Ronald Reagan: “That's the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, which helped to…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1985

That's the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, which helped to trigger a worldwide trade war.

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Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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Ronald Reagan: “That's the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, which helped to trigger a worldwide trade war.”