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George H.W. Bush: “Tonight I come not to speak about the state of the Government, not to detail every new initiative we plan for the coming…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1990
Tonight I come not to speak about the state of the Government, not to detail every new initiative we plan for the coming year nor to describe every line in the budget.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

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