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Exchange With Reporters Following Discussions With Foreign Minister Sa`ud al-Faysal Al Sa`ud of Saudi Arabia ID 535 Date 06/14/1989 Q. When is the initiative, Mr. President? Q. -- -- prospect for Lebanon, sir? The President. -- -- with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia on that. But they are engaged in a mission that comes with the greatest of intentions and met with the strong enthusiastic support of the United States, as they try to be helpful in bringing peace to Lebanon, and that's something we're …
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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With the Congressional Leadership on Savings and Loan Crisis Legislation ID 537 Date 06/14/1989 The President. What I want to do was to first welcome two new members of the congressional leadership team, Dick Gephardt and Bill Gray. And just let me say, I look forward to working with you, arguing with you, working with you -- and I do mean that. And I congratulate both of you. The purpose of the meeting today: I wanted to discuss this savings and loan bill that's going to be on …
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Nomination of Warren A. Lavorel for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as United States Coordinator for the Multilateral Trade Negotiations ID 540 Date 06/14/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Warren A. Lavorel to the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as the U.S. Coordinator for Multilateral Trade Negotiations. Since 1987 Mr. Lavorel has served as the U.S. Coordinator for Multilateral Trade Negotiations in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Combat Violent Crime ID 545 Date 06/15/1989 To the Congress of the United States: Today I am pleased to transmit proposed legislation entitled the ``Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act of 1989.'' As the American people are aware, our Nation is experiencing a surge of violent criminal behavior, linked in no small degree to the scourge of illegal drugs currently prevalent in our border areas, our cities, and our neighborhoods. On May 15, 1989, …
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Remarks to Law Enforcement Officers at the Federal Training Center in Glynco, Georgia ID 546 Date 06/15/1989 I don't want to do anything less than solemn on an occasion like this, but I'll be darned if I'm going to sweat up here. I'm going to take my coat off, and I hope all you will, too. Well, thank you all very much. In a sense, there's a little nostalgia in the air, because just 44 and a half years ago, Barbara and I had our honeymoon 14 miles from here, or just a few miles from here. So, I feel like …
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Remarks Congratulating the Detroit Pistons on Winning the National Basketball Association Championship ID 563 Date 06/20/1989 Well, I see we have the two Senators from Michigan and much of the congressional delegation here, and we want to welcome Senator Levin and Senator Riegle, Congressmen Schuette, Broomfield, and etcetera, etcetera. And I'm just delighted you all are here. Commissioner Stern, welcome, sir. And then I want to welcome the unsung heroes, the heroines, of the Detroit Pistons, the players' …
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Nomination of Richard A. Clarke To Be an Assistant Secretary of State ID 580 Date 06/21/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard A. Clarke to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Politico-Military Affairs). He would succeed H. Allen Holmes. Since 1985 Mr. Clarke has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence Analysis. Prior to this, he served in several capacities at the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs in the Department of State, 1979 - 1985; as a senior …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in Richmond, Virginia ID 581 Date 06/21/1989 Thank you all very, very much. Barbara and I are delighted to be here, but inasmuch as we're speaking before the olives and before the celery, I will be mercifully brief. But first let me pay my respects to various stars here at this head table. I want to single out our congressional delegation -- the five Members that are here -- my able chairman, Tom Bliley, and Frank Wolf and Stan Parris and Herb Bateman, …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Points of Light Initiative ID 590 Date 06/22/1989 Challenge Though America is at peace and more Americans are enjoying a greater degree of prosperity than ever before in our history, we still have work to do. As long as millions of Americans are illiterates, dropouts, drug abusers, pregnant teens, delinquent or suicidal young people, AIDS victims, and among the homeless and hungry, America has not yet fulfilled its promise. Our challenge is to overcome the disintegration of …
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Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Slaying of Civil Rights Activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner ID 594 Date 06/23/1989 James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner gave their lives in the struggle to guarantee one of democracy's most basic civil rights -- the right to vote -- for all Americans. The savage execution of these three brave men rightfully shocked our national conscience. The public outcry galvanized this country's progress on civil rights. Today, 25 years …
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Nomination of Alexander Fletcher Watson To Be Deputy United States Representative to the United Nations ID 604 Date 06/26/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Alexander Fletcher Watson to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He would succeed Herbert Stuart Okun. Mr. Watson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. Ambassador Watson …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Robert Hawke of Australia ID 610 Date 06/27/1989 The President. Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Hawke -- Bob and Hazel to us, to all of you -- we are just delighted to have this opportunity to welcome you back to Washington, sir. I would once more reminisce about the fondness with which I remember our visit to Australia a few years ago, and then, of course, your own previous visits to Washington, DC, as Prime Minister. And now we have been delighted with your …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire ID 615 Date 06/29/1989 The President met with President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire for 2 hours and 15 minutes today, including a private one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office, an expanded plenary meeting in the Cabinet Room, and a luncheon in the Residence. We attach a great deal of importance to the visit to the United States of President Mobutu. Zaire is one of our oldest and closest friends in …
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Nomination of C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. To Be United States Ambassador to The Netherlands ID 485 Date 06/01/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of The Netherlands. He would succeed John Shad. Mr. Wilkins is the founder of Maverick Development Corp. and has served as the president since 1975. He has also served as chairman of the board for Maverick Restaurant Corp. …
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Continuation of Richard Wood Boehm as United States Ambassador to Oman ID 486 Date 06/01/1989 The President today announced that Richard Wood Boehm would continue to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Sultanate of Oman. Mr. Boehm has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Sultanate of Oman since 1988. Prior to this, he served as diplomat-in-residence and visiting professor at Howard University …
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Nomination of Morris Dempson Busby for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Coordinator for Counterterrorism ID 487 Date 06/01/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Morris Dempson Busby to be accorded the rank of Ambassador during his tenure as Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Since 1987 Ambassador Busby has served as Roving Ambassador and Special Envoy for Central America. He has also served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs, 1987 - 1988, and …
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Nomination of Constance Bastine Harriman To Be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior ID 497 Date 06/05/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Constance Bastine Harriman to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior. She would succeed Becky Norton Dunlop. Since 1987 Ms. Harriman has served as an associate with the law firm of Steptoe and Johnson in Washington, DC. Prior to this, she served in various positions, including Associate …
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Appointment of Deane E. Hoffman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 499 Date 06/05/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Deane E. Hoffman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council. Mr. Hoffman served as National Intelligence Officer for Economics at the National Intelligence Council in Washington, DC. Mr. Hoffman is a career intelligence …
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Statement on the Observance of World Environment Day ID 501 Date 06/05/1989 Over the last several years, people all over the world have become more and more concerned about the global environment, the warming of the world's climate, the depletion of the ozone layer, the loss of plant and animal species, our mounting waste disposal problems, and the pollution of the oceans. These are enormous challenges which cannot and should not be minimized. But at the same time, on this anniversary of World Environment …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan ID 506 Date 06/06/1989 The President. Well, it was a special pleasure for Barbara and me to welcome Prime Minister Bhutto to the White House this morning. In fact, our relationship goes back to 1971, when she attended Harvard and came with her dad to the United Nations. And I have often remarked that her father's 1971 appeal was literally one of the most moving speeches that I ever heard at the United Nations. And more recently, …
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Statement on the Elections in Poland ID 510 Date 06/06/1989 Sunday's elections in Poland marked an important step toward freedom and democracy. I am encouraged by the responses of both the Polish Government and members of the opposition to the election results. I hope the movement toward political pluralism will continue to follow the responsible, constructive path it has taken since the historic roundtable agreements in April. As I said in my speech in Hamtramck, Michigan, April 17, the Polish people are …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan ID 513 Date 06/06/1989 The President. Prime Minister Bhutto, Mr. Zardari, it's a great pleasure and an honor for Barbara and me to welcome you to the United States and to the White House. I also want to welcome a third honored guest not here tonight, the master, Bilawal Zardari. [Laughter] He's 9 months old. He had to go to bed early, so he couldn't come to the White House. And we're all heartbroken, but I hope he's having a good time …
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Nomination of Debra Russell Bowland To Be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor ID 517 Date 06/08/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Debra Russell Bowland to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor. She would succeed Paula V. Smith. Mrs. Bowland is currently Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor. From 1985 to 1988, she was a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Policy, …
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Remarks on Presenting the ``E'' Award to the Illinois Export Council in Chicago ID 759 Date 07/31/1989 Thank you, Governor. I know that some of you all here have been actively involved in this whole field of exports. And this ``E'' Award for excellence in export service is being given to your Export Council, the State's promotion agency. We are committed in the administration to strengthening our trade, eliminating that imbalance; and that means, of course, strengthening our own competitiveness. The …
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Nomination of Terrence O'Donnell To Be General Counsel of the Department of Defense ID 762 Date 07/31/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Terrence O'Donnell to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense. He would succeed Kathleen A. Buck. Since 1977 Mr. O'Donnell has been a partner with the law firm of Williams and Connolly. Prior to this, he was a Special Assistant to the President of the United States, 1972 - 1977. Mr. O'Donnell was a legal officer in the Office of the Judge …
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Continuation of Timothy Lathrop Towell as United States Ambassador to Paraguay ID 764 Date 07/31/1989 The President today announced that Timothy Lathrop Towell will continue to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Paraguay. Since 1988 Ambassador Towell has served as United States Ambassador to Paraguay. Prior to this, Ambassador Towell was Deputy Chief of Protocol at the Department of State, 1983 - 1988. He was the legislative management officer for …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Hostage Situation in Lebanon ID 766 Date 07/31/1989 The President met at 5:30 this afternoon in the Cabinet Room with senior advisers concerning the hostage situation in Lebanon. The President received a briefing on the status of our knowledge of the situation. This was primarily an informational meeting at which all aspects of the case involving Colonel Higgins and the other hostages were discussed. Under Secretary [of State] Eagleburger discussed the United …
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Statement on American Hostages in the Middle East ID 767 Date 07/31/1989 Our grave concern over the taking and holding of American citizens as hostages has been made clear on numerous occasions in the past. On Friday, I said that the taking of any hostage was not helpful to the Middle East peace process. The brutal and tragic events of today have underscored the validity of that statement. That position, and our firm opposition to negotiating with hostage takers, was further reinforced in my discussions …
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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Hostage Situation in Lebanon ID 775 Date 08/02/1989 Q. Mr. President, are you going to discuss the hostage crisis? Do you think that there is -- any other hostage is in danger? The President. Well, we're considering that that might well be the case, given statements that we've seen. And yes, indeed, my old friend -- we have started to discuss it, and I'm not going to put words in his mouth, but he expressed his concern. You're free to say something if you …
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Nomination of William Ludwig Jacobsen To Be United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau ID 782 Date 08/04/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Ludwig Jacobsen, Jr., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. He would succeed John Dale Blacken. Mr. Jacobsen is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor. From 1988 to 1989, he served as Director of African Affairs on the …