Ronald Reagan

I believe firmly that the Federal Government must reduce its spending, I am nevertheless sympathetic to the very real needs of our cultural organizations.

The Task Force will recommend to the President ways in which private support might offset the cuts in the budgets of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), the following Executive Orders…

Today I announce my intention to nominate Robert A. McConnell to be an Assistant Attorney General.

Mr. Coon entered the Foreign Service in 1949 and was assigned to Frankfurt am Main.

I hereby proclaim the week beginning May 3, 1981, as Jewish Heritage Week.

I call upon the people of the United States, Federal and local government officials, and interested organizations to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and reflection.

Today I announce my intention to nominate Francis Stephen Ruddy.

I appointed Robert P. Nimmo because of his commitment to service and leadership.

Our spirit is strengthened by remembering, and our hope is in our strength.

Mr. Stearns was appointed secretary of the Agriculture and Services Agency and a member of the Governor's cabinet in 1972 by Governor Ronald Reagan.

I think that that was a trust given to us that we should never betray.

America has a genius for great and unselfish deeds.

Wherever it takes place in the world, the persecution of people, for whatever reason—persecution of people for their religious belief—that is a matter to be on that negotiating table.

Together, with the help of God, we can bear the burden of our nightmare.

The hope of a ceremony such as this is that even a tortured past holds promise if we learn its lessons.

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Today we have no greater task, no more important job, than putting America's economic house in order.

Our choice is not between a balanced budget and a tax cut.

I thank Senator Domenici and the other members of the Senate Budget Committee for taking this important and constructive step.

The answer to a government that's too big is to stop feeding its growth.

Six months is long enough.

Government spending has been growing faster than the economy itself.

I have come to speak to you tonight about our economic recovery program and why I believe it's essential that the Congress approve this package.

Reducing the growth of spending, cutting marginal tax rates, providing relief from overregulation, and following a noninflationary and predictable monetary policy are interwoven measures which will ensure that we have addressed each of the…