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Harry Reid: “There may be some who feel that Ronald Reagan was not the greatest President. I have already laid across this Record how…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1998
There may be some who feel that Ronald Reagan was not the greatest President. I have already laid across this Record how I feel about Ronald Reagan. But everyone would say that Ronald Reagan's heart was in the right place. He was a true American patriot who did what he thought was best for this country. The direct opposite is applicable to J. Edgar Hoover. He didn't do things that were good for this country. His heart was not in the right place. He was a vicious, mean-spirited man, and his name should be taken from the building that houses the Federal Bureau of Investigation the very same moment we rename National Airport for President Ronald Reagan.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the legacies of Ronald Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover.

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