owned by President Grant and his wife Julia Dent. The Grants lived together at White Haven during the crucial pre-Civil War years. It was during this time that Grant's strength of …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards ID 1009 Date 10/04/1989 Thank you all. Excuse the -- keeping you waiting a few minutes here. To Bob Mosbacher, my special thanks. And Susan Engeleiter, Director Bolton, Erline Patrick, thank you -- thank all of you. Somebody told me -- I've got to have a little nostalgia -- that Maurice Stans was here somewhere. And I'm looking and looking, and wondered if that's true, because -- here he is. What a pleasure. When I …
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Nomination of Philip L. Christenson To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development ID 1017 Date 10/05/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Philip L. Christenson to be an Assistant Administrator (Food for Peace) of the Agency for International Development, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Julia Chang Bloch. Mr. Christenson has been serving in this position since December 1988 by recess appointment. Since 1988 Mr. …
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Nomination of Robert P. McMillan To Be a Member of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission ID 1021 Date 10/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert P. McMillan to be a member of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission. He would succeed Richard N. Holwill. Currently Mr. McMillan serves as a senior partner with the law firm of Rivkin, Radler, Dunne and Bayh in Uniondale, NY. Prior to this he served as director of public affairs and corporate vice president of Avon Products, …
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Joint Statement by the President and Prime Minister Sosuke Uno of Japan on Economic Issues ID 679 Date 07/14/1989 President Bush and Prime Minister Uno reviewed a range of bilateral and multilateral economic issues of mutual interest. They reaffirmed their commitment to work closely together to promote continued economic growth with low inflation, expansion of international trade and further reductions in current account imbalances. In this connection, they reaffirmed their commitment to economic policy …
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Nomination of Herbert D. Kleber To Be a Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy ID 682 Date 07/14/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Herbert D. Kleber to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy. This is a new position. Dr. Kleber currently serves as professor of psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; director, substance abuse treatment unit, the Connecticut Mental Health Center; chief executive officer, APT …
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Informal Exchange With Reporters Following a Meeting With British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Paris ID 689 Date 07/15/1989 The President. This is what we call a modified photo-op in honor of our distinguished guest, who will be glad to take questions. But at the outset, let me just say that this visit we've had has gone very well, indeed; and I am so happy to have a good personal relationship that's existed for a long time with Britain's great Prime Minister. And I value her judgment; and this was, …
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Statement by the President on the Upcoming Elections in Nicaragua ID 702 Date 07/19/1989 Ten years ago, there was widespread satisfaction here and in Latin America that the anti-Somoza revolution in Nicaragua had triumphed and at long last democracy would be given a chance. The Sandinistas committed to the OAS [Organization of American States] in 1979 to establish a democracy and renewed that commitment when the Central American peace accord was signed nearly 2 years ago. Despite these promises, that …
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Nomination of John A. Knauss To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce ID 704 Date 07/19/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate John A. Knauss to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. He would succeed William Evans. Since 1962 Dr. Knauss has been a professor of oceanography at the graduate school of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. He also served as dean of the graduate school of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, 1962 - 1987, and as the …
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Nomination of Loret M. Ruppe To Be United States Ambassador to Norway ID 706 Date 07/19/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Loret M. Ruppe to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Norway. She would succeed Robert D. Stuart. Since 1981 Mrs. Ruppe has been Director of the Peace Corps in Washington, DC. Prior to this, she was the cochairman of the Reagan/Bush committee in Michigan, 1980, and chairman of the George Bush for President …
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Nomination of Nicolas Miklos Salgo for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Special Negotiator for Property Issues ID 707 Date 07/19/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Nicolas Miklos Salgo for the rank of Ambassador in his capacity as the Special Negotiator for Property Issues. Currently, Dr. Salgo serves as the Director of the Moscow Embassy Building Control Office at the Department of State in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as chief of the U.S. team for property …
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Nomination of Barbara Spyridon Pope To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy ID 845 Date 08/29/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Barbara Spyridon Pope to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). She would succeed Kenneth P. Bergquist. Ms. Pope is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Family Support, Education, and Safety) at the Department of Defense. She has served in this capacity since 1986. Prior to this, Ms. Pope held several …
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Nomination of Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., To Be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation ID 849 Date 08/29/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term of 4 years. This is a new position. Governor Campbell is currently the Governor of South Carolina. Prior to this, Governor Campbell served as a United States Congressman …
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Nomination of Bill R. Phillips To Be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management ID 852 Date 08/30/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Bill R. Phillips to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management. He would succeed Hugh Hewitt. Since 1988 Mr. Phillips has served as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Secretary at the Department of Education in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as chief executive officer for the Republican National Convention, 1987 - …
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Statement on Panama-United States Relations ID 856 Date 09/01/1989 On May 7, the people of Panama, by an overwhelming margin of votes, braved repression, intimidation, and fraud to choose democracy over dictatorship. They sent a clear and unmistakable message. They wanted an end to dictatorship and restoration of elected democratic government. But this act of self-determination was brutally repressed before the eyes of the entire world. Noriega answered the cry of his people with beatings and killings. The …
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Statement on the Death of Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti ID 860 Date 09/01/1989 I am shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic death of Bart Giamatti. He had an abiding love of baseball and an enduring zest for life. Author, teacher, college president, commissioner -- Bart Giamatti was a man of many talents and a man who lived by the highest standards of excellence and ethics. He was my friend of longstanding. I will miss him very much. He was a strong, gentle, and generous man; and his loss is …
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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Transmitting the National Drug Control Strategy Report ID 862 Date 09/05/1989 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Consistent with section 1005 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1504), I am today pleased to transmit my Administration's 1989 National Drug Control Strategy for congressional consideration and action. This report is the product of an unprecedented national effort over many months. America's …
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Remarks to the Crew of United Air Lines Flight 232 ID 874 Date 09/07/1989 The President. Well, let me just -- one, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting and, two, say what a great pleasure it is to receive Captain [Alfred] Haynes and the crew -- everybody connected with this tragedy, but also connected with what I would term as a national heroism. I know Al would disclaim all credit, but certainly he deserves an awful lot. And there's the controllers, and there's the ground crew, and there's the cabin crew, …
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Continuation of Carol C. Adelman as an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development ID 880 Date 09/07/1989 The President today announced that Dr. Carol C. Adelman will continue to serve as an Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East at the Agency for International Development, United States International Development Cooperation Agency. Since 1988 Dr. Adelman has served as Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East at the Agency for International Development. Prior …
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Nomination of Margot E. Machol To Be a Member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ID 881 Date 09/07/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Margot E. Machol to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 1994. She would succeed Robert R. Davis. Since 1988 Mrs. Machol has served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Prior to this, she served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, …
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Nomination of LaJuana Sue Wilcher To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 882 Date 09/07/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate LaJuana Sue Wilcher to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Water Programs). She would succeed Lawrence J. Jensen. Since 1986 Ms. Wilcher has served as a partner with Bishop, Cook, Purcell and Reynolds. Prior to this, she served as Assistant to the Deputy Administrator at the Environmental …