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Appointment of John A. Cline as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs ID 4323 Date 05/18/1992 The President today announced the appointment of John A. Cline as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. Since January 1991, Mr. Cline has served as Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs at the Department of Transportation. Prior to this, Mr. Cline served as the Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy at the Federal Transit Administration, an …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the North Pacific Fish Conservation Convention ID 4328 Date 05/19/1992 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, with Annex, which was signed by the United States of America on February 11, 1992, in Moscow. I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State …
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Nomination of William Arthur Rugh To Be United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates ID 4331 Date 05/19/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Arthur Rugh, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He would succeed Edward S. Walker, Jr. Since 1989, Ambassador Rugh has served as Director of the Near East and South Asia Bureau at the U.S. Information Agency. Prior to this he served …
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Nomination of James E. Gilleran To Be Comptroller of the Currency ID 4337 Date 05/21/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate James E. Gilleran, of California, to be Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, for a term of 5 years. He would succeed Robert Logan Clarke. Since 1989, Mr. Gilleran has served as superintendent of the California State Banking Department in San Francisco, CA. Prior to this, he served as president of the Commonwealth Group, 1987 - 89; managing …
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Remarks at the Ohio Freedom Day Celebration in Parma, Ohio ID 4339 Date 05/21/1992 Thank you so much. Thank you, Governor Voinovich. I think the people in Parma probably understand this, but let me just say it: You've got a great Governor of this State, and I'm proud to be with him. May I salute two members of my Cabinet, the President's Cabinet, with me here today: Secretary Jack Kemp, who runs HUD, doing a great job; he's out there working to help through enterprise zones and homeownership, doing a great …
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Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With the Mount Paran Christian School Community in Marietta, Georgia ID 4347 Date 05/27/1992 The President. Thank you, Dr. Walker, and all of you for taking your time. But what I wanted to do is just say a couple of brief remarks and then listen to you. Tomorrow there's a report coming out on the schools. It's an NAEP report. I think it will be announced by the Education Department. And it's got some troubling statistics in it, conclusions in it about kids: too much …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Fundraising Dinner in Atlanta, Georgia ID 4351 Date 05/27/1992 Thank you all so very much. And Jim, thank you for sharing this highly successful dinner. I'm deeply appreciative. Thank you also for the introduction. May I thank Kathleen Bertram, who rendered the national anthem with such beauty and such feeling. Thank you very much. To Dr. Tomlinson, thank you, sir, for the invocation. A Congressman from here, but I believe from this particular district, Newt Gingrich, is up -- the …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters on Departure for Camp David, Maryland ID 4539 Date 07/02/1992 The President. I have two subjects I want to address very briefly before we leave here. First, on the unemployment extension bill. This afternoon the House passed an unemployment bill, and the Senate is expected to act shortly; it may have already moved. But the bill that came out of the House-Senate conference is a good one. It took the best of the House and Senate positions. It's paid for, and it does not …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Lech Walesa of Poland in Warsaw ID 4547 Date 07/05/1992 President Walesa. I'd like to state once again that we owe a great deal to America. We'd like to pay tribute to the President and try to do everything to retain the interest of the States and of Mr. President, and at the same time making it as good as possible for America. American involvement in leading towards democracy was great. And in Poland, American involvement is necessary for Europe. We simply …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Jozsef Antall of Hungary in Helsinki, Finland ID 4557 Date 07/10/1992 Refugees Q. -- -- give U.S. money for Bosnian refugees being in Hungary? The President. Well, we're going to discuss a lot of questions here with my esteemed friend, and I'll have a better feeling for that after I discuss these matters. But it's a great honor and pleasure to see him. He has our full confidence, I can tell you that. Eastern Europe Q. Do you think the changes …
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Statement on Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts ID 4563 Date 07/13/1992 A few weeks ago, President Boris Yeltsin and I agreed to the most far-reaching reductions in nuclear weaponry since the dawn of the atomic age. Yet even as our own arsenals diminish, the spread of the capability to produce or acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them constitutes a growing threat to U.S. national security interests and world peace. In a world in which regional tensions may unpredictably erupt into …
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Nomination of Walter Scott Light To Be United States Ambassador to Ecuador ID 4565 Date 07/13/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Walter Scott Light, of Texas, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Ecuador. He would succeed Paul C. Lambert. Since 1957, Mr. Light has served as president and chief executive officer of the Lighting Oil Co. in San Antonio, TX. Mr. Light graduated from New Mexico Military Institute, Junior College Division (1951) and …
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Nomination of Linton F. Brooks To Be Assistant Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ID 4566 Date 07/13/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Linton F. Brooks, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency at the Bureau of Strategic and Nuclear Affairs. He would succeed Susan Jane Koch. Ambassador Brooks has served as head of the U.S. delegation on Nuclear and Space Talks and Chief Strategic Arms …
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Nomination of David P. Prosperi To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ID 4567 Date 07/13/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate David P. Prosperi, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring March 26, 1997. He would succeed Marshall Turner, Jr. Since 1990, Mr. Prosperi has served as vice president of communications at the Chicago Board of Trade. He has also served as …
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Nomination of Shirley W. Ryan To Be a Member of the National Council on Disability ID 4568 Date 07/13/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Shirley W. Ryan, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1994. She would succeed John Leopold. Currently Ms. Ryan serves as president and cofounder of the Pathways Center for Children in Glenview, IL, founded in 1985. In addition, Ms. Ryan has served on the boards of several educational …
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Remarks on Signing the Giant Sequoia in National Forests Proclamation in Sequoia National Forest ID 4570 Date 07/14/1992 Dale Robertson, thank you, sir. As all of you know, Mr. Robertson is the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. But I would like to take this opportunity not simply to thank him but to thank the other dedicated professionals that work in the Forest Service. And I'm just delighted to be here today and delighted that Bill Reilly, the head of EPA, is with us; that Congressman Bill Thomas, who …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Iraq's Compliance With United Nations Security Council Resolutions ID 4577 Date 07/16/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102 - 1), and as part of my continuing effort to keep the Congress fully informed, I am again reporting on the status of efforts to obtain compliance by Iraq with the resolutions adopted by the U.N. Security Council. Since the events …
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Nomination of Harriet Winsar Isom To Be United States Ambassador to Cameroon ID 4579 Date 07/17/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Harriet Winsar Isom, of Oregon, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Cameroon. She would succeed Frances D. Cook. Since 1989, Ambassador Isom has served as Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. She has also served as Charge d'Affaires at the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Baltic-American Enterprise Fund ID 5037 Date 10/28/1992 The President announced today that he will seek congressional authorization for the creation of a Baltic-American Enterprise Fund. This new fund, which will serve Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, will be capitalized at million over 3 years and will be led by a board of directors composed of American citizens and representatives from the three Baltic countries. The enterprise fund will be modeled after …
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Statement on Signing the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 ID 5042 Date 10/28/1992 Today I am signing into law S. 1623, the ``Audio Home Recording Act of 1992,'' which will benefit American consumers, creators, and innovators. S. 1623 will ensure that American consumers have access to equipment embodying the new digital audio recording technology. It also protects the legitimate rights of our songwriters, performers, and recording companies to be fairly rewarded for their tremendous talent, expertise, and …
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Remarks to the Community in Grand Rapids, Michigan ID 5049 Date 10/29/1992 The President. Thank you very much. May I start by paying my respects and giving my profound thanks to Gerald R. Ford, a great President, a wonderful friend, and a terrific guy. You guys are fired up. Of course, I am very proud that John Engler is running our campaign. I believe I've learned a lesson for John. A couple of years ago, the pollsters, the media, if you'll excuse the expression -- -- Audience members. Boo-o-o! The …
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Statement on Signing the Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992 ID 5052 Date 10/29/1992 Today I am signing into law S. 1569, the ``Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992.'' I am pleased that the bill explicitly authorizes an American national to file suit in the United States for the recovery of treble damages against the perpetrators of international terrorism. This will ensure that, if needed, a remedy will be available for Americans injured abroad by senseless acts of terrorism. My approval of …
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Remarks at a Rally in St. Louis ID 5055 Date 10/30/1992 The President. Thank you very much. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you so much for this great return-to-Missouri reception. May I start by thanking the Democratic Governor of Maryland. It takes a lot of guts to do what he did today, and I'm delighted to have his endorsement. Of course, the special icing on the cake is to have the support of Jack Buck and have him …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Emergency Food Shipments to Armenia ID 5064 Date 10/31/1992 The President authorized today the immediate transport of emergency food shipments to Armenia. The President ordered this action in response to an urgent request October 30 from Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan concerning critical shortages of wheat grain in Armenia caused by unstable political and economic conditions in the Caucasus region. To assist Armenia in this current crisis, the United States …
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White House Statement on Disaster Assistance for Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, and Guam ID 5065 Date 10/31/1992 The President today made available emergency appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds will provide assistance in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, and Guam to victims of Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar. These funds were appropriated in Public Law 102 - 368, the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, which was signed into law on …
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Remarks to the Community in Auburn Hills, Michigan ID 5066 Date 11/01/1992 The President. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Bill, hey, listen, thank you, Bill Laimbeer. Thank you all very, very much for the welcome to the Palace. And I am very proud to have Bill Laimbeer at my side. I think that's going to get us in there for victory in Michigan. So, Bill, thank you very much. Let's slam-dunk our opponent, the Governor from Arkansas, on Tuesday. No, I'm delighted to be here -- very …
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Remarks to the Community in Stratford, Connecticut ID 5067 Date 11/01/1992 The President. Thank you. Thank you all. What a fantastic rally. Four more. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you all. Thank you so very much. What a great welcome back to Connecticut. Thank you very much. Thank you very, very much for that warm welcome back. And to all of you inside and the 10,000 outside, thanks for that welcome back. May I start by saluting our great …
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Remarks at a Rally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ID 5072 Date 11/02/1992 The President. Thank you very much. What a great Louisiana welcome. Unbelievable. Thank you very much. Thank you so very much for this welcome back. And may I at the outset of these remarks say thank you, Louisiana, and thank you, Cheryl Ladd, an old friend, for introducing me here today. And I want to salute Congressman Richard Baker, Congressman Holloway, Congressman Livingston, all three great guys; former Congressman and your former …
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Remarks to the Community in Findlay, Ohio ID 4854 Date 09/26/1992 Hey, listen, it's great to be back in Findlay. We want to come down and shake a few hands, but thanks for this welcome. We've had a great trip across, all the way from Columbus through Marysville, Arlington. Here we are in Findlay, and on we go. But I'll tell you something: This is a great part of the United States. Do not let Bill Clinton tell you that this is a nation in decline. We are the best in the entire world. We can solve every …
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Remarks to the Community in Holly, Michigan ID 4861 Date 09/27/1992 What a great day. My heavens, beautiful. Thank you, thank you very, very much. What a beautiful day in Holly. My heavens. Thank you, President Regan. Has a nice ring to it. [Laughter] May I salute Governor Engler and Michelle Engler, who have been on this train for us. You've got a great Governor here, a great Governor in this State. You know, everyplace I go I see people yelling, ``Clean House! Clean House!'' Elect Dick Chrysler now, and …