We face the risk that a hundred million people, from Panama to our open southern border, could come under the control of pro-Soviet regimes and threaten the United States with violence, economic chaos, and a human tidal wave of refugees.
Remarks Announcing a Central American Peace Proposal and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters
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