Ronald Reagan: “We deeply regret any loss of life.”

I don't say that we're not prepared.

Naturally, I heartily approve.

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.

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.