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George H.W. Bush: All you have to do is go back a little further into history to understand why I'm saying this.

On the recordNovember 7, 1991
All you have to do is go back a little further into history to understand why I'm saying this.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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The President's News Conference in Rome, Italy

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