“This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You've got to preserve.”

—  George W. Bush

Speaking at observance of Perseverance Month, Fairgrounds Elementary School, Nashua, NH, January 27, 2000 http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/28/news/mn-58586 <br class="br">2000s, 2000

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