George H.W. Bush

I announce my intention to nominate Gwendolyn S. King to be Commissioner of Social Security.

The reduction in authorization would delay the new airbase for the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing at Crotone, Italy, and other critical European construction.

The people's aspiration for liberty and for free choice is too fundamental.

The bill's proposed additions to the Big Thicket National Preserve, at an estimated cost of $28,000,000, are not required to protect the Preserve's resources.

The Federal role in construction of such facilities should be limited to providing technical assistance.

This would result in local job losses and lower local and Federal revenue because of diminished commercial timber activity.

There is dynamic change taking place in Eastern Europe.

Funding by State, municipal, and private interests would be more appropriate.

I do not think you can put a bottom line on the thing.

The site for the proposed trails interpretation center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is not historically significant.

I think it would be rather arrogant to suggest that it's the United States that has the sole responsibility.

Current Federal policy emphasizes the use of limited land acquisition funds for acquiring lands within existing National Park boundaries.

This visit to Hungary -- well, Poland also -- but both of them were very, very moving.

I think the very fact that they can sit and talk to an American President in a reasonable way... was fruitful to them.

I think they saw the friendship and respect for the United States from their people.

This wave of freedom, if you will, is the wave of the future.

There may be a reason that they wouldn't say so.

I want to see it succeed.

Experience doesn't hurt.

I just come away with this real acute sense now of the change that's taking place in Eastern Europe and a determination to play a constructive role in that change.

I didn't sense a dejection on his part; I sensed somewhat of an upbeat feeling that, yes, that these changes were possible now.

The thing that's impressive is the determination on the part of all these leaders to move towards economic freedom and political freedom.

Change is absolutely amazing that's taking place in Eastern Europe.

I had plenty of opportunity to pay my formal respects...

There was something very special and warm and personal about the meetings in both Poland and Hungary.