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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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Jun 18, 1986

Don't throw out those values that have been tested by time just because they're old.

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Jun 18, 1986

It is unrealistic to expect that the EPA will ever have the resources or the need to take formal enforcement action against each and every violation of the act.

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Jun 18, 1986

My belief that U.S. restraint requires Soviet reciprocity has long been clear.

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Jun 18, 1986

Given this situation, I determined that, in the future, the United States must base decisions regarding its strategic force structure on the nature and magnitude of the threat posed by Soviet strategic forces.

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Jun 18, 1986

I do hereby proclaim the week of June 15, 1986, through June 21, 1986, as National Agricultural Export Week.

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Jun 18, 1986

Agriculture is the single largest export industry in the United States.

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Jun 17, 1986

The cold, clinical, impersonal giving of government handouts can just never replace private voluntarism.

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Jun 17, 1986

Rejection of this Resolution would make clear to the Soviet leadership American resolve.

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Jun 17, 1986

Corporate giving of in-kind and noncash donations have as much as tripled—without replacing cash contributions.

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Jun 17, 1986

By prohibiting such contracts among willing buyers and sellers, Title II would unnecessarily impair the operation of markets and serve no public purpose.

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Jun 17, 1986

The United States undertook not to undercut the SALT agreements so long as the Soviet Union exercised comparable restraint.

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Jun 16, 1986

The Peace Corps is an expression of the best of American character.

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Jun 16, 1986

We should not be satisfied until all Americans—and that means every living soul from the North Slope of Alaska to the tip of Tierra del Fuego—live in freedom, as is their birthright.

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Jun 16, 1986

I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate William H. Rehnquist, currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, as the new Chief Justice of the United States.

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Jun 16, 1986

I can only wish you good luck and Godspeed in the important endeavor on which you are now embarked.

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Jun 16, 1986

Uruguay's commitment to economic growth and revitalization is well appreciated here.

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Jun 16, 1986

It is with great regret that I today accept your retirement as Chief Justice of the United States.

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