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On the recordAugust 23, 1979
I had to make a decision whether or not to go to the convention, because I was the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, whether or not to go to the convention or go to the trial that was being held, the War Crimes Trial in Cambodia. And I decided to go to Cambodia.
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Joe Biden
Delaware

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Remarks made by Biden during an interview with C-SPAN.

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