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President Ronald Reagan Addresses the Nation after congressional hearings on Iran-Contra affair

President Ronald Reagan Addresses the Nation after congressional hearings on Iran-Contra affair

On August 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan addressed the televised nation on the Iran-Contra matter. President Reagan also talks to the nation about...

Ronald Reagan on American Freedom and Patriotism.

In honor of the Fourth of July, this edition of our "Best of President Reagan" series will highlight the many moments in which President...
Mr. Gorbachev, "Tear down this wall"!

Mr. Gorbachev, “Tear down this wall”!

This is the speech that President Ronald Reagan made to the people of West Berlin. It contains one of the most memorable lines spoken...

Martian Luther King Jr: A Riot is the Language of the Unheard – The...

"Let me say as I've always said and I will always continue to say, that riots are socially destructive and self defeating. I'm still...

TEDx Talk: Jocko Willink on Extreme Ownership

War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting talk, Jocko...
President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act

President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act

President Reagan's remarks at signing ceremony for the Immigration Reform and Control Act in the Roosevelt Room on November 6, 1986. In the 1986...

Ronald Reagan’s “are you better off than you were 4 years ago?”

1980 Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter Presidential Debate Candidate Ronald Reagan's closing arguments from the 1980 debates between Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter asks "are you...

President Ronald Reagan’s Best Debate Moments

President Ronald Reagan's best debate moments will make you laugh as well as make you think, and these moments show why made Americans voted...

Ronald Reagan’s State of the Union Address, 1985

“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.”...

President Ronald Reagan’s State of the Union Address to Congress, 1984

President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union Address was given to Congress and the public from the U. S. Capitol on January 25, 1984.
President Reagan's Address to the Nation on U.S. Air Strike against Libya

President Reagan’s Address to the Nation on U.S. Air Strike Against Libya

President Ronald Reagan's Address to the Nation on United States Air Strike against Libya on April 14, 1986. Transcript of President Reagan's Address to the...

President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (1865)

'The Judgments of the Lord' Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the...