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The President's News Conference

… will be a one-way trip to economic disaster. That's the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, which helped to trigger a worldwide trade war that spread, deepened, and … to see who lost their job because of protectionism. We do know the history of the Smoot-Hawley tariff and what it did. There were over a thousand economists that sought the President out at … 2 years now, I have been begging our allies and trading partners in the GATT, the general tariff program, to join with us in another round of trade talks to again eliminate whatever …

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Remarks to the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers

… not seek false security behind restrictive quotas and import duties. Nations that hide behind tariff walls soon fall behind. America's destiny is not to be second or third or fourth in the …

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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan October 1984

… at a Meeting With Reagan-Bush Campaign Leadership Groups Remarks on Signing the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on Food Assistance to …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Council

… rules for trade in intellectual property, investment, services, and the lowering of tariff and nontariff trade barriers. Those talks were scheduled to go for 4 years. They are now …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Southeast Asian News Organizations

… it is important that all our major trading partners take immediate action to further reduce tariff and nontariff barriers. They also should join us in making every effort to ensure the …

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Remarks to Community Leaders in Madrid, Spain

… done so much evil. Their agreement, called the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, knocked tariff barriers down to their lowest level in modern history and contributed to an unrivaled …

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator James T. Broyhill in Raleigh, North Carolina

… Japan 's tobacco monopoly ended in a great success. Japan announced that it is dropping its tariff on American tobacco products. And that's the way it's going to be: Free trade means fair …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Women Entrepreneurs

… trade involves one-fifth of our economy. That's compared to 12 percent when the Smoot-Hawley tariff shut down our international trade and sent us into the Great Depression. None of you here …

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Remarks to Citizens in Concord, New Hampshire

… trade war we fought was back in the 1930's. We brought it on ourselves with the Smoot-Hawley tariff. It was called the Great Depression. I was looking for my first job in that Great …

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Interview With Pat Robertson of the Christian Broadcasting Network

… our time has run out. If the Congress gives you a trade protectionist bill having either a tariff or a surcharge or some other name, will you veto it? The President. I'll have to. That's …

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