Ronald Reagan actually said...

We've made historic strides since Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus.

Remarks on Signing the Bill Making the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a National Holiday

11/01/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Transportation is essential to American life.

Political differences over trade policy are one thing, and we can debate them, but racially-tainted appeals cross a very dangerous line.

I hereby proclaim the week beginning May 8, 1988, as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.

Citizens of Asian and Pacific heritage have enriched America in irreplaceable ways.