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Ronald Reagan: Trade barriers and protectionism only put off the inevitable.

On the recordJune 27, 1986
Trade barriers and protectionism only put off the inevitable.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on International Trade

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