Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1989)
May
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* **May 1** – President Bush delivers an address to the United States Chamber of Commerce at DAR Constitution Hall during the morning. [Susan S. Engeleiter](/wiki/Susan_S._Engeleiter "Susan S. Engeleiter") is sworn in as the 16th [Administrator of the Small Business Administration](/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Small_Business_Administration "Administrator of the Small Business Administration") in the Roosevelt Room during the morning. President Bush announces the nomination of [Donald B. Rice](/wiki/Donald_B._Rice "Donald B. Rice") for [United States Secretary of the Air Force](/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force "United States Secretary of the Air Force").
* **May 2** – President Bush addresses the Council of the Americas in the main auditorium at the Department of State during the morning. President Bush announces the nomination of David J. Gribbin III for Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs). President Bush announces the reappointment of Zvi Kestenbaum for membership on the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
* **May 3** – President Bush announces the nomination of Sean Charles O'Keefe for Comptroller of the Department of Defense. President Bush transmits the European Economic Community\-United States Fishing Agreement in a message to both chambers of Congress. Defense Secretary Cheney tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that President Bush and himself "do not perceive a significant difference in terms of our views of the situation with respect to the Soviet Union."
* **May 4** – President Bush attends the [National Prayer Breakfast](/wiki/National_Prayer_Breakfast "National Prayer Breakfast") in the State Dining Room during the evening. President Bush announces the nomination of Reggie B. Walton for associate director for National Drug Control Policy (Bureau of State and Local Affairs).
* **May 5** – President Bush attends a celebration for Cinco de Mayo in the East Room during the afternoon.
* **May 8** – President Bush announces the nomination of [Julia Chang Bloch](/wiki/Julia_Chang_Bloch "Julia Chang Bloch") for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Nepal.
* **May 9** – President Bush attends a question and answer session in the Shiloh Child Development Center during the morning.
* **May 11** – President Bush answers questions from reporters on the Panama situation during an afternoon appearance in the Briefing Room. President Bush announces the nomination of James Franklin Rill for Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) in the Department of Justice.
* **May 12** – President Bush announces the nomination of Jerry M. Hunter for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
* **May 13** – President Bush delivers an address at the commencement ceremony at [Mississippi State University](/wiki/Mississippi_State_University "Mississippi State University") in the Thurman field during the afternoon. President Bush attends a fundraising reception for Kentucky Senator [Mitch McConnell](/wiki/Mitch_McConnell "Mitch McConnell") in the reception tent at Lane's End Farm in [Lexington, Virginia](/wiki/Lexington%2C_Virginia "Lexington, Virginia") during the evening.
* **May 15** – President Bush attends a Memorial Day ceremony for the National Peace Officers at the West Front of the Capitol during the afternoon.
* **May 17** – President Bush delivers an address to American Retail Federation members in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building during the morning. President Bush signs a bill reauthorizing the [Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission](/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day%23Federal_passage "Martin Luther King Jr. Day#Federal passage"), and making widow [Coretta Scott King](/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King "Coretta Scott King") a Commission member for life, in the East Room during the afternoon. President Bush announces the nomination of Antonio Lopez for associate director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (National Preparedness Directorate). President Bush announces the continuation of the tenure of Charles E.M. Kolb as Deputy Under Secretary of Education for Planning, Budget, and Evaluation.
* **May 18** – President Bush holds a discussion with teachers at Wilson Magnet High School in the school's library during the morning. President Bush makes additional remarks to students at Wilson Magnet in the gymnasium. President Bush delivers an address to Brainpower Coalition supporters in Building One of the Elmgrove Eastman Kodak facility during the afternoon.
* **May 21** – President Bush attends the commencement ceremony for [Boston University](/wiki/Boston_University "Boston University") at Dickerson Field during the afternoon.
* **May 22** – President Bush attends a White House dinner in honor of American governors in the State Dining Room during the evening. President Bush announces the nomination of Thomas Joseph Murrin for Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
* **May 24** – President Bush attends the commencement ceremony for [United States Coast Guard Academy](/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy "United States Coast Guard Academy") on Nitchman Field in [New London, Connecticut](/wiki/New_London%2C_Connecticut "New London, Connecticut") at the academy during the afternoon.
* **May 25** – President Bush announces the nominations of Edward Joseph Perkins for Director General of the Foreign Service at the Department of State, and Fred T. Goldberg, Jr. for Commissioner of Internal Revenue at the Department of the Treasury.
* **May 28** – President Bush attends a [Memorial Day](/wiki/Memorial_Day "Memorial Day") ceremony at the Sicily\-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy during the morning.
* **May 30** – President Bush attends a dinner hosted by [Chancellor of Germany](/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany "Chancellor of Germany") [Helmut Kohl](/wiki/Helmut_Kohl "Helmut Kohl") in the dining room at the Redoute Castle during the evening.
* **May 31** – President Bush delivers remarks to employees of the American embassy and their families during a morning appearance at the residence of Rita Suessmuth. President Bush releases a statement responding to the resignation of House Speaker [Jim Wright](/wiki/Jim_Wright "Jim Wright"), lauding Wright in both his character and career as well as wishing him well in his future endeavors.

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