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George H.W. Bush: “No, because I'm getting there. And I'm not gloomy about it. I'm elated. But I just want to finish my job, my part of the…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1991
No, because I'm getting there. And I'm not gloomy about it. I'm elated. But I just want to finish my job, my part of the job. And the troops have finished their part, in my view. They've done their job. They did it in 100 hours, those ground forces. And the Air Force was superb. And that's what the families sense. That's what the American people sense. But I still have a little bit of an unfinished agenda.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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