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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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Oct 29, 1984

I do hereby proclaim the month of November 1984 as National Christmas Seal Month.

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Oct 29, 1984

Any conservation project that could be performed by the ACC could be done better and for less money under existing programs.

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Oct 29, 1984

While I sympathize with the Hartmanns and all others who suffer losses from flood waters, I am compelled to withhold my approval of H.R. 452.

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Oct 29, 1984

That's the Republican program: more opportunity, more jobs, more take-home pay, a better future—with all of us going forward together.

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Oct 29, 1984

Yes, the poverty down there is what makes them subject to subversion from outside—the kind that Cuba exports and the Soviet Union.

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Oct 29, 1984

Title II would interfere with the fair and orderly adjudication of the claims of the Navajo Tribe and would constitute an affront to established rules, procedures, and principles for the resolution of Indian claims.

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Oct 29, 1984

We believe this and similar cooperative programs offer practical benefits for all mankind.

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Oct 29, 1984

I strongly urge the Congress to discontinue the inclusion of such devices in legislation.

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Oct 29, 1984

The American Conservation Corps (ACC) would duplicate other efforts for youth financed by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).

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Oct 28, 1984

We've committed America to meet a great challenge—to build a permanently manned space station and to do so within a decade.

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Oct 28, 1984

I told you before: I am always only cautiously optimistic, and I run one vote behind.

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Oct 28, 1984

America will never give up its special mission in the world, never.

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Oct 28, 1984

High taxes, explosive inflation, and spending without limits might well have been the way out of the past.

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Oct 28, 1984

The United States was never meant to be a second-best nation.

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Oct 28, 1984

All I can say is it is what we would like to do, and this is why I've been trying to help wherever I can.

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Oct 28, 1984

America must never give up its special mission in the world, never.

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