It was a stronger and reinvigorated national defense that allowed the United States to move swiftly and confidently.
Ronald Reagan: “It was a stronger and reinvigorated national defense that allowed the United States to move swiftly and confidently.”
On the recordDecember 17, 1985
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Remarks to Congressional Supporters of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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