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Trump Honors Longtime Reagan Associate Edwin Meese

Associated Press

   President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded one of the nation's highest
   civilian honors to Edwin Meese, best known for serving as President
   Ronald Reagan's attorney general.

   Meese, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, had a
   longstanding connection to Reagan that included serving as his chief of
   staff when Reagan was California's governor. After Reagan became
   president, Meese served as his chief policy adviser before going on to
   serve as the nation's 75th attorney general.

   "He was a star," Trump said. "Ed was among President Reagan's closest
   advisers as the administration implemented tax cuts, a dramatic defense
   buildup and a relentless campaign to defeat communism."

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