Ronald Reagan: “I can think of no more fitting close to this journey than to be here in the presence of Your Holiness.”

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.

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

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