Ronald Reagan actually said...

Your record in rebalancing our federal system is unmatched by that of any other President in our nation's history.

It contrasts dramatically with the Soviet proposal which would merely preserve an existing Soviet advantage that is dangerous to the West.

I, personally, am prepared to meet Mr. Andropov anywhere, anytime, to sign an agreement to eliminate all land-based intermediate-range nucle...

Our initiative—which would eliminate an entire category of missiles—is a fair and a moral position.