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“Bush the Elder's stature as president grows with every passing year. He was the finest foreign policy president I've ever covered and a man who defied his party on tax increases while imposing budget restrictions on the Democrats.”

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Joe Klein
Joe Klein

Joe Klein is an accomplished American journalist, born on September 7, 1946. He is renowned for his in-depth reporting on politics and diplomacy, having served as a senior political writer for Newsweek. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on the book 'The President's Club'. more

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