George H.W. Bush: “A lot of my oil friends are very angry with me for making such a…”

On the recordMay 11, 2009

A lot of my oil friends are very angry with me for making such a statement, said, 'What's happened to you, George?'

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Bush faced backlash from oil industry for acknowledging America's oil dependency.

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