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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 20, 1992

Well, I thought I just told you that the best thing to do is to bring jobs and hope to the inner city, to do things different, and to get some people in the Congress that agree with me instead of trying to perpetuate the hopelessness…

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Oct 20, 1992

Hey, listen, we've got a lovely day out here. But let me just click off a few statistics. I don't want to sound like Governor Clinton, but I've got a few statistics of my own. Fiftieth, here's Arkansas for you, 50th in environment…

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Oct 19, 1992

We sue each other too much and care for each other too little in this country.

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Oct 19, 1992

I want to give parents the right to choose their schools, public, private, or religious.

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Oct 19, 1992

Act October 19, 1992 I am signing into law H.R. 4016, the ``Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act,'' which requires Federal agencies that intend to terminate operations on real property to identify those portions of the…

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Oct 19, 1992

And we're going to show them on November 3d exactly how it works.

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Oct 19, 1992

I believe that right here, right here at this rally, the first post-debate event, we are starting to move. We are going to close this thing up, and we're going to win it on November 3d. I'm going to stay out on the road. A while back I…

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Oct 19, 1992

What a fantastic rally. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you for this great Lansing welcome. May I first thank Mel McDaniel; and of course, another old friend, Fred Travalena; and Wynonna Judd, a great friend of the Bush family. We're…

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Oct 19, 1992

I believe that right here, right here at this rally, the first post-debate event, we are starting to move. We are going to close this thing up, and we're going to win it on November 3d. I'm going to stay out on the road. A while back I…

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Oct 19, 1992

Air Act October 19, 1992 Today the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing that 41 more cities are attaining health standards for ground-level ozone (smog) and 13 more cities are attaining health standards for carbon monoxide. With…

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Oct 19, 1992

Air Act October 19, 1992 Today the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing that 41 more cities are attaining health standards for ground-level ozone (smog) and 13 more cities are attaining health standards for carbon monoxide. With…

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