Ronald Reagan

All we need to do is act, and the time for action is now.

It may appear that we have two alternatives.

Together we can accomplish the things the people elected us to do.

When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group-'We the people.'

Our government is too big, and it spends too much.

Mr. Evered is a petroleum engineer and geologist, currently geotechnical division manager for CER Corp.

The details of each rescission proposal and deferral are contained in the attached reports.

Dr. Rubin is a physician, specializing in nephrology.

The revisions to rescission proposals affect programs in the Departments of Agriculture and Energy.

I herewith report six revisions to previously transmitted rescission proposals.

I am today lifting the U.S. limitation on additional agricultural sales to the Soviet Union as I promised to do during last year's Presidential campaign.

We are determined to achieve an enduring peace—a peace with liberty and with honor.

Memorial Day was established to commemorate those who died in the defense of our national ideals.

I hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 1981, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.

We will react strongly to acts of aggression wherever they take place.

We are resolved to stand firm against those who would destroy the freedoms we cherish.

I indicated my opposition to the curb on sales, because American farmers had been unfairly singled out to bear the burden of this ineffective national policy.

There will never be a weakening of this resolve.

I'm pleased to nominate Alan 'Punch' Green, Jr., to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner.

Much has been said about the sacrifice made by those who served, but full recognition of the Nation's debt of gratitude to them is long overdue.

We must again establish the principle that debts to the Federal Government must be paid.

I urge my fellow citizens to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities dedicated to those issues of concern to Vietnam veterans.

By their demonstrations of loyalty and courage, Vietnam veterans have earned our esteem.

I call upon all Americans, and upon patriotic and civic organizations, to observe Sunday, April 26, 1981, as a National Day of Recognition for Veterans of the Vietnam Era.

We cannot afford to allow debt to grow and add to the burden of inflation.