US Presidency
1988

It was their last gift to us, this lesson in tolerance for each other, in charity, this insight into America's strength as a nation. And when both died on the same day, within hours of each other, the date was July 4th, 50 years exactly after that first gift to us: the Declaration of Independence. A great future is ours and the world's if we but remember the power of those words Mr. Jefferson penned not just for Americans but for all humanity: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Thank you, and God bless you. Democracy in the Soviet Union Q. Mr. President and I think I can speak for everybody we really do thank you for coming to UVA. But my question is: Considering that Lenin claimed that the Soviets should let Capitalist countries fund the building of communism, I'd like to know what is your position on granting most-favored nation status to the Soviet Union?