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

. - 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

a happy new year to all of you. >>> president ronald reagan and soviet general secretary gorbachev met for the fourth time in 1988. it was president reagan's first trip to moscow. the leaders finalized the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty they had signed in december of 1987 which had been ratified by the u.s. senate a few days earlier. up next on real america, a compilation of several videos courtesy of the ronald reagan presidential library 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 ]

makes 1983 one of the most dangerous years of the cold war. >> because of the suspicions about ronald reagansoviet intelligence agencies thought that under the cover of military exercise called able archer, a first nuclear strike on moscow could be launched. >> when reagan discovered that the soviets actually did think that the united states might launch a pre-emptive strike, it was kind of one of these moments. my gosh. i'm going to look upon them in a different light. >> an estimated 100 million americans watched last night as some of the horror of a nuclear bomb attack on the united states was portrayed in a tv movie. >> reagan processed a lot of history through movies, and the fact that this fear of nuclear annihilation was very real, he started feeling that maybe he was put on earth here to avoid nuclear war. >> just suppose with me for a moment than an ivan and an anya could find themselves, say, in a waiting room with a jim and sally. and there was no language barrier. would they then debate the differences between their respective governments, or would they find themselves comparing

your host, army sergeant, brian hart. >> good morning, it is just moments now until president ronald reagan officially greets the people of berlin. the president's plane touched down moments ago at west berlin's central airport. president reagan is visiting berlin to help the city celebrate

david: you were given a task by ronald reagan. james: to help with the debates. iate the debates and help prepare for the debates. david: was it difficult to prepare reagan for the debates? people were not confident he was a good debater. james: a lot of his close people didn't want him to debate. i wanted him to. his pollster i think wanted him to. i believe nancy wanted him to. i always thought he was terrific. in front of the camera. the red light goes on, he's perfect. david: reagan wins the election. what do you 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 lat

a happy new year to all of you. >>> president ronald reagan and soviet general secretary mikhail gorbachev met for the fourth time in 1988. it was president reagan's first trip to moscow. the leaders finalized the intermediate nuclear forces treaty that they signed in 1987 ratified by the u.s. senate a few days earlier. up next on "reel america," a complation of videos from the presidential reagan library. we'll see a walking tour of the two

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

a happy new year to all of you. >> president ronald reagan and soviet general secretary mikhail gorbachev met for the fourth time in 1988. it was president reagan's first trip to moscow. the leaders finalized the treaty they had signed in december of

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 members of congress. wednesday night, former speechwriters for bill clinton and george w. bush talk about how they communicated policy ideas from the president's point of view. thursday night, world war ii d-day films featuring the 20 anniversary of saving private ryan. friday, the icons conference. watch american history tv next week in prime time on c-span3. >> i do want my kid to read stories that are sad disturbing down the downbeat. that is not a totally legitimate thing to say. when my kidoose understands stuff that might bring them grief but there is a point beyond which, they are 14 now when are you going to introduce them to the idea that not everything is perfect. all those factors swirled together to create the perfect abstract fire of mass censorship of books by marginalized people. discussing his latest book walk away. interact with him by phone, twitter, or facebook. in depthal series fiction edition. we are back n

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

ronald reagan, president of the united states of america, esteemed mrs. y 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. [ speaking in 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 in 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. [ applause ] >> maybe you want to say something, mr. president, to them. >> well, yes, i would. i was just saying -- i was just saying to the general secretary that i have great admiration for the women of russia. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> i think you're courageous, i think you've contribute a great stability to the whole society, but also to all of you, i think you should know that the general secr

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 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.

there are efforts today to portray ronald reagan as a nuclear zero president. that's nonsense. reagan advanced an approach to dealing with the soviet nuclear threat which fundamentally changed what was going on in the 1970s. it was called at the time peace through strength. and i believe that's a pretty good description of what he was talking about. his policies involved the modernization of all eggs of our nuclear triad in a manner that enhanced security and strategic stability. they went beyond that. he deployed cruise ship missiles widely, on navy ships, submarines. he deployed the medium-range nuclear missiles to europe that resulted in the inf treaty. and he deployed new nuclear artille artillery. so, to call him a nuclear zero guy is just complete nonsense. as sven noted, he pursued a policy on arms control in which arms control was scene een in de policy rather than as an end to itself or ideological quest for some utopia. reagan's strategic defense initiative revived the missile defense program of the carter era and began the development of the technologies that now prot

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

ronald reagan never felt comfortable with this.ping the soviets scared enough so they wouldn't do anything catastrophic. it was not a genuinene defense. >> it seemed that was a big focus for them. >> if you can defend yourself against ballistic missiles, changes the wholens dynamic. if i can shoot down your missile, but i don't have to worry about it. >> they overturned all of nuclear policy, ronald reagan did that on his own initiative. members of the cabinets were not informed until very shortly before. >> it would not be the last time he surprised them. >> my fellow americans, i am telling you today that i have signed legislation that will do this to russia. >> he cracked a joke into a might come he didn't know it was on. >> they could be bombing in 5 minutes. >> it was a joke of course, it's comic premise was focused on very dead serious cold war rhetoric. >> as we got closer to 1984, they noticed he was going to be the first modern american president to never have sat down with a russian leader. >> not that he was to blame.bl

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

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 together, a time for prayer and a time to think about peace. that is true in america, too. americans traveled across the country in their cars, by train or by airplane to be together with their families. many americans 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 hanukkah and as part of the celebrations, we go to church or synagogue and then gather around the family dinner table after giving thanks for our blessings, we share a traditional holiday meal of goose, turkey, roast beef and exchange gifts. on new year's eve we gather again. like you, we raise our glasses in a toast to the year to come. hopes for ourselves, for families and for o

ronald reagan was a proud defender of the free world.he fact that the american president didn't stand up and say we are going to protect our democracies in the u.s. and europe was astonishing and so against the republican and ronald reagan tradition. >> let'stron what the president said yesterday applauding vladimir putin for an offer he made. listen to this. >> he offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 people. i this i that's an incredible off offer. >> he's talking about the 12 russians indicted. bill browder whose lawyer magnitsky was jailed and died in prison after uncovering over $200 million in fraud by the russian government, this morning in "time" here's what he writes in response to what the president called an incredible offer. "putin offered to allow american investigators to interview the 12 russian intelligence agents just indicted by special counsel robert mueller in exchange for allowing russians to have access to me and those close to me." he has had th

i didn't know this until fairly recently, that was the one state that ronald reagan didn't win when he ran the board his second time. he didn't win wisconsin and we won wisconsin.

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 preparing to move in a republican majority. as of this hour republicans picked up the seven seats they need to take control of that chamber. we still do not

when that fell through, he considered being ronald reagan's running mate. that idea fell through as well because ford wanted more power than reagan wanted to give him. ford, having decided i'm going to step out of politics, became -- while he remained a loyalist to the gop, he became a republican critic. he felt that reagan spent too much money on defense over to short a period. he believed reagan spent too much on defense. he worried about the debt. he opposed george w. bush's decision to invade iraq. he worried about his party moving further and further to the political right. he worried about the partisanship he saw on capitol hill. and he became more liberal on a variety of social issues, including abortion, homosexual rights, and the equal rights amendment for women. i think it could be argued that if ford was alive today, he would be seen by many republican , a republican in name only. meanwhile, ford, being pragmatic, wanted to reach across party lines, developed a friendship with another ex-president, a democrat, jimmy carter. two of them criticized

. >> good morning, it is just moments now until president ronald reagan officially greets the people of berlin. the president's plane touched down moments ago at west berlin's central airport. president reagan is visiting berlin to help the city celebrate its 750th anniversary and make a speech, which he is expected to challenge soviet premier, gorbachev, to tear down the wall. in route to washington, d.c., after what he termed a successful economic summit of seven western industrial nations. the president will accomplish many things. 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

de ronald reagan. hecho para proteger el legado legal de nuestra naciÓn.. >>> siguiendo con el legado del presidente reagan lo importante no es la perspectiva polÍtica de un juez sino si esta en co condiciones de hacer a un lado esa posiciÓn para hacer lo que requiere la ley y la constituciÓn. me complace decir que he encontrado sin duda a esa persona. >>> esta noche tengo el honor y el privilegio de anunciar que voy a nominar al juez callahan para ocupar la vacante en la corte suprema. (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( (aplausos( >>> conozco muy bien a la gente que esta en esta sala, no se inclinan a aplaudir de pie con frecuencia. su esposa y sus hijas nos acompaÑan,, gracias y felicitaciones a toda la familia. (aplausos( .. >>> el juez tiene credenciales impecables, calificaciones inigualables y un compromiso de dar igualdad a todos ante la justicia, egreso de las cola de derecho de yale y actualmente es profesor en harvard,

you know, he went from 1 or 2% in the national polls to being equal with ronald reagan in the polls in i think five, six, seven weeks. he stubbtt his toe a li bit in the debate right before super tuesday. - he had this speech aboutw and he's an idea man and i'm old. and so that's when i said, "well, could you answer this qstion?" - when i hear-- - some specific ways to do that. - whde i hear your new, i'm reminded of that ad, "where's the beef?" - yeah? [laughter] - we know it's a big fluffy bun. - talk to the manager. - it is the manager. - where's the beef? - it was a form of political jiu-jitsu, if you about it. here was this new person, full of ideas, so mondale sort of takes that and flips it. even people that were outside of politics and new to politics, they could kind of laugh. - where's the beef? - mr. mondale! - where's the beef? it worked, he didn't know how to handle it. the debate was mine i think before it was over. it was a good aty for old democr - that provided a little bit of an opening for walter mondale, and so mondale was able to win i think two or three states on

through, hell considered being ronald reagan's running mate. that fell through as well because ford wanted more power than reagan want to give him. ford, having decided i'm going to step out of politics, became loyalisthe remained a to the gop, he became a republican critic. he believed reagan spent too much on defense. .e worried about the debt he opposed george w. bush's decision to invade iraq. he worried about the partisanship he saw on capitol hill. he became more liberal on a variety of social issues, including abortion, homosexual rights, and the equal rights amendment for women. , heord was alive today would be seen by many republicans as a republican in name only. ford, being pragmatic , wanted to reach across party lines, developed a friendship with jimmy carter. criticized israel for standing in the way of the middle east peace process. they joined forces calling for ratification of the north american free trade agreement. they argued in support of george w. bush continuing the ban on assault weapons, although bush allowed it to expir

the same thing did happen to ronald reagan and bill clinton in their first midterms of presidency. reagan's, republicans lost 26 seats in the house. >> still, it was a conciliatory, a president who met with reporters and talked about seeking bi-party solutions in congress. >> there is been compromises in both directions on all major issues and we expect to continue to work with congress in that way. >> the election results were a shock. only 50% of the candidates mr. reagan campaigned for one yesterday. >> that was ronald reagan's first midterm of his presidency of 1982. eight years later on november 8th, 1994, the coururse o f the first midterm visited the bill clinton's presidency. >> the sound you hear is a sound of a moving ban preparing to move in a republican majority, the republicans have picked up the seven seats that they needed to take control of that chamber. we don't have a reading oen tn house of representatives. republicans need 40 seats to gain control. they are feeling confident tonight and with good reasons. there is a republican sweep that's underway. the last time

think of ronald reagan, mr. gorbachev, take down this wall.ransitioned the world in pretty wonderful, incredible ways. yet was met with such resistance. do you see any similarities, sir? >> yeah. you make a very good point. he was trying to introduce pershing ii missiles into europe. that introduced the anger. because he put pershing ii missiles in europe, cold war was ended. germany was united after 40 years being divided. >> 200,000 in stuttgart out there protesting. think of what he was able to accomplish, not just for us, not just for the world but also for germany that reunification that happened. >> he had to be tough. in that sense, trump reminds me of reagan. both of them eat nails in their cereal for breakfast. i thought this rosenstein press conference was a hoot. the justice department, they're like the judicial branch, the legislative branch, executive branch. they're a separate branch of government. they don't answer to any oversight. now they have their own foreign policies, a few days before his meeting with putin they will pree

we ended up eating ronald reagan in that nomination. there is a real sense of politics in the power of the presidency. spencer knew that. he has been around a long time. they did have the candidate. reagan was a very popular, very engaging guy. everyone liked ronald reagan. but at that time we had the president. that's something that one of these days when i talk about political science kinda focuses on that. [inaudible question] [inaudible question] [laughter] [inaudible question] always a great question. i must say, i was inflicted with the gambling bug when i was young. so i got the job and i really enjoyed dog racing. it was a good job and we are teamsters so we were paid well. i really like the environment i didn't really like fix and oil burners to be honest with you. and i did not like crawling around sellers in the north end with rats coming after you to fix leaks and frozen pipes. i didn't like my father calling me and saying pull over 100 gallons of oil. i wanted to watch a football game into something else. so i really never

. >> ronald reagan really capitalizes on this mood, kind of riding and emerging anti-government, anti-taxustration that's propelling reagan, ultimately, to the white house. >> when he took the highest office in the land in 1981, reagan's first path was to brighten the bleak picture of america. he turned back the clock to a more prosperous era. >> that budget is more than a long list of numbers of. it is part of a careful, long-term plan to make america strong again after too many years of neglect and mistakes. >> he sold the idea that prosperity and economic fruitfulness, itself, was very cool. >> probably reagan's most important and lasting achievement was what everybody came to call reaganomy. as reagan said, when i was in hollywood and film so many pictures a year, i stopped at one point because the money would go to the government. the theory said if you cut taxes, people work more and be more productive and generate more money for the economy as a whole. >> and so during the 1980s when there was this kind of drum beat for, you know, money, power, greed, ronald reagan policies fed int

alan greenspan said", president carter anticipated many programs his successor, ronald reagan embrace. he fostered major deregulation of transportation, communication and thinking. most importantly appointed paul one of the most committed fighters to the chairmanship of the federal reserve. he succeeds in offering a balanced view of the carter presidency. a splendid read. david ignatius said this. he called carter smart, decent but unlucky man in the white house. i was deputy secretary of the cabin and i had a second row seat to the first half of the presidency. i left in 1978 but stayed in touch. my late husband and i met in the roosevelt room and the west wing. president carter credits himself with our over 30 years of marriage. sydney surfer a time which has played a big role in the carter post presidency. that is not covered in the book but has lasted for decades. so when you write the book about the post presidency it has to be a minimum 8000 pages. this morning, sue will give 15 minutes of opening comments followed by a panel which i will moderate we will go to your questions. o

i watched ronald reagan and i nw see donald trump. when you stand up to these peope and you tell them that the game is over. we're going to basically put our fair share and you put your fair share in, we have defended nato for a long period of time and no one has had the guts to do that. >> and never forget. strategic patience. it's amazing to me to think -- o you remember -- last year, justa year ago. the president talking about nato and insisting that they pay ther fair share and step up as natios in the defense of the continent. the "new york times" and the washington post talking and goig nuts and now a year later the american public has come up with and -- to the president and supporting him. >> again, as i said last night, the russians are not on our border. the russians are not -- there's not a missile threat anymore. it's not going to happen. the reality is they have to step up. and as i said earlier today. if they don't want us -- 4 percent, 3.6 percent, they don't want their share there, we'll cut back to 2 percent. we'll se

because we ended up beating ronald reagan and ford won the nomination. he loses the election but there's a real sense of politics and the power of the presidency. spencer knew that and he has been around a long, long, long period of time. and they did have the candidate. reagan was a very popular, very engaging guy. very engaging. as you would like ronald reagan, but at that point in time we had the president, so that's something that one of these days when i talk about political science, kind of focus in on that. jimmy. [inaudible] >> what happened? how was it you in massachusetts and go to school there? why did you go all the way appear to go back there to work two jobs and pursue your education there? [laughing] >> i wasn't making enough money to worry about the income tax. [inaudible] >> always a great question from jimmy. look, i must say i was afflicted with the gambling bug when i was young. i got the job at wonderland and i really enjoyed dog racing. it was a good job. we were teamsters so we were paid well, and i like, i really like the environm

the education of ronald reagan which i recommend very highly is a very short book about the times the 80 years he spent at general electric. he had as a mentor to have government regulations. i worked with reagan for years. when i read this book and understood what he was doing it was that decisive of a book. he learned from the sky. but around the country and gave three and 75 speeches to blue-collar audiences with q&a and with picture taking. the time he ran for president he was interacting with blue-collar workers talking about ideas but the guy who hired him as a very conservative person. 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

ronald reagan, during -- ronald reagan during a decade where he did more to bring down the soviet union than anybody would have ever expected continued to trade with the soviet union. donald trump is just, once again, ignorant of history. ignorant of diplomacy and of the very things that have gotten us to a position where we have a $19 trillion economy and by far the most powerful military and economic engine in the world. on the planet. david ignatius, if you listen to donald trump ramble on and on about what a bad partner nato was, and what a bad partner the eu was, you would, might be fooled in middle america, if you had pictures of donald trump on your wall. you might be fooled into believing that europe does absolutely nothing when it comes to defense. and, of course, after us not wanting germany to re-arm for quite some time, we now have a situation where the european union spends more money on military defense than does russia. they are an extraordinarily important, strategic ally of the united states of america against vladimir putin and his ambitions after he's invaded two coun

for this evening's announcement, we are joined by ronald reagan's attorney general, edwin meece. ed? and i speak for everyone. thank you for everything you've done to protect our nation's great legal heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i do not ask about a nominee's personal opinions. is not a judge's political views but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the constitution require. i am pleased to say that i have found, without doubt, such a person. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will judge 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 like that very often. so they have some respect, and brett's wife ashley and their two daughters, margaret and liza, have joined us on the podium. thank you and congratulations to you as a family. thank you. [ applause ] judge cankavanaugh has impeccab credentials. he currently harvard, yale and george town. is he considered a judge's judge, a true thought leader among his peers. he's a