Ronald Reagan actually said...
The American people and I have been shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of President and Mrs. Jaime Roldos Aguilera and the Minister of Defense and his wife, Major General and Mrs. Marco Subia Martinez.
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Message to Vice President Oswaldo Hurtado Larrea of Ecuador on the Death of the Ecuadorean President and Minister of Defense
05/24/1981