May 16, 1981
You are graduating from a great private, or, if you will, independent university.
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 16, 1981
Don't let today's doom criers and cynics persuade you that the best is past, that from here on it's all downhill.
May 16, 1981
We who had preceded you had just gotten so busy that we let things get out of hand.
May 16, 1981
We need your youth. We need your strength. We need your idealism to help us make right that which is wrong.
May 15, 1981
Today is Armed Forces Day, and on behalf of millions of Americans I want to send to our men and women in uniform a personal message of thanks and gratitude.
May 14, 1981
I am pleased to nominate Peter J. Wallison to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
May 13, 1981
As long as we have the bond that you can almost feel in this room and that I felt in that other room...
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