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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on General Motors Plant Closings ID 3986 Date 02/25/1992 The White House made no attempt whatsoever to influence General Motors' decision over which plants to close and which plants to keep open. The White House considers such matters to be internal corporate decisions. The President is very much aware of the human costs associated with these tough economic times. This recent plant closing announcement underscores the critical importance of the Congress acting …
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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 17 -- Memorandum on Counternarcotics Assistance for Mexico ID 3996 Date 02/26/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense Subject: Drawdown from Department of Defense Stocks for Counternarcotics Assistance for Mexico Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw …
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Text of Remarks at the Opening Session of the Drug Summit in San Antonio ID 3998 Date 02/27/1992 It is a great honor and pleasure to call to order an historic meeting, in a historic city, in a historic State, my home State of Texas. We are all here to make this San Antonio drug summit as successful as the first summit called by President Barco 2 years ago in beautiful, heroic Cartagena. It is fitting to begin this meeting with a warm tribute to the great, visionary man who first brought us together on this …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Release of American Hostage Joseph Cicippio ID 3689 Date 12/02/1991 We join the family of Joseph Cicippio in their happiness for his release after these many years of unjust captivity in Lebanon. For their assistance in the release, we wish to thank the United Nations and the Governments of Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. Our joy is tempered, however, with deep concern for those who remain in captivity. We call once again for the immediate and unconditional release …
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Statement on Signing Legislation on Trade and Unemployment Benefits ID 3701 Date 12/04/1991 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 1724. This legislation authorizes the President to terminate the application of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. It would permit the President to accord permanent most-favored-nation (MFN) status and to normalize our relations in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade with these countries. The passage …
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Exchange With Reporters on the South Lawn ID 3711 Date 12/06/1991 Pearl Harbor The President. I do want to say that I'm looking forward to going to Pearl Harbor. I think for me and a lot of other Americans of my generation this is a very emotional time. And this will be a very emotional day tomorrow. But I also approach it as a day of healing, appropriately honoring those who died at Pearl Harbor and those who were killed in World War II after Pearl Harbor. But also what I want to do is put the focus on …
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Remarks to Mag Instrument Employees in Ontario, California ID 3712 Date 12/06/1991 Well, thank you, Tony and Claire, and thank all of you for the tour we just went on. It's nice to see both Tony and Claire. I saw them a couple of weeks ago back in Washington. The Maglicas are doing a great job. And I also am pleased to see Senator Seymour, one of California's two Senators with us here today, sitting up here with me. And we brought another person along, but I don't see her -- Pat Saiki over here, who is …
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Remarks to the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs in Ontario, California ID 3713 Date 12/06/1991 Thank you, Nancy DeDeimar, and thank you for that introduction and thank you for indulgence of all the detail that has to go into a visit of this nature. But I am delighted to be with you all here. I've been to several Kiwanis events over quite a few years, so as an outsider, let me start by saying: I'm George Bush, from Washington, DC, President of the United States of America. And Nancy graciously introduced my friend, …
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Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor ID 3718 Date 12/07/1991 Thank you, Captain Ross. Thank you, sir. To our Secretary of Defense and our Chairman of our Joint Chiefs; members of our Cabinet; distinguished Governors here; and so many Members of the United States Congress; Admiral Larson; members of our Armed Forces, then and now; family and friends of the Arizona and Utah; fellow veterans. Thank you very much for that introduction, Don, and thank you all for that …
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Remarks at a Briefing by the National Commission on AIDS ID 3722 Date 12/09/1991 Lou, thank you. And let me just thank Dr. Rogers and Dr. Osborn and, of course, all the members of the AIDS Commission. And let me tell them that I have great confidence in the professionals in this Government, from Dr. Sullivan on, the people out at NIH, Dr. Roper, and so many others that are working these problems. And when you have something as devastating and as scary as AIDS, I'm not sure that our people that are working …
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Proclamation 6390 -- Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 1991 ID 3725 Date 12/09/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation When the Federal Convention ended in September 1787 and our Constitution was presented to the States for ratification, it was hailed by many as a triumph for liberty and self-government. ``The Constitution,'' wrote Thomas Jefferson, ``is unquestionably the wisest ever yet presented to men.'' Still, he and others voiced concern that it …
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Text of Remarks at Camp Casey in Yongsan, South Korea ID 3822 Date 01/06/1992 I understand you've come to Yongsan from far and wide. It's a great privilege to meet with all of you today. Let me salute the proud men and women of the 2d Infantry Division. You are truly ``second to none.'' You serve at a time when Korea is reaching new world status, when we can build on the progress and the promise of a new year. More than a military alliance, our countries are moving toward a political, economic, and …
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Remarks to the President's Drug Advisory Council ID 3834 Date 01/10/1992 Thank you all very much for that welcome, and thank you, Bill Moss, especially, and thank you for the job you did as Chairman in launching the Drug Advisory Council. I'm delighted to be home. And you've got to admit, when I get the flu, I do it in a very dramatic -- [laughter] -- way. But it was so embarrassing. [Laughter] But I do feel well, a little bit jet-lagged. We just flew 12 straight hours from Tokyo. In fact, we got here …
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Statement on the Death of WUSA - TV Sportscaster Glenn Brenner ID 3845 Date 01/14/1992 Barbara and I are greatly saddened by the untimely death of Glenn Brenner, a man whose wit and ability has endeared him to so many Washingtonians. The suddenness of his death and the warmth of his personality leave all of us with a painful emptiness. Sometimes we think we know television personalities better than we really do. But Glenn Brenner's life and his many friends demonstrate that the man we saw was real, a man …
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Appointment of Timothy J. McBride as an Assistant to the President for Management and Administration
Appointment of Timothy J. McBride as an Assistant to the President for Management and Administration ID 3846 Date 01/14/1992 The President today announced the appointment of Timothy J. McBride, currently Deputy Assistant to the President, to be an Assistant to the President for Management and Administration. Most recently Mr. McBride served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, October 1991 to December 1991. Prior to this Mr. McBride served as Assistant …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Hall Meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire ID 3850 Date 01/15/1992 The President. I am very, very pleased to be back. Mike, how are you? This guy meets me at Pease every time I come in there. [Laughter] Exeter rose-grower. Let me just say how really pleased I am to be here and to thank you for turning out. I want to make a couple of comments, and then it's mainly questions. Isn't it, Judd? First, I want to thank the Governor for being at my side. You know my …
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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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Remarks Announcing the Job Training 2000 Initiative in Atlanta ID 3858 Date 01/17/1992 Let me say it's been a joy to be back in Atlanta. I was privileged to be over at the Martin Luther King Center, pay fitting and appropriate tribute to that great leader, and now have an opportunity to be here. I want to single out again, to those who weren't over there, Secretary Sullivan. Dr. Sullivan is the Secretary of HHS, the largest Department in the Federal Government, and doing a superb job. And for you kids, …
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Nomination of William O. Studeman To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence ID 3859 Date 01/17/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Vice Adm. William O. Studeman, USN, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. He would succeed Richard J. Kerr. Currently Vice Admiral Studeman serves as Director of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, MD. Prior to this, he served as Director of Naval Intelligence, 1985 - 1988, and as Director of the Long Range Planning Group at the …
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Remarks at a Head Start Center in Catonsville, Maryland ID 3860 Date 01/21/1992 Maryanne Anderson, thank you so very much, not just you but everybody that has given us this very warm welcome. May I salute our Secretary of Education, who is with us. Were you introduced before I walked in here? Stand up, come on: Lamar Alexander, the Secretary of Education for the United States. Lou Sullivan, right here, is the Secretary of HHS. And most of you know him by his works, but Lou, I guess you were greeted. And …
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Remarks at a Points of Light Recognition Ceremony for the San Antonio Spurs Drug-Free Youth Basketball League in San Antonio ID 4002 Date 02/27/1992 Let me thank David, David Robinson, for the introduction, what he does for you kids, what these other guys do for you guys; Mayor Nelson Wolf; and it's great to see all of you here. Gregg Popovich and Frank Martin, thanks for the great work you do for the league. I'm also glad to see some of the Spurs here and, of course, an old friend of mine, owner Red …
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Remarks at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Dinner in Houston, Texas ID 4008 Date 02/28/1992 Thank you very much, Don. Let me just say how pleased Barbara and I are to be back here. You have a wonderful way of making people feel at home, those involved in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Let me first salute last year's winners of the Scramble, of the Houston Calf Scramble, now celebrating its 50th year, and also the 1991 livestock and dairy judging contests. Congratulations on using your 0 …
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Exchange With Reporters in Houston ID 4009 Date 02/28/1992 Presidential Campaign Q. Mr. President, Marlin Fitzwater says Buchanan is a town bully. The President. Hey, I don't want to take any questions. We're here talking rodeo. Q. They're Fitzwater's words, not ours. The President. I have great confidence in Marlin. [Laughter] We've got to see the big guy here. A little jackass coming up here. Get him over. Q. I'm afraid to ask a question after that remark. [Laughter] The President. That's right -- …
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Statement on the Georgia Presidential Primary Victory ID 4023 Date 03/03/1992 Thanks to the Republican voters of Georgia, we are another step closer to our goal of winning every primary and caucus. After the votes are counted in Maryland and Colorado, I'm confident our campaign will be seven-for-seven in this election season. We are well on our way to the nomination and look forward to taking the battle to the Democrats. Barbara and I deeply appreciate the support we received today for our message of jobs, …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Fundraising Luncheon in Tampa, Florida ID 4025 Date 03/04/1992 Thank you, General. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you so much. I will have a word more to say about the introducer in just a minute. But thank you all so much for that warm welcome back. Well, I want to thank a lot of people, everybody in this audience. But I think of Alec Courtelis, our campaign's national finance cochairman; Zach Zachariah, who has done a great job as our chairman here in this wonderful State. …
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Remarks on Departure From Columbia, South Carolina ID 4029 Date 03/05/1992 Hey, listen, let me just ask you now to go out and be sure to vote on Saturday and send the rest of the Super Tuesday States a strong message. I want to be your President for 4 more years, so give me that vote. And thanks for your fantastic support, and don't let all the doomsayers get you down. I love this South Carolina optimism, the South Carolina pride, the South Carolina patriotism. So thanks for this warm welcome. Now we're …
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Statement on Signing the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ID 4031 Date 03/05/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 355, the ``Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.'' This bill provides, for a period of 10 years, general authority for the Secretary of the Interior to take action in the Western States to protect and preserve fish and wildlife habitat and assist farmers and urban dwellers in overcoming drought conditions. In addition, the bill provides permanent …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Kissimmee Basin Restoration Project ID 4032 Date 03/05/1992 The President is pleased to announce that the Federal Government has reached in principle agreement with the State of Florida to restore a major portion of the lower Kissimmee Basin. The project envisioned would restore 66 miles of river and 29,000 acres of wetlands. It will help benefit over 300 species and create jobs in the process. We are prepared to agree to a plan which will implement this …
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Exchange With Reporters in Pensacola, Florida ID 4039 Date 03/07/1992 The President. That is amazing. He said, and this man's entitled to his opinion, that we set the course record for going down there and back, 2 miles. Q. Do you believe it? [Laughter] Q. They tell that to all the Commanders in Chief. The President. Do you believe I'm going to win the primaries? Arms Shipments in Persian Gulf Q. Are you worried about the Scuds, sir? The President. Scuds? Yes. But the man who ought to be worried about it …
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Statement on the Death of Menachem Begin of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters ID 4040 Date 03/09/1992 The President. We're going to have just a little statement here. Thanks for helping with the logistics here. But what I want to do now is to send our most sincere condolences to the people of Israel and to the family of Menachem Begin, former Prime Minister. His historic role in the peace conference, peace process, will never be forgotten; particular emphasis, of course, will always be on his historic …