Ronald Reagan actually said...

Olof Palme was one of the world's most respected leaders, a man who made compassion the hallmark of Swedish policy.

My sorrow in the face of this senseless act of violence is profound.

I offer my most sincere condolences to the family of Prime Minister Palme and to the Swedish people in their hour of grief.

I have learned with great shock of the tragic death of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.