Ronald Reagan: “Let us insist that the Senate not give in to noisy, strident pressures.”

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

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.

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.