Ronald Reagan

Your presence here and your generosity demonstrate how willing you are to live up to your beliefs.

You understand the risks and the rewards of investment.

I am pleased to nominate Stephen A. Sharp to the Federal Communications Commission.

He's a firm friend of the United States.

We're honored to have you here, and we bid you welcome.

The United States places great value on cooperation with him and on friendship with Morocco.

I deeply value the depth of experience and breadth of vision that His Majesty brings to the issues of profound mutual concern.

And I expressed my admiration for his support of the OAU, Organization of African Unity, referendum.

And I've found out in my present capacity now, that I love to tell jokes now and then.

To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report revisions to six deferrals previously reported, increasing the amount deferred by $7.5 million.

What has made us a nation is our love of liberty and our realization that we're part of a great historic venture, an experiment in freedom to test the ability of people to live together in freedom.

Today we declare that no longer functioning as it is, Ellis Island as a processing center, its contribution is not over.

I'm very proud to accept that on behalf of the people of the United States—my landlords.

Today, we take an important step to ensure our nation’s future by appointing these dedicated individuals.

I think our vision of liberty is reinforced by shared symbols and experiences.

That character isn't centered around any one religious denomination—for in our country there are many religions; everyone has a right to worship God as he or she chooses.

I can't help but believe—you can call it mysticism if you will—that God must have placed this land here between the oceans to be found by a certain kind of people.

They were captured by the American dream.

Most of them entered under the shadow of the statue and were processed into the United States, as we know, through Ellis Island.

Australia and the United States have been partners, friends, and allies for more than 40 years.

I believe that it would be beneficial for our children to have an opportunity to begin each school day in the same manner.

I have attached for your consideration a proposed constitutional amendment to restore the simple freedom of our citizens to offer prayer in our public schools and institutions.

I am confident that such an amendment will be quickly adopted, for the vast majority of our people believe there is a need for prayer in our public schools and institutions.

It cannot survive without protection.

Keeping America free has cost us dearly over the centuries.