It is as a patriot and a good lawyer—indeed, a brilliant man of the law—that we remember Justice Potter Stewart this day.
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.
The last administration contributed to this by imposing grain embargoes, a failed policy that our administration will never repeat.
Government must do its part to help our farm communities get back on their feet.
Here's a letter I received from Debbie Wilson, a farm wife in Bennington, Oklahoma:
I call upon the Congress to send me a bill I can sign, one that provides America's farmers with hope.
I hope the House will vote yes next week and allow the Senate to consider debate and to improve this important measure.
Nancy and I are deeply saddened to learn of the death this afternoon of our friend, former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart.
In the past 3 years, we've enabled America to put 8.8 million more people to work.
Well, I'm determined not to let that terrible hopelessness spread through our farm communities today.
Times are still hard, but I'm convinced that a more prosperous future for our farms is beginning to take shape at last.
We are firmly committed to reaching agreement on an effective, comprehensive, and verifiable global ban on all chemical weapons.
These reforms... should prove sufficient to allow the Farm Credit System to resolve its current financial difficulties without the need for Federal financial assistance.
The United Nations has not been a panacea for all of the world's problems as some expected.
I hereby proclaim the month of February 1986 as National Community College Month.
Funding of O&M is an inappropriate Federal role and would set a bad precedent for other Federal construction programs under which funding is a State or local responsibility.
The new Western proposal builds on key aspects of the Warsaw Pact's ideas of February 1985.
Fair, effective, and reciprocal verification measures are essential so that both sides will be able to know whether the terms of the accord are being complied with.
We will no longer insist, as we have since the outset of negotiations, that the sides come to an agreement on Eastern troop levels before treaty signature.
EPA can operate an efficient, well-managed $5.3 billion program that protects human health through an aggressive emergency cleanup program.





