Well, good afternoon. Dick Cheney of Wyoming. Richard B. Cheney sworn in as 17th Secretary of Defense. Gingrich defeats Illinois Congressman Ed Madigan by two votes for GOP House Whip. I am most pleased to introduce the man that I have selected to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin L. Powell - The White House.
Coalition forces enter Kuwait City.
President Bush declares Kuwait liberated. Newt Gingrich sworn in as Speaker of the House. If John Tower had been confirmed by the United States Senate way back in 1989, Dick Cheney would probably not be eight days away from being sworn in as the 47th Vice President of the United States. Also, Gingrich would not have been Speaker, because the GOP would likely not have taken over the House if the Cheney nomination to the Defense post had not allowed Gingrich to leap-frog into the Republican House Leadership. Instead he will be the nation's next Secretary of State.