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The President's News Conference ID 1455 Date 01/24/1990 The President. Good morning, good morning. Well, as you know, I'll soon present my budget to the Congress. And as I prepare to do so, it strikes me that our nation faces challenges on many fronts, so let's give each the attention it deserves. Tomorrow I'm going to announce the second phase of our strategy to fight drugs in the schools and the streets of America. The future of this country depends on whether we can give our children a chance to grow up …
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Nomination of Donald G. Wiseman To Be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ID 1252 Date 11/21/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Donald G. Wiseman to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 27, 1993. He would succeed Linda Lugenia Arey. Since 1986 Mr. Wiseman has served as administrator of safety and training for ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc. Prior to this, he served as an …
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Interview With Foreign Journalists ID 1254 Date 11/21/1989 Conventional Force Reductions in Europe Q. Mr. President, Secretary Cheney was saying on the weekend that he might envision deeper troop cuts after the CAFE One, as sort of CAFE Two. Now, do you think that such talk is premature, or have you calculated that you may need further troop cuts in order to avoid raising taxes next year? The President. Well, there are pressures on the defense budget; and Dick Cheney, a man who has always believed in a …
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Nomination of William J. Haynes II To Be General Counsel of the Department of the Army ID 1258 Date 11/22/1989 The President has nominated William James Haynes II to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army. This is a new position. Since April 1989 Mr. Haynes has served as an attorney with the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as counsel to the transition at the Department of Defense, 1989; Assistant to the General Counsel of the Department of …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ID 1260 Date 11/24/1989 President Bush and Prime Minister Thatcher met for approximately 4/2\ hours today at Camp David, discussing a broad range of issues related to East-West relations and European stability. They had frank and substantive discussions in the relaxed atmosphere of the camp. President Bush summarized plans for the Malta meeting, and the two leaders discussed a number of possible …
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Remarks to Members of the Presidential Economic Delegation to Poland ID 1264 Date 11/28/1989 The President. Well, thank you very much. To our distinguished guests here and to all the members of this important mission team, I just wanted to come by tonight to wish you well as you leave on this important mission. I view it, really, as a mission of tremendous importance, a historymaking journey to a country that's making history every day. And let me say to Secretaries Yeutter and -- I don't know that Bob …
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Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ID 1268 Date 11/29/1989 Today I have signed into law H.R. 2461, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991.'' This Act authorizes appropriations for Department of Defense and Department of Energy national security activities, and other programs. H.R. 2461 authorizes appropriations that provide a national defense sufficient to meet foreseeable threats to the national security during FY …
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Interview With Members of the White House Press Corps ID 1271 Date 11/29/1989 The President. I'm delighted to take questions. I just had a long telephone conversation with [West German Chancellor] Helmut Kohl -- very interesting. Maybe Marlin already told you about that. Mr. Fitzwater. I did mention that you'd made a call. The President. He called me, following his suggestions on the German question. And I feel comfortable; I think we're on track. I've been in close touch with our allies -- in fact, talked …
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Statement on the Observance of World AIDS Day ID 1278 Date 11/30/1989 On December 1, World AIDS Day, there will be a commemoration in Washington to remember all those with HIV infection and all who have died from it. The end result of this infection, AIDS, has been diagnosed in over 112,000 people in this country as of October 1989, and 65,000 people have died since the beginning of the epidemic. Though the problem is great and taxing our health care system now, far greater difficulties await us in terms …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on United States Military Assistance for the Philippines ID 1280 Date 12/01/1989 At the request of President Aquino, the President has authorized U.S. military assistance to the Government of the Philippines in defending itself against a coup attempt. This assistance is intended to allow the democratically elected government of the Philippines to restore order. The President also is determined to protect the lives of Americans in the …
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Exchange With Reporters in Valletta, Malta, on an Attempted Coup in the Philippines ID 1282 Date 12/01/1989 Q. Mr. President, can you tell us what military assistance you're providing the Philippines, sir? The President. I'm not going to go into the detail of it, but we're doing what has been requested of us. And we are hopeful that the matter will be contained. It's hard to get proper reports out of there because there seems to be a good deal of fighting. Q. How do you justify the use of troops, sir? The …
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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on United States Military Assistance to the Philippines ID 1287 Date 12/02/1989 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In the early morning of December 1, 1989 (local time), a coup attempt was launched against the constitutional government of the Philippines. The coup began when rebel forces, apparently under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Gregorio Honasan, seized Villamor Air Force Base adjacent to …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meetings With Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta ID 1288 Date 12/03/1989 The President is in excellent spirits. He loves the sea. The President made a final visit to the bridge and the aft deck of the ship about 10 o'clock last night. The President seemed energized by the intensity of the storm, and he looks forward to the discussions today with Chairman Gorbachev. During his visit to the deck, the President discussed with the captain and …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Excellence in Science and Math Teaching Awards ID 1080 Date 10/24/1989 Welcome to the White House on this glorious fall day. I'm sorry if I'm just a little bit late. I was sitting in there trying to solve a few quadratic equations. [Laughter] Somewhat more difficult than balancing the budget, I might say. And then I thought it might be appropriate to have a moment of silence in memory of those substitute teachers back home. [Laughter] It really is a pleasure to …
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Appointment of Charles R. Henry as a Member of the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped ID 1081 Date 10/24/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Maj. Gen. Charles R. Henry, USA, as the Department of Defense member of the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped. He would succeed Daniel W. McKinnon, Jr. Since 1988 General Henry has served as Deputy Director for Acquisition Management of the Defense Logistics Agency in …
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Nomination of Allan V. Burman To Be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget ID 1086 Date 10/25/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Allan V. Burman to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget. He would succeed Robert P. Bedell. Since 1988 Dr. Burman has been Acting Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget; and Deputy Administrator of the …
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Interview With Latin American Journalists ID 1089 Date 10/25/1989 War On Drugs Q. Mr. President, you know that the problem in Colombia is the fighting of -- this drug problem. And the newspapers in Colombia are very much in front of this thing. The President. Yes. Q. And we are fighting very strongly. We have been suffering a lot. But there is a concern in our country that in the United States there is not enough control and enough punishment on the consumption and distribution of the drugs. The President. …
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Message to the Congress on Trade With Hungary ID 1091 Date 10/26/1989 To the Congress of the United States: I hereby transmit the documents referred to in Subsections 402(b) and 409(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act''), 19 U.S.C. 2432(b) and 2439(b), with respect to the consistency of the emigration laws and policies of the Republic of Hungary with the criteria set out in Subsections 402(a) and 409(a) of that Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(a) and 2439(a). These documents constitute my decision that a waiver of …
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White House Fact Sheet on Proposed Legislation on Food Safety and Pesticides ID 1096 Date 10/26/1989 In order to improve the Federal Government's ability to protect American consumers and the environment from potential dangers posed by the use of pesticide chemicals, President Bush today proposed a comprehensive program to enhance food safety for all Americans. The President's plan calls for major revisions to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and to the Federal Food, Drug and …
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Statement on the Flag Protection Act of 1989 ID 1097 Date 10/26/1989 On June 21, 1989, the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson held unconstitutional a Texas statute prohibiting flag desecration. The Court reasoned that, under the principles of the First Amendment, a State could punish a person who desecrates the flag to communicate a message only if the State had a compelling reason to do so. The Court held that the Government's interest in preserving the symbolic value of the flag is not compelling. After a …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Reports on Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety ID 1107 Date 10/30/1989 To the Congress of the United States: It is my privilege to provide you with the annual reports on activities under the Highway Safety Act (23 U.S.C. 401 note) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 1408), both enacted in 1966. These reports provide an overview of our activities during calendar year 1988. The report on motor vehicle safety includes the annual …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Presidential Mission to Poland ID 1109 Date 10/30/1989 In his continuing efforts to assist Polish reform, the President today announced the formation of a Presidential mission to travel to Poland at the end of November to examine the new government's economic plan and to advise the President on the best ways of assuring the effective use of U.S. assistance. The mission will be led by Secretaries Yeutter, Mosbacher, and Dole and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Boskin. It …
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New Year's Message to the People of the Soviet Union ID 1386 Date 01/01/1990 On behalf of the American people; my wife, Barbara; and my family, I bring you our warmest greetings. A new year is dawning around the world, the first year of the last decade of the 20th century. And as the world looks back to nine decades of war, of strife, of suspicion, let us also look forward to a new century and a new millennium of peace, freedom, and prosperity. Of course, there are no maps to lead us where we are going, to …
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Letter to Benjamin Hooks, Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ID 1390 Date 01/02/1990 On this the first day of a whole new decade, Barbara and I send to you our personal best wishes for a very happy new year and to the NAACP, I send my sincere hope that 1990 will be a great year for your most prestigious organization. The recent bombings make it clear we have not totally beaten back the evils of bigotry and racial prejudice. We cannot let up in the fight …
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Remarks to the Republican National Committee ID 1391 Date 01/02/1990 Mr. Atwater. See, Mr. President, they understand you're the best chairman this party ever had. [Laughter] Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of our party and the best chairman this party has ever had, President George Bush. The President. Thank you all. And this has been a nostalgic return for me because, as Lee generously pointed out, I was chairman of the Republican National Committee years ago. And so, when I went back up to the fourth …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater Announcing the Surrender of General Manuel Noriega in Panama ID 1396 Date 01/03/1990 General Scowcroft [Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs] notified the President at approximately 6 o'clock this evening that preliminary word had reached SOUTHCOM that General Noriega was willing to give himself up sometime tonight. We, of course, could not be sure that it would actually occur. President Bush remained in the Residence until Secretary Cheney called …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Multilateral Loans to China ID 1399 Date 01/03/1990 Dear XXXXX: As required by Title I of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, I have determined that the International Development Association has not provided any new loans to China since June 27, 1989. This determination, a copy of which is enclosed, shall be published in the Federal Register. Sincerely, George Bush Note: The letter was released by the Office of the …
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Statement on Receiving the Report of the President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation ID 1404 Date 01/04/1990 It is with a great deal of pleasure that I have today received the report of the President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation. Last summer I announced a three-part strategy to make community service central to the life and work of every individual, group, and organization in America. To help to implement this strategy, I announced that …
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The President's News Conference ID 1405 Date 01/05/1990 The President. This morning I met with the Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, to discuss the legal process related to the prosecution of General Noriega. We are committed to a fair trial and to providing all the protections guaranteed by the United States Constitution and laws. The Attorney General assures me that our case is strong, our resolve is firm, and our legal representations are sound. Our government is not seeking a deal with Noriega. Our …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Amending the Generalized System of Preferences ID 1408 Date 01/05/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am writing to inform you of my intent to add Poland to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The ``Support for East European Democracy Act of 1989,'' P.L. 101 - 179, which I signed into law on November 28, 1989, amended Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to allow Poland to be considered for GSP …