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On the recordJuly 12, 1983
By this supreme example of courage and compassion, this brilliantly-gifted young man left a spiritual legacy for his fellow Americans.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Announcement on Awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to Joe Delaney

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