[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[January 1, 1992]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




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                     PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                                 OF THE

                              UNITED STATES

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                               George Bush




                                 1992-93

                             (IN TWO BOOKS)

                   BOOK I--JANUARY 1 TO JULY 31, 1992

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                United States Government Printing Office
                            Washington : 1993

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                            Published by the

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              National Archives and Records Administration

                             For sale by the

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                     U.S. Government Printing Office

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                                Foreword

    During the first six months of 1992, my administration moved forward 
on many fronts to advance a domestic and foreign policy agenda that 
would prepare the country for the 21st century, and take advantage of 
the historic opportunity that our victory in the Cold War presented for 
sustained peace and prosperity.

    In January, in my State of the Union address, I laid out an economic 
plan that would have stimulated the economy by providing help for home 
buyers, tax relief for families, and critical incentives for investment. 
We proposed a comprehensive health care reform proposal and a GI Bill 
for children to provide choice in education. We initiated a moratorium 
on additional federal regulation, which ultimately saved the taxpayers 
an estimated $20-$30 billion, and granted waivers to permit innovative 
state welfare projects that encourage self-sufficiency.

    In June, the Nation reacted with shock and dismay to the riots in 
Los Angeles. We sought to repair the short term damage with emergency 
funds to rebuild homes and small businesses. We also confronted the 
long-term problems of the inner cities through our Job Training 2000 
proposal, our enterprise zone initiative to attract investment in urban 
areas, and our Weed and Seed program to eliminate crime and create an 
environment of opportunity.

    In April, I proposed the FREEDOM Support Act, a package of proposals 
designed to help develop freedom and free markets in Russia and the 
other newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. In June, I 
met with Boris Yeltsin at the White House for the first ever U.S.-Russia 
Summit. We agreed on far-reaching new strategic arms reductions to 
eliminate the world's most dangerous weapons--heavy ICBMs and all other 
multiple warhead ICBMs. We concluded economic agreements that open new 
avenues to trade and investment in Russia. And we signed the Washington 
Charter, a formal statement of our mutual future together as democratic 
partners.

    I travelled to Brazil to attend the United Nations Conference on 
Environment and Development to sign the Framework Convention on Climate 
Change.

    We continued to maintain close ties with our Latin American allies 
and met in San Antonio, Texas to continue our dialogue to end the 
scourge of drug trafficking.

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    Finally, I began this six month period with a trip to Asia and the 
Pacific. The United States is readjusting its policies in Asia to 
reflect the end of the Cold War and a transformed security environment. 
Our economic relations with the Pacific region remain a central concern. 
To address this new reality, I pushed to open new markets and highlight 
the opportunities available to American business in that part of the 
world.

                          

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                                 Preface

This book contains the papers and speeches of the 41st President of the 
United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary 
during the period January 1-July 31, 1992. The material has been 
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Records Administration.

    The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates 
shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In 
instances when the release date differs from the date of the document 
itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made 
to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and 
signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross 
references have been provided by the editors for purposes of 
identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC, 
unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that 
are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and 
name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.

    The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in 
response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications 
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Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D. 
Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and 
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    The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of 
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    A companion publication to the Public Papers series, the Weekly 
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broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis to meet 
the needs of the contemporary reader. Beginning with the administration 
of Jimmy Carter, the Public Papers series expanded its coverage to 
include all material as printed in the Weekly Compilation. That coverage 
provides a listing of the President's daily schedule and meetings, when 
announced, and other items of general interest issued by the Office of 
the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the President's 
nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by the Office of 
the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the book, acts 
approved by the President, and proclamations and Executive orders. This 
information appears in the appendixes at the end of the book.

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    Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, 
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available.

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Howard Ashlin.

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the President and Press Secretary. The frontispiece and photographs used 
in the portfolio were supplied by the White House Photo Office. The 
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Printing Office under the direction of Robert W. Houk, Public Printer.

Martha L. Girard
Director of the Federal Register

Don W. Wilson
Archivist of the United States


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                                Contents

                    Foreword . . . v

                    Preface . . . vii

                    Cabinet . . . x

                    Public Papers of George Bush,
                    January 1-July 31, 1992 . . . 1

                    Appendix A
                    Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 1215

                    Appendix B
                    Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1251

                    Appendix C
                    Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1263

                    Appendix D
                    Acts Approved by the President . . . 1277

                    Appendix E
                    Proclamations and Executive Orders . . . 1283

                    Appendix F
                    Points of Light Recognition Program . . . 1287

                subject index . . . a-1

                Name Index . . . b-1

                Document Categories List . . . c-1


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                                Cabinet

        Secretary of State .............  James Addison Baker III

        Secretary of the Treasury.......  Nicholas F. Brady

        Secretary of Defense............  Richard B. Cheney

        Attorney General................  William P. Barr

        Secretary of the Interior.......  Manuel Lujan, Jr.

        Secretary of Agriculture........  Edward R. Madigan

        Secretary of Commerce...........  Robert Adam Mosbacher
                                          Barbara Hackman Franklin
                                          (sworn in March 23)

        Secretary of Labor..............  Lynn M. Martin

        Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services........................  Louis W. Sullivan

        Secretary of Housing and Urban
        Development.....................  Jack Kemp

        Secretary of Transportation.....  Samuel Knox Skinner
                                          Andrew H. Card, Jr.
                                          (sworn in March 11)

        Secretary of Energy.............  James D. Watkins

        Secretary of Education..........  Lamar Alexander

        Secretary of Veterans Affairs...  Edward J. Derwinski

        Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget...........  Richard G. Darman

        United States Trade
        Representative..................  Carla Anderson Hills