09/20/1983
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"How can such a small country pose such a great threat?"
"I have only 3 years left to serve my country; 3 years to carry out the responsibilities you entrusted to me."
"This is a national security issue, an issue on which we must act not as Republicans, not as Democrats, but as Americans."
"By now the truth about negotiating with the Nicaragua Communists must be abundantly clear."