Ronald Reagan: “I'm confident that our bilateral relations will continue to grow and flourish.”

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

Yes, I would be deeply disappointed.

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