Ronald Reagan: “I may have been careless in my language in that one thing, but I was…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1985

I may have been careless in my language in that one thing, but I was talking about improvements that actually do exist there and have been made.

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Republican · California

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Remarks Announcing the Latest Employment Statistics and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters

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Ronald Reagan: “I may have been careless in my language in that one thing, but I was talking about improvements that actually do exist…”