Ronald Reagan

“ The manufacturing industries in the United States have been a major factor in creating a high standard of living for all Americans. These industries now generate and ship more than $1 trillion of our annual gross national product. ”

“ It is the policy of this Administration to ensure the right of all American industries to compete fairly in world markets by vigorously enforcing our trading rights worldwide. I am convinced that in an environment of free and fair trade, our manufacturing industries can meet any foreign competitors in price, quality, and reliability. ”

“ American manufacturers are adapting to new economic circumstances by increasing their efficiency, their productivity, and their price-competitiveness. They have retained their share of the gross national product in a dynamic and changing national economy. ”