Ronald Reagan: “We're adding the names of Charles (Tex) Thornton, a man whose energy…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1981

We're adding the names of Charles (Tex) Thornton, a man whose energy and enterprise are symbolic of America herself.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Ronald Reagan: “We're adding the names of Charles (Tex) Thornton, a man whose energy and enterprise are symbolic of America herself.”