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George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.

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Oct 21, 1992

Now, please be fair as I click off these wonderful statistics. Arkansas and the people there are good. I lived next door to them. They're good, strong, wonderful people, and they're entitled to better than this. They are 50th in the…

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Oct 21, 1992

Hey, listen, I'm getting to the waffle house part. I'm just getting warmed up here, you guys. What he's talking about is saying to the working man in this country, give us more of the money. Let the Federal Government figure it out, and…

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Oct 21, 1992

The man says, ``Clean the House,'' and he's right. Well, let's start by sending Coy Privette up to the Congress. I served in the Congress years ago with Jim Gardner. I want to see him elected to the governorship to continue the work Jim…

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Oct 20, 1992

You cannot literally flip-flop on all these issues and lead. You cannot lead by misleading. You can't say one day, ``Well, I think Toronto is great, but I'm for the Braves.'' You've got to take a position. I am for the Braves…

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Oct 20, 1992

But they did try to keep it out of the room, and it belongs on the front page. A President must have character. You know, the way I described it last night, Clinton said it's not the character of the President but ``of the Presidency.''…

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Oct 20, 1992

Because what happened is he then refused to come along and do what we encouraged him to do. And we knocked his socks off, thanks to the sons and daughters of Georgia who did what most Americans do: When called, they served, and they served…

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Oct 20, 1992

Not that big. I can't give you the exact figure, but it's not enormous, and it will be far more offset by growth. Housing sales, incidentally, were up yesterday. I don't know; I didn't hear that on the top of the news last night. It may…

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Oct 20, 1992

I don't get the question. Mr. Nigut. In the sense that, without prenatal care and spending for prenatal care, you end up getting bigger bills down the road?

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Oct 20, 1992

Here he is, running with Mr. Ozone, Senator Gore, and Arkansas is 50th in the environmental initiatives; 49th in high school dropouts; 45th in overall well-being of children; 75 percent of the kids that graduate from high school have to…

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Oct 20, 1992

The thing I like about it is we had a chance to lay out the differences, the choice for the American people: a vast difference between experience, a vast difference on philosophy, and a vast difference on character and confidence in the…

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Oct 20, 1992

And you know who's going to pay it. He says, ``I'm going to sock the rich.'' That won't get him any money at all. What he's going to do is sock it to the cab driver and the nurse and the beautician and the housewife. I will protect against…

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Oct 20, 1992

Thank you, Dow Williams. And thank you, Gainesville. What a fantastic rally. I am grateful to you, and it makes me think we are going to win this election. Let me just say how pleased I am to be accompanied on this trip by two of America's…

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