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Ronald Reagan: “His leaving the islands was preceded by his denial of permission to the military, in that time of turbulence and street…”

On the recordJuly 7, 1986
His leaving the islands was preceded by his denial of permission to the military, in that time of turbulence and street fighting and so forth, to take action.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Interview With Bruce Drake of the New York Daily News

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