National Security

Mad about government spying and snooping? Look at Ronald Reagan’s executive order

By Yael Ossowski
Published January 22, 2014 5:00am ET
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Mad about government spying and snooping? Look at Ronald Reagan’s executive order
Former President Ronald Reagan speaks by radio-phone from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in April 1984. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma) | Barry Thumma

American uproar over revelations of mass government spying has provoked a significant revision of the actions of U.S. spy agencies across the board.

While ire has been focused at the Obama and Bush administrations, such snooping was given the green light by none other than former President Reagan more than 30 years ago.

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