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Remarks on Signing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Proclamation ID 1413 Date 01/09/1990 Well, let me salute Dr. Hooks, the able head of the NAACP. And I see our Director, Bill Bennett, here, and many others. Connie Newman is here somewhere. I see Dorothy Height, Art Fletcher, and Josh Smith, and others. But I want to welcome you to the White House -- pardon the slight delay there -- and bemoan the fact that some of the young people that were to be here couldn't make it because of the bus …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal ID 1420 Date 01/11/1990 The President. I was pleased to meet once again with a leader of a close and enduring ally -- and a good friend, as well -- Prime Minister Cavaco Silva of Portugal. This was at least our third meeting -- a very productive, substantive meeting. In exchanging views on the full range of important bilateral and international issues, we found that our relations are stronger than ever. Today we're all …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Vietnam-United States Special Resettlement Program ID 1427 Date 01/13/1990 Beginning this weekend, the first group of former Vietnamese ``reeducation camp'' detainees and their accompanying family members (61 persons) will arrive in the United States. They are the first to depart under a bilateral agreement concluded last July in Hanoi between the United States and Vietnam. The group arrived in Bangkok on January 5 and 6, where they have spent the last week …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Vienna Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe ID 1429 Date 01/16/1990 Today the United States and the 34 other nations of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) begin a dialog that is unique in history. The military leaders of our respective countries will meet together in Vienna to discuss national military policies, forces, and budgets. It is difficult to imagine a better time or forum for such a dialog. Six …
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Remarks on the United States Military Action in Panama and an Exchange With Reporters ID 1430 Date 01/17/1990 The President. Well, let me just say that this is my first chance to, in person, thank General Thurman and his troops for the outstanding job they did for our country in Panama. Secretary Cheney and I are extraordinarily grateful to this, our commander. He served with great distinction -- and General Stiner and General Cisneros and many others as well. But before our meeting we're having in here, I …
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The President's News Conference in Brussels ID 1298 Date 12/04/1989 The President. I have a statement, and then I'll be glad to respond to your questions. This year the people of the East made fundamental choices about their destiny, and governments there began to honor the citizen's right to choose. What these changes amount to is nothing less than a peaceful revolution. And the task before us, therefore, is to consolidate the fruits of this peaceful revolution and provide the architecture for continued …
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Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner Honoring Representative Robert H. Michel ID 1301 Date 12/05/1989 Thank you all. Please be seated. We may never get to eat. Thank you all. Thank you, Joe. And the great thing about having the speeches before dinner, they're normally shorter, and I will try to follow that pattern. But I want to first thank Joe Rodgers. What a job he did for the United States as our Ambassador in France. And also, he has always been in the front line of helping …
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Nomination of Gary C. Byrne To Be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration ID 1329 Date 12/12/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Gary C. Byrne to be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture, for a term of 10 years. He would succeed Harold V. Hunter. Since 1985 Dr. Byrne has been chairman of the Bank of Alex Brown in Sacramento, CA, and president and chief executive officer, 1987 to present. He has served as chairman, …
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Statement on Signing the International Narcotics Control Act of 1989 ID 1333 Date 12/13/1989 It is with great pleasure that I sign into law H.R. 3611, the ``International Narcotics Control Act of 1989.'' This Act authorizes Fiscal Year 1990 appropriations of 5 million for international narcotics control assistance and an additional 5 million for military and law enforcement assistance to Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. This assistance to the three Andean nations, where most of the world's cocaine is produced …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater Announcing the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1337 Date 12/13/1989 The President has accepted an invitation from President Barco of Colombia to attend a drug summit meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15. President Garcia of Peru and President Paz Zamora of Bolivia will also attend. The meeting, which is expected to last 1 day, will discuss a wide range of subjects and is currently being reviewed with each of the Presidents by Assistant Secretary of …
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Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree ID 1340 Date 12/14/1989 Well, my special thanks to Santa Claus -- that Santa mold will never be the same again. [Laughter] But to Loretta and -- first, to Willard Scott, and then to Loretta and Peggy, Tommy Tune, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, the great Air Force Band, and this marvelous team from Roanoke. This is the Christmas that we've awaited for 50 years. And across Europe, East and West, 1989 is ending, bright with the prospect of a far better …
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Appointment of Katharine D. Dukakis as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council ID 1350 Date 12/19/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Katharine D. Dukakis to be a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the remainder of the term expiring January 15, 1991. She would succeed Milton Himmelfarb. Mrs. Dukakis has served on the President's Commission on the Holocaust; on the board of directors of the Refugee Policy Group in Washington, DC; and as a …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Trade With China ID 1355 Date 12/19/1989 Today, in signing the International Development and Finance Act of 1989, H.R. 2494, the President decided to exercise provisions provided for in the bill which would waive prohibitions on the Export-Import Bank's financing of U.S. business activities with the People's Republic of China. The President waived the prohibitions on the grounds of national interest. This does not return the Export-Import Bank's activity to …
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Remarks on the Observance of Hanukkah ID 1362 Date 12/21/1989 The President. Thank you very much, all of you. I particularly want to single out Rabbi Zaiman. From now on in the White House, we'll be thinking in terms of a thousand and nine points of light over here. I'm sorry Barbara is not here. She started to walk over here, and then there was this catastrophic ice skating accident in which one of our grandchildren bit the dust and is now getting a stitch in his lip. So, life goes on, and she is very …
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Final Order for Emergency Deficit Control Measures for Fiscal Year 1990 ID 1373 Date 12/27/1989 By the authority vested in me as President by the statutes of the United States of America, including section 252 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) (hereafter referred to as ``the Act''), and section 11002 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 …
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Appendix C -- Checklist of White House Press Releases ID 1382 Date 12/31/1989 The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released January 26 Advance text: Remarks to members of the Senior Executive Service Released January 31 Advance text: Remarks to the crew of the U.S.S. America and naval shipyard employees in Norfolk, VA Released February 2 Transcript: Press briefing on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita of …
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Appendix F -- Points of Light Recognition Program ID 1385 Date 12/31/1989 The President named the following individuals and institutions as exemplars of his commitment to making community service central to the life and work of every American. The daily recognition program, which began on November 22, was a national tribute to voluntarism. The recipients are listed in chronological order. The Commercial Appeal, of Memphis, TN Dr. William and Mrs. Sandy Hale, of Oklahoma City, OK Richard A. McDonough, of …
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Remarks on Signing the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 ID 1210 Date 11/17/1989 Welcome, everybody. First, let me just say that this gives me great pleasure to sign into law the first increase in the minimum wage since 1981. Under this bill, the wage will be set at .25 an hour by April 1st, 1991, and also, for the first time, provides a training wage -- this differential, we call it -- for workers under the age of 20. I have called for an increase in the minimum wage that would protect jobs and put …
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Nomination of Robert William Farrand To Be United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu ID 1214 Date 11/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert William Farrand, 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 Papua New Guinea and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary …
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Nomination of Carol Mayer Marshall To Be Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at San Francisco ID 1219 Date 11/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Carol Mayer Marshall to be Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at San Francisco, Department of the Treasury. This is a new position. Since 1986 Ms. Marshall has served as the president of Carol Mayer Marshall and Associates in San Francisco, CA. Prior to this, she served as the vice president of Public and …
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 ID 1226 Date 11/19/1989 To the House of Representatives: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2939, the appropriations bill for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1990. I do not take this action lightly. In a good faith effort to resolve the constitutional and other problems contained in the bill, …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Governor Edward DiPrete in Cranston, Rhode Island ID 1235 Date 11/20/1989 Thank you. Hey, listen, what a welcome back! Thank you, Governor; thank you, Claudine. Please be seated. [Laughter] Eat your hearts out. [Laughter] Ed, thank you, thank you for that welcome back -- that kind invitation first, and now introduction. And thanks to Ed and Pat for inviting me to share this special nostalgic evening with you all. Let me first acknowledge a great Congressman that is here. …
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Statement on Signing the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 ID 1242 Date 11/21/1989 Today I signed into law H.R. 2991, the ``Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990.'' I am pleased that the Act includes funding for many programs important to fighting the war on drugs and violent crime. Together with H.R. 3015, this Act funds my drug and crime initiatives as they relate to …
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Statement on Signing the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 ID 1245 Date 11/21/1989 Today I signed into law H.R. 3566, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 1990. This Act provides funding for some of the Nation's most important programs -- programs that help the needy, the unemployed, the sick, and the infirm, and programs that provide for the education of …
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Continuation of Bill D. Colvin as Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ID 1248 Date 11/21/1989 The President today announced that Bill D. Colvin will continue to serve as Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Since 1985 Mr. Colvin has served as Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, …
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Nomination of Ervin S. Duggan To Be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission ID 1249 Date 11/21/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Ervin S. Duggan to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 1989. He would succeed Patricia Diaz Dennis. Since 1981 Mr. Duggan has served as a communications consultant with Ervin S. Duggan Associates in Washington, DC, and he served as the national editor of Washingtonian Magazine, 1981 - 1986. …
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Appointment of William T. Pryce as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 1161 Date 11/08/1989 The President today announced the appointment of William T. Pryce as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Mr. Pryce will be Senior Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Security Council. Mr. Pryce is a career Foreign Service officer, whose most recent assignment was Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American …
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Continuation of Frank DeGeorge as Inspector General of the Department of Commerce ID 1162 Date 11/08/1989 The President today announced that Frank DeGeorge will continue to serve as Inspector General of the Department of Commerce. Since 1988 Mr. DeGeorge has been Inspector General at the Department of Commerce in Washington, DC, and has served as Acting Inspector General, 1987 - 1988. Prior to this he was Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Commerce, 1982 - 1988. He was Associate Deputy …
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Continuation of Charles A. Gargano as United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago ID 1163 Date 11/08/1989 The President today announced that Charles A. Gargano will continue to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Since 1988 Mr. Gargano has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Prior to this, he served as the president of G.M. …
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Remarks to the National Association of Realtors in Dallas, Texas ID 1176 Date 11/10/1989 Thank you, Ira. I know I speak for everyone here today when I salute you for serving so ably as the president of the National Association of Realtors. And my best wishes to your successor, Norm Flynn. And let me also recognize -- rerecognize, if you will -- the man who is doing such wonderful work, bringing vision to HUD, putting through the tough new reforms that ensures that his agency serves people in need, my …