Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am saddened and disappointed that the Senate has bowed today to a campaign of political pressure and has turned down the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.

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Statement on the Failure of the Senate to Confirm the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork

10/22/1987

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