TABLE OF CONTENTSDescriptive List of Individual Recordings Prior to becoming Vice President (before 1981) 1974-1980 Vice President and President-Elect (1981-1989) 1984-1989 U.S. Military and U.S. Defense. 1989-1991 Speeches on Domestic Affairs 1989-1991 |
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Collection Summary |
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Main Speaker: | Bush, George, 1924- | |
Title: | Collected Speech of George Bush | |
Collection Dates: | 1974-1991 | |
Quantity: | 121digital electronic audio files. Recordings were originally produced in the United States. |
1924 - | birth - death dates | |
1969-1971 | U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District |
1971-1973 | U.S. Representative to the United Nations |
1981-1989 | Vice President of the United States |
1989-1993 | President of the United States |
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These recordings range across Bush's early political career prior to Reagan's naming him Vice President through his Presidency. The Collection is divided into 6 series. They are 4 recordings made prior to becoming his Vice President in 1981 and 15 recordings made while he was Vice President and President Elect. Next are the series relating to Bush's Presidency including 29 recordings regarding U.S. Military and Defense (including the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis), 33 speeches on Domestic Affairs, 27 Speeches on Foreign Policy, and 13 Miscellaneous Multitopic Speeches (largely press conferences).
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All the recordings are available for listening in the Michigan State University Library. Selected recordings are also available on the web in RealAudio and/or MP3 format where noted.
The web-accessible recordings may be freely used with acknowledgment of the Vincent Voice Library.
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Index Terms |
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The following terms may be useful for searching the MSU Library online catalog (MAGIC) for related sources. | ||
Names: | ||
Andropov, IU. V. (IUrii Vladimirovich) 1914- | ||
Bush, George 1924- -- Inauguration 1989 | ||
Carter, Jimmy 1924- | ||
Castro, Fidel 1927- | ||
Farrakhan, Louis | ||
Gates, Robert Michael 1943- | ||
Gonzales, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa) 1916- | ||
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich 1931- | ||
Higgins, William | ||
Hussein, Saddam 1937- | ||
Mandela, Nelson 1918- | ||
Riegle, Donald W. 1938- | ||
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) 1908-1979 | ||
Sinatra, Frank 1915- | ||
Thomas, Clarence 1948- | ||
Tower, John | ||
Turner, John | ||
Walesa, Lech 1943- | ||
Added Authors (other speakers): | ||
Baker, James Addison 1931- | ||
Bentsen, Lloyd | ||
Brokaw, Tom | ||
Cavazos, Lauro | ||
Cheney, Richard B. | ||
Cochran, John | ||
Collins, Reid | ||
Dancy, John | ||
Dole, Robert J. 1923- | ||
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain 1926- | ||
Foley, Thomas S. | ||
Ford, Wendell H. 1924- | ||
Francis, Fred | ||
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich 1931- | ||
Graham, Billy 1918- | ||
Hogan, Walter | ||
Higgins, Cathy | ||
Higgins, William | ||
Hume, Brit 1943- | ||
Hyland, William 1929- | ||
Jennings, Peter 1938- | ||
Kemp, Jack | ||
Kohl, Helmut 1930- | ||
McClendon, Sarah | ||
McWethy, John | ||
Michel, Robert H. 1923- | ||
Mitchell, Andrea | ||
Mitchell, George J. (George John) 1933- | ||
Monsees, David | ||
O'Connor, Sandra Day 1930- | ||
Percy, Charles H. 1919- | ||
Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier 1920- | ||
Plante, Bill | ||
Powell, Alvy | ||
Quayle, Dan 1947- | ||
Rather, Dan | ||
Rehnquist, William H. 1924- | ||
Rook, Suzanne | ||
Salinas, Carlos | ||
Simpson, Alan | ||
Stern, Carl | ||
Stewart, Potter | ||
Strauss, Robert S. | ||
Truly, Richard | ||
Utley, Garrick 1939- | ||
Wright, Jim 1922- | ||
Organizations: | ||
Challenger (Spacecraft) | ||
Harlem Boys' Choir | ||
North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||
NSZZ Solidarno's'c (Labor organization) | ||
Republican National Convention (1984 : Dallas Tex.) | ||
Republican National Convention (34th : 1988 : New Orleans La.) | ||
United Nations | ||
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. | ||
United States. Dept. of Defense | ||
United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | ||
United States. Navy | ||
United States. Supreme Court | ||
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ||
United States National Labor Relations Board | ||
Subjects: | ||
Air -- Pollution -- United States | ||
Afro-Americans | ||
Afro-Americans -- History | ||
Antisemitism | ||
Berlin Wall (1961-) | ||
Budget -- United States | ||
Chemical warfare -- United States | ||
Chinese students -- United States | ||
Civil rights -- United States | ||
Communication in science | ||
Confidential communications -- Press -- United States | ||
Counterrevolutions -- Nicaragua | ||
Crime -- United States | ||
Disarmament | ||
Disaster relief -- United States | ||
Dissenters -- China | ||
Drug abuse | ||
Education -- United States | ||
Education | ||
Environmental protection -- United States | ||
Farmers -- United States | ||
Fishery conservation -- United States | ||
Fishing -- Anecdotes | ||
Flags -- United States | ||
Food relief -- Nicaragua | ||
Free trade -- United States | ||
German reunification question (1949- ) | ||
Gun control -- United States | ||
Hostages -- Lebanon | ||
Iran-Contra Affair 1985-1990 | ||
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis 1990-1991 | ||
Labor unions -- Poland | ||
Marine accidents | ||
Military assistance American -- Iran | ||
Narcotics, Control of -- United States | ||
Oil spills -- Alaska -- Valdez | ||
Operation Desert Shield 1990-1991 | ||
Palestinian Arabs -- Israel | ||
Persian Gulf War 1991 | ||
Presidents -- Election | ||
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1984- | ||
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1988 | ||
Presidents -- United States -- Inauguration. | ||
Refugees, Kurdish | ||
Savings and loan associations | ||
Savings and loan associations -- United States | ||
Space flight | ||
Space shuttles | ||
Veterans -- United States | ||
Vice-Presidents -- United States | ||
Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 -- United States | ||
Visits of state -- United States | ||
Voluntarism | ||
Wildlife conservation -- United States | ||
Zionism | ||
Places: | ||
Alaska | ||
China -- Politics and government | ||
Germany, West -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Hungary -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Mexico -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Middle East -- Politics and government | ||
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Panama -- Politics and government -- 1981- | ||
Poland -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980- | ||
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States | ||
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1953- | ||
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1982- | ||
United States -- Defenses | ||
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981- | ||
United States -- Economic policy | ||
United States -- Economic policy -- 1981- | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany, West | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Hungary | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Poland | ||
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union | ||
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- | ||
Document Types: | ||
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Prior to becoming Vice President (before 1981) 1974-19804 audio recordings | |||||||||||||
Various speeches given by George Bush while Director of the CIA, U.S. Representative from Texas, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and campaigning for the 1980 elections. | |||||||||||||
M1793 bd.6 August 21, 1974 |
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George Bush comments on Rockefeller's nomination as Vice President designate. Broadcast on NBC-TV August 21, 1974. |
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M2257 bd.5 April 16, 1976 |
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George Bush answers a question about a secret offer from Frank Sinatra to help the CIA and about his own recent secret trip through Europe. Broadcast on CBS April 16, 1976. |
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M3249 bd.6 January 24, 1980 |
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George Bush thinks President Carter took a properly firm stand against the Russians in his State of the Union. Broadcast on CBS-TV January 24, 1980. |
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M3414 bd.2 August 5, 1980 |
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George Bush addresses a convention of Black physicians his first appearance before a national constituency of Blacks. Broadcast on CBS-TV August 5, 1980. |
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Vice President and President-Elect (1981-1989) 1984-198915 audio recordings | |||||||||||||
Various speeches given by George Bush while Vice President of the United States, while campaigning for the 1988 presidential elections, and As President-Elect up to his Inauguration Jan 20, 1989. | |||||||||||||
M3523 bd.3 January 20, 1981 2 min. |
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Potter Stewart administers oath of office to Vice President George Bush. Broadcast on CBS January 20, 1981. |
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M4165 bd.5 February 13, 1984 2 min. |
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George Bush speaking at the funeral of Soviet Premier Andropov with Charles Percy expressing doubts about the flexibility of the Soviet system. Broadcast on CNN February 13, 1984. |
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M4232 bd.11 June 29, 1984 1 min. |
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Bush denounces anti-semitic statements of Louis Farrakhan on his own behalf and on behalf of President Reagan. Originally broadcast on NBC TV News June 29, 1984. |
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M4243 bd.3 August 23, 1984 25 min. |
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George Bush accepts the vice presidential nomination at the 1984 GOP convention in Dallas. Originally broadcast on CBS-TV on August 23, 1984. Bush tells the Democrats that their time has passed links the Ku Klux Klan and Louis Farrakhan in his condemnation of hate-mongering and repeats one of the main themes of the convention that we have a President who does not apologize for the United States. |
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M4272 bd.7 November 7, 1984 6 mn. |
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Bush makes a speech following the landslide victory of Ronald Reagan for the presidency. Originally broadcast on CNN-TV on November 7, 1984. |
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M674 bd.3 January 29, 1986 1 min. |
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George Bush speaks to schoolchildren who watched the Challenger space shuttle disaster saying that the tragedy will not deter the space program. Broadcast on NBC-TV January 29, 1986. |
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M4762 bd.4 March 1987 10 min. |
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George Bush defends the sale of arms to moderates in Iran saying that we must keep communications open against the day when the Ayatollah is replaced by a friendlier Iranian leader. Broadcast on ABC-TV March 1987. |
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M4584 bd.4 July 23, 1988 25 min. |
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George Bush responds to the Iranian foreign minister's accusation that the United States deliberately and consciously fired on a civilian aircraft in the Persian Gulf creating the greatest civilian air tragedy in history with analysis of the debate by David Monsees. Broadcast on CNN July 23, 1988. |
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M4601 bd.1 August 18, 1988 45 min. |
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George Bush accepts the nomination for president at the Republican National Convention. Broadcast on ABC-TV August 18, 1988. |
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M4645 bd.5 November 1988 35 min. |
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George Bush's first press conference as president-elect. Bush names the members of his transition team his inaugural committee and names James Baker as Secretary of State and answers reporters' questions. |
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M4645 bd.1 November 8, 1988 10 min. |
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George Bush's victory speech upon learning that he will be the next president. Broadcast on NBC-TV November 8, 1988. |
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M4646 bd.7 November 9, 1988 5 min. |
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George Bush addresses the huge crowd which came out to meet him at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland upon his return to Washington after the election. Broadcast on CNN November 9, 1988. |
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M4648 bd.3 November 21, 1988 5 min. |
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George Bush press conference in which he answers questions about meetings with Gorbachev on arms control appointment of cabinet ministers bills dealing with ethics in government etc. Broadcast on CNN November 21, 1988. |
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M4661 bd.5 December 19, 1988 20 min. |
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In a press conference following his naming of Jack Kemp as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, George Bush answers questions about nuclear energy, privatization of inner city housing, attitudes toward Yasser Arafat, the introduction of "new faces" into the cabinet, and the amount of money he intends to put into housing programs with Jack Kemp. Broadcast on CNN, December 19, 1988. Kemp tells of his intention to work for adequate housing for the homeless as well as on affordable housing for the other classes. |
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M4666 bd.2 January 18, 1989 10 min. |
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George Bush addresses teachers on the subject of his promise to become the education president with an introduction by Lauro Cavazos. Broadcast on CNN January 18, 1989. |
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U.S. Military and U.S. Defense. 1989-199129 audio recordings | |||||||||||||
President Bush speaking on the U.S. Military and U.S. Defense. The collection is divided into the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis and miscellaneous defense related speeches. | |||||||||||||
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis 1990-1991 24 audio recordings |
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Various speeches given by President George Bush relating to the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and the Gulf War. |
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M4899 bd.5 August 8, 1990 20 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush says we are not at war that the use of chemical weapons would be intolerable but gives no word on what other nations might participate in a press conference on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the American military presence in Saudi Arabia. Broadcast on CNN August 8, 1990. |
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M4899 bd.2 August 8, 1990 13 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the nation telling of the US deployment of troops to defend Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait asking oil producing nations to increase production to cushion the economic impact. Broadcast on CNN August 8, 1990. |
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M4902 bd.1 August 10, 1990 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush tells reporters he is encouraged by almost universal worldwide support for the US action sending troops to Saudi Arabia his plan to blockade ships entering or leaving Iraq or Kuwait and states his conviction that Saddam Hussein's call for a panArab holy war will not work. Broadcast on CNN August 10, 1990. |
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M4902 bd.6 August 15, 1990 6 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush says Saddam Hussein's claim that this is a holy war against the enemies of Islam defies the evidence of his using chemical warfare against other Arabs and that this is no war between cultures comparing his threat with that of Hitler. Broadcast on CNN August 15, 1990. |
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M4901 bd.8 August 20, 1990 18 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush tells the VFW convention that he holds the Iraqi government responsible for the lives of all Americans held against their will in the Middle East and calls for help in increasing the defense budget. Broadcast on CNN August 20, 1990. |
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M4904 bd.2 August 22, 1990 25 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush states that this is a confrontation between Iraq and the rest of the world and answers questions about whether the Soviets will cooperate, etc. Broadcast on CNN August 22, 1990. |
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M4913 bd.8 August 29, 1990 4 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush indicates his gratitude for the service of the US troops in the Middle East in a message carried over the Armed Forces Radio Service. Broadcast on CNN August 29, 1990. |
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M4917 bd.4 September 9, 1990 | |||||||||||||
George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev at the joint press conference in Helsinki answer questions concerning a peaceful solution to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait etc. Broadcast on ABC-TV September 9, 1990. |
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M4925 bd.2 September 14, 1990 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush announces new British and French contributions to the effort to defend Saudi Arabia against Iraqi attack. Broadcast on CNN September 14, 1990. |
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M4928 bd.2 September 21, 1990 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush answers reporters' questions about the standoff with Iraq in Kuwait and the progress of committee work on the upcoming budget. Broadcast on CNN September 21, 1990. |
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M4927 bd.6 October 1, 1990 22 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly, praising the work of that body, the current Soviet leadership, and the prompt UN response to the Iraqi invasion of Iraq. Broadcast on CNN October 1, 1990. |
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M4929 bd.5 October 9, 1990 30 min. | |||||||||||||
Presidential press conference dealing mainly with budget reduction but dealing also with events in the Middle East. Broadcast on CNN October 9, 1990. |
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M4957 bd.2 January 12, 1991 30 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush reacts to the votes in the House and Senate supporting his capacity to call war on January 15 if Saddam Hussein does not pull out of occupied Kuwait. Broadcast on CNN January 12, 1991. |
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M5029 bd.14 January 16, 1991 20 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush sets the objectives of the Persian Gulf War that Kuwait's legitimate government will be restored and defends the UN attack on Hussein's army. Broadcast on CNN January 16, 1991. |
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M5030 bd.2 January 16, 1991 40 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush describes the reason for the assault on Iraq with introduction by Suzanne Rook. Broadcast on CNN January 16, 1991. |
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M4956 bd.5 January 18, 1991 16 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush responds to a question and answer session following his noontime press conference on the Gulf War. Broadcast on CNN January 18, 1991. |
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M4977 bd.2 February 22, 1991 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush sets forth the specific criteria which Saddam Hussein must fulfill if the UN will agree to a ceasefire in the Gulf War. Broadcast on CNN February 22, 1991. |
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M4978 bd.3 February 23, 1991 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush announces the beginning of the land war with Iraq. Broadcast on NBC-TV February 23, 1991. George Bush, Tom Brokaw, Alan Simpson, John Cochran, Fred Francis, Garrick Utley, William Hyland, Richard Cheney. Senator Simpson predicts a fast and vicious thunder and lightning war. Richard Cheney holds a short press conference. |
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M4976 bd.3 February 25, 1991 4 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush talks on the occasion of Black History Month. Broadcast on CNN February 25, 1991. President Bush also reports on successes in the 48-hour-old ground war in the Persian Gulf and talks about building a new world order based on the rule of law and mutual security. |
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M4949 bd.3 January 5, 1991 6 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush announces that James Baker will meet with Tariq Aziz in Geneva as a last step preceding armed conflict scheduled if Iraq does not withdraw from Kuwait on January 15. Broadcast on CNN January 5, 1991. |
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M4979 bd.4 February 15, 1991 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush opens a speech to a gathering of dentists by categorizing Saddam Hussein's offer of peace earlier in the morning as a cruel hoax at AAAS national meeting. Broadcast on CNN February 15, 1991. The speech addresses the importance of scientific literacy in both school and science. |
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M4976 bd.6 February 26, 1991 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush says Saddam Hussein is claiming to be withdrawing while he is in fact retreating and trying to claim victory not interested in peace but in salvaging most of his army to fight another day. Broadcast on CNN February 26, 1991. |
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M4975 bd.4 February 27, 1991 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush declares a ceasefire to occur at midnight and announces the conditions necessary for a permanent cessation of hostilities between the US-led coalition in the Persian Gulf and Suddam Hussein's Iraqi army. Broadcast on CNN February 27, 1991. |
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M4974 bd.1 March 1, 1991 35 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush begins by thanking the American people for their support of the recent Persian Gulf War describes the next day's meeting of top US and Iraqi military and of UN meetings in New York. Broadcast on CNN March 1, 1991. |
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Military and Defense Related Speeches 1989-1990 5 audio recordings |
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Misc. Military and Defense Related Speeches from President Bush. |
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M4669 bd.2 January 31, 1989 30 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush tells the crew of the carrier America in Norfolk Virginia that the servicemen will get the support of the shipbuilders and the American public: in his first Presidential speech outside of Washington D.C. Broadcast on CNN January 31, 1989. |
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M4730 bd.7 April 24, 1989 2 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush speaks at memorial services in Norfolk Virginia for the 47 men who died in an explosion on the USS Iowa. Broadcast on C-Span April 24, 1989. |
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M4735 bd.7 May 24, 1989 21 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the 1989 graduating class at the Coast Guard Academy telling of the administration's plans for altering the country's defense systems. Broadcast on CNN May 24, 1989. |
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M4763 bd.3 August 7, 1989 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Department of Defense reaffirming support for S.D.I. and speaking of the sacrifice of Marine Lt. Colonel William Higgins. Broadcast on CNN August 7, 1989. |
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M4835 bd.2 February 7, 1990 1 hr. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco talking about his defense budget with an historical background going back to World War I leading up to international arms contro. Broadcast on C-Span February 7, 1990. |
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Speeches on Domestic Affairs 1989-199133 audio recordings | |||||||||||||
Collected Speeches From President Bush on Domestic Affairs including his Inauguration. | |||||||||||||
Federal Budget 1989-1990 9 audio recordings |
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M4670 bd.7 February 6, 1989 20 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush introduces the fourfold plan to rescue failing thrift institutions by issuing bonds rather than having a depositor's fee and by tightening regulations on speculation by institutions. Broadcast on CNN February 6, 1989. |
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Bush George 1924- February 9, 1989 45 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush delivers his budget message to a joint session of Congress calling for increased spending in education drug control and the environment and reduced spending for the military with introduction by Jim Wright. Broadcast on CBS-TV February 9, 1989. |
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M4671 bd.3 February 9, 1989 20 min. | |||||||||||||
Jim Wright and Lloyd Bentsen give the Democratic legislators' response to President Bush's budget message. Broadcast on ABC-TV February 9, 1989. |
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M4671 bd.2 February 9, 1989 10 min. | |||||||||||||
Dan Rather, Lesley Stahl, and Bob Schieffer discuss President Bush's budget address to Congress and speculate on possible difficulties the proposal will meet in getting Congressional Support. Broadcast on CBS-TV February 9, 1989. |
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M4764 bd.2 August 9, 1989 6 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush signs the bill reforming and refinancing the savings and loan organizations singling out Don Riegle and Henry Gonzales for particular thanks. Broadcast on CNN August 9, 1989. |
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M4768 bd.4 August 14, 1989 6 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush announces a bill authorizing disaster relief for farmers in a statement honoring farmers as risk takers. Broadcast on CNN August 14, 1989. |
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M4808 bd.1 November 7, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
Press conference on the budget. Broadcast on ABC-TV November 7, 1989. Twenty-seventh conference of his administration. Bush lays blame on a partisan Congress for the failure of capital gains tax reduction. He answers questions about Central America the Pentagon Nancy Reagan's autobiography negative campaigning relations with China. |
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M4930 bd.2 October 2, 1990 9 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush delivers his message on the budget. Broadcast on CBS-TV October 2, 1990. President Bush calls the deficit a cancer. He calls the budget reduction plan the best one available at this time. |
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M4934 bd.7 October 18, 1990 54 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush talks about the budget-reduction process to a group of young White House interns giving them a lesson in both economics and politics. Broadcast on CNN October 18, 1990. |
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Bush addresses the topics of drug abuse and the administration's policy on anti-drug education. |
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M4701 bd.4 February 1, 1989 1 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush responds to a question about AK47 semi-automatic rifles by saying he wants to stop killers while preserving the right to own guns with Sarah McClendon. Broadcast on CNN February 1, 1989. |
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M4716 bd.4 March 22, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush speaks on drug prevention and anti-drug education programs at a high school in Lancaster Pennsylvania with summary by Reid Collins. Broadcast on CNN March 22, 1989. |
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M4781 bd.1 September 1989 27 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush deals with drugs in his first presidential address from the oval office. Broadcast on CBS-TV September 1989. |
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M4791 bd.3 September 8, 1989 25 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the National Baptist Convention in New Orleans on the needs of the black community and the scourge of drugs. Broadcast on CNN September 8, 1989. |
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Bush discusses his administration's views on education. |
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M4751 bd.1 June 22, 1989 20 min. | |||||||||||||
The Thousand Points of Light in a public relations collage followed by President Bush's speech to volunteer groups. Recorded June 22, 1989 New York. |
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M4802 bd.7 September 27, 1989 10 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush speaking to the Governors' Conference on Education University of Virginia Charlottesville begins with allusions to Jefferson's vision of free public education and talks about the crisis facing education today and convenes the governors for a series of meetings to seek solutions. Broadcast on CNN September 27, 1989. |
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M4795 bd.2 September 28, 1989 10 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses the Governors' Conference on Education Charlottesville Virginia in noontime ceremonies following the working sessions. Broadcast on CNN September 28, 1989. |
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M4667 bd.1 January 20, 1989 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush talks to a luncheon for legislators following his inauguration and preceding the inaugural parade. Broadcast on CNN January 20, 1989. |
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M4666 bd.4 January 20, 1989 30 min. | |||||||||||||
Inauguration of George Bush as President of the United States. Broadcast on CBS-TV January 20, 1989. Senator Wendell Ford is Master of Ceremonies; Billy Graham delivers the invocation and the blessing; the Harlan Boys' Choir and Alvy Powell sing; Sandra Day O'Connor swears in Dan Quayle; Chief Justice Rehnquist swears in George Bush; the inaugural address, 20 minutes long, thanks Ronald Reagan, begins with a prayer, addresses the problems of drugs, homelessness, crime, education, unwed mothers, the deficit, Vietnam-born guilt and divisiveness and talks of new harmony with Congress and the Soviets and a greater tolerance of all Americans for one another. |
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M4670 bd.10 February 9, 1989 1 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush angrily rejects allegations against John Tower his nominee for Secretary of Defense. Broadcast on ABC-TV February 9, 1989. |
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M4701 bd.6 February 22, 1989 4 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush at Elmendorf Air Force Base en route to attend Hirohito's funeral in Tokyo praises Alaskan rugged individualism. Broadcast on WGN-TV (Chicago IL) February 22, 1989. |
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M4691 bd.5 March 16, 1989 2 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush speaks by radio-phone to the crew of Spaceship Discovery telling them of his support for the space program. Broadcast on CNN March 16, 1989. |
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M4727 bd.6 April 7, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush announces ecological and economic programs to help those affected by the Exxon oil spill in the Prince William Sound in Alaska. Broadcast on ABC-TV April 7, 1989. President Bush also answers questions from reporters. He will not federalize but will send the clean-up bill to Exxon. Armed forces personnel will be sent to help. |
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M4728 bd.3 April 12, 1989 5 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush introduces his nominee for administrator of NASA Richard Truly. Broadcast on CNN April 12, 1989. |
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M4742 bd.1 June 12, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush speaks on environmental issues outlining his proposal for a clean air act that would cut emissions of sulphur dioxide by half by the year 2000 and pledging clean air in all U.S. cities by the century's end. Broadcast on CNN June 12, 1989. |
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M4742 bd.3 June 13, 1989 22 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush addresses an audience in Kelly Wyoming on wildlife and environmental issues. Broadcast on CNN June 13, 1989. Bush announces his nominee to head the clean air project Wyoming's John Turner talks about the need to rally people to preserve the country's natural areas and fisheries and wildlife talks about fishing on his birthday. |
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M4747 bd.4 June 15, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush unveils his anti-crime package at Glynco Georgia to the new graduates of the Law Enforcement Center. Broadcast on CNN June 15, 1989. |
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M4745 bd.4 June 30, 1989 15 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of President Johnson's civil rights law reaffirming support of minority outreach and affirmative action programs. Broadcast on CNN June 30, 1989. |
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M4745 bd.3 June 30, 1989 20 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush proposes legislation to make desecration of the American flag a crime. Broadcast on CNN June 30, 1989. |
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M4791 bd.1 September 7, 1989 25 min. | |||||||||||||
President Bush talks about the constitutional amendment on flag-burning and about his war on drugs. Broadcast on CNN September 7, 1989. Bush is addressing the 70th annual national convention of the American Legion. |
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M4830 bd.1 January 31, 1990 40 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush's first state of the union address. Broadcast on CBS-TV January 31, 1990. |
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M4729 bd.4 April 18, 1989 20 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush promises the appointment of an honest National Labor Relations Board. Broadcast on C-Span April 18, 1989. Speech delivered at the convention of the Building and Construction Trades Conference of the AFL-CIO. |
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M4984 bd.2 May 14, 1991 10 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush nominates Robert Gates to succeed William Webster as head of the CIA. Broadcast on CNN May 14, 1991. Bush answers press questions regarding Gates' involvement in Irangate Middle East disarmament negotiations etc. Gates says he is grateful for the nomination. |
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M5020 bd.1 July 1, 1991 50 min. | |||||||||||||
George Bush introduces his nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court (replacing Thurgood Marshall) Clarence Thomas. Broadcast on CNN July 1, 1991. The President answers reporters' questions on a variety of issues. |
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M4713 bd.2 March 24, 1989 20 min. |
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Press conference announcing the continuation of humanitarian aid to the Nicaraguan Contras until the 1990 elections. Broadcast on CBS and CNN March 24, 1989. George Bush, James Baker, Jim Wright, George Mitchell, Robert Michel, Robert Dole, Dan Rather, Bill Plante. Rather and Plante analyze the significance of this bipartisan Central American policy accord. Wright salutes the President and Jim Baker for establishing bipartisan policy. Mitchell echoes Wright's sentiment. Michel and Dole commend both the administration and the majority leadership on coming to a good agreement. Baker compares this agreement with the tension between Congress and the White House in the previous administration. |
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M4738 bd.7 June 2, 1989 10 min. |
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George Bush says the USA is willing to reduce weapons and troops in Europe if the Russians will agree to parallel reductions at Portsmouth New Hampshire on his return from NATO meetings in Europe. Broadcast on CNN June 2, 1989. |
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M4742 bd.6 June 5, 1989 30 min. |
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George Bush deplores the use of force to suppress dissent in China. Broadcast on CBS-TV June 5, 1989. |
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M4747 bd.3 July 6, 1989 30 min. |
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George Bush answers questions about possible a summit with Gorbachev international meetings on cleaning up the environment Gorbachev's popularity in Europe the role of Solidarity interference in the internal affairs of other nations access to Japanese markets Oliver North sentence. Broadcast on CNN July 6, 1989. |
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M4748 bd.6 July 10, 1989 30 min. |
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George Bush calls the Paris Economic Summit a success and answers questions. Broadcast on ABC-TV July 10, 1989. |
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M4749 bd.1 July 10, 1989 25 min. |
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George Bush addresses the Polish Parliament in Warsaw praising Poland's past and its current movement towards pluralism and democracy. Broadcast on CBS-TV July 10, 1989. |
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M4749 bd.3 July 11, 1989 20 min. |
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George Bush speaks of American support for Poland and tells of recent Polish history praising the work of union leader Lech Walesa who introduced him: at the Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk Poland. Broadcast on NBC-TV on the "Today Show," July 11, 1989. |
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M4749 bd.4 July 11, 1989 5 min. |
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George Bush offers a toast to the Hungarian people. Broadcast on CNN July 11, 1989. |
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M4749 bd.6 July 17, 1989 30 min. |
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George Bush speaks in the Netherlands which he cites as a model for the early government of the United States and the city of Leyden where the Pilgrim Fathers stopped before sailing to the New World pledging the beginning of a new cooperation for social and economic growth. Broadcast on CNN July 17, 1989. |
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M4751 bd.3 July 18, 1989 5 min. |
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George Bush speaks to the crowd greeting him as he returns by helicopter to the White House from ten days abroad at this Paris Economic Summit and trips to Hungary Poland and the Netherlands. Broadcast on CNN July 18, 1989. |
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M4760 bd.2 July 31, 1989 10 min. |
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George Bush reacts to the killing of hostage Lt. Col. William Higgins by his captors in Lebanon. Broadcast on ABC-TV and CNN July 31, 1989. President Bush is shown leaving the Governors' Conference to return to the White House CNN carries a brief biography of Higgins including his voice and that of his daughter and UN Secretary General Pérez de Cuéllar with Peter Jennings. |
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M4795 bd.1 September 25, 1989 36 min. |
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George Bush at the United Nations. Broadcast on NBC-TV September 25, 1989. George Bush, Tom Brokaw, John Cochran, John Dancy. Bush offers to start destroying chemical weapons at once complete 100% destruction in 10 years if the Soviet Union and other nations will do the same. He will cut conventional weapons as well. He begins with a humorous story about endless speeches when he was at the UN. He calls on the General Assembly to condemn the murder of William Higgins and asks for worldwide free markets and worldwide war on pollution. |
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M4797 bd.1 October 3, 1989 20 min. |
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George Bush and Carlos Salinas speak before they begin White House talks on mutual interests and increased cooperation. Broadcast on CNN October 3, 1989. Bush in English Salinas in Spanish with a translator. |
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M4797 bd.2 October 3, 1989 3 min. |
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George Bush comments on the revolution in Panama and states the coup against Noriega has no US sponsorship. Broadcast on CNN October 3, 1989. |
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M4808 bd.11 November 10, 1989 1 min. |
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George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev comment on the coming down of the Berlin Wall. Broadcast on CNN November 10, 1989. |
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M4829 bd.5 January 24, 1990 35 min. |
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Press conference concerning environmental protection and Chinese students resident in the United States. Broadcast on CNN January 24, 1990. |
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M4836 bd.5 February 12, 1990 40 min. |
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Press conference dealing with Nelson Mandela and South Africa, the unification of Germany, etc. Broadcast on CNN February 12, 1990. Bush begins with an opening statement concerning his defense bill and Secretary Baker's trip to the Eastern bloc. |
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M4840 bd.5 February 25, 1990 50 min. |
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Joint press conference by George Bush and Helmut Kohl President of West Germany. In English and German. Broadcast on CNN February 25, 1990. Bush announces areas of agreement on arms control German unification reforms in the Soviet Union adaptation to changes in Eastern Europe. Kohl thanks us for bringing about peace and German unification cites needs for continuing US military presence in Germany. |
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M4876 bd.2 June 13, 1990 30 min. |
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President Bush calls a press conference in Huntsville Alabama to announce the suspension of US dialogues with the PLO following recent terrorist invasion of Israel. Broadcast on CNN June 13, 1990. He then answers questions on a variety of topics including the S & L bailout, etc. |
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M4973 bd.1 March 6, 1991 43 min. |
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George Bush addresses a joint session of Congress outlining the success of the war in the Persian Gulf with introduction by Thomas Foley and the voices of Tom Brokaw, John Cochran, and Andrea Mitchell. Broadcast on NBC-TV March 6, 1991. President Bush finds four challenges in the Mideast: Shared regional security for all nations controlled growth of armaments especially in Iraq compromise and communality of interest of Israel and the Arab states fostering of economic development. He also speaks of the hostages still held in Lebanon |
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M4983 bd.5 April 16, 1991 30 Min. |
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George Bush announces his plan for relief to the Kurdish refugees. Broadcast on CNN April 16, 1991. |
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M5023 bd.2 May 16, 1991 1 min. |
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Segment of the ceremonies wherein President Bush welcomes Queen Elizabeth to the USA. Broadcast on CNN May 16, 1991. |
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M5017 bd.2 May 23, 1991 10 min. |
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George Bush announces the passage of fast track free trade legislation enabling the White House to sets its own regulations for Yucatan-to-Yukon trading. Broadcast on CNN May 23, 1991. |
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M5018 bd.8 July 17, 1991 20 min. |
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George Bush answers questions about the bilateral disarmament meetings face-to-face with Mikhail Gorbachev. Broadcast on NBC-TV July 17, 1991. Includes questions dealing with all aspects of US-Soviet relations. |
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M5014 bd.12 August 19, 1991 1 min. |
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George Bush reacts to the overthrow of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Broadcast on CBS-TV (Morning Show) August 19, 1991. |
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M5003 bd.3 August 21, 1991 24 min. |
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George Bush reports on what appears to be the end of the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. Broadcast on CNN August 21, 1991. Bush describes his conversation with Boris Yeltsin earlier in the morning and telephone conversations with Robert Strauss in Moscow and John Major in London. |
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M5003 bd.4 August 21, 1991 10 min. |
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George Bush reports on a telephone conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev who announces that he will soon return to Moscow to resume his governmental duties. Broadcast on CNN August 21, 1991. |
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M4668 bd.6 January 27, 1989 30 min. |
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First presidential press conference deals with questions on the minimum wage, Congressional raises, star wars, Afghan rebels, his easy first week on the job, Bill Bennett's role in the administration, corporate debt, ethics in government, Reagan's post-presidency income, abortion, relations with Iran, affirmative action, capital gains tax, drugs, savings and loan crisis. Broadcast on CNN January 27, 1989. |
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M4692 bd.3 March 7, 1989 30 min. |
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President Bush's third press conference with a summation by Peter Jennings. Broadcast on ABC-TV March 7, 1989. Bush answers questions about human rights in China, the airline pilots' strike, the John Tower nomination as Secretary of Defense, gun control, drug control, Republican attack on Jim Wright, economic aid to the Soviet Union, aid to the Contras, Arafat's failure to condemn acts of terrorism, the appearance of footdragging on executive appointments, faith in John Sununu, the value of a three-month review of policy, Howard students' grievances against Lee Atwater. |
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M4723 bd.3 March 29, 1989 30 min. |
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George Bush speaks to high school students brought into the White House by the Close-Up Foundation answering questions about education, drugs, the budget decentralization and international studies. Broadcast on CNN March 29, 1989. |
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M4733 bd.2 April 24, 1989 25 min. |
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George Bush in Chicago addresses newspaper publishers on his first 100 days in office (after 95 days). Broadcast on CNN April 24, 1989. |
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M4745 bd.2 June 27, 1989 25 min. |
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George Bush answers questions about his reaction to the slaughter in China, about the abuse of women in the USA, the scandal at HUD, etc. with legal correspondent Carl Stern, who discusses the difficulties in passing a constitutional amendment making desecration of the flag illegal. Broadcast on NBC-TV June 27, 1989. |
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M4768 bd.3 August 15, 1989 30 min. |
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In a press conference on the last day before vacation George Bush talks about the war on drugs hostages retaliation in the Middle East taxation the election in Panama budget retrenchments and interest rates. Broadcast on CBS August 15, 1989. |
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M4807 bd.10 October 31, 1989 30 min. |
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Press conference announcing upcoming meeting with Soviet Premier Gorbachev aboard naval vessels in the Mediterranean on December 2 and 3. Broadcast on ABC-TV October 31, 1989. Press conference is followed by an analysis by reporters Peter Jennings, John McWethy, and Brit Hume. |
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M4819 bd.1 December 11, 1989 40 min. |
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George Bush recaps the highpoints and achievements of his first year in office and answers reporters questions about topical issues. Broadcast on CNN December 11, 1989. |
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M5016 bd.1 August 2, 1991 20 min. |
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George Bush answers questions at his first press conference since returning from the Moscow summit for arms reduction. Broadcast on CNN August 2, 1991. He answers questions about MIA, the 1992 presidential election, his upcoming vacation, his health, a dog that ran across the lawn in front of him, Soviet support for our position in Iraq, unemployment benefits, immigrants with AIDS, women in combat, East Jerusalem, Russian assistance to Cuba, civil rights, CIA involvement with the BCCI, his arguments with Congress, Central and Latin America. |
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M5004 bd.1 August 20, 1991 30 min. |
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George Bush in a press conference in Washington on the day following the coup against Gorbachev says he has been in telephone contact with Boris Yeltsin and is in agreement that Gorbachev is still the constitutional leader of the Soviet Union with Robert Strauss. Broadcast on CNN August 20, 1991. Robert Strauss newly sworn in as Ambassador to Moscow describes his mission which calls for candid representation of America's position. |
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M5000 bd.5 September 23, 1991 22 min. |
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George Bush addresses the United Nations asking support against Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro and asking that the resolution equating Zionism with racism be stricken from the book. Broadcast on CNN September 23, 1991. |
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M5031 bd.3 October 4, 1991 28 min. |
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George Bush states that the economy is on the track toward recovery and answers questions about the coup in Haiti capital gains unemployment bum checks in the Congressional cafeteria the Middle East Gates nomination interest rates education Saddam Hussein and arms reduction. Broadcast on CNN October 4, 1991. |
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M5053 bd.4 November 11, 1991 1 min. |
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George Bush credits the success of Desert Storm with the rebirth of national respect for Vietnam veterans: at his Veterans' Day address at Arlington National Cemetery. Broadcast on CBS-TV November 11, 1991. |
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