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>"Let us reaffirm America's destiny of goodness and good will."
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''“Let us reaffirm America's destiny of goodness and good will. Let us work for peace.” ''
– Ronald Reagan (photo courtesy Michael Evans)
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https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/23/world/transcript-of-president-s-address-on-nuclear-strategy-toward-soviet-union.html
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS ON NUCLEAR STRATEGY TOWARD SOVIET UNION
Special to the New York Times
Nov. 23, 1982
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Following is a transcript of President Reagan's speech on arms policy tonight, as recorded by The New York Times:
The week before last was an especially moving one here in Washington. The Vietnam veterans finally came home once and for all to America's heart. They were welcomed with tears, with pride and with a monument to their great sacrifices. Many of their names, like those of our Republic's greatest citizens, are now engraved in stone in this city that belongs to all of us. On behalf of the nation, let me again thank the Vietnam veterans from the bottom of my heart for their courageous service to America.
Seeing those moving scenes, I know mothers of a new generation must have worried about their children and about peace. And that's what I'd like to talk to you about tonight - the future of our children in a world where peace is made uneasy by the presence of nuclear weapons.
A year ago I said the time was right to move forward on arms control. I outlined several proposals and said nothing would have a higher priority in this Administration. Now, a year later, I want to report on those proposals and on other efforts we're making to insure the safety of our children's future…