[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 6, 1992]
[Page 904]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks on the Arrival of Prime Minister John Major of the United 
Kingdom at Camp David, Maryland

June 6, 1992
    Prime Minister and Mrs. Major, let me just give you a hearty welcome 
back to Camp David.
    Forty-eight years ago today, Ike and Monty, Churchill and FDR, 
Allied soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, heroes all, forged the 
greatest armada in the history of man, the D-day invasion. Our goal was 
a legacy of peace. And to achieve it, we first had to win a war. June 
6th, 1944, told the world that aggression will not stand. So it's 
fitting that the Prime Minister and I meet on this historic anniversary 
of a new beginning in Europe to talk about our countries' enduring 
special relationship and the future challenges that we face in this 
promising new world.
    Already we've responded to each other not with just the formal 
handshake of two allies but with the embrace of two friends. And we meet 
as leaders of nations joined by a common culture and civilization, 
recalling how Dwight Eisenhower, beloved in Britain and America, once 
said of freedom, ``To preserve it, the Londoner will fight, and so will 
the citizen of Abilene.''
    Over more than four decades of the cold war, we reaffirmed our 
relationship. Then came the Persian Gulf where, again, we stood fast so 
that liberty could prevail. Years from now, people will still marvel at 
British and American heroism in Operation Desert Storm. People will also 
note how the last year reaffirmed the strength of our alliance, the 
value of the rule of law, and that England will always be our friend.
    Our Nation sprang from England's belief in the sanctity of the 
individual. Today, that belief has never been stronger, our alliance 
never firmer, our desire never deeper to build a free and peaceful 
world.
    So Mr. Prime Minister, let me thank you, sir, for your determination 
and Britain's example to the world. Welcome back to the U.S.A., and I 
look forward to discussing a wide array of subjects with you in the 
couple of days ahead.
    Thank you very much for coming our way again.

                    Note: The President spoke at 4:05 p.m.