Ronald Reagan: “Those settlers were Swedish and Finnish people who by their bravery…”

On the recordMay 14, 1986

Those settlers were Swedish and Finnish people who by their bravery and tenacity gave us a treasured legacy.

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Statement on Signing the Bill Proclaiming the Year of New Sweden

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Ronald Reagan: “Those settlers were Swedish and Finnish people who by their bravery and tenacity gave us a treasured legacy.”