Ronald Reagan: “There are too many economists in the world that have got a Phi Beta…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1984

There are too many economists in the world that have got a Phi Beta Kappa key at one end of their watch chain and no watch on the other.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Meeting With Reagan-Bush Campaign Leadership Groups

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Ronald Reagan: “There are too many economists in the world that have got a Phi Beta Kappa key at one end of their watch chain and no…”