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On the recordJanuary 11, 2009
Is, when I get out of here, I'm getting off the stage. I believe there ought to be, you know, one person in the klieg lights at a time. I have had my time in the klieg lights.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush expresses his intention to step back from the public eye after his presidency.

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