Ronald Reagan: “Nine times we have tried to persuade the Sandinista government to…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1986

Nine times we have tried to persuade the Sandinista government to enter into negotiations and nine times we've gotten nowhere.

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Republican · California

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Informal Exchange With Reporters Prior to Special Envoy Philip C. Habib's Departure for Central America

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