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On the recordAugust 20, 1991
I would say that, again, a little hypothetical for me to get into: Given Yeltsin's support for him...he will still be a force to be reckoned with.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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The President's News Conference in Kennebunkport, Maine, on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union

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