George H.W. Bush

Much good can come from the prudent use of power.

I am confident that, with your help, the executive branch can do much to create conditions conducive to a healthy and robust economy.

By the grace of God, America won the cold war.

It is therefore essential that you work together to streamline the regulatory process and ensure that the regulated community is not subject to duplicative or inconsistent regulation.

Success in the drug war depends crucially on our churches and synagogues; our schools; our service clubs and young people's organizations; and most important, American families.

I continue to believe, as do the overwhelming majority of Americans, in the right to nondenominational voluntary school prayer.

I will stand on the side of choosing life.

We haven't won this war yet, but I'm determined that we will.

Good luck to you all. Note: The President spoke at 3:34 p.m. via satellite from Room 459 of the Old Executive Office Building to the National Association of Home Builders annual convention and exposition in Las Vegas, NV. In his remarks…

What planets have you seen? Commander Grabe. Well, of course, we've got the world's greatest view of our world. But on some of our night passes we can see Saturn and Jupiter and Mars and Venus. It's really spectacular up here. Hope we can…

I have a rather technical question. What happens if you get the flu in space? [Laughter] Commander Grabe. Some of the older astronauts--[inaudible]--anything that can give you the enthusiasm a kid has, has got to be a great experience. And…

Yes. Commander Grabe. Well, in space, it takes a little bit of time to get used to it. When you first get up, you might feel just the slightest bit queasy or so. But by about today--this is our third day in space-- we're beginning to adapt…

Well, keep up the good work. Now, have you got time for one more question? We've got a real eager one right here. Front of the line. Here we go.

Dr. Bondar, this is not a young astronaut, this is the President speak- ing now. But I just want to say how pleased we are that you, representing Canada, are a part, a fundamental part of this. I think it's a wonderful thing, and I think…

That makes it all very clear. [Laughter] Thank you. Any other? Come on, you come up and ask one. This is a rare opportunity. Fire away.

Did you get that? He wanted to know what it's like in zero gravity. Commander Grabe. Yes, sir, we understood the question, what's it like in zero gravity. And I'll turn that over to Bill Readdy, who's on Bob's left. Astronaut Readdy. It's…

Well, that is very interesting. Now, if you guys have a couple more minutes, we don't want to detract you from all this experimentation, but it might be fun if one of these young astronauts, or maybe a couple, would like to--here comes my…

Maybe I'll have something to say about that in the State of the Union Message. Note: The President spoke at 11:17 a.m. in the Oval Office at the White House.

What we did before is to guarantee that the extensions were within the Federal budget because, you see, I think the American people are also concerned about the Federal Government spending too much. And what I did was stand for a program…

No. What I think it does is show a continuing interest in domestic affairs. I've cited some history here, what's been accomplished over 3 years. But we're in an election year, and you get all kinds of charges and countercharges. And I…

I am proud to announce my intention to nominate Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy.

I am confident that we have a sound plan, the best plan, to get this economy growing again.

Our budget includes specific grants to help clean up the water in some of our major coastal cities.

I think we've got a positive record.

Your country is grateful. And we thank you for your service.