Ronald Reagan: “This proclamation shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the day following the date of its…”

America's freedom does not belong to just one nation.

Yes, always has been.

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.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.