Ronald Reagan: “And to paraphrase the motto of the United Negro College Fund: Let us…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1981

And to paraphrase the motto of the United Negro College Fund: Let us recognize that America's historic black college is a 'terrible thing to waste.'

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Officials of Black Colleges and Universities

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