George H.W. Bush: “You've refused to surrender to crime and to drug dealers and to…”

On the recordAugust 5, 1990

You've refused to surrender to crime and to drug dealers and to natural disaster, to despair.

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Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the All-American Cities Awards

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