Bush apology to auto workers

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: October 4, 1987 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON Vice President George Bush arrived home Saturday from a goodwill trip through Europe that ended with an apology for an off-the-cuff remark that offended U.S. auto workers and threatened his presidential campaign.

"I thought I was trying to be funny, and obviously it didn't work very well," Bush said at his final stop in Brussels, Belgium. "And if I offended anybody, I'm very, very sorry, because I didn't intend to."

On his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., ...

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