Ronald Reagan

It is therefore a great pleasure for Nancy and me to extend our warmest greetings for the New Year of 5747 to Jews here and throughout the world.

Existing statutory and regulatory authority already exists to achieve this goal, however, and, for that reason, this legislation is unnecessary.

All Americans can take pride in this, and in our unwavering support for the state of Israel, which was born out of the ashes of the Holocaust.

At this time of year, all of us should rejoice in the knowledge that ours is a country which has always welcomed Jews and repudiated antisemitism.

It is ordered that the Secretary of Defense and, as designated by him for this purpose, any of the Secretaries, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments, are hereby empowered to exercise the discretionary…

America—and that means all of us—opposes apartheid, a malevolent and archaic system totally alien to our ideals.

I deeply regret that Congress has seen fit to override my veto of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.

The Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal is hereby designated as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations…

Those I challenge. They were not a part of any meeting I've ever attended.

Punitive sanctions, I believe, are not the best course of action; they hurt the very people they are intended to help.

Appointment of three members to the National Commission for Employment Policy.

Inter-American Investment Corporation is hereby designated as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

The Pacific Salmon Commission is hereby designated as a public international organization entitled to the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

Regretfully, I will not be accepting any of the offers to be Governor of the United States Postal Service.

I don't want Qadhafi anyplace in the United States, and being Californian, it's the last place I'd send him.

It would be tragic to lose this opportunity to create a truly free society which respects the rights of the majority, the minority, and the individual.

There is still time for orderly change and peaceful reform.

Our position has been one in which we would just as soon have Mr. Qadhafi go to bed every night wondering what we might do.

I am pleased to announce my intention to appoint Roger W. Mehle as Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

None of us today need feel any urge, in the name of good will, to downplay our differences.

I have today signed H.R. 3622, the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986.

For that, Mr. President, I thank you, and your country thanks you.

This legislation is the product of a 4-year effort led by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

Today our very differences attest to the greatness of our nation.

I can think of no other country on Earth where two political leaders could disagree so widely yet come together in mutual respect.