On the recordApril 5, 1991
I'm very pleased with the reception so far to our refugee relief program for those that have been brutalized and turned into refugees by the Government of Iraq.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI'm very pleased with the reception so far to our refugee relief program for those that have been brutalized and turned into refugees by the Government of Iraq.
The President's News Conference With Secretary of State James A. Baker III in Houston, Texas
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