Ronald Reagan: “I remain an optimist with joy, without apology about this country and…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1984

I remain an optimist with joy, without apology about this country and about the American experiment in democracy.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony of the Congressional Gold Medal Honoring Hubert H. Humphrey

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Ronald Reagan: “I remain an optimist with joy, without apology about this country and about the American experiment in democracy.”