Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. Ronald Reagan 1965
This next was testing the mic before a speech. Which shows his great sense of humor in his every day life.
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. Ronald Reagan 8-11-84
I love it.
Then, “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”
Different year. Different president. Same situation and sentiment applies.
I've never been completely convinced that Reagan didn't know the mic was live. It may possibly have been a strategy to plant a seed in Gorby's mind that RWR just could be crazy enough to do it.
I know that's a stretch, but I enjoy the thought that Reagan was capable of it.