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Ronald Reagan: That sense of optimism is the most important thing we have tried to restore to America during the past four years.

On the recordJanuary 31, 1985
That sense of optimism is the most important thing we have tried to restore to America during the past four years.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Letter Accepting the Resignation of James A. Baker III as Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff

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