Ronald Reagan: “America must leave behind the failed policies of the past and go forward with opportunity and the bright promise of the…”

I can't be late for my luncheon.

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.

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.

Yes, always has been.