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On the recordOctober 2, 1991
When I want to feel a surge of patriotism or turn nostalgic or even when I need a little free advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee

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