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George H.W. Bush: It would be, have hope. We're going to get these schools open again, working with the State and local officials. I…

On the recordSeptember 1, 1992
It would be, have hope. We're going to get these schools open again, working with the State and local officials. I talked to the State superintendent, to the Miami superintendent of schools today. He demonstrates a determination and a spirit that just really moved me. I called him from the plane coming down here. And I'll tell you, with that kind of spirit and then the cooperation from these officials, local, State, and Federal, why, we're going to get the job done. But my message to these kids would be, look, you've had a tough time, and you lost a lot of stuff, a lot of toys, a lot of--you've seen your mothers and dads hurt, but you're going to bounce back. You're living in America. And the American spirit is going to lift you up. And that's the answer. Last one.
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George H.W. Bush
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