President Reagan's First Press Conference
Ronald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath do…
1,493 viewsRonald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath do…
1,493 viewsPresident Ronald Reagan’s 1982 address to the British Parliament was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of K…
157 viewsCraig Shirley talked about Ronald Reagan’s conservatism and how he dealt with challenges during his presidency and in his personal life. He spoke at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington…
160 viewsUniversity of Kansas rhetoric and political communication professor Robert Rowland taught a class on President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. The University of Kansas is in Lawrenc…
607 viewsPatti Davis talked about her book, Dear Mom and Dad," a memoir written as a letter to her late parents, former President Ronald and Nancy Reagan. She talked about her complicated relationshi…
501 viewsFormer Polish President Lech Walesa marked the 113th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s 1911 birth with a speech on the former president’s legacy, and his support of Poland and the Solidarity mo…
115 viewsAuthor Craig Shirley talked about his latest book that examines former President Ronald Reagan’s intellectual strengths, as well as what he describes as the Mr. Reagan’s “moral compassion.”
415 viewsPresident Ronald Reagan delivered a New Year’s radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention. This recording is from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum …
303 viewsKen Adelman, former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency director, and other former policy officials reflected on former President Ronald Reagan and the 40th anniversary of the Strategic Defe…
332 viewsRonald Reagan - the “Great Communicator” - was the subject of a discussion on his rhetorical legacy. This was from the “Age of Reagan” scholarly conference at his Simi Valley, California, pr…
239 viewsPresident Reagan implored the Soviets in a June 12, 1987, Berlin speech to “tear down this wall.” The Hoover Institution and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted a …
465 viewsPresident Ronald Reagan delivered his 1981 inaugural address from the U.S. Capitol West Front -- a first. He vowed to turn around the economic crisis and said, “Government is not the solutio…
2,425 viewsAnthony Eames of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute talked about the foreign policy agendas of President Reagan and British Prime Minister Thatcher during the 1980s. Thi…
109 viewsWhat was Ronald Reagan’s approach to dealing with the Soviets in the midst of the Cold War? William Inboden talked about what he learned from newly declassified documents and members of the …
268 viewsFirst lady Jill Biden participated in the unveiling of former first lady Nancy Reagan’s postage stamp at the White House. She spoke about the late Mrs. Reagan’s grace and dedication to the r…
785 viewsOn March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals. The Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., conve…
353 viewsLarry Schweikart, professor of history at the University of Dayton, talked about six presidents - Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, JFK, Reagan, and Trump - who he says took on …
989 viewsAmerican Forces Network (AFN-TV) presented coverage of President Reagan’s 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark the 750th birthday of the city. The broadcast begins by summarizing the Post-World …
3,110 viewsArthur Laffer, Steve Forbes, and Edwin Meese III, among others, looked back 40 years at President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts and economic agenda. The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. ho…
414 viewsThe Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum marked its 30th anniversary in 2021 with speakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Archivist of the United States David…
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