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George H.W. Bush: “Paul Mellon once quipped, 'What this country needs is a good five-cent reverie.'”

On the recordOctober 9, 1991
Paul Mellon once quipped, 'What this country needs is a good five-cent reverie.'
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Andrew Mellon Dinner

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