[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2383]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN ON HIS 92ND BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is the 92nd birthday of the 40th 
President of the United States, President Ronald Reagan. He is the only 
political idol I have ever had. He came to the presidency knowing who 
he was, what he wanted to do, and he did it.
  There is a wonderful story that then Governor Reagan told by his 
aide, Michael Deaver, who was walking in 1978 down the street in 
Manhattan.
  A fellow inched up to him and wanted to say hello, and Governor 
Reagan said hello. The gentleman said, may I have your autograph, Mr. 
Milland? And Reagan kindly wrote ``Ray Milland,'' and walked on. And 
Deaver said, why didn't you tell him who you were? He said, I know who 
I am. He wanted to meet Ray Milland.
  I am always heartened knowing somebody has come into office knowing 
who they are. I am as comfortable with President Bush, who knows who he 
is and what he wants. That is good for our Nation and good for the 
soul.

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