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George H.W. Bush: “That's a hard question. Because I was in politics and my dad started in public life. And you know, when you have a…”

On the recordMay 22, 1991
That's a hard question. Because I was in politics and my dad started in public life. And you know, when you have a father doing something like--he was a United States Senator, and then it evolved from that. In the late seventies, I tried and got defeated. And then I got to be Vice President--was picked by President Reagan. And then it just flowed from there. Had tried in '80, lost, got up and dusted myself off and tried again.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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