Ronald Reagan actually said...

Oh, yes, because we've got a crisis that they brought on over the last 50 years of a deficit that's got to be resolved.

Informal Exchange With Reporters

10/20/1987

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I'm going to—I want to have a student from here be a pen pal, and we'll exchange letters.

Recovery has put as many people back to work each month as their program would in a year.

Our economy is stronger than practically anyone predicted.

The issue before America in 1984 is clear: Which direction will we go now—forward with optimism, faith, and confidence, continuing to build ...