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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on a Proposed Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Flag Desecration ID 613 Date 06/28/1989 The White House is working with Members of Congress to develop appropriate language for a constitutional amendment on flag-burning. When these consultations are complete, we hope to join with Members of Congress in supporting a proposal that will receive swift consideration. The language will not be ready …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire ID 614 Date 06/29/1989 President Bush. Zaire is among America's oldest friends, and its President, President Mobutu, one of our most valued friends -- entire continent of Africa. And so, I was honored to invite President Mobutu to be the first African head of state to come to the United States for an official visit during my Presidency. I first met President Mobutu when I was Ambassador to the United Nations, and in that capacity, I …
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Nomination of Raymond Charles Ewing To Be United States Ambassador to Ghana ID 670 Date 07/11/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Raymond Charles Ewing to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Ghana. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, and he would succeed Stephen R. Lyne. Mr. Ewing entered the Foreign Service in 1957. From 1958 to 1959, he served as staff assistant to the …
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Continuation of Abraham D. Sofaer as Legal Adviser at the Department of State ID 671 Date 07/11/1989 The President today announced that Abraham D. Sofaer will continue to serve as Legal Adviser at the Department of State. Since 1979 Judge Sofaer has served as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He served as hearing officer for New York State in an action by the department of environmental conservation from 1975 to 1976. Judge Sofaer served as an Assistant United States Attorney for …
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Appointment of Ronna Romney as a Member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, and Designation as Chairman ID 672 Date 07/11/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Ronna Romney as a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. She will succeed James B. Stockdale. Upon her appointment Ms. Romney will be designated Chairman. Ms. Romney is currently a senior partner at the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn and has served as Chairman of …
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Remarks to Students and Faculty at Karl Marx University in Budapest ID 673 Date 07/12/1989 Mr. President and Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Nemeth, ladies and gentlemen, Dr. and Mrs. Csaki, it is a great pleasure for Barbara and me to be back in Budapest. And I am very proud to be the first American President to visit Hungary. Some might find it ironic that I am speaking at a university named after Karl Marx. [Laughter] If you don't find it ironic in Hungary, try it on for size in the United States. But the …
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Interview With Members of the White House Press Corps ID 677 Date 07/13/1989 Trip to Poland and Hungary Q. You had a whole complement of jogging -- -- The President. I know it. They told me that one of -- the girl on my right that -- pretty looking -- she claims to be the 250th in the world in tennis. And she's struggling and trying to -- it's so wonderful -- practices 8 hours every day. And she's a pretty -- -- Q. -- -- on red clay? The President. Yes, on that -- on red clay over there, yes. And then the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Nitrogen Oxides Protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution ID 678 Date 07/14/1989 Yesterday the United States formally accepted the Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) by depositing its instrument of acceptance with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This protocol is fully consistent with the goals set out by the President in his proposals for the Clean Air Act. …
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Nomination of Anne Newman Foreman To Be Under Secretary of the Air Force ID 681 Date 07/14/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Anne Newman Foreman to be Under Secretary of the Air Force. She would succeed James F. McGovern. Ms. Foreman is currently the General Counsel of the Air Force, and she has served in this capacity since 1987. Prior to this, Ms. Foreman joined the White House staff in 1985 and became Associate Director of Presidential Personnel for National Security. From …
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Nomination of Linda J. Fisher To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 687 Date 07/14/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Linda J. Fisher to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency. She would succeed John Arthur Moore. Ms. Fisher has served at the Environmental Protection Agency since January 1983. She currently serves as Assistant Administrator for Policy Planning and Evaluation and has served as …
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Nomination of Lannon Walker To Be United States Ambassador to Nigeria ID 694 Date 07/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Lannon Walker to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He would succeed Princeton Nathan Lyman. Mr. Walker is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. He entered the Department of State in 1961 and attended Western Arabic Language School in 1962. …
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Nomination of Howard K. Walker To Be United States Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros ID 696 Date 07/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Howard K. Walker to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Madagascar and to the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros. He would succeed Patricia Gates Lynch. Dr. Walker is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. Since 1987 he has served …
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Nomination of Glen A. Holden To Be United States Ambassador to Jamaica ID 697 Date 07/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Glen A. Holden to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. He would succeed Michael Sotirhos. Since 1973 Mr. Holden has been the chairman, chief executive officer, and president of the Holden Group in Los Angeles, CA. From 1968 to 1973, he was president and director of the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. …
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Message to the Congress Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Libya ID 701 Date 07/19/1989 To the Congress of the United States: 1. I hereby report to the Congress on developments since former President Reagan's last report of January 11, 1989, concerning the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order No. 12543 of January 7, 1986. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); section 204(c) of the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Election of Wojciech Jaruzelski as President of Poland
Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Election of Wojciech Jaruzelski as President of Poland ID 703 Date 07/19/1989 We congratulate General Jaruzelski on his election to the Presidency of Poland. The choice of leadership is an internal matter for the Polish people. Our only concern is to see the political and economic reform process go forward, a point the President emphasized repeatedly throughout his trip. The President was particularly struck by the overwhelming desire of the Polish people to …
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Message on the Observance of Independence Day ID 627 Date 06/30/1989 Like most of you, Barbara and I will be celebrating Independence Day with family. Our Fourth of July wish for all Americans is a day of enjoyment, a day spent with family and friends, a day celebrated the traditional way, with picnics, parades, and fireworks. But as you celebrate, I want to ask you to take a moment sometime before the last of the fireworks light the sky to think about what this day means, to think about how fortunate we …
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Nomination of Linda M. Combs To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury ID 635 Date 07/05/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Linda M. Combs to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Management). She would succeed Jill E. Kent. Since 1988 Dr. Combs has served as Acting Associate Deputy Administrator for Management at the Veterans Administration in Washington, DC, and holds the position of Deputy Associate Deputy Administrator for Management, 1987 to present. Prior to this she …
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The President's News Conference With Journalists From the Economic Summit Countries ID 637 Date 07/06/1989 The President. First I have a brief statement, and then I'd be glad to take your questions. Our trip will take us first to Poland, then Hungary, two countries engaged in unprecedented efforts toward economic and political reform. The next stop, Paris, to join in the celebration of France's bicentennial and to participate in the 15th economic summit. Finally, our journey ends in The Netherlands for the …
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Nomination of Michael G. Sotirhos To Be United States Ambassador to Greece ID 639 Date 07/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Michael G. Sotirhos to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Greece. He would succeed Robert Vossler Keeley. Since 1985 Mr. Sotirhos has served as Ambassador to Jamaica. He served as a member of the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration, 1976, and as a member of the National Voluntary …
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Nomination of John E. Frohnmayer To Be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts ID 650 Date 07/07/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate John E. Frohnmayer to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term of 4 years. He would succeed Francis S.M. Hodsoll. Mr. Frohnmayer practiced law with the firm of Johnson, Harrang and Mercer in Eugene, OR, 1972 - 1975. He joined the law firm of Tonkon, Torp, Galen, …
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White House Fact Sheet on Proposed Assistance for Poland and Hungary ID 656 Date 07/10/1989 In his speech today to the Polish Parliament, the President presented a comprehensive package of six measures to help Poland meet the historic challenges of the 1990's. The measures take into account the ongoing, hopeful, democratic change in Poland. The measures recognize that successful market economic reform and democratization in Poland, and elsewhere in East Central Europe, can lay the basis for European …
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Letter to Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney on the Report on the Defense Management Review ID 659 Date 07/10/1989 Dear Mr. Secretary: The Report of the Defense Management Review you submitted to me provides a blueprint for significant improvements in the management of the Department of Defense and in the Defense acquisition process. You will have my strong support in implementing its recommendations. The American people need strong, capable armed forces that can protect our country, our allies, and …
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Remarks at the Solidarity Workers Monument in Gdansk ID 664 Date 07/11/1989 The President. Hello, Lech Walesa! Hello, Solidarnosc! Hello, Polska! And congratulations on what you've done since I last visited: the first free elections in modern Polska. Poland has a special place in the American heart and in my heart. And when you hurt, we feel pain. And when you dream, we feel hope. And when you succeed, we feel joy. It goes far beyond diplomatic relations; it's more like family relations -- and coming to …
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Toast at a Dinner Hosted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London ID 489 Date 06/01/1989 Well, Prime Minister and Mr. Thatcher and distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Barbara and I and all of our traveling squad are just delighted to be here. And let me start by thanking you, Madam Prime Minister, for your thoughtful and gracious comments. And I also want to thank you for inviting us here and especially for the marvelous chat that we had today and for the extraordinary hospitality of this evening. And …
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Appointment of Everett Ellis Briggs as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 498 Date 06/05/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Everett Ellis Briggs as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs at the White House. Ambassador Briggs will be Senior Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Security Council. Since 1986 Ambassador Briggs has served as Ambassador to Honduras. Prior to this he was selected to be the Vice …
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Appointment of Arnold Kanter as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 500 Date 06/05/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Dr. Arnold Kanter as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control at the National Security Council. Since 1985 Dr. Kanter was a senior staff member at the RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, CA. Prior to this, he served for 8 years in the Department of State, most recently …
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Continuation of Peter W. Rodman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 503 Date 06/05/1989 The President today announced the reappointment of Peter W. Rodman as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and National Security Council Counselor. Since March 1986, Mr. Rodman served in several capacities on the National Security Council at the White House: N.S.C. Counselor and Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, 1987, and Assistant to the …
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Nomination of Sherrie Sandy Rollins To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ID 511 Date 06/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Sherrie Sandy Rollins to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Public Affairs). She would succeed Harry K. Schwartz. Since 1985 Ms. Rollins has been vice president of communications for the Oliver Carr Co. in Washington, DC. She served as director of network support for the 1988 Republican National Convention. …
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Nomination of Roy M. Goodman To Be a Member of the National Council on the Arts ID 512 Date 06/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Roy M. Goodman to be a member of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term expiring September 3, 1994. He would succeed C. Douglas Dillon. Currently State Senator Goodman is serving his 10th term in the New York Legislature, representing the 26th District. He also served as chairman of the senate …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President Soeharto of Indonesia ID 522 Date 06/09/1989 The President met with President Soeharto of Indonesia for a half hour this afternoon in the Oval Office. President Bush expressed his appreciation for the hospitality extended by President Soeharto and the Indonesian Government during the Vice President's trip to Jakarta in April. The two Presidents discussed the situation in Cambodia. President Bush reaffirmed the need for a …