Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I just told them what a great pleasure it was to be able to come in here and see them, visit with them."

"The application of any such provision, including Sections 303 and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 303 and 310), to such Government, corporations, and persons is therefore ..."

"I simply told them what a pleasure it was to come and be able to visit them here and how much I regretted any unpleasantness that they may have had, because there shouldn't be any place in our country..."

"I thought maybe we might just call attention to how reprehensible something of this kind is."