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- Description:
- Although officially entitled an "address", this becomes a press conference with a statement about the previous day's United Nations Security Council vote endorsing the use of military force against Iraq if economic sanctions appear to be ineffective. President George Bush promises that if we enter a war, it will not be a half-hearted effort like Vietnam; it will be an all-out fight for victory. He announces that James Baker, Secretary of State, will be going to Baghdad to visit Saddam Hussein in the hopes of achieving a peaceful solution on our terms. Tariq Aziz, Iraq's Foreign Minister, has been invited to Washington to talk with him.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush says Saddam Hussein is claiming to be withdrawing while he is in fact retreating and trying to claim victory. Hussein is not interested in peace, but in salvaging most of his army to fight another day.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Secretary of State James Baker speaks to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the events leading up to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and of the participation of the United States and other nations in the boycott of Iraq. The House Committee was investigating the limits of the War Powers Act.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Marlin Fitzwater gives the official American response to the Soviet-Iraq peace offer, declaring that no ground campaign will be instituted by us if Iraq begins a large scale pullout by noon Saturday, February 23, and completes the withdrawal within a week.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union address, highlighting the ways he plans to strengthen and grow the economy by reducing taxes, passing the Citizen Service Act, strengthening Medicare and encouraging energy independence. He asks Congress for $15 billion to combat HIV/AIDS. Bush devotes much of the address to discussing the global threats to the United States, particularly Saddam Hussein. He threatens to use force against Hussein if he does not comply with the world's request for self-disarmament.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush sets forth the specific criteria that Saddam Hussein must fulfill if the United Nations will agree to a ceasefire in the Gulf War. Iraq must begin its pullout within 24 hours.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bush says Saddam Hussein is claiming to be withdrawing while he is in fact retreating and trying to claim victory. Hussein is not interested in peace, but in salvaging most of his army to fight another day.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection