Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am proud of that history and of the fact that through the peoples of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands the United States has contributed to the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the Pacific Islands.

Context

Statement on Signing the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988

06/06/1988

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