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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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May 31, 1988

We must not stop here, Mr. General Secretary; there is much more to be done.

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May 31, 1988

I think there has been a sizable improvement, and we still are going to continue doing that.

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May 31, 1988

I think it impinges on their right to vote for whoever they want to vote for as many times as they want to vote for them.

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May 31, 1988

Where people have the right to speak, write, travel, and worship freely, creative energies are released.

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May 31, 1988

I think there is a mistaken view about the things that occasionally dominate the press about prejudice, racial or religious, in our country.

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May 31, 1988

For the first time in history, an entire class of U.S.-Soviet nuclear missiles is eliminated.

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May 31, 1988

I think that a great deal of it is due to the General Secretary, who I have found different than previous Soviet leaders have been.

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May 31, 1988

Well, I have found that Mr. Gorbachev and I have, I think, a very satisfactory relationship.

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May 31, 1988

I think history will note that in our approach to the summit process the United States has sought a consistency of expression as well as purpose.

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May 31, 1988

This we have done today, a first step toward a brighter future, a safer world.

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May 30, 1988

May this lovely home never lack for visitors and shared meals and the sounds of spirited conversation and even the peal of hearty laughter.

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