Ronald Reagan: “I want the negotiations in Geneva to succeed.”

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.

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.

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.