example, in 81, tip o'neill visited, ronald reagan in hospital just after the assassination attempt, hilifeleaving the president with a well-received book on, irish humor. three years later, o'neill carried research on reagan's irish heritage in advance of the laer's visit to his hestead in ireland. and can see that he's carrying the kind of reagan family badge as a badge of honor. remarking of his growing irish connection, president ronald reagan characterized his friendship tip o'neill as, quote, one irishman, trying to corner irishman in the oval office, quote, so he can see that reagan is by his words, a very much identifying, just like jfk did in 1963. now, as an irish american president, right, this is on the public record. it's before the cameras. and most clearly he's speaking to the people of the united states on st patrick's day. after 1980, 1985. friends of ireland luncheon o'neill and others lobby president reagan to british prime minister margaret thatcher to grant the irish government in dublin an advisory role in northern ireland for the very first time. and despite her very