Ronald Reagan: “Making the team and then not showing up for the big game.”

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

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

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

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.