Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush

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Read my lips: no new taxes.

George H.W. Bush

1988 Republican convention speech · 1988

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Bush, George H. W. Accepting the presidential nomination. Republican National Convention. 18 Aug. 1988, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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