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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Annual Report of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ID 1647 Date 03/13/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Effective and verifiable arms control treaties are important to the security of the United States and, as President Gorbachev made clear at our Malta meeting, to the Soviet Union as well. Over the past year we have undertaken new initiatives and made steady and substantial progress in our Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, …
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Remarks Following a Tour of the Potomac Electric Power Company Generating Station at Chalk Point, Maryland ID 1650 Date 03/14/1990 The President. I want to first thank Ed Mitchell and Hula Edmonds, who have shown us around this plant -- Ed being the top executive and familiar with all the economic dimension of this tremendous utility, and Hula running the plant here, described by his leader as one of the best in the business. A few months ago, we sent to Congress -- it was in July of last year -- a very …
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Remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers ID 1653 Date 03/15/1990 Dan, thank you, sir. Short and sweet, right to the point. [Laughter] And I'm glad to be here, and I'm delighted to be back with this group. And I want to salute your president, Jerry Jasinowski. I told Barbara that I'd be spending some time with people who have risen to the top of the financial world by controlling the disbursement of billions of dollars. She said, ``You're addressing the baseball lawyers?'' [Laughter] But …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 1974 Date 06/08/1990 Middle East Q. Are you going to make a decision on the PLO, or have you made one? The President. Well, we're discussing all of that. No decision has been made. Q. Do you want to override the veto? The President. Incidentally, I had a very interesting phone call from [Egyptian] President Mubarak just a few minutes ago. We discussed a wide array of subjects of interest to the Middle East, and both of us still committed to getting these …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Dinner With President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico ID 1978 Date 06/10/1990 President Bush hosted a private dinner in the White House this evening for President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico. President Salinas is in the United States on a private visit to address the Business Roundtable. He will meet with Secretary Baker on Monday, June 11, and with Vice President Quayle on Tuesday, June 12. At dinner, the two leaders discussed a wide …
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Nomination of Kenneth Noel Peltier To Be United States Ambassador to Comoros ID 1986 Date 06/12/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Kenneth Noel Peltier, 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 Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros. Mr. Peltier served as Executive Director for the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs from 1985 to 1988. Prior …
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Nomination of Richard V. Bertain To Be an Associate Director of ACTION ID 1988 Date 06/12/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard V. Bertain to be Associate Director for the ACTION Agency for the Office of Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations. Since 1978 Dr. Bertain has served as superintendent and assistant superintendent for business services for the El Segundo Unified School District in California. Prior to this, he served as assistant superintendent for business services …
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Nomination of Timothy J. McBride To Be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce ID 1999 Date 06/15/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Timothy J. McBride to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development. He would succeed Michael Philip Skarzynski. Since 1989 Mr. McBride has served as a Special Assistant to the President of the United States. Prior to this, he served as Personal Aide to the Vice President of the United States, 1985 - 1989; Deputy Director of the Vice …
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Nomination of W. Lee Rawls To Be an Assistant Attorney General ID 2000 Date 06/15/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate W. Lee Rawls to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs. He would succeed Carol T. Crawford. Since 1988 Mr. Rawls has served as a managing partner with the law firm of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry and Woolf in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as a partner with the law firm of Vinson and Elkins, 1986 - 1988; resident …
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Remarks at the Great Outdoors Award Dinner ID 2010 Date 06/19/1990 Thank you all very much for that warm introduction and that special honor. And thanks -- I think it's the Marines I see down there in the glow. [Laughter] I thank them especially for providing the music tonight, and David Humphreys and Galey Coleman here and Sheldon. I understand we have some distinguished Senators or Congressmen. Every time you announce them, somebody says, ``Oh, they're not here. They're off voting someplace.'' [Laughter] …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon for Governor Guy Hunt in Huntsville, Alabama ID 2011 Date 06/20/1990 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for that warm welcome back to Huntsville. Thank you very much, all of you. These guys that did that extra applauding over here, you young guys, you can have my broccoli when they serve the lunch. [Laughter] I want to thank Governor Hunt and his family, who I had a chance to meet with earlier, especially Helen. I'm glad to see her looking so fit, working so hard …
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Remarks to Employees of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama ID 2013 Date 06/20/1990 Dick, Admiral Truly, I'm very glad to be here. Let me just say something very personal: I can't tell you how fortunate the country is to have Admiral Truly lead NASA through these very exciting times. I salute him, and I'm very grateful to him. And I'm pleased to be here with the Governor of this State, a man whose unwavering support for the space program is so well-known. I want to thank Jack …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters on the Soviet-United States Summit ID 1932 Date 05/31/1990 The President. Well, I'll just say, at the end of a very interesting day, that the talks have gone reasonably well. The mood is very positive in the sense that I had a very good, and I mean genuinely -- not in a diplomatic sense -- very good, exchange for a couple hours this morning with President Gorbachev. I'm very well pleased with the ground we've covered. This afternoon's meeting -- the tone was positive. …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union ID 1934 Date 05/31/1990 President Bush. Friends and distinguished guests, and especially President and Mrs. Gorbachev, Barbara and I are delighted to welcome you to the White House to share bread and salt with us on this special evening. We're now nearing the end of a momentous day, the first of 4 in this Washington summit. And tomorrow, Mr. President, comes the moment that so many have been waiting for, a day when expectations …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms ID 1937 Date 06/01/1990 The President of the United States George Bush and the President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Mikhail S. Gorbachev discussed the status of the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The two Presidents expressed their satisfaction with the great progress which has been made in the negotiations on this Treaty. In particular, they welcomed the mutually acceptable …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on Nonproliferation ID 1949 Date 06/04/1990 The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics oppose the proliferation of nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, missiles capable of carrying such weapons, and certain other missiles and missile technologies. The more nations that possess such weapons, the more difficult it will be to realize the desire of people everywhere to achieve effective arms control and disarmament measures and to reduce the …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ID 1952 Date 06/04/1990 At their meeting in Geneva in 1985, the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union emphasized the importance of the work aimed at utilizing controlled thermonuclear fusion for peaceful purposes, and advocated the widest practical development of international cooperation in obtaining this essentially inexhaustible source of energy for the benefit of all mankind. The International …
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Nomination of Hugh Kenneth Hill To Be United States Ambassador to Bulgaria ID 1964 Date 06/06/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Hugh Kenneth Hill, of California, 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 People's Republic of Bulgaria. He would succeed Sol Polansky. Since 1988 Mr. Hill has served as counselor and then chief of the Senior Officer Division at …
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Nomination of Frederick Vreeland To Be United States Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar) ID 1965 Date 06/06/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frederick Vreeland, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Union of Burma (Myanmar). He would succeed Burton Levin. Since 1989 Mr. Vreeland has served as vice president of John Cabot International College in Rome, Italy. Prior to this, he served as contributing editor of Conde Nast …
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Nomination of William Eric Andersen To Be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor ID 1968 Date 06/06/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Eric Andersen to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor. He would succeed Paula V. Smith. Currently Mr. Andersen serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employment Standards Administration at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. Prior to this he served as an …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting National Forest and Rangeland Management Proposals ID 1969 Date 06/07/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to transmit my Statement of Policy for the Recommended 1990 RPA Program regarding Federal management and use of our Nation's natural resources pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1606). Accompanying the Statement of Policy is the RPA Assessment of the Forest and Rangeland …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Proposed Legislation Concerning Federal Pay Reform ID 1836 Date 05/01/1990 Today the administration is transmitting to the Congress the Federal Pay Reform Act of 1990. This legislation would reform and modernize the pay system for the Government's white collar civilian employees. The administration's proposal will provide several interim measures to address the most serious recruitment and retention problems and then, over the next several years, will initiate …
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Remarks to the President's Youth Leadership Forum ID 1839 Date 05/02/1990 Well, Barbara and I heard there was a good meeting going on, and we thought we'd slide over and say hello and officially welcome you to the White House. I'm delighted that my favorite Point of Light, as we call it, is with me this morning. I'm sure some of you are familiar with what we mean: Points of Light -- one American helping another, group of Americans helping other Americans. And my favorite Point of Light is right here, the …
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The President's News Conference ID 1842 Date 05/03/1990 …
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Accordance of the Personal Rank of Ambassador to John Houston Hawes While Serving as the Open Skies Negotiator ID 1848 Date 05/04/1990 The President has accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to John Houston Hawes, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, in his capacity as the Open Skies Negotiator. Since 1989 Ambassador Hawes has served as Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology …
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Message on the Observance of Cinco de Mayo ID 1850 Date 05/04/1990 I am pleased to send my warmest greetings to all who celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The Mexican people prize liberty above all of life's blessings. That is why we in the United States are happy to rejoice with our southern neighbors each year on the anniversary of their great victory in the struggle for freedom and independence. Outnumbered three to one, Mexican troops defeated invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. We remember these …
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Remarks at the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Dinner in Tulsa ID 1854 Date 05/04/1990 Thank you all very much. And thank you especially, Senator Nickles, for that warm introduction. To Governor Henry Bellmon, early supporter and friend of longstanding; Senator Boren, to whom I give enormous credit for this wonderful evening; and all the principals that led to this evening and will lead to so much more for academic excellence. And to other distinguished Members of the Congress that might be here -- …
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Nomination of Joseph Edward Lake To Be United States Ambassador to Mongolia ID 1858 Date 05/07/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Joseph Edward Lake, of Texas, 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 Mongolian People's Republic. He would succeed Richard Llewellyn Williams. Since 1987 Mr. Lake has served as director of the operations center at the Department of State …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia ID 1860 Date 05/08/1990 President Bush. President Paz and distinguished members of the Bolivian delegation, it really has been a great pleasure to meet with you to discuss the issues of importance to both our countries. President Paz and I first met last September at the United Nations in New York, where I was addressing the General Assembly on making the world more secure and furthering our chemical weapons agreement. Last February, …
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Nomination of William Pelham Barr To Be Deputy Attorney General ID 1869 Date 05/11/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Pelham Barr to be Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. He would succeed Donald Belton Ayer. Since 1989 Mr. Barr has served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. Prior to this, he served as a partner with the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge in Washington, DC, 1984 - 1989; …