Ronald Reagan: “Yours is among the most ancient of cultures and ours is one of the…”

On the recordJune 11, 1985

Yours is among the most ancient of cultures and ours is one of the youngest.

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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India

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Ronald Reagan: “Yours is among the most ancient of cultures and ours is one of the youngest.”