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Draft version of an insert for a nationally televised address on defense. The purpose of the insert was to make public, for the first time, Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Inititave (SDI/"Star Wars") proposal. Draft is heavily edited by Ronald Reagan, in his handwriting.
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A Call for a Bold Defense (3/23/83 9:30am draft)
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A Call for a Bold Defense (3/23/83 9:30am draft)
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Draft version of an insert for a nationally televised address on defense. The purpose of the insert was to make public, for the first time, Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Inititave (SDI/"Star Wars") proposal. Draft is heavily edited by Ronald Reagan, in his handwriting.
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The fact that President Reagan would be proposing a Strategic Defense Initiative in this speech was known only to Reagan himself and a few of his close advisers. For instance, the White House Press Office was not informed of the SDI proposal ahead of time.
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