Ronald Reagan Quotes
The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in America as they studied with us or guided us with their counsel. I personally recall the wisdom and composure of Foreign Minister Lee, with whom I met in Washington just a few short months ago. To the families and countrymen of all those who were lost, America expresses its deep sorrow.
Reagan, Ronald. "Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul." Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1983, Book 2, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985, p. 1576.
In the 1912 convention the national Republican party was split in a bitter contest between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. Taft won the nomination, but Roosevelt was the popular favorite and the Republican prospects were dismal for the general election:
We have come to Paris He had come to Paris with his pupil Wilhelm von Humboldt to personally witness what he regarded as a great event in the history of mankind.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.