Ronald Reagan actually said...

This is the first time I've given the Medal of Freedom with the intuition that the recipient might take it home, melt it down and turn it into something that can be sold to help the poor.

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mother Teresa

06/19/1985

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