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null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Do you think that is a good thing? | THE PRESIDENT. I think it's a good thing. I was very lucky. When I went to the Senate I got three major committees. I was put on the Appropriations Committee, on the Interstate Commerce Committee | null | null | Do you think that is a good thing? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Mr. President, have you any ideas on what should be done with the evidence turned up on Senator McCarthy by that subcommittee?17 | THE PRESIDENT. I understand that the Justice Department is making an investigation. It has been referred to the Justice Department, so I have no comment to make on it.
17 Senate Rules Subcommittee.
[25.] | null | null | Mr. President, have you any ideas on what should be done with the evidence turned up on Senator McCarthy by that subcommittee? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 0 | Q. Does the Prime Minister feel that that would have a major impact on the peace talks? | The President. Nice try.
The Prime Minister. I don't deal with domestic political American or personal domestic American problems. | null | null | Does the Prime Minister feel that that would have a major impact on the peace talks? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Well, do you think the advantages all around would outweigh the risks or the embarrassments ? | THE PRESIDENT. Oh, yes, I think so. I have had all sorts of well, in 324 press conferences I imagine I have had all the experiences that a man can possibly have at a press conference, and I have never felt that I would want to discontinue them. And I have never felt that I have been unfairly treated. | null | null | Do you think the advantages all around would outweigh the risks or the embarrassments? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-klaus-iohannis-romania | 0 | Q. So he said those things under oath. Would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of those events? | President Trump. One-hundred percent. I didn't say under oath—I hardly know the man. I'm not going to say, I want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that? Who would ask a man to pledge allegiance under oath? I mean, think of it. I hardly know the man. It doesn't make sense. No, I didn't say that, and I didn't say t... | null | null | So he said those things under oath? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-klaus-iohannis-romania | 1 | Q. So he said those things under oath. Would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of those events? | President Trump. One-hundred percent. I didn't say under oath—I hardly know the man. I'm not going to say, I want you to pledge allegiance. Who would do that? Who would ask a man to pledge allegiance under oath? I mean, think of it. I hardly know the man. It doesn't make sense. No, I didn't say that, and I didn't say t... | null | null | Would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of those events? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-vicente-fox-quesada-mexico-and-prime | 0 | Q. President Bush, Secretary of State Rice is finding common ground with the British today on the view that the next step against Iran could be sanctions. Do you agree that's the way to go if Iran fails to comply with the Security Council's 30-day deadline on its nuclear program? | President Bush. Thanks. First, I do want to offer my country's assistance to the people affected by the recent earthquakes in Iran. We obviously have our differences with the Iranian Government, but we do care about the suffering of Iranian people.
There is common agreement that the Iranians should not have a nuclear w... | null | null | Do you agree that the next step against Iran should be sanctions if Iran fails to comply with the Security Council's 30-day deadline on its nuclear program? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Mr. President, have you signed the commission for United States Attorney for Mr. Johnson of Nevada?16 | THE PRESIDENT. I don't remember whether l have or not. The thing has been pending in my office for quite some time.
16 James William Johnson, Jr., of Fallon, Nev. | null | null | Have you signed the commission for United States Attorney for Mr. Johnson of Nevada? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-969 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, in Atlanta on Tuesday, you referred to Ronald Reagan's campaign statements about the Ku Klux Klan and States rights. And then you said that hatred and racism have no place in this country. Do you think that Reagan is running a campaign of hatred and racism, and how do you answer allegations that you a... | THE PRESIDENT. No. I do not think he's running a campaign of racism or hatred, and I think my campaign is very moderate in its tone. I did not raise the issue of the Klan, nor did I raise the issue of States rights, and I believe that it's best to leave these words, which are code words to many people in our country wh... | null | null | Do you think that Reagan is running a campaign of hatred and racism? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-969 | 1 | Q. Mr. President, in Atlanta on Tuesday, you referred to Ronald Reagan's campaign statements about the Ku Klux Klan and States rights. And then you said that hatred and racism have no place in this country. Do you think that Reagan is running a campaign of hatred and racism, and how do you answer allegations that you a... | THE PRESIDENT. No. I do not think he's running a campaign of racism or hatred, and I think my campaign is very moderate in its tone. I did not raise the issue of the Klan, nor did I raise the issue of States rights, and I believe that it's best to leave these words, which are code words to many people in our country wh... | null | null | How do you answer allegations that you are running a mean campaign? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-the-national-press-club | 0 | Q. Mr. President, are you sorry that more countries did not take a more active part in the effort to help South Vietnam? | THE PRESIDENT. Yes. We need all the help we can get. I wish that every country that did participate could have participated more. I wish all of the signatories to the SEATO Treaty could have actively helped more.
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[14.] Part of the question of yours I don't think I answered a moment ago. I d... | null | null | Are you sorry that more countries did not take a more active part in the effort to help South Vietnam? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 0 | Q. Are you going to do it now? | The President. What? | null | null | Are you going to do it now? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-128 | 0 | Q. You have said the Ford administration is the only one that has done anything. | THE PRESIDENT. Anything that's required that companies put their name on the line that they participated or had received information, that is correct.
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[9.] | null | null | You have said the Ford administration is the only one that has done anything. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 12 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-vicente-fox-quesada-mexico-and-prime | 0 | Q. Mr. President, can you explain to Canadians—— | President Bush. Which one? | null | null | Can you explain to Canadians—— | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-klaus-iohannis-romania | 0 | Q. When is that? Is that in public? | President Trump. Okay? Do you have a question here? | null | null | When is that? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 14 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-klaus-iohannis-romania | 1 | Q. When is that? Is that in public? | President Trump. Okay? Do you have a question here? | null | null | Is that in public? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 15 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 0 | Q. Mr. President, you spoke of a strategic partnership between the two countries. I was wondering if you could elaborate a bit and tell us if you believe Israel has strategic importance to the United States in the aftermath of the cold war. | The President. I do, and I think that when we talk about militarily qualitative edge, that is a longstanding position of the United States. We will continue to uphold it. Israel is a democracy surrounded by countries that aren't, and they have been loyal and staunch friends.
My responsibilities as for President of the ... | null | null | Could you elaborate on the strategic partnership between the two countries? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 16 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 1 | Q. Mr. President, you spoke of a strategic partnership between the two countries. I was wondering if you could elaborate a bit and tell us if you believe Israel has strategic importance to the United States in the aftermath of the cold war. | The President. I do, and I think that when we talk about militarily qualitative edge, that is a longstanding position of the United States. We will continue to uphold it. Israel is a democracy surrounded by countries that aren't, and they have been loyal and staunch friends.
My responsibilities as for President of the ... | null | null | Do you believe Israel has strategic importance to the United States in the aftermath of the Cold War? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 17 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-canada-camp-david | 0 | Q. Still any problems that have to be worked out? | The President. None. Well, once in a while you can run into a little hiccup, a little bump in the road. Once in a while we've had some differences on trading problems. But look, you've got to look at the big picture. And the relationship is outstanding. It's important. I mean, it is vitally important to the United Stat... | null | null | Still any problems that have to be worked out? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 18 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico | 0 | Q. Yes. Good afternoon, Mr. Presidents. Both governments have expressed that they are in favor of the free market and globalization. We've heard some voices that oppose themselves to this paradigm. Candidate Trump has pointed out that he is inclined towards protectionism. My question is, do the legal mechanisms of NAFT... | President Peña Nieto. I think the free market model of commercial trade openness, this model has undoubtedly shown enormous benefits for nations, for those of us that follow this model, of course. And let me just say that as of the agreement signed with the United States and Canada—I'm talking about NAFTA, of course—th... | null | null | Do the legal mechanisms of NAFTA provide it with strength so that it is not put aside by decree? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 19 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico | 1 | Q. Yes. Good afternoon, Mr. Presidents. Both governments have expressed that they are in favor of the free market and globalization. We've heard some voices that oppose themselves to this paradigm. Candidate Trump has pointed out that he is inclined towards protectionism. My question is, do the legal mechanisms of NAFT... | President Peña Nieto. I think the free market model of commercial trade openness, this model has undoubtedly shown enormous benefits for nations, for those of us that follow this model, of course. And let me just say that as of the agreement signed with the United States and Canada—I'm talking about NAFTA, of course—th... | null | null | President Obama, what pending issues do you have in your administration that you would have liked to complete? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 20 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. We understand that you have had a number of offers ? | THE PRESIDENT. That's correct. That's correct. But I haven't made up my mind on just what I am going to do.
[18.] | null | null | We understand that you have had a number of offers? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 21 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-saad-al-hariri-lebanon | 0 | Q. And about his role in Syria and the region? | President Trump. Whose role? | null | null | And about his role in Syria and the region? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 22 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/excerpts-from-the-last-press-conference-warm-springs-georgia | 0 | Q. They don't decide anything, do they?
THE | PRESIDENT: No. | null | null | They don't decide anything, do they? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 23 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-1215 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, do we have any reason to believe that the Vietcong offer to exchange prisoners had any substance to it? | THE PRESIDENT. I don't think I would want to comment on that kind of a question.
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[11] | null | null | Do we have any reason to believe that the Vietcong offer to exchange prisoners had any substance to it? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 24 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-ehud-olmert-israel | 0 | Q. You said you wanted to hear more. Is there anything that worries you about this plan? | President Bush. No, the only thing that worries me about the plan is that Hamas has said they want to destroy Israel. And the reason that worries me is how can you have two states side by side in peace if one of the partners does not recognize the other state's right to exist? It's illogical for somebody to say, I'm fo... | null | null | You said you wanted to hear more. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 25 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-ehud-olmert-israel | 1 | Q. You said you wanted to hear more. Is there anything that worries you about this plan? | President Bush. No, the only thing that worries me about the plan is that Hamas has said they want to destroy Israel. And the reason that worries me is how can you have two states side by side in peace if one of the partners does not recognize the other state's right to exist? It's illogical for somebody to say, I'm fo... | null | null | Is there anything that worries you about this plan? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 26 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-126 | 0 | Q. Are you willing to risk another jolt to the economy from this large price increase? | THE PRESIDENT. I think a bigger jolt would be to have the jobs lost and the
houses cold.
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[17.] | null | null | Are you willing to risk another jolt to the economy from this large price increase? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 27 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. You mean that you are not going to write them immediately ? | THE PRESIDENT. No. | null | null | You mean that you are not going to write them immediately? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 28 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. How far will that extend--off the Continental Shelf? | THE PRESIDENT. Yes, that's the point where I laid claim to the jurisdiction of the United States--the Continental Shelf. | null | null | How far will that extend--off the Continental Shelf? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 29 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Do you think the return of the Republicans to power means a realignment of the political parties after the 4 years? | THE PRESIDENT. No, I don't. | null | null | Do you think the return of the Republicans to power means a realignment of the political parties after the 4 years? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 30 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-augusta-georgia | 0 | Q. Felix Belair, New York Times: Mr. President, are there any estimates at all of the amount potentially that might be saved as a result of the directives being issued today? | THE PRESIDENT. Well, I didn't ask for that estimate, Felix, but-(confers with Mr. Hagerty)--I just hear from Jim that the Treasury Department is actually trying to make such an estimate today and later in the day may be able to give you such an estimate. I do know that as of now we have about a half million dependents ... | null | null | Are there any estimates at all of the amount potentially that might be saved as a result of the directives being issued today? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-vladimir-putin-russia-moscow | 0 | Q. Mr. President, do you see the chance that the United States would exercise its option to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty if it is not possible to negotiate changes to permit a national missile defense? And was this possibility raised in your discussions with President Putin? | President Clinton. Well, first of all, I have not made a decision on the national missile defense stage one. It is premature. The statement of principles that we have agreed to I thought reflected an attempt to bring our positions closer together. I do not believe the decision before me is a threat to strategic stabili... | null | null | Do you see the chance that the United States would exercise its option to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty if it is not possible to negotiate changes to permit a national missile defense? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 32 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-vladimir-putin-russia-moscow | 1 | Q. Mr. President, do you see the chance that the United States would exercise its option to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty if it is not possible to negotiate changes to permit a national missile defense? And was this possibility raised in your discussions with President Putin? | President Clinton. Well, first of all, I have not made a decision on the national missile defense stage one. It is premature. The statement of principles that we have agreed to I thought reflected an attempt to bring our positions closer together. I do not believe the decision before me is a threat to strategic stabili... | null | null | Was this possibility raised in your discussions with President Putin? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 33 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 0 | Q. In light of his speech yesterday at the U.N., are there any new steps that we can take to continue the arms reduction process? | The President. Oh, yes. We have long said that as soon as we once settle this issue of the START agreement—I have said that I think our next goal must be to now engage in negotiations on reducing conventional weapons. | null | null | In light of his speech yesterday at the U.N., are there any new steps that we can take to continue the arms reduction process? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 34 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-865 | 0 | Q. Does your note establish a precedent--asking for a conference with your successor? | THE PRESIDENT. I'm sure I have no idea. But I am glad to cooperate in any matter that concerns national solidarity. | null | null | Does your note establish a precedent--asking for a conference with your successor? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 35 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-andres-pastrana-colombia-cartagena | 0 | Q. President Clinton, is there a specific situation in which the U.S. Government might consider perhaps giving Colombia military support to fight the guerrillas? | President Clinton. Our involvement is laid out in the terms of Plan Colombia. The President has developed this plan with his team, and it does not contemplate that. And so, the answer is no. That's not authorized by what we did.
What we want to do is to increase the capacity of the Colombian Government to fight the nar... | null | null | Is there a specific situation in which the U.S. Government might consider giving Colombia military support to fight the guerrillas? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 36 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-158 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, Madam Nhu has now left the United States, but indicated that she intends to return. Will we renew her tourist visa? | THE PRESIDENT. Yes. | null | null | Will we renew her tourist visa? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 37 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-john-howard-australia | 0 | Q. Thank you, sir. On immigration, some worry that the U.S. military is stretched too thin. How effective can these National Guard troops be if they're shuttling in and out of the border area every two or three weeks? And how are you going to turn around these House Members who seem to be unswayed by your argument on t... | President Bush. The program to put Guard on the border is one that will enable the Border Patrol to do its job better. It's very important for the American people to know it's the Border Patrol that's going to be on the frontline of apprehending people trying to sneak into our country. And the Guard will be doing a var... | null | null | How effective can these National Guard troops be if they're shuttling in and out of the border area every two or three weeks? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 38 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-john-howard-australia | 1 | Q. Thank you, sir. On immigration, some worry that the U.S. military is stretched too thin. How effective can these National Guard troops be if they're shuttling in and out of the border area every two or three weeks? And how are you going to turn around these House Members who seem to be unswayed by your argument on t... | President Bush. The program to put Guard on the border is one that will enable the Border Patrol to do its job better. It's very important for the American people to know it's the Border Patrol that's going to be on the frontline of apprehending people trying to sneak into our country. And the Guard will be doing a var... | null | null | How are you going to turn around these House Members who seem to be unswayed by your argument on the guest-worker program? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 39 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 0 | Q. Do you have a specific target for how much you want that violence to be reduced? | The President. Enough for the Government to succeed. In other words, the Iraqi people have got to have confidence in this unity Government, and reduction in violence will enable the people to have confidence.
And you said something about troop levels. Our policy is stand up/stand down; as the Iraqis stand up, we'll sta... | null | null | Do you have a specific target for how much you want that violence to be reduced? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-128 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, you would keep both him and Mr. Kelley in their jobs? | THE PRESIDENT. Yes, because I think Clarence Kelley has taken a very serious situation in the FBI--I think he straightened it out--and I think he is a person that all of us can have trust in as far as the job as the Director of the FBI.
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[4.] | null | null | Mr. President, would you keep both him and Mr. Kelley in their jobs? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 41 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-vladimir-putin-russia-moscow | 0 | Q. President Clinton, Mr. President, what do you feel about Russia's continuation of reducing within START III the number of warheads down to 1,500 warheads?
Thank you. | President Clinton. I missed the translation. Would you give it to me again? | null | null | What do you feel about Russia's continuation of reducing within START III the number of warheads down to 1,500 warheads? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 42 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 0 | Q. Mr. President, can you now envision a time of real peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors? And to what extent has a new government in Israel contributed to this process? | The President. Well, I salute the Prime Minister. He has been very forthright, as he said here in his statement, about wanting to continue the peace negotiations, and absolutely, I think all of us should look optimistically about the chances for peace. There are always obstacles. But the fact that they are coming toget... | null | null | Can you now envision a time of real peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 43 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 1 | Q. Mr. President, can you now envision a time of real peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors? And to what extent has a new government in Israel contributed to this process? | The President. Well, I salute the Prime Minister. He has been very forthright, as he said here in his statement, about wanting to continue the peace negotiations, and absolutely, I think all of us should look optimistically about the chances for peace. There are always obstacles. But the fact that they are coming toget... | null | null | To what extent has a new government in Israel contributed to this process? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 44 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Mr. President, have you reached a decision in the Rosenberg case ? | THE PRESIDENT. The Rosenberg case5 hasn't come up to me; therefore, I can't reach a decision on it until it does come up.
5 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg had been sentenced to death for conspiring to give atomic bomb data to the Soviet Union. The presiding judge, I. R. Kaufman, had set the execution for the week of Januar... | null | null | Have you reached a decision in the Rosenberg case? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 45 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-the-national-press-club | 0 | Q. Did you seriously consider naming Arthur Goldberg as Chief Justice after the Fortas nomination was withdrawn? 9 | THE PRESIDENT. Yes. And before, too.
9Arthur J. Goldberg, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and Associate Justice Abe Fortas, whose nomination as Chief Justice was withdrawn on October 2, 1968 (see Item 509).
INTENTION CONCERNING FUTURE PUBLIC
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[7.] | null | null | Did you seriously consider naming Arthur Goldberg as Chief Justice after the Fortas nomination was withdrawn? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 46 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-865 | 0 | Q. Have you received any reply from Governor Roosevelt? | THE PRESIDENT. No. 1
1 President-elect Roosevelt's reply, dated November 14, 1932, is printed in the note to Item 395. | null | null | Have you received any reply from Governor Roosevelt? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 47 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-rancho-mirage-california | 0 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. My question is about the Supreme Court. | The President. I'm shocked. [Laughter] | null | null | My question is about the Supreme Court. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 48 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-126 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, could you tell us why it took you 6 days and four clarifications before you finally admitted that you had, in fact, made a mistake in the debate in your remarks on Eastern Europe? | THE PRESIDENT. I think it took some thoughtful analysis because, as someone may have noticed, there was a letter to the editor in the New York Times a day or 2 ago by a very prominent ethnic, a man by the name of Janovitz, as I recall, who said that my answer was the right one. But it all depends on how you analyze the... | null | null | Could you tell us why it took you 6 days and four clarifications before you finally admitted that you had, in fact, made a mistake in the debate in your remarks on Eastern Europe? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 49 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 0 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. Could you characterize the worry you heard from Iraqi leaders about U.S. troop levels that you first mentioned on the flight home from Iraq? And here in the Rose Garden a week ago, you said that Zarqawi's death is an opportunity for Iraq's new Government to turn the tide in this struggle. A... | The President. First part of the question? I'm sorry. | null | null | Could you characterize the worry you heard from Iraqi leaders about U.S. troop levels that you first mentioned on the flight home from Iraq? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 50 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 1 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. Could you characterize the worry you heard from Iraqi leaders about U.S. troop levels that you first mentioned on the flight home from Iraq? And here in the Rose Garden a week ago, you said that Zarqawi's death is an opportunity for Iraq's new Government to turn the tide in this struggle. A... | The President. First part of the question? I'm sorry. | null | null | After your visit, do you truly believe that the tide is turning in Iraq? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 51 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-canada-camp-david | 0 | Q. How do you feel about leaving Camp David? | The President. Leaving Camp David? Well, I'm not leaving until -- [laughter] -- Monday night. But Monday night if you ask me, I expect I'd feel sad about that. This has been a wonderful retreat here, and I've sure enjoyed sharing it with friends, domestic and from overseas. And this weekend is going to be pure joy beca... | null | null | How do you feel about leaving Camp David? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 52 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. You are including the Southern Democrats in progressives ? | THE PRESIDENT. Yes, I am including the Southern Democrats. You will find that
they will become very progressive when they don't have the chairmanships. [Laughter]
[22.] | null | null | You are including the Southern Democrats in progressives? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 53 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, let me bring you back to the Middle East. You've got very little time left, and Mr. Arafat of the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] seems to be inching towards the kinds of conditions you and Mr. Shultz have said he should. Is this perhaps not time to go the inch in his direction and start some ... | The President. No, we've been watching very closely. And for example, we thought in the last few days that there was a statement that came out of that meeting in Sweden that appeared to be clean-cut and not with the things around the edge that then defused what seemed to be a pledge. But we had to wait until his press ... | null | null | Is this perhaps not time to go the inch in [Arafat’s] direction and start some kind of talks with Mr. Arafat rather than, as Mr. Shultz did, close the door on him? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 54 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yair-lapid-israel-jerusalem-israel | 0 | Q. So you don't expect to bring up human rights?
Moderator. Well, let's let Prime Minister—— | President Biden. I will bring up—I always bring up human rights. I always bring up human rights. But my position on Khashoggi has been so clear. If anyone doesn't understand it in Saudi Arabia and everywhere else, then they haven't been around for a while.
Moderator. Okay.
Prime Minister Lapid. About the overflights of... | null | null | So you don't expect to bring up human rights? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 55 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-1215 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, have you decided, sir, on how you are going to deliver the State of the Union Message? | THE PRESIDENT. No.
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[8.] | null | null | Have you decided, sir, on how you are going to deliver the State of the Union Message? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 56 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-anders-fogh-rasmussen-denmark-camp | 0 | Q. Mr. President and Mr. Prime Minister, in previous meetings, you have discussed Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and now Haditha, and possibly other crimes have been added to that list.
Mr. President, how did you try to convince the Prime Minister today that that kind of violations of human rights will stop and guilty will be... | President Bush. You know, the last time—I think it was in Denmark, we talked about Abu Ghraib, if I'm not mistaken. Yes. I told the people in Denmark—on your soil—that it was a disgusting event. It soiled our soul. It's not what America stands for. I also—I'm not sure I put it this way, but I understand humans make mis... | null | null | Mr. President, how did you try to convince the Prime Minister today that that kind of violations of human rights will stop and guilty will be prosecuted? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 57 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-anders-fogh-rasmussen-denmark-camp | 1 | Q. Mr. President and Mr. Prime Minister, in previous meetings, you have discussed Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and now Haditha, and possibly other crimes have been added to that list.
Mr. President, how did you try to convince the Prime Minister today that that kind of violations of human rights will stop and guilty will be... | President Bush. You know, the last time—I think it was in Denmark, we talked about Abu Ghraib, if I'm not mistaken. Yes. I told the people in Denmark—on your soil—that it was a disgusting event. It soiled our soul. It's not what America stands for. I also—I'm not sure I put it this way, but I understand humans make mis... | null | null | Mr. Prime Minister, are you today convinced that violations of human rights will stop so that these violations are not undermining the war for democracy in Iraq? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. What about written questions, do you think that would have | THE PRESIDENT. I don't know. I have never tried it, Pete3 It might give you more chance to deliberate. But then I like this rough and tumble press conference we have right here. If I can't take care of myself, that's my fault.
3 Raymond P. Brandt of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
[8.] | null | null | What about written questions, do you think that would have | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 59 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-yitzhak-rabin-israel-kennebunkport | 0 | Q. Well, what about this basic question of settlements, sir, that's been so touchy between the two countries? | The President. I think that I would let Prime Minister Rabin's words speak, not just the words here but the words that he spoke during his campaign, and then the actions that he has taken. We see a very different approach to settlements, and we salute the Prime Minister. It was not an easy position, and I'm sure there ... | null | null | What about this basic question of settlements, sir, that's been so touchy between the two countries? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 60 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-the-aftermath-hurricane-andrew | 0 | Q. To clear up the situation in Louisiana, Mr. President, is it your expectation that no Federal troops will be necessary there? | The President. Well, I gather that's the case right now. But we made clear to Governor Edwards that if more was required, please let us know. I think we had assurance on that. I didn't talk to him. I've been trying to get hold of him. But one of our White House officials talked to him, and I think that was his last, la... | null | null | To clear up the situation in Louisiana, Mr. President, is it your expectation that no Federal troops will be necessary there? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 61 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-1106 | 0 | Q. Proud to be here, sir. Are there inherent and unavoidable risks in allowing the sale of a defense firm to interests owned by Dubai? | The President. That question has been looked at very carefully, has been analyzed by a CFIUS committee. I signed off on it this morning because I'm convinced, at the recommendation of the CFIUS committee, as well as our military, that it's a sale that should go through.
April [April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks]... | null | null | Are there inherent and unavoidable risks in allowing the sale of a defense firm to interests owned by Dubai? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 62 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-1106 | 0 | Q. I got a few more, if you like. | The President. You've had a big day. [Laughter] | null | null | I got a few more, if you like. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 63 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-tony-blair-the-united-kingdom-1 | 0 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. How close are you to an agreement on a package of incentives for Iran? And what does Iran stand to gain if it were to give up its enrichment program? And why are you ignoring these recent back-channel overtures from Iran? | President Bush. We spent a great deal of time talking about the Iranian issue, and one of the goals that Tony and I had was to convince others in the world that Iran with a nuclear weapon would be very dangerous, and therefore, we do have a common goal. And this fundamental question is, how do you achieve that goal, ob... | null | null | How close are you to an agreement on a package of incentives for Iran? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 64 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-tony-blair-the-united-kingdom-1 | 1 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. How close are you to an agreement on a package of incentives for Iran? And what does Iran stand to gain if it were to give up its enrichment program? And why are you ignoring these recent back-channel overtures from Iran? | President Bush. We spent a great deal of time talking about the Iranian issue, and one of the goals that Tony and I had was to convince others in the world that Iran with a nuclear weapon would be very dangerous, and therefore, we do have a common goal. And this fundamental question is, how do you achieve that goal, ob... | null | null | What does Iran stand to gain if it were to give up its enrichment program? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 65 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-tony-blair-the-united-kingdom-1 | 2 | Q. Thank you, Mr. President. How close are you to an agreement on a package of incentives for Iran? And what does Iran stand to gain if it were to give up its enrichment program? And why are you ignoring these recent back-channel overtures from Iran? | President Bush. We spent a great deal of time talking about the Iranian issue, and one of the goals that Tony and I had was to convince others in the world that Iran with a nuclear weapon would be very dangerous, and therefore, we do have a common goal. And this fundamental question is, how do you achieve that goal, ob... | null | null | Why are you ignoring these recent back-channel overtures from Iran? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 66 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 0 | Q. Following up on the other Peter's question about Karl Rove, you said you were relieved with what happened yesterday. But the American public, over the course of this investigation, has learned a lot about what was going on in your White House that they didn't know before, during that time, the way some people were t... | The President. I think that—first of all, the decision by the prosecutor speaks for itself. He had a full investigation. Karl Rove went in front of the grand jury like—I don't—a lot of times. More times than— they took a hard look at his role.
Secondly, as I told the other Peter, I'm going to tell you that there's an o... | null | null | Over the course of this investigation, have you learned anything that you didn't know before about what was going on in your administration? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 67 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 1 | Q. Following up on the other Peter's question about Karl Rove, you said you were relieved with what happened yesterday. But the American public, over the course of this investigation, has learned a lot about what was going on in your White House that they didn't know before, during that time, the way some people were t... | The President. I think that—first of all, the decision by the prosecutor speaks for itself. He had a full investigation. Karl Rove went in front of the grand jury like—I don't—a lot of times. More times than— they took a hard look at his role.
Secondly, as I told the other Peter, I'm going to tell you that there's an o... | null | null | Do you have any work to do to rebuild credibility that might have been lost? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 68 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-865 | 0 | Q. Have you anything more on the war debts? | THE PRESIDENT. No. | null | null | Have you anything more on the war debts? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 69 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-216 | 0 | Q. Mr. Spivack: I meant, did you feel that reporters had been fair to you, too, in their questions? | THE PRESIDENT. Well, when you come down to it, I don't see what a reporter could do much to a President, do you? [Laughter] | null | null | Did you feel that reporters had been fair to you in their questions? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 70 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-158 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, what are the prerequisites or conditions for resumption of some sort of trade with Red China? | THE PRESIDENT. We are not planning to trade with Red China in view of the policy that Red China pursues. When the Red Chinese indicate a desire to live at peace with the United States, with other countries surrounding it, then quite obviously the United States would reappraise its policies. We are not wedded to a polic... | null | null | What are the prerequisites or conditions for resumption of some sort of trade with Red China? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 71 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 0 | Q. Are you going to do it now, sir? | The President. There are things, conditions, that have to be met also there. Any time that they are ready to come forward on an open basis, we would be ready to talk to them.
Soviet-U.S. Relations | null | null | Are you going to do it now, sir? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 72 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-970 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, do you think you should be discussing it with him? | THE PRESIDENT. No. I think it's improper for me now to be having a direct conversation with Billy. There have been some communications between us through our attorneys, through my Counsel in the White House and through his attorneys. But they've been completely proper, and records have been maintained of them. And I be... | null | null | Do you think you should be discussing it with him? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 73 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Mr. President, do you think the press conference should be regular--like you hold it--once a week, or twice a week? | THE PRESIDENT. I think they ought to be with regularity. I think it adds to the information of the public as to what goes on, and I think they are entitled to know what is in the President's mind. | null | null | Do you think the press conference should be regular—like you hold it—once a week, or twice a week? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 74 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-tony-blair-the-united-kingdom-1 | 0 | Q. You both presented the Iraqi Government as a substantial vindication of the conflict. Do you also accept, as a matter of harsh political reality, that the Iraq conflict has also left both of you politically weakened and, whether justly or unjustly, less able to give the kind of moral leadership that you're discussin... | President Bush. No question that the Iraq war has created a sense of consternation here in America. I mean, when you turn on your TV screen and see innocent people die, day in and day out, it affects the mentality of our country.
But here's what they're asking in America; they're asking, "Can we win?" That's what they ... | null | null | Do you both accept that the Iraqi Government is a substantial vindication of the conflict? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 75 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-tony-blair-the-united-kingdom-1 | 1 | Q. You both presented the Iraqi Government as a substantial vindication of the conflict. Do you also accept, as a matter of harsh political reality, that the Iraq conflict has also left both of you politically weakened and, whether justly or unjustly, less able to give the kind of moral leadership that you're discussin... | President Bush. No question that the Iraq war has created a sense of consternation here in America. I mean, when you turn on your TV screen and see innocent people die, day in and day out, it affects the mentality of our country.
But here's what they're asking in America; they're asking, "Can we win?" That's what they ... | null | null | Do you also accept that the Iraq conflict has left both of you politically weakened and, whether justly or unjustly, less able to give the kind of moral leadership that you're discussing today? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 76 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-667 | 0 | Q. Thank you. [Laughter] Mr. President, you've made a public point recently of soliciting outside advice about the way forward in Iraq and retooling your strategy. I wonder, what idea from a critic or somebody outside your administration that you've concluded should be part of the strategy going forward? | The President. Well, I think—I've gotten a lot of advice from people. You know, one of the interesting debates from the outside community is troop levels. I've got people who say, "You need to increase the number of forces—now." I've gotten people that said, "Well, the role of the United States ought to be more indirec... | null | null | What idea from a critic or somebody outside your administration have you concluded should be part of the strategy going forward in Iraq? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 77 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-european-union-leaders-lisbon | 0 | Q. President Clinton, sir, can you confirm if it's true that tomorrow you will meet in Lisbon with Prime Minister from Israel Ehud Barak? | President Clinton. Yes. I will, and I'm going to talk to Mr. Arafat before that, sometime today.
Yes.
Indonesia | null | null | Can you confirm if it's true that tomorrow you will meet in Lisbon with Prime Minister from Israel Ehud Barak? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 78 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-216 | 0 | Q. David P. Sentner, Hearst Newspapers: Mr. President, you referred earlier to the great values to be considered in our way of living. Would you sum up for us your idea of what kind of a United States you would like your grandchildren to live in? | THE PRESIDENT. I'd say in a peaceful world and enjoying all of the privileges and carrying forward all the responsibilities envisioned for the good citizen of the United States, and this means among other things the effort always to raise the standards of our people in their spiritual, their intellectual, their economi... | null | null | Would you sum up for us your idea of what kind of a United States you would like your grandchildren to live in? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 79 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-666 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, does the closeness of today's abortion vote in the Supreme Court suggest to you that abortion rights are at risk in the next court? Or does it suggest that the fact that partial birth abortion can survive even a conservative court say that they aren't as threatened as some believe? | The President. Well, first, I think the court decision is clearly the only decision it could reach consistent with Roe v. Wade. So I think what you know there is that that's the vote for Roe v. Wade. You can't have a rule like the rule of Roe and then ignore it. So that's why— if you remember, on this late-term abortio... | null | null | Does the closeness of today's abortion vote in the Supreme Court suggest that abortion rights are at risk in the next court? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 80 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-666 | 1 | Q. Mr. President, does the closeness of today's abortion vote in the Supreme Court suggest to you that abortion rights are at risk in the next court? Or does it suggest that the fact that partial birth abortion can survive even a conservative court say that they aren't as threatened as some believe? | The President. Well, first, I think the court decision is clearly the only decision it could reach consistent with Roe v. Wade. So I think what you know there is that that's the vote for Roe v. Wade. You can't have a rule like the rule of Roe and then ignore it. So that's why— if you remember, on this late-term abortio... | null | null | Or, does the fact that partial birth abortion can survive even a conservative court suggest that they aren't as threatened as some believe? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 81 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-rancho-mirage-california | 0 | Q. It sounds like you are willing to give an endorsement. | The President. Ron Allen, NBC. [Laughter]
2016 Presidential Election | null | null | It sounds like you are willing to give an endorsement. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 82 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-john-howard-australia | 0 | Q. Would you go along with border protection only and a guest-worker program— [inaudible]. | President Bush. I said I want a comprehensive bill because I understand there needs to be a comprehensive bill in order to make—in order for us to achieve the objective.
And the objective is, on the one hand, protect our borders, and on the other hand, never lose sight of the thing that makes America unique, which is, ... | null | null | Would you go along with border protection only and a guest-worker program? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 83 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. Mr. President, could you tell us anything further about your plans when you leave office, in a personal vein ? | THE PRESIDENT. Well, no, I don't think I am able to give you any definite program because I really haven't any definite plans. I will. tell you what I am going to do on Inauguration Day, if that will help you. | null | null | Mr. President, could you tell us anything further about your plans when you leave office, in a personal vein? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 84 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-216 | 0 | Q. Edward V. Koterba, United Features Syndicate: Mr. President, in line with your opening statement and a question earlier, it is agreed that at times over the last 8 years we at the press conferences may not have been too charitable in our questioning of you. Now could you elaborate, sir, and relate to us your feeling... | THE PRESIDENT. Well, I don't know that I can elaborate very much. I'll say this, the other evening I asked the people that they call the regulars around the White House, and you people know them as well as I do, and I guess there was, what, seventy? Seventy people. Now I didn't ask them whether they were critics or par... | null | null | Could you elaborate on your feelings about your relations with the press? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 85 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-216 | 1 | Q. Edward V. Koterba, United Features Syndicate: Mr. President, in line with your opening statement and a question earlier, it is agreed that at times over the last 8 years we at the press conferences may not have been too charitable in our questioning of you. Now could you elaborate, sir, and relate to us your feeling... | THE PRESIDENT. Well, I don't know that I can elaborate very much. I'll say this, the other evening I asked the people that they call the regulars around the White House, and you people know them as well as I do, and I guess there was, what, seventy? Seventy people. Now I didn't ask them whether they were critics or par... | null | null | Could you elaborate on your feelings about these press conferences in particular? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 86 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-last-news-conference | 0 | Q. My question was, does the President of the United States get any such pension as that? | THE PRESIDENT. No. The President of the United States is going to have to commence begging meals after the 20th. [Laughter] He is getting a lot of invitations, so I don't believe he will go hungry. | null | null | Does the President of the United States get any such pension as that? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/excerpts-from-the-press-conference-1 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, is it true that under the Yalta agreement on voting procedure two of the Big Powers have the power to overrule discussions on any proposal that might be brought up, not only force but anything else?
THE | PRESIDENT: As I remember the thing—the easiest way of putting it- on everything that is procedural, not the actual use of force, you have to have a majority of eleven. | null | null | Is it true that under the Yalta agreement on voting procedure two of the Big Powers have the power to overrule discussions on any proposal that might be brought up, not only force but anything else? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 88 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-1106 | 0 | Q. So "no" to a tax on profits? | The President. Look, the temptation in Washington is to tax everything, and they spend the money—"they" being the people in Washington. The answer is, is for there to be strong reinvestment to make this country more secure from an energy perspective.
Listen, these oil prices are a wake-up call. We're dependent upon oil... | null | null | So "no" to a tax on profits? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 89 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, this is your final news conference with us, we think. And at your first news conference, you said that the Soviets would commit any crime, would lie, would cheat, would steal to achieve their political goals. Now, tonight, you're celebrating your joint progress with President Gorbachev and celebrating... | The President. I know so many of you have quoted this in that first press conference of mine, and Sam [Sam Donaldson, ABC News], I think it was your question. | null | null | Do you think that President Gorbachev has really changed? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 90 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 1 | Q. Mr. President, this is your final news conference with us, we think. And at your first news conference, you said that the Soviets would commit any crime, would lie, would cheat, would steal to achieve their political goals. Now, tonight, you're celebrating your joint progress with President Gorbachev and celebrating... | The President. I know so many of you have quoted this in that first press conference of mine, and Sam [Sam Donaldson, ABC News], I think it was your question. | null | null | To the extent that he has changed, have you changed? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 91 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-965 | 2 | Q. Mr. President, this is your final news conference with us, we think. And at your first news conference, you said that the Soviets would commit any crime, would lie, would cheat, would steal to achieve their political goals. Now, tonight, you're celebrating your joint progress with President Gorbachev and celebrating... | The President. I know so many of you have quoted this in that first press conference of mine, and Sam [Sam Donaldson, ABC News], I think it was your question. | null | null | What have you learned over these 8 years that may have changed your view of the Soviet system? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 92 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-canada-camp-david | 0 | Q. Are you flying back to Houston without us, sir? | The President. Look for deer. | null | null | Are you flying back to Houston without us, sir? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 93 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-president-mauricio-macri-argentina-buenos-aires | 0 | Q. [Inaudible]—holdouts, how you see them? | President Obama. So with respect to the holdouts and the bondholders, this is working its way through the court system. And I know that President Macri has also initiated a proposal that's being considered by your Parliament. I have to be careful not to comment on the issue because of the nature of our legal system. Th... | null | null | How do you see the holdouts? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 94 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-with-prime-minister-matteo-renzi-italy | 0 | Q. So your Italian accent, of course. | The President. I've got my hands to—grazie. [Laughter] | null | null | So your Italian accent, of course. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 95 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-666 | 0 | Q. Mr. President, as you know, for the third time, a Justice Department investigation has recommended that the Vice President's activities in fundraising during the last campaign cycle be looked into. Previously, on two occasions, the Attorney General has declined to do this. Would it be better for the Attorney General... | The President. Well, first let me say, my understanding is—I know this is true in the previous cases, and I think it's true here—is that there are some people in the Justice Department that think there should be and some who think there shouldn't be. And the Attorney General, who has shown no reluctance to ask for a sp... | null | null | Would it be better for the Attorney General, for your administration, and for the Vice President's candidacy if he invited such an investigation? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 96 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-toronto-canada | 0 | Q.—talk to you about Haiti after this week. Have you found out anything more about the situation there? | The President. I thought you already all knew everything about it because you didn't ask me any questions about it. | null | null | Will you talk about Haiti after this week? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 97 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-toronto-canada | 1 | Q.—talk to you about Haiti after this week. Have you found out anything more about the situation there? | The President. I thought you already all knew everything about it because you didn't ask me any questions about it. | null | null | Have you found out anything more about the situation in Haiti? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 98 | null | null |
null | null | null | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-the-aftermath-hurricane-andrew | 0 | Q. Mr. President, does the Federal Government have the lead role in this right now? | The President. The Federal Government has a leading role in the humanitarian relief. It does not have a role in the security right now. That's in the hands of the State, and it's been entrusted largely to the National Guard, which is under the control of the Governor because it has not been federalized. | null | null | Does the Federal Government have the lead role in this right now? | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 99 | null | null |
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