war or "a partial solution", and answers questions from reporters in the Rose Garden. December 18 – President Bush releases a statement on the observing of Christmas. December 18 – President Bush holds his sixty-seventh news conference in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. President Bush answers questions from reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis, minority scholarships, and economic stimulants. December 18 – Responding to the Federal Reserve System's decision to reduce the discount rate, Press Secretary Fitzwater says the choice should promote economic growth in the coming months. December 19 – President Bush attends a White House Briefing on Drug Abuse Statistics in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. December 19 – President Bush issues a memorandum on the delegation of authority of the certification of countries exporting shrimp to the United States. December 21 – President Bush announces the appointment of Phillip D. Brady for assistant to the president and staff secretary. December 22 – President Bush and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom John Major answer questions from reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis and Soviet reforms during the morning. December 24 – President Bush's Christmas message to American soldiers in broadcast. The address was recorded thirteen days earlier in the Old Executive Office Building. December 27 – President Bush speaks to reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis, his schedule, and the Soviet Union on South Lawn of the White House during the afternoon. December 29' – President Bush issues a memorandum to Secretary of State Baker on trade between the United States and the Soviet Union. References External links Miller Center G.H.W. Bush Presidential Timeline See also Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency, for an index of the Bush presidency timeline articles 1990 in the United States 1990