[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.