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Jeanne Shaheen: “I think even Ronald Reagan said this is in their character for the Soviet Union.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I think even Ronald Reagan said this is in their character for the Soviet Union.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen references Reagan's views on trust in negotiations with untrustworthy regimes.

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