On August 11, 1984, Ronald Reagan gave a radio address that began:
"My fellow Americans:
"I'm pleased to tell you that today I signed legislation that will allow student religious groups to begin enjoying a right they've too long been denied -- the freedom to meet in public high schools during nonschool hours, just as other student groups are allowed to do. This has been given the shorthand label 'equal-access legislation...' "
This was not memorable. A joke by the president, recorded during a sound check, was:
"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."
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