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On the recordMarch 1, 1987
It is clear that at this point confirmation proceedings would not be in the interest of the CIA or the Nation.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on the Withdrawal of the Nomination of Robert M. Gates To Be Director of Central Intelligence

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