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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Telephone Conversation With President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine ID 4005 Date 02/27/1992 The President spoke by phone with President Kravchuk of Ukraine this morning for approximately 20 minutes. The two Presidents discussed the situation in Ukraine and Ukraine's international debt situation. President Kravchuk stated that Ukraine will meet its goal for withdrawing all tactical nuclear weapons from its territory. In addition, he emphasized Ukraine's …
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the United States-China Act of 1991 ID 4015 Date 03/02/1992 To the House of Representatives: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2212, the ``United States-China Act of 1991,'' which places additional conditions on renewal of China's most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status. The sponsors of H.R. 2212 believe they can promote broad economic and foreign policy objectives in China by placing conditions on the renewal of China's MFN …
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Exchange With Reporters ID 4018 Date 03/03/1992 The President. I just have a couple of brief statements here. But President Yeltsin, Boris Yeltsin of the Russian Federation, has accepted my invitation to pay a state visit to Washington, June 16th and 17th. I view this as an excellent opportunity to follow up on that historic February 1st meeting at Camp David. We're going to review progress on a wide range of issues including the ever-strengthening relationship between the two countries. We'll get into the …
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Remarks to the National Association of Evangelicals in Chicago, Illinois ID 4019 Date 03/03/1992 Thank you for that welcome. And to Dr. Johnson, Dr. Billy Melvin, Don Argue, Dave Rambo, Bob Dugan, my sincere thanks, not just to you all, to everyone up here, but to all of you for that very warm welcome. And I'd like to open, if I may, on a personal note, to thank you for the help that you've given me over the years. And I'm not really referring to the fine work that your team in Washington has been doing, …
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Remarks at the Bush-Quayle South Florida Rally in Hialeah, Florida ID 4026 Date 03/04/1992 The President. Thank you very, very much. What a wonderful turnout. Thank you. Thank you, Jeb. And may I first salute your great Congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, doing a superb job in Washington, DC; Mayor Julio Martinez, also working at this important local level. And it's great to be back in south Florida. I believe I am the first President to visit Hialeah, but I am sure proud to be here. I want to mention …
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Nomination of I. Lewis Libby, Jr., To Be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ID 4033 Date 03/05/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate I. Lewis Libby, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. This is a new position. Currently Mr. Libby serves as Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Strategy and Resources at the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. Prior to this Mr. Libby served as a partner with the law firm of Dickstein, …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Rally in Jackson, Mississippi ID 4036 Date 03/06/1992 Thank you all. Thank you, Governor. And may I pay my respects to Governor Fordice, thank him for that introduction, and tell him how glad I am to be working with him to help solve the many problems of our Nation. And it's great to be with you, Kirk, and of course with the First Lady, Pat. You both are off to a wonderful start for this State. And to the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Briggs, and to Mayor Charles Evers, …
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Nomination of James B. Huff, Sr., To Be Rural Electrification Administrator ID 4038 Date 03/06/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate James B. Huff, Sr., of Mississippi, to be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture, for a term of 10 years. He would succeed Gary C. Byrne. Currently Mr. Huff serves as State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Jackson, MS. From 1957 to 1989, Mr. Huff was …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden ID 3967 Date 02/20/1992 The President. Well, look who's here. You're not going to need this, I don't think. Q. Mr. President, why have you not condemned the latest Israeli invasion into Lebanon, sir? The President. We're not going to take any questions at this photo opportunity. We're going to be discussing very important relations between Sweden and the United States and also get into a lot of multilateral questions. But …
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Remarks at the Bush-Quayle Campaign Kickoff in Bethesda, Maryland ID 3983 Date 02/24/1992 Thank you, Connie Morella. What a great Congressman you have in Connie Morella. She's doing a superb job. And thank you very much. Let me salute our State chairman, two words come to mind, strong and decent, Helen Bentley, Representative Helen Bentley, who's leading our campaign in this State. And another of our great delegation from Maryland who is not here, Wayne Gilchrest, he was unable to join us, but doing a …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 3984 Date 02/25/1992 The President. Good morning, traveling squad. President Reagan Q. What's this about President Reagan says you don't seem to stand for anything? The President. I don't believe that. Q. Are you going to have trouble in California? The President. Well, we're taking it time by time. I think we'll be all right in California. It's a little early to be into that one. We've got some earlier hurdles which I feel good about. Q. Do you expect Mr. …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Fundraising Luncheon in San Francisco, California ID 3985 Date 02/25/1992 Thank you so much for that welcome back. Pete mentioned this was my 15th visit. But you have a wonderful way of making people feel at home in this State. Thank you very much. And may I just say from halfway across the world, or at least in the east coast, watching with wonder, what a superb job, fighting difficult conditions, your Governor is doing. It's an inspiration to all of us in politics, I'll tell you. …
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Nomination of Joan M. McEntee To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce ID 4134 Date 04/02/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Joan M. McEntee, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. She would succeed Dennis Edward Kloske. Currently Ms. McEntee serves as Acting Under Secretary of the Bureau of Export Administration at the U.S. Commerce Department. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Under Secretary for Export Administration, 1989 - 91; and Deputy Under …
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Message to the Congress on Trade With Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia ID 4139 Date 04/03/1992 To the Congress of the United States: Pursuant to subsection 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)(A)), I have determined that a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 with respect to Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia will substantially promote the objectives of section 402. A copy of that determination is enclosed. I have also …
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Appointment of Bobbie Greene Kilberg as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ID 4146 Date 04/06/1992 The President today announced the appointment of Bobbie Greene Kilberg as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House. Since January 1989, Mrs. Kilberg has served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison. In 1988, Mrs. Kilberg served as special projects coordinator for the …
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Message to the Congress on the Release of Funds for Peacekeeping Purposes in El Salvador ID 4149 Date 04/07/1992 To the Congress of the United States: Section 531 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101 - 513), provides that amounts in the Demobilization and Transition Fund established for peacekeeping purposes by that Act shall be made available for obligation and expenditure only upon notification by the President to the Congress that the …
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Remarks Congratulating United States Olympic Athletes ID 4157 Date 04/08/1992 Well, please be seated. Mr. Vice President and Marilyn -- I've been jealous of them ever since they got to go to see a little bit of Albertville, not as much as they would have liked, but we were just delighted they could represent our country, albeit briefly, at this marvelous event. And may I salute an old friend, Bill Hybl, from Colorado, who is the president of the U.S. Olympic Committee and who stepped into a difficult job …
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Message to the Congress Reporting a Budget Rescission ID 4159 Date 04/08/1992 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report one rescission proposal, totaling 5 thousand in budgetary resources. The proposed rescission affects the Department of Energy. The details of this rescission proposal are contained in the attached report. George Bush The White House, April 8, 1992. Note: The attachment detailing the proposed …
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Nomination of Christian R. Holmes IV To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 4166 Date 04/08/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Christian R. Holmes IV, of California, to be Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resource Management at the Environmental Protection Agency, succeeding Charlie L. Grizzle; and Chief Financial Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency, a new position. Currently Mr. Holmes serves as Acting Assistant …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Accountability in Government ID 4173 Date 04/09/1992 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and enactment the ``Accountability in Government Act of 1992.'' The legislation would extend to the Congress and the White House the relevant portions of five laws that apply to the private sector. The laws in question are the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (minimum wage law), the Civil …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Luxembourg-United States Social Security Agreement ID 4588 Date 07/21/1992 To the Congress of the United States: Pursuant to section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (Public Law 95 - 216, 42 U.S.C. 433(e)(1)), I transmit herewith the Agreement between the United States of America and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on Social Security, which consists of two separate instruments -- a principal agreement and an …
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Remarks to the President's Drug Advisory Council ID 4594 Date 07/22/1992 Please be seated, and thank you very, very much. I don't know why they get such a distinguished group here so early. I would like the record to show that Jim and I are almost on time. I saw some nervous looks up at the sky. But here we are in the Rose Garden. I look around this audience, and I am very grateful not just for your being here but for this wonderful level of participation in the fight against drugs. Obviously, I remain not …
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Remarks on Signing the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 @36in Annandale, Virginia ID 4602 Date 07/23/1992 Please be seated, and thank you very, very much. Dr. Ernst, thank you, sir, for that very nice explanation and that wonderful introduction. Let me say how pleased I am to be here on this campus, be here at this marvelous community college about which I've heard so many good things. I'm delighted to be with Lamar Alexander. I know the Members of Congress here have met him and worked with him, but …
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Nominations to the National Institute Board for the National Institute for Literacy ID 4609 Date 07/24/1992 On the eve of the anniversary of his historic legislation for literacy, the President today announced his nominees for the National Institute Board for the National Institute for Literacy. The National Institute for Literacy is the centerpiece of the National Literacy Act, signed into law by the President on July 25 of last year. The Institute will catalyze the national effort to achieve full …
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Remarks to Outlook Graphics Employees in Neenah, Wisconsin ID 4613 Date 07/27/1992 Thank you all very, very much. Please be seated. Thank you and good afternoon, everyone. Let me just say thank you to the Governor for that very kind introduction. But let me tell you this: I know these Governors, all of them, and you've got one of the very best, if not the very best, in the entire United States. I really mean that, a solid friend, a strong leader and innovator. You're lucky, and I'm lucky, too, because he …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report of the National Science Foundation ID 4615 Date 07/27/1992 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1), I transmit herewith the annual report of the National Science Foundation for Fiscal Year 1991. George Bush The White House, July 27, …
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Remarks at the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in Waxahachie, Texas ID 4622 Date 07/30/1992 Thank you all so much for that introduction. Thanks for that welcome back home. Thank you so very much, and good morning everyone. Please be seated -- never mind. [Laughter] Joe Barton, thank you sir, for your kind introduction, your generous comments. And let me just say to you, some of whom are constituents, many friends, the confidence I have in this man knows no bounds. He's an outstanding …
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Remarks to Odetics, Inc., Associates in Anaheim, California ID 4623 Date 07/30/1992 Thank you very much for that wonderfully warm Odetics welcome. Joel, let me tell you why Odetics was selected: its innovation, achievement, and attitude. May I thank your fellow founders, Mr. Gudmundson, Mr. Muensch, Daly, Schulz, and Jim Welch for the hospitality, and all of you most of all for this hospitality. On board every American space shuttle is Odetics. You're everywhere I'm told, in the security camera, in the …
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Nomination of Joseph S. Hulings III To Be United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan ID 4452 Date 06/17/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Joseph S. Hulings III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkmenistan. This is a new position. Since 1990, Mr. Hulings has served as Minister-Counselor for Management at the American Embassy in Moscow. He has served at the Department of State as Special Coordinator for Moscow Projects, 1988 - 90; …
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Question-and-Answer Session With Employees of Evergreen Oil in Newark, California ID 4455 Date 06/18/1992 Mr. Morgan. It's my pleasure, Mr. President, to introduce to you some of our friends, our neighbors. Evergreen Oil is only possible because we have had some shareholders that have had a lot of foresight. The city of Newark has been very cooperative, a partnership. But most of all, our employees are the ones that made this possible. So, now that I've got the mike, and I'm not going to have this chance …