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- Reagan . “Remarks at the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues,” . 1116
- Reagan , Ronald . 1982 . “Remarks at a Meeting with Editors and Publishers of Trade Magazines,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 24 September : 1206
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- Reagan , Ronald . 1982 . “The President's News Conference of June 30, 1982,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 30 June : 854
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- Reagan , Ronald . 1982 . “The President's News Conference of January 19, 1982,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 19 January : 43
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- Reagan , Ronald . 1982 . “Remarks to the National Catholic Education Association's Meeting in Chicago, Illinois,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 3 August : 995
- Reagan , Ronald . 1982 . “Remarks at the Centennial Meeting of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 3 August : 995
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- Reagan . “Remarks at the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series,” . 1118
- Reagan , Ronald . 1983 . “The State of the Union,” . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , 25 January : 105 – 112 .
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- The author wishes to thank Professors G. P. Mohrmann, Robert L. Ivie, and Carole Blair for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this essay.