George H.W. Bush

Now, Therefore, I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do proclaim that:

This anniversary celebrates what many historians consider to have been the watershed event in American conservation history.

I strongly urge those nations in the region who have not acceded to the treaty to do so in order to join the growing community of nations firmly bound to the principles of nuclear nonproliferation.

As a Nation, we recognized that there are important public values, both environmental and economic, in holding public lands in trust and managing them for long-term public benefits.

I welcome and strongly commend the Government of South Africa's decision to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The man has no shame.

This decision reflects the growing international conviction to halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

I do hereby proclaim June 1991 as National Forest System Month and encourage all Americans to join in celebrating the past 100 years of natural resource stewardship in the United States.

Today the National Forest System -- 191 million acres of magnificent National Forests and National Grasslands -- stretches from Alaska to Puerto Rico and from Michigan to Texas.

I'm going to try and do exactly that.

Barbara and I wish you happiness and every blessing in your years of retirement.

Our National Forest System provides an excellent example of efficient and responsible management of valuable natural resources.

Your distinguished service to our country... will also be long remembered.

It further demonstrates the statesmanship and vision of President de Klerk as he takes South Africa into a new era beyond apartheid and regional conflict.

Your courageous leadership in the fight for equal opportunity is a powerful example of how one person's commitment to his convictions can shape a nation's attitude.

I'd like to just weigh all the options and go for the best qualified candidate.

Our Nation is deeply indebted to you for your long and distinguished public service.

Because it's better.

No, I've not already made it.

I'm totally satisfied of that.

Somebody that believes in the Constitution of the United States, as all nine of those Judges do that are on the court now, and somebody with experience, obviously, and somebody that will be able to serve a while. So, that's it. All right…

Well, it just happened, I mean. But we'll move promptly; we'll move very swiftly. I paid my respects to Justice Marshall in a statement that we put out. He served his country with great distinction. And, you know, it's very pleasant for…

Justice Thurgood Marshall June 27, 1991 Justice Marshall has rendered extraordinary and distinguished service to his country as a pioneering civil rights lawyer, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as Solicitor…

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished leaders of both the House and the Senate, I'm just delighted to be here, and I want to especially thank Wendell Ford and Ted Stevens, who do such a wonderful job protecting and enhancing the…

June 27, 1991 Today I have signed S. 64, the ``Education Council Act of 1991.'' This legislation is the first legislative success for our AMERICA 2000 strategy and is an example of the constructive, bipartisan effort needed to transform…