Your leadership is key to the Combined Federal Campaign, and your personal interest, visible support, and participation are essential to a successful 1989 Campaign.
George H.W. Bush
The Public Record
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.
Today, increasing numbers of women are obtaining undergraduate and professional degrees.
Our hearts go out to Alison Leland and to the family and friends of the congressional staff members, State Department, Agency for International Development, and Ethiopian officials who joined Mickey on his important mission and who died…
Barbara and I extend our sympathy to the families of all the victims.
His sense of compassion and desire to help those in need has aided millions of people from Houston to Addis Ababa.
We were truly saddened to hear that the discovery of Mickey Leland's aircraft revealed that apparently there were no survivors of this tragic accident.
The tide of history has turned, and we look to a future Europe whole and free.
We want Berlin to be a place of cooperation, not a point of confrontation.
I reaffirm this nation's commitment to Berlin's freedom and prosperity.
The Berlin Wall has affronted the free world with an alien vision of closed societies where basic freedoms are denied.
The courageous people of West Berlin tend the precious fire of freedom as an example for us all.
We remain firm in our commitment to assure the city's security and well-being.
On behalf of the people of the United States, I reaffirm this nation's commitment to Berlin's freedom and prosperity.
He will bring leadership, insight, and wisdom to our efforts to keep our military strong and ready, prepared to defend our security and to safeguard the peace.
The life of every single one of these people is too precious for me to be sticking my head in the sand and miss some subtlety in this highly complicated corner of the world.
I'm not going to do anything that would put some other American, perhaps in some other place, at some other time, at risk.
This legislation comes to grips with the problems facing our savings and loan industry.
John J. Welch, Jr., will continue to serve as an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
We have a commitment to protect the savings of these Americans and millions like them across this country, and we will honor that commitment.
I believe in prayer, and I think it would be most appropriate with the situation that we consider this.





