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… of lawsuits, technicalities and decrees, every American knows that profound notions of fairness, justice, equality, and civility define us and bind us. Not every American can recite the Constitution. But most of us can feel it. We feel it … of lawsuits, technicalities and decrees, every American knows that profound notions of fairness, justice, equality, and civility define us and bind us. Not every American can recite the Constitution. But most of us can feel it. We feel it …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Iran ID 2504 Date 11/29/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last report of May 14, 1990, 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 …
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Remarks at the Point of Light Award Presentation Ceremony for the Henderson Hall/Barcroft Elementary School Adopt-A-School Program in Arlington, Virginia ID 2783 Date 03/11/1991 Thank you, Dr. Kahan, and to everybody else -- Ms. Treadwell and Colonel Buckley, Corporal Simms, and so many others. I'm just delighted to be here with you, with the students, all the students of Barcroft, and their marine buddies from Henderson Hall. You know, this is, as Dr. Kahan said, a very special day because I am naming you …
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Remarks Following a Visit With Former President Jose Napoleon Duarte Fuentes of El Salvador ID 1136 Date 11/02/1989 The President. Well, I am very pleased to be out here with the Vice President and others today to pay tribute to a great friend of the United States and a tireless fighter for democracy, Jose Napoleon Duarte. President Duarte's life has been dedicated to advancing freedom and justice, and he is indeed the father of El Salvador's democracy. He is an inspiration to all of us. And to honor this …
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… Pounds became Portland's last police officer killed in the line of duty. He knew, as we do, that our task must be to defend civility through America's system of law. Achieving this will require character to rival these 21 policemen who gave of … Pounds became Portland's last police officer killed in the line of duty. He knew, as we do, that our task must be to defend civility through America's system of law. Achieving this will require character to rival these 21 policemen who gave of …
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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Republican Congressional Leaders ID 4775 Date 09/09/1992 The President. I've invited our leadership, Republican leadership, here this morning to talk about what can get done in this very short session of the Congress. I want the Congress to pass 12 signable appropriations bills. There's 4 weeks available. There's no reason why Congress cannot produce these spending bills individually without resorting to a lot of pork-laden additions to the bills. And I will sign them only …
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Remarks at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Musicale Reception ID 2907 Date 04/22/1991 Maestro, you and Sara can see how we all felt about that. But to Chairman Wolfensohn and Elaine; Chairman of the Corporate Fund William Schreyer; and to Dina -- Dina Merrill Hartley of the Trustee Development Committee; and to the Congressional Trustees, we welcome them, the members of the Trustees Circle and the new Hundred Club of the Corporate Fund. It is a pleasure -- sheer heaven -- for us to be …
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The President's News Conference in Kennebunkport, Maine ID 5198 Date 07/01/1991 The President. I am very pleased to announce that I will nominate Judge Clarence Thomas to serve as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Clarence Thomas was my first appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, where he served for over a year. And I believe he'll be a great Justice. He is the best person for this position. Judge Thomas compiled an excellent record at Holy Cross. He …
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Proclamation 6394 -- Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty, 1991 ID 3756 Date 12/16/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Thomas Jefferson once noted that the only firm basis of a nation's liberties is the ``conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are . . . the gift of God.'' By observing the bicentennial of our Bill of Rights as a Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty, we not only give honor where it is due but also reaffirm the …
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Statement on Signing Legislation Waiving Federal Immunity Relating to Solid and Hazardous Waste ID 4921 Date 10/06/1992 I am signing into law H.R. 2194, which waives Federal sovereign immunity for violation of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations related to solid and hazardous waste. Four years ago I promised the American people that I would make the Federal Government live up to the same environmental standards that apply to private citizens. By signing this bill, we take another step toward …
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Remarks at the National Urban League Conference ID 804 Date 08/08/1989 Thank you very much, Dr. Watson. And to you, my friend John Jacob, thank you, sir -- Tony Burns, the chairman, and all the other Urban League leaders. I single out my Cabinet-mate, Secretary Kemp. I'm delighted that you're here, Jack. Thank you all. You know, Jack told me coming over that you had a moment of silence -- a prayer, really, for Mickey Leland, my fellow Houstonian. And let me just say that we have been in touch with the …
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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Hostage Situation in Lebanon ID 775 Date 08/02/1989 Q. Mr. President, are you going to discuss the hostage crisis? Do you think that there is -- any other hostage is in danger? The President. Well, we're considering that that might well be the case, given statements that we've seen. And yes, indeed, my old friend -- we have started to discuss it, and I'm not going to put words in his mouth, but he expressed his concern. You're free to say something if you …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait ID 3447 Date 10/01/1991 The President. We've just had a very successful meeting with the Amir. And we stand together in our resolve that Iraq comply fully with all the United Nations Security Council resolutions so that it can never again pose a threat to Kuwait and all the nations of the region. In particular, the Amir and I strongly condemn Iraq's refusal to free the many Kuwaitis that are still held in Iraq. And we call …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Establish a ``GI Bill'' for Children ID 4489 Date 06/25/1992 To the Congress of the United States: Forty-eight years ago this week, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the GI Bill. With the hope of duplicating the success of that historic legislation, I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and enactment the ``Federal Grants for State and Local `GI Bills' for Children.'' This proposal is a crucial component of our efforts to …
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Remarks Introducing the Presidential Lecture Series ID 1411 Date 01/07/1990 Professor Donald and Mrs. Donald; Mr. Chief Justice and Mrs. Rehnquist; Chief Justice Burger, I understand, is here; Secretary Cheney and the Honorable Lynne Cheney; distinguished Members of the Congress; General Powell: Let me welcome you to the White House. And Barbara and I are very pleased to have you here. It's a privilege. We're proud to host this lecture on the Presidency of the United States. And this is the first in a …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Libya ID 4552 Date 07/07/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last report of January 10, 1992, 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 International …
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Remarks at a Reception for Governor Bob Martinez in Orlando, Florida ID 2382 Date 11/01/1990 Thank you all very, very much. You've been standing there a long time. Thank you. I am just delighted to be here. And the minute I got off this airplane, I felt that enthusiasm, the surge that guarantees that Bobby Martinez will be the Governor come election day once again. He deserves it, and he's got it moving. And Mary Jane, you were fantastic. If you want our dog to come down and campaign for you, just invite …
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Letter to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives on the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 ID 544 Date 06/14/1989 Dear XXXXX: Today the House of Representatives begins floor consideration of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). This legislation will provide vitally needed funds to restructure or close insolvent thrift institutions. The legislation would also overhaul the existing system of thrift …
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Statement on Signing the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ID 2169 Date 08/18/1990 I am today signing into law H.R. 1465, the ``Oil Pollution Act of 1990.'' In May 1989 the Administration sent its comprehensive oil pollution liability and compensation legislation to the Congress in the wake of the worst marine environmental disaster this Nation has ever experienced. During this disaster 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Since then, California, the Gulf of Mexico, …
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Remarks at the Republican Party Labor Day Picnic in Waukesha, Wisconsin ID 4766 Date 09/07/1992 Thank you so much. What a marvelous turnout. Waukesha knows how to do it. Thank you all very much. Barbara and I are delighted to be here. May I thank our great United States Senator Bob Kasten and say how lucky we are to have him and Eva in Washington, DC, two of the best. Please get out there and work hard in November. We've got to get more like him in the Senate. Of course, you heard from one of the great …
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Remarks on the Observance of African-American History Month ID 3962 Date 02/19/1992 Welcome to the White House, and thank you all very, very much for coming. The finalists and the semifinalists of the McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomorrow are here, and I want to salute them right off hand, over here. Welcome to the White House. And next let me single out, as a fan, the representatives of the Negro League Baseball Players Association, over here, very famous, all. Welcome. And to Mr. Justice White and …
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Statement on Signing the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 ID 4924 Date 10/06/1992 I have signed into law H.R. 5679, the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993.'' The Act provides important funding for the space program, environmental protection, and programs for our Nation's veterans. The Act provides the funds necessary to maintain a balanced …
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Remarks on Signing the Proclamation Commemorating the Designation of Atlanta as Olympic Host City ID 2295 Date 10/03/1990 Thank you all very, very much. First, look, it's a great pleasure to have you all here. I want to pay my respects to the Members of the Congress that are down to salute this event -- Senators, Congressmen. And I can feel this Atlanta spirit that you've made famous. I thought for a minute Maynard Jackson was taking over here. But nevertheless -- [laughter] -- I want to particularly …
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Remarks at the Awards Presentation Ceremony for Emigration Assistance to Ethiopian Jews ID 3059 Date 06/04/1991 I am just delighted to see all of you here in the Rose Garden to celebrate a wonderful thing and to honor four people of the many who participated in permitting people to go home. And I have had a chance to express my personal appreciation to Senator Boschwitz and this team of able American diplomats who made possible a humanitarian rescue mission of heroic proportions. Their efforts set the …
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… firefighters. I salute you for that, the country salutes you for that. And I think your very presence restored a sense of civility to an otherwise outrageous situation. Yesterday, I was privileged to go to a memorial service -- it was National … firefighters. I salute you for that, the country salutes you for that. And I think your very presence restored a sense of civility to an otherwise outrageous situation. Yesterday, I was privileged to go to a memorial service -- it was National …
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Remarks on Signing the Greek Independence Day Proclamation ID 4107 Date 03/25/1992 Welcome to the Rose Garden on this beautiful day. We're so pleased to have you all here. Thank you for the welcome for His Eminence and me. It's a pleasure to welcome you, many of you, most of you, back to the White House. First, may I pay my most sincere respects to Archbishop Iakovos, a true spiritual leader for whom we have enormous respect. And I'm just delighted that he's here with us today. And I want to thank our …
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Open Letter to College Students on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2608 Date 01/09/1991 If armed men invaded a home in this country, killed those in their way, stole what they wanted and then announced the house was now theirs -- no one would hesitate about what must be done. And that is why we cannot hesitate about what must be done halfway around the world: in Kuwait. There is much in the modern world that is subject to doubts or questions -- washed in shades of gray. But not the brutal aggression of Saddam …
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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua ID 2888 Date 04/17/1991 President Bush. Ladies and gentlemen, we can get all this out of the way early. It is a distinct privilege for Barbara and me to salute this evening an extraordinary leader of honor, compassion, and courage. With the greatest admiration, we welcome to the White House Nicaragua's President, Violeta Chamorro. Or, as I hear she was known by her growing family, or the family growing up, Madre Superiora. [Laughter] …
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Remarks at Republican Congressional Leadership Meeting ID 3571 Date 10/31/1991 The President. I just want to say a word before this meeting. I am looking forward to making some comments on this unemployment benefits. I have been saying all along that I want to sign an unemployment benefits package, and I want it to be one that does not bust the budget agreement. We want a temporary program that takes care of the people that are hurting out there, and there are people that are hurting. And I've said this …
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Radio Address to the Nation on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2596 Date 01/05/1991 As the new year begins, new challenges unfold -- challenges to America and the future of our world. Simply put: 1990 saw Iraq invade and occupy Kuwait. Nineteen ninety-one will see Iraq withdraw -- preferably by choice; by force, if need be. It is my most sincere hope 1991 is a year of peace. I've seen the hideous face of war and counted the costs of conflict in friends lost. I remember this all too well, and have no greater …