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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at a Meeting on the Japan-United States Structural Impediments Initiative Negotiations ID 1751 Date 04/12/1990 Q. Mr. President, how's your eye? The President. I'll get to that in a minute. But before then, I would -- the purpose of this meeting is that I want to congratulate everybody around this table, and especially Secretary Brady and Secretary Mosbacher and Ambassador Carla Hills, for the fantastic job that all of you did -- working level and then Cabinet level …
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Appointment of Gerald William Ebker as a Member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee ID 1759 Date 04/16/1990 The President today announced his intention to appoint Gerald William Ebker to be a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He would succeed Vincent N. Cook. Currently, Mr. Ebker serves as vice president of IBM and president of IBM Systems Integration Division in Bethesda, MD. Mr. Ebker is married, has two children, and …
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Interview With Foreign Journalists ID 1762 Date 04/16/1990 The President. This is timely in one sense because we're in the process of what appears to be organized consultations with Canada, France, and the U.K. I'm not sure that 6 months ago we envisioned this. But I am very pleased these meetings are taking place because I've tried hard as President to stay in close touch with our alliance leaders; and talks, given the rapidity of change in Eastern Europe, seemed very timely. So, we've had two-thirds …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Rafael Callejas of Honduras ID 1765 Date 04/17/1990 President Bush. Mr. President and members of the Honduran delegation, let me again thank you for coming to the White House, all of you. We're very pleased and honored that you're here, and it's been a great and personal pleasure to meet President Callejas in his first official visit to Washington. We met before, but this was his first official visit since taking over as President. The President is a long-time …
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Nomination of Olin L. Greene, Jr., To Be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration ID 1771 Date 04/18/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Olin L. Greene, Jr., to be Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. He would succeed Clyde A. Bragdon, Jr. Since 1982 Mr. Greene has served as State fire marshal in Salem, OR. Prior to this, he served as director of the division of State fire marshal for the State of Florida, 1973 - 1982; …
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Nomination of Lawrence U. Costiglio To Be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board ID 1776 Date 04/19/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Lawrence U. Costiglio to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term of 3 years. This is a new position. Since 1988 Mr. Costiglio has served as a partner with the law firm of Rivkin, Radler, Dunne and Bayh in Uniondale, NY. Prior to this, he served as counsel to Certilman Haft Lebow Balin Buckley and Kremer in East …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Soviet Economic Sanctions Against Lithuania ID 1781 Date 04/20/1990 We are increasingly concerned by news reports today of an economic crackdown in Lithuania. Although our information is sketchy, we are disturbed that this signals another unfortunate step in the pressure being brought to bear on Lithuania by the Soviet Union. The President has stepped up consultations with our allies concerning appropriate responses that the United States should take. We expect …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in Orlando, Florida ID 1783 Date 04/20/1990 I know you're getting starved. I have to leave before the broccoli to go down to the Everglades. But I'm delighted to be here, and thank you, Governor. Let me pay my respects to Secretaries Brady, Mosbacher, Derwinski, and Skinner, four members of the President's Cabinet; and to Ambassador Fred Zeder, who's with us; and of course, the Governor that I mentioned. And it's always good to see Senator Connie Mack -- …
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Remarks on the Release of Former Hostage Robert Polhill and an Exchange With Reporters ID 1788 Date 04/22/1990 The President. It's marvelous, this communications here. I was out there, way out on the flats, and talked to our Ambassador in Syria, prior to his going to the Foreign Ministry to greet our hostage, Mr. Polhill, and now sitting here with you all, and talking to Mount Everest and then the Columbia Gorge on the west coast. And I really think this modern-day communication is inspiring. And I want to …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon for Governor Tommy Thompson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ID 1971 Date 06/07/1990 Thank you all very much. Thank you, Tommy, very, very much -- and all of you -- for that warm welcome. I'm pleased to be joined today by several illustrious people -- one, my very able chief of the Small Business Administration, Wisconsin's own Susan Engeleiter, who is with me here today. And also, one of our most able and effective Cabinet Secretaries, Sam Skinner, the Secretary of Transportation, …
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Remarks at a Reception for Supporters of the Annual Republican Congressional Fundraising Dinner ID 1989 Date 06/12/1990 Welcome, everybody, for many a return engagement. And Barbara and I are delighted to have you here. Once again, we're in your debt. First, let me single out our chairman of tonight's dinner, under the theory that you get a busy person to get in and get the job done. The committee, the blind committee -- because nobody wanted to take the blame nor the credit -- said, ``We'll go get Howard …
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Remarks at the Annual Republican Congressional Fundraising Dinner ID 1990 Date 06/12/1990 Thank you very, very much. Thank you all. What a wonderful evening. Please be seated, and Guy, thank you for that wonderful introduction and also for the great job you are doing as chairman of the House campaign committee. We are very, very grateful to you. I think that's Dan Quayle way down there. But let me point out what an outstanding job Dan is doing for our country and for our party. He's carried this message of …
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Nomination of Richard C. Brown To Be United States Ambassador to Uruguay ID 1993 Date 06/13/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard C. Brown, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. He would succeed Malcolm Richard Wilkey. Since 1990 Mr. Brown has served as special adviser for International Security Affairs at …
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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Chatchai Chunhawan of Thailand ID 1995 Date 06/14/1990 The President. To our visitors, Prime Minister Chatchai, Minister Sitthi -- Foreign Minister -- and all the honorable members of the delegation: It has been a pleasure to host this delegation from Thailand, one of America's oldest friends and closest allies. Prime Minister Chatchai is a distinguished emissary from a noble land. From the temples and palaces of Bangkok to the teak forests and fertile rice …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President Andres Rodriguez Pedotti of Paraguay ID 1996 Date 06/15/1990 President Bush met with Paraguayan President Andres Rodriguez this morning. President Rodriguez is here on a private visit en route to the Far East. President Bush expressed his support for the democratization process underway in Paraguay. The country held its first truly open and free election last year. Press freedom has been established. And the opposition is …
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990 ID 1998 Date 06/15/1990 To the House of Representatives: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 20, the ``Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990.'' This bill would alter unacceptably the provisions of Federal law, commonly known as the Hatch Act, that bars Federal employees from active participation in partisan politics. As one who has devoted much of his life to public service, I take great …
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Nomination of Stephen D. Potts To Be Director of the Office of Government Ethics ID 2005 Date 06/18/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Stephen D. Potts to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management, for a term of 5 years. He would succeed Frank Q. Nebeker. Since 1961 Mr. Potts has served as a partner with the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as vice president of Cherokee Life Insurance …
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Nomination of Edward William Gnehm, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Kuwait ID 2007 Date 06/19/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Kuwait. He would succeed W. Nathaniel Howell. Currently Mr. Gnehm serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and Southeast Asian Affairs. Prior to this he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of …
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Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Hart on President Bush's Telephone Conversations With Presidents Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua and Guillermo Endara of Panama ID 1927 Date 05/25/1990 President Bush this morning called President Chamorro of Nicaragua and President Endara of Panama to inform them of the congressional passage of the Panama-Nicaragua aid bill. President Chamorro and President Endara expressed their gratitude for the congressional action and thanked President Bush for his efforts on behalf …
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Statement on Signing the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill ID 1928 Date 05/25/1990 Today I have signed into law H.R. 4404, the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990. The Act provides 0 million in emergency funding to assist Panama and Nicaragua. I am pleased that this Act supports our efforts to restore peace and to support the emerging democracies in Panama and Nicaragua. The funds will help the citizens of these nations to rebuild their economies after years of economic …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on Future Negotiations on Nuclear and Space Arms and Further Enhancing Strategic Stability ID 1938 Date 06/01/1990 The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, building on the results of the current negotiations, agree to pursue new talks on strategic offensive arms, and on the relationship between strategic offensive and defensive arms. The objectives of these negotiations will be to reduce further the risk of outbreak of war, particularly …
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Excerpts of White House Fact Sheets on Soviet-United States Bilateral Agreements ID 1941 Date 06/01/1990 Trade Agreement At Malta, President Bush proposed targeting the June summit for completion of a MFN (most-favored-nation trade status) commercial agreement, provided that the Soviets approve and implement new emigration legislation. New emigration legislation passed the first reading in the Supreme Soviet in November. The Second Supreme Soviet reading, which would codify the law, was set for May 31. No …
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Toasts at a Dinner Hosted by President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union ID 1942 Date 06/01/1990 President Gorbachev. Mr. President, Mrs. Bush, ladies and gentlemen, comrades, we have completed the second full day of talks, but I would like to sum things up. This meeting is only a stage, though a major one, in the gigantic and forward-looking project of perestroika and Soviet-American relations. We are going to have at least two more meetings with President Bush this year alone: one at the Conference …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on Ethiopia ID 1944 Date 06/02/1990 The U.S. and USSR discussed relief requirements and the prospects for a political solution to Ethiopia's internal conflict. They welcome the Ethiopian government's agreement to permit relief food to enter northern Ethiopia through the Port of Massawa under a UN sponsored relief effort, and they believe that such operations would not compromise the unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. They also welcomed the agreement expressed …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Waiver of Requirements for Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status for Czechoslovakia ID 1948 Date 06/03/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hereby transmit my determination that continuation of the waiver applicable to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will substantially promote the objectives of Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974. The attached documents, referred to in Section 402(d)(5) of the Trade Act of 1974, include my reasons for my determination that …
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Soviet-United States Joint Statement on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy ID 1951 Date 06/04/1990 During the state visit of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, President of the USSR, at the invitation of George Bush, President of the United States, the sides concluded a new U.S.-USSR Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. This Agreement strengthens the longstanding framework for important research in a number of fields of mutual interest, including …
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Exchange With Reporters at a Briefing for Cabinet Members on the Soviet-United States Summit ID 1954 Date 06/04/1990 Q. What was the applause all about, Mr. President? The President. Scintillating personality, I guess? [Laughter] Q. Something we don't know about happen at the summit? Q. Scintillating results? The President. I'm very pleased with the results of the summit. And I think the American people are. I think maybe that was manifested by the welcome I was given here. Maybe it is a good time to thank …
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Remarks at a Ceremony Honoring the GI Bill ID 1960 Date 06/05/1990 Thank you all. And I'm delighted to be here with two members of my Cabinet: Dick Cheney, who's doing an outstanding job leading America's defense forces, and of course, Sam Skinner, our very able Secretary of Transportation. Chairman of our Joint Chiefs is here, General Colin Powell, Secretary Stone, Secretary Rice. General Gray was to be here, and there he is. And I'm going to omit somebody, so I'll stop right there. But just welcome all …
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Appointment of the 1990 - 91 White House Fellows ID 1961 Date 06/06/1990 The President today announced the appointments of the 1990 - 91 White House fellows. This is the 26th class of fellows since the program was established in 1964. Twelve fellows were chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants who were screened by 11 regional panels. The President's Commission on White House Fellowships, chaired by Ronna Romney, interviewed the 33 national finalists prior to recommending the 12 persons to the President. Their …
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Remarks at the United States Olympic Committee Dinner ID 1705 Date 03/28/1990 Senator Mitchell, thank you, George. And let me just say this: Good athletes can't run on dirty air. And George Mitchell is doing more to lead this country towards a new clean air bill than anyone else, and I am very grateful to him for his leadership there in the Senate. And thank you. I know that the minute this is over, he'll rush back up because the Senate is in session. I know he can afford to rent a tuxedo, but -- …