On the recordFebruary 13, 1983
We cannot attain a lasting prosperity in a nation half boom and half broke.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe cannot attain a lasting prosperity in a nation half boom and half broke.
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session via Satellite to the Young Presidents Organization in Tucson, Arizona
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