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Ronald Reagan: It is that constitutional power of appointment, so long a part of the American political tradition, that is at stake…

On the recordOctober 24, 1983
It is that constitutional power of appointment, so long a part of the American political tradition, that is at stake here.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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White House Statement on the Commission on Civil Rights

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