Posted by
Karen Spencer on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:20:04 PM
The Honorale John Serman Cooper
Washington, D.C.
February 9, 1987
Dear Senator Cooper:
I have just been given a copy of your letter in the Washington Post (of) January 21 and want you to know how grateful I am for your well-reasoned, common-sense response to the unfounded speculation which has characterized so much of the press reporting of the Iran situation.
When the press got wind of our effort to open a dialogue with certain Iranian individuals both in and out of government I immediately told them and the public what we have been trying to accomplish. When I subsequently learned there might have been some manipulation of funds, which was not part of our plan I made what information I had available. I am still waiting to learn if this was indeed true and what the particulars might be. In short I am not engaged in any cover-up, indeed I'm anxious to have the truth known and will help in any way I can to learn what the facts are to make them known.
Again my thanks to you for bringing a touch of sanity to what has become a diatribe of unfounded charges and name-calling.
Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan