Ronald Reagan: “It might have been Columbus Day, but I wasn't about to give away the…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1986

It might have been Columbus Day, but I wasn't about to give away the store for a deal that we couldn't afford.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Representatives of the Young Astronauts Council on Their Departure for the Soviet Union

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Ronald Reagan: “It might have been Columbus Day, but I wasn't about to give away the store for a deal that we couldn't afford.”