Ronald Reagan

Your many successes haven't gone unnoticed here in the United States.

You're already—all of you—winners in my book and in the hearts of your hometowns.

We're here to honor Arland Williams, Jr.

Thanks to the Chief Justice for his willingness to serve on the Commission in an advisory capacity.

Enjoy the competition and enjoy your trip to Washington.

I wish all American students were as interested in their studies as you evidently are.

I do hereby designate the week beginning July 17, 1983, as Captive Nations Week.

Unemployment is too high. But it fell slightly again in May, and it will fall further.

We don't need tax increases; we need spending restraint.

We left Williamsburg confident that we can build lasting prosperity, but only with hard work, discipline, incentives, cooperation, and competition.

I think we succeeded.

Our policies are designed to combat the inflation that stole from family budgets, expand opportunity for all our people through a renewed economy, and hasten the return of values and principles that made America both great and good.

I'm proud to say that this administration is drawing on the talents and leadership of women in a more significant way than any other before it.

America needs your wisdom, your inner strength, and your compassion in every phase of our national life.

We're negotiating all the time, trying to get them to join in the democratic process.

Well, if they say it, they will be as wrong as they've been on so many other things.

Yes. In fact, I heard some time ago about their problems there.

We're not against anyone in Central America; we are for the people there.

Keep up the good work, and God bless you.

Your enterprise will have tremendous impact on the political and economic future of the hemisphere.

I urge the Congress to enact this plan into law as swiftly as possible.

Thank you not only for our own personal comfort and what you've done but you've made a sizable contribution to better international understanding.

Our individual perceptions about particular issues may sometimes differ, but gatherings such as this give us an opportunity to work together on a regular basis to address the problems we share.

Together the summit partners are facing today's enormous challenges head on and not settling for quick fixes.

The security of our countries is indivisible and must be approached on a global basis.