11/01/1988
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"By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 437(b) of Title 18 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:"
"His death yesterday—an act of infamy, cowardly infamy—fills us with horror."
"In a world filled with hatred, he was a man of hope."
"I pledged that, as President, I would establish a liaison with the 50 Governors to encourage them to eliminate discrimination against women wherever it exists."