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Speeches and other Media Uses by Ronald Reagan,
40th President of the United States,
1/20/81 - 1/20/89
Russell D. Renka

Speeches
    Pre-presidential (to 1/20/81) including as Governor of California (1967-1975)
    First Presidential Term (1/20/81-1/20/85)
    Second Presidential Term (1/20/85-1/20/89)
    Post-presidential (after 1/20/89)
    Funeral Eulogies (June 2004)

Speeches -

Pre-presidential (to 1/20/81):                     Top

6/7/57 - Your America To Be Free - Eureka College Commencement Address, Eureka, IL, text only; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

10/27/64 - "A Time For Choosing", Televised Campaign Address for Goldwater Presidential Campaign (aka "The Speech"):
    - text, audio and video - A Time for Choosing; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - "A Time for Choosing" (October 27, 1964); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches
    - Text; source:  Public Broadcasting System
    - Ronald Reagan Speaking in Support of Barry Goldwater's Presidential Candidacy (pre-presidency); source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - text - "A Time For Choosing"; source:  Reagan Presidential Library major speeches
    - text - A Time for Choosing; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

4/19/66 - The Creative Society, text - Ronald Reagan-The Creative Society (3389 words), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    - text - The Creative Society; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library - speeches
    - text - The Creative Society; source:  Primary Sources on Ronald Reagan in RonaldReaganWeb.com

speeches as Governor of California (January 2, 1967 to January 4, 1975):

general source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - TEXT OF SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS BY RONALD REAGAN, 33rd GOVERNOR of CALIFORNIA, Republican, (1967-1975) for speeches in Reagan's first year of 1967 - RDR, 8/17/05

1/2/67 - Inaugural Address (Midnight Ceremony) of the 33rd Governor of California, Sacramento, CA; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, NARA - Gubernatorial speeches

1/5/67 - Inaugural Address (Public Ceremony) - "California and the Problem of Government Growth", Sacramento, CA; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
    - text - California and the Problem of Government Growth; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

1/11/67, Address by Governor Ronald Reagan to the California Teachers Association Legislative Seminar; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, NARA - Gubernatorial speeches

1/16/67, Statement of Governor Ronald Reagan on Crime; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, NARA - Gubernatorial speeches

1/17/67, Statement of Governor Ronald Reagan on Tuition

2/3/67, Address by Governor Reagan at California Newspaper Publishers Association Banquet, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco

2/11/67, Governor Ronald Reagan’s Remarks to Marchers on the West Steps of the Capitol

3/28/67, Statement by Mr. Philip Battaglia, Executive Secretary to Governor Ronald Reagan, to the Senate Standing Committee on Business and Professions [re: Mental Hospitals]

4/1/67, Address of Governor Ronald Reagan to California Republican Assembly, Lafayette Hotel, Long Beach

4/29/67, Speech by Governor Ronald Reagan before the University of Southern California Law Day Luncheon, Los Angeles

5/3/67, Statement of Governor Ronald Reagan on Colorado River Legislation

5/4/67, Statement of Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor of California Before the Public Works Subcommittee, Committee of Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives

5/6/67 - Address by Governor Ronald Reagan at the United Republicans of California Convention, Long Beach Arena

5/15/67 - Debate with Senator Robert F. Kennedy, CBS Television Network and CBS Radio Network; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

5/20/67 - Address by Governor Ronald Reagan on the Installation of President Robert Hill, Chico State College

1/4/71 - Second Inaugural Address, Sacramento, CA

1/25/74 - "City Upon a Hill", speech to the 1st Annual Conservative Political Action Convention, (location not specified)
    - text - We Will Be A City Upon A Hill; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

post-gubernatorial speeches (as presidential candidate, January 5, 1975 to January 19, 1981):

3/1/75 - Let Them Go Their Way, speech to the 2nd Annual Conservative Political Action Conference
    - text - Let Them Go Their Way; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

3/31/76 - To Restore America, declaration for presidential nomination of Republican Party; ____ ,CA
    - text - To Restore America; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text - To Restore America; source:  The Reagan Information Page - Speeches

8/19/76 - "A Shining City on a Hill" - Ronald Reagan's Remarks at the Republican National Convention,  Kansas City, MO (after narrow loss to Gerald Ford for the presidential nomination); text - Ronald Reagan-'76 Convention Closer (798 words)
    - text - '76 Convention Closer; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library - speeches
    - Reagan's Impromptu Speech at 1976 GOP Convention ("time capsule" - YouTube video with commentary, 3:05 minutes) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-p-Nuu8hYQ
    - NPR, The Life of Ronald Reagan: A Timeline at www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/timeline.html; scroll down to 1976 for brief audio

2/6/77 - A New Republican Party, 4th Annual Conservative Political Action Convention, Washington D.C., text only
    - text - The New Republican Party; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

11/10/77 - Whatever Happened to Free Enterprise, Hillsdale College, Michigan, text and audio mp3; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

3/17/78 - America's Purpose in the World, 5th Annual Conservative Political Action Convention, Washington D.C., text only
    - text - America's Purpose in the World; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

11/13/79 - Ronald Reagan's Announcement for Presidential Candidacy, New York Hilton, New York, New York, 26:00; text - Ronald Reagan For President 1980 Announcement or
- text - Ronald Reagan-Intent to Run for Presidency; source: 
    - text - Intent to Run for President; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library - speeches

2/23/80 - Ronald Reagan's debate with George Bush in New Hampshire Primary; video (38 sec.) - Listen

4/24/80 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush Debate, Houston, TX (WHCA R13, 60:00)

7/17/80 - Acceptance of the Republican Presidential Nomination, "Time to Recapture Our Destiny", Republican National Convention, Detroit, MI:
    - Video: Real Player | Windows Media; Audio mp3
    - text: Ronald Reagan For President 1980 Convention Address
    - text and audio mp3: American Rhetoric Ronald Reagan - 1980 Republican National Convention Address; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Republican National Convention (July 17, 1980); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches
    - Text; source:  Public Broadcasting System
    - text: Time to Recapture Our Destiny; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library - speeches
    - text: Acceptance of Presidential Nomination; source:  Primary Sources from Gil Troy's Ronald Reagan and the 1980s

8/18/80 - Ronald Reagan's Speech at the VFW Convention, Chicago, IL (RB80 30:00)

9/1/80 - Ronald Reagan's Speech at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ (RB80 20:00)

9/21/80 - Ronald Reagan and John Anderson Debate, (WHCA R19, 60:00)

10/19/80 - "A Strategy for Peace in the 80s" Televised Campaign Address, (WHCA R22, 28:00)

10/24/80 - "A Vital Economy: Jobs, Growth, and Progress for Americans", Televised Campaign Address, (WHCA R23, 30:00)

10/28/80 - Second Presidential Debate with Jimmy Carter - "Are you better off than you were four years ago?", Convention Center Music Hall, Cleveland, OH (WHCA R24, 90:00); text - Presidential Debate with Jimmy Carter

10/31/80 - Ronald Reagan Campaign Commercial (Speech, Moody Coliseum, Dallas), (WHCA R28, 29:00)

11/1/80, Ronald Reagan Campaign Commercial, (WHCA R29, 5:00)

11/3/80, Ronald Reagan Election Eve Address "A Vision for America" Televised Campaign Address, (WHCA R30, 27:00)

11/4/80 - Election Night Victory Speech, text; source:  CNN.com Specials - Reagan Speech Archives

First Presidential Term (1/20/81-1/20/85):                     Top

1/20/81 - First Inaugural Address, "Government Is The Problem", West Portico, U.S. Capitol, (WHCA R42, R83, 20:00)
    - videos - First Inaugural Address (10:39 clip), or CNN.com - The Speeches of Ronald Reagan (4 speeches in video), or Video: Real Player | Windows Media
    - audio - Audio, or Audio mp3 of Address
    - text - Transcript;
    - text - Inaugural Address - January 20, 1981; source:  Reagan Presidential Library major speeches
    - text, audio mp3 and video - American Rhetoric Ronald Reagan -- First Inaugural Address; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - First Inaugural Address (January 20, 1981); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches
    - audio and video - Inaugural Address; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

2/5/81 - Address to the Nation on the Economy, Oval Office, (WHCA R91, WHTV #16, 21:00)

2/18/81 - Address on the Program for Economic Recovery, Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R100, 40:00)

4/28/81, Address on the Program for Economic Recovery, Joint Session of Congress (First speech after assassination attempt), (WHCA R198, WHTV #39, 23:00), text only: source:  Reagan Library
    Audio in mp3
    - text - Economic Recovery Program
    - text - Economic Recovery Program; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

7/27/81, Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation, Oval Office, (WHCA R312, WHTV #16, 23:00)

8/3/81 - Address on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, White House Rose Garden, (WHCA R331, 12:00)
    - text - KTLA.com LA's WB Television Los Angeles Press Conference to Discuss Air Traffic Controllers Strike
    - audio - Ronald Reagan: Announcing his Intent to Fire Striking Air Traffic Controllers; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

8/13/81 - Explaining Decision to Develop the Neutron Bomb; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

9/24/81, Address to the Nation on the Economic Recovery, Oval Office, (WHCA R385, 28:00)

11/6/81, Ronald Reagan Remarks in New York, New York, at the 84th Annual Dinner of the Irish American Historical Society; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

11/18/81 - Address on Strategic Arms Reduction Talks-START (Zero Option Speech), National Press Club, Washington DC (WHCA R518, WHTV #73, 24:00), text only:  source:  Reagan Library
    - text - Arms Reduction and Nuclear Weapons; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text - Arms Reduction and Nuclear Weapons; source:  Reagan's Speeches from The Heritage Foundation Remembers (Ronald Reagan)

12/23/81 - Address to the Nation on Christmas and the situation in Poland, White House Oval Office, (WHCA R571, WHTV #79, 20:00)
    - audio - Address to the Nation on the Situation in Poland; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

1/26/82 - State of the Union Address (Social Programs transferred to States), Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R609-612, 43:00)
    - audio - Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Reporting on the State of the Union; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - text - CNN.com State of the Union; source:  
    - State of the Union 1982; source: 

2/26/82, The Agenda Is Victory, speech to the 9th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, D.C.
    - text - The Agenda is Victory; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

4/29/82, Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget, Oval Office (WHCA R784, 18:00)

5/9/82 - Address to Eureka College Graduating Class of 1982, Eureka College, Illinois (WHTV #141, 132, 28:00)

6/8/82 - Address to the British Parliament, "Ash Heap of History",  House of Commons, Royal Gallery at the Palace of Westminster, London (WHCA R894, 33:00); Audio in mp3; text - House of Commons Speech (Crusade for Freedom)
    - text - The Evil Empire (I) (first reference to this term; see below under 3/8/83 for second reference); source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text and audio mp3 - Address to British Parliament; source: American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - Address to the British Parliament (June 8, 1982); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

6/9/82, Address to the Bundestag, Bundehaus, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, (WHCA R897, WHTV #213, 31:00)

6/17/82, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations (Special Session on Disarmament, "Agenda for Peace"), United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R920, WHTV #268, 25:00)

8/16/82, Address to the Nation on the Tax and Budget Legislation, Oval Office, (WHCA R996, 22:00)

9/1/82 - Address to the Nation on the U.S. Policy in the Middle East, KNBC-TV studios, California, (WHCA R1016, 22:00)
    - audio - Address to the Nation on United States Policy for Peace in the Middle East; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

9/20/82, Address to the Nation on Lebanon, Oval Office, (WHCA R1053, WHTV #348, 7:41)

9/28/82, United States Policy in the Middle East (press conference), video - Speaking on United States Policy in the Middle East During News Conference

10/13/82, Address to the Nation on the Economy, Oval Office, (WHCA R1105, WHTV #511, 20:00)

11/22/82, Address to the Nation on Strategic Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence (MX Missile), Oval Office, (WHCA R1180, 23:00)

1/22/83 - Radio Address to the Nation on Domestic Social Issues (tenth anniversary of Roe v. Wade), audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

1/25/83, State of the Union Address, (Federal Spending Freeze) Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R1264-1265, 48:00); text - State of Union 1983

2/18/83 - We Will Not Be Turned Back, 10th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, D.C., text only;
    - text - We Will Not Be Turned Back; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

3/8/83 - Address to the National Association of Evangelicals (Soviets as "Evil Empire"), Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel, Orlando, FL, (WHTV, 30:00); Audio in mp3; text - Evil Empire Speech; source:  Reagan Library
    - text - The Evil Empire (2); source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks to the National Association of Evangelicals (The Evil Empire); source: American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - "Evil Empire" Speech to the National Association of Evangelicals (March 8, 1983); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

3/10/83 - Address on Central America and El Salvador, Annual Meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers, Washington Hilton Hotel (WHCA R1340, WHTV #708, 30:00)

3/23/83, Address to the Nation on National Security ("Star Wars" or Strategic Defense Initiative), White House Oval Office, (WHCA R1357, 29:00), text only; source:  Reagan Library
    - text - CNN.com Special - SDI or Transcript
    - text - Defense and National Security; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

4/11/83, Address to the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Capitol Centre, Landover, MD (WHTV #781, WHTV TWTW, 21:00)

4/18/83 - Remarks to the Press regarding the Bombing in Beirut of the US Embassy, White House Rose Garden, text only: source:  Reagan Library
    - text - Beirut Embassy Bombing; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text - Bombing in Beirut; source:  Terry Sullivan, Major Speeches Chronology

4/27/83, Address on Central America, Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R1420, 35:00)

5/14/83 - Radio Address to the Nation on Small Business, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

9/5/83, Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Airliner (KAL 007), Oval Office, (WHCA R1597, 16:00), text only:  source:  Reagan Library
    - text - The Reagan Information Interchange or Transcript; source: 
    - text - Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

9/26/83 - Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R1622, 23:00)

10/3/83 - Ronald Reagan The Heritage Foundation Remembers, at 10th Anniversary, Washington, D.C.; source:  Reagan's Speeches from The Heritage Foundation Remembers (Ronald Reagan)

10/24/83 - Remarks to Reporters on the Death of American and French Military Personnel in Beirut, Lebanon, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

10/27/83 - Address to the Nation on Lebanon and Grenada, Oval Office, (WHCA R1683, 25:00)
    - text - CNN.com Specials - Lebanon and Grenada; source:  CNN
    - text - Lebanon and Grenada; source:  The Reagan Information Page - Speeches

11/2/83, Address upon establishing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. as a holiday, Rose Garden, White House, (WHCA R1697, 11:00)

11/4/83, Address at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station on the U.S. Casualties in Lebanon & Grenada, Cherry Point, North Carolina (WHTV #C18, 11:00)

11/11/83, Address before the Japanese Diet, Tokyo, Japan (WHTV #C29, TWTW, 30:00)

11/13/83, Remarks to the American Troops at Camp Liberty Bell (DMZ), Camp Liberty Bell, Republic of Korea (WHTV TWTW, 13:00)

__/__/83, Ronald Reagan Economic Recovery Program; source:  www.reaganlegacy.org

1/16/84, Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations, East Room, White House, (WHCA R1814, WHTV TWTW, 24:00)

1/25/84 - Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - text - State of the Union 1984; source: 

1/29/84, Address to the Nation Announcing Reagan's candidacy for reelection, Oval Office, (WHCA R1829, 5:00)

1/30/84 -  Address at the 1984 Convention of the National Religious Broadcasters, Sheraton Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C., text and audio mp3; source: American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

3/2/84, Our Noble Vision: An Opportunity for All, American Conservative Union, Washington, D.C., text only
    - text -  Our Noble Vision: An Opportunity for All; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

4/4/84 - Press Conference Announcement Supporting a Ban on Chemical Weapons, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

5/9/84, Address to the Nation on Central America, Oval Office, (WHCA R1964, 25:00)

5/28/84, Remarks honoring the Vietnam War's Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA(WHTV #G56, WHTV TWTW, 17:00);
    - text - The Unknown Soldier (Reagan L) or Honoring the Vietnam War (Townhall)
    - text - The Unknown Soldier; source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library - speeches

6/1/84 - Remarks on Arriving at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, text and audio mp3; source: American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

6/4/84 - Address Before a Joint Session of the Irish National Parliament, Dublin, Ireland, (WHTV #G82, G83, 37:00)

6/6/84 - Address at the U.S. Ranger Monument Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France,(WHTV #G88, TWTW, 13:00)
    - video - CNN.com - The Speeches of Ronald Reagan (4 speeches in video) or Video: Real Player | Windows Media
    - audio - Audio or Audio mp3 excerpt of Address
    - text - Ronald Reagan-40th Anniversary of D-Day (The Boys of Pointe du Hoc)
    - text - Ronald Wilson Reagan Speech at Pointe de Hoc
    - text - Ronald Reagan-40th Anniversary of D-Day (Point du Hoc)
    - text and audio mp3 - American Rhetoric Ronald Reagan -- 40th Anniversary of D-Day Address; source: American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - 40th Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1984); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

6/6/84 - Address at the Omaha Beach Memorial Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Omaha Beach, France, (WHTV #G89, TWTW, 9:00)
    video - Video: Real Player | Windows Media
    audio - Audio
    text - Ronald Reagan-40th Anniversary of D-Day (Omaha Beach); source:  Reagan Foundation www.reaganfoundation.org old
    text - Ronald Reagan - 40th Anniversary of D-Day (Omaha Beach); source:  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library at www.reaganfoundation.com (new?)

8/19/84 - "I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever.  We begin bombing in five minutes." (radio broadcast blooper); Listen

8/23/84 - Remarks at an Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, text and audio; source: American Rhetoric speech bank

8/23/84 - Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, Republican National Convention, Dallas, Texas (WHCA R2163, 50:00) - text, Ronald Reagan For President 1984 Convention Address
    - text and audio mp3 - Republican National Convention (August 23, 1984); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

9/24/84, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R2216, 35:00)

10/7/84, Presidential Debate with Walter Mondale (Domestic Issues), Louisville, KY, (WHCA R2239B, R2239C 100:00)

10/12/84 - Remarks during Whistlestop Tour of Ohio (six stops on the train route), (WHTV #27-33)

10/20/84, Radio Address to the Nation, October 20, 1984 on Foreign Policy, White House Oval Office
    - text - Address to the Nation1984_10_20; source:  The Reagan Information Page - Speeches

10/21/84, Second Presidential Debate with Walter Mondale (" ... my opponent's youth and inexperience"), Convention Center Music Hall, Kansas City, (WHCA R2265B, R2265C 90:00); audio (38 sec.) - Listen

10/26/84, Remarks at Reagan-Bush Rally in Fairfield, Connecticut, (WHTV #081, 27:00); text - Reagan-Bush Rally

Second Presidential Term (1/20/85-1/20/89):                     Top

1/21/85 - Second Inaugural Address, U.S. Capitol, (WHCA R2481, 2484, 20:00)
     - video - Real Player | Windows Media
    - text - Second Inaugural Address;
    - Transcript
    - text and audio - Ronald Reagan -- Second Inaugural Address; source:  American Rhetoric speech bank

2/6/85, State of the Union Address (American Revolution II), Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R2530, WHTV TWTW, 44:00); text - State of the Union 1985

3/8/85, Creators of the Future, Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, D.C., text only; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - 1985 Creators of the Future; source:  The American Conservative Union
    - audio - Creators of the Future, source:  Ronald Reagan 40th President Tribute - Speeches, Audio, Videos, Photos - TheReaganLegacy.com (beware-- high-volume audio at intro)

3/13/85 - "Go ahead, make my day."; Audio - Listen

4/24/85, Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction, Oval Office, (WHCA R2633, 23:00)

5/5/85 - Speech at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial, Federal Republic of Germany, (WHTV #436, TWTW, 9:00), text only; source:  Reagan Library
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp (May 5, 1985); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

5/5/85 - Speech at Bitburg Air Base, Federal Republic of Germany, (WHCA R2649-2652, WHTV #440-441, TWTW, 13:00)

5/8/85, Address to European Parliament ("Soviet Military"), Strasbourg, France, (WHCA R2660, TWTW, 46:00)

5/28/85, Address to the Nation on Tax Reform, Oval Office, (WHCA R2685, 20:00)

6/18/85 - The President's News Conference - Statement on Hijacking and Terrorism, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

6/30/85, Address to the Nation on the Release of the TWA Hijacking Hostages, Oval Office, (WHCA R2734, WHTV #619, 4:00)

7/8/85, Speech at the Annual Convention of the American Bar Association, ("Terrorist States"), DAR Constitution Hall, (WHTV TWTW, 30:00)

10/24/85, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, (40th Anniversary on "Fresh Start" with Soviet Union). United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R2875, WHTV #083, 29:00)

11/14/85, Address to the Nation on the Upcoming Soviet-United States Summit in Geneva, Oval Office, (WHCA R2900, WHTV TWTW, 18:00)

11/21/85, Address following the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting in Geneva, Joint Session of Congress, (R2920, R2922-2923, 20:00)

12/16/85, Remarks at a Memorial Service for 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (R2969-2972, WHTV #163, 7:00)

1/28/86 - Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, White House Oval Office;
    - audio - Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - video: Real Player | Windows Media
    - audio clips - Audio Clip 1 and Audio Clip 2 (Full Speech)
    - text - Transcript; source: 
    - text and audio mp3 - Address to the Nation on The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Address on the Space Shuttle Challenger (January 28, 1986); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

2/4/86 - State of the Union Address (Welfare Plan) Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R3044-3049, 34:00); source:  Reagan Library
    - text - State of the Union 1986
    -

2/26/86, Address to the Nation on National Security, Oval Office, (WHCA R3078, WHTV #313, 23:00), text only:  Source:  Reagan Library
    - text - Address on National Security; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

3/16/86, Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua, Oval Office, (WHCA R3111-3114, WHTV #350, 21:00)

4/14/86, Address to the Nation on the Air Strike Against Libya, Oval Office, (WHCA R3165-3168, 7:00)

6/24/86, Address to the Nation on Aid to the Contras, Oval Office, (WHCA R3276, WHTV TWTW, 27:00)

7/3/86, Address at the Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration, Governors Island, New York Harbor, (WHTV TWTW, WHCA R3286-3288, 21:00)

9/14/86 - "Just Say No" - Address to the Nation on the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (presented jointly with Nancy Reagan), Residence at the White House, (WHCA R3420, WHTV TWTW, 21:00), text; source:  Reagan Library
    - text - On the campaign against drug abuse; source:  The Reagan Information Page - Speeches
    - text -Transcript
    - text - Just Say No; source:  CNN.com Specials - Reagan Speech Archive

9/22/86, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, (Arms Reduction Progress) United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R3432, WHTV #721, 32:00)

9/26/86 - Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for William H. Rehnquist as Chief Justice and Antonin Scalia as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

10/1/86, Address at the Dedication of the Carter Presidential Center, Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, (WHTV TWTW, WHCA R3454, 21:00)

10/13/86, Address to the Nation on the Meetings with Gorbachev in Iceland, Oval Office, (WHTV TWTW, WHCA R3506, 20:00)

10/22/86 - Remarks on Signing the Tax Reform Act into Law, South Lawn, White House, (WHCA R3527, WHTV TWTW, 16:00), text only; source:  Reagan Library
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks on Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R

11/13/86 -  Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy, White House Oval Office;
    - Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy, audio; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - Ronald Reagan, fortieth U.S. President defends Iran arms sales, audio; source:  The History Channel.co.uk Great Speeches- Politics and Government

12/2/86, Address to the Nation on the Investigation of the Iran-Contra Affair, White House Oval Office;
    - audio - Address to the Nation on the Investigation of the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy (Appointment of an Independent Counsel to Investigate the Iran-Contra Affair); source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

1/27/87 - State of the Union Address, ("I'm back"), Joint Session of Congress;
    - audio and video - Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on the State of the Union; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - text - State of the Union 1987

3/  /87 - A Future That Works, CPAC Conference (date is unspecified, but Conference is held each March); source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

3/4/87 - Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Controversy ("Tower Report"), Oval Office, (WHCA R3759-3763, WHTV #245, 12:00)
    - text - Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy; source:  Townhall
    - text - Iran-Contra; source:  The Reagan Information Page - Speeches
    - text and audio mp3 - Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra (March 4, 1987); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

5/22/87, Remarks at a Memorial Service for crew members of U.S.S. Stark, Jacksonville, Florida, (R4051-4054, WHTV #392, 15:00)

6/12/87 -  Address at the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"), West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany (WHCA R4203, WHTV TWTW, 26:00);
    - audio - Audio mp3 of Address;
    - Audio;
    - or excerpts at Address at the Berlin Wall (1:57) and Address to the Nation Following Trip to the Berlin Wall (1:57)
    - audio - Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - video - long excerpt from CNN.com - The Speeches of Ronald Reagan (4 speeches in video)
    - text, audio and video - Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall) (June 12, 1987); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

6/15/87 - Address to the Nation on Arms Reduction & the Venice Summit, Oval Office, (WHCA R4217-4220, 19:00)
    - audio - Address to the Nation on the Venice Economic Summit, Arms Control, and the Deficit ; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

7/3/87, Fourth of July Address on America's Economic Bill of Rights, Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C., (WHCA R4291, WHTV TWTW, 25:00)

8/12/87 - Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair, Oval Office, (WHCA R4476-4479, 16:00);
    - audio - Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy and Administration Goals; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project

9/21/87, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, (INF Agreement & Iran) United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R4582-4585, WHTV #624, 32:00)

10/14/87, Address to the Nation on the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork, Oval Office, (WHTV #030, WHTV TWTW, 8:30)

12/10/87, Address to the Nation on the Soviet-U.S. Summit Meeting, Oval Office, (WHCA R4880-4882, 20:00)

1/25/88, State of the Union Address ("We're not finished yet"-Budget Process) Joint Session of Congress, (WHCA R4982-4988, WHTV TWTW, 46:00); text - State of the Union 1988

2/2/88, Address to the Nation on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance, Oval Office, (WHCA R5002, WHTV #268, 22:00)

2/11/88, On The Frontier of Freedom; source:  Ronald Reagan Speeches - TheReaganLegacy.com
    - text - On the Frontier of Freedom; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan

5/31/88, Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the Students and Faculty at Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR (WHTV #533, 534, WHCA R5257-5259, 40:00), text only; source:  Reagan Library
    - text - Remarks to Moscow State University; source:  Terry Sullivan, Ronald Reagan's Speeches
    - text - Moscow State University Commencement; source:  Reagan 2020 - Selected Speeches of Ronald Reagan
    - text - Address at Moscow State University (May 31, 1988); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

6/3/88, Address to Members of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, Great Hall, Guildhall, (WHCA R5273-5275, WHTV TWTW, 30:00)

8/15/88 - Farewell Address, Republican National Convention, Superdome, New Orleans, (WHCA R5494, WHTV #721, #722, 46:00)
    audio - Audio Cut 1: Lincoln Joke; Audio Cut 2: Twilight; Audio Cut 3: Foot Soldier
    text - G O P.com President Ronald Reagan Remarks to 1988 Republican National Convention
    - text - President Ronald Reagan Remarks to 1988 Republican National Convention; source:  Reagan's Speeches from The Heritage Foundation Remembers (Ronald Reagan)

9/26/88, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on Disarmament, United Nations, NYC, (WHCA R5640-5642, 40:00)

11/11/88 - Remarks at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C., text only (WHTV #121, WHTV TWTW, 5:00); source:  Reagan Library
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Nov. 11, 1988); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

12/13/88, Address to Administration Officials on Domestic Policy, Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. (WHCA R5903, 5904, 33:00)

12/16/88, Address on Foreign Policy, Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, (WHCA R5911, 52:00)

1/11/89 - Farewell Address to the Nation, Oval Office, (WHCA R5978-5981, WHTV #214, 21:00)
    - video - CNN.com - The Speeches of Ronald Reagan (4 speeches in video)
    - audio - Farewell Address (9:13 clip); Audio
    - text - Transcript
    - audio - Farewell Address to the Nation; source:  Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from The American Presidency Project
    - text, audio and video - Farewell Address; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
    - text and audio mp3 - Farewell Address (January 11, 1989); source:  Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches

Post-presidential speeches (after 1/20/89):                     Top

11/19/90, Speech at the Westminster College Cold War Memorial - "The Brotherhood of Man", Westminster College Cold War Memorial, Fulton, MO
    - text - The American Experience Reagan Primary Source Documents Cold War Speech; source:  PBS
    - text - The Brotherhood of Man or Our Noble Vision (check for error, only one of these being a correct reference); source (of both): The Reagan Information Page - Speeches

8/17/92, Address to the National Republican Convention 1992, Houston, Texas;
    audio -Address to the 1992 Republican National Convention (4:00)
    text - Address to the National Republican Convention 1992 or Transcript
    - text - Address to the 1992 Republican National Convention; source:  CNN.com Specials - Reagan Speech Archive

3/23/93 - SDI 10th Anniversary Speech - text, Washington, D.C.
    - 10th Anniversary of the Announcement of SDI; source:  Ronald Reagan 40th President Tribute - Speeches, Audio, Videos, Photos - TheReaganLegacy.com (with audio)

2/3/94, Speech at the 1994 Gala - Reagan's 83rd Birthday, Republican National Committee, _____, California, with guest Margaret Thatcher;
    video - Video: Real Player | Windows Media
    - Thatcher's speech - Lady Thatcher Salutes President Reagan
    - text and audio mp3 - Remarks on the Occasion of his 83rd Birthday Gala; source:  American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R
6/6/94, Omaha Beach on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Europe, Normandy, France

11/4/94 - Alzheimer's Disease message; source:  Ronald Reagan Speeches - TheReaganLegacy.com

11/5/94, text of letter - Announcement of Alzheimer's disease or Transcript; source:  CNN

Funeral Eulogies                    Top

6/11/04 - President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral Service for President Reagan - White House

6/11/04 - Ron Reagan Jr. - "Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. True, after he was shot and nearly killed early in his presidency, he came to believe that God had spared him in order that he might do good. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. And there is a profound difference."

Reagan Campaign Commercials                         Top

The Living Room Candidate has an archive of campaign commercials dating from 1952.  Included are nearly a dozen involving Reagan in 1980 and 1984.  Find these via 1980 and 1984 Election Years:  The Living Room Candidate 1980 Election Page - Reagan vs. Carter vs. Anderson and The Living Room Candidate 1984 Election Page - Reagan v. Mondale.  Also review Highlights and Themes:  The Living Room Candidate Election Page, under each of the eight thematic subsections.

1976 Republican primary campaign brochure - "Reasons for Reagan" 1976 campaign brochure, in PDF format

Creating Reagan's Image copies an article by San Francisco Chronicle staff writer George Raine on San Francisco's advertising creator Hal Riney, author of the Reagan campaign's celebrated 1984 "Morning Again in America" commercial.

6/6/84 - "Morning Again in America", Quicktime video - Commercial from 1984 Re-election Campaign- "It's Morning Again in America" located at the americanpresidency.org Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan; or 1.1 MB in .mov format, from CNN's AllPolitics - Ad Archive; description of this classic ad at Media, Advertising, and the 1984 Presidential Election Reagan's Paid Political Advertisements, Page Two by Andrew Van Alstyne

10/2/84 - "Reagan and The Bear", 1.3MB in .mov format; source: CNN's AllPolitics - Ad Archive
    - Reagan:  Bear, source:  The Living Room Candidate, Election Year 1984
    - Ronald Reagan 1984 TV Ad - Bear; source: 4President.tv at 1984 Presidential Campaign TV Ads
(Also see Creating Reagan's image - S.F. ad man Riney helped secure him a second term.)

Press Conferences:                 Top

Note:  All press conference transcripts are available from Presidential News Conferences by The American Presidency Project.

Humor                Top

    This was a man who lived with and for the opportunity to tell jokes and quips.  Try out YouTube - President Reagan's Humor to get "The President's Wit" (length 5:49).  Also see Ronald Reagan Humor - Reagan Jokes and Wit and Funny Reagan Quotes and Jokes, both from About.com:Political Humor.

Major source materials:                     Top

    The Public Papers of President Ronald W. Reagan from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, has files to browse by month and day for both Reagan presidential terms from January 1981 through January 1989.  Ronald Reagan's Major Speeches, 1964-89 has many of the leading presidential speeches plus the career-launching 1964 speech on behalf of the Goldwater presidential campaign.
    Presidential Audio-Video Archive - Ronald Reagan from Presidential Audio - Video Archive by The American Presidency Project has many audio and 2 video files of Reagan speeches, some of them major and others relatively obscure and hard to find.  All have embedded links to text-only files.
    American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank - Index of Speeches M-R has text and audio (video with a few) of 19 major Reagan speeches.
    Miller Center of Public Affairs - Ronald Reagan Speeches has a similar sampling of some major speeches.  Mother site is Miller Center of Public Affairs - Presidential Speech Archive as part of its Multimedia Archive.
    NPR's Ronald Reagan, In His Own Words has 20 audio excerpts, including several not found anywhere else.  Mother site is their June 2004 obituary site:  NPR Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004 (entitled "Reagan Laid to Rest After Final Tributes ").  Also see The American Experience - Reagan - Reagan Quotes.
    Terry Sullivan has Ronald Reagan's Speeches with Ronald Reagan's Speeches - Introduction, Major Speeches Chronology, Commentary, and Read More About ...;.
    CNN.com Specials - Reagan Speech Archives has 21 of Reagan's best known speeches spanning 1964 to 1994..  CNN.com - The Speeches of Ronald Reagan has 4 videos - the January 1981 Inaugural, the June 1984 D-Day Remembrance, the June 1987 Berlin Wall event, and the 11 January 1989 Farewell Address.
   Reagan's Speeches from The Heritage Foundation Remembers (Ronald Reagan) has numerous texts plus audio and video excerpts of Reagan.
    C-SPAN has Ronald Reagan: C-SPAN American Political Archive with Ronald Reagan: Audio Recordings -1 and Ronald Reagan: Audio Recordings -2.  See also Pres. Ronald Reagan dating from his death on 5 June 2004 at the age of 93; scroll down to "Reagan-Related Videos" for 8 major Reagan speech video excerpts alongside numerous commemoration statements from others.
    C-SPAN's American Presidents Life Portraits- Reagan has a variety of .ram files of and about Reagan.
    The Ronald Reagan Resource from The Eighties Club has 17 speeches and debates, 11 journal articles on Reagan communications and policy, and 10 magazine articles.
    Ronald Reagan Videos - Ronald Reagan Video Clips from Search For Video has an assortment of and about Reagan, mixed with other similar-sounding items such as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan and Reagan Airport.  Be picky; and you have to put up with the preliminary ads that are becoming increasingly unavoidable on video clips.

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