On the recordApril 21, 1986
I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Nicaragua.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States…”
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Notice of the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Nicaragua
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