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On the recordAugust 10, 1991
Let's hope that all of this comes together and our citizens will be released and the others as well.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy

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