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Remarks on Arrival in Columbus, Ohio ID 4941 Date 10/09/1992 The President. Thank you all. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you very, very much. You've got a great Governor in George Voinovich, and his wife, Janet, is with us here today. Let me say, while we're at it, everyplace I go they're holding up these signs saying ``Clean House!'' I want to see us helping the Senate, too, by sending Mike DeWine to the United States Senate. I salute my former …
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Remarks at the 20th Anniversary Dinner of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies ID 1725 Date 04/04/1990 Thank you all for that warm welcome. Wendell, thank you, sir. And to Eddie Williams, my respects and thanks for having me here. And to David Kearns and Vernon Jordan, our old friend, and Jim Robinson, another, thank you all. And to Reverend Newsome, thank you, sir, for that lovely invocation. It's also good to be out on the town with our good friend Elsie Hillman, well-known to many here. …
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… make that care affordable. And next, help me return our civil justice system to its original purpose: dispense justice with civility. Eighteen million lawsuits a year are choking us, costing individuals and businesses billions, a tremendous drag on … make that care affordable. And next, help me return our civil justice system to its original purpose: dispense justice with civility. Eighteen million lawsuits a year are choking us, costing individuals and businesses billions, a tremendous drag on …
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Message to the Congress Reporting on the Economic Sanctions Against Nicaragua ID 1085 Date 10/25/1989 To the Congress of the United States: I hereby report to the Congress on developments since my last report of April 21, 1989, concerning the national emergency with respect to Nicaragua that was declared in Executive Order No. 12513 of May 1, 1985. In that order, President Reagan prohibited: (1) all imports into the United States of goods and services of Nicaraguan origin; (2) all exports from the United …
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Remarks on the Arrival of Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom at Camp David, Maryland ID 4400 Date 06/06/1992 Prime Minister and Mrs. Major, let me just give you a hearty welcome back to Camp David. Forty-eight years ago today, Ike and Monty, Churchill and FDR, Allied soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, heroes all, forged the greatest armada in the history of man, the D-day invasion. Our goal was a legacy of peace. And to achieve it, we first had to win a war. June 6th, 1944, told the world …
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Remarks to the Community in Orlando, Florida ID 4909 Date 10/03/1992 The President. Thank you very much. All right, you guys, thank you. Thank you very much. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. What a fantastic rally. And let me say, I've got great respect for Pat Williams. Wasn't he great up there, I'll tell you, giving us that warm introduction. As for Gerald McRaney, ``Major Dad,'' he's been a great campaigner, and I'm proud to have him at our side. I want …
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Remarks at the Great American Workout ID 4247 Date 05/01/1992 Welcome, all, to the White House. And let me tell you how much I appreciate this wonderful display of fitness, something so important to our country. May I start off by saluting Secretary Sullivan, who I don't see, who's going to be with us in a minute; Chairman Schwarzenegger, of course. Where's Lou? Over here, suited up. [Laughter] And thank Barbara Mandrell and members of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and the National Fitness …
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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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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Gubernatorial Candidate Pete Wilson in Los Angeles, California ID 2362 Date 10/26/1990 Let me say to our next Governor, thank you very much for that warm introduction and those generous comments. I might say, Gayle, Pete can't be here, but I'm delighted to be at your side. Gayle Wilson continues to amaze. She finds all the time in the world to be compassionate and work with these drug babies, engaged in the battle against narcotics; and yet she's Pete's secret weapon out on …
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Remarks to Military and Law Enforcement Personnel in Los Angeles ID 4282 Date 05/08/1992 Thank you all. Thank you very, very much, and I'm just delighted to be here. I first would salute all that participated in keeping the peace, guaranteeing the peace, fighting against those who wanted to break the peace. And the events of the past 10 days, not just for the people in Los Angeles but people in the rest of the country, have been packed with emotion, raw and intense. And in my time out here I've heard the …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senatorial Candidate Bob Kasten in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ID 3106 Date 06/17/1991 Thank you, Bob Kasten and Eva, great to be with you. I am so pleased to see an early supporter and great friend of mine who has certainly done a wonderful job in this State, and that is your outstanding Governor Tommy Thompson and his wife, Sue Ann. What a wonderful couple you have running this State. And your Lieutenant Governor is with us, Scott McCallum; your State treasurer Kate Zeuske. …
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Remarks to the National Retail Federation ID 3021 Date 05/23/1991 Good morning. Thank you very much. Please be seated. It's great to have you all here at the White House. It's good to see Bill Howell behind me here, and Tracy Mullin. And of course, Boyden Gray you heard from -- one of our top people in the White House, my friend of long standing, our general counsel who follows the issues that I'm sure you're interested in very, very closely. I'm pleased to see Jack, Jack Schultz here, and delighted to be …
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Remarks on Signing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Proclamation in Atlanta, Georgia ID 3857 Date 01/17/1992 Thank you for that warm welcome, and thank you, Mr. Hill. And let me just tell you, sir, how pleased I am to be a part of this program today. It's, of course, a pleasure to have flown down here and to be at the side of Coretta Scott King and all this wonderful King family, sitting here and here. It takes me back to a couple of other visits to this historic center that I've been …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the Establishment of the National Space Council ID 27 Date 02/01/1989 To the Congress of the United States: I hereby transmit my report outlining the composition and functions of the National Space Council to be established by Executive order. 1. Composition. The National Space Council will be composed of the following members: 1. The Vice President 2. Secretary of State 3. Secretary of Defense 4. Secretary of Commerce 5. Secretary of Transportation 6. …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 3096 Date 06/14/1991 The President. What do you think of my shoes -- okay? [Laughter] Q. -- -- slippers. The President. I don't want anybody taking pictures of them, Jessie [Jessica Lee, USA Today]. Don't want to see them in USA Today, do you know what I mean? Q. I don't have a camera with me. The President. Okay. President's Schedule Q. So, this is the first of how many California trips in the next 15 months or so? The President. What? Q. This is the first …
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Statement on the United Nations Persian Gulf Cease-Fire Resolution ID 2838 Date 04/03/1991 I am extremely pleased that the Security Council has voted in favor of Resolution 687. Fourteen times now the United Nations has demonstrated its determination to contribute significantly to the prospects for lasting peace and security in the Gulf region. This latest resolution creates the basis for a formal cease-fire in the Gulf. It comes 8 months since Iraq invaded Kuwait. During these 8 months, the world …
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Remarks to United States Attorneys ID 2026 Date 06/22/1990 Thank you all, and welcome back to Washington, many of you. For those here, my thanks to you as well for the job you're doing. I want to thank Secretary Brady for being with us, Nick, and of course my valued counselor and friend, the Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, who is doing an outstanding job for our country. And I'm grateful to him every single day that I'm President. To the prosecutors and crimefighters, you know what -- when I told the …
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Joint Declaration With President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine ID 4262 Date 05/06/1992 Declaration on U.S.-Ukrainian Relations and the Building of a Democratic Partnership Today's talks mark a historic step in the development of relations between our two great nations. For the first time, an American President has met with the freely-elected President of a sovereign Ukraine. The Ukrainian people are now building their own state, one whose independence and commitment to democracy can make a vital contribution …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua
Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua ID 1168 Date 11/08/1989 The President met at 3 p.m. today with Violeta Chamorro, Presidential candidate of the United Nicaraguan Opposition. They discussed the great progress the opposition coalition has made in the struggle to bring democracy to Nicaragua. The President expressed to Mrs. Chamorro his best wishes for her and the Nicaraguan people. The President stated that the United States stands firmly …
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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Hobe Sound, Florida ID 2837 Date 04/03/1991 Iraq Q. Mr. President, could you say a few words? Did you learn anything new just then, for instance, on Iraq or anything else? The President. No, I didn't learn anything new. Read some stuff that's not true, but I didn't learn anything new. Q. Which -- -- The President. Well, there's no point in going into all of that. Q. Did you sign an order for -- -- Possible Soviet-U.S. Summit The President. I was talking about a …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Governor Buddy Roemer in New Orleans, Louisiana ID 3446 Date 09/30/1991 Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Buddy, and thank all of you. Thank you so very much for that warm welcome. I'm just delighted to be here. It was a wonderful introduction, recalling why the author Pearl Buck wrote, ``I fell in love with Louisiana generally and New Orleans in particular.'' Well, thinking back to the 1988 convention, this town reminds me of winning. And I have a feeling that, …
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… all aside. And better, let us use them if we can as a source of strength. We must remember always, in the process, that civility lies at the heart of civil rights. The people in this room can make a huge difference, as Stan has, and many of you … is here tonight, and I don't mean to embarrass him. But let me just tell you what I'm talking about when I'm talking about civility. I think of the wasting illness that claimed my friend, Lee Atwater. And some in the press and some in the … all aside. And better, let us use them if we can as a source of strength. We must remember always, in the process, that civility lies at the heart of civil rights. The people in this room can make a huge difference, as Stan has, and many of you …
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Message to the Congress Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iran ID 1194 Date 11/14/1989 To the Congress of the United States: I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last report of May 23, 1989, concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 12170 of November 14, 1979, and matters relating to Executive Order No. 12613 of October 29, 1987. This report is submitted pursuant to section 204(c) of the International Emergency …
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Message to Allied Nations on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2598 Date 01/08/1991 More than 5 months ago, in the early morning hours of August 2d, Iraqi forces rolled south and the rape of Kuwait began. That unprovoked invasion was more than an attack on Kuwait, more than the brutal occupation of a tiny nation that posed no threat to its large and powerful neighbor. It was an assault on the very notion of international order. My purpose in speaking to you, the people of countries united against this assault, is …
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Radio Address to the Nation on the Administration's Domestic Agenda ID 3124 Date 06/22/1991 I'd like to talk with you about some things that are very important to me: families and homes, futures and hopes -- the ways in which we Americans can tackle the domestic problems that confront us. In recent months, we've all felt a bracing surge of American optimism and determination. We look at our schools and say: Let's make them better. We look at our neighborhoods and say: Let's make them even safer. We see …
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Paris Economic Summit: Declaration on Human Rights ID 690 Date 07/15/1989 In 1789, the rights of man and of the citizen were solemnly proclaimed. Just over forty years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which have been further developed and codified and are now embodied in the Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. We reaffirm our commitment to freedom, democratic principles and human rights. We …
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Remarks at the United States Military Academy Commencement Ceremony in West Point, New York ID 3046 Date 06/01/1991 Thank you all very much for that warm welcome back to West Point. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, General Palmer -- Dave Palmer -- for that introduction. May I salute our Secretary of the Army, Secretary Stone; our Chief, General Vuono. And might I say at the beginning that this country owes a great vote of thanks to both these general officers who have served their country with …
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Statement on Signing Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation ID 4469 Date 06/22/1992 Today I have signed into law H.R. 5132, an Act that provides supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance to meet urgent needs resulting from calamities such as those that occurred in Los Angeles and Chicago. This Act provides emergency funding for disaster programs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). FEMA funds will be used to provide …
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Statement on the Anniversary of the Suppression of the Demonstrations at Tiananmen Square ID 1959 Date 06/04/1990 One year ago, as China commenced the brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrators around Tiananmen Square, I deeply deplored the decision to use force. Two days later, on June 5, I again deplored the violence, emphasizing that the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square were advocating basic human rights, including freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and freedom of association. These are …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iran ID 5082 Date 11/10/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last Presidential report on May 14, 1992, concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 12170 of November 14, 1979, and matters relating to Executive Order No. 12613 of October 29, 1987. This report is submitted pursuant to section 204(c) of the …