We've got to wage war on poverty and wage war on despair and wage war on the hopelessness that robs us of our future.
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.
Your problems are my problems; your hopes, the hopes all Americans hold dear.
The question, our challenge, is whether they'll have the education and the skills that they need to seize that opportunity.
Today bigotry and bias may take more subtle forms; but they persist, and as long as they do, my work is not over.
We will not tolerate discrimination, bigotry, or bias of any kind, period.
It's a question of how people live their lives, a question of human dignity; and it's a challenge that I take to heart.
The history of this Department is nothing less than the history of American bravery.
It is an inspiration to be here today among America's finest and to honor a great Department and its great traditions.
I announced my intention to nominate Joan D. Aikens to be a member of the Federal Election Commission.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish a Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The Committee's recommendation would severely compromise the Administration's objective of providing adequate defense capabilities within constrained resources.
William P. Albrecht will continue to serve as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 1993.
We are prepared to provide Poland with up to $50 million in food aid in fiscal year 1990.
To have reform, excellence and achievement must be recognized and rewarded; to have reform, Federal dollars should be targeted to those most in need; to have reform, we need flexibility and choice.
We believe in federalism, and yet we are a people, one nation, indivisible.
I think it is good to have a Chief of Staff who knows how the Governors function and the importance of the Governors in this whole Federalist system.
I hereby request the Secretary of State to notify the Government of Indonesia that the date on which works of Indonesian nationals and domiciliaries and works first published in the Republic of Indonesia are entitled to protection under…
I do declare and proclaim that the conditions specified in section 104(b)(5) of title 17 of the United States Code have been satisfied in the Republic of Indonesia with respect to works of which one or more of the authors is, on the date…





