A happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you.

I've got a pub named after me in Ballyporeen.

Northern Ireland continues to suffer from senseless violence, which tragically we have seen repeated in recent days, and high unemployment.

Let all Americans and people of good will resolve on this St. Patrick's Day to work toward a future of peace and prosperity for Ireland.

St. Patrick's Day is a joyous occasion on which we celebrate the Irish heritage in America and the ties of kinship, culture, and values which the American and Irish people share.

We can best address these problems by supporting those who seek peaceful settlements to disputes and rejecting those who seek solutions through terror.

The Congress should enact legislation designed to eliminate invidious discrimination and to ensure equality of opportunity for all Americans while preserving their basic freedoms from governmental interference and control.

I urge the Congress to enact promptly my alternative proposal, the 'Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988.'

I am pleased to announce my intention to appoint Craig O. McCaw.

We have a unique relationship with Israel, a relationship of trust, friendship, and shared ideals.

No one understood these principles more thoroughly than James Madison.

This is a time for all the parties to the conflict to make decisions for peace.

We Americans cherish our freedoms and use them; we thrive on the benefits of free exchanges with those who represent us in government.

The plight of Soviet Jewry shall remain at the top of my agenda in my discussions with Secretary Gorbachev.

The cost and burdens of compliance with S. 557 would be substantial.

Our prayer is that this anniversary will mark the beginning of the era of peace and accommodation in the Middle East.

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 16, 1988, as Freedom of Information Day.

The safety and security of the United States and the safety and security of Israel are all part of a larger cause.