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On the recordJune 3, 1991
I am confident that this appointment will be well-received by your many friends on both sides of the aisle of the United States Senate, of the Congress, and certainly by the American people.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Robert Strauss To Be United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union

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