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George H.W. Bush: “I really want to build on and keep America, as you often said, 'that shining city on a hill.'”

On the recordNovember 14, 1989
I really want to build on and keep America, as you often said, 'that shining city on a hill.'
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Unveiling Ceremony for the Official Portraits of Ronald and Nancy Reagan

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