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George H.W. Bush: Calvin Coolidge once told a gathering of newspaper editors that 'the chief business of the American people is business.'

On the recordJune 2, 1991
Calvin Coolidge once told a gathering of newspaper editors that 'the chief business of the American people is business.'
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the National Federation of Independent Business

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