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George H.W. Bush: “No, absolutely not. I'm President until the 20th, and I will run foreign policy and make these kinds of decisions as…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1993
No, absolutely not. I'm President until the 20th, and I will run foreign policy and make these kinds of decisions as long as I'm President. We will keep the new team fully informed. And I believe they've been very generous and gracious in saying that we have done that. General Scowcroft is in almost daily contact with the transition people from the national security field, and then I know Dick Cheney's had good visits with, as has Larry Eagleburger, with the people coming in. So we'll just keep it closely informed. But I have no reservations at all. You've got to do what you have to do. And there should be no question about that.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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