Ronald Reagan: “Those who take to the streets—this just isn't in keeping with what this country's all about.”

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

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under the Bush administration.

I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.