George H.W. Bush: “Let Brent respond to that. [Laughter] Note: The exchange took place in the morning while the President was en route from…”

“Let Brent respond to that. [Laughter] Note: The exchange took place in the morning while the President was en route from Los Angeles, CA, to Grand Junction, CO. The following persons were referred to: President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union; Boris Yeltsin, President of the Republic of Russia; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Mikhail Moiseyev, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union; Secretary of State James A. Baker III; and Soviet Foreign Minister Aleksandr Bessmertnykh. The final questions referred to the elimination by the South African Government of the law which classified all South Africans by race at birth. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this exchange.”