Ronald Reagan actually said...

I call upon the people of the United States to observe that occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Proclamation 5111—Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

09/30/1983

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I remain confident that Chinese-American cooperation will grow and strengthen in the years ahead.

You Americans highly value the ties we have built with the people of China in these last 13 years.

I did, as the Chinese say, 'look at the flowers while riding horseback.'