[1980]: I know what it`s like to pull the Republican lever for the first time, because I used to be a Democrat myself, and I can tell you it only hurts for a minute and then it feels just great.
[During a microphone check on August 11 1984, unaware that he was being broadcast]: My fellow Americans. I`m pleased to announce that I`ve signed legislation outlawing the Soviet Union. We begin bombing in five minutes.