Ronald Reagan actually said...

I'm happy that a hard-working, dedicated, and thoroughly decent individual has been named as Secretary of that awesome job.

Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Margaret M. Heckler as Secretary of Health and Human Services

03/08/1983

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