Ronald Reagan: “I also view those provisions of the bill that set forth the policy of the Congress as advisory and not binding on me as…”

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

This is a great 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.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.