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Remarks at a White House Barbecue for Members of Congress ID 773 Date 08/01/1989 Well, what a great, sheer pleasure it is to have these Oak Ridge Boys here at the White House, and what a marvelous evening! Richard and Duane and Joe are in good health, but Steve got out of a sickbed to join us here tonight, and I want to thank him, especially, for being with us. And let me just say on behalf of our family -- I loved that family song -- and on behalf of our family, dispersed to the winds -- Barbara is sick …
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Nomination of James M. Strock To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ID 783 Date 08/04/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate James M. Strock to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring). He would succeed Thomas Lynch Adams, Jr. Since 1988 Mr. Strock has served as General Counsel at the Office of Personnel Management. Prior to this, he served as senior associate at the law firm of …
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Nomination of Elizabeth M. Tamposi To Be an Assistant Secretary of State ID 784 Date 08/04/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth M. Tamposi to be Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. She would succeed Joan M. Clark. Ms. Tamposi is currently vice president and partner of the Tamposi Co. in Nashua, NH, a family-owned development company. Ms. Tamposi is also president and sole stockholder of Hollis Crossing Realty, Inc., a real estate marketing and sales company. …
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Nomination of Reginald J. Brown To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development ID 786 Date 08/04/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Reginald J. Brown to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination), United States International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Richard E. Bissell. Since 1982 Mr. Brown has served as a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and …
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Exchange With Reporters Following a National Drug Control Strategy Meeting in Kennebunkport, Maine ID 850 Date 08/29/1989 The President. Well, we had a -- this is nothing other than your basic photo-op. But we did have a very good discussion on the antinarcotics program. I'll have more to say on that next week. But I want to thank you guys for coming. Appreciate it. Q. Mr. President, the Colombian Foreign Minister today asked for another million in emergency military aid to help fight the drug war down …
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Nomination of Frank B. Sollars To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank ID 853 Date 08/30/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank B. Sollars to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years. This is a reappointment. Since 1939 Mr. Sollars has been a self-employed farmer. In addition, he has served as director of the National Cooperative Bank in Washington, DC, since 1980, and …
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Address to the Nation on the National Drug Control Strategy ID 863 Date 09/05/1989 Good evening. This is the first time since taking the oath of office that I felt an issue was so important, so threatening, that it warranted talking directly with you, the American people. All of us agree that the gravest domestic threat facing our nation today is drugs. Drugs have strained our faith in our system of justice. Our courts, our prisons, our legal system, are stretched to the breaking point. The social costs of …
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The President's News Conference on the National Drug Control Strategy ID 866 Date 09/06/1989 The President. Hello, everybody. Please sit. Well, I'm delighted that Dr. Sullivan and Bill Bennett are with me -- brought the first team in to respond to questions, too. I'm pleased with our announcement on drugs. As I've listened carefully, there has been little, if any, substantive criticism about this national strategy. And listen to the critics, if you will, but recognize that you don't hear much substance. …
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Nomination of Duane Perry Andrews To Be an Assistant Secretary of Defense ID 876 Date 09/07/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Duane Perry Andrews to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence). He would succeed Gordon Smith. Since 1977 Mr. Andrews has served on the professional staff of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Prior to this, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, 1966 - …
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Appointment of Al Cardenas as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Association ID 885 Date 09/08/1989 The President today announced his intention to appoint Al Cardenas as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Association for a term ending on the date of the annual meeting of the stockholders in 1990 (Mortgage Industry Representative). Currently Mr. Cardenas serves as director of Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen, and Quentel, P.A., in …
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Remarks to the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans, Louisiana ID 888 Date 09/08/1989 Thank you, President Abel Quintela -- two Odessa boys on the same platform. [Laughter] I'm delighted to be here, glad to know from your president that this has been a highly successful meeting of the chamber. I'm proud to salute Abel for the job he has done and then to pay my respects to Lupe Garcia, who's the incoming president. Texas seems to have a lock on this organization for a -- [applause] -- …
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Nomination of R. James Woolsey for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as the United States Representative to the Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe ID 1026 Date 10/10/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate R. James Woolsey to be accorded the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Since 1979 Mr. Woolsey has served as a partner with the law firm of Shea and Gardner in …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner ID 1034 Date 10/11/1989 The President met this afternoon with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner. The two leaders discussed a variety of alliance issues and developments in Eastern Europe. The President complimented the Secretary General on his leadership at the May NATO summit and noted that the Summit Declaration was designed to chart a new course for NATO in a period of change in the …
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Nomination of Harry F. Manbeck, Jr., To Be Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks ID 1035 Date 10/11/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Harry F. Manbeck, Jr., to be Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks at the Department of Commerce. He would succeed Donald James Quigg. Since 1970 Mr. Manbeck has served as general patent counsel of the General Electric Co. in Fairfield, CT. Prior to this, he served in several positions with the General Electric Co., including various patent …
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Remarks at a Fundraiser for Congressional Candidate Tom Anderson in Gulfport, Mississippi ID 1040 Date 10/12/1989 The President. Distinguished guests, thank you. What a marvelous welcome, and thank you, Tom Anderson. It's so good to see you and Katherine again. And thank you all for this fantastic turnout, for coming out this morning, and for this very warm welcome. It's so warm, I think I'll take my coat off and go to work here. This is the second time that I've been to Mississippi since I've been …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Mayoral Candidate Rudolph W. Giuliani in New York, New York ID 1041 Date 10/12/1989 Thank you very much. Bill, you did a first-class job. And thank you -- please be seated -- and thank you for those warm words and, most important, for all your hard work in working for Rudy and making this a tremendously successful evening. And it's always good to see our outstanding political leaders. The chairman of our party, Pat Barrett, is here; Ralph Marino and Rap Rappleyea and -- …
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Nomination of Martin Lewis Allday To Be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Designation as Chairman ID 1048 Date 10/16/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Martin Lewis Allday to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 20, 1993. He would succeed Charles G. Stalon. Upon confirmation he is to be designated Chairman. Since 1989 Mr. Allday has served as Solicitor at the Department of the Interior. Prior to this, he served …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Roh Tae Woo of the Republic of Korea ID 1050 Date 10/17/1989 President Bush. There have been many high-level visits between Washington and Seoul recently, proof that good relations are important to both countries. But today it's been my special pleasure to welcome President Roh and his Cabinet to Washington. Mr. President, I hope you and your lovely First Lady have enjoyed your visit to the White House as much as Barbara and I enjoyed our visit to the Blue House …
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Letter to Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Federal Funding for Abortion ID 1051 Date 10/17/1989 Dear XXXXX: As the Senate begins consideration of H.R. 2990, the Conference Report accompanying the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Appropriations Bill for FY 1990, I want you to know that I will not sign the measure should it include language that expands Federal funding for abortion beyond that which has been current law since 1981. My position on …
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Remarks to National Distinguished Principals Award Recipients ID 1056 Date 10/18/1989 Thank you, Mr. Secretary. One of the joys of my job is working with our Secretary of Education, Dr. Cavazos. And we're in sync; we agree on the priorities. And thank you very much for presiding today. To Sam Sava, the executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals, welcome to the White House, sir, and to my friend Paul O'Neill, to whom I will refer in just a minute. I'm delighted to welcome …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake ID 1057 Date 10/18/1989 The President. I believe effective Federal effort under the leadership of FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] -- 25, more or less, Federal agencies coordinating their work to try to help in this disaster in San Francisco. So, we got an up-to-date briefing on where things stood. But I had an opportunity to thank the men and women of FEMA and the volunteer -- there's an enormous …
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Continuation of David M.L. Lindahl as Director of the Office of Alcohol Fuels at the Department of Energy ID 1065 Date 10/19/1989 The President today announced that David M.L. Lindahl will continue to serve as Director of the Office of Alcohol Fuels at the Department of Energy. Since 1985 Mr. Lindahl has served as the Director of the Office of Alcohol Fuels at the Department of Energy, and has served as a Federal representative at the National Advisory Council for Environmental Technology Transfer at the …
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Exchange With Reporters During a Tour of the Earthquake Damage in Santa Cruz, California ID 1069 Date 10/20/1989 Q. Can you tell us a little bit about what you think you're able to do? We know you've heard a lot about money today. You've heard billions -- different figures. Give us some sense of what you can do. The President. Well, I think that FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] will move very rapidly. I asked them to work closely with the local authorities -- the Governor [George Deukmejian] on …
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Nomination of Edward S. Walker, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates ID 1071 Date 10/20/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates. He would succeed David Lyle Mack. Since 1988 Mr. Walker has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the …
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Statement on Signing the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ID 1075 Date 10/23/1989 Today I signed into law H.R. 2788, the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. I am pleased that the Act includes funding for many programs important to the environment. In particular, the Act finances Federal land acquisition for conservation and recreation purposes, as I recommended in my February 9th budget. Many nationally significant natural and cultural …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Agreement for National Reconciliation in Lebanon ID 1076 Date 10/23/1989 The President welcomes the news that the conference of Lebanese Parliamentarians in Taif, Saudi Arabia, has resulted in an agreement for national reconciliation in Lebanon. We commend the Arab League's Tripartite Committee for its important role in facilitating this agreement. The President congratulates the Lebanese Deputies for their courage and statesmanship, which have yielded an …
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Appointment of Five Members of the President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation ID 1079 Date 10/23/1989 The President today announced the five members of the President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation. The Committee has been charged with reporting to the President within 45 days of the Committee's first meeting on the legal structure of the Foundation and the legislation needed to establish the Foundation. The five members of the Advisory …
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Remarks to Members of the Institute of International Education ID 1084 Date 10/25/1989 It's 8 years later, and I'm still 10 minutes late. [Laughter] But thank you very much, Dick, and distinguished Dr. Henry Kaufman. And I know I should say thank you to one of our own, Sichan Siv, over here, your former manager of Asian and Pacific programs and now a key member of our administration. And let me also say it's a delight to be among the supporters -- I recognize many of you -- of the Institute, the IIE. And …
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Nomination of Frances D. Cook To Be United States Ambassador to Cameroon ID 1088 Date 10/25/1989 The President today announced his intention to nominate Frances D. Cook to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cameroon. She would succeed Mark L. Edelman. Ms. Cook is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor. Since 1987 she has served as Director of the Office of West African Affairs at the Department of State. …
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Statement on Signing a Bill Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1990 and Providing Disaster Relief ID 1094 Date 10/26/1989 Today I have signed into law H.J. Res. 423, a continuing resolution that continues to fund most Federal Government activities through November 15, 1989, and provides .85 billion in disaster relief funding. The .85 billion in additional disaster relief funding included in the resolution would be used primarily to help the State of California recover from the severe …