Ronald Reagan: “I pledge to you our goal is to keep America strong, to save the West…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1986

I pledge to you our goal is to keep America strong, to save the West from nuclear terror, to make ballistic missiles obsolete.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator James Abdnor in Rapid City, South Dakota

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Ronald Reagan: “I pledge to you our goal is to keep America strong, to save the West from nuclear terror, to make ballistic missiles…”