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.
We are the first administration to acknowledge those problems and to tackle them head-on.
It is my hope that you will continue to provide us with advice and assistance in the months and years ahead.
More than anyone else, you have been responsible for honoring my firm commitment that society's safety net be maintained.
You have performed both of these tasks with unexcelled competence and compassion.
It is essential that we press forward in the search for arms reduction; we shall be unrelenting in our efforts.
You have served honorably and worked hard in support of our policies, and all of us owe you a debt of gratitude.
To declare the provision of education to Indian students a trust responsibility would potentially create legal obligations and entitlements that are not clearly intended or understood.
It is with deep regret that I accept today your resignation as Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
It is with great regret that I accept your resignation as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
I continue to support the objectives of both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act.
It is with great regret that I accept your resignation as U.S. Representative to the Mutual and Balanced Forces Reduction Talks.
Although the bill would make several desirable changes to the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, the objectionable provisions far outweigh any of its benefits.
I am proud to nominate Kenneth L. Adelman to be Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
It has been my privilege to seek your advice on many issues, including those not directly within your area of responsibility.
We seek to reduce systems to lower and equal levels, or ban them outright, and to do so on the firm basis of equality, stability, and effective verification.
The provision of Federal education assistance to Indian students is not characterized in law or treaty as a trust responsibility.
It does, I think, fit in with what we're going to go to the Congress with.





