Ronald Reagan actually said...

Our relations with these ASEAN countries exemplify the mutual benefits that can be derived from close and open relations among free and enterprising peoples.

Context

Radio Address to the Nation on the President's Trip to Indonesia and Japan

05/03/1986

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