President Reagan Presenting the Fourth Star to General Jimmy Doolittle on June 13, 1985

Full Title: President Reagan's Remarks during the Ceremony to Present the Fourth Star to Air Force General Jimmy Doolittle followed by his Remarks in the Indian Treaty Room in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB) on June 13, 1985
Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent)
Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Transcript: N/A
Production Date: 6/13/1985
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
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National Archives Identifier:45642170
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[@johnbarnes5237]

I was at that ceremony. There were tears at the end. Truly, there were giants in the Earth in those days.....

[@jennifermullins9093]

John Barnes it would have been amazing to be there

[@deannamorgan7586]

Oh, my, what a tremendous honor it would have been to be there....and to be in the presence of these giants....

[@dallasyap3064]

What an honor to be there

[@SamhainBe]

What an honor!

[@thJune]

Was he in the old executive offices or in the treasury cash room? Curious cause how President Reagan started the speech.

[@cagymccorgeson4289]

Doolittle = American Hero. Truly an honor to be part of a nation with men like this.

[@randycrocker2520]

The Doolittle Raid on Tokyo was such a pivotal point in the war in the Pacific it can't be measured. It is the reason the Battle of Midway took place and the Japanese Navy was never the same after losing those 4 carries that day. Thanks to our code breakers and Halsey getting the shingles or what ever that rash was, a Admiral who played it differently and maybe just pure luck but the dive bombers had a golden opportunity and took advantage of it. This was at the expense of many a brave man in the torpedo planes. The greatest generation, you will get no argument from me, what the men and women did in that time is beyond my ability to express. My Mom and Dad born 1919 and 1917 was part of it, I was a accident that happened along in 1957. My values that were instilled came from them and I'm very happy to say they did. God bless Jimmy Doolittle, his Raiders and all the Greatest Generation, we owe you more than we will ever know....

[@saffronsworld1508]

Doolittle was as fearless as the astronauts who walked on the moon.

[@chrisglover2697]

He was alot more than that still is

[@elhijodelchupacabra]

There are legends and there are legends who wrote history, Doolittle is one of those.

[@lab35982]

Such a humble and great man.

[@gruenpunkt]

Both were: President Reagan and General Doolittle. God rest their souls!

[@brianheaton5521]

Uniform still fits!!! This man was a badass.

[@robertmarlow7332]

There are Men still like him. They are Born ever Generation! They will give & have gave all. They are just unknown!

[@metsoneredsoxtwo]

when America was Great!, Thank-You Ronny and Jimmy!. RIP!. :-)

[@Kwaj]

Those were good times weren't they? Back when being a hero meant laying your life on the line for your country and/or community. Not deciding one day that you're a woman trapped in a man's body.

[@metsoneredsoxtwo]

Doolittle had brass ones, First man to fly a B25 off the deck of a Carrier in Combat!, God Bless him and the other 79 brave soul's that day!. who can forget Ted Lawson and David Thatcher

[@Kwaj]

Yep; Doolittle and his Raiders are legendary. Flying into the teeth of the Japanese Empire knowing you're not going to be flying back takes a special kind of dedication to one's country.

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

GOD BLESS MR. JIMMY DOOLITTLE, THE 79 OTHER RAIDERS, AND ALL THE REST OF OUR HEROES INVOLVED IN DEFEATING JAPAN- AND GERMANY.

[@fredkruse9444]

Metsone ---Isn't your screen photo a pic of nose art from a Doolittle B25?

[@jscho8674]

I am so thrilled to have found this video. The General is a relative of mine, and my children are totally obsessed with him. I can't wait for them to see this. Thank you.

[@rivzilla7142]

RIP Ronald Reagan! A president with Class!

[@MH-zg5yw]

Reagan was a true patriot and didn't mess around. He didn't look kindly upon liberals and leftists. He also tried to break the unions.

[@seanmccloskey5204]

Regan was a class act

[@Henry-vu5sg]

Christ! Where are such men today? We are unworthy.

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

Hopefully, he was reincarnated into another great person. Sure deserves it.

[@scottmarquiss7941]

One of my heroes. . .As a docent for the National Air and Space Museum, I have the honor of describing his accomplishments to our guests! I introduce him as the Forrest Gump of Aviation: Gump met everyone from Elvis to President Nixon; Doolittle was there from the Golden Age to the Space Age! Also: His name didn't do him justice, he didn't "Doolittle", he DIDALOT (sic) for aviation!

[@bobbertee5945]

Men like Doolittle literally saved the world, the world would be so different now if not for men stepping up to confront evil

[@catheb2225]

Doolittle is my hero ! Such a brave man

[@rexoates4484]

One gutsy American.

[@tynerd]

What a great American Hero!!!

[@howardlovecraft750]

Agree

[@jimfalasco871]

No participation trophies when he was growing up or "safe places"

[@mrd3863]

Biggest question is, how can he still walk at that age with balls that big?

[@dallasyap3064]

Indeed the nation owes him for his great service and contributions. He personally led the Doolittle Raiders into the heart of Japan and famously tie one of the Japanese medals given to him years before, to a bomb that is to be dropped onto Japanese territory. Great man, salute to the General.

[@b_Loopy]

Lady’s and gentlemen, you are looking at a badass

[@scottmarquiss7941]

Truer words have never been spoken!

[@paddy.7784]

Kia ora .. from New Zealand .. What a legend / great man . Keep the faith USA .. you still have the same people with that mana.

[@bluefeatherlf7992]

Thank you

[@edwardkeating5285]

Sometimes, as a 60 yr old I wonder. But my oldest son is a Marine and there are good men still, in these troubled times. God Bless the ANZAC forces and your great dedication as allies to the US. I only hope and pray that we, as a group, can measure up in some way to this unsurpassable generation. God bless America and God bless Ukraine.

[@Thomas-xe3ce]

Doolittle is an American hero!

[@toddvaughan8294]

Should have given him the 4th star years before

[@paulmeier5137]

PURE CLASS

[@toddjones6463]

Men of iron

[@chrisglover2697]

Jimmy and George patton patriots who passed the integrity test how you get into heaven

[@thomasnixon1270]

A rare breed and they don't make them like that anymore. Humble and a gentleman but made of iron and steel. A great American.

[@FreeTurtleboy]

1947 influential of That Developed Branch called the USAF A Man who has done so much for his Country.....with a last name of "Dolittle "seems an oddity 21 hour's accross the USA.. So many accounts of triumph ........ His wife Jo...an Jimmy .......

[@rlicon1970]

I learned about General Doolittle, during USAF BMT back in 89'. GO AIR FORCE

[@dallasyap3064]

I learnt about him from the movie Pearl Harbor, then later did my own research on him. A great man indeed.

[@pauln8913]

Dumb Fuck. I read about him from a book I checked out from the Library when I was in grade school. I think it was called 30 seconds over Tokyo

[@rlicon1970]

@@pauln8913 yeah I remember that book as well.

[@bathalanglampong]

I was wondering what would have happened to the world if Mr. Reagan is the POTUS today.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

America would be the true wor,d leader and our Country would surely not be in the current sad state.

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

Great man gets 4th star from greatest POTUS, talks only about his wife.

[@MikeyBigWheel]

how did he sit with balls that big ?

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

God bless his soul!

[@pauln8913]

Jimmy was a bad ass

[@bakogyi]

my hero!!

[@LBen7713]

No gloat no me? Just my wife and I thank you for the honor. I got to work see ya.

[@devildogcrewchief3335]

Doolittle was as much a warrior as anyone who ever walked the face of God's green earth from the past to the present...

[@danterry3776]

Thank God that Donald Trump is making America Great Again. Thank you General Doolittle, thank you Gipper, thank you President Trump.

[@usmarinesgt108]

Hell yea!! Trump never backs down!! Fuck politics and fuck politically correct!! Iran is trying to egg on trump, we're going to blow them off the map

[@dallasyap3064]

Nothing to do with trump.

[@TinyHorse_]

1910 woah that’s old! That’s how I will feel when my grand kids ask me how old I was when I met my wife lmao I’ll say 2018!

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

Inspiring man..easy to see why everyone of the 16 crews involved in the raid willingly followed him off the deck of the Hornet..I genuinely don't think they make men like General Doolittle anymore..I don't know why...I'm glad he was recognised in his lifetime.

[@daveyork0]

Before Trump made America great again it had to be made great, um well, the time before

[@n.y.gemini4432]

So great letting nearly 300k people die of corona bc of ego.

[@YosefCardoso]

Trump is a traitor

[@smartass8643]

This is what Trump meant make America great again, Get over the Obama years.

[@peterdarnell9183]

Jimmy has few peers indeed

[@stanglife5500]

I’m surprised his men’s planes would take off during the Doolittle raid by the shear weight of their balls.

[@Luisfernando-kr7wq]

Real president, real general..not the garbage there is now..🎉

[@legalvictory7445]

Now everybody do it again. Time for arms not limbs. Armaments.

[@tberd906]

Pretty cool.

[@chrisglover2697]

Real above top secret clearance

[@timtripp4222]

If you're interested, below is a link to a talk on Jimmy's life from his Granddaughter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKXOo2aLlq6ees0 The host is an excellent place to view other Aviation leaders give talks!

[@petekdemircioglu]

❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@edgarhelbling6525]

Is this your copyright avoidance strategy> Tur the lights off"

[@edgarhelbling6525]

Turn.

[@mikeandretaylor]

A time when a Republican talked in complete and comprehensive sentences.

[@bryanguzik]

Well, at least none of them think their running mate is suddenly president. 3 (4?) times by my count so far. Not even coronation day yet. Good stuff. Best of luck to us all. Those dreams of one-party state rule hopefully bear fruit asap. Utopia on its way! *this was likely unfair & out of left-field. And while I bear no I'll-will, it's been really tiring witnessing such bile for 5-years. Especially when I was happy to have come across something that might be short & interesting, yet there it was yet again...Deluded Obsession. Even then, it's never "I like this guy because X". Only ever "I don't like that guy". Followed by something which, at maximum, I'd be forced to courtesy laugh at. And then only because my wife forced me to dinner with her "cool work friend". Punchline: no, I didn't vote for the devil. But guess what...you, me, and everyone else will never have a man who legitimately cared about the ENTIRE country that much again. (but I know, I know, he was an "ist". Sure he was, now please feel free to fill in your preferred prefix).

[@cptred126]

cool metell dood

[@tanhpham825]

Thờ VUA chính giữa kế sau dung mình * vàng son thinh vương & nhân đức

[@chrisglover2697]

When these mafia wannabe need a quick reminder

[@annguyendoan7189]

No am / het chien tranh

[@bruce8321]

can you imagine how bad Trump would screw this up. He would keep the star for himself and claim he won it.

[@robertmarlow7332]

Hey Bruce. Your A DUSH!!!

[@buddyfett1341]

Only people who dont pay attention to Trump would think that. Trump would call the man a hero, pin the star, then lead a 10 minute applause for the serviceman.

[@Phineas1626]

Bruce, that’s only partly correct-he would first make a few disparaging remarks about POWs or those who’ve been wounded in battle. How any service member could like Donald Trump is beyond me. He’s a clueless asshole.

[@michaelvasquez9677]

For sure

[@A_10_PaAng_111]

Ronny Raygun says a few words, pins the stars on and then jets out without saying boo. No class

[@lawrencet83]

A10pang-You are a piece of shit!

[@joejohnson4183]

As usual, cannot listen nor comprehend on what was said.. Try listening with your ears and absorb the material with your brain, Oops my mistake. One must possess a brain first, my bad

[@FreeTurtleboy]

@@lawrencet83 a10 is a "little" pos

[@johnforbes9802]

I miss your point. What more did you want him to do? Be specific.

[@bluefeatherlf7992]

You have no class. His name is Ronald Reagan.

[@daveyork0]

Before Trump made America great again it had to be made great, um well, the time before

[@richardmuniz6916]

No, BONE SPURS in the room That Day!