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George W. Bush: “Our goal is to get people out of the shelters by the middle of October.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2005
Our goal is to get people out of the shelters by the middle of October.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the nation on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

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