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George W. Bush: Let us begin the work we were hired to do and leave this a better place than we found it.

On the recordJanuary 21, 2001
Let us begin the work we were hired to do and leave this a better place than we found it.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for White House Staff

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