Ronald Reagan: “You only get this piece of machinery once. Take care of it.”

I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under the Bush administration.

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

This is a great day.