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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 6, 1991

What's worse is that drugs rob you of your future and our future.

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Jun 6, 1991

I support John Frohnmayer. I support him, and I oppose sacrilegious art. Some of the things in the name of art that are put forward and called art that are totally sacrilegious are deeply offensive to me. But I also think they're offensive…

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Jun 6, 1991

It's an NSC meeting. I don't know exactly the participants or who's in town or not, but it's an NSC meeting. And one of the main agenda items is on the strategic arms topic.

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Jun 6, 1991

Well, there are some very technical issues; I'm not exactly the world's greatest expert, but downloading and counting. I mean, there are some things that are highly technical, but are very, very important. And so, we have to hammer out…

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Jun 6, 1991

Well, it depends a lot on what we do today and then on how those ideas are received by Mr. Bessmertnykh and on what they bring to the table. I mean, it's a two-way street here, and both sides are dealing in very good faith at this point…

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Jun 6, 1991

I have compromised. Sure I am. So, that's the spirit I bring to it. But my problem has been, we had a deal worked out with one of the leading Senators last year and a handshake and a look in the eye. And he goes up, and some of the people…

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Jun 6, 1991

No, I do that in church. No embarrassed, but maybe in public it's kind of a first or maybe third. No, I feel very emotionally about the war and about having to send other people's sons and daughters halfway across the world and commit our…

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Jun 6, 1991

Well, I assume they'll be talking about a possible summit meeting. As we've said before, we want to move START further along. So, they'll be talking substance. I am going to having a meeting with--back this afternoon--a rather important…

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Jun 6, 1991

Well, he has three bills, and our people are taking a hard look at them. What I want to see happen somewhere along the line here is somebody take a look at our legislation. It's good legislation; it is strong in terms of elimination of…

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Jun 6, 1991

Well, I just wondered about it, and one life--you remember all the talk about body bags. And I'm a human being, and I felt a great responsibility to the American people and to the families. I hope it doesn't get too emotional at the…

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Jun 6, 1991

Let me just close now with the business at hand, a personal note about my dear friend and your new Director.

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Jun 6, 1991

Drug-free schools are a top priority of our America 2000 strategy and of our national drug control strategy.

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Jun 6, 1991

The cold war was itself, in the deepest sense, a war of ideas.

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Jun 6, 1991

Federal resources and authorities, however, should play an important role in helping the States to achieve the national education goals.

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Jun 5, 1991

I feel very emotionally about the war and about having to send other people's sons and daughters halfway across the world.

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Jun 5, 1991

A long-term authorization should not be enacted until the District Government has a long-range plan to restructure local revenues and spending to solve its own fiscal crisis.

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Jun 5, 1991

Perhaps I'm a little old-fashioned, but I'm not quite ready for that.

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Jun 5, 1991

The 76 percent reduction in the President's request for HOPE grant funding would deny thousands of low-income families the opportunity to become homeowners.

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Jun 5, 1991

Although the President has indicated that the Democratic leadership's civil rights bill passed by the House of Representatives today is a quota bill that he intends to veto, we are gratified by the number of votes in opposition to the…

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Jun 5, 1991

Supplemental Appropriations Request June 5, 1991 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, I am transmitting the District of Columbia Government's…

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