09/28/1988
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"I intend to enter into a free trade agreement with Canada on January 2, 1988."
"I hereby notify the Congress of my intention to enter into a trade agreement with the Government of Canada on January 2, 1988, contingent upon a successful completion of negotiations."
"The issue was not: Will we have liberal or conservative courts?"
"Our toughness stopped Soviet expansionism, restored America's stature, and moved us toward the first major arms reduction treaty in many years."