Hello, it's Tuesday, June 19, 2018. On this date in 1980, Washington Post readers were offered a counterintuitive story in their morning paper. Ronald Reagan, having clinched the Republican presidential nomination, met with a group of Post editors and writers for lunch the day before, where he made news.
Hosted by esteemed Post publisher Katharine Graham, the session lasted about two hours and covered many issues. The most interesting series of answers came when Reagan was asked about the vast military buildup he'd been promising on the campaign trail. Didn't this pledge undermine his twin promises to cut taxes while simultaneously balancing the federal budget?
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