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The real freedom fighters of El Salvador turned out to be the people of that country.

Just remember that scene last year after months of campaigning by a variety of candidates, the people of El Salvador were offered a chance to vote, to choose the kind of government they wanted.

Having the support of union members like yourselves has meant a great deal to me.

One of the things that I'm trying to do for union members and for all Americans is to fix things so that you can keep more of your hard-earned money in your pocket where it belongs.

We cannot afford the luxury of turning away from our neighbors' struggle as if they didn't matter.

America's emphasis in Central America is on economic and social progress, not on a purely military solution.

And we're building a recovery that won't lapse back into inflation as soon as we turn around.

Time and again our nation has proved that there are no limits to what we Americans can achieve when we work together.

Our current goal must be the reduction of nuclear arsenals.

My message to them and to you is that I have no higher priority than reducing and ultimately removing the threat of nuclear war and seeking the stability necessary for true peace.

We must continue to invest in agriculture and food security.

I am proud to have had you as my Deputy Press Secretary and I am proud to have you as one of our nation's representatives abroad.

We must rededicate ourselves once more to our national goal of a world at peace in which nuclear war is unthinkable.

As Madrid has shown, dialog, when based on realistic expectations and conducted with patience, can produce results.

We will not flag in our continued determination to work with all governments and peoples whose goal is the strengthening of peace in freedom.

I hereby designate Saturday, July 16, 1983, as National Atomic Veterans' Day.