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Reagan was the first American president to address the British Parliament. [9] In a famous address on June 8, 1982, to the British Parliament in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster, Reagan said, "the forward march of freedom and democracy will leave Marxism–Leninism on the ash-heap of history." [10] [11] Reagan ran for reelection ...
"A Time For Choosing" has been considered one of the most effective speeches ever made by an eventual presidential candidate. Following "A Time For Choosing" in 1964, Washington Post reporter David S. Broder called the speech "the most successful national political debut since William Jennings Bryan electrified the 1896 Democratic Convention with his 'Cross of Gold' speech."
It was Reagan's seventh and final State of the Union Address and his eighth and final speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Jim Wright, accompanied by George H. W. Bush, the vice president. Donald Hodel, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor. [1]
Before President Bush became Reagan's vice president, he viewed his eventual running mate's economic policies with great skepticism. Reagan was a proponent of supply-side economics, favoring reduced income and capital gains tax rates, which supporters claim actually increase government revenue over time. It was the last point that Bush ...
In a new book, author Ken Khachigian writes about his behind-the-scenes experiences as a speechwriter and confidant to Presidents Reagan and Nixon. Column: How the words of Ronald Reagan's ...
In addition, the speech addressed welfare issues and proposed that new programs be created to support poor families. Reagan also asked that he be given the authority of a line-item veto. [2] The speech lasted approximately 31 minutes [3] and contained 3,514 words. [4] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
President Reagan, shown in 1981, based many of his policies on ideas from the Heritage Foundation publication "The Mandate for Leadership." Project 2025 makes up a majority of the latest edition ...
Ronald Reagan said "government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." The coronavirus outbreak teaches otherwise. Column: Reagan was wrong.