George H.W. Bush

Well, they said to gradually get back into the athletics and not overdo it, so we won't run today.

No. Ask the doctors, because I don't even know that that's the cause.

Hey, listen, it's great to be back.

I hereby proclaim the months of May 1991 and May 1992 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.

We must fix the fundamental problems in the banking industry, not just fund them.

Hey, he has my full support, always has, and he's doing a first-class job.

Well, we can start again -- he said today if I want to, but I'm not sure I feel up to it yet.

Go ahead and ask the doctors that, but not as far as I'm concerned.

Well, that's all right. Note: The exchange began at 8:45 a.m. while the President was en route to Ann Arbor, MI. In his remarks, the President referred to author Dan Jenkins; Richard L. Armitage, Special Negotiator for the future status of…

I don't know. I didn't see that, and that's certainly not official policy. But certainly we want these people's lives to be protected against this violence that's been wrought on them for many, many years. It's been going on forever, and…

I wouldn't phrase it that way. I've always said that we were not interested in a dismembered or fractionated Iraq. That's not our--I made that so very clear from the very beginning that there shouldn't be any question about that one.

Well, I don't really have a judgment on that. I mean, I think that both sides now agree to just go and try to litigate, and that's, in a sense, too bad. But on the other hand, that's their right. The State has a right to call it as they…

No, but we're very close to coming out with these changes that I've said would be forthcoming. Alaska Oilspill Reparations

Ask him. He's following instructions, as I've said. But this would be considered clearly an official trip, any time you go out like this.

Well, I don't think so, but we're having negotiations still going on, but it's still no deal. And we've made clear the limits beyond which we are certainly not prepared to go. I think the Philippine leaders understand that. But this isn't…

Just general--kind of theory--life its own self, as my friend Dan Jenkins would say. Try to stay awake, Lori [Lori Santos, United Press International]. ``Life Its Own Self.'' [Laughter] Did you ever read, you know, his book? But…

I really have nothing to say in addition to what I said yesterday, but I just want to welcome you on this beautiful--what a day out there. Fantastic. It is so beautiful. We're going off to this graduation there, the first graduation speech…

We've told them that there are certain -- a point beyond which we cannot go.

I've always said that we were not interested in a dismembered or fractionated Iraq.

It is an essential element of our American character.

We want a community of commitment and trust.

Never mind. [Laughter] Get out of here. [Laughter] You're history, Helen. Out of here. [Laughter] You talk about making command decisions? Out. [Laughter] Note: The President spoke at 1:20 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. In…

And I said, ``If you have any angst, forget about it.'' [Laughter] And he said, ``I don't.'' He said, ``I have none at all.'' And that's typical of him. He's a generous and superb commander, and a great Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. And…

Let history record that. I'm one that doesn't believe in trying to point out differences. The advice I get--if an adviser of mine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State thought that every time…

Well, what have you got going? As you can see, these people are fascinated. I want to talk to them about Fast Track in agriculture--[laughter]--and you want to talk about a book that neither of us have read. [Laughter]