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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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Sep 24, 1986

An upward adjustment in financing can no longer be regarded as premature.

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Sep 24, 1986

I prohibited the making or approval of bank loans to the South African Government, with certain narrow exceptions.

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Sep 24, 1986

From the foundation of our Republic to the taming of the frontier, right up to modern times, voluntarism, the idea of neighbor helping neighbor, has been one of the distinguishing marks of the American experience and one of the primary…

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Sep 24, 1986

The Committee has met several times since and shall render a report to the Secretary of State within one year of its first meeting.

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Sep 24, 1986

Perhaps still more striking, charitable contributions are rising dramatically—between 1980 and 1985, charitable contributions increased by 82 percent.

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Sep 24, 1986

Drug abuse is more offensive to our fundamental values and national sense of purpose than anything in our nation's history.

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Sep 23, 1986

This new confidence and energy, this new self-assurance—this is what Kay Orr stands for and wants to build upon here in Nebraska.

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Sep 23, 1986

The main reason for hope—the reason the family farm will not only endure but prevail—is that American farmers can outinnovate, outproduce, and outcompete any farmers on Earth.

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Sep 23, 1986

Unless the provisions discussed below, to which the Administration objects most strongly, are not resolved satisfactorily, the President's senior advisors would recommend veto.

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Sep 23, 1986

Reverend, I wish you could have seen it when the Lord was doing it by Himself.

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Sep 23, 1986

When it comes to tax and tax and spend and spend, some of them mean well, but the liberals are just like Oscar Wilde—they can resist everything but temptation.

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Sep 23, 1986

An ill-advised and counterproductive Buy-America requirement would threaten our export-dependent farmers and industries with retaliation from our trading partners.

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Sep 23, 1986

The Federal Government is too big, and it spends too much of your money.

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Sep 23, 1986

Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans.

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Sep 23, 1986

We were told it was a malaise, and we just had to get used to doing with less.

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Sep 23, 1986

The labor protection provisions that would encumber the sale of Conrail.

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Sep 23, 1986

Today American women are finding opportunities that their forebears never dreamed of.

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Sep 23, 1986

The requirement increasing the mandatory minimum daily fill rate for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from 35,000 barrels per day under current law to 100,000 barrels per day would add approximately $1.5 billion over the next three…

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Sep 23, 1986

Our policies brought down inflation, taxes, and interest rates.

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Sep 23, 1986

It is imperative that the savings approved by the Senate be adopted by the House-Senate conference to help avoid a Gramm-Rudman-Hollings sequester.

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Sep 22, 1986

This action preserves the status quo and will maintain the moratorium through September 19, 1988.

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Sep 22, 1986

I invite all Americans to join me in observing Veterans Day—through appropriate ceremonies, activities, and commemorations on November 11.

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Sep 22, 1986

We're still playing catchup, and this imbalance is a threat to world peace.

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