09/04/1989
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"In retrospect, the policy of containment... created the conditions for the tide toward democracy now changing and uplifting our globe."
"The Government of the United States does not and will not recognize the unilateral incorporation by force of arms of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union."
"I'm pleased to announce my intention to nominate Raoul L. Carroll to be General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs."
"We are confident that in taking our message of peace and prosperity to the American people in an open, honest, and direct manner we will become the majority party in America."