Ronald Reagan

Yes, the Final Act goes beyond arms control, once the focus of international dialog.

Yes, freedom—the right to speak, to print; the right to worship, to travel, to assemble; the right to be different, the right, as the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'to step to the music of a different drummer'—this is…

John's service in the succeeding decades has demonstrated the highest dedication and commitment to the well-being of the Nation and his beloved State of Tennessee.

Impressive as these achievements may be, they represent only a beginning.

My task next week will be to go still farther—farther in the interests of peace, farther toward a universal respect for fundamental human rights, farther toward world freedom, and farther toward a safer world for all people.

We've come a long way since then.

It is with sincere regret that today I must disapprove and return H.R. 3, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.

We need to demand to be treated fairly and take a strong stand against barriers abroad.

There is no alternative to American leadership.

The legislation, the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, was signed into law by the President on April 18, 1988.

We need deeds, not more words.

He urged funding only these programs, plus a few new initiatives, rather than dissipating the effects of scarce Federal resources by scattering funding among the many other lower priority, narrow-purpose programs.

The United States continues to believe that the time is ripe for resuming negotiations without preconditions.

The United States economy, which foreign leaders have dubbed the 'American Miracle,' is not a freak accident or a statistical curiosity.

We are currently considering admission of up to 1,000 additional refugees from Malaysia who are harder to resettle because they lack family ties in the United States or elsewhere.

Our aim is to make sure that all American businesses—small, medium, and large—are aware of the great opportunities that exist in exporting.

Keep up the good work.

Exports mean jobs for our people.

I am all in favor of this and intend to press Mr. Gorbachev for details later this month.

We have also been talking with our friends and allies in Asia and Europe about the possibility of increasing assistance and stimulating trade and investment to sustain economic growth in the Philippines.

We have urged Japan to boost domestic economic growth and to improve access to the Japanese market for foreign products.

I’m confident that John will serve the Federal Reserve and the nation well.

Your work is the vital machine that produces prosperity for America.

I have no doubts that the Yankee trading spirit is alive and well.

We believe that the Soviet Union can play a positive role in encouraging Vietnam to be responsive to efforts to resolve the Cambodian conflict.