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Jerry Lewis: “President Reagan came to Washington at a moment when our country was in great malaise. Interest rates had risen as high…”

On the recordJune 8, 2004
President Reagan came to Washington at a moment when our country was in great malaise. Interest rates had risen as high as 21 rac{1}{2} percent. Inflation was raging the country. Jobs were very, very difficult to come by. And in typical Ronald Reagan fashion, the President for whom the glass was always more than half full, he began setting forth policies that reduced interest rates, that impacted inflation, and created jobs. He set a stage for tomorrow that would lead us all to believe in America again and have new hope and opportunity within our country.
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Jerry Lewis
California
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Discussing President Reagan's economic policies during a speech.

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