On the recordAugust 20, 1991
It is so clear to me that if this coup fails, democracy will take a gigantic leap forward.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is so clear to me that if this coup fails, democracy will take a gigantic leap forward.
The President's News Conference in Kennebunkport, Maine, on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union
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