Ronald Reagan: “We only regret that we've had to wait so long to be your host.”

On the recordMarch 24, 1982

We only regret that we've had to wait so long to be your host.

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Republican · California

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Toast at the State Dinner Honoring President Alessandro Pertini of Italy

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Yes, always has been.

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