 Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States, and Mrs. Reagan. Each time in a night, this earth will lessen its form. Her cowgirl in lace, that's man-taped with a laughing face. When she signs... In the shows, I love being on this theater, helping in any small way to restore this theater. I think you can come in here without feeling a certain something. And when you look up there at that box, you have to feel a certain coming breeze. I'm sure that every actor who's on stage feels it, and every member of the audience feels it. I hope you continue to feel it when many, many years come. I'm very grateful to you, everybody. Thank you so much. In case things just didn't click, I had to talk around the phone. I had a really early call. The story is a good heart to believe. I'm cautious. It was the evening war on the opportunity of the morning calls. We stayed out for at least five hours in the morning. As a matter of fact, we were in a nightclub at two o'clock in the morning listening to a self-detector. She's been the leading lady in my career, Nancy, and I thought it was still something special for us both. Even more so than just because it brought us together. But it's also special to our country. Some people suggest that we Americans are a little brash about how proud we are of our freedom. Yeah, sometimes we are. And look all over our land. And you'll see people enjoying that freedom, entertaining others, enriching their communities, and making life a little more fun. Hollywood and Broadway have produced some magnificent films, stage plays, and musicals, entertained and applauded by audiences the world over. Those films help us with our balance. Patents are incredible. I myself have performed in films that have played in foreign markets, although I understand in Japan that California, Montana lost something in translation. It covers a broad range of artistic endeavors, big and small. But it'll never be overlooked that our freedom also manifests itself in off-Broadway productions. The community theaters, church plays and choirs, street entertainers for services, and all those comedy acts and musicals that can be found in towns in Amazon and across America. In many countries, entertainers are not so free. They often must have their performances approved by government officials. Not long ago, we had dinner with Yakov Srenov, a comedian from the Soviet Union, a United States citizen practicing his trade here in the city. Yakov remembers how he was required to get official approval for all the materials that he would use in the year ahead. And he would even trade to a very bright again place in the Ministry of Culture called, and this is a rough translation, the Department of Human. That's no joke, the Department of Humanity. Yakov says the only advantage the Soviet comedians have is they're always playing in capital violence. In our country, people are free to speak and to be free to tell a joke even betweets the nose of a government official. And without that scar on my nose is for too much sun. Our good humor is one of our greatest national assets. Entertainment has been a lively part of the American scene from our earliest days. For all those American entertainers of yesterday, the day and tomorrow, Ford's Theater represents their important contribution to our way of life. This theater continues a great American tradition of broad appreciation for the theater arts. So Nancy and I extend to you our deepest appreciation for your help in maintaining this historic site. Thanks to all those who performed for us tonight. When I saw David Copperfield hanging there in the air over that sword, I know that he now understands what it feels like to be a candidate for a public office. We appreciate you. Joy Baker, Ford's Theater and condescending member of the show. Then the announcement. God bless you.