Ronald Reagan: “The people of this Nation have asked for action—and they deserve it…”

On the recordJune 15, 1981

The people of this Nation have asked for action—and they deserve it now, not somewhere down in a misty future.

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Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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Ronald Reagan: “The people of this Nation have asked for action—and they deserve it now, not somewhere down in a misty future.”