The President's News Conference
10/21/1987
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The journey toward better Soviet-American relations will remain a difficult one.
Rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual proble...
We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.
I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there ...