Ronald Reagan: “No duty of the Federal Government is more important than the defense…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1987

No duty of the Federal Government is more important than the defense of this Republic.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the State of the Union

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Ronald Reagan: “No duty of the Federal Government is more important than the defense of this Republic.”