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In his first inaugural address, which Reagan himself wrote, [29] he addressed the country's economic malaise arguing: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem." Written by Reagan and Ken Khachigian. [30] [31] Washington, D.C. 1981: February 18: Address to a joint session of Congress ...
It was Reagan's seventh and final State of the Union Address and his eighth and final speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Jim Wright, accompanied by George H. W. Bush, the vice president. Donald Hodel, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor. [1]
Ronald Reagan said "government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." The coronavirus outbreak teaches otherwise. Column: Reagan was wrong.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem", said by Ronald Reagan. [18] "I will not exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience", said by Ronald Reagan in the second debate with Walter Mondale, defusing the age issue.
Fifty-five years ago this month, California enacted the nation's most liberal abortion law. Back then, more legislators used to think for themselves, columnist George Skelton writes.
Abortion became the instrument for the redirection of American politics toward the right; abortion rights may be the instrument to redress what became an imbalance. Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik
On the domestic front, he spoke at length of the need to reduce the government's role in advancing people's lives and the economy and for reducing the federal deficit, and of his opposition to abortion, among other things. The speech lasted approximately 40 minutes and consisted of 4,955 words. [2]
In his inaugural address, Reagan commented on the country's economic malaise, arguing, "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem". [191] As a final insult to President Carter, Iran waited until Reagan had been sworn in before announcing the release of their American hostages. [192] [193]