Quotes

Reagan on America

“Oh, no, no. Jimmy Stewart for Governor, Reagan for best friend.”

April 18, 1988

“I'll never forget the reaction of my old boss at Warner Brothers, Jack Warner, when he first heard that I was running for Governor of California. He said, 'Oh, no, no. Jimmy Stewart for Governor, Reagan for best friend.' And then there was the time back in the early days of the picture business when Jack Warner's brother Harry was first told about the development of motion picture sound -- talking pictures. Harry's reaction was one that I was often reminded of during my early days in public life. He said simply, 'Who the heck wants to hear actors talk?'”

— Remarks at a White House Meeting With the Associated General Contractors of America