Jun 15, 1991
I will not use politics to counter a decision by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Secretary of Defense. And Congress will take a look at these matters. But do not count on the President to look after my political interests…
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 15, 1991
The implications are that he is violating agreements with the overall peace agreement. The implications are that he's got to--I mean, the answer to these charges is that we're going to have to find out how much of all these allegations are…
Jun 15, 1991
I have great confidence in them. And if I didn't have confidence in them, they wouldn't be in their jobs. It's not a President's role to second-guess the fine-tuning of the defense. It is his dire responsibility to guarantee to the…
Jun 15, 1991
We should not cut off this flow of hope, of goods, of ideas and ideals because, you see, these nourish the desire for freedom.
Jun 15, 1991
They were picked because they were the best men and women for the job.
Jun 15, 1991
Yes, I take medication, and I've brought along my doctor, who's tethered out here somewhere, who would be glad to give you--oops, he's not tethered out there somewhere. But if you really want it, on-camera question, I'm sure he'd be glad…
Jun 14, 1991
Yes, we certainly are. We certainly are going to do that, just as we met with Mr. Mandela, Mr. de Klerk. Buthelezi is a very powerful leader there. He's got a strong following and constituency. And what we want to do is see peace…
Jun 14, 1991
Well, we've saved the time. But I don't want to mislead anybody. I mean, it's difficult. And he said yesterday--I thought he said something like it looked more like the end of July. And so, we've got time set aside for both windows there…
Jun 14, 1991
in Pasadena, California June 14, 1991 Thank you, Pete, for that very generous introduction. I'm delighted to see Gayle with you over here. Congressman Moorhead--and to the business at hand--your chairman of the board, Dr. Mettler, who I've…
Jun 14, 1991
No decision on summit dates at all. We're still hoping and trying to go forward. But, as President Gorbachev said, it's hard to achieve, working all these problems out in a short timeframe. Although as far as we're concerned, if we can get…
Jun 14, 1991
It's a very hard problem they face. Just yesterday we saw a major reform, which is a viable election system. And then you've got certain economic reforms that we're talking to them about in terms of agriculture distribution. But the…
Jun 14, 1991
Oh. Well, I don't know. I haven't been out here as much as I'd like. And we've got several good events, one pure R&R tomorrow night, and then the graduation at a very important university, CalTech, with the emphasis on science and R&D…
Jun 14, 1991
Well, I don't know. That's one of the things you have a meeting about is to find out what views people have. But so far nobody's sent me a letter saying, hey, please write out a check for whatever it is--$150 billion.
Jun 14, 1991
Well, I think we have general agreement. We'll wait and see until we get the G-7. But I'm in touch with some of those leaders, and I don't think there are big divisions in the G-7 on that question.
Jun 14, 1991
I don't want anybody taking pictures of them, Jessie [Jessica Lee, USA Today]. Don't want to see them in USA Today, do you know what I mean?
Jun 14, 1991
Our attorneys and the Attorney General are looking at it. And I'd like them to look very hard at our proposal. We've heard very little about my legitimate civil rights proposal that is a really good one. And I just hope that when people…
Jun 14, 1991
the Federal Government and Indian Tribal Governments June 14, 1991 On January 24, 1983, the Reagan-Bush administration issued a statement on Indian policy recognizing and reaffirming a government-to- government relationship between Indian…
Jun 14, 1991
We already planned, regardless of this, to meet with Mr. Yeltsin. And I think the significance--there were free and fair elections. And several mayors that support reform were reelected, and Mr. Yeltsin was elected. I say, mayors elected…
Jun 13, 1991
I take pride in acknowledging and reaffirming the existence and durability of our unique government-to-government relationship.
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