Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician
[2012-02-05, Nevada Caucus 2012 Full Victory Speech: Mitt Romney Targets President Obama's Economic Policies, ABC News, YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lALG8hwQ_iw]
2012
“I would like to be remembered as a player who gave all he had to give. I am no idol, but America needs idols. And don't talk 'Latin America' to me because I was born in Puerto Rico and that is America.”
As quoted in "Roberto Clemente, The Pirates' Thorobred
Other, <big><big>1970s</big></big>, <big>1971</big>
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