11/01/1988
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"I would answer that the facts would belie any such supposition."
"One of my highest priorities is finding ways to reduce the level of arms and to improve our working relationship with the Soviet Union."
"I believe it's important to use the opportunity provided by Mr. Gromyko's presence in the United States to confer on a range of issues of international importance."
"I am convinced that the U.S. and the Soviet Union share a deep obligation to all humanity to get on with the urgent business of reducing nuclear arms."