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Remarks at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church Annual Convention in Arlington, Virginia ID 3232 Date 07/25/1991 Well, thank you. My heavens, what a wonderfully warm welcome. I'm just delighted to be with you. I want to salute Archbishop Saliba, a man I've known for many years. My pleasure to see you again, sir. And congratulations on celebrating 25 years as the leader of this church. I think our timing on this meeting is pretty good because just 3 days ago -- who is this guy? -- [laughter] -- I …
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Remarks on Signing the National Literacy Act of 1991 ID 3233 Date 07/25/1991 The President. Please be seated, everybody. And let me welcome our two Secretaries here and also Barbara Bush, who's long been interested in literacy, and the Members of Congress. As a Nation, we have great educational needs. And those needs don't stop at the schoolhouse door. In this America 2000 strategy that Lamar and I and Lynn and others here and from the Congress have been working on, we're committed to a world-class …
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Executive Order 12770 -- Metric Usage in Federal Governmental Programs ID 3235 Date 07/25/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, Public Law 94 - 168 (15 U.S.C. 205a et seq.) (``the Metric Conversion Act''), as amended by section 5164 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Public Law 100 - 418 (``the Trade and Competitiveness Act''), and in order to implement the …
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Proclamation 6318 -- National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week, 1991 ID 3239 Date 07/25/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation It is estimated that more than 250,000 children in the United States suffer from some form of arthritis. A chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause, juvenile arthritis may attack the joints and major organs of the body, such as the heart, liver, spleen, and eyes. The disease, which can last a lifetime, often makes even simple tasks difficult and …
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Executive Order 12771 -- Revoking Earlier Orders With Respect to Kuwait ID 3240 Date 07/25/1991 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c), I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Soviet Journalists on the Upcoming Moscow Summit ID 3241 Date 07/25/1991 The President. Well, we have, I think, about 30 minutes, and I don't know any better way to start other than to say I'm looking forward to this visit very much indeed. A lot of things to talk about, and I have every anticipation that the visit will go well. A lot of the issues were addressed at this G - 7 meeting, but we've got a lot of bilateral things to discuss and, as far as we're concerned, every …
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Message to the Senate on the Extension of AM Broadcasting Service in the Western Hemisphere ID 3254 Date 07/30/1991 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 Regional Agreement for the Use of the Band 1605 - 1705 kHz in Region 2, with annexes, and two U.S. statements as contained in the Final Protocol, signed on behalf of the United States at Rio de Janeiro on June 8, 1988. I transmit also, for the information …
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Nomination of John J. Easton, Jr., To Be General Counsel of the Department of Energy ID 3262 Date 07/31/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate John J. Easton, Jr., of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. He would succeed Stephen A. Wakefield. Since 1989 Mr. Easton has served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs and Energy Emergencies at the Department of Energy. From 1987 to 1989 he served as an attorney with the law firm of Miller, …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Cyprus ID 3274 Date 08/02/1991 Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Ozal have informed President Bush that Greece and Turkey have agreed to attend a well-prepared meeting concerning Cyprus. The meeting would be convened and chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General under his Security Council mandate. Greek and Turkish leaders will work in support of the Secretary-General's efforts to narrow differences in advance of it. The meeting is planned for September …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 3104 Date 06/17/1991 The President. We received a second letter from President Gorbachev, and it relates to the arms control situation, the START differences. We view it as a positive response. Obviously, when you're dealing with these details on START, when you're dealing with highly technical issues, it's hard to categorize letters of this nature. But the tone was good, the determination to reach agreement was positive. And we're looking very closely at the …
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Remarks to Community Members in Grand Junction, Colorado ID 3105 Date 06/17/1991 What a day. What a magnificent day. Thank you very, very much, Governor Romer, and all of you. Let me just say at the outset, I wish all of you -- not all at the same time -- but all of you could have been riding in that limousine from the airport. There is no way that I can begin to tell you how emotional Barbara and I felt about that warm welcome to this wonderful corner of God's Earth. You really made us feel at home. And …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Fernando Collor de Mello of Brazil ID 3110 Date 06/18/1991 President Bush. Mr. President and Mrs. Collor and distinguished guests, friends of Brazil, it's a distinct privilege for Barbara and me to salute this extraordinary President, Fernando Collor de Mello. I'm glad that Indiana Jones and his wife could join us tonight. [Laughter] I hear that, yesterday, en route from Brasilia to Washington, the President himself piloted the plane and even helped land it. I'm …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Establishment of the Council on Trade and Investment ID 3114 Date 06/19/1991 The United States today signed a framework agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay establishing a Council on Trade and Investment. The President, accompanied by Brazilian President Fernando Collor, participated in the Rose Garden ceremony. United States Trade Representative Carla A. Hills signed for the United States. The other signatories were Argentine Foreign …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Boris Yeltsin of the Republic of Russia ID 3117 Date 06/20/1991 President Bush. Well, I'm very pleased to welcome to the White House the newly-elected President of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin. And I want to publicly congratulate President Yeltsin on a truly historic victory in this election last week which made him the first democratically elected leader in the long and rich 1,000-year history of Russia. And to put it in …
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Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for Bernadine Healy as Director of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland ID 3126 Date 06/24/1991 It is nice to be back here at NIH on this beautiful day. And may I salute Dr. Sullivan, a former researcher and NIH grant recipient. And let me salute, Lou, what a magnificent job you're doing as Secretary of HHS. It isn't easy, and he's doing a first-class job. And over my right shoulder, Connie Horner, the Deputy Secretary of HHS. And Dr. Mason, Assistant …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With the Congressional Black Caucus ID 3134 Date 06/25/1991 Q. Mr. President, are you going to lift South African sanctions soon? The President. We're not taking any questions at what is known as a photo opportunity. I will say, I'm glad to have the Black Caucus here. We have had differences on some issues. I don't think we have differences in terms of questioning each other's motives, and I think on this question I want to hear from them. And then I want to tell …
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Remarks at a Luncheon Meeting With Law Enforcement Officials ID 3135 Date 06/25/1991 Well, let me just say it's a pleasure to be here with the heads of all our Federal law enforcement agencies. We'll be taking a little lunch, talking over the issues of concern to the various departments. But let me just say a word about our crime bill. By now, certainly all of you are familiar with this 100-day challenge that I threw down to the Congress to act on the bill. That was now 106 days ago. And we sent our …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Secretary General Manfred Woerner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ID 3136 Date 06/25/1991 The President met with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner in the Oval Office for approximately 30 minutes this afternoon. Secretary General Woerner and the President reviewed the progress NATO has made in the transition of the alliance as mandated by the NATO leaders at the July 1990 NATO summit. In particular, they focused on the …
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Nomination of Diane S. Ravitch To Be an Assistant Secretary of Education ID 3137 Date 06/25/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Diane S. Ravitch, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement at the Department of Education. She would succeed Christopher T. Cross. Since 1975 Dr. Ravitch has served as an adjunct professor of history and education for Teachers College at Columbia University. She is one of the Nation's foremost scholars on education. …
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Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Regarding Missile Technology Proliferation ID 3139 Date 06/25/1991 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce Subject: Delegation of Authority Regarding Missile Technology Proliferation By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 1701 - 1704 of the National Defense …
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Remarks at the Unveiling of the Official Bust of the President ID 3140 Date 06/27/1991 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished leaders of both the House and the Senate, I'm just delighted to be here, and I want to especially thank Wendell Ford and Ted Stevens, who do such a wonderful job protecting and enhancing the history of this fantastic building in so many ways. It brings back to me so many happy memories of time spent on both ends of the Capitol -- 4 years in the House and 8 as the presiding …
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Nomination of Arnold Lee Kanter To Be an Under Secretary of State ID 3278 Date 08/02/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Arnold Lee Kanter, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. He would succeed Robert Michael Kimmitt. Currently Dr. Kanter serves as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control at the National Security Council at the White House in Washington, DC. Prior to this …
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Nomination of Jo Ann Krukar Webb To Be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs ID 3279 Date 08/02/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jo Ann Krukar Webb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning. She would succeed Allen B. Clark, Jr. Since 1989 Ms. Webb has served as Director of the National Cemetery System in the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC. Prior to this she served as a health care consultant for ACTION. Ms. …
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Remarks at a Kickoff Ceremony for the Eighth Annual National Night Out Against Crime in Arlington, Virginia ID 3287 Date 08/06/1991 Thank you, Dick -- Mr. Attorney General -- thank you very much. To Judge Bonner, my respects. And I'm just delighted to be here. To Matt Peskin, the Director of the National Association of Town Watch, I was glad to have met him and glad that he's here. And we've got other key members of our law enforcement team here today. I can't see him, but I'm told Carol Hallett's out …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Release of British Hostage John McCarthy ID 3291 Date 08/08/1991 President Bush is pleased by the release today of John McCarthy by his captors in Lebanon. Rumors persist of the release of an American hostage, but we still have no direct information that such a release will occur. While we are happy for the family of Mr. McCarthy, we reiterate our appeal that all hostages be released immediately, safely, and unconditionally. We remain in touch with our …
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Excerpt of a Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Anticipated Release of an American Hostage ID 3293 Date 08/10/1991 We have seen news reports about the release of American hostages, and we remain hopeful that one or more hostages will be released soon. We are, of course, trying to obtain more information. The Revolutionary Justice Organization has apparently told the press that it will release a hostage within 72 hours. Past communications and photographs issued in the name of that group have …
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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy ID 3295 Date 08/11/1991 The President. Let me just read a brief statement, if I might, because I know that all Americans are gratified today by the release of Edward Tracy from captivity in Lebanon. We share in the happiness of Mr. Tracy's family for his release, but we know the anguish of the families who still have relatives in captivity. And I want them to know that we continue to press for the freedom …
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Statement on the 1991 National Security Strategy Report ID 3299 Date 08/13/1991 Today I signed and forwarded to Congress the National Security Strategy Report for 1991. This report comes at a rare moment in history. Seldom if ever have we been offered such an opportunity: to build a new international system in accordance with our own values and ideals. The cold war has at long last released its grip on world events. Democracy is coming to Eastern Europe. The Gulf war helped create an unprecedented …
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Nomination of William Taylor To Be a Member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ID 3300 Date 08/13/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Taylor, of Illinois, to be a member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term expiring February 28, 1993. He would succeed L. William Seidman. Currently Mr. Taylor serves as staff director of the Division of Banking Supervision and …
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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Fraternal Order of Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ID 3301 Date 08/14/1991 Thank you all. And Dewey, thank you for that very generous introduction. The Government has a good relationship with this outstanding organization. Many of you have been to the White House. Many more I hope will come. But I want to thank your president for the introduction and for his leadership. I want to, of course, salute the Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, so well-known to …