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Out of Power but Newly Popular, France's Chirac Issues Memoir

PARIS -- In retirement, former French President Jacques Chirac has achieved something that eluded him while in office: popularity. Full Article at History News Network

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  1. I have accepted her decision even if I dispute her analysis of the situation, so I will go to explain the position with the 21 jobs that are still under discussions
    Jacques Chirac – Jacques Chirac SOURCE: The News 3 weeks ago
  2. I want to be able to establish the reality of the facts rapidly so that this page can be turned definitively
    Jacques Chirac – Jacques Chirac SOURCE: The News 3 weeks ago
  3. One day, Giscard assured me that he had thrown rancour to the river ... But that day, the river bed must have been dry because his rancour remained persistent and inexhaustible.
    Jacques Chirac – Jacques Chirac SOURCE: France 24 3 weeks ago
  4. The man I got to know during our meetings had excellent judgment and a tactical intelligence that I have rarely encountered in political circles
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  1. Former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua reacts during a press conference in Paris, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009.
  2. PARIS - JUNE 03: Former French President Jacques Chirac (C) arrives at Notre Dame Cathedral for a memorial service for the victims of the Air France air crash on June 3, 2009 in Paris, France.
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Cast of Characters

  1. Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy
  2. Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher
  3. Georges Pompidou
  4. Simone Veil (politician)
  5. Bernadette Chirac
  6. Francois Mitterrand