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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Presidential Mission to the Soviet Union ID 2202 Date 09/07/1990 The President today announced a Presidential mission to the Soviet Union to demonstrate his commitment to expanding U.S.-Soviet trade and economic cooperation. Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Secretary of Commerce Robert A. Mosbacher will lead a group of 15 U.S. business executives to Moscow and Leningrad September 10 - 14 for meetings with senior Soviet officials. The mission is part of …
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Nomination of Frederick P. Hitz To Be Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency ID 2211 Date 09/10/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frederick Porter Hitz, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC. This is a new position. Currently Mr. Hitz serves as managing partner with the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as legislative counsel to the Director of the Central …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Telephone Conversations With Foreign Leaders on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2212 Date 09/10/1990 President Bush called Presidents Mitterrand [of France], Mubarak [of Egypt], and Ozal [of Turkey], King Fahd [of Saudi Arabia], and Prime Minister Mulroney [of Canada] today. President Bush noted the historic nature of the joint statement on the Persian Gulf issued at the conclusion of his meetings with President Gorbachev [of the Soviet Union], and …
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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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Nomination of Harmon Elwood Kirby To Be United States Ambassador to Togo ID 2219 Date 09/12/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Harmon Elwood Kirby, of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Togo. He would succeed Rush Walker Taylor, Jr. Currently Dr. Kirby serves as Director of the Office of Performance Evaluation at the Department of State. Prior to this he has served as Director of United Nations Political …
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Nomination of Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., To Be United States Ambassador to Lesotho ID 2228 Date 09/14/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Leonard H.O. Spearman, Sr., of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Lesotho. He would succeed Robert M. Smalley. Since 1988 Dr. Spearman has served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda. Prior to 1980 he served in various positions at the Department of Health, …
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Remarks to Participants in the Elementary School Recognition Program ID 2232 Date 09/17/1990 Thank you, and welcome to the White House lawn on this beautiful fall day. We're delighted to have you all here. And thank you, Secretary Cavazos, and thank you especially for your leadership in keeping education at the very top of our national agenda. A special welcome to the Governors who are with us today and those who participated in last year's economic [education] summit. I'm so glad that this many are here. …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Edgar in Chicago, Illinois ID 1972 Date 06/07/1990 Thank you, Jim Edgar, for that very generous introduction. Please, you all be seated, will you? [Laughter] I like this kind of event, though. No broccoli, no head table. It's wonderful. [Laughter] Please don't send it. [Laughter] First, let me just be a little emotional as I pay my respects to Governor Jim Thompson and Jayne, who are with us tonight. What a magnificent service this man has …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon for Senatorial Candidate Hal Daub in Omaha, Nebraska ID 1975 Date 06/08/1990 Thank you all. Hal, thank you so very much for that warm and most generous welcome, and to all of you for that warm welcome back to Nebraska. To Governor Orr, let me say how important I think your reelection is. You've done a good job, and I want to see you back for another term here. I'm sorry that Virginia's not here, but I see Congressman Bereuter. We've got a good delegation, a strong Nebraska …
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Remarks to Members and Supporters of MAD DADS in Omaha, Nebraska ID 1976 Date 06/08/1990 First, thank all of you for that warm welcome, and thank you, John Foster. And to the Governor of this State, Governor Orr; and to the mayor of this great city, P.J. Morgan; and of course to Eddie Staton and Robert Tyler, George Garrison, Lafayette Nelson, and all of you wonderful, inspiring MAD DADS, MAD MOMS, MAD KIDS -- MAD everything -- I'm glad to be here with you today to meet you. And we've just had a wonderful …
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Mexico-United States Joint Statement on Negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement ID 1979 Date 06/11/1990 During their June 10 meeting in Washington, the Presidents of Mexico and the United States held discussions on bilateral relations, with the particular purpose of broadening and strengthening economic relations between the two countries. Both Presidents agreed that their two countries must look to the future and devise ways to meet the challenges of the 1990s and the next century, establishing a climate of …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Supreme Court Decision Overturning a Federal Flag Desecration Statute
Exchange With Reporters on the Supreme Court Decision Overturning a Federal Flag Desecration Statute ID 1981 Date 06/11/1990 Q. Mr. President, are you going to renew your flag amendment now? The President. Absolutely. Q. What's your next step? The President. I don't know. We just heard the decision. But I'm not in any way pulled back from my conviction that that's what we need. And I think some of us said ahead of time that this legislative approach would not be upheld, and apparently the Court has decided …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere of the German Democratic Republic ID 1982 Date 06/11/1990 The President met for approximately 2 hours today with Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere of the German Democratic Republic, first in the Cabinet Room and then at a working lunch in the Residence. It was the first meeting ever held between an American President and an East German Prime Minister. The President expressed his admiration for Prime …
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Nomination of George Fleming Jones To Be United States Ambassador to Guyana ID 1987 Date 06/12/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate George Fleming Jones, of Texas, 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 the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. He would succeed Theresa Anne Tull. Since 1989 Mr. Jones has served as vice president for State Department affairs for the …
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Nomination of Townsend B. Friedman, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Mozambique ID 1992 Date 06/13/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Townsend B. Friedman, Jr., of Illinois, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of Mozambique. He would succeed Melissa Foelsch Wells. Since 1987 Mr. Friedman has served as Director of the Office of Southern …
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Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be United States Ambassador to Namibia ID 2008 Date 06/19/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Genta Hawkins Holmes to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Namibia. This is a new position. Since 1988 Mrs. Holmes has served as Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Poland-United States Business and Economic Relations Treaty ID 2009 Date 06/19/1990 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations, with Protocol and four related exchanges of letters, signed March 21, 1990, at Washington. I transmit also, for the information of the …
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Nomination of Edwin D. Williamson To Be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ID 2014 Date 06/20/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Edwin D. Williamson to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State. He would succeed Abraham D. Sofaer. Since 1964 Mr. Williamson has been with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell, serving as a partner in Washington, DC, since 1988; partner in New York, NY, 1979 - 1988 and 1971 - 1976; resident partner in London, England, 1976 - 1979; and an …
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Houston Economic Summit Statement on Transnational Issues ID 2064 Date 07/10/1990 Terrorism We, the Heads of State or Government, reaffirm our condemnation of terrorism in all its forms, our commitment to make no concessions to terrorists or their sponsors, and our resolve to continue to cooperate in efforts to combat terrorism. We demand that those governments which provide support to terrorists end such support immediately. We are determined not to allow terrorists to remain unpunished, but to see them …
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Remarks at the Thank You Houston Celebration in Houston, Texas ID 2069 Date 07/11/1990 Listen, Barbara and I really wanted to come over and say thank you to all of you. To Judge Lindsey and to Mayor Whitmire, to Ken Lay and George Strake, Fred Malek, and so many others, I am very, very grateful -- and so is Bar -- and to our entertainers for tonight, Randy Travis and Jaclyn Smith, Marilyn McCoo. You know, when Marilyn was last here with the Fifth Dimension, she sang a hit called ``Last Night I Didn't Get …
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Statement on German Membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ID 2079 Date 07/16/1990 I welcome President Gorbachev's statement, at his press conference with Chancellor Kohl, accepting a united Germany's right to choose to remain a member of NATO. This comment demonstrates statesmanship and strengthens efforts to build enduring relationships based on cooperation. It can be seen as a response, perhaps in part, to the outcome of the NATO summit in London, where the alliance displayed its readiness …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Balanced Budget Amendment ID 2081 Date 07/16/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Leader:) I am writing to urge prompt adoption of H.J. Res. 268, which proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation. In order to help restore fiscal integrity to the Government, we need such a balanced budget amendment, along with a line-item veto constitutional …
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Nomination of Steven B. Kelmar To Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services ID 2086 Date 07/19/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Steven B. Kelmar to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Legislative Affairs. He would succeed Gerald L. Olson. Currently Mr. Kelmar serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as an administrative …
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Remarks at the Dedication of the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California ID 2087 Date 07/19/1990 The President. Thank you all very, very much. What a wonderful reunion. And I am very proud to have been introduced to this gathering by Ronald Reagan. I know how I got here. [Laughter] President Reagan is my mentor and my esteemed friend, and I will always be grateful to him. But to President and Mrs. Nixon, Barbara and I are delighted to be with you on this memorable day. My special …
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Remarks at an Antidrug Rally in Billings, Montana ID 2090 Date 07/20/1990 Thank you for that warm welcome on this cool day, and thank you, Governor. I am so very happy that so many of you could join us this morning in this Daylis Stadium, home of the Big Sky State Games. Cycling, golf, handball, shooting, swimming, tennis, track and field -- sounds like a weekend at Camp David. [Laughter] How come no horseshoes around here? [Laughter] I am very pleased to see sports play a prominent role in education, drug …
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Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Kennebunkport, Maine ID 1930 Date 05/28/1990 Thank you, Stedman. Our thanks to our able State representative, Stedman Seavey. I see his family is here. And my thanks to those from Kennebunk High School, Kennebunk Junior High School, the elementary, and also the recording band back there. Thank you for this. And let me just tell you that Barbara Bush is looking forward to speaking at the Kennebunk graduation not so many days from now. I salute Wally Reid, who puts on …
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Exchange With Reporters Following a Meeting With President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union ID 1935 Date 06/01/1990 President Bush. We had a very good talk this morning, very good talk. President Gorbachev. Yes, it was a good talk. The important thing is that we get results. And I think that we will get results, specific results. Q. -- -- press out here, Soviet press. [Laughter] President Gorbachev. I hope so. President Bush. Certainly, there will be on some things. You can put that in the bank. Q. …
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Remarks on Signing Soviet-United States Bilateral Agreements ID 1936 Date 06/01/1990 President Bush. President Gorbachev, again, welcome to the White House. Mr. President, you and I set a course 6 months ago off the island nation of Malta. And at that time we agreed on an agenda, much of which was completed for this week's summit. Of course, our Malta agenda remains unfinished, but we've made great progress in the last 6 months and in the last 2 days. We're about to sign agreements concerning many areas of …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on the Establishment of a Soviet-United States International Park in the Region of the Bering Strait ID 1940 Date 06/01/1990 The Presidents of the United States of America and of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, expressing support for the expansion of bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection and in the preservation of cultural heritage, endorse the intention of the two countries to create, in the region of the Bering Strait, a U.S.-Soviet …
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Presidential Determination No. 90 - 22 -- Memorandum on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia ID 1947 Date 06/03/1990 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(5) of the Trade Act of 1974 -- Continuation of the Waiver Applicable to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 - 618) (``the Act''), I determine that the continuation of the waiver …