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Ronald Reagan: We learned that lesson half a century ago when we tried to balance the trade deficit by erecting a tariff wall around…

On the recordSeptember 12, 1986
We learned that lesson half a century ago when we tried to balance the trade deficit by erecting a tariff wall around the United States.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade

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