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Ronald Reagan: “And I just have to believe they'd be proud to know that the common commitment to freedom that served as the foundation…”

On the recordMarch 30, 1987
And I just have to believe they'd be proud to know that the common commitment to freedom that served as the foundation of our friendship so long ago remains alive in the White House tonight.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Jacques Chirac of France

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