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Edwin Meese sworn in as U.S. Attorney General

Edwin Meese was sworn in as the 75th U.S. Attorney General, replacing William French Smith.

Meese’s appointment installed a close Reagan adviser to lead the Justice Department during the administration’s second term, shaping federal law enforcement and legal policy.

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