Ronald Reagan: “We who had preceded you had just gotten so busy that we let things get…”

On the recordMay 16, 1981

We who had preceded you had just gotten so busy that we let things get out of hand.

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Republican · California

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Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame

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Ronald Reagan: “We who had preceded you had just gotten so busy that we let things get out of hand.”