The article in the The Dartmouth Online newspaper relates how a Bush speechwriter took a quote from a history term paper out of context and ignited an international incident with Cuba.
Last month, President Bush quoted from Charles Trumbull's paper on Cuba's economy by to rail against Fidel Castro's supposed promotion of prostitution.
"The dictator welcomes sex tourism. Here's how he bragged about the industry," Bush said in July 16 speech to a group of law enforcement officials in Tampa. "This is his quote: 'Cuba has the cleanest and most educated prostitutes in the world.'"
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"Bush's speechwriter took the quote completely out of context," Trumbull said. "Because in the same paragraph I explained what Castro was saying. Its a little frustrating."
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At Dartmouth, Trumbull, a philosophy major, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, played volleyball and taught Spanish drill.
