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One entire wall of the control room was taken up by the screen, a great black rectangle that gave an impression of almost infinite depth. Three of Rugon's slender control tentacles, useless for heavy work but incredibly swift at all manipulation, flickered over the selector dials and the screen lit up with a thousand points of light.
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.
During his speech, President Bush discussed his budgetary and economic goals. He offered a plan that would have a $1.6 trillion tax cut and a payment of $2 trillion of the national debt over the next 10 years, leaving a portion of the projected surplus for emergency measures.
George Walker Bush became the first president of the new millennium with a shorter transition time than most presidents enjoy. Bush and outgoing Vice President Al Gore's election had become a ...
George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Wednesday, February 9, 1989. It was his first public address before a joint session.
Bush, who was president at the time of the attacks, spoke emotionally about the lessons of 9/11, the heroism of the people on board Flight 93 and the broader spirit of America.
Fox News host Dana Perino is out with her first book, "And The Good News Is: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side," in which she talks about her time as former President George W. Bush's press ...
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 .