Ronald Reagan: “I think the truth is that I gave in really thinking that it wouldn't…”

On the recordJune 13, 1983

I think the truth is that I gave in really thinking that it wouldn't go any farther than the election, and then I'd be free again.

Said by

Republican · California

Source

Question-and-Answer Session With Students at Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee

More from Ronald Reagan

Jun 5, 2004

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

Dec 4, 1988

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

Jan 18, 1989

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

Dec 6, 1988

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

Other voices in this conversation

Ronald Reagan: “I think the truth is that I gave in really thinking that it wouldn't go any farther than the election, and then I'd be…”