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On the recordJune 22, 1989
The savage execution of these three brave men rightfully shocked our national conscience.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Slaying of Civil Rights Activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael...

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