Ronald Reagan: “The proposed bilateral agreement reflects the desire of the Governments of the United States and Egypt...”

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.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

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

I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under the Bush administration.