Ronald Reagan: “Our democratic experiment is alive and well at year 207.”

I'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

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

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.