May 25, 1987
His nomination will provide a strong voice for the United States in Cameroon.
Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.
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May 25, 1987
Judge Webster, we ask you to maintain this agency's high standards, as you pledged to maintain those of the FBI.
May 25, 1987
I think we should use the pattern that Canada and the United States used with regard to polluted air—or polluted water along our borders.
May 25, 1987
We do think that there was a readjustment that was needed, that our dollar, in relation to other currencies, was overpriced.
May 25, 1987
The CIA routinely places demands upon its employees that would elsewhere be deemed outrageous.
May 25, 1987
I believe that we have made progress, some progress in human rights, not as much as we would like or as fast as we would like.
May 22, 1987
Certainly, wasting our national wealth and burdening future generations with mountains of debt does not keep faith with those who have struggled and sacrificed to begin a new form of government here on our shores.
May 22, 1987
I think most of you know how badly out of control Federal spending has gotten in recent years.
May 22, 1987
Since 1949 American ships have patrolled in the Gulf, an area that is a vital strategic and economic crossroad for the nations of three continents.
May 22, 1987
We owe the crew of the U.S.S. Stark and their brave families such a deep debt of gratitude.
May 22, 1987
Even two centuries ago, some of them, especially Thomas Jefferson, were troubled by one omission: the lack of a limitation on public borrowing by the Federal Government.
May 22, 1987
That's why I'm one of those Americans who has always believed a constitutional amendment mandating that Congress balance the budget is the answer to what ails us.
May 21, 1987
So, it's a simple truth we reaffirm here today: Young Americans of the U.S.S. Stark gave up their lives so that the terrible moments of the past would not be repeated.
May 21, 1987
But while our sorrow was great in those days, I cannot help but tell you this morning that in some ways it was easier to bear then, because it was easier to understand why we were there and why we were fighting.
May 21, 1987
Our task today is simple and sad: to remember, to pay tribute to those we loved.
May 21, 1987
The National Park Service is engaged in a variety of efforts to interpret the Constitution.
May 21, 1987
Our aim is to prevent, not to provoke, wider conflict, to save the many lives that further conflict would cost us.
May 21, 1987
Independence National Historical Park ... serves as the focal point for the National Park Service's celebration of the Constitution's Bicentennial.
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