President Speaks at Conservative Fete
President Reagan assured a gathering of 750 longtime supporters Thursday night that the conservative torch still burns strong in the White House.
The occasion was an elegant dinner celebrating the 30th anniversary of the conservative publication, National Review.
Reagan led the list of political and publishing luminaries speaking at the dinner, an event staged every five years since the magazine was founded in November, 1955.
Actor Charlton Heston served as master of ceremonies, while CIA Director William J. Casey and White House Communications Director Patrick J. Buchanan, two of the leading voices of conservatism in the Administration, accompanied Reagan to the event.
“The National Review is to the West Wing of the White House what People magazine is to your dentist’s waiting room,” Reagan said. The other speakers included Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), William F. Buckley, the magazine’s editor, and columnist George Will.
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