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It was Bush's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tom Foley, accompanied by Dan Quayle, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. The speech lasted approximately 48 minutes. [1] and contained ...
It was Bush's first State of the Union Address and his second speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tom Foley, accompanied by Dan Quayle, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. The speech lasted 35 minutes and 43 seconds. [1] and contained ...
It was Bush's third and final State of the Union Address and his fourth and final speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker , Tom Foley , accompanied by Dan Quayle , the vice president , in his capacity as the president of the Senate .
The speech is referred to as the presidential economic address or the address on administration goals. During his speech, President Bush presented his proposed federal budget. [1] [2] Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government. [3]
February 1 – President Bush announces the transmitting of the Savings and Economic Growth Act of 1990 to Congress during a morning appearance in the Roosevelt Room. . President Bush says the legislation is "an important initiative" that he had outlined during the most recent State of the Union address and has the three central components of a "family savings account, capital gains tax rate ...
June 1 – President Bush attends the commencement ceremony for the United States Military Academy at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York during the morning, delivering a speech. [147] President Bush answers questions on relations between the United States and the Soviet Union posed to him by reporters aboard Air Force One during the afternoon.
A large part of Bush's speech centered on the Iraq War. Bush emphasized that he still stood behind it, stating that, "to win the War on Terror, we must take the fight to the enemy." [2] He stated that the dangers of terrorism have not ended, and that it is the government's duty to locate terrorists and protect the American people. He stated ...
The convention nominated President Ronald W. Reagan and [1] Vice President George H. W. Bush for reelection. It was the thirty-third GOP presidential nominating convention, the first Republican convention held in Texas (the first Republican convention in the South outside Florida), and the only convention of either party held in Dallas.