Ronald Reagan actually said...

"The Federal government will procure an estimated $15 billion in goods and services from minority businesses during the three-year period comprising Fiscal Years 1983, 1984, and 1985."

"Our program is based on the following important principles: A healthy, growing economy is fundamental to creating the opportunity for the formation and growth of minority-owned businesses."

"I hereby declare December 11, 1982, as 'Fiorello H. La Guardia Memorial Day'."

"I am asking the Vice President's Task Force on Regulatory Reform to explore opportunities for reducing regulatory and other barriers to small and minority business expansion."