George H.W. Bush

I am most pleased that there has been a free and fair election in Nicaragua and that the results are being accepted by both sides.

I am sending messages to Mrs. Chamorro congratulating her on her victory and to President Ortega congratulating him on the conduct of the election and his stated willingness to abide by the results.

We hope that all sides in this hotly fought contest will extend the hand of reconciliation and cooperate together in rebuilding their country for the good of all Nicaraguans.

We are confident the international community will strongly support the results of yesterday's elections and will join in the effort to help all Nicaraguans to rebuild their country.

We welcome reunification.

Jose E. Martinez has been appointed to be Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of Presidential Personnel.

President Duarte was the father of Salvadoran democracy.

President Duarte was the father of Salvadoran democracy, a dedicated servant to the people of El Salvador, and a firm friend of the United States.

The American people join the people of El Salvador in mourning their loss.

His wisdom and dedication to the growth of democracy in Central America will be long remembered.

I believe in miracles and that wondrous accomplishments, wondrous breakthroughs, wondrous days are ahead.

I am honored and very pleased to continue this tradition.

We are very, very grateful for the terrific support that I had from so many in this room.

I deem it a very great pleasure to help honor and celebrate National Engineers Week.

I hereby waive the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of said Act with respect to Czechoslovakia.

This evening, we honor two men who themselves have made history and made each American proud.

Ultimately, I am convinced that it is the private sector that not only has shaped American opportunity but will continue to bring opportunity to the new millennium.

Maybe it's a good day to salute that because today the President of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel, came over to the Oval Office.

These efforts, both private and public, will sustain the computer revolution.

Let me now present to Jack Kilby and Bob Noyce engineering's highest award, the Charles Stark Draper Prize.

I'm reminded of the famous story of the guy that called the insurance company after it closed one evening.

I know that the National Academy of Engineering shares this belief.

I regret, however, that the Congress has included several provisions in the Act that raise constitutional difficulties.

I shall construe all these provisions to be merely precatory as well.

I have signed today H.R. 3792, the 'Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991.'