To find speeches of U.S. presidents in which they use the phrase “New World Order”, go to the American Presidency Project site: www.presidency.ucsb.edu. ¹

President George H. W. Bush, State of the Union, 29 January 1991:

What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind–peace and security, freedom, and the rule of law. . .

The end of the cold war has been a victory for all humanity. A year and a half ago, in Germany, I said that our goal was a Europe whole and free. Tonight, Germany is united. Europe has become whole and free, and America’s leadership was instrumental . . .

The world can, therefore, seize this opportunity to fulfill the long-held promise of a new world order, where brutality will go unrewarded and aggression will meet collective resistance. . . . ²

Maxwell Air Force Base War College in Montgomery, Alabama on 13 April 1991:

I wanted to speak . . . about the new world taking shape around us, about the prospects for a new world order now within our reach. . . . The new world order really is a tool for addressing a new world of possibilities. . . . ³

Announcement on 16 January 1991 of allied military action in the Persian Gulf:

We have in this past year made great progress in ending the long era of conflict and cold war. We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order–a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful–and we will be–we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.’s founders. . . . ⁴

Address before a joint session of Congress on 11 September 1990:

Clearly, no longer can a dictator count on East-West confrontation to stymie concerted United Nations action against aggression. A new partnership of nations has begun.

We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective–a new world order–can emerge: a new era–freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony. A hundred generations have searched for this elusive path to peace, while a thousand wars raged across the span of human endeavor.

Today that new world is struggling to be born, a world quite different from the one we’ve known. A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle. A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect the rights of the weak[!]. This is the vision that I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders from Europe, the Gulf, and around the world understand that how we manage this crisis today could shape the future for generations to come.

The test we face is great, and so are the stakes. This is the first assault on the new world that we seek, the first test of our mettle. Had we not responded to this first provocation with clarity of purpose, if we do not continue to demonstrate our determination, it would be a signal to actual and potential despots around the world. . .

Once again, Americans have stepped forward . . . At this very moment, they serve together with Arabs, Europeans, Asians, and Africans in defense of principle and the dream of a new world order. . . . ⁵

Fundraiser for gubernatorial candidate Pete Wilson in San Francisco on 19 September 1990:

Ours is a generation to finally see the emergence of promising, exciting new world order which we’ve sought for generations. And we are witness to the first demonstration of this new partnership for peace: a united world response to Iraq’s aggressive ambition. . . . ⁶

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Notes
1. Go to http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php Go to the left margin under “Search the Entire Document Archive”. Type “New World Order” in “Enter keyword”. Click “Search”. To zero in on Bush, set range from 1989 to 1993.

2. Ibid. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=19253
http://youtu.be/rbrMK5Qwwx0 (Pt. 1 )
http://youtu.be/ev38pGsZX80?t=2m47s (Pt. 5: 2 min 47)

3. Ibid. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=19466

4. Ibid. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=19222
http://youtu.be/XxG5NDboeB0?t=7m5s (7 min 5)

5. Ibid. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=18820
http://youtu.be/b8dAMZ6YdUo?t=7m3s (7 min 3)

6. Ibid. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=18839