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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan April 1987

… in Moscow Between Secretary of State Shultz and Soviet Leaders  April 17, 1987 Statement on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Productsm Proclamation 5631 -- Increase in the Rates of Dutys for Certain Articles From Japan Memorandum on Tariff Increases on Japanese Semiconductor Products Nomination of Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., To Be an …

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Remarks During a White House Briefing for Members of the American Retail Federation

… has a firsthand memory of trying to get a job in the Great Depression. But the Smoot-Hawley tariff that we adopted spread that Depression worldwide and lengthened out by decades our ability …

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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan March 1983

… California March 4, 1983 Nominations & Appointments Statement on the Most-Favored-Nation Tariff Status for Romania Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the …

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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan February 1987

… Progress Proclamation 5610 -- Restoration of the Application of Column 1 Rates of Duty of the Tariff Schedules of the United States to the Products of Poland Message to the Congress …

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Remarks to Reynolds Metals Company Employees in Richmond, Virginia

… system and helped send America into the decline of the Great Depression -- the Smoot-Hawley tariff. Well, both of them felt that a bit of demagoging about trade was good politics. It … production, and communication, not mercantilist national economics shrinking behind tariff barriers. And that's why we've pushed for a new GATT round, which has now been launched to …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Los Angeles World Affairs Council Luncheon in California

… those other six nations, to agree to a total review of the GATT system -- that is the general tariff treaty that governs our trade between our countries. And that is going to take place, a … comes up -- is not the answer. We tried that back in 1930 with a thing called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, and we thus spread worldwide the Great Depression that had involved our nation at that … of protectionism in that particular area -- have issued an ultimatum of certain things -- tariff steps and so forth that we're going to take on just certain specific items having to do …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the President's "E'' and "E Star'' Awards

… It developed a very effective export marketing program, overcoming many problems such as tariff barriers and foreign competition in exporting its diagnostic products used in clinical and …

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Remarks on the Observance of the 25th Anniversary of the Office of the United States Trade Representative

… market is all too apparent. How many times does it have to be repeated that the Smoot-Hawley tariff helped bring on the Great Depression before the protectionists will back off? When I hear …

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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan November 1988

… of Conduct November 19, 1988 Proclamation 5911 -- To Implement Changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Radio Address to the Nation on the Celebration of …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Members of Business Partners

… and said we had to make things right. So, among the things they did was the Smoot-Hawley tariff, which just made the Depression worldwide -- a protectionist measure. But then our …

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