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Ronald Reagan: I declared a national emergency to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign…

On the recordMarch 27, 1985
I declared a national emergency to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Notice of the Continuation of the National Emergency Concerning Export Control Regulations

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