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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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Mar 16, 1981

I have determined that the Andean Pact and ASEAN and the respective member countries of each meet all the requirements of a beneficiary developing country set forth in section 502.

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Mar 16, 1981

I am proposing to reduce authority to incur obligations for direct loans by a total of $751.8 million.

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Mar 16, 1981

I know this is true in your own mail; it is in ours at the White House...—we find that they are in support of this program.

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Mar 16, 1981

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

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Mar 16, 1981

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

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Mar 16, 1981

We in the United States know the great contribution made by citizens of Irish ancestry.

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Mar 15, 1981

We think this is the time when the whole country would like to have Washington doing whatever it could also to help.

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Mar 15, 1981

Americans are still a people with true grit, and your support suggests to me this kind of spirit is still out there.

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Mar 15, 1981

I urge all persons engaged in farming and ranching to redouble their personal and group efforts for farm, home, recreation and highway safety.

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Mar 13, 1981

So far we see nothing, no evidence that this isn't just their exercise, the games.

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Mar 8, 1981

We're determined to enable the American people to gain control of the runaway government which threatens our economic vitality.

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Mar 8, 1981

We really intend a working partnership with you as we attempt to solve our nation's economic problems.

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Mar 4, 1981

I have expressed in the strongest terms my outrage regarding this crisis.

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Mar 1, 1981

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to establish an advisory committee on the domestic and international economic policy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as…

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Feb 25, 1981

We have an interest in pursuing serious, constructive dialog with the Soviets.

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Feb 25, 1981

Our challenge today is to ensure that belligerence is not attempted again by the false perceptions of weakness.

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Feb 23, 1981

Although the hostages have been released, financial and diplomatic aspects of the crisis have not yet been resolved and continue to present an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the…

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Feb 23, 1981

Pride, of course, cannot wipe out the burden of grief borne by their families, but it can make that grief easier to bear.

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Feb 22, 1981

I urge all of our citizens to join this observance by showing greater concern for preserving vision and preventing eye injury.

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Feb 18, 1981

I believe that across the aisle, in Congress today, there is a different feeling.

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Feb 17, 1981

The taxing power of government must be used to provide revenues for legitimate government purposes.

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Feb 17, 1981

We're not attempting to cut either spending or taxing levels below that which we presently have.

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Feb 17, 1981

I believe these proposals will put the Nation on a fundamentally different course.

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Feb 16, 1981

Regulatory action shall not be undertaken unless the potential benefits to society from the regulation outweigh the potential costs to society.

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