Ronald Reagan: “I'm sorry that they feel that way, and I think it's unfair to the…”

On the recordMay 8, 1984

I'm sorry that they feel that way, and I think it's unfair to the young people that have been waiting for so long to participate in those games.

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Informal Exchange With Reporters on Soviet Withdrawal From the 1984 Summer Olympic Games

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