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George H.W. Bush: “Now, Therefore, I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1989
Now, Therefore, I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, do proclaim that:
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Proclamation 6030—To Provide for the Tariff Treatment of Goods From the Freely Associated States

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