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George H.W. Bush: “If anything, the National Press Corps was probably too deferential to the White House and to the administration in…”

On the recordMay 26, 2008
If anything, the National Press Corps was probably too deferential to the White House and to the administration in regard to the most important decision facing the nation during my years in Washington, the choice over whether to go to war in Iraq.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Scott McClellan criticizes the media's approach to the Iraq war.

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