Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
He was the 40th President of the United States (1981–89)
33rd Governor of California (1967–75)
“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 first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.” -Ronald Reagan, 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, California
“Fifty years ago, journalist David Broder described Ronald Reagan’s speech on behalf of presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as “the most successful political debut since William Jennings Bryan.” The speech, entitled “A Time for Choosing,” would echo in American politics for 50 years, defining a new approach to conservatism laced with a forward looking optimism rooted in the latent greatness of America.
Steven F. Hayward, the Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine, explores the impact of “the Speech” and its current relevance to American politics.”
About The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is the non-profit organization created by President Reagan himself and specifically charged by him with continuing his legacy and sharing his principles - individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride.
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