Ronald Reagan actually said...

I urge the people of the United States to observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies.

Proclamation 5811—National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1988

05/04/1988

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We will continue to support strongly the effort to achieve a settlement of this tragic conflict.