Ronald Reagan

I'm not going to talk about anything but the budget.

America is at peace, and our people are enjoying the longest peacetime economic expansion in our Nation's history.

I've had the honor of nominating Judge Kennedy to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Major strides have been made in improving the timeliness and efficiency of Federal Government operations.

I have asked the Office of Domestic Affairs and the Office of Management and Budget to work with the President's Council on Management Improvement.

The prime interest rate was 21.5 percent just before I came into office; it is now 8.5 percent.

The absence of these powers under the Articles of the Confederation had led to trade wars among the States, local rebellions, international humiliation, the exhaustion of the Government's finances, and the ruin of the economy.

And in this budget, we have increased funding for drug interdiction and treatment, funding for our air traffic safety, education, science, and space.

We cannot permit this to happen, and we will not.

Genuine reform will require continuing dedication and a devotion to stated management goals that endures long after my time in office has expired.

The current expansion, now in its sixtythird month, has outlasted all previous peacetime expansions in U.S. history.

I call upon the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in support of America's visiting nurses and their reverence and respect for the worth and the dignity of the patients for whom they…

Totalitarian societies—such as those in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and now Nicaragua—have demonstrated for all to see that tyranny doesn't work.

We want Mexico to grow and prosper.

Our first responsibility to our citizens is to assure them an environment where they can raise their families in peace and freedom and prosperity.

I truly believe history will honor you for the wise and politically courageous way you're guiding Mexico on the difficult but ultimately rewarding path to economic recovery and national development.

American and Mexican policemen and law enforcement officials have lost their lives in this fight.

Our national interests dictate it; our peoples demand it.

Our peoples will live better lives for what we've done together.

A healthy and expanding Mexican economy is in the interest of the United States.

I hope that one day all of this will be seen as the initial steps leading toward an historic freeing of commerce and trade throughout the continent.

This is the year we have to show results.

That's the real solution, and it's up to each and every one of us to be a part of the solution.

So, I propose a toast to you and to relations between the United States and Mexico.

Judge Kennedy will be just the kind of Justice that you and I've been determined to put on the Court.