Ronald Reagan: “I do hereby proclaim the week of April 14 through April 20, 1986, as National Mathematics Awareness Week.”

This is a great day.

I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.