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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.

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Jun 15, 1982

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Agreement and give advice and consent to its ratification.

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Jun 15, 1982

We have decided to convey to the city of Houston, at no cost, large portions of the land occupied by Ellington Air Force Base.

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Jun 14, 1982

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States.

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Jun 14, 1982

There is established the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Jun 14, 1982

Any administrative support or other expenses of the Committee shall be paid... from funds available to the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Jun 14, 1982

The United States welcomes the cease-fire which is now in place in the Falkland Islands.

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Jun 14, 1982

Members of the Committee shall serve without additional compensation for their work on the Committee.

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Jun 13, 1982

I call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm their belief and hope that the citizens of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia and of all nations will one day achieve through peaceful means the goals of democratic freedom and…

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Jun 13, 1982

The United States has never, over the intervening forty-one years, recognized the forcible incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union.

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Jun 10, 1982

Diplomacy is important, but friendship leaves an even more lasting impression.

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Jun 10, 1982

America wouldn't be America without freedom, and we can't keep it without you.

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Jun 10, 1982

You have endured in your splendid city on the Spree, and my return visit has convinced me, in the words of the beloved old song that 'Berlin bleibt doch Berlin'–Berlin is still Berlin.

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Jun 10, 1982

Today, my reverence for your courage and accomplishment has grown even deeper.

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Jun 10, 1982

German-American friendship is truly one of the lasting foundations of Western cooperation and peace and freedom in the world.

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Jun 10, 1982

I can tell you, you have every reason to be proud of them, also.

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Jun 10, 1982

Every generation has to ensure that it will be there and pass it on to the next.

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Jun 10, 1982

Your job may sometimes be routine, but, believe me, it isn't.

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Jun 10, 1982

Our forces don't seek to make Europe captive. We seek to keep Europe free.

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Jun 9, 1982

The health and well-being of our children is and must continue to be one of our Nation's highest priorities.

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Jun 8, 1982

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef.

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Jun 8, 1982

We must build a cathedral of peace, where nations are safe from war and where people need not fear for their liberties.

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Jun 8, 1982

Armed aggression cannot be allowed to succeed in today's world.

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