    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [May 14, 1991]
    [Page 508]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Remarks Upon Receiving the Winston Churchill Award From Queen Elizabeth
    II of the United Kingdom
    May 14, 1991

        The Queen. It gives me great pleasure, Mr. President, to present you
    with the Churchill Award in recognition of the leadership you have shown
    to the world in recent months.
        The President. Thank you very much. Thank you, Your Majesty, and
    Royal Highness Prince Philip, and Ambassador Loeb, and friends of what
    is indeed this special relationship. I have prepared here about a 45-
    minute speech--[laughter]--but if I gave it, we would all melt.
    [Laughter] And we want the visit of the Queen to be the best ever.
        So, I will simply say that I am very, very grateful to you, Your
    Majesty, for taking the time to do this; to you, Ambassador Loeb, for
    your leadership and what you're doing in terms of scholarships. It is
    outstanding. It is wonderful.
        And I'm old enough to remember, from World War II, Winston
    Churchill's leadership. He inspired the United Kingdom, but he inspired
    everybody in this country as well. And I think it's a marvelous symbol
    of the lasting, special relationship between the United Kingdom and the
    United States of America. And I am very proud and pleased and honored to
    receive this.
        Thank you very, very much.

                        Note: The Queen spoke at 1:24 p.m. in the Rose
                            Garden at the White House. The President
                            referred to His Royal Highness Prince Philip,
                            the Queen's husband, and John L. Loeb, Jr.,
                            president of the Winston Churchill Foundation
                            and former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark.