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George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.

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Jun 18, 1992

I'm sorry, I hate to say this. Yes, I'm President, but I don't know enough about the technology to know whether that's good or bad. [Laughter] But I assume this company, committed to environmental sanity, is not doing something that…

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Jun 18, 1992

What you've got to send out for incineration? Help me, I'm not a technologist, but what I see here I like in terms-- refining it.

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Jun 18, 1992

I remain deeply committed to preserving our valuable natural resources.

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Jun 18, 1992

I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 2556, the 'Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act.'

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Jun 18, 1992

Such designations are inappropriate without study of the scientific need for them.

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Jun 18, 1992

By signing this bill into law, we further the protection of unique and sensitive lands within the National Forest System.

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Jun 18, 1992

I announce my intention to nominate William Harrison Courtney to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Kazakhstan.

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Jun 18, 1992

I was fully convinced in 1991 and I remain fully convinced that the START Treaty achieves these objectives.

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Jun 18, 1992

The program growth authorized by the bill would place higher priority NOAA programs at risk in the appropriations process.

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Jun 18, 1992

Wilderness designation of these areas means that they will be managed to preserve their unique and natural character.

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Jun 18, 1992

The START Treaty represents a nearly decade-long effort by the United States and the former Soviet Union to address the nature and magnitude of the threat that strategic nuclear weapons pose to both countries and to the world in general.

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Jun 18, 1992

I am transmitting herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Jun 17, 1992

It has an effect not only on the psychology of all of this, but also it has an enormous effect on the jobs for the future.

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Jun 17, 1992

I believe our use of market incentives to try to meet these pollution standards is very, very important.

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Jun 17, 1992

The answer isn't more money; it is America 2000, our education program.

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Jun 17, 1992

Education is our most enduring legacy, vital to everything we are and everything we can become.

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Jun 17, 1992

I announce my intention to nominate Richard H. Solomon to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines.

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Jun 16, 1992

Activities June 16, 1992 To the Congress of the United States: I transmit herewith the annual report describing the activities of the Federal Government for fiscal year 1991 required by subtitle H, title V of the Energy Security Act…

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