Ronald Reagan actually said...

"The brutality of this act should not be compounded through silence or the cynical distortion of the evidence now at hand."

"What can be the scope of legitimate and mutual discourse with a state whose values permit such atrocities?"

"I speak for all Americans and for the people everywhere who cherish civilized values in protesting the Soviet attack on an unarmed civilian passenger plane."

"Mrs. Reagan and I want to express our deepest sympathy to the families of the victims."