12/04/1984
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"You may be thousands of miles away, but to us here at home, you've never been closer."
"Christmas in the Indian Ocean is no fun, but it's for a very good cause."
"Merry Christmas from the White House."
"It reminds us all of what America has always been—a place a man or woman can come to for freedom."