The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan

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NewsMax Media, Inc., 2022 - 292 pages

With twenty-eight speeches spanning the Reagan era, The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan provides readers with a direct source into President Reagan's profound belief in God, freedom, individualism, limited government, and his great love for his country.

Ronald Wilson Reagan, the fortieth president of the United States, was also one of America's greatest orators. Known as "The Great Communicator," he shared his vision of the greatness of America while guiding the nation to an unprecedented prosperity and renewed vigor.

When President Reagan assumed the presidency in 1981, America's economy ebbed with 12 percent inflation and 8 million unemployed. Reagan's predecessor spoke of a national "malaise". Abroad, America's adversary, the Soviet Union, was expanding its influence. The Soviet Union's nuclear weapons capability surpassed that of the United States and previous nuclear arms treaties were failures.

President Reagan's goals were simple:

  • To reduce the size of the federal government
  • Lower taxes
  • Stabilize the economy
  • Restore the belief of the American people in their government
  • Win the Cold War

When President Reagan left office in 1989, these goals had been achieved:

  • Americans were enjoying the longest uninterrupted span of prosperity in the nation's history.
  • After a massive military build-up, the largest in peacetime, President Reagan had negotiated a nuclear arms treaty that greatly reduced the threat of nuclear war. By expanding the military, he achieved peace through strength and set the stage for the demise of the Soviet Union.

From the time he arrived on the political scene in 1964-throughout his presidency and beyond, Ronald Reagan used his speeches to inspire and reinvigorate America. When he spoke, Reagan said he was preaching a sermon. The American people saw his vision of America and his dreams for the future, and they overwhelmingly responded; he was re-elected in 1984 by the largest number of electoral votes in the nation's history.

In this collection of twenty-eight speeches spanning the Reagan era, with an Introduction from his son, Michael Reagan, you may read for yourself his inspirational sermons. From his first speech in the political arena in 1964 to his Last Letter to America, informing Americans of his Alzheimer's disease, Ronald Reagan's words show a profound belief in God, freedom, individualism, limited government, and his great love for his country.

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Table des matières

A Time for Choosing
1
The Problem of Government
7
We Will Be a City Upon a Hill
19
Let Them Go Their Way
33
No Place for Pale Pastels
45
The New Republican Party
49
Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech
69
First Inaugural Address
87
The Evil Empire
141
America Needs Missile Defense
155
Address on Central America
173
Soviet Attack on KAL Flight 007
189
Commemorating 40th Anniversary of DDay
199
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
205
The Challenger Disaster
219
IranContra Controversy
223

Economic Recovery Program
97
The Crusade for Freedom
107
Agenda for Peace
117
Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence
127
Farewell Address
243
Ronald Reagan on the Cold War
257
10th Anniversary of SDI
279
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Ronald Reagan was known as "The Great Communicator," and was the fortieth president of the United States.

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