Ronald Reagan: “And we cannot use the military in that sense in a commercial…”

On the recordJuly 3, 1986

And we cannot use the military in that sense in a commercial undertaking.

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Republican · California

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Informal Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With President Francois Mitterrand of France

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Ronald Reagan: “And we cannot use the military in that sense in a commercial undertaking.”