Ronald Reagan actually said...

"First of all, I'd pledged to the American people that there was no way that I would give away SDI."

"I'm going to continue to be optimistic."

"I think the first thing that's important to do is to put these talks and what occurred into perspective."

"The significance of that meeting at Reykjavik is not that we didn't sign agreements in the end; the significance is that we got as close as we did."