Interview With Members of the White House Press Corps
11/28/1989
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I think Americans like a political battle, but I think they expect their President to express some of these fundamental values.
The message there I get is what George Bush stands for.
I have a constitutional responsibility to keep this country strong, and I'm going to do it.
I will use the veto when I have to, to stand for principle, to stand up for family values.