The President. Mrs. Reagan, hi, how are you today?
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan. [Inaudible]
The President. Good, thank you. Listen, I'm honored. I'm here in the Oval Office——
Mrs. Reagan. [Inaudible]
The President. Well, thank you. And I'm getting ready to sign a birthday card to the President, my first document I'll sign as the President, which is a joint resolution from the Congress——
Mrs. Reagan. Oh, how nice.
The President. ——which expresses our deep gratitude and admiration for President Reagan.
Mrs. Reagan. How nice.
The President. We honor him with his greatness and his goodness. And we honor you, as well, for your strength of character and your service.
So I'm getting ready to sign right now——
Mrs. Reagan. Oh, this is very exciting.
The President. Well, thank you, ma'am. It's exciting for me, as well. It's an honor. And I look forward to sending the document and the pen that I use to you.
Mrs. Reagan. Oh, how nice. How nice.
The President. At any rate, it's great to talk to you.
Mrs. Reagan. Well, it's great to talk to you, too. And I can't thank you enough.
The President. Well, thanks a lot.
Mrs. Reagan. It's wonderful. Wait until I tell Ronnie.
The President. Give the President a hug and a kiss.
Mrs. Reagan. I will.
The President. Thanks a lot.
Mrs. Reagan. Thank you.
The President. Bye-bye.
NOTE: The President spoke at 10:35 a.m. from the Oval Office at the White House. H.J. Res. 7, approved February 15, was assigned Public Law No. 107-1.
George W. Bush, Telephone Remarks on Former President Ronald Reagan's 90th Birthday Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/215325
