and this time we're going to let ronald reagan be ronald reagan. >> the mantra let reagan be reagan ise of what we've got. the strongest thing, our best political asset is ronald reagan being himself, communicating with the american people. when he was showing his personality, his ideas and rhetoric, he generally succeeded. >> going into tonight, a new poll indicates the race continues to narrow. >> the audience out there will be looking at ronald reagan in a new way. i think in louisville, the myths or the mystique of the great communicator was dented, perhaps irreparably. >> president kennedy had to go days on end with very little sleep during the cuban missile crisis. is there any doubt you'd be able to function in such circumstances? >> not at all. and also, i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> it brought down the hour, and it was his house by then. >> there were several times during his first term when i thought this man is not going to be re-elected president. i guess what i undere

so, reagan kept the line.stake will kill me, it is the right thing to do. >> if you seek peace, if you speak prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe. if you seek liberalization. come here to this gate. mr. gorbachev open this gate. [applause] [cheers and applause] mr. gorbachev tear down this wall! >> he was a man of commitments, a vision, purpose, he knew what needed to be said. at that place, that time, it was a moment of destiny. when he looked at what could have not happened, had he not said that, the world would've been a different place. >> this much is certain. reagan again read the situation much more sagely than the foreign policy experts. gorbachev didn't walk away from the negotiating table, six months after that, he came to washington to sign, the imf treaty. it would lead to the elimination of missiles with in a few years. famously on that trip -- >> surprised and charmed americans. he jumped out of his limo and waited into a throng of admirer admirers. reagan would have his own surpris

. - we call on ronald reagan to withdraw from the presidential race. - you couldn't push ronald reagan, because he'd push right back. - i'm going to abide by the wishes of the people, not the policians. [hop music] ♪ - even today, most republicans worttheir flag pins sh t out "ronald reagan" and align themselves with his brand of conservatism. back in 1964, barry goldwater-- all chiseled jaw and strong beliefs-- defined what it meant to be a conservative. goldwater sowed the seeds for ronald reagan-- then a hollywood actor-- to enter politics with a speech on the 1964 convention floor. reagan debuted his winning oratory, but the rest, as they say, is not quite history. now it's rare that two people who lost could become such influential members of their parties, but it's long been said that goldwater and reagan lost their races in 64' and 76', but won the future. [rhythmic music] ♪ - i suggest tonight that the liberal approach america's problems has failed miserably in every sphere of activity. [rock music] ♪ - he tas really a man west, and the old-fashioned west. if you think of the o

they supported reagan. reagan drew on them. we brief them, and they briefed us. that carried forward, so people understood from charts like this one that i put up there, and i could show you why we would talk about the asymmetries, read, take questions, go to the schools, to congress over and over again and do the soviet military our reports. the first one was only on the soviet forces, read forces. blue soted they at the you could see the asymmetry. this chart on the screen is based on that. i would take each addition of these, one a year, to the geneva talks with the soviets once they in and, and they started intense way in 1985 when gorbachev came in. these twoing five of the negotiation deputy, soviet, general, the intelligence guy. i would make public ceremony of handing him five for his information. the first time i did it, he would say, don't do that. why not? there are secrets in there. "secrets" and people would surround us. i said from home? the soviets did not tell their civilians what this basic data was. i said this is in the new york times, the wash

and congratulations and thanks for running this series on the reagan legacy honoring the reagan legacy and trying to teach to new generations like those i see in front of me, almost everybody is younger than i, the lessons, the initiatives of his decisions. also a bit about the difficulties he had within the administration and in the congress and of course with the media and the academy where he was still by and large not necessarily in the bureaucracy, but he was called incompetent, a warmonger, a conservative, a republican, which were not so popular with the established leaders in the institutions they mentioned. that's forgotten now. it's also called for some reason the '80s were called the me decade. i think it was the we decades. i think the next one was the me decade. and he came to this job as president very well prepared. and usually well prepared. first of all, he started out as a lifeguard and they have to make decisions quickly. it was also during the second world war an actor who made films for the american troops on how and why to fight the totalitarians of germany. they w

the reagan legacy. reagan had a lot of personal experience from his work and leadership of the screen actors guild. he knew what the communists could do. but he had strong political convictions from that and knew that he could defeat them because he had defeated them to some degree in hollywood. he hung in there. he had focus, charm and political skills as well. so he didn't get rattled. he was hard line but he didn't look intemperate and that was important in keeping the conversation somewhat civil. he got a unified national security strategy put in place by a lot of smart people here at the pentagon and nfc. he kept things moving along so that things got done. he and his staff got where they knew the enemy, they knew the strengths and weaknesses objectively and they would keep messaging optimism even though we were in a perilous situation. you have to look like you're willing to execute on a nuclear strike plan. you have to keep updating the strike plan to relate to new threats and weapons on the othe

so reagan had to constantly let the right know, i know what i'm doing. >> reagan was being accused alreadying soft on communism, but he hadn't forgotten the problems we still had. europe is still divided. there was still a berlin wall. >> there is one sign the soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> it was perfect. it was beautiful. he had to insist on keeping it in the speech. and he did it. don't let anybody tell you it was a staffer or anybody else that did that. >> meanwhile, in the soviet union, gorbachev decides to do something bold. and he says, let's separate sdi from reducing the nuclear stockpile. once he does this, it opens up the possibility for a third summit. >> this week's summit may prove especially important, even historic. for the first time since the onset of the nuclear age, the united states and the soviet union will sign a treaty actually reducing the number of nuclear missiles. >> the inf agreement involved the elimination of an e

we know reagan would have taken action. reagan took knew leer deterrents seriously. it's part of the deterrent strategy and indeed as a major hedge in arms control. reagan modernization programs were not done to the military industrial. complex but rather the deal with a knew leer threat through terms and the threat was very real. they've been made available. the polish government released their big cold war pack documents. some of its been translated to english. then secretary of defense stated in his annual report to the congress in 1985 quote if we are to maintain a responsible nuclear deterrent path on our allies as well as nuclear tax on the united states who have to continue to explore or advantage of technology. senior pentagon officials talked about losing our lead in technology. we allowed our position to decline today there's massive programs in 2016 the obama administration told the congress the chinese announced the version of 226rbim which would give them capability. we have none at this point in time. we have nuclear deterrent policies. the 2018 posture

the reagan legacy. reagan had a lot of percent experiences from his work and leadership of the screen actors guild. he knew what the communist would do. but he had this strong political conviction from that, and knew he could defeat them. he defeated him to some degree in hollywood. with courage, he hung in there. he had focus, charm, and political skills, as well. so he didn't get rattled. he was hard lined, but that was important in keeping the conversation somewhat civil on something very serious, strategic nuclear policy. he got a unified policy put in place by a lot of smart people, including some peer at the pentagon and the nsc. he then made sure that was executed very tightly and kept things moving along so that things got done. his staff got where they knew the enemy, they knew themselves, they insist on execution and keep messaging optimism, even though we were in a perilous situation. so, the legacy is that you have to keep building, keep modernizing, exercises, you have to look like you are

ronald reagan and mrs. nancy reagan.e chancellor and by the governing mayor of berlin and mrs. deacon. [ applause ] >> translator: mr. president, mrs. reagan, federal chancellor, ladies and gentlemen and berliners, let the brandonberg gate become a symbol of not two separate and hostile worlds, but an open door in which the peaceful ideas can flourish. this vision of the future full of hope and confidence with which was your message, mr. president, to wer lynn five years ago on your first visit profoundly echos the sentiment of the berliners. today, i welcome you and mrs. reagan right at the brandonberg gate. i do, sir, on behalf of berliners in botht parts of our city welcome to berlin. parts city welcome to berlin. mr. president, you have come on the anniversary of our country's celebration as did queen elizabeth and others. you have come as a reliable partner, and you have come to a dynamic and cosmopolitan city, a city which looks to the future with optimism. mr. president, we berliners owe our liberty and security a

david: reagan wins the election.ou will be offered, if -- do you think you will be offered, if anything? james: i don't think. i don't know. i had heard that my name had been surfaced as a potential white house chief of staff. i said, that's not possible. you don't go to somebody who is running two campaigns against you and make him your white house chief of staff. guess what? i don't think it will ever happen again. not the way we are going today anyway. david: ronald reagan did offer you the job. you became chief of staff of the white house. was it as much fun doing the job as it later is talking about it? james: the worst job in government. i tell everyone that. i tell the people who have been nominated for that job or appointed to the job, you have got the worst job in government. you are right at the intersection of politics and policy. for me, it was even worse because i was in interloper. i was not a californian. they didn't give me credit for being a conservative. i wasn't a reaganite. there were a lot of peo

president reagan is the 40th u.s. chief executive and has been here before as president and as a private citizen. with today's visit, we look back upon the visits. and we start in 1945. >> presidential visits to berlin haven't always seen the fanfare created by modern day media. on july 7, 1945, the first u.s. president to visit berlin, president harry s. truman, boarded the uss augusta for a nine day voyage to belgium. his destination was germany, where he, winston churchill, and joseph would meet to decide the post world war ii fate of germany. truman addressed a crowd at the flag raising ceremony in berlin, on what is now known as clay compound. in that speech, truman said quote, we are not fighting for conquest. we want peace and prosperity for the world as a whole. if we can put this tremendous machine of ours, which made this victory possible, to work for peace, we could look forward to the greatest stage in the history of mankind. the soviet union interrupted that piece with a blockade around western berlin in

reagan suite. so when she's there she could play slot machines. >> it's the whole detail is in the book, there were a lot of stories where friends created problems just by trying to be overly solicited and helpful. not so helpful. my favorite was ray, the famous producer of annie and what other -- a string of wonderful broadway shows. for annie, he had decided he wanted nancy reagan he invited her and said she would love to come to the opening. and her intention was to come in, sit down and watch and he decided he wanted her to come from the basement in an elevator that would rise up to the main floor on the stage, the doors would open and all of this gray smoke and steam would come out and she would come through that missed and i think we were the one who first called me hysterical about that. so, i told ray we were not doing that, he just went out of his mind. i'm sure he tried to get us all fired. but she was happy with the way it turned out. she did not come out on the stage. >> we are going to

will see the arrival of president reagan and nancy reagan a walking tour of the red square and their remarks. this is just under 30 minutes. [ applause ]

reagan in 1946 to 1965 reagan refused to fly. he was in a very bad airplane flight and i think they got caught in a thunderstorm. he didn't fly again until the fall of 1965. he gets a call one evening from his brother in san francisco who says they are a group of guys who would like to have breakfast with you in the morning to talk about supporting the governor. he said well you know i don't fly and we can't get to san francisco that fast. he said well you get to decide if you want to be governor. i will be at the wisenhunt up on him. next stay with reagan for the first time in 20 years gets on an airplane which tells you how vicious he was. he is riding a train and he didn't gamble and the world books. hayek for sample and freeman so reagan is reading conservative economics. trump didn't do any of that. trump made money, he invented new things like "the apprentice" and golfed. he doesn't drink. it's not like he was hanging around being wasteful. he is a business guy and he's not a politician. his own ego sense that he could do a

reagan taught us retro cool.n who lived and breathed the hard work of change, you did change the world. >> so, now what? >> the avenues to political leadership seem more unpredictable than ever. we've gone from a leadership style where we look up to our president, to a more populistic ethos where we want to see the president as one of us. >> we're going to bring the united states of america back. >> donald trump in many ways, it was his familiarity to the american people achieved through his years on television that i think enabled his success. the way of seizing the nation's attention in ways that might be more direct and more immediate than working up the traditional political ladder. >> it would really be that trump is the most entertaining president in history potentially, because he understands that all people really want in these days of short attention spans is to keep people constantly stimulated. we love entertainment so much. it changes our journalism and, yes, it changes our politics. so, is it conceiv

we'll see the arrival of president reagan and first lady nancy reagan, a walking tour of red square with the two leaders, and their remarks after a formal ceremony for the inf treaty. this is just under 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: esteemed mr. ronald reagan, president of the united states of america, esteemed mrs. nancy reagan. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: on behalf of the people and government of the soviet union, i extend to you my sincere greetings on the occasion of your visit. welcome. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: it is now almost six months since our meeting in washington, which went down in history as a major milestone in soviet-american and in international relations. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: now, on this return trip, you, mr. president, have traversed the great distance that lies between our two capitals to continue our political dialogue. this is a fact we duly appreciate. [ speaking foreign language ] >> maybe you want to say something, plmmr. president, fo them. >> well, yes, i would. i was j

ronald reagan, president of the united states of america, esteemed mrs. nancy reagan. on behalf of the people and government of the soviet union, i extend to you my sincere greetings on the occasion of your visit. welcome. [ foreign language ] >> it is now almost six months since our meeting in washington, which went down in history as a major milestone in soviet-american, and in international relations. [ foreign language ] >> now on this return trip, you, mr. president, have traversed the great distance that lies between our two capitals to continue our political dialogue. this is a fact we duly appreciate. >> maybe you want to say something, mr. president, to them. >> i was just saying to the general secretary that i had great admiration for the women of russia. i think you are courageous. i think you bring stability... you should know that the general secretary and i have one idea in common. that is that there must be friendship between our two governments. >> [ laughter ] >> we have been talking about an exchange of students on a regular basis. [ foreign language

maybe the best example, one that helped reagan and -- reagan's campaign, was the panama canal. ford had decided it was a good idea to continue negotiation -- reagan used give saying we should not a canal up. this?rd hate reagan for ford was not one to hold grudges . certainly he was not happy with the reagan challenge. it did make it difficult for ford to focus on his democratic energy.t took a lot of i should point out one thing. respects, ford deserves to be faulted here. he did not realize just how strong of a challenge reagan posed. had he recognized it earlier, he might have had an easier time. he was in for a hard fight against reagan. >> we have heard a lot about ford as president. what legacy did he leave on capitol hill after a quarter century of service? dr. kaufman: that is a good question. with a half dozen members of congress who served with ford. that they is one wished he could have left. withf them were very upset the decline of bipartisanship. i think if ford could have left a legacy, that would be it. of course you can be loyal to your party, but you should be

and reason -- reagan said no.i am not doing so then gorbachev said we will not give you anything and reagan says that's fine so it breaks down they walk outside there was a great scene making is not normally this aggressive literally in his face talking and saying you did this. you made a mistake you screwed up and you will regret this and it is clear he is really angry. i was in congress at the time and all those republican sophisticated people said this is a terrible mistake. he only had to get the stupid missile-defense assessments later gorbachev came to washington and agreed to everything reagan wanted and gave up on trying to stop missile-defense. i think trump understand that model is the most powerful nation in the world you can bring economic pressure you don't have to say yes. the other guy has the problem. so it is very interesting to see how he negotiates with t3 next week. you are all practicing to be journalists here researching i will take questions. >> we will have microphones. >> be more assertive

that helped revive reagan's campaign against ford. did ford hate reagan for this?ord was not one to hold grudges. but certainly, he was not happy with the reagan challenge. because it did make it difficult for ford to focus on his democratic rival, it took a lot of energy. i should point out one thing. this is what i mention as well. in some respects, ford deserves to be faulted here. he admits this. he did not truly realize just how strong of a challenge reagan could pose to him. i think, had he recognized it earlier, he might have had an easier time in the nominations, but he did not. he was in for a hard fight against reagan. >> we have heard a lot about ford as president. what legacy did he leave on capitol hill after a quarter century of service? dr. kaufman: that is a good question. what legacy did he leave after a quarter century of service there? i spoke with a half dozen members of congress who served with ford. that was in one form or another. the legacy is one i wished -- that they wished he could have left. all of them were very upset with the decline o

this is ronald reagan, president of the united states. i'm speaking to you, the peoples of the soviet union, on the occasion of the new year. i know that in the soviet union, as it is all around the world, this is a season of hope and expectation, a time for family to gather, a time for prayer, a time to think about peace. that's true in america, too. at this time of year, americans travel across the country in their cars, by train or by airplane, to be together with their families. many americans, of course, came to the united states from other countries, and at this time of year, they look forward to hosting friends and family from their homelands. most of us celebrate christmas or hanukah, and as part of those celebrations, we go to church or synagogue, then gather around the family dinner table. after giving thanks for our blessings, we share a traditional holiday meal of goose, turkey or roast beef, and exchange gifts. on new year's eve, we gather again, and like you, we raise our glasses in a toast to the year to come, to our hopes

reagan taught us retro cool.> tonight it's my turn to say thanks. >> every american who lived and breathed the hard work of change. you did change the world. >> so, now what? >> the avenues to political leadership seem more unpredictable than ever. we have gone from a leadership style where we look up to our president. to a more pop listic where we want to see the president as one of us. >> we'll bring the united states of america back. >> donald trump in many ways it was his familiarity to the american people. achieve through his years on television. that i think enabled his success. the way of seizing the nation attention. in ways that might be more direct and more immediate than working up in the traditional political ladder. >> it could be that trump is the most entertaining president in history. potentially. because he understands that all people really want in these days of short attention span, is to keep people constantly stimulated. we love entertainment so much. it changes our journalism and it changes

when you look at reagan, i worked for reagan. i supported him in the general election.ee lot of similarities. not talking about -- the charisma, a principal to both of them. and i'm concerned there are some people who claim to be conservatives. who don't recognize it. either because they have had a personal tiff with him or the very thin skinned about approaches and so far. >> sean: one other thing they don't want to admit they've been wrong. >> you've been in a fight with these people. >> sean: it's not even a fight. the american people are winning now. look, i'm going to make a present kicks. -- a prediction. donald trump is a transformational president. and i don't believe he's a nationalist. and i don't believe he's a pop uist. i have always -- populist. i have always maintained my entire career, i am a reagan conservative. which you were the chief of staff for ed meese, one of the greatest attorney generals we had. you know reagan's poll i ss. i can cite the economic statistics, doubled revenues to the government. >> he was hated, too, attacked. >> sean: wait a min

donald trump, if you go back to reagan, reagan was hated by the establishment as we were discussing.ll of a sudden, we get 20 million new jobs, longest period of peacetime economic growth. mr. gorbachev tear down this wall, the evil empire. kind of similar to rocketman, fire and fury, and now democrats can't help but acknowledge how great the reagan years were. same thing is going to happen to donald trump, in this sense, the office of the presidency is never going to be viewed the same way again. he has broken every rule of establishment politics, and what the left hasn't figured out is the american people have figured out like for example, the media will act all outraged over donald trump tweeted this, and then so you watch these stupid cable people that live in a bubble and talk to each other only, not to any real audience, so to speak, and say that's outrageous, and the next one will say, no, that's really, really outrageous. no, that's outrageous and disgusting. and this is their own world. meanwhile, the american people are saying 4 million new jobs, wow, the economy has never

donald trump, if you go back to reagan, reagan was hated by the establishment as we were discussing. and all of a sudden, we get 20 million new jobs, longest period of peacetime economic growth. mr. gorbachev tear down this wall, the evil empire. kind of similar to rocketman, fire and fury, and now democrats can't help but acknowledge how great the reagan years were. same thing is going to happen to donald trump, in this sense, the office of the presidency is never going to be viewed the same way again. he has broken every rule of establishment politics, and what the left hasn't figured out is the american people have figured out like for example, the media will act all outraged over donald trump tweeted this, and then so you watch these stupid cable people that live in a bubble and talk to each other only, not to any real audience, so to speak, and say that's outrageous, and the next one will say, no, that's really, really outrageous. no, that's outrageous and disgusting. and this is their own world. meanwhile, the american people are saying 4 million new jobs, wow, the economy has

donald trump, if you go back to reagan, reagan was hated by the establishment as we were discussing. and all of a sudden, we get 20 million new jobs, longest period of peacetime economic growth. mr. gorbachev tear down this wall, the evil empire. kind of similar to rocketman, fire and fury, and now democrats can't help but acknowledge how great the reagan years were. same thing is going to happen to donald trump, in this sense, the office of the presidency is never going to be viewed the same way again. he has broken every rule of establishment politics, and what the left hasn't figured out is the american people have figured out like for example, the media will act all outraged over donald trump tweeted this, and then so you watch these stupid cable people that live in a bubble and talk to each other only, not to any real audience, so to speak, and say that's outrageous, and the next one will say, no, that's really, really outrageous. no, that's outrageous and disgusting. and this is their own world. meanwhile, the american people are saying 4 million new jobs, wow, the economy has

we see the arrival of president reagan and nancy reagan, a walking tour of red square, and the leader's remarks after a formal ceremony for the inf treaty. this is just under 30 minutes.

it was president reagan's first trip to moscow. the leaders finalized the treaty they had signed in december of

, esteemed first lady reagan. on behalf of the people in the government of the soviet union, i extend to you my sincere greetings on the occasion of your visit. welcome. it is now almost six months since our meeting in washington which went down in history as a major milestone in soviet american and in international relations. now on this return trip, you, mr. president, have traversed the great distance that lies between our two capitals to continue our political dialogue. this is a fact we dually appreciate. [ speaking foreign language ] >> would you like to say something, mr. president? >> well, yes, i would. i was just saying to the secretary that i have great admiration for the women of russia. i think you're courageous. i think you contribute to great stability to the whole society. and also to all of you, i think you should know that the general secretary and i have one idea in common. and that is very much the friendship between our two countries. >> we want our children to live in peace. >> we have been t

the president happened to the ronald reagan. -- happen to be ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we're joined by ronald reagan's attorney general. edwin nice. -- edwin meese. [applause] >> thank you for everything you have done to protect our nations great they will heritage. -- great legal heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i did not ask about a nominees personal opinions. what matters is not a judge's political views but whether they can set aside those his to do -- those views to do what the law and the constitution required. i am pleased to say, i have found, without a doubt, such a person. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brent -- brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [applause] >> i know the people in this room very well, they do not stand and give applause very much. they have some respect. brett's wife ashley and their two daughters, margaret ann eliza, have joined us on the podium. congratulations to you as a family. [applause] >> judge kavanaugh has impeccable cr

president reagan whom i worked for apple he thought the soviet union was the evil empire so he had no doubt this was his enemy but at the same time he was happy to reach arms control agreements to constrain things americans would otherwise do in order to get the soviet union to constrain itself in ways that would be dangerous so i think there's an opportunity in this space for the two countries to try to do that professor allison i'm sure president putin would totally agree with you on one because he was the one who is has been talking about a cyber security treaty and i think it's the united states that he's not really eager to add to those negotiations bits russia but do you think that would actually satisfy outruns critics because they keep telling that. didn't stand up forcefully enough to put in. and i cannot help wondering what the what they actually like trying to do to put it to spit in his face to beat him up i mean what kind of position that would constitute a strong enough response for the. part of the political class in the united states about is so hateful of both putin a

we are both reagan conservatives. was it a dance every once in a while? >> with respect to the president himself, there is no question he is not traditional in terms of how he speaks. he connects to people in a way that most politicians never have. he talks very bluntly in his own style. onen't think he would have the nomination if it was not for that style. there is always a balance with elected officials. they say all the right things but they don't get anything done. in the case of trump he is getting things done but people say they don't like his tweet or how he interacted. i am a results oriented person. i think most people would agree that if we can get the right things done for the country, that is a better place than someone just talking about the right things to get done. afterwards on c-span's book tv. american history tv on c-span3 is on prime time next week starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. anday night, ronald reagan the cold war with highlights of the president's trip to west berlin. tuesday night oral history interviews with former female membe

and tonight american history tv continues in primetime with president ronald reagan and the cold war, including highlights of the president's 1987 trip to west berlin and his tear-down this wall speech. american history tv in primetime starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> this august on american history tv on c-span3, watch our nine-part series "1968 america in turmoil" which each night we'll look back 50 years to the tumultuous year marked with war, political assassinations and the rise of the political left and right. starting monday, august 6th, we'll discuss the vietnam war. on tuesday, august 7th, a look at the presidential campaign of that year. wednesday, august 8th, civil rights and race relations. on thursday, august 9th, a discussion about liberal politics. and friday, august 10th, conservative politics. on saturday, august 11th, women's rights. sunday, august 12th, we'll look at the media's role. on monday, august 13th, a discussion about the vietnam war at home. and on tuesday, august 14th, we'll close out the series focusing on the cold war. watch "1968 america in turmoil" au

it was carter, not reagan who begin the buildup after vietnam. certainly reagan built on it but he built on carter's foundation. together with the arms treaty with the tough response to the afghan invasion, the carter doctrine, it carter played a significant role with reagan building on it for the unraveling of the soviet union. china, everybody thinks china and kissinger and nixon and they deserve all the credit for outreach. they would not take on the taiwan lobby. carter took the lobby on in one. again another very tough fight. another story, they come into the white house cabinet room and what he wants the and thankful for diplomatic relations and if this sounds familiar, it should. he was the lowest possible tariffs on chinese goods, but he knew there was a law precluding that if there's limits on immigration. he said, mr. president we don't limit immigration and he pushed the white house notepad and pencil to the president. he said you put on the path the number of chinese you would like us to send each year. a million? 10 million, the pres

reagan had to keep way the. there was no twitter. so reagan had to speak in subtle tones. trish, there was no fox. it was very frustrating. reagan would give a speech or press conference it, would be bracketed by commentary on the left before and after. they would say, now let us tell you what reagan really meant and paraphrase it and tear it apart. it was tough. they were different times. trish: the american people saw it differently though, doug. you are right, there was, there were no other outlets out there, right? so it was controlled by mainstream media. everybody had a leftist view. they promoted that view. yet somehow americans, doug, they still saw through it. because he got elected twice. >> i don't know how they do, but somehow they can smell when it is off and when it is not right. and somehow, the democracy survives and triumphs. we don't do what we're told sometimes by the all powerful, all-wise media and elitists who try to run this country. sometimes we get our own stubborn opinions. it must be really frustrating being elitist right now. trish: oh, there ar

a couple of years ago to iceland and there's a little house where ronald reagan and gorbachev met in 1987 and there is a great scene we had in the movie out of the news rooms where reagan was holding out for missile defense. gorbachev was offering him everything. we can have arms limitations, this treaty or that but you've got to give up your missile defense and he kept saying no i'm not doing that. so he's not going to give you anything and he said that's fine. so it breaks down, they walk outside and there's a great scene where he isn't normally this aggressive and is literally in his face talking to him saying you did this, you made the mistake that you are going to regret this and it's clear that he is very angry. all of the regular people came back and said this is a terrible mistake. he had such a good deal all he has to do is give up this missile defense thing. six months later gorbachev came to an integrated every single thing reagan wanted and gave up on trying to stop the missile defense. i think trump understands that model if you are the most powerful nation in the world

absolutely as president reagan said when he took a walk with present. in red square thirty years ago it's important to talk to each other rather than about each other and i think that this is beginning to happen but as i say it's positive but the path forward will be difficult. well i think that's a great quote i know that you perhaps heard that this meeting today started maybe a one on one between the two presidents and from what i heard this is actually a tradition that the americans have long maintained they actually like to have this one on one informal one on one between the two leaders before the formal talks proceed i wonder if there was any informal meeting between reagan and gorbachev when they mad for that presidential founded back in the eighty's. oh absolutely every summit that they had started with a one on one meeting and. liked it as as as much as reagan liked it because it's important to refuse to discuss certain things in private and this is how the geneva summit the first summit in one thousand eighty five started. was an initial conta

in reagan's first midterm, republicans lost 26 seats in the house. >> ronald reagan was trying to be as upbeat as possible. still, it was a conciliatory the same thing happened to ronald reagan and bill clinton in the first mid-terms of their presidencies. in reagan's first midterm, republicans lost 26 seats in the house. >> ronald reagan was trying to be as upbeat as possible. still, it was a conciliatory president who met with reporters, one who talked about seeking bipartisan solutions with a new congress. >> there have been concessions and compromises in both directions on all of the major issues, and we expect to continue to work with the congress in that way. >> top aides admit the election results were a shock. by white house count, only 50% of the candidates mr. reagan campaigned for won yesterday. >> that was ronald reagan in the first midterm of this is presidency, 1982. later, 1994, the first term visited president bill clinton in an epic historical loss for the democrats. >> tonight, the sound you hear is the sound of a moving van backing up to the united states senate pr