Ronald Reagan

The Commission is bipartisan.

I hope it is something that we can continue in the years ahead.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

As long as we have the bond that you can almost feel in this room and that I felt in that other room...

I think a certain faith was restored for a lot of people in our institutions of government.

Nyle C. Brady is an exemplary choice for this important position.

We are grateful that he has been spared.

The people of the United States... join millions throughout the world in fervent prayer for his full and rapid recovery.

All men are brothers, that they must forever forsake the ways of violence and live together in peace.

Pope John Paul II, a man of peace and goodness—an inspiration to the world—has been struck today by a would-be assassin's bullet.

The people of this country won another great victory tonight when Members of the Senate passed the 1982 budget resolution.

We are closer to achieving our goal of fiscal responsibility and a government that lives within its means.

This was an example of bipartisan cooperation and representative democracy at its best.

On behalf of all Americans, I thank the Senators who heard the voice of the people and found the courage to commit themselves seriously to budgetary restraint, tax rate reduction, and renewed national prosperity.

I am especially impressed by your victory; only those who have devoted the hard work and years-long dedication to winning the presidency can fully appreciate what today's reaffirmation of the democratic process in France represents.

I am confident that the centuries-old tradition of Franco-American friendship, together with the democratic values our two nations deeply share, will enable us to meet these challenges.

The maintenance of peace and security in the Middle East is highly important for the peace and security of the entire world.

This has been a most fruitful meeting for both our countries.

We have a special responsibility to cooperate in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

The United States and Japan are determined to continue their efforts to maintain and strengthen free and open trade principles.

We're most grateful and honored that the Vice President has been here.

The Soviet intervention into Afghanistan cannot be condoned.

I think we're all much better for what has been decided in the meetings we've held.

I am proud to nominate Anthony G. Sousa.

We reaffirm our belief that the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security is the foundation of peace and stability in the Far East.