Ronald Reagan: “We're going to keep on doing what we have been doing, trying to complete the plan that we launched a little more than a…”

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

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

We have not come this far through lack of strength or any weakness in our resolve, nor has there been anything inevitable about what we've achieved.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.