[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[July 16, 1992]
[Page 1119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks in Boulder, Wyoming, on Ross Perot's Withdrawal From the 
Presidential Campaign

July 16, 1992
    This is the President. I just called Ross Perot. On a very personal 
basis, I congratulated him. I told him I understood how difficult a 
decision it must have been. I told him that he had really and truly 
energized an awful lot of people.
    Obviously, I told him I would welcome his support and the support of 
all those who have been out there working for him. I congratulated him 
on the excitement that he brought to the race, particularly the way he 
energized the volunteers. It is rather significant and certainly unique 
in these times what he was able to do, encouraging these volunteers.
    Now we will make it clear to all those Perot supporters that we 
share many of their same principles and that we want their support and 
that we welcome them warmly into our campaign. As I say, we share those 
principles. We need their help bringing about the implementation of 
these principles.
    Many of the Perot supporters were basically conservative people. 
They were people that are worried about the values of family, that were 
worried about the economy and the need to get these deficits under 
control, the need to do something different about the neighborhoods. So 
I believe that we will have an opportunity to make clear to these people 
that they should feel at home with us as we start the campaign after the 
Republican Convention.

                    Note: The President spoke at 11:10 a.m. to reporters 
                        by telephone from Secretary of State James A. 
                        Baker's ranch.