Proclamation 5490—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1986
05/21/1986
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I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under t...
That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.
We must remain strong and free of illusion.
I think the other way would have sent out a wrong signal that we were patsies.