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Tag: Ronald Reagan
The nine most terrifying words
It’s Day 349 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. Deb and I are ok today. Never do I go out of my way to tune-in to Daffy McHairsniffer’s pressers — they’re not “appointment TV” (or radio) for me...
Day 302: Carry on, carry forward
It’s Day 302 of Ohio’s 15-day shutdown, Day 62 of a 21-day curfew, and the last full day of Trump’s presidency. Deb and I are well. My basement workshop, ordinarily the tidiest room in our humble home, is...
Flashback: ‘A very American thing to do’ (1989)
Two days, two flashbacks, two speeches by Ronald Reagan. They're the stuff of American rhetorical legend, and his 1989 farewell address — bookending 1964’s “A Time For Choosing,” which...
Flashback: ‘So we have come to a time for choosing’ (1964)
When a speech becomes known, simply, as "The Speech," its significance is established. "A Time for Choosing," delivered by private citizen Ronald Reagan in support of 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, is regarded as the most consequential address in modern American political history. These excerpts barely scratch the surface.