Ronald Reagan actually said...

I intend to appoint Donald Rumsfeld as my Personal Representative in the Middle East with the personal rank of Ambassador.

Appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as the President's Personal Representative in the Middle East

11/02/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

No, I would not go down that same road again.

I'm old-fashioned; I call these independent counsels—I still call them special prosecutors.

I think that that is a good management policy.

But no, I'm not going to tell falsehoods to the American people.