Ronald Reagan: “If you actually fire these people, won't it put your air traffic…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1981

If you actually fire these people, won't it put your air traffic control system in a hole for years to come?

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike

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Ronald Reagan: “If you actually fire these people, won't it put your air traffic control system in a hole for years to come?”