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you have ronald reagan, the cold warrior. you have gorbachev that grew up in communism and obviously worked his way through that system. two men who you couldn't imagine were going to come together and begin to trust each other. did reagan -- did they change each other? did they come to their decisions to negotiate independently because of what was going on in their countries? what do you think was happening that brought this incredible thing to change the world together? >> it's certainly true that you can't imagine two more different leaders coming together to do such historic things as they did 20, 25 years ago. i think having studied history, that great leaders are political figures who transend their former selves when confronted with some historic opportunity. i think that was the case of reagan and gorbachev. when gorbachev came to power in march 1985, he already had these ideas that would lead to an attempt to end the cold war. i don't think it was ended, but you haven't asked me yet. >> go ahead. take it where you wa
you have ronald reagan, the cold warrior. you have gorbachev that grew up in communism and obviously worked his way through that system. two men who you couldn't imagine were going to come together and begin to trust each other. did reagan -- did they change each other? did they come to their decisions to negotiate independently because of what was going on in their countries? what do you think was happening that brought this incredible thing to change the world together? >> it's...
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so this is ronald reagan up close and personal. >> dr. skinner? >> thank you. when i was searching around to think about what i could say, i thought i wanted to direct my comments to mrs. reagan and tell you a little bit of a back story about how all this came about. it was never really to happen, the books that the andersons and i have done in the past couple of years. and in the fall of 1995, mrs. reagan attended the conference in this very room that was open to the public, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the geneva conference and the first meeting that reagan had with gorbachev. and i attended that seminar and rushed up to her and said i would love to interview for my work. she says i don't allow interviews. but by christmas, i wrote her a long letter about my interest in studying the end of the cold war. and by the spring i had met her and she had granted me access to president reagan's papers for my work on the end of the cold war with the support of secretary schultz. and she's still asking for that book. but along the way, i started finding thousands
so this is ronald reagan up close and personal. >> dr. skinner? >> thank you. when i was searching around to think about what i could say, i thought i wanted to direct my comments to mrs. reagan and tell you a little bit of a back story about how all this came about. it was never really to happen, the books that the andersons and i have done in the past couple of years. and in the fall of 1995, mrs. reagan attended the conference in this very room that was open to the public,...
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. >> ronald reagan would not necessarily pass the litmus test. >> president reagan -- excuse me. >> what can mitt romney do to appear more human? >> he's had a little trouble relating to joe six pack. >> an opportunity to insult some more small business owners on the quality of their cookies. >> first off, doughnuts, anyone? >> would you see if one of those chocolate -- one of those chocolate goodies finds its way -- >> doughnut, referred to as a chocolate goody. >> i'll be do some testing on that one right there. >> mitt is just your average blue-collar fan of drasage. whoo! i just get swept up. >>> tomorrow, president obama and mitt romney will deliver dueling speeches on the most important issue to voters in judging by the candidate's travel schedules, the most important state in the presidential election. the speeches on the economy will take place in ohio. president obama will speak in cleveland. mitt romney will speak in cincinnati. and mitt romney knows already which speech is going to sound better. >> he will speak eloquently, but the words are cheap. and that the record of an in
. >> ronald reagan would not necessarily pass the litmus test. >> president reagan -- excuse me. >> what can mitt romney do to appear more human? >> he's had a little trouble relating to joe six pack. >> an opportunity to insult some more small business owners on the quality of their cookies. >> first off, doughnuts, anyone? >> would you see if one of those chocolate -- one of those chocolate goodies finds its way -- >> doughnut, referred to as a...
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the man said ronald reagan could get a standing ovation in a graveyard. now, had it not been for that speech in kansas city that night, which really helped reagan salvage a losing campaign, there might not have been a reagan campaign in 1980. there might not have been a reagan presidency and there might not have been a tear down this wall speech which is the subject of my book, and my remarks here tonight. what i want to do tonight is briefly, if i can, talk about some of the factors that contributed to the fall of the berlin wall, the end of the cold war, which i think stands today as a high water marks of u.s. foreign policy in the second half of the 20th century. so i'm going to sketch out a little bit -- some background of the speech. the context in which it was given. i want to explain why reagan's speech was such a pivotal event, and then i'd like to suggest some ways in which the end of the cold war has relevance to the challenges that face us today. brn i begin, i do want to just make a couple of points of personal privilege. i'm from new york, and
the man said ronald reagan could get a standing ovation in a graveyard. now, had it not been for that speech in kansas city that night, which really helped reagan salvage a losing campaign, there might not have been a reagan campaign in 1980. there might not have been a reagan presidency and there might not have been a tear down this wall speech which is the subject of my book, and my remarks here tonight. what i want to do tonight is briefly, if i can, talk about some of the factors that...
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what ronald reagan stood for was the consistency of america's purpose. there's no time for waffling. there's no time for indirection. there is time to talk to your adversaries, as well as your allies. it is time to put pressure on in a concerted way so that america doesn't go alone but america leads, and certainly ronald reagan did that, and he would do it again if he was confronted with another situation like that god awful wall. >> thank you very much for your questions, and, ken, i want to thank you very much for sharing this historic occasion with us and the great light you shed on the history of that moment, and certainly president reagan's words, tear down this wall, were inspirational and had great impact, and i think the end of the speech also proved prophetic. the wall did fall. the wall did not withstand faith. the wall did not withstand truth, and the wall did not withstand freedom. and we're so grateful that you would take the time to be with us here at the museum sponsored by the freedom forum. these are values we all hold dear, and you play
what ronald reagan stood for was the consistency of america's purpose. there's no time for waffling. there's no time for indirection. there is time to talk to your adversaries, as well as your allies. it is time to put pressure on in a concerted way so that america doesn't go alone but america leads, and certainly ronald reagan did that, and he would do it again if he was confronted with another situation like that god awful wall. >> thank you very much for your questions, and, ken, i...
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the first president i remember is ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher of my church saying everybody vote for jimmy carter. that's another story. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan's. i remember how he turned the country around and if you were in the camp of people who think we need turning around right now, by the way, that doesn't mean that mitt romney has to be ronald reagan. there will be one. there won't be another one. it means one thing. boldness matters in politics. boldness is rewarded in politics. clarity is rewarded in politics. governor walker can tell you that in wisconsin. governor kristi can say that in new jersey. clarity is rewarded in politics. the last thing governor romney needs is advice from a new guy. the last thing out of my mouth before i take questions is this. i think the american people are ready to hear the call. i think they are ready to hear the man who would lead us and tell us we can control our own destiny. not madrid or athens. we can control our own destiny and i think peop
the first president i remember is ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher of my church saying everybody vote for jimmy carter. that's another story. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan's. i remember how he turned the country around and if you were in the camp of people who think we need turning around right now, by the way, that doesn't mean that mitt romney has to be ronald reagan. there will be one. there won't be another one. it means one thing. boldness matters in...
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>>> and republican royalty rips his own party for disgracing ronald reagan. joan walsh on the reagan deevolution ahead. >>> welcome back. the u.s. supreme court dealt a critical blow to the birther movement today. the court refused to hear an appeal challenging the president's citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief. these are the men who challenged the president's citizenship. and got denied today. former presidential candidate alan keyes, his running mate wiley drake, and their party chair markham robinson. while their birther lawsuit is dead, their belief seems to be alive and well. in tennessee, 45% of republicans polled said they do not believe the president is a citizen. 38% of republicans polled in georgia say they don't believe mr. obama was born here. and in ohio, it's 37% of republicans polled. and then there's texas. oh, yes, texas. where the republican candidate for lieutenant governor is fighting for his political life. he's the end of his convention -- here's the end of his convention speech on friday night. >> we won't sto
>>> and republican royalty rips his own party for disgracing ronald reagan. joan walsh on the reagan deevolution ahead. >>> welcome back. the u.s. supreme court dealt a critical blow to the birther movement today. the court refused to hear an appeal challenging the president's citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief. these are the men who challenged the president's citizenship. and got denied today. former presidential candidate alan keyes, his running...
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>>> and republican royalty rips his own party for disgracing ronald reagan. an walsh on the reagan deevolution ahead. doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 92% of people who tried it said they would buy it again. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. visit fastreliefchallenge.com an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only...
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adviser could have told him about the difficulty of star wars working, do you really believe that ronald reagan thought that star wars would work? >> did reagan really think star wars would work? or let me add to that, or did you think he should have used it as a bargaining chip? i'm adding that on. >> he hoped that one could develop a defense against ballistic missiles. he would say -- and i think sincerely, and he told gorbachev -- all i'm asking for is the right to find out whether it is feasible, and if feasible, economically viable. i think it will be -- i hope it will be. now, and the thing was that as i would say, the reason i don't use star wars, because this was ballistic missile defense. now, a lot of people put up ideas that you're going to put interceptors in space and so on. certainly by the time they went to iceland, it was clear to us in the white house, you would not have a space-based defense. if there were going to be effective defenses against ballistic missiles, you had to use a different method. i would have to give you a long lecture to tell you why that. so i'd prefer to
adviser could have told him about the difficulty of star wars working, do you really believe that ronald reagan thought that star wars would work? >> did reagan really think star wars would work? or let me add to that, or did you think he should have used it as a bargaining chip? i'm adding that on. >> he hoped that one could develop a defense against ballistic missiles. he would say -- and i think sincerely, and he told gorbachev -- all i'm asking for is the right to find out...
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ronald reagan came to the country. and he did not have the luxury of saying what we are doing is working. let's continue it. what we were doing had wrecked the economy, what we were doing had caused the u.s. to lose the first war. what we were doing had causesed the united states to follow second to the soviet union and for the only time since world war ii in the early '80s, the early '80s were the only time since world war ii where side of the value scale was on the wane and the other side was on the asensation, so ronald reagan could not come to the country and say what we are doing is working. and he could not speak to a republican country, because 52% of the country called themselves democrats. so, instead of making an appeal to keep things the way they are, and not take a chance of risk, the election that so many conservatives cared the most about, the one i think you trade all the others for in some ways is 1980, when ronald reagan had to come to this country and say we appear to be in the dulldroms and losing ou
ronald reagan came to the country. and he did not have the luxury of saying what we are doing is working. let's continue it. what we were doing had wrecked the economy, what we were doing had caused the u.s. to lose the first war. what we were doing had causesed the united states to follow second to the soviet union and for the only time since world war ii in the early '80s, the early '80s were the only time since world war ii where side of the value scale was on the wane and the other side was...
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>>> and republican royalty rips his own party for disgracing ronald reagan. an walsh on the reagan deevolution ahead. those surprising little things she does still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or i
>>> and republican royalty rips his own party for disgracing ronald reagan. an walsh on the reagan deevolution ahead. those surprising little things she does still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and...
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in some ways ronald reagan was a bigger part of that story than we would have guessed because we first meet him in 1947. huang before his presidency. as we dug deeper and deeper into reagan's relationship with the club he had seen fdr and had gone to a truman 100 in kansas city when he was still a democrat and would then be taken under the wing of ike when he was beginning his political career as a republican. i was struck by how is -- when we were coming up the driveway he saw over and over again all the presidents which is a reminder every person who served the commander in chief sees himself as part of a bigger club. let me enhance the picture. this was on the cover of time two or three weeks ago. it had never been published before and we were thrilled to put it on the cover. it really began a long time before george w. bush, barack obama and bill clinton with their to pick up the torch. it begins -- what year would you say? >> it begins when the president is in need of some serious help. that is what it would take to bring together such an unlikely partnership as harry truman and h
in some ways ronald reagan was a bigger part of that story than we would have guessed because we first meet him in 1947. huang before his presidency. as we dug deeper and deeper into reagan's relationship with the club he had seen fdr and had gone to a truman 100 in kansas city when he was still a democrat and would then be taken under the wing of ike when he was beginning his political career as a republican. i was struck by how is -- when we were coming up the driveway he saw over and over...
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i hoped with ronald reagan the line or joke about hard work. but reagan really did work hard. he worked hard on his speeches. he rehearsed them over and over, even the ones he delivered hundreds of times before and he rewrote many of them entirely from scratch. he did this, because he recognized, as james baker told me, that giving speeches is one of the president's most important duties. reagan's gift was his ability to speak candidly about the realities of the age while still presenting an optimistic vision for the future. in his best speech, most. he ramably in my mind at the brandenburg gate, found a way to defend american interests and inspire people to believe that the world really could become a better place. and the challenge for our current president and i think all those that succeed him will be to do the same. i've now spoken for longer than ronald reagan did in berlin so i hope you enjoys book and i'm ready to take any questions that you might have. thank you. yes, in the back. >> i have a question. thank you very much for your presentation. during this time period
i hoped with ronald reagan the line or joke about hard work. but reagan really did work hard. he worked hard on his speeches. he rehearsed them over and over, even the ones he delivered hundreds of times before and he rewrote many of them entirely from scratch. he did this, because he recognized, as james baker told me, that giving speeches is one of the president's most important duties. reagan's gift was his ability to speak candidly about the realities of the age while still presenting an...
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columnist, who happens to be me, the party has just nominated a guy who lives 15 miles to the left of ronald reagan. every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal than him. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, in a district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrats running as a democrat, and national democrat, a vanquished the republican, an iraq veteran, who came out for the ryan budget, the privatization of medicare, and that was a loser, folks. take that as an example of where we're going in the debate in. > -- in 2012. >> colby, this week the federal reserve reported that our network is shrinking -- net worth is shrinking. a lot of this is housing. median home equity dropped 42.3%. >> this is pre-barack obama. that is an argument we are going to hear over and over again, who is responsible for it. i would like to not shift gears but stay on the subject of 2012, especially where congress is concerned. that is where we are going to see real action over the house of representatives. the chance that democrats c
columnist, who happens to be me, the party has just nominated a guy who lives 15 miles to the left of ronald reagan. every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal than him. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, in a district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrats running as a democrat, and national democrat, a vanquished the republican, an iraq veteran, who came out for the ryan budget, the...
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but in some ways, ronald reagan was a bigger part of that story than we would have guessed, because when you first meet him in 1947, long before his presidency, and as we dug deeper and deeper into reagan's relationship at the club we learned that he actually had seen fdr when he was living in des moines and he had gone to a truman fund-raiser in kansas city when he was still a democrat, and would then be taken under the wing of ike when he was beginning his political career as a republican. and i was struck by how his relationship when we were coming up the driveway, we saw over and over again all the presidents, which is a reminder that every president who served as commander in chief sees itself as part of a bigger club. this is a picture that was on the cover of time two or three weeks ago. to books crafts picture never been published before and so we were thrilled to put it on the cover. it takes you into the modern club that really began a long time before george w. bush, barack obama and bill clinton were there to pick up the torch, and in fact it begins -- . >> it begins when a p
but in some ways, ronald reagan was a bigger part of that story than we would have guessed, because when you first meet him in 1947, long before his presidency, and as we dug deeper and deeper into reagan's relationship at the club we learned that he actually had seen fdr when he was living in des moines and he had gone to a truman fund-raiser in kansas city when he was still a democrat, and would then be taken under the wing of ike when he was beginning his political career as a republican....
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the first president to remember was ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher of my church telling everyone to vote for jimmy carter. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan. i remember how he turned the country around. if he were in the camp of people who think we need turning around renown -- that does not mean that mitt romney has to be ronald reagan. there has been one. there will not be another one. it means one simple thing. boldness matters in politics. boldness is rewarded and politics. clarity is rewarded and politics. governor walker can tell you that in wisconsin. gov. christie can tell you that in new jersey. the last thing gov. romney needs is advice from a new guy. the last thing the before to questions is this. i think the american people are ready to hear a clarion call. i think they are ready to hear the man who would lead us tell us we can control our own destiny, not madrid, not absence. we can control our own destiny. i think people are ready to have sense again. with that said i am going to take some
the first president to remember was ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher of my church telling everyone to vote for jimmy carter. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan. i remember how he turned the country around. if he were in the camp of people who think we need turning around renown -- that does not mean that mitt romney has to be ronald reagan. there has been one. there will not be another one. it means one simple thing. boldness matters in politics. boldness is rewarded...
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people were saying of ronald reagan that he was not just a lame duck, he was a dead duck with two years to go in his administration. one of the key strategies that president reagan laid down was that we would try and capture from building up in the first term in our military to somehow build down in the second term. he had felt that gorbachev in his meetings in geneva and then in reykjavik, which everybody reported at the time was not successful and it turned out to be pivotal, that there was an opportunity for a significant nuclear arms reduction with gorbachev, but his political standing at low was very low, the lowest of his presidency, and it started coming back. three months later was the berlin wall speech where people started recognizing, my god, the united states is back, and the president is going to be that forceful and that direct with the leader of the then soviet union. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. mr. gorbachev, open the gate. it didn't receive great coverage in america, but i think the american people understood that their forceful, direct president was about to ha
people were saying of ronald reagan that he was not just a lame duck, he was a dead duck with two years to go in his administration. one of the key strategies that president reagan laid down was that we would try and capture from building up in the first term in our military to somehow build down in the second term. he had felt that gorbachev in his meetings in geneva and then in reykjavik, which everybody reported at the time was not successful and it turned out to be pivotal, that there was...
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eight years without ronald reagan. i covered ronald reagan for the "washington post."f the more personable, down-to-earth guys. what is striking to me, because when he came in the white house, he was so famous. you don't understand, for my parents, ronald reagan was well-known as spokesman and movie star. he goes to this period, when he is channeling gerald ford and the intense politics. i was the low man on the totem pole and ronald reagan would make time. make sure i wasn't getting screwed. telling you, a special guy. >> dana: a great memory. i said in the break, one of my earliest memories is watching that speech. later on i read peggy noonan's book. and she talked about how it was put together. we talked about the normandy speech. it's interesting how involved president reagan was, he wanted to get the message right to honor heroes. >> eric: interesting story about d-day. a window, they could only attack, we can only hit beaches on or around the full moon. window opened on june 5, 1944. closed immediately because of the weather. opened up for a couple of hours on j
eight years without ronald reagan. i covered ronald reagan for the "washington post."f the more personable, down-to-earth guys. what is striking to me, because when he came in the white house, he was so famous. you don't understand, for my parents, ronald reagan was well-known as spokesman and movie star. he goes to this period, when he is channeling gerald ford and the intense politics. i was the low man on the totem pole and ronald reagan would make time. make sure i wasn't getting...
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discuss the tension in the white house when -- during the attempted assassination of ronald reagan. >> well, there was quite a bit of tension. we'd only been there at that time. i was, of course, white house chief of staff when president reagan was shot. we'd only been there for two months, i think, or maybe two and a half months.
discuss the tension in the white house when -- during the attempted assassination of ronald reagan. >> well, there was quite a bit of tension. we'd only been there at that time. i was, of course, white house chief of staff when president reagan was shot. we'd only been there for two months, i think, or maybe two and a half months.
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discuss the tension in the white house during the attempted assassination of ronald reagan. >> well, there was quite a bit of tension. we had only been there at that time -- i was, of course, white house chief of staff when president reagan was shot. we had only been there for two months, i think. maybe two and a half months. i believe it was the first week in march. we came in january 20th. it was a very traumatic time. nobody really knew at first what had happened. at first, we got conflicting reports as to whether he had actually been hit. what most people don't know is that president reagan came very close to dying -- not from the wound, quite frankly, but from an infection that set in after they had performed surgery on him. and that's probably well-known out there now. but at the time, it wasn't particularly well-known. but it was quite a shock to those of us in the white house. we were new -- a lot of us were now the job. and then to have the president shot in an assassination attempt, you don't know whether you're going to live or not, it's very traumatic. very difficult. it w
discuss the tension in the white house during the attempted assassination of ronald reagan. >> well, there was quite a bit of tension. we had only been there at that time -- i was, of course, white house chief of staff when president reagan was shot. we had only been there for two months, i think. maybe two and a half months. i believe it was the first week in march. we came in january 20th. it was a very traumatic time. nobody really knew at first what had happened. at first, we got...
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ronald reagan was a very good actor. >> james lipton, thank you very much. when we return, let my finish with jeb bush's call to arms with a republican party that's lurched far to the right, too far for him. ♪ surf's up everybody get your boards and your wetsuits ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com's gonna direct you ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what credit's about ♪ ♪ or else you could be headed for a credit wipeout ♪ offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. >>> let me finish tonight with a powerful indictment of today's republican party by jeb bush. the former florida governor is a conviction politician, a true conservative. i've followed him over the years and seen his opposition to affirmative action, his support for school vouchers. he takes education seriously, doesn't pretend to have views on every subject under the sun. he speaks when he knows what he's talking about. he said the republican part
ronald reagan was a very good actor. >> james lipton, thank you very much. when we return, let my finish with jeb bush's call to arms with a republican party that's lurched far to the right, too far for him. ♪ surf's up everybody get your boards and your wetsuits ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com's gonna direct you ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit...
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and also tell about ronald reagan's reliance on nancy. and i know steve, you can contribute to this. and i'm sure you can, too, richard. >> the one thing they had in common and one of the very few things was their very close relationship with their wives. by the way, their wives did not get along. >> we all remember that. >> but they didn't get in the way of their husbands bonding in a way. but, you know, gorbachev really had no close circle of friends in soviet union. his only close friend, his only real confidante was his wife. and we were told time and time again once we got to know our counterparts better, that he could not make decisions without her. we were surprised, for example, when she came to the conference in ice land. gorbachev had invited reagan to london or ice laland. and he said for a purely working meeting. and i'm the culprit. i in the white house said, well, you know, we should then tell them that the first lady is not coming because if wives are there, there will be a requirement for social things and so on. and if th
and also tell about ronald reagan's reliance on nancy. and i know steve, you can contribute to this. and i'm sure you can, too, richard. >> the one thing they had in common and one of the very few things was their very close relationship with their wives. by the way, their wives did not get along. >> we all remember that. >> but they didn't get in the way of their husbands bonding in a way. but, you know, gorbachev really had no close circle of friends in soviet union. his...
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he pays a courtesy call on ronald reagan. ey had present public conversation at every would-be president agree a line item veto and the need for budgets and a one point clinton asked the question, any other advice for me? president reagan says the first thing you have to do is get you can't david, out of that building. it's good for the soul to get out into the mountains. his advice clinton didn't really take until he realized a year or two into his presidency he needed to get out of the house. the other thing is that reagan had been watching president clinton during the campaign and found it a little when he as he was too kind to say. but it was not a sharp, chris salute and reagan had been in the military. he also played many roles of military officers. clinton as i understand that asked reagan to show him how to do it. they had a brief saluting clinic. they are and century plaza and reminded me of his eisenhower who taught kennedy how to price a couple of button on the phone and make a getaway by helicopter. as johnston ato
he pays a courtesy call on ronald reagan. ey had present public conversation at every would-be president agree a line item veto and the need for budgets and a one point clinton asked the question, any other advice for me? president reagan says the first thing you have to do is get you can't david, out of that building. it's good for the soul to get out into the mountains. his advice clinton didn't really take until he realized a year or two into his presidency he needed to get out of the house....
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"back to my dad's time, and ronald reagan's time.t a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support, he said. reagan would be, quote, criticized for doing the things that he did." that earned jeb bush this response today from anti-tax enforcer and reagan worshipper, grover norquist. "there's a guy who watched his father throw away his presidency on a two to one ratio of spending cuts and tax increase promise, and he thinks he's sophisticated by saying that he'd take a ten to one promise. he doesn't understand, he's just agreed to walk down the sam alley his dad did with the same gang and he thinks he's smart. you walk down that alley, you don't come out." joining me now, msnbc's john heilemann and jonathan capehart. john heilemann, you wonder if the younger generation of republicans like some of these current governors understood what ronald reagan actually did as president, and the kind of compromises that he actually made with democrats. >> well, lawrence, some of them clearly do. governor bush understands exactly -- >> yes, he
"back to my dad's time, and ronald reagan's time.t a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support, he said. reagan would be, quote, criticized for doing the things that he did." that earned jeb bush this response today from anti-tax enforcer and reagan worshipper, grover norquist. "there's a guy who watched his father throw away his presidency on a two to one ratio of spending cuts and tax increase promise, and he thinks he's sophisticated by saying that he'd take a ten to...
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mitt romney embodies reagan's principles. >> say the republican party currently wouldn't endorse ronald reagan or something like that, we just nominated mitt romney or presumptively nominated mitt romney, who is in the reagan tradition, a conservative with a conservative record, governed effectively in a blue state, working across the aisle, somebody who has produced results. >> but as republicans make comparisons to reagan, the one glaring difference is ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times, in fact. the tax equity and fiscal responsibility act of 1982. the highway revenue act of 1982. the social security amendments of 1983. the railroad retirement revenue act of 1983. the deficit reduction act of 1984. the consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985. the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1986. the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986. the continuing resolution for 1987. the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 and the continuing resolution for 1988. that was the longest intro i have had since this show began. nicolle, it gave you plenty of time to think perha
mitt romney embodies reagan's principles. >> say the republican party currently wouldn't endorse ronald reagan or something like that, we just nominated mitt romney or presumptively nominated mitt romney, who is in the reagan tradition, a conservative with a conservative record, governed effectively in a blue state, working across the aisle, somebody who has produced results. >> but as republicans make comparisons to reagan, the one glaring difference is ronald reagan raised taxes...
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the party has just nominated a guy who is 1515 miles to the left of ronald reagan. how do you explain that? every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, and aa district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrat running as an national democrat vanquished the republican, who was an a iraq veteran, who came out for the ryan budget, the privatization of medicare, and that was a loser, folks. take that as an example where wee are going in the ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more and more for cable -- and enjoying it less? upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone for just $99.99 a month, guarante
the party has just nominated a guy who is 1515 miles to the left of ronald reagan. how do you explain that? every republican nominee since reagan has been more liberal. >> we had a special election this week in arizona, and aa district that republicans have carried at the presidential level consistently since its creation. the democrat running as an national democrat vanquished the republican, who was an a iraq veteran, who came out for the ryan budget, the privatization of medicare, and...
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the first president i remember is ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher in my church telling everybody to vote for jimmy carter. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan's. i remember who we turned the country around. if you are in the camp of people who think we need to turn the country around right now. it means one simple thing, boldness matters in politics, boldness is rewarded in politics, clarity is rewarded in politics and governor walker can tell you that in wisconsin and governor christy can tell you that in new jersey. and the last thing governor romney needs is advice from a new guy. i think the american people are ready to here a clarion call. i think they are ready to hear the man who would lead us tell us that we can control our own destiny. and i think people are ready to since talk to them again. that is my little spill at the outset. with that said, i'm going to take some questions and be mindful of the time and everyone introduce yourself so i know who you are. >> so, congressman, i wanted to see,
the first president i remember is ronald reagan. yes, i do remember the preacher in my church telling everybody to vote for jimmy carter. the first presidency i remember is ronald reagan's. i remember who we turned the country around. if you are in the camp of people who think we need to turn the country around right now. it means one simple thing, boldness matters in politics, boldness is rewarded in politics, clarity is rewarded in politics and governor walker can tell you that in wisconsin...
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ronald reagan was a very good actor. >> james lipton, thank you very much.rn, let my finish with jeb bush's call to arms with a republican party that's lurched far to the right, too far for him. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners m
ronald reagan was a very good actor. >> james lipton, thank you very much.rn, let my finish with jeb bush's call to arms with a republican party that's lurched far to the right, too far for him. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back...
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here in california, the system was free until ronald reagan.e seen college tuition costs double and triple. so it's a long-term story that kind of culminates in the crash of 2008 when things really fell apart. he's trying to make people understand that this is not something that just started. >> i guess what i'm asking is even if americans buy into that portion of the logic, at this stage of the election, aren't they looking for more that's forward looking? john feehery, i guess i'm making your argument for you. >> the big problem i have with this argument, well, i have a lot of problems with the argument, first of all, george bush is not on the ballot, president obama is. how has the president done and what is his vision for the next four years? this is a curious time to blame george bush. it's a long end to his administration. he could have made that the first year, but this is three and a half years into his administration. and job growth has been so stagnant and remarkably lousy that i just don't think it works with most voters. i know what
here in california, the system was free until ronald reagan.e seen college tuition costs double and triple. so it's a long-term story that kind of culminates in the crash of 2008 when things really fell apart. he's trying to make people understand that this is not something that just started. >> i guess what i'm asking is even if americans buy into that portion of the logic, at this stage of the election, aren't they looking for more that's forward looking? john feehery, i guess i'm...
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i don't know if you remember the radio addresses ronald reagan used to do where reagan--it's interesting, those radio addresses--he used to do these weekly radio addresses and you can't get the tapes. they are sealed up and they won't give permission for anybody to hear them. c-span: i think it's your only footnote in the book. >> guest: yeah, i know. i know. the--the... c-span: why can't you get the tapes? >> guest: well, you tell me. c-span: are these before he was president? >> guest: these are well before he's president. in fact, some of them, i think, were before he was governor--well before he was president. these are the--these are the shows on which he coined the term 'welfare queen.' these were very conservative, quite strident addresses he was giving on the radio. c-span: where are they? where are--where are they kept? >> guest: i spoke to the men. they're in a vault somewhere. and i spoke to the man who's in charge of them. he said, 'no, i'm not permitted to give anybody access.' c-span: are they at the presidential library? >> guest: nope, they're not at the--they were made b
i don't know if you remember the radio addresses ronald reagan used to do where reagan--it's interesting, those radio addresses--he used to do these weekly radio addresses and you can't get the tapes. they are sealed up and they won't give permission for anybody to hear them. c-span: i think it's your only footnote in the book. >> guest: yeah, i know. i know. the--the... c-span: why can't you get the tapes? >> guest: well, you tell me. c-span: are these before he was president?...
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his problem is that he was equating his father with ronald reagan. father was a very good president. history will smile upon him but he was no reagan. his father was a moderate republic. a moderate conservative. reagan was a movement conservative. a leader of the movement. you would call him rigid. he was called worse than that in those eight years. rigidity is a virtue. today we use the word ideology as a pejorative. i think it needs to be resurrected. ideology means a coherent set of ideas and policies. and reagan had them. and he pursued them. and i think he would be very comfortable today with the tea party and republic party. in fact, i think he would say as paul ryan said after the 2010 election where you have got a radical change in direction of the republic party, paul ryan said we had lost our way. we had entertained this kind of moderate conservatism as his father, the bush father said kindler and gentler as george w. said compassionate conservatism. that was a variation they did. but i think the republics have spoken that was not the way to
his problem is that he was equating his father with ronald reagan. father was a very good president. history will smile upon him but he was no reagan. his father was a moderate republic. a moderate conservative. reagan was a movement conservative. a leader of the movement. you would call him rigid. he was called worse than that in those eight years. rigidity is a virtue. today we use the word ideology as a pejorative. i think it needs to be resurrected. ideology means a coherent set of ideas...
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the way our beloved ronald reagan did during the cold war. the way harry truman stood up when the american people were war weary. that's the heritage and greatness of america that i think calls for american exceptionalism. everybody has called the 20th century the american century. i believe it's still possible for the 21st century to b
the way our beloved ronald reagan did during the cold war. the way harry truman stood up when the american people were war weary. that's the heritage and greatness of america that i think calls for american exceptionalism. everybody has called the 20th century the american century. i believe it's still possible for the 21st century to b
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and ronald reagan won by ten points.the debates are huge in terms of americans making up their minds. >>neil: interesting. i forgot that. way to go. not bad if a young kid. and stockton, california, we are waiting on the city to officially file the bankruptcy papers, do you think wisconsin was tough on unions in wait until you see what happens bankruptcy court. for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. see how much you could save with allstate. are you in good hands? cheeseburger. you know what, got any salads ? b-ball, anyone ? and then take your leg wide out to the side. you can do it, dad ! thanks, girls. i'm really proud of you, dad. make the most of your network with verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. >>neil: anger and outrage as a city in california is ready to rewrite the history books. stockton, california, officials could be filing for
and ronald reagan won by ten points.the debates are huge in terms of americans making up their minds. >>neil: interesting. i forgot that. way to go. not bad if a young kid. and stockton, california, we are waiting on the city to officially file the bankruptcy papers, do you think wisconsin was tough on unions in wait until you see what happens bankruptcy court. for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car...