Ronald Reagan: “The torch is passed; the games begin; the 23d Olympiad of the modern…”

On the recordJuly 27, 1984

The torch is passed; the games begin; the 23d Olympiad of the modern era commences.

Said by

Republican · California

Source

Radio Address to the Nation on the Summer Olympic Games

More from Ronald Reagan

Dec 6, 1988

I don't say that we're not prepared.

May 13, 2003

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.

Dec 4, 1988

Each of us can give young people the good example of reading ourselves.

Dec 14, 1988

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

Other voices in this conversation

Ronald Reagan: “The torch is passed; the games begin; the 23d Olympiad of the modern era commences.”