Richard Allen, who has died aged 88, advised Ronald Reagan on foreign policy, worked on his presidential campaigns in 1976 and 1980 and in January 1981, when Reagan entered the White House, was appointed his first national security adviser. In July 1980, during the presidential election campaign, Reagan dispatched Allen and Bill Casey, another aide, to visit Mrs Thatcher in …
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