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Ronald Reagan's Address on the Reykjavik Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev | October 13, 1986
On October 13, 1986, President Ronald Reagan spoke to the American people on his recent summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Ice…
4 years, 4 months ago
Cold War | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 2
When Ronald Reagan was elected president, his critics worried he would escalate the Cold War--maybe even provoke World War III. Reagan, however, was …
4 years, 4 months ago
The Making of Ronald Reagan with Paul Kengor
When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, he brought with him a mix of old-fashioned Midwestern values with the glitz and glamour of Golden Age Ho…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" Speech | October 27, 1964
On October 27, 1964, in a speech supporting the Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan speaks of big government, high taxatio…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Disaster in Afghanistan: How We Got Here with Christopher Paul Meyer
Over the past week, the world has seen and heard about horrible things coming out of Afghanistan. Decisions that were made in the White House over th…
4 years, 6 months ago
Cold War | Ronald Reagan: The Voice in the Wilderness Part 1
“Ronald Reagan, the actor?!” exclaimed Doc Brown in the film Back to the Future when he learned that Ronald Reagan was President of the United States…
4 years, 6 months ago
In the Arena: American Presidential Hopefuls with Peter Shea and Tom Maday
Every four years, someone loses the election for president of the United States. What is it like to suffer such an epic defeat? What do you do with y…
4 years, 7 months ago
Richard Nixon's Address to the Nation Announcing His Resignation | August 8, 1974
On August 8, 1974, President Nixon addressed the country to announce his resignation as President of the United States. In his address he concludes t…
4 years, 7 months ago
King Richard: Nixon and Watergate with Michael Dobbs
In 1972, Richard Nixon was reelected as the 37th president in one of the greatest landslides in American history. Nixon had reached the pinnacle of h…
4 years, 8 months ago
Richard Nixon's Remarks upon Returning from People's Republic of China | February 28, 1972
On February 28, 1972, President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon were welcomed home by Vice President Spiro Agnew after landing at Andrews Air …
4 years, 8 months ago