Ronald Reagan: “Today I announced my intention to designate Robert Eisner to be Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission.”

Yes, I would be deeply disappointed.

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

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

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.