Ronald Reagan: “I uphold their right to determine their own national destiny, free of foreign domination.”

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

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

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.

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