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We begin bombing in five minutes" is the last sentence of a controversial, off-the-record joke made by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1984, during the Cold War. While preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. The joke was not broadcast live ...
Ronald Reagan revived the practice of delivering a weekly Saturday radio broadcast in 1982, [1] and his successors all continued the practice until Donald Trump ceased doing so seventeen months into his term. As the Internet became mainstream during the 1990s, the weekly address was made available on other media.
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 ...
Trump could quote Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem" as it is again so apt. Trump could ...
Ronald Reagan was an optimist, a striking distinction from the darkness of Donald Trump and today’s GOP. ... One measure can be found in the inaugural address Reagan delivered in January 1981 ...
Ronald Reagan was characteristically upbeat and optimistic when he addressed the American people for the final time as president 30 years ago this past Friday. Perhaps it’s too much to expect ...
When President Reagan handed House Speaker Tip O’Neill the printed copy, O’Neill reportedly said, "Mr. President, good luck." [3] Secretary of Education Terrel Bell was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government. [4] No response to this address was given by the Democratic Party.
This was the 49th inauguration and marked the commencement of Ronald Reagan's and George H. W. Bush's first term as president and vice president, respectively. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Reagan, who placed his hand upon a family Bible given to him by his mother, open to 2 Chronicles 7:14. [1]