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Ronald Reagan: “I wish I could take the time to salute all the rest of you individually, but where would I begin?”

On the recordOctober 17, 1981
I wish I could take the time to salute all the rest of you individually, but where would I begin?
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Dinner Hosted by Governor John Dalton of Virginia in Williamsburg

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