Ronald Reagan actually said...

We recall and revere the achievements of this man and of the Nordic people who have followed him to North America.

Proclamation 5871—Leif Erikson Day

09/27/1988

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The Congress should enact legislation designed to eliminate invidious discrimination and to ensure equality of opportunity for all Americans...

I urge the Congress to enact promptly my alternative proposal, the 'Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988.'

The plight of Soviet Jewry shall remain at the top of my agenda in my discussions with Secretary Gorbachev.

This is a time for all the parties to the conflict to make decisions for peace.