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Nonetheless, it got geopolitical traction because it came at a time of heightened Cold War tensions between Washington and Moscow — which largely dissolved during Reagan's second term." [7] In 2011, the Deseret News listed Reagan's microphone gaffe as his sixth-best quote, expressing surprise that it was leaked only 87 days before the ...
Reagan preparing for his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office, 1989. Reagan's effectiveness as a public speaker earned him the moniker, "Great Communicator." ." Former Reagan speechwriter Ken Khachigian wrote, "What made him the Great Communicator was Ronald Reagan's determination and ability to educate his audience, to bring his ideas to life by using illustrations and word ...
"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."
Reagan’s dedication to peace through strength led to the modernization of our forces and an active foreign policy that helped end the Cold War, stop the spread of Communism, and is still the ...
President Carter (left) and former Governor Reagan (right) at the presidential debate on October 28, 1980 "There you go again" was a phrase spoken during the second presidential debate of 1980 by Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to his Democratic opponent, incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Reagan would use the line in a few ...
In the 1980s, the leader of the Republican Party, President Ronald Reagan, was famously enthusiastic about the importance of immigration to American success. He was fond of saying that “[a]nyone ...
Reagan justified this delay by stating that “today is a day for mourning and remembering,” inviting the nation to devote the day to recognizing what he defined as “truly a national loss.” [7] As a continuation of the tradition President Reagan started at the delivery of his State of the Union Address in 1982, he invited hand-selected ...
Ken Khachigian, former speechwriter to Presidents Reagan and Nixon, discusses his memoir, "Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan and Nixon," in Sacramento on Dec. 4, 2024. (Laurel Rosenhall ...