Ronald Reagan actually said...

Japan and Taiwan have agreed to voluntarily restrain the level of their machine tool exports to this country for a period of 5 years beginning in January 1987.

Context

Statement on the Revitalization of the Machine Tool Industry

12/15/1986

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