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On the recordApril 15, 1990
I believe the United States of America has a great deal at stake in the success of Violeta Chamorro, but more so in democracy itself in Nicaragua.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a White House Briefing on Nicaragua

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