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Ronald Reagan: It isn't a case of overthrowing, it is a case of returning to the goals of the revolution that both the contras and the…

On the recordApril 3, 1985
It isn't a case of overthrowing, it is a case of returning to the goals of the revolution that both the contras and the Sandinistas fought for.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks Announcing a Central American Peace Proposal and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters

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