Politics

George H.W. Bush Saw Strength in Compromise. Then He Paid the Price for It.

DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

Bush, recalled one old sparring mate, ‘campaigned like a street fighter, but he decided he would govern as a gentleman.’

Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift
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Eleanor Clift

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