Ronald Reagan

The American farmer is a bigger risktaker than Evel Knievel.

I reluctantly am signing H.R. 6663, a bill delaying the effective date of amendments to rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Farmers are in a business that makes a Las Vegas crap table look like a guaranteed annual income.

Today, in the United States, one farmer produces enough food to feed himself and 77 other people.

I am confident that Congress will promptly review these rule 4 amendments, as well as amendments to 28 U.S.C. § 569(b) and 1921 proposed by this administration.

There is a gratitude throughout this country for the work you do, and a sensitivity to the burdens you bear.

This must be resolved, and the bloodshed must stop.

I don't think there will really be a solution or the other forces leave Lebanon until the PLO does.

I lost patience a long time ago.

I think it is absolutely imperative that this cease-fire, at this stage of the negotiations, must not be violated by anyone.

I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to observe the proud history of Hispanic peoples.

American farmers can be assured that they will continue to have a fair opportunity to export grain to the U.S.S.R. on a cash basis.

I call on all Americans to join in honoring Purple Heart recipients who have served and those who still serve our Nation with distinction.

I have ruled out any negotiation of a new long-term agreement at this time.

Grain sales have little impact on Soviet military and industrial capabilities.

Hispanics continue to make significant and enduring contributions to our society, enriching us intellectually, spiritually, and culturally.

The Soviets should not be afforded the additional security of a new long-term grain agreement as long as repression continues in Poland.

Hispanic men and women have played a vital role in the development and progress of the United States.

I have authorized U.S. officials to explore the possibility with the Soviet Union of a 1-year extension of the existing grain agreement.

I don't think anyone can predict exactly what level it will reach and exactly what date it will reach that level.

The American people understand that we need fundamental reform—reform that goes beyond promises and gives them real protection for their earnings.

We're trying to restore the economy, to get back to a growth economy that will be based on solid principles.

I do hereby designate August 14, 1982, as National Navaho Code Talkers Day.

I think that some of what's going on in the Congress has held back the psychology, a change that is needed.

There's nothing we would like more than to see an end to the bloodshed and the shelling.