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On the recordAugust 1, 1983
If even one American child is forced to go to bed hungry at night, or if one senior citizen is denied the dignity of proper nutrition, that is a national tragedy.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Memorandum on Establishing a Task Force on Food Assistance

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