Ronald Reagan: “Our ties and our common responsibilities are of such importance that I've invited the Prime Minister to join me tomorrow…”

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.