The decision was so startling that aides warned it could not be kept secret for even a few more hours. If Ronald Reagan did not want the capital to be awash in puzzling leaks and wild rumors, he would have to break the news openly at his very next public appearance. That happened to be a totally incongruous event, a welcoming address to 200 women leaders of Christian evangelical groups visiting Washington. After the usual innocuous pleasantries, the President told the churchwomen that he had reviewed...
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