Ronald Reagan

Don't take anything seriously that I've said so far.

We make them fast and hard.

Let's cancel the lottery.

And Nancy and I are greatly honored to welcome you to your national home.

You're carrying on a tradition that is uniquely American.

All of us look to the day when this disease has been eradicated as a major threat to American lives.

I invite the Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of all other areas of the United States flag to issue similar proclamations.

I urge the Governors of the fifty States to honor these observances with appropriate activities and ceremonies.

We must reaffirm today our ultimate goal—the cure of all those struck by this dread disease.

I'm pleased to announce my intention to nominate Michael B. Smith to be Deputy United States Trade Representative.

He will also supervise the operations of the White House Visitors Office.

Vigorous cancer research, directed to both treatment and prevention, must continue.

He will act as liaison with the General Services Administration for the White House and the Executive Office of the President.

Through increased awareness and mutual cooperation, the Pan American nations strive to promote peace and stability in the region.

Mr. Bollinger has served as executive director of the Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Housing Authority.

Prayer is today as powerful a force in our Nation as it has ever been.

Let us as a Nation join together before God, fully aware of the trials that lie ahead and the need, yes, the necessity, for divine guidance.

Our Nation's motto 'In God We Trust'—was not chosen lightly.

I herewith report 33 proposals to rescind a total of $2.8 billion in budget authority previously provided by the Congress.

I am proud to nominate William H. Draper III to be President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank.

I ask you to join me in a toast to the enduring friendship between the Irish and American peoples.

We will continue to condemn all acts of terrorism and violence, for these cannot solve Northern Ireland's problems.

I herewith report 81 proposals to rescind a total of $11.1 billion in budget authority previously provided by the Congress.

I'm convinced that together we're going to be able to get this problem... the economy of this country back on the upturn where it should be.

We here, in this land, have no deeper wish than that by the next St. Patrick's Day, if not before, the conflict and violence in North Ireland will have been replaced with reason and good will.