i miss ronald reagan. i think a lot of us, do especially given what is going on in our country today. and this library isn't just a place where we come as conservatives. it isn't just a graceland for conservatives. it is hallowed ground. and it is a reminder of a golden era and our nation's history. a photo album that we can thumb through and remember what's success of a nation on the back of morality and hard work look like. it is a vehicle to travel back in time to a period when we thrive as americans, and took pride in the american spirit. took pride in american adventurism. face challenges and challengers with dignity and strength. and in doing so, we evolve closer to a more perfect union. as peter, mentioned the world was not a column nor predictable one in the late 1970s and 1980s under president ronald reagan. it was quite turbulence, in fact. we fought an existential cold war and shed american blood on our own soil and abroad. the shadows of communism or long it dark. we fought a cultural war than

ronald reagan just said no. our best days are ahead of us because we are america and we are americans. in that belief and strength he was an antidote to those days when america was feeling that perhaps it's days were behind he would put us up on a different road and oh how we soared. ronald reagan was an antidote because of his unfailing confidence in america. his unfailing belief in our values. his plan of action, his amazing ability to communicate a vision and his unforgettable sense of humor. , ronald reagan lifted america in those days. that is what we remember in the documents, and the way that this museum reflects back that moment when you can stand in the oval office and think about what it must've been like to walk into the day after the inauguration and say to yourself i have to lift america up and he did. remembering is one of the important reasons for a celebration today. the memories for a celebration today is the teaching and informing that this library does. when your university professor, you are

reagan in a way that is true to ronald reagan, she is suspicious of all the reagan want to bes who want to co-opt him and use his name and use his image for their own agendas and she does something to that i found fascinating which is while on the one hand among conservatives ronald reagan becomes this icon, not only in ways that make her comfortable, she resists when they want to knock fdr off the dime and put ronald reagan on it but she also knows that there is still this perception of him among liberal scholars, liberal historians, opponents, that he was just an actor, he was reading lines that other people wrote for him and she decides the very best true, truest record is to put out there his thoughts, his values, his beliefs, in his own handwriting so you see her decide to publish his diaries, something very few presidents have ever done, keeping real-time diaries so that people can see in his own hand what he was thinking at all the crucial junctures, she publishes his letters. at one point, all the speeches he was writing as he was getting ready to run for president, and you can

she also finds other ways to make sure history remembers ronald reagan in a way that is true to ronald reagan. suspicious of all of the reagan want to be's who went to co-op him, used his name, uses image for their own agendas. and she does something to that i found fascinating, which is on the one hand among conservatives ronald reagan becomes this icon. not only in ways that make her comfortable, she resists when they want to knock fdr on the dime and put ronald reagan on it. but she also knows there is still a perception of him among liberals. liberal scholars, liberal historians that he was just an actor. he wasast reading lines that otr people wrote for him. put out there his thought in his own handwriting. when you see him decide to publish his diaries, something that very few presidents have ever done is kept to real-time diaries. people can see in his own hand what he is thinking at all these crucial junctures.ha at one point all of the speeches he was writingng as who's gettig ready to run for president. you can see in ronald reagan's own hand, these were his thoughts and his

ronald reagan from 1989 to 1995. police. welcome fred. thank you postmaster good, dr. biden. and i have the feeling someone's looking over my shoulder. and it wouldn't be the first time. it's a pleasure to be able to join you this morning to pay tribute to a remarkable woman and a truly great american. 38 years ago today on a windspeed cliff in normandy france president reagan delivered one of his best known speeches commemorating the 40th anniversary of the allied liberation. what inspired the great courage of d-day he explained in his remarks was a set of four virtues? faith belief loyalty and love those were also the virtues that inspired the woman who stood by his side that day and who we honor on this day, nancy reagan. these qualities made nancy reagan an extraordinary first lady a role. she helped to redefine. she brought to the position her warmth with and sense of style. she developed a quiet ability to work behind the scenes to get things done in washington. no small feat while her husband was busy at work,

a guy named ronald reagan. you may not think of california the same today, but when i get an think you will. i got to admit, tim scott has been one of my best friends from my whole time in congress. it is probably the best investment i ever made. you are doing a fabulous job. when you are in congress, tim scott, trey gowdy and john ratcliffe, we would go to dinner like every single month. they would talk about our families, what is happening, we would argue who is more conservative, you vote for this? i thought i would win based upon my votes. but you know what i found out the other day, i thought tim was the most conservative, but i'm going to give it to trey. because when i look back, i bought every single dinner we have gone on. [laughter] that's pretty good. that's pretty good. to the governor, i think you talk more about california history that california allows today, so thank you. [laughter] [applause] i came to see what a real governor looks like. [cheers] you know, i knew the silver elephant was import

a guy named ronald reagan. you may not think of california the same today, but when i get an think you will. i got to admit, tim scott has been one of my best friends from my whole time in congress. it is probably the best investment i ever made. you are doing a fabulous job. when you are in congress, tim scott, trey gowdy and john ratcliffe, we would go to dinner like every single month. they would talk about our families, what is happening, we would argue who is more conservative, you vote for this? i thought i would win based upon my votes. but you know what i found out the other day, i thought tim was the most conservative, but i'm going to give it to trey. because when i look back, i bought every single dinner we have gone on. [laughter] that's pretty good. that's pretty good. to the governor, i think you talk more about california history that california allows today, so thank you. [laughter] [applause] i came to see what a real governor looks like. [cheers] you know, i knew the silver elephant was import

a guy named ronald reagan. you might not think the same of california today, but when i get done, i hope you do. i have got to admit, tim scott has been one of my best friends for my whole time in congress. it is true, i maxed out to him, that is the best investment i ever made. you are doing a tablets job. while we were in congress, -- and this guy named john radcliffe, we would go to dinner every month. we would talk about our families, what is happening. we would argue, who is more conservative? what did you vote for? i thought i would win based upon my votes, but you know what i found out at the end of the day? i thought tim was the most conservative, but i'm going to give it to trey. when i look back, i bought every single dinner we have gone. >> [laughter] >> that is pretty good. that is pretty good. to the governor, i think you talk more about american history then california allows in their schools today. so, thank you. >> [applause] >> i came to see what a real governor looks like. >> [applause] >> i a

president ronald reagan from 1989 to 1995. please welcome fred ryan. >> thank you postmaster, doctor biden, and i have a feeling someone is looking over my shoulder. and it wouldn't be the first time. it is a [laughs] pleasure to be able to join you this morning to pay tribute to a remarkable woman and a truly great american. 38 years ago today, on a wind swept cliff enormity's france, president reagan delivered one of his best known speech is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the >>. when expired the great courage of the day, he explained his remarks, was a set of four virtues. faith, belief, loyalty, i'm live. those were also the virtues that inspired the woman who stood by his side that day, and who we honor on this day, nancy reagan. these qualities made nancy reagan and extraordinary first lady. a role that she helped to redefine. she wrote to the position her warmth, which, and sense of style. she developed a quiet ability to work behind the scenes, to get things done in washington. no small feat. while her husband w

president ronald reagan from 1989 to 1995. please welcome fred ryan. [applause] >> thank you postmaster, doctor biden, and i have a feeling someone is looking over my shoulder. and it wouldn't be the first time. it is a pleasure to be able to join you this morning to pay tribute to a remarkable woman and a truly great american. 38 years ago today, on a windswept cliff in normandy, france, president reagan delivered one of his best known speech is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the >>. when expired the great courage of the day, he explained his remarks, was a set of four virtues. faith, relief, loyalty, and love. those were also the virtues that inspired the woman who stood by his side that day, and who we honor on this day, nancy reagan. these qualities made nancy reagan an extraordinary first lady, a role that she helped to redefine. she wrote to the position her warmth, wit, and sense of style. she developed a quiet ability to work behind the scenes, to get things done in washington. no small feat. while her husband w

i'm fortunate to have grown up in the 1980s when ronald reagan was president. he was one of those once-in-a-generation leaders who made us proud as a nation. he helped us understand our purpose in the world and our role in history. president reagan inspired so many young americans, even iowa hawkeye football fans. a little-known fact about our 40th president, he was the chief sports announcer at who radio in des moines, iowa and the voice of iowa hawkeye football in 1933. ronald regan inspired us all to believe in our country and ourselves, and to go into public service to make the world a better place. for the thirty years prior to his presidency, an iron curtain held back much of the world from experiencing freedom. reagan's faith in america, his fellow citizens, and the desire of all men to live free, set the stage for our country's triumph over communism in the late 20th century. and inspired a global revolution whereby dozens of nations chose, and continue to choose, freedom over tyranny. growing up on a farm in rural southwest iowa, i thought of service i

president ronald reagan from 1989 to 1995. please welcome friend ryan. [applause] >> thank you postmaster, doctor biden, and i have a feeling someone is looking over my shoulder. and it wouldn't be the first time. it is a pleasure to be able to join you this morning to pay tribute to a remarkable woman and a truly great american. 38 years ago today, on a wind swept cliff enormity's france, president reagan delivered one of his best known speech is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the >>. when expired the great courage of the day, he explained his remarks, was a set of four virtues. faith, relief, loyalty, and love. those were also the virtues that inspired the woman who stood by his side that day, and who we honor on this day, nancy reagan. these qualities made nancy reagan and extraordinary first lady. a role that she helped to redefine. she wrote to the position her warmth, which, and sense of style. she developed a quiet ability to work behind the scenes, to get things done in washington. no small feat. while her husba

president ronald reagan from 1989 to 1995. please welcome fred ryan. [applause] >> thank you postmaster, doctor biden, and i have a feeling someone is looking over my shoulder. and it wouldn't be the first time. it is a pleasure to be able to join you this morning to pay tribute to a remarkable woman and a truly great american. 38 years ago today, on a wind swept cliff enormity's france, president reagan delivered one of his best known speech isas a set ofr virtues? faith commemorating the 40th anniversary of the ally liberation. >>. when expired the great courage of the day, he explained his remarks, was a set of four virtues. faith, relief, loyalty, and love. those were also the virtues that inspired the woman who stood by his side that day, and who we honor on this day, nancy reagan. these qualities made nancy reagan an extraordinary first lady. a role that she helped to redefine. she wrote to the position her warmth, which, and sense of style. she developed a quiet ability to work behind the scenes, to get things done in w

trigger but she also understood something that many people did not about ronald reagan. along with the anti-communist rhetoric a little idealism to ronald reagan as a believer of armageddon and really was the idealist to envision a world without nuclear weapons. that is something she understood that not a lot of people did. and then to tone down the rhetoric and especially disturbed when he referred as the evil empire. and then arguing over dinner one night. and why in gorbachev has a partner of who could work with him on this. and she is absolutely relentless in pushing for this and the reservations and with their husbands own administration with caspar weinbergerne said one of the oral histories i read and was a lot more willing to trust the soviets and she had a lot of faith in her husband's ability as a negotiator. >> writing the leader to the american people. and then you write even the harshest critics willing knowledge the great determination sherm would show when put to the greatest test. and then to gain a new appreciation for her character never again would any

ronald reagan said, i think i can work with this guy. this guy was more than just this guy. he's a brilliant statistician and very good with numbers. the common bond he mentioned when he attended ronald reagan's funeral i believe in 2004, when he said we come from different vibes, but we live. it was a great time of my life to have lived in a time with him. i'm just wondering now given the fractious relationship we have with russia, if we'll ever get that back or anything akin to this. >> certainly not with vladimir putin. vladimir putin has fascist leanings and he's an authoritarian. mik mikhail gorbachev was a visionary that recognized the economics of communism didn't work. the star wars race, the arm control race in space that ronald reagan launched to some criticism at the time was really what what hastened the end of the soviet union because the economics of communism couldn't keep up. gorb gorbachev realized that. he was for the restructuring of the russian economy. you can argue, we were there in the late 90s and saw the aftermath of the shock to the economic system

that wasn't ronald reagan. nothing fazed him so this made him unusual also and made him appealing to parts of the electorate typically when they hear the word conservative for american right, they flinch. >> they think ogre. >> then here comes ronald reagan with a smile and movie star hair and baritone and peopleh, like that's not what i think when i think conservative in all of these qualities make him an extraordinary figure however, may have been the exception in the history of the american rights and not the will. >> i live about 80 miles upstream from dixon now and the reason i mentioned that is or where i came from, this guide on the river became president of the unitedan states it brought people into looking at a catholic family that was jack kennedy family, it was the entrÉe into let's see what this is about. that's what a lotop of people fm where i came from, he was entry into conservatism because he had such great face, a great way about him inviting people who never looked at it before to actually l

she said so to ronald reagan, in that sense, she was influential and she played an important role in establishing the right atmosphere. remember that before go mature of came in, there hadn't been a us soviet some, it was 6 years. it's an absolutely incredible thing. if you look at it, it was a huge turnaround in the relationship and something that despite all the differences between gilbert children, subsequent leaders has not been undone. gorbachev was responsible for a major nuclear disarmament breakthrough. following nearly 2 years of wrangling with us president ronald reagan over the issue, he made a surprise announcement. he said that the soviet union was ready to sign the treaty without delay. december 1987 in the u. s. s. r, and the u. s. signed the deal to eliminate intermediate range nuclear forces. inside right here is the iconic picture of globe, which often reagan when they agree to destroy them. as isles, stop production and pledge not to carry out any more flight tests of intermediate range missiles, and professor of politics and author of the rise and fall of communis

reagan's first term, that is ronald reagan working out on a novelist machine. you have a lot about the history of nautilus in jonathan black's book we are reading for today and here, if you take a closer look at this slide you can see the president's personal exercise program, how to stay fit. we are not doing an analysis of the slide but you're welcome to cause but a few things i want to point out. this image on the right of reagan chopping wood. he got this other piece with what we talked about earlier in the twentieth century with teddy roosevelt getting out in the great outdoors celebrating your manly sports like chopping wood, when here he talks about horseback riding too. that was something to enjoy their but these two things here or 3 that really highlight that this is a different era. one is there is a joke in the caption where reagan says pumping fire what is what the president calls this activity of splitting walls, pumping fire was a joke about pumping iron. the 1970s bodybuilding for the cause starring arnold schwarzenegger, the first day of class,

histories of the right sort of build up to ronald reagan and then down from ronald reagan and we say look how far we've come down. that's not the argument you make and in a way the book struggles with something that every book about the right in the last 50 years has had to struggle with which is how you explain ronald reagan? who was this person and what really did he do? well, he drove his biographer edmond morris crazy little i don't think i'm going to be able to explain that example of what it means to be driven crazy by yourself you familiar with the book dutch with edmond morris the biographer the great biographer of teddy roosevelt is commissioned by reagan himself to write reagan's biography and and more wonderful book. yeah parts of it are yeah. it depends where you open it up and they can be excellent, but there are other parts where morris found that he could no idea what was going on behind that smile. and so he had to create himself as a fictional character and ronald reagan's biography in order to try to bring out this person. i don't think anyone penetrated that smile

your publisher put ronald reagan on the cover, you can see why. i think it corrupt to you you put bill buckley on the cover . what was william f buckley, what was his purpose, what was the movement he had in mind to create and if you think about national review and the rest of the massive buckleyprojects putting in the 50s , what was his ambition? >> i think has ambition as he put it at that young age when he comes on the scene in 1951 which got him in yale 26 years old, his ambition was and he said this to mike wallace in an early interview . he said i'm a counterrevolutionary and the revolution he wanted to overturn was fdr's revolution, the revolution of 1932. the change in the nature of the american social .contract, the new deal launched . so how do you go about doing this? there are many different avenues he pursued. the first was institution building. so in addition to national review, he was also nresponsible for the creation of work played a part in the creation of the intercollegiate studies institute. it's college arm the collegiate net

later, this liberal became an admirer of ronald reagan. he wrote a book called fate, freedom and the making of history. in this book this liberal professor says that our four greatest presidents are george washington, abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt, and ronald reagan. because, and he makes the academic case because they freed or saved many, many people. that was the criteria for greatness. does a president actually affect the outcome of for the betterment of many, many people? his criteria is pretty good. and so, fdr although he failed with the great depression, unemployment in 1939 was the same as it was in 1933. but, at least he gave the american people hope. he gave the american people hope and that was very, very important. he was a capitalist, he was not a committed socialist or something like that. but, he was willing to try whatever worked. the wpa, the conservative, the conservation corps. other new deal programs. where he was really, really masterful was as a war leader. because, he did not interfere. reagan, i think reagan,

but in ronald reagan you sell something else. a lot of other democrats solid but at the time you were not registered to vote. >> i wasn't. i missed voting for ronald reagan by two and a half months. >> because you were born in january. >> i was still 17.' the first words of my entire book, here's the deal, i should have been a democratat an liberal. those that stepped in and stepped up for me pretty much were all members of the private trade. to graduate high school with a certificate and a diploma and went to work right away and have those jobsbs for decades. they tend toward the democratic party. irish italian catholics absolutely had an affinity to the democratic party. honestly it was no fault. i talk about that and ronald reagan like other people in my generation inspired me with a very optimistic message he was inclusive in his words and i grew up where people came through that back door the only one to ever go to college and a big mentor in my life suddenly at the age of 66, 20 years ago but she packed so much life here's

so then ronald reagan you said something else. a lot of other democrats saw that but at the time you were not registered to vote . >> i miss voting for ronald reagan by 2 and a half months ig . >> because you were going 'january 20. >> on inauguration day. i i was 17 for his reelection. the first words in my entire book, here's the deal now that you know her by any imaginable metric i should y have been a democrat and a liberal and probably a man hater too. my uncles, my cousins and extended family members all these great male role models in my life who stepped in and stepped up for me, they pretty much were all members of the private trade. carpenters and welders and iron workers and who would graduate high school but there they went to work right away and have had those jobs for decades, being able to support themselves and their families and these wonderful people so they tend towards the democratic party. i was an italian catholic at thattime, not to overgeneralize they had an affinity to the democratic party . obviously john

ronald reagan. so i think you of sorts is in order to hollywood for writing what became the first successful chapter in the reagan revolution. our guest this evening, david has had own remarkably successfulul relationship with hollywood as well. a number of the award-winning works he's written, produced or directed that define this stage in green career came to life in the thick of the reagan presidency. titles among them, when gary, glencross, the co- span. [applause] the verdict, later works of david's during the reagan post presidency your, my favorite, rag the dog. [applause] but david, like ronald reagan deviated from the standard hollywood political groups and in doing so, he's established himself as a freethinking political socialor commentator, unafraid. the same sharp pin that wrote compelling dialogues in the broadway stage has often been the ploy for what he has turned in this day and age the virus of conformity. tonight we welcome him to the reagan library stage for discussion on his new

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

then ronald reagan you saw something else. a lot of democrats saw that at the time you are registered to vote. >> guest: i missed voting by 2.5 months. i was 17 for his re-election. when i wrote my book "here's the deal," my uncle's extended family members in all these great male role models in my life who stepped in and stepped up for me, they pretty much were all members ofer the private. welders ironworkers who graduated high school with their skill certificate and a high school diploma went to work right away and have those jobs for decades being able to support themselves and their families. they tend towards a democratic party. not to over generalize but they had an affinity to the democratic party. it was the height of feminism roe vs. wade and i talk about that. ronald reagan inspired me with an optimistic message. he was very inclusive in his words. i grew up in the house for my aunt got rests her soul my mother's oldest sister never went to college died suddenly and it was a huge loss for family but she packed in so

without that political commentary there would have been no actor ronald reagan or president ronald reagan. thank you to hollywood for what became the first successful chapter with the reagan revolution. our guest david mamet has had his own successful relationship with hollywood as well. he has written and produced or directed with this stage career came to life in the thick of the reagan presidency. glengarry glen ross. [applause] spent the later works of david during the reagan post presidency years my coffin and hannibal and wag the dog. [applause] but he deviated from typical groupthink and he also haski established himself with political and social commentary —- commentator in that same ten with the compelling dialogue has often been the employee to excoriate which he has turned the virus of conformity. tonight we welcome him to thece library stage to discuss his new book recessional. the death of free speech andco the cost of a free lunch.at so let's share a passage from an essay in the book out of many that struck me and with the current state of the american theater he writes th

i was not registered to vote i missed voting for ronald reagan by two and a half months. that's right because you're born in january 20th, and that's right being able to vote for him. i was still 17 for his re-election. you're absolutely right the first words in my entire book. here's the deal donna, you know, by every imaginable metric. i should have been a democrat and liberal and a feminist and probably a man hater too. my father left the men in my life my uncles my cousins. they expanded family members all these great male role models in my life who stepped in and and stepped up for me. they pretty much were all members of the private trades carpenters and welders and iron workers plumbers and who you know graduated high school with their skill certificate and their high school diploma went to work right away and have had those jobs for decades being able to support themselves and their families the most wonderful people so, you know, they tend toward the democratic party irish and italian catholics at that time. i think, you know not to over generalize. they absolute

kennedy, she wasn't old enough just as i missed voting for ronald reagan. and they were all taken by the handsome young camelot, and taken too young. and my friend was visiting and it wasn't that i said a few bad words, i vite violated one of the ten commandments, took god's name and she came around with a gold cross, what did i say. >> don't you ever take god's name in vain. and out of her mouth, f-bombs and don't take god's name in vain. and i think how progressive the women who raised me from ironically, they talked about abortion, adultery, they talked about inflation, they talked about everything you can imagine except politics and because the matriarch of our extended family, grandmother antoinette, that screen door had a flotilla of people who knew if they had a problem or one meal or an open ear, they could come there and do that. i grew up. and georgia often told me the world is my focus group and i think it started around that wooden table in akron, new jersey and i would sit around and listen to adult conversation, to my professional life for dec

without the political commentary there would've been no ronald reagan and no president ronald reagan. , thank you of sorts in order to hollywood in writing what became the first successful chapter in the reagan revolution our guest this evening david has had remarkably successful relationship with hollywood as well. of the award-winning works, he has written and produced his oppressive stage and screen career that came to life in the reagan presidency. later works during the reagan post-presidency years. david like ronald reagan deviated from the standard hollywood political group and in doing so he has also established himself as a freethinking political and social commentator unafraid the compelling dialogue for the broadway stage has often been the pledge to excrete whether he has turned in this day and age the virus of conformity. tonight we welcome him to the reagan library stage for a discussion on his new book, recessional, the best f free speech and the cost of a freehe lunch. were going to dive into a conversation about the book in a moment. first, i wanted to share a passage

he had a partner with ronald reagan. we shouldn't forget how much resistance there was within reagan's own ranks with engaging with this soviet leader. there was a lot of suspicion whether to trust mikhail gorbachev. and as it was mentioned in her piece, nancy reagan was one of the trusted advisers. i think her role should not be overlooked here. and just one more thing, george h.w. bush managed to land a plane with the dissolution of the soviet union, with the end of the cold war. that was a treacherous period and he handled with enormous deftness. i'd be curious to hear what my partner david ignatius has to say with the series of gorbachev that has enabled him to do the legacy that he's left. david? >> so, if i can respond to that, susan, i do think that george h.w. bush was a master at playing out the end game with the soviet union was crumbling. all of the weakness that gorbachev had seen coming down around him. but to keep that debris from causing enormous damage. to see the change all the way through that without i

president at the time, ronald reagan? what did that mean for arms control and the end othe cold war? >> it meant everything for the end of the cold war. gorbachev reached out to ronald reagan ando margaret thatcher, and two other western leaders, and established a dialogue and not a confrontation. prior to mr. gorbach coming to power, the soviet union was ruled by people who really couldn't deal with the problems of the soviet union. mr. gorbachev tried to deal with them. he tried to deal with them in the best way that he knew, taking into account the history at he had learned. but unfortunately for mr. gorbachev, the rest of the country and the rest of the party was not willing to go along with it. laura: do you know anything at all about mikael gorbachev's attitude towards vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine? >> he hasn't been very outspoken or talked about it. it will be very interesting to see how vladimir putin remembers mikal gorbachev. obviously, in the present campaign against ukraine, he's going against what gor

president at the time, ronald reagan? what did that mean for arms control and the end of the cold war? >> it meant everything for the end of the cold war. gorbachev reached out to ronald reagan ando margaret thatcher, and two other western leaders, and established a dialogue and not a confrontation. prior to mr. gorbach coming to power, the soviet union was ruled by people who really couldn't deal with the problems of the soviet union. mr. gorbachev tried to deal with them. he tried to deal with them in the best way that he knew, taking into account the history that he had learned. but unfortunately for mr. gorbachev, the rest of the country and the rest of the party was not willing to go along with it. laura: do you know anything at all about mikael gorbachev's attitude towards vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine? >> he hasn't been very outspoken or talked about it. it will be very interesting to see how vladimir putin remembers mikal gorbachev. obviously, in the present campaign against ukraine, he's going against what

reagan and certainly no president ronald reagan. so thank you of sorts is in order to hollywood. for writing what became the first successful chapter in the reagan revolution our guests this evening. david manet has had his own remarkably successful relationship with hollywood as well. a number of the award-winning works. he has written produced or directed. that define his impressive stage and screen career. came to life in the thick of the reagan presidency. titles among them glengarry glen ross the postman always postman always brings twice the verdict or later works of david's during the reagan post presidency years. like hoffa hannibal in my favorite wag the dog. but david. like ronald reagan deviated from the standard hollywood political group think and in doing so he has also established himself as a free thinking political and social commentator. unafraid of ruffling feathers that same sharp incisive pen. that wrote compelling dialogue for the broadway stage. has often been deployed to excoriate what he has aptly termed in t

that's president ronald reagan working out on a novelist machine. you read a lot about the history of novelists in jonathan black's book for your reading for today. here, if you take a closer look at this time, you can see the president's personal economic -- exercise program, how does he stay fit? we're not gonna do a close analysis of the slide, but you welcome to pause and zoom in. but a few things i want to point out. this image on the right, with reagan chopping wood. that is actually i think totally of a peace with what we saw earlier in the 20th century, with teddy roosevelt, getting out in the great outdoors, celebrating the strenuous life. doing manly sports, like chopping wood. he re-talks about horseback riding, too. there's a continuity there. but at least two things in here, possibly three, really highlight that this is a different era. one, there's a joke in the caption, where reagan says pumping firewood is what the president calls this activity of him spirit splitting lots. pumping firewood, that's a joke about pumping iron. remember

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and have a strong proponent barry goldwater and ronald reagan. and very pro- law and order anti- hippie so she embodies this ideology in so many ways that's the john wayne that evangelicals came to know and love. we all know he is the icon of american masculinity but then we go from there. >> but in the formation of the evangelical identity but just how front and center but first it was to read the popular books and evangelical masculinity and of course and coming out in the nineties. with the most popular books and just running up against from the vietnam war so we thought that was significant so we came to see how the vietnam era was a critical juncture in american history and then just to assert power in the context they were staunchly anti-communist it was perfect but they were not alone like sow, many other americans that is the postwar "leave it to beaver". and as their celebrity things were greatnt in the fifties and the sixties with the civil rights movement the them in this movement and the antiwar movement and more and more americans ar

she said so to ronald reagan, in that sense, she was influential and she played an important role in establishing the right atmosphere. remember that before gorbachev came in, there hadn't been a us soviet some, it was 6 years. it's an absolutely incredible thing. if you look at it, it was a huge turnaround in the relationship and something that despite all the differences between gilbert children, subsequent leaders has not been undone. gorbachev was responsible for a major nuclear disarmament breakthrough a following nearly 2 years of wrangling with n u. s. president reagan over the issue, he did make a sudden surprise announcement and said that the soviet union was ready to sign the treaty without delay. so go december 1987, the u. s. r and america signed the deal to eliminate intermediate range nuclear forces. in fact, right there is the connie picture of gorbachev and reagan signing the docs. so they agreed to destroy, they miss isles, stop production in place, not to carry out any flight tests of intermediate range missiles, professor of politics and author of the rise and fall

she said so to ronald reagan, in that sense, she was influential and she played an important role in establishing the right atmosphere. remember that before gorbachev came in, there hadn't been a us soviet some, it was 6 years. it's an absolutely incredible thing. if you look at it, it was a huge turnaround in the relationship and something that, despite all the differences between gilbert trove and subsequent leaders has not been undone. gorbachev was responsible for a major nuclear disarmament breakthrough a following nearly 2 years of wrangling with n u. s. president ronald reagan over the issue, he did make a surprise announcement and said that the soviet union was ready to sign the treaty without delay. now in december 1987, the ussr and america signed a deal to eliminate intermediate range nuclear forces. he and you can see the iconic picture of gorbachev and reagan right now where they signed and agreed to destroy. that missiles are stopped production and pledge not to carry out flight tests of intermediate range missiles, professor of politics and author of the rise and fall

but it's just not that same republican party of ronald reagan or john mccain. it is now every bit as flawed as its standard bearer, donald trump. >> pat cipollone has gone from standing on the senate floor opposing you in the impeachment trial of donald trump, the first one to now cooperating with the fbi, presumably telling the fbi everything he knows about the documents at mar-a-lago. we are seeing congresswoman cheney come close to a microphone, but what's your reaction to where pat cipollone is now with his cooperation of the fbi? we'll go to the congresswoman whenever she needs to speak. >> cipollone is indicative of many people in the trump administration in that, they finally got to a point where there's a line they wouldn't cross. but they crossed an awful lot of lines before that. he was one of the trump enabler, as one of the trump defenders, and we saw that during the impeachment trial when he told the senate there was no evidence of print quote print cuoco was being discussed. that's his history. at the same time, he wouldn't go along with it and in