Ronald Reagan: “The United States must and will be forthright and firm in explaining…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1985

The United States must and will be forthright and firm in explaining and defending our interests and those of our allies.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the President's Meeting With Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze of the Soviet Union

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