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Remarks at the Points of Light Community Service Celebration ID 2926 Date 04/26/1991 Please be seated. Thank you all. I don't know how you begin to thank all these people that have contributed to this very special day. Tony Danza, an old friend -- I think he was as moved as I was by that reading we had just a minute ago. Randy Travis, so generous with his time and his creativity; Patti LuPone. I don't know what to say about the Eagles there, but it's just beautiful. And Andrae and Saundra, and Larnelle, …
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Nomination of John Thomas McCarthy To Be United States Ambassador to Tunisia ID 2928 Date 04/26/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate John Thomas McCarthy, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Tunisia. He would succeed Robert H. Pelletreau. Ambassador McCarthy currently serves as a diplomat-in-residence at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia. From 1988 to 1990 Ambassador McCarthy served as the U.S. Ambassador …
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Nomination of Gordon S. Brown To Be United States Ambassador to Mauritania ID 2933 Date 04/30/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Gordon S. Brown, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. He would succeed William Hart Twaddell. Since 1989, Mr. Brown has served as a political adviser for the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, FL. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Brown served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, …
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Nomination of Sally G. Cowal To Be United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago ID 2940 Date 05/02/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Sally G. Cowal, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She would succeed Charles A. Gargano. Currently Ms. Cowal serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs in Washington, DC. Prior to this Ms. Cowal served as …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Disaster Assistance to Bangladesh ID 2943 Date 05/03/1991 The President has sent a message to Prime Minister Zia of Bangladesh expressing his condolences and those of the American people on the horrible devastation caused by the recent cyclone. Our hearts go out in particular to the families of the numerous victims of this terrible tragedy. We also have assured the government of Bangladesh that the United States stands ready to assist in the tasks of relief and …
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Remarks to Cochran Gardens Community Members in St. Louis, Missouri ID 2946 Date 05/03/1991 Thank you, Governor, and thank all of you. Bertha was telling me you've been out there in the rain for 2 hours. That's beyond the call of duty, as we say over there -- as General Schwarzkopf would say. But let me just say how pleased I am to be here. Bertha asked about Barbara Bush, and I wish she was with me today; she wishes she were here, too. But she's doing an awful lot to help kids learn to read. And I hope …
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Exchange With Reporters in Bethesda, Maryland, on the President's Health ID 2954 Date 05/06/1991 Q. Mr. President, what do you think? The President. I feel all right. I've just got to get over and get back to work, and keep a little monitor going here. Q. Have you had to change your lifestyle at all or -- -- The President. Go ahead and ask the doctors that, but not as far as I'm concerned. Q. Are you going to lighten up at all for the next few days? The President. Well, they said to gradually get back into …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Banking Reform Legislation ID 2958 Date 05/06/1991 Dear Mr. Chairman: (Dear Representative:) As the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs moves forward with legislation addressing banking reform, let me reiterate my strong support for the Administration's proposal to modernize the Nation's financial system. I applaud your Committee's bipartisan decision to use this comprehensive proposal as the foundation for Committee action before the end of June. My …
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Nomination of Nancy Risque Rohrbach To Be an Assistant Secretary of Labor ID 3151 Date 06/28/1991 The President has nominated Nancy Risque Rohrbach, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy at the United States Department of Labor. She would succeed Jennifer Lynn Dorn. Since 1989 Ms. Rohrbach has served as a consultant in Arlington, VA, and as a commissioner on the National Commission on Children. Prior to this she served as an Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary at the …
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Exchange With Reporters on START Negotiations and Possible Soviet-United States Summit ID 3155 Date 07/08/1991 Q. Mr. President, does it look like you're still going to be going to Moscow at the end of the month? The President. Well, a lot depends on this meeting that's coming up between the Secretary of State, Foreign Minister Bessmertnykh and Moiseyev -- General Moiseyev. And I've said before that what we want to do is to have a summit meeting with the Soviets. I've also said that I want this START …
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Remarks Announcing the New American Schools Development Corporation Board ID 3156 Date 07/08/1991 Lamar, thank you. And I really wanted to have Lamar say something so I could more formally salute him for this fantastic job he's doing, and others at the Department are doing, in this field of education. I am so proud of the job he and David Kearns -- right out of the corporate community, he's pitched in. And I think it's conceded, without respect to politics at all, that we have not only a first-class team …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Renewed START Negotiations ID 3158 Date 07/08/1991 Yesterday afternoon Soviet Ambassador Komplektov conveyed to General Scowcroft, President Gorbachev's response to the President's message of Saturday. President Gorbachev agreed with the President's view for the need to redouble efforts at completing a START agreement and accepted the President's invitation to send a delegation to Washington to work on the negotiations. The Soviet delegation, headed by Foreign …
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Remarks at a Meeting of the American Defense Preparedness Association ID 3160 Date 07/09/1991 Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for that warm welcome. Ladies and gentlemen, and, General Skibbie, thank you, sir, for that introduction. It's a pleasure to be your guest here. My thanks also to the chairman, Mac Cramer, and to all of you for coming. I would single out, except I can't see them, our three service Secretaries and Ambassador Cooper who are all with us today. And I might say, all …
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Memorandum on the Combined Federal Campaign ID 3169 Date 07/09/1991 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies This has been a special year for all Americans. We have experienced a coming together, a rebirth of patriotism and service to the Nation. Whether speaking of Desert Storm or the Thousand Points of Light, I am reminded daily that Federal employees have been in the forefront making magnificent contributions. In this regard, the Combined Federal Campaign is an avenue through which …
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Remarks at the White House Conference on Library and Information Services ID 3173 Date 07/10/1991 Thank you all very much for that welcome, and may I thank our marvelous band over there who brought us the music. What a job they always do. And may I, at the outset of these comments, thank those who have served and worked so hard to make this successful event a reality -- Charles Reid, the Chairman of the White House Conference -- [applause]. I'm glad his family's out there. [Laughter] Richard Akeroyd, the …
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Nomination of John Giffen Weinmann for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as Chief of Protocol for the White House ID 3181 Date 07/11/1991 The President has announced his intention to appoint John Giffen Weinmann, of Louisiana, to be Chief of Protocol for the White House. He would succeed Joseph Verner Reed. In conjunction with this position, the President has announced his intention to nominate Mr. Weinmann for the rank of Ambassador while so serving. Since 1989 Ambassador Weinmann has served as U.S. …
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Statement Reaffirming the Government-to-Government Relationship Between the Federal Government and Indian Tribal Governments ID 3098 Date 06/14/1991 On January 24, 1983, the Reagan-Bush administration issued a statement on Indian policy recognizing and reaffirming a government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the Federal Government. This relationship is the cornerstone of the Bush-Quayle administration's policy of fostering tribal self-government and self-determination. This …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Constraints on Trade With China ID 3100 Date 06/16/1991 The President has implemented his decision announced on May 27, 1991, to impose constraints on high technology trade with the People's Republic of China as a result of actions by entities in the P.R.C. to transfer missile technology to other countries. The President decided that the significant risks to U.S. security interests posed by these missile transfers require the imposition of limits on the sale of …
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Remarks at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Dinner in Los Angeles, California ID 3103 Date 06/16/1991 Thank you all very much. Let me first thank my dear friend, Jerry Weintraub, for that generous introduction. And thanks to Wilson Phillips for the anthem so beautifully done. My thanks to Tony Danza for being here. [Laughter] Had to go out and get a haircut so we would recognize him. [Laughter] But what a good man he is. And Barbara and I are just delighted to be here tonight. We wanted to specially be here to …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Annual Report on International Activities in Science and Technology ID 3120 Date 06/21/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:) In accordance with Title V of the Foreign Relations Act of Fiscal 1979, as amended (Public Law 95 - 426; 22 U.S.C. 2656c(b)), I am transmitting the annual report on international activities in science and technology for fiscal year 1990. This year's report highlights the unique role of science and technology in foreign policy by …
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Nomination of Frank G. Wisner To Be United States Ambassador to the Philippines ID 3122 Date 06/21/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank G. Wisner, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines. He would succeed Nicholas Platt. Since 1986 Ambassador Wisner has served as U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Prior to this, Ambassador Wisner served as Deputy Assistant …
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Nomination of Eric I. Garfinkel To Be an Under Secretary of Commerce ID 3123 Date 06/21/1991 The President today nominated Eric I. Garfinkel, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He would succeed Dennis Edward Kloske. Since 1989, Mr. Garfinkel has served as Assistant Secretary for Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to this, Mr. Garfinkel served in the Transition Office of the President-Elect as the …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Trade With Mongolia ID 3133 Date 06/24/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 407 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 - 618, January 3, 1975; 88 Stat. 1978), as amended (the ``Trade Act''), I am transmitting a copy of a proclamation that extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Mongolian People's Republic. I also enclose the text of the ``Agreement on Trade Relations Between the Government of the United States of …
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Declaration on Peace and Cooperation of the Heads of State and Government Participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Rome ID 3600 Date 11/08/1991 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Rome to open a new chapter in the history of our Alliance. The far-reaching decisions we have taken here mark an important stage in the transformation of NATO that we launched in London last year. 2. The world has changed …
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The President's News Conference in Rome, Italy ID 3602 Date 11/08/1991 NATO Summit The President. Let me get my brainpower up here. Well, let me just make a brief statement, and then I'll be glad to respond to a handful of questions. This Alliance has been an extraordinary success. The cold war, the division of Europe, the East-West military struggle are no longer subject for leaders but for historians. But I won't dwell on NATO's successful past. I want to talk about NATO's future. The Rome summit is a …
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Proclamation 6371 -- National Women Veterans Recognition Week, 1991 ID 3612 Date 11/12/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Earlier this year, some 35,000 American service women played highly visible roles in ensuring the success of our military operations in the Persian Gulf. While we celebrate their outstanding contributions -- and those of their counterparts here at home and at bases around the world -- we do well to remember that women have been an invaluable part of the …
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Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the Iran Emergency ID 3615 Date 11/12/1991 To the Congress of the United States: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this …
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Nomination of Arnold R. Tompkins To Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services ID 3624 Date 11/13/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Arnold R. Tompkins, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Management and Budget, succeeding Mary Sheila Gall, and to be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, a new position. Since 1989, Mr. Tompkins has served as Counselor to the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department …
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Remarks to the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City, Missouri ID 3625 Date 11/13/1991 Thank you, Mark, FFA's outstanding President. You know, when Mark and the other national officers came to the White House a year ago and again this summer, they asked me to come to Kansas City. And after a welcome like this, there's no place I'd rather be. And there is also no place better than sitting up here with Miss America, Carolyn Sapp. [Laughter] I'd like to be the one sitting right there, but it seems my …
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Interview With Don Marsh of KTVI - TV in St. Louis, Missouri ID 3626 Date 11/13/1991 Unemployment Compensation Bill Q. Mr. President, let's make some news. You've just talked to Mr. Dole, Senator Dole, you've got some news for us. The President. Well, I talked to Senator Dole and Congressman Bob Michel, our leader in the House. I congratulated the Speaker, Speaker Foley, Chairman Rostenkowski of the Ways and Means Committee, both our leaders. And it looks like we now have at long last an unemployment …