Ronald Reagan: “They will find out very quickly that it isn't because—no, what we're doing is not prevented by any treaty—research…”

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

I'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.