On the recordAugust 18, 1991
I wouldn't go forward with aid or assistance when you have this kind of extra-constitutional action taken by a handful of people backed up by the military.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI wouldn't go forward with aid or assistance when you have this kind of extra-constitutional action taken by a handful of people backed up by the military.
Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine, on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union
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