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Ronald Reagan: “My biggest regret is that... putting America's house in order has been a tough and painful task.”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1983
My biggest regret is that... putting America's house in order has been a tough and painful task.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Second Anniversary of the Inauguration of the President

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