President Reagan's Remarks Following Discussions With PM Hawke of Australia on June 23, 1988

Full Title: Working Visit Australia. President Reagan's and Prime Minister Hawke's Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Robert Hawke of Australia in East Room on June 23, 1988
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: www.reaganlibrary.gov/researc...
Production Date: 6/23/1988
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
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Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600 Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
National Archives Identifier:117700397
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[@daveb3987]

Reagan reads a prepared speech, Hawke just goes off the cuff. What a legend.

[@TheNakedWombat]

Right there is one of the best Australian PM's. How sad today's world leaders including Australia are highly lacking in integrity.

[@coopsnz1]

He fucked middle class Bob Hawke

[@ohgodwhy9853]

He's someone who faulted himself by getting involved way too deeply in China through being naive. sure he was good outside of that but a shame he did just that.

[@thornbird6768]

Today’s leaders are puppets 😮

[@smokeybirdman]

RIP Bob Hawke 17/05/19

[@TheNakedWombat]

Will be keeping some Hawke's Lager aside for the 16th May to have a few for Bob on the 16th of May.

[@JoshSamimi2024]

I can’t believe it’s 5 years already since he gone he one of our best Australian prime ministers

[@yillanayo7913]

I was 17 when Hawke won office. I'm glad I got to live through his time. What a classic statesman he was. Fraser, Hawke, Keating and Howard - those guys were giants. After that it's been such a rabble. What the hell happened? No good statesmen anymore. It's dark times.

[@the_milkmann]

Fraser and Howard are debatable, but Hawke and Keating are definitely right on the money when it comes to being great leaders.

[@georgemoore7186]

@@the_milkmann Howard was NEVER a leader, he was a sellout, he was against gun control until after the Port Arthur massacre when he did a 180 on Gun control, not because of the dead bodies but because Gun control was now popular, he would do what ever it took to get elected He encouraged East Timor to seek independence, knowing full well that a lot of them were going to die, not because he wanted the people to have a Democratic Government but because East Timor and an Oil and Gas shelf worth $billions that Gusmao promised to Australia if we backed them in their fight for independence......Howard sold it to China, Then Aceh another small country just like East Timor also asked for help to fight for their independence and Howard said NO.....was it just a coincidence that they didn't have an Oil and Gas shelf? Howard was a WHORE When Howard was Treasurer under Fraser as Prime Minister they resided over the worse economic times, the ONLY treasurer in history who had..... Double digit inflation Double digit interest rates and Double digit unemployment ALL at the Same time When innocent and desperate refugees Infamously called "Boat people" by the Right Wing racists were coming here, he told the Australian people that the mothers on the rickety old Boats were throwing their Children to the Sharks, demonizing them when he knew damn well it was a Lie....and it was a Proven lie after the election, before the Election he published Photos of the women handing their babies to the Coast Guard but the Coast guard was cut from the photos to make it look like they were throwing them into the shark infested waters, and like the MAGA crowd in America we in Australia have more than our share of rabid racists who want o believe LIARS He was such an ineffectual leader that he was the first Prime Minister in almost 100 years to not only lose the election but to get trounced....IN HIS OWN SEAT!! he was kicked out of Politics by the people closest to him, he represented a a heavily "Blue Ribbon right wing seat" and it went back to the Right wing at the next election, they just couldn't stand Howard In short Howard was a Low life, his idol was Bob Menzies(AKA Pig Iron Bob to Australian soldiers during WW11) "Pig Iron" Bob was in reference to him selling Pig Iron to the Japanese so they could make arms to use against Australian soldiers, hence they hated him....but that's another story

[@georgemoore7186]

@@matcole1975 Are you freakin; kidding? Do you know anything at all about Howard? Here are a few"facts" about "Little Johnny Howard" He was Treasurer in the Fraser Government and he is still the ONLY Treasurer in History that had...... Double-Digit Inflation Double-digit unemployment and.... Double-digit Interest rates .......all at the same time! When he was Prime Minister he campaigned heavily against Gun Control, (only scum does that)then the Port Arthur massacre happened and he did a180 degree about face, not because he changed his mind but because it became popular and would win him Votes..... More facts He claimed mothers were throwing their children to the sharks because he knew the racists in Australia wanted to believe "boat people were less than Human" and it would win him votes, he had incontrovertible evidence that it was untrue but said it anyway.....only Scum does that he led Australia into a War in East Timor to get East Timor their Independence......but as it turned out East Timor owned an Oil and Gas shelf worth $Billions, but if they are tied to Indonesia then Indonesia would own the Oil and Gas Shelf but if Australia helped East Timor with their fight for Independence, Gusmao would sign the Shelf over to Australia.....and Howard already had it sold to China, we got nothing out of it and neither did Eats Timor! Now maybe you could argue that Howard was being altruistic and helping East Timor gain there independence .....but here's the kicker..... Another Country in the vicinity of East Timor by the name of Aceh (pronounced aitch ah) also asked Howard for help in fighting for their independence, Howard showed them the door, he would not raise a finger to help them.......by coincidence they did NOT own and Oil and Gas shelf.....again Howard showed he was scum John Howard's hero was Robert Menzies....better known as "Pig Iron Bob" for selling Pig OIron to the Japanese so they could turn it into weapons and use it against Australian Soldiers.....is that scum or what? Like saying Ivan Milat was your hero, who would do that? Howard used Racism just Like Trump does....and I doubt either of them are really racist, they are worse, they use things like Hate and racism as a tool to get what they want!! John Howard was the only Prime Minister since 1929 to lose his own seat in an election and it hasn't happened since, the Aussie people are a little slow on the uptake but they finally had Howards number He even pretended to be "one of the boys" and embarrassed himself and Australia when he bowled a Ball in a Cricket match and it didn't even reach the other end of the pitch🤣🤣🤣 I could go on but you get my drift I encourage you to check it out, you will find I am right Keating's failure was that he over-estimated to intelligence of the Australian people, he gave speeches that they didn't have the attention span to listen to...and they didn't like him for it, he made people feel inferior........on the other Hand Bob Hawke was smart enough to treat the people like the slow thinkers they were.....and they never caught on cos he spoke their language I think you are confused with Tony Abbott, he was the one knifing everyone else in the back🤣🤣

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

@@the_milkmannmr Fraser was leaning toward labor before he passed.

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

I Think Howard was racist but probably a good prime minister- I never liked him though - not sure why

[@coakz8856]

"Both yanks & Aussies" Thank you for posting this

[@biffalobull2335]

Hawke was the perfect name. He looked like a hawk scanning that room while the President spoke 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

[@ericcartman3778]

I want to rename Perth International Airport to Bob Hawke International

[@johndavis8669]

@@ericcartman3778 The government of Washington DC renamed National Aiport to Ronald Reagan National Airport. This occurred when he was alive but already was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

[@colinvannbohemen11]

Hawke had no cue cards, or pre-written notes to guide him through this speech. just his Rhode Scholar intellect.

[@colinvannbohemen11]

You're not very bright are you?

[@kongung563]

Mr Hawke is the greatest spokes prime minister of Australia 🇦🇺 at all times and he was the confident prime minister of Australia 🇦🇺 and for that we are proud of him. Since then we haven’t seen any other PM from Australia speaking confidently like our great 👍 Bob Hawke. Thanks 🙏 Sir.

[@rosecali3597]

The great leader of Australia. We Americans miss him so much.

[@kontsombos7540]

Not as much as we do in Australia believe me. Things never been the same in both political sides after he left office.

[@AustralianHistory-ip1tp]

I think Keating was just as good if not better. And Rudd is up there

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

@@AustralianHistory-ip1tpI miss Rudd he was awesome and including everybody like Hawke

[@andrewmiller4885]

Australia's greatest Prime Minister. A man who truly loved his country and its people. Reagan was exactly the same. WE are lucky indeed when men like this come along even once in a lifetime. They are history's rare breeds.

[@seancampbell9740]

Bob hawke was away before his time back then actually he was ahead of all leaders back then not a note or auto quo to help him in his address just plain old intelligence..even regan is bewildered of how he is making his address without notes..unreal

[@andrewmiller4885]

Bob Hawke , Australia's greatest Prime Minister , and Reagan,....... hec do we need men like these today .

[@chiiangt]

Reagan was not good

[@phoenixscott001]

@@chiiangt he was economically good from what I know, but seemed to lack in other factors, Bob Hawke was a legend

[@biffalobull2335]

@@chiiangt All communists thought that. Take comfort You aren’t alone

[@maxmcg1621]

@@phoenixscott001 Not really trickle down economics is a failure that keeps repeating and he increased the debt to historic levels

[@phoenixscott001]

This comment is no longer relevant since my political views are no longer as they were, I have shifted to the centre and don’t give a rats ass about politics

[@TroystonB]

"Give me one of those famous giant beers I've heard so much about."

[@kroosgiro]

Bob Hawke great leader passed universal healthcare in Australia

[@johndunn4182]

and introduced HECS.....means testing on the aged pension, capital gains tax, fringe benefits tax and so on.

[@N0R3M4C]

Reagan would never

[@jimh3588]

Well that takes away from his sheen.

[@shaneo5436]

@@jimh3588 It's probably the most important thing he has ever done. It's been incredibly valuable to all Australians. US health can't compare to other first world democracies in terms of costs and coverage. Paying a flat 2% levy in lieu of current insurance costs is cheaper for almost everyone and covers everyone. Healthier citizens = a healthier nation. You can have Improved physical and mental health, less disability, much cheaper drugs, maybe even a few less school shootings if you stop letting these corporations and the politicians they pay scare you with the word socialism.

[@N0R3M4C]

@@jimh3588 if America had decent physical and mental healthcare there wouldn't be so many mass shootings - Republicans say there's a mental health problem but wont do anything to fix it.

[@murphy2870]

The prime minister new how to give a good speech

[@hermanjonkers4504]

If only politicians still had this level of integrity and brains

[@jakemarskorea]

DUNNO WHAT YOU GUYS THINK BUT HAWKE IS THE BOSS

[@dennispetrovic8466]

They tell me that President Ronald Reagan fired his speech writer and hired Bob on the spot.

[@sanctuarytimbers717]

No TelePrompTer there, Hawke is sharp! They don’t make them like that anymore, liked a beer the old fella. 👍🏼

[@wayneliu4281]

Artist politician. Sharp and wise Character Also beer lover

[@kontsombos7540]

Australia's greatest former PM tells dirty joke."there goes your fuckin canoe" kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHarfqCGbLilfKc

[@angloaust1575]

And both divorcees!

[@samjames5183]

The eyebrow action from Hawke

[@markfarrell6103]

Good Stuff , Bob , !

[@JimmyH718]

If there was a united world these men should lead it🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@latinmasschoir5581]

Bob was a great PM

[@trill4907]

No hate speech to win the public's disrespect in those days

[@davidhorner3139]

President Reagan is a wonderful speaker

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

Hawke and Reagans policies were entirely different. But they still seemed to have a great respect for one another. Different era, where men were men, and respect was expected.

[@jmichos]

All class

[@eldamahj3977]

Statesmanship.

[@johndavis8669]

2:19 A free trade agreement between Australia and the United States would not be signed till 2004.

[@TheLachsta]

Good on Howard and Bush I guess?, idk

[@robyntattersall236]

What an effective speaker was Bob Hawke. He was always able to infuse his speeches with character and authenticity.

[@simonmiller5118]

The late greats Bob Hawke and Ronald Regan. Bob Hawke never read off notes or teleprompters by the way. All in his hawkish brain.

[@doomguy1001]

Australian flag colours for a suit. Good 'ol Hawkey!

[@RS-rj5sh]

Bob and Ronnie

[@faysalahmed9585]

Reagan wasn’t that bad for USA. But Hawke? He was the people’s Prime Minister. The PM position of Australia is very uncertain. Anytime, anyone from your own party can betray you what we’ve seen at least last 20 years. With all those shortcomings he started the Universal Healthcare. Rich businessman weren’t happy, but he did it. He was an alcoholic. Even he has the Guinness World record for drinking long long glass of beer in UK within few seconds. Despite of everything he did Universal Health Care. The Backbone of Australia

[@rossfranklin2782]

And he never had a drink while he was PM of Australia.. 🇦🇺👍

[@charlieroux1739]

United States of Australia.

[@latenightlogic]

Two leaders on the polar opposite sides of the political spectrum… Hawke masters it.

[@siredith8846]

Wasn’t Reagan older than Hawkie? The President had nice dark hair and the PM silvery hair.

[@siredith8846]

@matt eu naturale

[@martinjenkins6467]

18 years older. Hawke looked old Enough to be Ronnie's dad in the 70s. He used to hit the bottle Hard, even for an aussie back then. He mostly went off the grog When he was PM, bit like W.

[@ck58npj72]

Contrast this to now, when at a press conference together Biden doesn't seem to know the prime minister's name...smh

[@Sbane-Sydney]

As always Hawkey holds his own not only in the pub arena with a schooner in hand but on a political world stage. Mate you just cant hold an Aussie down. If its not Bobby "dazzler" Hawke its the swimmers kicking arse even in 1988 Paul Hogan and Crocodile Dundee was the highest grossing movie in the world. And we Aussies dont boast but stick all that up ya.

[@itscozzdogg7380]

Bobby should've skulled a beer

[@barrycuda3769]

I wonder if Bob told Reagan his Canoe joke? Ron liked a good joke.

[@81forever50]

Rummy! Kid had detox during the Iraq insurgency. But we stand together

[@kontsombos7540]

A'' bit'' different I would say from these two clowns Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden in Tokyo with their climate change crap talks.

[@nelsonstewart5999]

Let me translate for anyone who doesn't speak Murdoch: "Great leaders. Well done. But, have any here considered peepeepoopoo? Thank you."

[@kontsombos7540]

​@@nelsonstewart5999 Google does not translate between the lines thoughts

[@russe19642]

@@nelsonstewart5999 or as from a butthurt liberal who ran a corrupt government for 9 years in Australia,thank god someone held a hose back then and not what I think but I know, ALOHA

[@kontsombos7540]

@Andrew Ros I'm a Liberal pro Trump anti Leftist if that helps you.

[@wayneburke5311]

​@@kontsombos7540 and mentally disabled too

[@sebastiansaville2043]

Everything people say about Hawke always seems to come down to style - his style. He could speak extempore, without notes, he liked a beer etc etc...Yet he really didn't do any more or less than anyone else would or could do. Liberal or Labor what else was he going to do but reinforce Australia - US relations? Hawke from the beginning was focused on nothing more than attaining the top job. Keating and Howard were both head and shoulders over him in knowledge and ability. Keating was always the brains behind that outfit. Overall Hawke was little more than a bum and what he did to Hazel exemplified who and what he was.

[@jebthegodemperor7301]

The Accord.