May 21, 2001
This is an administration which will keep its word, and we expect others to do so, as well.
George W. Bush
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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Governor of Texas from January 17, 1995, until December 21, 2000. His presidency was marked by significant events, including the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush's domestic policies included tax cuts, education reform, and Medicare prescription drug benefits.
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May 21, 2001
I often said during the campaign that Dick Cheney and I were not going to Washington just to mark time.
May 21, 2001
I hereby order the following additional measures be taken with respect to prohibiting the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone:
May 21, 2001
The people of this country will be able to say, 'We elected them. They went to Washington. They did what they said they were going to do, and the people are better off for it.'
May 21, 2001
Government can fund, but what Government can't do is cause people to love one another.
May 21, 2001
Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Lois Jane Schiffer, resigned.
May 21, 2001
Neal A. McCaleb, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Kevin Gover.
May 21, 2001
Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of five years, vice Donna Tanoue.
May 21, 2001
Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Richard S. Arnold, retired.
May 21, 2001
William S. Farish, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
May 21, 2001
Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice John Joseph Callahan, resigned.
May 20, 2001
John Price is a proven business leader and committed member of his community.
May 20, 2001
Public service is one way, an honorable way, to mark your life with meaning.
May 20, 2001
The bill will promote the cleanup of Superfund sites and reduce needless lawsuits.
May 20, 2001
I was really never sure what that was, but I do think that I'm a better man because of Yale.
May 20, 2001
Today we honor the memory of Andrei Sakharov on the 80th anniversary of his birth.
May 20, 2001
What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and the way you use the gifts you are given.
May 20, 2001
Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author.
May 17, 2001
Violence will make it so difficult for there to be any political settlement.
May 17, 2001
Our goal is not to have an embargo against Cuba; it is freedom in Cuba.
May 17, 2001
Robert E. Fabricant, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Gary S. Guzy, resigned.
May 17, 2001
I have designated Frank D. Yturria to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.
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