On the recordJune 17, 1988
The threat that 100 million people from Panama to the open border of our South could come under the control of pro-Soviet regimes.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe threat that 100 million people from Panama to the open border of our South could come under the control of pro-Soviet regimes.
Radio Address to the Nation on Economic Growth and the Situation in Nicaragua
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