{"id":419,"date":"2010-08-19T08:04:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/happenings\/?p=419"},"modified":"2010-08-19T08:08:26","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T13:08:26","slug":"ronald-reagans-greatest-speeches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/happenings\/419\/ronald-reagans-greatest-speeches\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Reagan&#8217;s Greatest Speeches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"147322a129097e1fa44d6732c925fd6d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8134560547846945\";\r\n\/* 468x60 tha *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1487607395\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ronald Reagan has been an inspiration to countless millions the  world over. Nicknamed the Great Communicator, he had the ability to  deliver moving speeches that touched the hearts of the masses with their  direct style, humor and sincerity. During his long career in politics,  he gave a great many speeches &#8211; some of which rose to the level of  greatness. Perhaps the most memorable phrase one recalls when thinking  of Ronald Reagan comes from his speech of 6\/12\/87. Here in an address at  the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall) in Berlin, he uttered the phrase  &#8220;Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!&#8221; to the thundering applause of all  people who were free or sought to be free of tyranny. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But this is not the only great moment from his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>Like many presidents who serve, there are tragic moments that must  be dealt with &#8211; moments that help heal a grieving nation. And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/categories\/Presidents\/reagan\/index.html\">Ronald  Reagan&#8217;<\/a>s presidency was no exception. On 1\/28\/86, just hours after the  tragedy he delivered the Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the  Space Shuttle &#8220;Challenger&#8221; from the Oval Office. This speech was a  poignant speech full of sadness at the tragedy that had occurred just  hours earlier. But it was also an uplifting speech, giving the Americans  and the world the face of courage in adversity and hammered home the  bravery of these fine men and women who take enormous risks every day  for the betterment of all mankind.<\/p>\n<p>During this speech, he masterfully tied in the risks of exploration  with the need for seeking out the unknown and he put the event in its  proper place in history by pointing out that on this day 390 years ago,  the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard his ship off the coast  of Panama. That one line showed the value of the courage of these men  and women and the risks that they take to help open up and explore new  frontiers that will benefit all mankind.<\/p>\n<p>Another example of his great speeches happened many years before he  ran for the Presidency. It happened on 10\/27\/64. Titled &#8220;A Time For  Choosing&#8221;, it was a televised campaign address for the Goldwater  Presidential Campaign. This title was very appropriate and was the theme  of the entire speech. In it Reagan explains to the American people who  he chose to no longer be a Democrat but rather is choosing to embrace  the Republican ideals of a small, non-invasive government that serves  the people, not a large government that dominates and wears down the  people&#8217;s greatness, creativity and desire to reach beyond themselves to  become something greater than they ever imagined possible.<\/p>\n<p>He railed against the constant growth happening in every department  and how this growth of government was hurting, not helping, the great  country of the United States of America. In his own words: &#8220;You and I  have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this,  the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the  last step into a thousand years of darkness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some of Ronald Reagan&#8217;s other greatest speeches include his speech  on 5\/28\/84 where he delivered remarks honoring the Vietnam War&#8217;s Unknown  Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery and his two speeches on  6\/6\/84 where he memorialized our brave soliders who gave their life on  D-Day 40 years before.<\/p>\n<p>And of course this list of great speeches would not be complete  without mention of the speech on 1\/11\/89; Ronald Reagan&#8217;s Farewell  Address to the Nation from the Oval Office. In this speech, you could  tell that after eight years, he was still humbled by the great office of  the Presidency of the United States and still swelled with the honor  the American people gave to him, allowing him to serve them for the past  eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Reagan&#8217;s greatest speeches will be studied by students and  historians for many decades to come, not only for their content but also  for their sincere delivery style, a style that flowed naturally from  him and touches the hearts of everyone who heard.<!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<p>Ronald Reagan&#8217;s greatest speeches &#8211; twelve in total &#8211; have been gathered  in their entirety as originally broadcast in the four volume DVD collection <a href=\"..\/..\/products\/c183.html\">Ronald Reagan&#8217;s Greatest Speeches<\/a> Four DVD Collection.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehistoricalarchive.com%2Fhappenings%2F419%2Fronald-reagans-greatest-speeches%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Reagan has been an inspiration to countless millions the world over. 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