An Interview with Ronald Reagan

Ready to go, the President-elect outlines policies for home and abroad

As he looks ahead to his Administration, Ronald Reagan concedes that the worsening economy might delay his timetable for balancing the budget, but he still intends to cut taxes as well as spending. He wants to negotiate a new arms control pact with Moscow, but warns that an invasion of Poland could lead to a trade and diplomacy "quarantine" against the Soviet Union. On other subjects, from welfare to the environment to human rights, he maintains his basic firm, conservative line. Shortly before...

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