On the recordJune 19, 1991
I'm very pleased to welcome to the White House the newly-elected President of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge H.W. Bush: “I'm very pleased to welcome to the White House the newly-elected President of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin.”
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Boris Yeltsin of the Republic of Russia
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