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George H.W. Bush: “When we were in Budapest last year, I was given a piece of the Iron Curtain.”

On the recordOctober 17, 1990
When we were in Budapest last year, I was given a piece of the Iron Curtain.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Jozsef Antall of Hungary

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