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Nomination of Anthony Joseph Principi To Be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs ID 120 Date 03/06/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Anthony Joseph Principi to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs at the Veterans Administration. This is a new position. Mr. Principi has been Republican chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1984 - 1988. He was majority chief counsel and staff director for Senator Alan K. Simpson, 1984 - 1986, and Deputy …
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The President's News Conference ID 123 Date 03/07/1989 The President. Well, as you know, we got canceled out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington today. And so, I thought it might be an opportune moment to stay indoors, take a few questions. The Lancaster trip has been rescheduled for the 22d of March; and I look forward to going there, talking to the people, and really discussing that community participation in drugs. I want to take this opportunity to restate my belief that free collective …
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Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty ID 262 Date 04/04/1989 Your Excellencies and fellow citizens, 40 years ago today, some of the most accomplished and farsighted statesmen of their or any other generation -- men such as Robert Schuman and Lester Pearson, Paul-Henri Spaak, Dean Acheson, Ernest Bevin -- gathered here in Washington under the watchful eye of Harry Truman to take an historic step. They signed a solemn declaration of collective security, a …
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Toasts at a State Dinner Honoring President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt ID 270 Date 04/04/1989 President Bush. Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to welcome the President and First Lady of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States. And it's a pleasure for me to greet an old friend and colleague as one of my first visitors to the White House and to this, our first dinner in the State Dining Room. These last 2 days have been productive, a time for seeking common ground in approaching the peace …
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White House Fact Sheet on Proposed Educational Excellence Legislation ID 273 Date 04/05/1989 The President outlined today a program for fostering excellence in education. The need for reform is evident: America is in an increasingly competitive world, where investment in people, in human capital, is becoming a critical factor in a country's potential for economic growth and prosperity. Many of our young people are performing well below their capacity and below the levels of young people in other countries …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Polish Roundtable Accords ID 275 Date 04/05/1989 Seven years ago, Americans lit candles in support of Poland's freedom in the hope that darkness of repression would someday be lifted. Today Solidarity signed accords which will lead to its relegalization and which will allow it to resume its rightful place in Polish life. This is a great day for the Polish people and for freedom. The discussions have been long and arduous. We welcome the roundtable accords and …
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Appointment of Mary McClure as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs ID 282 Date 04/06/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Mary McClure to be Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs with responsibility for liaison with State legislators. Senator McClure was elected to the State senate of South Dakota in 1974. She was the first woman to serve as senate president pro tempore, as well as national chairman for the Council of State …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President-Elect Alfredo Cristiani of El Salvador ID 287 Date 04/07/1989 President Bush met with Salvadoran President-elect Alfredo Cristiani and Vice President-elect Francisco Merino in the Oval Office for 30 minutes today. The President again congratulated Mr. Cristiani for his first-round electoral victory on March 19. The President said he looked forward to establishing the same sort of working relationship that he and President …
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Remarks on Signing the National Volunteer Week Proclamation ID 289 Date 04/10/1989 Well, what a great privilege it is to have you here in the Rose Garden. You're taking on the most difficult challenges that we face as a nation. You're fighting poverty, drug abuse, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, the alienation of young and old. And you're winning because you refuse to believe that it can't be done. And so, I'm here to thank you. You've lived up to an ideal, once given voice by Horace Mann, that I've always …
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Remarks to the American Society of Newspaper Editors ID 303 Date 04/12/1989 The President. Thank you all very much. John, thank you -- please. Well, I'm delighted to be here and look forward to taking a few questions. I've been getting such a ribbing about my highly stylized prose; I thought it only appropriate for me to share a few recent headlines with you. [Laughter] I'm sure nobody here would write things like this, but -- ``Dentist Receives Plaque'' -- that was one -- [laughter] -- ``Actor Sent to …
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Nomination of Frank Henry Habicht II To Be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 309 Date 04/13/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank Henry Habicht II to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He would succeed A. James Barnes. Mr. Habicht is currently a principal with William D. Ruckelshaus Associates and a senior attorney in the environmental and natural resources department of Perkins Coie in Washington, DC. Prior to this he …
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Nomination of Frank A. Bracken To Be Under Secretary of the Department of the Interior ID 312 Date 04/13/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank A. Bracken to be Under Secretary of the Interior. He would succeed Earl E. Gjelde. Since 1987 Mr. Bracken has been chairman of the board of directors for Ball-InCon Glass Packaging Corp. in Muncie, IN. He has served in several capacities with the Ball Corp., including group vice president for the glass containers division, 1981 - 1988; …
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Remarks to Participants in Project Educational Forum in Union, New Jersey ID 313 Date 04/13/1989 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much, Secretary Cavazos. Dr. Cavazos is doing an outstanding job as our Secretary of Education, and I'm so pleased he came up here with me today. I want to pay my respects to your Governor, who has been a great inspiration to me, not just in education but in many other ways. And when I think of the Governors across this State, no one has a greater claim on doing a …
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Remarks Announcing the Bipartisan Budget Agreement ID 316 Date 04/14/1989 The President. Well, I'm joined here by the Speaker, the majority leaders of the Senate and House; the Republican whips of the Senate and House; the chairmen and ranking Republican members of the Appropriations, Finance, and Budget Committees; and members of the bipartisan budget negotiating group. And we've come together in support of a bipartisan budget agreement for fiscal year 1990. When I presented my budget to the Congress on …
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Nomination of Thomas D. Larson To Be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration ID 321 Date 04/14/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas D. Larson to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation. He would succeed Robert Earl Farris. Since 1987 Dr. Larson has been a faculty member and administrator at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to this he was secretary of transportation for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979 - …
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Statement on Maternal and Child Health Care Proposals ID 332 Date 04/18/1989 I look forward to meeting today with Secretary Sullivan to discuss our effort to improve the health of mothers and children. As part of that effort, we are today forwarding to the Congress our maternal and infant health proposals. I hope the Congress will enact this legislation and will also act on my other Medicaid commitments: full funding of the ongoing Medicaid program in FY 90 and an additional appropriation of million to …
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White House Fact Sheet on Maternal and Child Health Care Proposals ID 333 Date 04/18/1989 The administration today forwarded to the Congress proposed legislation to make Federal programs better serve pregnant women, infants, and children. The legislation carries out commitments the President made in his February 9 address, ``Building a Better America.'' The President's proposals also include funds for improving the delivery of health care services; this request does not require new legislation. The …
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Interview With Members of the White House Press Corps ID 339 Date 04/20/1989 Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy The President. Fire away. Q. Mr. President, what are you going to do about the fact that sensitive and relevant documents were not reviewed by the Iran-contra committees? The President. In the first place, I have great confidence that A.B. Culvahouse [Counsel to President Reagan] and those charged with cooperating with Congress were cooperative; I've seen nothing to indicate they weren't. …
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Remarks on Signing the Executive Order Establishing the National Space Council ID 341 Date 04/20/1989 The President. Well, to the Members of Congress here and Members of the Joint Chiefs, distinguished guests, thank you. It's a great pleasure to be here on an occasion of this nature. And I want to thank all of you for being here. You're helping to fulfill a promise that I made 18 months ago in Huntsville, Alabama, at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. I pledged then, and I'm proud now, to …
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Designation of David W. McCall as Chairman of the National Commission on Superconductivity ID 346 Date 04/21/1989 The President today designated David W. McCall to be Chairman of the National Commission on Superconductivity. Dr. McCall has served in various capacities at AT T Bell Laboratories since 1953, including director of the chemical research laboratory, 1973 to present; assistant chemical director, 1969 - 1973; head of the department of physical chemistry, 1962 - 1969; and a member of the technical …
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Appointment of Richard N. Haass as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ID 170 Date 03/13/1989 The President today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard N. Haass as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs. Since 1985 Dr. Haass has been a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to this he was Deputy in the Bureau of European and Canadian …
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White House Statement on the Report of Presidential Emergency Board No. 218 Concerning a Railroad Labor Dispute ID 173 Date 03/13/1989 On March 8, 1989, the report of Emergency Board No. 218 was submitted to the White House. This Board, which was created on January 6, 1989, by Executive Order 12664, investigated a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The establishment and activities of the …
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Nomination of Kay Coles James To Be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services ID 183 Date 03/15/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Kay Coles James to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs). She would succeed Stephanie Lee-Miller. Since 1985 Mrs. James has been director of public affairs for the National Right to Life Committee in Washington, DC, and has served as president of Black Americans for Life. Prior to this she was personnel director …
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Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by the Forum Club in Houston, Texas ID 186 Date 03/16/1989 The President. Well, thank you all for that warm welcome back; and thank you, Dick, for the introduction, sir. I thank you and Dick Johnson for putting this little lunch together. I never saw such a wonderful crowd. They say that Texas is a state of mind, but it's still good to set both feet down on Texas earth and come back home to Houston. And I'm very pleased to be here. This is my first trip back to the State since …
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Nomination of Gilbert E. Carmichael To Be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration ID 188 Date 03/16/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Gilbert E. Carmichael to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. He would succeed John H. Riley. Since 1961 Mr. Carmichael has been an automobile dealer for VW, Mazda, Chrysler, and Mercedes Benz and has been actively involved in real estate development. In 1973 he was appointed to the …
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Nomination of Galen Joseph Reser To Be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation ID 191 Date 03/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Galen Joseph Reser to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Governmental Affairs). He would succeed Edward R. Hamberger. Since 1985 Mr. Reser has served as the director of the Office of the Illinois State Governor James R. Thompson in Washington, DC. Prior to this he held two positions in the Office of United States Senator Charles H. Percy of …
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Nomination of Jeffrey Neil Shane To Be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation ID 192 Date 03/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Neil Shane to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Policy and International Affairs). He would succeed Gregory S. Dole. Mr. Shane is currently a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs at the State Department, serving in that capacity since 1985. Prior to this, he served at the Department of Transportation as a Deputy …
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Accordance of the Personal Rank of Ambassador to C. Travis Marshall While Serving as Chairman of the United States Delegation to the International Telecommunication Union Conference ID 196 Date 03/17/1989 The President today accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to C. Travis Marshall, of Maryland, during the tenure of his service as chairman of the United States delegation to the 1989 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union. Mr. Marshall is a 35-year veteran of the …
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Nomination of Melvin Floyd Sembler To Be United States Ambassador to Australia ID 198 Date 03/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Melvin Floyd Sembler to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Australia. He would succeed Laurence William Lane, Jr. Mr. Sembler is currently one of the Nation's leading shopping center developers. In addition, he now sits on the executive committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers board of …
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Nomination of John Giffen Weinmann To Be United States Ambassador to Finland ID 199 Date 03/17/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate John Giffen Weinmann to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Finland. He would succeed Rockwell Anthony Schnabel. Since 1988 Mr. Weinmann has been a member of the national finance committee for George Bush for President, and Louisiana State finance chairman for George Bush for President/Louisiana Victory …