President Bush on Earth Summit

Title

President Bush on Earth Summit

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

11 Jun 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Statement by President George H. W. Bush prior to visiting the UN Earth Summit in Rio, Brazil. He says he’s prepared to stand alone against a key treaty to save endangered species. Bush says he’s proud of America’s record on the environment but he won’t sign up to everything at Rio at the expense of the American people’s standard of living.

Contributors

George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Treaties; UN; Endangered species; Environment; Standard of living; Summits (meetings); Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; Biological diversity

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