Jeb Bush On Politics In 1980: "It's Not Something I'd Like To Do The Rest Of My Life"

"I'm not a politician," he said.

MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews dug deep into the NBC News archives for this footage a young Jeb Bush campaigning in Puerto Rico during his father's first presidential run in 1980.

REPORTER: "What's it like being the son of a professional candidate down here [Puerto Rico]?

JEB BUSH: "It's not something that I would like to do the rest of my life, no. I get nervous at first. Just — I'm not a politician."

Watch the entire Hardball segment below.

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