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Ronald Reagan: Here is this third Communist—well, let—I can't call it an attempt. Here would be the third of the bases that they had…

On the recordMarch 11, 1986
Here is this third Communist—well, let—I can't call it an attempt. Here would be the third of the bases that they had established, the Communist bloc, and the first one on our mainland.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Interview With Representatives of the Baltimore Sun

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