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George H.W. Bush: “Well, see, the reason I just gave her. But I want to try to help. I headed up there, and it's--you know, you have to…”

On the recordMay 22, 1991
Well, see, the reason I just gave her. But I want to try to help. I headed up there, and it's--you know, you have to have some motivation--ideological motivation. I think that our administration is doing good things for the country--so, doing good things for the country is one. And then I think when you're my age and maybe younger, too, you want to think that you can contribute to world peace. It's a big picture thing. But you look around the troubles--the Soviet Union and China and South America and all of this. I think we can help. I think the United States is still respected, and I think people still look up to us. So we want to use that respect and credibility to help them. It's wonderful in that sense.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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