Ronald Reagan: “I'm personally committed to continuing this proud tradition.”

This is a great day.

Yes, I would be deeply disappointed.

We have not come this far through lack of strength or any weakness in our resolve, nor has there been anything inevitable about what we've achieved.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.