Ronald Reagan said "Speak softly, but keep the battleship Iowa close at hand." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 9, 1987

Speak softly, but keep the battleship Iowa close at hand.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to the Annual Leadership Conference of the American Legion

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