Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Greater economic independence for minority Americans will best be achieved through increased opportunities for private employment and business ownership."

"I am asking the Vice President's Task Force on Regulatory Reform to explore opportunities for reducing regulatory and other barriers to small and minority business expansion."

"Positive action now on this bipartisan initiative will bring new opportunity to our hemisphere, reinforce stability among the democracies of the New World, and demonstrate for all that prosperity, pea..."

"The Federal government will procure an estimated $15 billion in goods and services from minority businesses during the three-year period comprising Fiscal Years 1983, 1984, and 1985."