Ronald Reagan

I do hereby proclaim March 20, 1986, as National Agriculture Day.

This approach represents a sincere effort to achieve peace through negotiations.

I am confident that we have begun a process which will benefit future generations in both our great countries.

I'm delighted to join with my good friend, the Prime Minister, in putting our signatures on an agreement to extend the unique Canada-U.S. partnership in the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD.

Serious scientific and economic problems remain to be solved.

Approval of my request for additional assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance does not mean that a military solution is inevitable.

I am determined to make every effort to protect our vital interests and achieve peace without further loss of life.

The time for decision is now.

NORAD has served our mutual interests and has been a significant factor in enhancing deterrence, promoting global stability in the nearly 30 years of its existence.

We are still willing to pursue vigorously a diplomatic effort to achieve a lasting peace.

I will not augment this $100 million through the use of CIA or any other funds that have not been approved by the Congress for this purpose.

I fully endorse the report and will shortly issue a press statement to this effect.

There can be no doubt, however, about our common commitment to freedom.

Our cooperation and the mutual profit we enjoy is the envy of so many nations.

There's every reason for optimism that this fight will be won and that international terrorism will be relegated to the garbage heap of history where it belongs.

Freedom is the fountainhead from which mutual respect and amicability flow.

I want to salute Prime Minister Mulroney for the tough measures that Canada is taking to combat the ugly threat of terrorism.

The bond of affection between us is truly a treasure.

We can lead our people into the light of prosperity, freedom, and good will.

Protecting the environment, as one would expect when two countries share a 5,000-mile common border, is also a matter of great significance.

Even more important, we've played a key role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, history's most successful alliance—a pact which has given us 40 years of European peace.

Let us pray that the citizens of our two countries will always be on the same team freedom's team.

Canada has accepted his invitation to join in the manned space station project.

The commercial interaction of our people, generally free from rancor and distrust, has been an unmatched blessing to our citizens.

I hope that we can bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion.