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"I believer that together we can make America great again," said Bill Clinton in his 1991 presidential announcement speech. The phrase was regularly found in his campaign speeches, calling on voters "to make America great again economically, educationally, and socially."

"For those who've abandoned hope, we'll restore hope, and we'll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again," said Ronald Reagan in his 1980 convention address. In a Labor Day speech that same year, Reagan said, "This country needs a new administration with a renewed dedication to the dream of America, an administration that will give that dream renewed life, and make America great again." Reagan used the slogan on campaign merchandise. At that time the country was suffering from a terrible and worsening economy. Sound familiar?