Ronald Reagan actually said...

Your commitment and courage on this historic flight, I think, are an inspiration to all of us.

Remarks by Telephone to Crewmembers on Board the Space Shuttle Challenger

02/08/1984

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Democracy remains the basic bond of our nations.

I'm convinced that Kenneth Adelman will prove that the confidence which the Senate has expressed in him today is well founded.

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and...

On this Pan American Day of 1983, would you all extend to your countrymen the warm greeting of the people of the United States.