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Ronald Reagan: “Step into the voting booth, put your hand on the lever, and say right out loud, 'Read my lips: No new taxes.'”

On the recordOctober 31, 1988
Step into the voting booth, put your hand on the lever, and say right out loud, 'Read my lips: No new taxes.'
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator Chic Hecht in Reno, Nevada

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