Ronald Reagan
The Public Record
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.
I am pleased that Prime Minister Takeshita's government has joined us in liberalizing agricultural trade.
We seek to enhance cooperation in a number of research areas of national importance.
If we fail in Nicaragua we could one day face a Communist Central America spreading subversion northward and southward.
The threat that 100 million people from Panama to the open border of our South could come under the control of pro-Soviet regimes.
The additional funds are not needed in order for the FAA to meet capacity and safety needs of national priority.
Statism and socialism are now on the defensive, even in the Communist world.
Protectionism, the closing of America's markets, is the wrong response.
Lengthening the minimum offering period would deter all types of takeovers, encourage defensive restructuring, and diminish the benefits of the market for corporate control.
These programs are essential if the United States is to maintain its leadership in space exploration and development and its preeminence in science and technology.
Our goal must be universal free trade among free people and free countries.
These results continue the progress that's been underway for several quarters.
Timely restoration of the Nation's Space Shuttle capability is critical to national security.
I can't thank you enough, and without you, I don't think we'd be where we are today.
Unsolicited corporate mergers and acquisitions improve efficiency, promote the productive use of scarce resources, and stimulate effective corporate management.
I do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 12, 1988, as National Scleroderma Awareness Week.
S. 1323 is objectionable, because it would significantly increase the cost of takeovers, reduce the benefits resulting from takeovers, and intrude into areas of corporate governance that should be left primarily to shareholders and to the…
Establishment of the Space Station will advance the frontiers of scientific knowledge and strengthen cooperation in space among the United States and its Allies.
The budget authority provided by the Committee for discretionary programs is $1.1 billion in excess of the President's request.





