Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I think he's certainly been a viable candidate all the way."

"Everything I can [to help George Bush]."

"I would be pleased to share it with the world if we had such a thing because someday... there could be a madman come along, another Hitler or something, and try to blackmail the Earth."

"The Secretary of Defense is hereby designated as the 'Presidential designee' under Title I of the Act."