The President's News Conference
12/16/1981
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Well, it's very sentimental.
We've only heard the same as you've heard: that he has been suggesting doing something of this kind.
I'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.
Reading is one of the most important activities any child can engage in, and potentially one of the most enjoyable too.