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Ronald Reagan: And I'm glad that this is such a small, intimate gathering, because what I really wanted was the chance to thank you…

On the recordJuly 27, 1986
And I'm glad that this is such a small, intimate gathering, because what I really wanted was the chance to thank you personally for being our emissary of good will to the people of the Soviet Union.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vladimir Horowitz

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