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On the recordAugust 10, 1991
I do think that there's an overall climate internationally now that permits... that would encourage hostage holders to set aside some of their alleged reasons for holding people or their grievances in order to permit them to release them.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Exchange in Kennebunkport, Maine With Reporters Following the Release of American Hostage Edward Tracy

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