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George H.W. Bush Saw Strength in Compromise. Then He Paid the Price for It.
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Bush, recalled one old sparring mate, ‘campaigned like a street fighter, but he decided he would govern as a gentleman.’
Eleanor Clift
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Dec. 5 2018
5:17AM EST
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