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George H.W. Bush: “You wanted to prove to people all over the country that somebody outside those States can play baseball.”

On the recordJune 15, 1989
You wanted to prove to people all over the country that somebody outside those States can play baseball.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks Congratulating the Wichita State University Shockers on Winning the NCAA Baseball Championship

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