Ronald Reagan: “I am pleased to nominate James Eugene Burnett, Jr., to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.”

Yes, always has been.

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.

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.