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2023-03-18T09:30:03-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDNkXC8wMDJcLzE2NzkxNDY1MzdfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19President 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 solution to our problem; government is the problem.” He went to France mid-way through his presidency, in 1984, for the D-Day 40th anniversary and spoke of “the boys of Pointe du Hoc.”
President 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,…
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President 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 solution to our problem; government is the problem.” He went to France mid-way through his presidency, in 1984, for the D-Day 40th anniversary and spoke of “the boys of Pointe du Hoc.” close
President 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,… read more
President 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 solution to our problem; government is the problem.” He went to France mid-way through his presidency, in 1984, for the D-Day 40th anniversary and spoke of “the boys of Pointe du Hoc.” close
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