Ronald Reagan actually said...

Columbus exemplified a spirit which still inspires all Americans—a spirit of reaching out, expanding the frontiers of knowledge, a spirit of undaunted hope.

Context

Proclamation 5376—Columbus Day, 1985

10/03/1985

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