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George H.W. Bush: “You know, we lost a man recently who embodied that spirit -- the former president of Yale and then commissioner of…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1989
You know, we lost a man recently who embodied that spirit -- the former president of Yale and then commissioner of baseball.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks Congratulating the Trumbull Nationals on Winning the Little League World Championship

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