Ronald Reagan actually said...

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.

Context

Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vladimir Horowitz

07/27/1986

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