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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 …
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The President's News Conference ID 3863 Date 01/22/1992 Secretary of Transportation Nominee The President. Let me just say that I am nominating Andy Card, Andrew H. Card, Jr., to be the Secretary of Transportation. His distinguished career in government service at both the State and the national level give him the unique background for serving the Nation's transportation interests. He's a friend of many years who started his career as a legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. I have …
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Teleconference Remarks to the March for Life Rally ID 3866 Date 01/22/1992 I admire your conviction and dedication as you watch out for the most helpless members of our human family. The most compelling legacy of this Nation is Jefferson's concept that all are created equal. It doesn't say ``born equal.'' He says ``created.'' From the moment the miracle of life occurs, human beings must cherish that life, must hold it in awe, must preserve, protect, and defend it. It's there in our Declaration of …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Spain-United States Legal Assistance Treaty ID 3868 Date 01/22/1992 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 Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, signed at Washington on November 20, 1990. I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the Report of the Department of State with respect to …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater Announcing the Drug Summit in San Antonio, Texas ID 3870 Date 01/22/1992 The President, after consultations with other participating governments, is announcing today that the second regional drug summit will be held in San Antonio, TX, February 26 and 27. This meeting, 2 years after the Cartagena summit, represents another important milestone in the war on drugs. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss and coordinate our expanding counternarcotics cooperation …
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Remarks on the Presentation of the Senior Executive Service Awards ID 3872 Date 01/23/1992 Connie, thank you. And at the outset of these remarks, let me just pay my respects to Connie Newman and say what a first-class job I know she's doing at OPM. And I know that you take a lot of pride in this event, since you rose through the ranks yourself, starting, as I understand it, if my history is correct, 30 years ago as a GS - 3 -- [laughter] -- I've still got you beat on the age now -- [laughter] -- GS - 3 …
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Remarks Honoring the Women's World Cup Soccer Champions ID 3874 Date 01/23/1992 Well, a thousand apologies for keeping such a distinguished group waiting. And thank all of you for coming here to the White House. First, may I single out the Acting Secretary of Commerce, Rock Schnabel, down here, and John Keller, the Under Secretary for Travel and Tourism. Coach Dorrance, the coach is over here, the guiding light of the women's national soccer team, and congratulations. J.B. Marine, the U.S. Youth Soccer …
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Memorandum on Regulatory Coordination ID 3889 Date 01/28/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Subject: Regulatory Coordination As you know, the Congress has failed to enact important growth-oriented legislation that we have proposed. Although we will continue to work with the …
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Appointment of Daniel B. McGroarty as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting ID 3893 Date 01/29/1992 The President today announced the appointment of Daniel B. McGroarty as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting. Mr. McGroarty has served as speechwriter to the President since 1989 and Deputy Director of Speechwriting since 1991. Prior to coming to the White House, he held the positions of senior speechwriter to Secretary of Defense Frank C. …
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Remarks to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ID 3895 Date 01/30/1992 Thank you all very, very much for that welcome back. Please be seated, and thank you. Please be seated. I don't want to keep Boris Yeltsin waiting later on. [Laughter] Thank you, Joe. Senator Specter and Joan, laboring in the vineyards of the city council here, we're delighted to be with you. And coming up with us from Washington were two of our great Congressmen from this area, Larry Coughlin and Kurt Weldon, over here. May I, …
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Remarks to the United Nations Security Council in New York City ID 3897 Date 01/31/1992 Thank you, Mr. President, for your key role in convening this first-ever summit of the United Nations Security Council. Fellow members and Mr. Secretary-General, congratulations to you, sir, as you take office at this time of tremendous challenge and opportunity. And for the United States, it's a high honor to participate, to speak at this history-making event. We meet at a moment of new beginnings for this institution …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With President Ronald Venetiaan of Suriname ID 3901 Date 02/03/1992 The President met today with President Ronald Venetiaan of the Republic of Suriname. The President expressed his satisfaction at the success of Suriname's elections and orderly transition to democratic civilian government following the military coup in December of 1990. He stressed the United States deep commitment to fostering democratic civilian rule throughout the …
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Statement on Signing the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Bill ID 3916 Date 02/07/1992 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 4095 to extend and increase the benefits available under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. These benefits are financed in a manner consistent with the discipline of the budget agreement and long-term economic growth. The 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits provided by this legislation means real help to unemployed workers and their families during these …
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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 14 -- Memorandum on Redesignation of Ethiopia Under the Export-Import Bank Act ID 3926 Date 02/10/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination under Section 2(b)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended: Ethiopia Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2(b)(2)(C) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (the Act), 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(C), I hereby determine that Ethiopia (designated ``Socialist Ethiopia'' in section …
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Remarks to U.S. FIRST in Manchester, New Hampshire ID 3938 Date 02/12/1992 Let me just say first, thanks to Dean Kamen, the brains behind this effort. There were a lot of support brains working with it, too. And a little education right here and I've done a little homework on all the work, the marvelous work that's been done here. And I wish I could be at the inaugural of the FIRST Encounters contest. By creating this imaginative new partnership between industry and education you all are taking a first …
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Statement on the Resignation of Richard H. Truly as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ID 3940 Date 02/12/1992 I have today regretfully accepted the resignation of Richard H. Truly as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It was almost 3 years ago that I nominated Dick to become Administrator of NASA. As a result of his leadership, NASA is better prepared for the 1990's and beyond. He has established a balanced space program, and he has worked …
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Letter Accepting the Resignation of Richard H. Truly as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ID 3941 Date 02/12/1992 Dear Dick: It is with deep regret that I accept your resignation from the position of Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Almost three years ago, I nominated you to become Administrator of NASA. As a result of your leadership, NASA is better prepared for the 1990s and beyond. You have established a balanced NASA program including …
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Memorandum on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Implementation Act ID 3942 Date 02/13/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense Subject: Delegation of Authority with Respect to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Implementation Act By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the functions vested in me by …
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Remarks at a Community Welcome in New Boston, New Hampshire ID 3949 Date 02/15/1992 Thank you for that warm welcome to New Boston. I was talking to Darlene a minute ago, and we were reminiscing. And it does seem like old times. I've been here several times before. And let me just get right to the point. I came here to thank you, but I also came here to ask for your vote so I will be President of the United States for 4 more years. Let me not only thank Darlene Goodin, our chairman here, who is doing a …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session in Goffstown, New Hampshire ID 3950 Date 02/15/1992 The President. Thank you for that warm welcome back. Before we get started, let me just thank Dr. Conway, the superintendent, and to thank Ms. Colby, who is the assistant principal here, and Vivian Blondeau, the chairman of the school board, and say how pleased I am to be here and pleased that we have this opportunity to meet in this wonderful school. What we are going to do today is just, in the 20 minutes …
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Remarks at the Bush-Quayle Campaign Welcome in Derry, New Hampshire ID 3951 Date 02/15/1992 The President. It is great to be here. Thank you all very much. And Governor, first may I thank Governor Gregg and Kathy for their leadership and terrific support. I'm just delighted to have him as the head of this campaign in New Hampshire. We're very, very lucky. And may I salute Governor Jock McKernan of Maine and his marvelous wife, Congresswoman Olympia Snowe, who are with us tonight. He's doing a great job for …
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Memorandum on the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act ID 3734 Date 12/11/1991 Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation I have just received, and will soon sign, H.R. 2950, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. I direct you to mobilize immediately the Department to expedite release of highway, highway safety, and mass transit funds. Further, you should assist State and local transportation officials in the expeditious implementation of this Act. Timely action is essential …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Constantinos Mitsotakis of Greece ID 3736 Date 12/12/1991 The President. Mr. Prime Minister and distinguished members of the Greek Government, 5 months ago, I visited Athens, the first visit by an American President to Greece in more than a generation. Today, in welcoming Prime Minister Mitsotakis to the White House, our two countries reaffirm the value of close contact to address common concern. Mr. Prime Minister, in the past 3 years, we've witnessed a …
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Teleconference Remarks on the Kick-Off of Arizona 2000 ID 3738 Date 12/12/1991 The President. Governor, how are you, Fife? Governor Symington. Fine, Mr. President, how are you? The President. Well, I don't know how our communication is working, but I wanted to just check in and call with congratulations to you and to that great team that Lamar tells me you've put together. And I understand some of them are there. Governor Symington. Yes, we have everybody assembled at the Trevor Browne High School. And …
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Remarks on Presenting the Medal of Freedom and the Presidential Award for Exceptional Service to United Nations Officials ID 3740 Date 12/12/1991 The President. We are so happy, Barbara and I are so happy to be here for this very special pre-Christmas family occasion at the White House. The Vice President is here, and I salute him. Members of our Cabinet: Secretary of State; Secretary Mosbacher; Secretary of Labor; Tom Pickering, our able Ambassador at the U.N. And we all were just dying to come. We're …