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 newseum sponsored by the freedom forum. these are values we all hold dear, and you play

and in 1967, ronald reagan did make his first board of effort to get the republican nomination. so really ike was there at the launching of reagan's presidential campaign. chris: ike's about to get a big comeback in history. let's talk about something that's tricky and ma nasing. back in 1968 at the height of the vietnam war, johnson had left -- he said i'm not running again. then he began to do peace talks and just before 1968, he was negotiating with the north vietnamese and south vietnamese. johnson had a talk. >> that's right. he had both sides talk. he knew that nixon was walking behind the scenes to undercut the negotiation. he challenges nixon in 1966 and nixon backs off. five years later -- chris: what do you mean 1966? >> i meant 1968. nixon goes to johnson who has a month to live. and he says tell your friends in the senate to back-off or i'm going to release the fact that you were taping me back in 1968 -- chris: bugging me. >> and johnson said, if you release that, i'll tell them what you said. chris: two scorpions in a bottle. we haven't tumped jimmy carter. he's not

that's it was ronald reagan who was the example -- it wasn't the vision that obama agrees with. when he honored was the fact that reagan knew where he wanted to take the country and was able to do take the country with him. this drove him nuts. he would compare the presidency as a small, poultry missed opportunity. i guarantee that this is not a relationship that would get off to a great start. naturally, after obama wins and appoints hillary clinton as the secretary of state come he basically makes bill clinton signed a prenup. [laughter] all of them what money he is allowed to raise and where he is not allowed to display features and what he can and cannot do -- clinton goes along with it. he says it is hillary's turn now and i will do whatever they need to do. but it really takes a while for these two men to find their footing at all. i think one of the things, of course that happens, and we see it happen too many presidents, once president obama has been in office for a while, he realizes that doing great things is big things is not easy. doing anything is not easy. then sudd

they vary, they're fun jibl to some extent. >> was it ronald reagan who said ability and loyalty, first loyalty, second -- i don't know which president you wrote -- >> i don't remember that exact one. i do know in the reagan administration, actually, the reagan administration had a number of criteria which he had -- which had examined individuals. but competence in the individual area that someone might be involved in, loyalty and commitment to change even in terms of policies. we speak about change. commitment to change was the reagan criteria. >> if you were xh in charge of personnel and what you would consider a need for a strong presidency what comes first, ability or loyalty to a president? >> well, i think that i would have to say that first of all, i would want someone who understands the constitutional system in the sense that the president is the one who has the executive power. and so if a person understands that, he will realize that while he should be loyal to a president, he should not be so blindly loyal that he would accept anything a president might ever do. i think it's

this worked great for ronald reagan in political terms. this was one of the main issues he rode to power on in the 1970s. even as people in his own party, even his own friends, saw what he was doing as disgusting and craven and bad for the country. quoting from a book about this chapter of history that i wrote, while william f. buckley and america's beloved tough guy, john wayne, yes that john wayne, campaigned full on for the rat faction of the treaty, reagan said the loss of the panama canal would contribute to encirclement of the united states by hostile naval forces and thereby threaten our ability to survive. even after john wayne sent reagan a private and personal note offering to show him point by goddamn point in the treaty where you are misinforming people and offering fair warning that's it's time for him to shut his pie hole, if you continue to publish these remarks, someone will release the letter saying that you're not as thorough in your reviewing of this or you're damned obtuse when it comes to reading the english language.

because of that, darrell issa wants to name water after ronald reagan. turns out i say darrell tries to sell the country on the reagan water bill at various intervals, having passed it at various times in congress. the process of renaming the ocean waters reagan land is virtually impossible. for instance, i went to the beach this weekend. >> how was the romney coldness? >> when that wasn't his title, if you would have vipred your cara larm and they were warned ex clis itly by a loud voice, the voice, in fact, of darrell issa itself. which means that congressman darrell issa's proposal comes with the possibility of extra security for our great nation. >>> protected by reagan power. stand back! stand back! >>> meet the star of tonight's geeks, tony roberts. he is really tall and will be speaking really loudly into a headset microphone while pacing energetically on a stage for hours at a time. he'll be inspiring his listeners >>> meet the star of tonight's geeks, tony roberts. he is really tall and will be speaking really loudly into a headset microphone whi

ronald reagan used to say freedom is one generation from being lost. and the fact that people serve the country and do so under difficult times we owe you a debt of gratitude and the young people take the example from what you have done with your own lives. one thing i want to do and i will do it quickly is to tell you who i really am. how many of you watch fox news? i'm the brunette at fox news. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> and in that regard, i have to earn my keep every day as the brunette at fox news. and so i want to talk to you about the national security issues we face today, the ones we are likely to face four years from now if we don't have a change of course and then really the future beyond that. where are we today? well, the arab spring. a year ago someone stood up here and said this is great. the entire middle east is going up in flames and they are throwing over their dictators and will have new democratic governments. it hasn't happened that way. the countries in the middle east who have overthrown their dictators have in the last severa

worked in security positions for three presidents, for nixon, ford, and ronald reagan. she and i had a breakfast meeting this morning and we both commented, ronald reagan's foresight and vision and the encouragement that she got in those early posts were what put her on the track that has made her a great american. those are my words, not hers. in addition, in today's world, in a world of media and variations of media, k.t. has become the fox news national security analysis or analyst. she appears regularly, as you know, on fox news and fox business news, and she is blogging, she is communicating with every tool that you could have. as a very significant radio presence, and i'm sure you will recognize her either having seen her there or heard her voice on one of these many radio programs. so now it's time to travel the world in foreign affairs and defense matters and welcome k.t. mcfarland. [ applause ] >> thank you. i just want to tell you, you guys have no idea who this lady is. she should be the one speaking to you. marilyn ware is a legend in republican circles, con

the ghost of ronald reagan haunting president obama. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. mr. obama opened up a new front in his battle against mitt romney today by going back to the tax the rich mantra. the president trying to force romney in to defending wealthy americans by opposing tax increases on them. so, say hello once again to our little friend, class warfare. but here is an interesting side bar. the ghost of ronald reagan may be haunting president obama. 32 years ago america was also in bad economic times. the incumbent president jimmy carter had expanded the federal government and lost control of the private sector. unemployment and inflation were very big problems. the challenger, ronald reagan, took full advantage of that portraying carter as incompetent and, of course, reagan won the election. on january 20th, 1981, ronald reagan said this in his inaugural address. >> those who do work are denied a fair return for their labor by a tax system which penalizes successful achievement and keeps us from mai

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 to 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 home 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 h

the result, of course, was nixon and watergate and then finally, ronald reagan. and the triumph of a movement that began as a gleam in the eye of young bill buckley. by 2007, reagan was gone, but george w. bush presented bill buckley the medal of freedom at a white house ceremony honoring his life, his work, and acknowledging the debt that the country and all of us owed him. by then, though, buckley sensed that the movement he built was fraying around the edges. he was convinced that the balance it had existed among the various constituencies that made up the movement was somehow off kilter. it seemed to him that some like the young president who placed the medal around his neck, just didn't get it. that other who's had come to washington to do good had stayed to do well. and that the sectarianism and hubris that they demonstrated was leading the movement down the road to potential disaster. buckley had never been orthodox in his conservatism. he didn't believe that conservatism was ideological so much as a way of looking at life. he opposed any dissent into a do

because of that, darrell issa wants to name water after ronald reagan. rrell tries to sell the country on the reagan water bill at various intervals, having passed it at various times in congress. the process of renaming the ocean waters reagan land is virtually impossible. for instance, i went to the beach this weekend. >> how was the romney coldness? >> when that wasn't his title, if you would have vipred your cara larm and they were warned ex clis itly by a loud voice, the voice, in fact, of darrell issa itself. which means that congressman darrell issa's proposal comes with the possibility of extra security for our great nation. >>> protected by reagan power. stand back! stand back! [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! with tums freshers! concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. ♪ tum...tum

i remember tip o'neill once said that he had seen ronald reagan more in the first six months of reagan'san he had seen jimmy carter in the whole four years. i think if they have a post-presidency, when a biographer write the about them it does shadow in a positive way how they think atheife and he certainly puts such energy into this post-presidency. he's had ups and downs in it. the thing with hoover is so moving, too, because he evidently started crying when truman wanted him back to do the government. nobody has asked me to do anything for so long and here are these great people we'll be talking about that, but it's just -- i think carter will get more. do they all get more do. biographers have to come along and write something, and they don't want to write the same things. >> they get more due if they're willing to risk their presidency. carter was willing to make decisions even if he's not going to get re-elected we have to do this at camp david, the peace process, a lot of things. harry truman, same thing. he made decisions knowing it was going to hurt him politically. george bush,

and ronald reagan spoke to that group. james told ronald reagan, he coached him on what to say. and what reagan said that day was groundbreaking. he said "i know you can't endorse me, but i want you to know i endorse you." that was a watershed moment as people of faith realized they could come together and impact their country as patriots themselves. with their faith postures at work in the political marketplace. well, james and his wife betty is here as well today. have become alarmed, as many of us have in a special way in the last few years. and james is stepping up once more as a citizen patriot, raising the alarm that there is something amiss in the country. and he has written a book with jay richards, "indivisible" which you'll hear about shortly. don't listen to james for the reasons of his primary vocation, but listen to him today carefully as a deep thinker, as a christian statesman in his discussion of liberty today. and now for jonathan to speak of jay richards. [ applause ] >> good morning. ladies and gentlemen, and as president armstrong would say, my fellow sinners

president ronald reagan helped restore american pride and optimism during this time in office. parents are now more concerned about their children's future. coming up we'll ask michael reagan about whether his father's inspiring words about this country and her future still ring true. a growing scandal about the record-setting swim by a female chinese athlete. it's raising concerns about possible doping and concerns that china might be genetically modifying its athletes. what? in "kelly's court." >> i think we all hope it's because hard work and because she is a natural. that's why the ratings are through the roof. what she is bearing the brunt of is a history of state-sponsored doping in china and china remains a hotbed for making designer steroids. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brgs more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills

temperature at ronald reagan airport at 75 degrees and we scoured out a lot of the humidity with the next worth west so we don't have too much of a heat index to deal with at least for the overnight. currently sitting in the 70s around the beltway. we will begin to push on down into the 60s for some of the northern and eastern zones later on tonight. the loop of satellite and radar shows what is moving off to the

and it made ronald reagan look pretty good. but reagan was just a man, right?us now? well, it appears some republican politicians believe there's some kind of problem solving nation protecting magic power in invoking the very name ronald reagan, in uttering the words ronald reagan. you can't just say ronald reagan like a spell, and wonderful things begin to happen. in the 2008 presidential campaign, former massachusetts governor mitt romney introduced his reagan zone of economic freedom. not the romney zone of economic freedom, mr. romney does not have that sort of power yet. it was the reagan zone of economic freedom. president obama in his foreign policy team have pursued a policy of taken china's misbehavior to the world trade organization to try to stop china from cheating wherever possible and question their human rights, but romney thinks that turns america into a door mat. he thinks president obama is letting china walk all over him. he would not push china on that wto stuff. his solution instead is to create a reagan zone. a reagan zone for all of the c

ronald reagan did not have fox news alert conservative talk radio or twitter. we have the ability to bring to light stories the media refuses to cover. a couple people under the age of 25 bring down a corned that we can fact check mainstream media to make dumb mockery of their coverage on youtube. less people are paying attention to what is being said on "60 minutes." one is the last time you watched that? i cannot remember. my parents through a watch it but we certainly pay attention to alternative media. i think we can force the mainstream media into coverage. chris rock called as racist and he attacked my camera woman not only like fed tried to report but it was un tmz and a variety of celebrity blogs individuals i could never get why chris rock is a moron. but in essence i am a big fan of chris rock rags to riches but if we use that information to force the media of the true stories and that is the case. [applause] >> i am from michigan. in light of chris rock have you plan the ambush so you don't get seriously injured? view lourdes investigating a big athl

ronald reagan doesn't so great. because they are using reagan to justify some really bad stuff. >> cliff it seems to me in this election year when the economy is such an issue, the main one is that trickle down didn't work. we just read a quote yesterday about how this version of the republican party is just completely divorced by reality. >> that's right. david stockman basically said that they were not interested in deficit reduction or anything of the sort. what they basically want to do is kill anything connected to social programs anything connected to easing the -- the -- the strain on -- on -- on poor people or whoever it may be in order to justify their tax cuts and the like. so, you know, it was a fraud, and listen i'm not sitting here and saying that ronald reagan did nothing that was good. i'm not interested in -- in sliming anyone. i'm not interested in playing games. everything that we have on our video is factual and backed up. you know, no one has said one word that is not true in there. >> the one th

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young america foundation saved the ronald reagan ranch and its making young people are introduced to reagan's ideas. reagan was bold with his pronouncement. he was not shameful or shy about his conservative ideas. and he actually had a maturation process. he started out as a democrat. he had some loss in the past that he wasn't proud of in the state of california, but more and more easterly to a conservative ideas, especially when he was a spokesman for general at drake and young americans for freedom actually sponsored a radio show by ronald reagan. he was a great communicator and the fact he was in hollywood help and was a great example of how pop culture is so influential on society. most people come especially on the right thinks they are going to change the attitude of the country through washington d.c. and legislative months. i don't believe that. i think you change society by influencing culture. politics runs downstream from culture. that's why i'm encouraging that. go live in california comest in california. try to become part of the hollywood crew. don't put that she went t

he got reelected, but with different policies:morici says: "ronald reagan had 10.4 percent unemploymentt its peak, more than what president obama did at 10 percent but he deregulated, cut taxes, and bet on the private sector.moutray says: "president reagan really valued businesses a little bit differently. i think that you saw much more of an embrace of the free market in terms of letting tax policy and regulatory policy help to, again, create an environment whereby businesses could flourish."angle says: "economists don't see things changing much the rest of the year... with most projections for growth at 2 percent or so-- at best. as one critic put it, the economy "lacks wind and oxygen." in washington, jim angle, fox news." downtown baltimore... may... look a bit... different... this weekend. it'll be invaded by airbenders , pokemon's and other asian pop culture characters...and its all for the annual áotakon conventioná. otakon 20-12 is one of the biggest anime conventions in the u-s-a with more than 30- thousand people attending each year. fans dress up in their favorite japanese ca

birthday, she made an appearance at her husband's presidential library, kicking off an exhibit, of ronald reagan'sory with our parent company, disney. more from reporter rob hayes. >> reporter: it's the kind of fanfare that disney prides itself of. the grand opening of the treasures archive exhibit, with former first lady nancy reagan taking part. it shows the partnership that the former president and disney had. starting with the grand opening in 1955, which featured reagan as an emcee. >> it's quite stunning to see, just because not only his youth, and knowing what we know he became. but recognizing there was a connection between two extraordinary individuals who embodied the american dream. >> reporter: inside, examples of reagan's connections with disney, from appearances at the theme parks, to his likeness, featured in the hall of presidents. >> walt disney with ronald reagan. >> reporter: officials will tell you this exhibit is a rare glimpse inside the history of the entertainment company. costumes from movie classics. props from "the black pearl." and the naught list from "20,000 leagues u

with just 24 hours to go until independence day, many patriots are remind of presidents like ronald reagan gave stirring speeches about his vision of freedom, liberty, the price we pay for it and the dangers that threaten it. michael reagan coming up. he will speak about his father's vision and how free he believes we are today. >> 56 men came forward. it was noted at the time they pledged their lives, their fortunes and sacred honor. that was more than rhetoric. each of those men knew the penalty or high treason to the crown. r cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day women's 50+ healthy advantage. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. last night when we rededicated miss liberty and relit her torch we reflected on all the millions who came he

ronald reagan at least six years. romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through. you know, you can't be a deputy assistant secretary at the department of transportation giving up the amount of information that he's giving up. so -- and i don't think he's going to be able to get away with only releasing this one year. but we don't know what's in those returns. maybe he made the calculation what's in those returns is so damaging politically to him he'd rather take this heat. maybe he took some tax amnesty a couple years ago and that's why he doesn't want to do it. >> but, ryan, when you look at that and i'm stepping on your answer, but i need to ask you this. when you look at that and you look at what "vanity fair" just came out with

revolution part of the inflation survivable other that is much more establishment name we started with ronald reagan and it has been a great ride. i consider myself a survivor but i maintain my contacts. they are a good source and the cia does everything. research on everything. >> we invite did you to talk about "the making of modern economics" the lives and ideas of the great thinkers." but this is the second edition? >> 2001. came out the first one but it took me five years to write with a lifetime of learning and the second addition came out in 2009 we felt it needed to be updated. my final chapter is "mr. smith goes to washington." that was a little premature but we had to revise the final chapter. >>host: how was it organized? >> we had to create an alternative to the philosophers. it is a story of a great economic thinkers covering it his favorite economist was cannes that was pro government. my perspective i wanted a more balanced approach i wanted to highlight the free-market thinkers. the founder of modern economics i figured by making him the sentral character i could tell a story. it has