May 19, 1981
It is only fitting that we have this special day to pay tribute to those men-our natural fathers, adoptive fathers and foster fathers—who deserve our deepest respect and devotion.
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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May 19, 1981
I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Walter D. Weaver to be Federal Insurance Administrator.
May 18, 1981
Through them, we've all been part of a greatness pushing wider the boundaries of our freedom.
May 18, 1981
Nothing binds our abilities except our expectations, and given that, the farthest star is within our reach.
May 18, 1981
Americans have shown the world that we not only dream great dreams, we dare to live those great dreams.
May 18, 1981
I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Arthur F. Burns to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.
May 18, 1981
We are the people who have thrown the windows of our souls wide open to the sun.
May 18, 1981
James A. Belson is exceptionally well-qualified to serve as an Associate Judge.
May 17, 1981
Today I announce my intention to nominate George A. Sawyer to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
May 17, 1981
Since 1978 Mr. Conkling has been president of BEI Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of Bonneville International Corp.
May 16, 1981
We who had preceded you had just gotten so busy that we let things get out of hand.
May 16, 1981
When great causes are on the move in the world . . . we learn we are spirits, not animals, and that something is going on in space and time, and beyond space and time, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.
May 16, 1981
The years ahead are great ones for this country, for the cause of freedom and the spread of civilization.
May 16, 1981
I hope when you leave this campus that you will do so with a feeling of obligation to your alma mater.
May 16, 1981
Don't let today's doom criers and cynics persuade you that the best is past, that from here on it's all downhill.
May 16, 1981
We need your youth. We need your strength. We need your idealism to help us make right that which is wrong.
May 16, 1981
You are graduating from a great private, or, if you will, independent university.
May 16, 1981
It is time for the world to know our intellectual and spiritual values are rooted in the source of all strength, a belief in a Supreme Being.
May 15, 1981
Today is Armed Forces Day, and on behalf of millions of Americans I want to send to our men and women in uniform a personal message of thanks and gratitude.
May 14, 1981
I am pleased to nominate Peter J. Wallison to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
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