Ronald Reagan: “Government's first responsibility is national security, and we're…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 1981

Government's first responsibility is national security, and we're determined to meet that responsibility.

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Republican · California

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Address to the Nation on the Program for Economic Recovery

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