Ronald Reagan actually said...

Today we should all say, 'Thank you, Alaska,' because Alaskan oil accounts for one-fifth of our total domestic production.

Remarks at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, En Route to Japan and the Republic of Korea

11/07/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Ours is the land of the free because it's the home of the brave.

We all want to vote for something, not against something.

My opponent sees a different world.

And we were right when we stopped sending out S.O.S. from Washington and started saying U.S.A.!