Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am today announcing my intention to suspend a portion of the sanctions I placed on Japanese products last April.

Statement on Japan-United States Semiconductor Trade

11/03/1987

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We all miss Benny but will forever remember his contributions to American life and music.

It was a new and uniquely American sound that was as fresh as the land that inspired it.

Benny's swing music came to symbolize the new energy of 20th-century America.

Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice.