Lot 1041
Reagan, Ronald. Document Signed, "I thought you might like this. Ronald Reagan," n.p., n.d., 9pp, folio. A copy of a speech given by Reagan to the European Parliament, May 8, 1985, marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Europe. Reagan celebrates "the leaders who led the way -- Churchill and Monnet, Adenauer and Schuman, De Gasperi and Spaak, Truman and Marshall.…" and the unified effort that went into rebuilding Europe after the war. He speaks of America's European heritage and the debt owed to Europe for that heritage. He affirms America's committment to a unified Europe, addresses the threat from the Soviet Union, and reminds the leaders that "those who take advantage of that right of democracy seem unaware that if the government that they would advocate became reality, no one would have that freedom to speak up again…." Signed in blue ink at the top of the first page.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,100.
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