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President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Nov 30, 2018

He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.

U.S. President George Bush poses for photographers after his address to the nation, 27 September 1991, in the Oval Office of the White House. During his speech, Bush announced that the U.S. will unilaterally eliminate its land and sea-based short-range nuclear weapons.

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