Ronald Reagan: “If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1986

If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Jewish Leaders During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

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