Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF from our textual collections. Collection: Speechwriting, White House Office of: Research Office, 1981-1989 Folder: 05/05/1985 Remarks: Lunch at Bitburg Air Force Base, Bitburg, Germany, Josh/Rv (8) Box: 207 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at:
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