Richard Nixon
August 13, 1987

26 Federal Plaza
New York City

Dear Ron,
The speech last night was one of your best. What was even more important than what you said was that you sounded and looked strong. You gave the lie to the crap about your being over-the-hill, discouraged, etc.

If I could be permitted one word of advice: Don’t ever comment on the Iran-Contra matter again. Have instructions issued to all White House staffers and Administration spokesmen that they must never answer any question on or off the record about the issue in the future. They should reply to all inquiries by stating firmly and categorically that the President has addressed the subject and that they have nothing to add.

The committee labored for nine months and produced a stillborn midget. Let it rest in peace!

Sincerely,
Dick

The Honorable
Ronald Reagan

Source: research.archives.gov

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In this live interview Dan Rather asks Vice President George Bush about his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair and Bush explains his role and his thoughts on the operation. Rather battles back and forth with Bush to find out exactly what he knew about the operation.

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Lt. Col. Oliver North is interviewed about the book he wrote about his part in the Iran-Contra affair and North insists he was led to believe everything he did was approved by the President. North also discusses the regret he feels about how the operation went down and discusses the precedent the government set of trading weapons for human life.

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