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Ronald Reagan: By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…

On the recordOctober 6, 1988
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-463.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Executive Order 12654—Delegating Authority to Provide Assistance for the Nicaraguan Resistance

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