Ronald Reagan: “Science has taught us that—well, it's not to be modest in our aspirations.”

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

The pursuit of peace is, of course, always in season.

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.