reagan zachary. -- ronald reagan's victory. i thought that could be misleading. reagan was unique. unique not only in the continuity of his beliefs, he's also unique in his personality, the way in which he was able to be a populist figure but represent a populism that was much more uplifting, hopeful. i thought, if we just include reagan as one character as many, we see the real picture of the american right. the picture we see is one where reagan is the outlier. especially on issues such as immigration. when you get to the george w. bush era, that is away of discrediting the reagan policy. susan: we're going to go back in history. from the 1950's, after world war ii, the foundational principles both in politics, intellectual conservatism, and economics. some of the names that came up. james burnham, russell r, william f oakley. what were their foundational contributions? matthew: james burnham wasn't at communist -- x communist. -- ex-communist. he contributed a hardheaded realism to the pursuit of rolling back common is him,

ronald reagan demonstrated, put it this way, ronald reagan earned -- ronald reagan demonstrated that luck is almost invariably part of a really successful presidency. you can either be unlucky to be shot and lucky to survive. >> did you ever talk to him about being shot? >> i did. i'll never forget the last time i saw him it was early in 1996. this was over a year after the alzheimer's letter had been written and published. but he would continue to come up to the library. i was director at the reagan library in simi valley, california. and the president would come up from time to time and quite frankly, you know, if you did not know and i guess this is often true of patients, particularly in stages of the disease. he seemed pretty much himself. little hard of hearing. sometimes a little bit detached. but, you know, very, you know, very much involved in the conversation and very aware of people around him. and you could imagine people were up there visiting and they saw ronald reagan. he was still the performer. but he was a story teller. the way to measure the progress of ronald reag

i mean, ronald reagan demonstrated, let's put it this way, ronald reagan earned his luck. he demonstrated that look is almost invariably part of a really successful presidency. you could argue he was very unlucky to be shot. you could argue he was lucky to survive. >> did you ever talk to him about being shot? >> i did. i will never forget the last time i saw him. it was early in 1996. this was over a year after the alzheimer's letter had be written -- had been written and published. but he would continue to come up, i was director at the reagan library and simi valley, california. the president would come up from time to time, and quite frankly, you know, if you did not know, and i guess this is often true of patients, particularly in the early stagesly in stages of the disease. he seemed pretty much himself. little hard of hearing. sometimes a little bit detached. but, you know, very, you know, very much involved in the conversation and very aware of people around him. and you could imagine people were up there visiting and they saw ronald reagan. he was still the perfor

in a speech at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. this is just over 40 minutes. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. great to see you. i'm roger, director of the reagan institute. we have proudly been the home of the reagan foundation in washington, d.c. since 2018. just across lafayette park from the white house. i hope all of you will have a chance to come and visit us someday. as is our tradition at the library, in honor of our men and women who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. please be seated. thank you. before we get started, there are a few people in the audience i would like to recognize. former congressman and his wife janice. [applause] roger: matt jacobs, a former federal prosecutor running for california's buddy six congressional district seat, which includes the reagan library. [applause]

did you ever meet george not george ronald reagan? i've never met reagan. i've never met him as president. i never met him as governor. i interviewed gerald ford about him once in rancho mirage and he did not like ronald reagan very much because he thought reagan was his bigger obstacle to his political career than anybody else, but you know that yeah. yeah, he was very he because they did a piece pipe in kansas city. okay reagan in fort but ford felt that reagan in 76 was criticizing him. much and -- you're damaged forged ability to beat jimmy carter. richard nixon i watched you and luke nectar together at politics and pros talking about the nixon tapes. how did you put that book together? there are two volumes of the nixon tapes their massive what we realized in luke realized. is that a lot of these tapes you're dealing with thousands of hours. just never you would think the press would have had adam. but no nobody did any there you have to listen so carefully and so long and a lot of the tapes are just clanking of you know, they were voice activated. so

and as you all know, ronald reagan was also serving as this states 33rd governor. it's a small similarity but one that's very special to me. the world is a very different place today than when president reagan was in office. i recently came across a speech reagan game during -- gave during the cold war and it reflected so many of today's tensions. i feel his words resonate with us all now. here they are. to every person who trapped in kearny, including ukraine, hungary, checklist of aki a, cuba, -- checklist of aki a, cuba and vietnam, your struggle is real. your dream is our dream. and someday soon, you too will be free. what is happening in ukraine today is tragic. i want to recognize the reagan foundation for awarding president zelenskyy's the reagan freedom award. president zelenskyy has dedicated his bravery to the world by his willingness to speak truth and fight for freedom for the ukrainian people. may god bless him and make got bless the people of ukraine. [applause] gov. noem: it may seem ironic that the very first freedom award was presented to mikael go

and as you all know, ronald reagan was also serving as this states 33rd governor. it's a small similarity but one that's very special to me. the world is a very different place today than when president reagan was in office. i recently came across a speech reagan gave during the cold war and it reflected so many of today's tensions. i feel his words resonate with us all now. here they are. to every person who trapped in security, -- tyranny, we send our love and support. your struggle is real. your dream is our dream. and someday soon, you too will be free. what is happening in ukraine today is tragic. i want to recognize the reagan foundation for awarding president zelenskyy's the reagan freedom award. president zelenskyy has demonstrated his bravery to the world by his willingness to speak truth and fight for freedom for the ukrainian people. may god bless him and make got bless the people of ukraine. [applause] gov. noem: it may seem ironic that the very first freedom award was presented to mikael gorbachev by president reagan himself. what a hopeful time that w

so as i mentioned you have a book on new kindred you have books on ronald reagan you have books on, you know, mary ball, washington. you have a book on 1941 and now you have a book on 1945. why did you not just write a book about world war two as a whole? attention. i don't think i know the answer is inspiration. one day. i just i just had this inspirational one day. there's been many many books written about world war two and they've been many many books written about december 7th. 1941. gordon pranks at dawn we slept is the standard by which every other book is mastered. it's a absolutely marvelous book, but nobody had ever ridden to best buy knowledge a book about the domestic side of what was going on in the united states during the month of december and how it radically changed because we change completely we change governmentally we change economically we change politically we change culturally we change every which way because of that month. and so i i pitch the idea to my publisher they like the idea very much i wrote it and took three or four years to write it and it came out t

justice barrett: i was in third grade in 1980 when ronald reagan was elected. in our third grade classroom as in many grade schools across the country, every time there is a presidential election, we held a mock election. supreme court justices cannot talk about their politics past their present so i will not tell you what my nine-year-old self voted in the first election. but his is the first election i had any consciousness of because i was in school at that point and i did this election and i paid some attention to it. i would say in my formative years, that may be the wrong word to use but as i became conscious of what was going on in politics, ronald reagan was the president. so in many respects he shaped my idea of what a president should be because he was a president that i knew when i first started paying attention. mr. ryan: we're so glad you can see the library and we hope you can return again. justice barrett: i have been told it was a wonderful library and it exceeded expectations, it is really magnificent. mr. ryan: the timing of our conversation i

in 1980, when ronald reagan was elected. and in our third grade classroom, as in many great schools across the country, every time there's a presidential election we held a mock election, and supreme court justices can't talk about their politics, past or present, so i will tell you what my nine-year-old self, but i cast my vote for the election. but it's the first election that i have any consciousness of. because i was in school at that point, ronald reagan was the president. so in many respects, and we get this election. i paid some attention to it. and so i would say that in my formative years for my -- my formative years might be the wrong word to use -- but i he shaped my idea of what a president should be because he was the president that i knew became conscious, somewhat, of what was going on in politics, when i first started paying attention. >> terrific. well, we are so glad that you can visit the library, and we hope you return again. >> it is wonderful. i've been told it was a wonderful library, and it exceeded e

in 1980, when ronald reagan was elected. and in our third grade classroom, as in many great schools across the country, every time there's a presidential election we held a mock election, and supreme court justices can't talk about the politics, past or present, so i will tell you what my nine-year-old self, but i caster no election. but it's the first election that i have any consciousness of. because i was in school at that point, and we get this election. i paid some attention to it. and so i would say that in my formative years for my -- my formative years might be the wrong word to use -- but i became conscious, somewhat, of what was going on in politics, ronald reagan was the president. so in many respects, you shape my idea of what a president should be because he was the president that i knew when i first started paying attention. >> terrific. well, we are so glad that you can visit the library, and we hope you return again. >> it is wonderful. i've been told it was a wonderful library, and it exceeded expectations.

they were very concerned about it, both shulz and reagan. >> did you ever meet ronald reagan? >> i never met reagan. i never met him as president, never met his as governor. i interviewed gerald ford about him once and he did not like reagan much because he thought reagan was a bigger obstacle to his political career than anybody else -- >> did he tell you that? >> yep. yeah. they did a peace pipe in kansas city, reagan and ford, but ford felt that reagan in '76 was criticizing him so much and damaged ford's ability to beat jimmy carter. >> richard nixon, watched you at politics and prose talking about the nixon tapes, how did you put that book together. >> there are two volumes of the nixon tapes, they're massive. what we realized and luke realized is that a lot of these tapes, you're dealing with thousands of hours. you would think the press would have had at them, but no. nobody did any there. you have to listen so carefully and so long in a lot of the tapes are just, you know, they were voice-activated so a lot of it is just weird noises and coughs and shuffling so you got

i had the privilege of taking my oath of office on ronald reagan's bible. and as my kids insisted, on one of my own. surrounded by family, i made a solemn promise to the american people and to someone else. because that oath ends with a prayer. so help me god. to those of you that will step forward and take that oath, whether it be in the uniform of the united states or in the service of this commonwealth of this great nation, let me challenge you to become men and women who will keep your oath. you know, there's a common misperception in your generation that adversity creates character. and i don't think adversity creates character in the way you all put it. if it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger. i think if it didn't kill you, it just didn't kill you. [laughter] adversity doesn't create character. adversity reveals character. the truth is, when the hard times come, when you are tested, you will be the men and women that you have prepared your heart and mind to become in every quiet moment before that day. for the sake of our nation and our future, we

so as i mentioned you have a book on newt gingrich, ronald reagan, maribel washington, you have a book on 1941 and now 1945, why didn't you just write a book on world war ii as a whole? >> good question, i don't think i know the answer. i just had this inspiration one day, there have been many books written about world war ii and many books written about december 7th, 1941, gordon frank's "at dawn we slept" is the standard which every book is measured, it's an absolutely marvelous book, but nobody had ever written to the best of my knowledge a book about the domestic side of what was going on in united states during the month of december and how it radically changed, because we changed completely. we changed governmentally, we changed economically, changed politically, changed culturally, changed every which way because of that month so i pitched the idea to my publisher. they liked the idea very much and i wrote it and took two or four years to write it and then came out to good reviews and was a new york times bestseller so i didn't have a plan to write april 1945, after, it was not

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when ronald reagan took over interest rates were -- were 20%. but his administration got interest rates down to 10. larry kudlow served as associate director for economics and planning at the office of budget during the time ronald reagan was president. when he left inflation was 1%, interest rates were zero% when he left the trump administration. larry, how did you enjoy that trip down memory/inflation lane? >> the only guy there who made any sense was reagan. because he understood that inflation sma rinks the value of your money. what's in your wallets and pocketbooks. that's the definition of inflation. you lose purchasing power. you can't buy anything, what you thought you could buy a week ago, a month ago, a year ago. reagan understood that. that's why he was such a superb president. brian: can we learn by going back to the 1980s, how to solve this problem? >> the answer is yes. reagan did a couple things when he came into office. number one he told the fed chairman, paul volcker. once upon a time i worked for volcker as his secretary in ne

>> ronald reagan. of course, i don't want to exaggerate our intimacy. but i was there -- i chose there when the alzheimer's letter was written. i gotta call, i will never forget, the last conversation i had with president reagan. he used to come up to the library -- the alzheimer's letter was i want to say in october of 94. it was in the fall of 94. and i was there for another year and a half. and he would come up. he and i take him through temporary exhibits. and the like. or side books. you know, he was still actively involved. and immensely proud. very -- i'd saddened meetings when they were first designing the exhibits. and he was incredibly humble. he couldn't believe that there was going to be this institution with his name on it. and i am convinced that was genuine. but sometimes, he was very proud of it. he was proud of his legacy, to both he and mrs. reagan, it meant the world. anyway, the thing i will never forget, in the early 96, just before i left, he came up and we went through the temporary exhibit, it was lunchtime. we were there to have

ronald reagan. read his last speech to the country. the last speech i will make as president of the united states and i want to communicate a message to the country i love. he talked about immigration. in such a beautiful way. i don't want to do -- i won't do it justice in quoting the great communicator ronald reagan. you should google it. reporter: on ukraine bill. object -- obviously there is talk about covid money. speaker pelosi: i think it's important we have emergencies here. we need to have the covid money. we need -- time is of the essence because we need the ukraine money, covid money. i would hope that we can do that. this is called legislation and we are legislating and we'll have to come to terms on how we do that. >> a. reporter: the president reeut rated the call for $22.5 billion. there was a deal between senator romney and schumer, a lower figure. do you see that coming back up? speaker pelosi: i would hope it would come up to 22.5. this is a senate negotiation. we'll see what they come up with because it will be what c

bush is over with ronald reagan on the 20. sometimes it's lyndon johnson over here with fdr. i have run this by bush, clinton, and president obama. they all agree president obama agrees with the concept that was the dialectic in which he governed. it was not a dialectices that hs delivered the results i think many people want which is one of the reasons it fell apart in 2016. right? so i don't see that as a shift. what i do see is four years ago but trump is the fullest manifestation they forces ebbed and flowed suggested to me something more permanent about this. i think it can be okay i didn't foresee that. one of the things eddie and i yk agreed with marital therapy thing, as i dislike it. i disagree i should say when people say about something terrible that happened when they say this is not who we are. this is where we are aware of you been? do you not know anything? did you literally no no american history? i said this a while ago, there is not a once upon a time in american history. this audit heavily after. this is a enterprise whether people like eddie matters so muc

may some day we all be loved as nancy davis loved ronald reagan. back to baldwin. >> i don't believe that? do you all believe that? >> why would i make that up. >> some believe that we're the shining city on the hill, and to be achieved, and that that particular illusion and keeps us from confronting who we actually are. >> sure. >> so there's a kind of falseness that we live in that blinds us to who we are, and with the iceman cometh, and blanch in "street car named desire," what does it mean to imagine ones self in a way and evade looking back at you in the mirror. so there's a kind of madness, what has gotten into these young folk? well, the madness of america has gotten into them. it's a madness that calls forth in an interesting way the kind of madness. let me press you on that. my sense from baldwin, it's a good thing that they -- what was getting into them in protesting, in seeking justice, was the aspirational element which creates one pole as to which there was then-- there is this gap you talk about. >> i don't really read that sentence i

which of these hollywood actresses did ronald reagan write about in his diary? vivian lee, patty mcdaniel, drew barrymore or whoopi goldberg? >> i'm sorry, what were the 21st ones? kennedy: vivian lee who played o'hara and patty mcdaniel who was also in the film. >> i'll go mcdaniel. kennedy: no. an excerpt from ronald reagan's diary from october 1984 reads, little drew barrymore, the child of 18 was one of the children i met, she's a nice little person. well. drew. [laughter] these questions are too hard. here we go, gary. which of these presidents only gave two speeches his entire presidency? grover cleveland, thomas jefferson, warren harding or donald trump? [laughter] >> two speeches? grover cleveland. kennedy: no. cleveland was a chatty box. no, it was thomas jefferson, he liked to handwrite everything. he thought speaking was beneath him. i know, this gate is my -- it's not my fault. >> it wasn't donald trump, that's all he did was speeches. [laughter] kennedy: suck my -- sorry. richard, aside from large washington, the only president who ran unopposed for

[laughing] may someday we'll be loved as nancy davis loved ronald reagan. now go back to baltimore. >> i don't believe that. y'all believe that quacks know, i'm just -- >> how could i make thatt up? >> part of this idea that we are the shining city on the hill, that we are the redeemer nation, that we are an example of democracy, that particular illusion stands in or keeps us from confronting who we actually are. >> sure. >> and so there's a kind of falseness that we live in that t lines us to the truth of who we are. we know this intimately in the south and this is what the no chance saloon is all about. blanche, you know, streetcar named desire. what does it mean to imagine oneself in a particular sort of way? and to evade what is looking back in the mirror. looking back at you, so there's again about just where what has gotten into these young folk, well, the madness of america has gotten into them. it is a madison calls forth in interesting ways. >> but my sense of that sentence from baldwin is that it's a good thing, that america, that what was getting

i don't want to do -- i won't do it justice in quoting the great communicator ronald reagan. you should google it. reporter: on ukraine bill, obviously there is talk about covid money. speaker pelosi: i am all for that. i think it is important. we have emergencies here. we need to have the covid money. we need -- time is of the essence because we need the ukraine money, we need the covid money. i would hope that we can do that. this is called legislation and we are legislating and we'll have to come to terms on how we do that. reporter: the president reiterated the call for $22.5 billion. there was a deal between senator romney and schumer, a lower figure. do you see that coming back up? speaker pelosi: i would hope it would come up to 22.5. but as you described this is a , senate negotiation. and we'll see what they come up with because it will be, what can pass the senate? and it would be paid for. reporter: title 42, is it a vote on that? speaker pelosi: my understanding is that the senate is working on -- i don't know this for sure. but my understanding is that the senate