10/29/1989
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Most kids who go on to become scientists or engineers first became interested in those subjects in elementary school or junior high."
"Now is the time for you, the American people, to have a real impact."
"It will not raise income tax rates, personal or corporate."
"At a time when our international position in certain key industries is being challenged, we face impending shortfalls of qualified scientists and engineers."