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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.
--piece by piece. You're hearing a very important part of it right now. Note: The President spoke at 9:26 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan…
I think we need a reform package, and I think they think we need a reform package.
The time has come to leave port and set sail -- to the new world beyond.
Your education here at CalTech enables you to lead, to use your talents for the sake of our country and communities and our children.
Knowledge will shape the power of the individual -- as well as the power of the Nation.
Your mission is outward-looking, its quest never-ending, and its path of discovery truly remarkable.
I take pride in acknowledging and reaffirming the existence and durability of our unique government-to-government relationship.
The concepts of forced termination and excessive dependency on the Federal Government must now be relegated, once and for all, to the history books.
Today, that dream of self-determination, the Baltics' democratic destiny, burns fiercely and bright.
The family stands at the very center of all that is right and good about America.
Today I have signed H.R. 2251, an Act that provides supplemental appropriations for humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons in and around Iraq.
Never has the United States recognized the forcible incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union.
The United States has never and will never recognize the forcible annexation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union.
The task of responding to this human tragedy is not over, but we can be grateful for what has been accomplished by the United States, the United Nations, and the international community.
American decency demands that we not let complacency lead to contagion, and never let apathy lead to epidemic.
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