Ronald Reagan's Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention, July 17, 1980

Full Title: Ronald Reagan's Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan, July 17, 1980
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Production Date: 7/17/1980
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[@fattymcfatso1083]

No. It's not "hip-hip-horray" they are yelling at the beginning. It's the California and Texas delegations yelling "Viva!" and "Ole!" back and forth to each other.

[@deenastephens]

I came of age 1980. He was my first presidential vote and four years later again I voted for Reagan. Lord we sure could use Reagan again

[@jamesdavison2927]

INDEED WE COULD JOkE HAS TO GO

[@robertwalkerusa]

Me too!

[@williamrowlett740]

Same here. I was 19in 1990's

[@williamrowlett740]

1980.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

So it's been like 40+ years and you are still a dumbass? Reagan was the worst president in history. Almost every problem we have both domestically and in foreign policy today is the direct result of Reagan. He sold out this country to the highest bidder. Reagan makes me hope Hell is real.

[@bullwinkle2380]

Ronald Reagan was sure having a grand old time with this speech!!!

[@zomadee1007]

Even if you don’t like him, you can see he sounds like the President even before he was elected. 👀

[@lizpitula2471]

The Time for Choosing speech was amazing. And Barry Goldwater asked him to speak. Just like Ford did. Even the nominees preferred Reagan.

[@samwindmill8264]

Yeah, it really wasn't a surprise that he won so easily, even though his policies did much to put this country on the path to becoming a plutocracy, among other things. He was one of the most effective and convincing salesmen in American political history.

[@vanderlustforever7134]

He didn’t make it plutocracy. He fought for individual rights and freedom. The garbage came from the RINOs snd the demoNRats.

[@Baygirl431]

@@samwindmill8264: Dude. If you think Reagan shuffled in the era of the ruling elite, you're ignoring a lot of American history that happened WAY before him.

[@peterbeltran9709]

America first is only answer. If not this world suffer deeply

[@johncotter2008]

29:12 -- "We will make America Great Again". God Bless President Reagan.

[@mrgates33]

My God I miss Ronald Reagan. I was a Senior in High School 1980 - 1981. I was Married to my sweetheart in 1985, still am. There was no Better time to be alive than the 1980's

[@DutchGirl859]

A really good man, there will never be another like him.

[@dvchel]

37:10 It's fun how you can see Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. sitting in the back behind him.

[@CincoFacts]

Good RED Nation.

[@arthurmccorkle4331]

Never, not ever.

[@berger681]

Perhaps not LIKE him, but someone SIMILAR - a mix between Trump and Rubio?

[@supernerd4677]

We have Elon Musk.

[@karenstonebraker2065]

There will never be another Reagan. I miss him terribly. We really need him now as much as ever

[@brianvivickers3712]

Let's hope not.

[@sethabdul7824]

You’re probably a freeloader on welfare for over a year.

[@DavidPerez-nz6tv]

THEN YOU DENY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH☝🙏🕊

[@VindiceLibertas]

Not if I have anything to do with it. We will have our next Reagan, and this time, it will be a direct descendant of the three generations of Founding Fathers who started it all. One day, once I am able and do not see anyone else stepping forward to proceed our divine mandate, I will run for President; I will spread the enlightenment, restore Liberty, and use every power at my disposal to seed, to nurture, to excite the final rebellion in every corner of the globe, backed by the full military might of the United States and what allies remain. The Revolution is not yet over, my brothers and sisters, no where close. This is just the beginning, as dark times lay ahead, where both new and old technologies and ideologies threaten to bring an end to the liberties we prize. If and when duty calls, I will leave behind the solitude of my civilian life to answer the call in service to the People. For a time, Liberty may be in retreat, just as it has been, only to rebound over the centuries, but know this spirit, the more it is suppressed, with greater energy and violence its return will be, but it can instead be peaceful. To ensure a peaceful avenue, it is, in the meantime, our collective responsibility to ensure we uphold our sacred oath, endearing ourselves to the life, liberty, and independence of one another, to lock shoulder and shoulder, to educate on all matters of civics, economics, history, and all of those subjects which demand our attainment and careful attention to detail, ensuring our interests are represented and our ability to self-govern remains, rather than that of a purposefully misinformed, ill-conceived electorate. Most importantly, we must relearn to forgive the misguided trespasses of our fellow brothers and sisters, and entrust the security of our Republic to our capacity for reason, to address the fundamental roots of our common concerns, regardless of how obscure their cause and prescribed solution may be from time to time. Only through rigorous attention to detail and careful study of the issues, by listening to one another and reflective exploration of the facts, drawing upon the lessons of our past and civic literature, will the ails reveal themselves to us. You will find the greatest of divisions in our nation are caused by the same, underlying issue, but rarely does anyone of popular consent understand their causes and solutions, as the public largely lacks the information necessary to identify and confirm it. It is where you find freedom muted by government intervention under the banner of altruism weaponized to fulfill the goals of cronyists and ideologues, far exceeding the limits prescribed within the U.S. Constitution, driven by oft-misguided expansions of specific clauses that're exceedingly taken out of context, often to do the very thing it aimed to prevent, out of which more of the cause is popularly professed the antidote, rather than simple freedom of the markets, commerce, and ability to self-organize. Outside of these particular matters, we have various issues which have already been addressed and spoken to in our civic literature, as well specific alterations of our constitution which have made them possible, such as the 17th Amendment. It is your duty to study this literature, such as the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers, and understand beyond the text, itself, but also for the philosophy that underpins it, with greatest attention paid to Natural Law and preserving what Federalism remains, with the hopes of restoring what Republican mechanics of our governments have been undermined through public understanding of these matters. We should also pay close detail to that fact many of the popular issues dominating the headlines are not necessarily caused by federal government, but that of the State and local governments, thus their solutions do not lie at the federal level, such as the issues of entry barriers and price controls creating surpluses and shortages throughout various labor markets, with respect to wages and employment, as well healthcare, housing, and economic development for various communities. Here, you will find local, government interventions, stifling competition and innovation, have created greater scarcity and less productivity within these markets, by disrupting the free-floating equilibrium, creating what is known as deadweight loss, and it can be calculated, demonstrated, proven. Many of these regulations can be struck off the books by way of challenging the State's authority to impose them, via the Interstate Commerce Clause, as it was created for the explicit purpose to prevent States from imposing geographical barriers to entry that caused artificially higher prices and shortages. Freedom should be our response to those who now call for its abolition, supplanted with State-planning and price controls, because its practice was stifled to begin with. We must help them understand, as they are falsely attributing the causes of these problems to free markets, when the very reason the problems do exist is because the markets are not free and rather the very consequences they have identified are consequences of the very solutions they now propose to further. Rather than hurl insults, bringing us no closer to functional resolutions, let us trust one another's intentions, as we are all motivated by common concerns, interests, and mutual dangers. Now, go forth into the world, and help bring redress to the legitimate concerns we all share, with the primary goal of preserving Liberty, as this is the guarantor of peace, justice and prosperity. avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

[@lizpitula2471]

Karen Stonebraker Trump does have the same beliefs. Just shouldn’t have his daughter and husband to be having so much say. They are liberal at heart. And yes - we miss Reagan but we remember what he said.

[@MAlexanderZagorski]

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6,1911-June 5,2004) was ONE GREAT AMERICAN!🇺🇸

[@Inaworldoflove]

What is with those friggin horns going off? Is that a presidential acceptance speech or a FIFA world cup final?

[@sardarnuraddin412]

Only Reagan knew what Democrats had in mind!

[@lauralai9694]

And may God rest your soul in peace, charming character on the highest American political scene!

[@marijooneill8015]

Dutch Reagan was one of the best.

[@ColonelJohnmatrix1000]

Great man, a true patriot of the United States. People needs to start doing the best for their country, not only themselves. People need to renew they love of country, because it’s your country that has given you the freedom to be whatever you want to be. In totalitarian regimes, that hope designing your own destiny does not exist.

[@donewitheverything2292]

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

[@jayhawk88z]

yes got that AIDS thing hanging over his head

[@Trip_Fontaine]

Reagan literally told people it meant nothing to work for your country because the government always made things worse. He auctioned off America to corporations. He inspired idiots and cowards by telling them American never did anything wrong. Reagan makes me wish Hell was real. The worst president we ever had. Even worse than Trump - Trump is just the inevitable result of what Reagan started. Look at the answers Germans give as to why they loved Hitler so much, they will almost inevitably give the same answer people give as to why they loved Reagan so much: "He made people feel good about being Germans (Americans) again." Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. It's the fake virtue moral-less people claim to have since they possess no sense of actual morality.

[@QJby1Hod]

All these airhorns! I watched a Reagan rally & a hockey game broke out!

[@lizpitula2471]

That’s hilarious QJby1Hod

[@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892]

So 80ies, CFS gas, those and hairspray, bred the narrowing of the ozone layer! We fixed it, kids, sorry anyway. lmao

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Love him or hate him, this is the man who created the modern America; you look at America before him and you don't see much similarity or repeat to the modern one, though everything that comes after him seems far more relatable. Though I'm a left-winger, as he once was, he's one of the most inspiring presidents to me; you simply can't doubt his patriotism nor his love for country and eloquence of expressing that love. Peace through strength is absolutely the way to go.

[@Baygirl431]

He didn't do everything right. But he always tried to do what he thought was the right thing based on the information he had, and the times in which he was in office. We look at things differently now. But, god I wish wish we had a leader like him now. He never failed to reassure the country when things were sad or scary.

[@bubbadiesel4961]

Maybe you couple people on here are more like the leader your watching then you think. No need to look anywhere other then in the mirror. Great way to look at things, would suit this country well for people like yall to serve and show how Americans really are.

[@tonytatano6985]

@@bubbadiesel4961 amen brother!!

[@maggiesace389]

1) goverment does not create culture, people do; and we get the government we deserve. 2) Liberalism creates/causes modernism, and destroys people understanding/practice of universal truths with emotionally driven, lies.

[@davidb651]

We need someone like him again!

[@crissycattuzzo1460]

I absolutely adore him!!! He would roll over in his grave if he could see us now! Him and his wife were so lovely! #letsgobrandon

[@jamesdavison2927]

LETS GO BRANDON INDEED!!!! It's a shame we have to remember the useless idiot who's name I won't even mention when watching with fond memories ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER !!!! WOW!!! REAGAN FOREVER

[@Inaworldoflove]

He wouldn't like where american has ended up. School shootings, BLM, Pride Month, not the country he governed.

[@5thribroarn304]

At 13+ minutes into President Reagan's Speech, it sounds like today!! I saw him speak at Our Nation's Bicentennial in 1976 at Yorktown, VA and it was amazing!! He made great Speeches!!

[@mjoven1975]

The parallels between the nation in 1980 and 2022 are impossible to ignore, but at least in 1980 the President wasn’t suffering from dementia and the media didn’t cover for his mistakes like the media does now. Carter was an incompetent President, but we have an incompetent, corrupt and mentally challenged President that IMO makes the struggles we face today much, much worse.

[@5thribroarn304]

@@mjoven1975 I saw Ronald Reagan in 1976 at Yorktown, VA. He must have been the Governor of California at the time. I typed President Reagan so people would know who I was talking about. The French Ambassador to The US was there in 1976 also, but not wearing the same Suit as in the 1980 footage. It may be a different Ambassador, but I'd have to research that. I know I was there in 1976 and still remember what both Men were wearing and what their Limos looked like. It does seem to be a different World in 2022 compared to 1976 or even to 1980. I believe something changed in the 80's, no later than the 90's.

[@davidautrey4318]

He is the only President in my lifetime that I did,and still,truly liked.He was my first vote and I stand by it.I think at the very least that he was a solid President.He wasn't perfect, nobody is,but I think the good outweighs the bad and I stand by that,and always will to my dying day. That Man was good for our Country! End of Statement! God bless America. RIP President Reagan.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

So you like nuns being raped?

[@josephdewey8123]

Bring back the air horns in 2020!

[@brianvivickers3712]

Joseph Dewey : Yes those air horns will sound great, after Trump has been DUMPED by LOOSING the Presidential election.

[@StaffordC88]

@Dude You must be crying right about now!

[@StaffordC88]

@Dude tell me about it. Be safe.

[@StaffordC88]

@Darryl Gora the tomfoolery shown by you and your ilk is amusing. Keep crying, turkey. 😄

[@vivaldireal1741]

@Dude You sound like an ass right now delete your comment

[@billiwilliams9972]

The BEST a president in my lifetime. Ronald Reagan.

[@t.b.g.504]

42 years ago today. Words for conservatives to live by!

[@vccstudents]

If you listen to this whole speech, it applies today in 2022! Reagan was clearly the best President in my lifetime, and the brain fart in there in 2022 is clearly the worst! I sent Jimmy Carter a card, congratulating him and telling him, "You're no longer the worst President in my lifetime!

[@Trip_Fontaine]

Reagan supporting a regime that raped nuns. Can you explain to me why you love nun rape so much? Did it turn you on somehow?

[@javiercoronel3457]

My respect to Ronald Reagan! Congratulations from Agentina! We need Leaders like him!

[@jwilburn4712]

The Three Greatest US Presidents in history 1. Washington 2. Lincoln 3. Ronald Wilson Reagan

[@elliottmayer-yeager8087]

Amen. Perfect 3

[@ronthomason8388]

Airhorns should be illegal.

[@stuguss]

We are going to Make Airhorns Great Again!

[@v19d]

Move on Ronald. Keep on dreaming

[@brianvivickers3712]

Air horns are appropriate for baseball and football games. There not so bad for indoor events.

[@yeolebutton4233]

thought the same thing

[@mattarnold198]

You've missed one of Reagan's great messages if you genuinely believe that: democracy should not be used to vote away the inalienable rights of others. They're free to have their airhorns but you're also free to make every seat in your stadium be enclosable in a remote-activated sound-proof booth. ;-)

[@SiVlog1989]

I wonder if he felt "about time," since he had had 2 prior cracks at the nomination, in 1968 and 1976. In hindsight its not a surprise that he secured the nomination, what surprised me was that in the polls leading up to the election in November, he and Carter were actually very close in terms of polling numbers, based on the landslide achieved in November. It wasn't until the first (and only) direct debate between them that Reagan gained a clear lead. Specifically it was his closing remark when he said "the question is, are you any better off now than you were 4 years ago?"

[@Baygirl431]

I don't think so. He never had an ego to where he felt entitled to anything. He was probably the last (and only) politician in my lifetime who genuinely wanted to serve the country and try to make it better.

[@SiVlog1989]

@@Baygirl431 whether or not he "made the country better," depends on political leanings, but what's certain is that there are certainly quite a few candidates from the past who wanted make the nation better from their perspective. Richard Nixon, for example, used his poor upbringing to attempt to prove that someone from such an upbringing could achieve great things, which he did in his first term but Watergate saw that his reputation was ruined

[@Baygirl431]

@@SiVlog1989: I said "try." And he succeeded in many ways that are irrespective of political leanings. There was a reason that he won every single state except for Mondale's in his reelection. And he only lost Mondale's state by 3800 votes. Think about that

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

16:48... whoever said if we forget our history we are doomed to repeat it.... nailed it on this one 😒.

[@brianvivickers3712]

Jimmy Carter might have been a one-term President, but he had a lot successes as President. Because Carter passed a lot of legislation, more than his predecessors, and successors. Carter also has had the most productive “post-presidency” of any ex-President; because he’s done so much to help poor and disenfranchised people around the world.

[@johnf817]

Found the biden voter....

[@ronaldreagan5142]

Me

[@brianvivickers3712]

Reagan was also a part of the 1932 Democratic National Convention under FDR, as a liberal Democrat.

[@kevinbrown4073]

Reagan enthusiastically voted for FDR four times and never regretted it

[@masonwitte6822]

Your point. Reagan always said he never left the Democrats the Democrats left him

[@MiserableOldFart]

@@kevinbrown4073 But turned satanic in his old age.

[@MiserableOldFart]

@@masonwitte6822 He wasn't known for integrity. See FDR's Second Bill of Rights for reference.

[@masonwitte6822]

@@MiserableOldFart your dumb

[@flash2tz]

The last time we were united as a country. Just check out the election results. Now, in 2024, we have a new "Reagan," a new unifier in President Donald J. Trump. God bless Trump, and God bless America! ❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️

[@vanderlustforever7134]

If he could be back in charge in the White House today, I’d lay my life down right now if it would make that happen.

[@brianvivickers3712]

Reagan was at one time at liberal Democrat.

[@dylanwilliams121]

With age, comes wisdom

[@Oneironaut9]

With life experience it's far less the other way around, with wisdom it is never.

[@lizpitula2471]

Yes and he said My Party left me.

[@MiserableOldFart]

And ended up a satanic piece of shit.

[@Rickswars]

The liberal party changed to bad around the Fifties and Reagan didn't leave the Democrat party, the party left him. So he joined and reformed the Republican party!!!

[@samlambrinos5194]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEOS, NICE WORK, KEEP GOING

[@bobd9193]

I truly loved Reagan and voted for him both times. I was in the US Navy during his time as President, and I retired a few years after he had left office, He did wonderful things for the country in general, and for the military in particular, So he still has a special place in my heart. America is in a situation right now, where we desperately need a president of his caliber. And sadly, due to the election being stolen as it was, We don't have a leader that even comes close to his competence. And all you anti-trumpers can just shut up and not bother penning a rebuttal, you're wasting your time. Unless you are a person that is totally out of contact with reality, or a complete idiot, you can see that America is in very real danger right now, I only hope the nation can survive until the mid-term elections, because we are at a frighteningly desperate time in this country. All that being said, I didn't mean to comment to such a great length, But once I got started it just kinda happened. I originally started the comment merely to say that if I had been in attendance for this speech, and had been in front of that jackass with the air horn, I probably would have been arrested for having turned around and done everything in my power to shove that horn up his ass.

[@bufnyfan1]

the 1980 presidential race after Labor Day was essentially a "dead heat"-and remained so until the only debate between Reagan and Carter in Cleveland (the week before the election)--Reagan's performance in that debate was so dominant that the election became a landslide--Carter looked confused and had no vision of where the country was going-while Reagan came across as confident and optimistic

[@williamanthony9090]

The Iranian Hostage Crisis killed the Carter Administration. After months of watching Iranians chanting "Death To America" while our embassy staff was locked away, a Republican could have campaigned by biting the heads off of live chickens and still been elected president. Any poll showing a dead heat was wrong. You dont go from dead heat to landslide off the strength of a debate performance!

[@bufnyfan1]

@@williamanthony9090 No--Time Magazine published an article the week of this debate-and it was clear that the percentage spread between Reagan and Carter was fluctuating between 1-2% some days Reagan ahead/some days Carter ahead---the weekend right after the debate/and before the election pollsters saw a dramatic swing over to Reagan--Carter was informed of it and admitted to his campaign advisers that he "blew" the debate (not surprising as he told the audience during the debate he asked his then 12 year old daughter Amy about her opinion about nuclear detente)--the voting public realized that Mr. Reagan wasn't the "war monger" that Carter and the Democrats were portraying him as

[@ceframos4978]

j

[@Baygirl431]

@@bufnyfan1: Nope. Reagan never wanted war. He wanted a strong America that helped and protected our allies. He wasn't afraid to use force when necessary, but he never "wanted" war.

[@bufnyfan1]

@@Baygirl431 I never said President Reagan wanted war--Carter (and the Democrats) portrayed President Reagan as wanting war in order to sew doubt in the minds of the public minds and to score political points so he could win the election

[@marijooneill8015]

Reagan was and is the best President we had. I'm 78 years old and I had seen many elections in my life.

[@jamesdavison2927]

AMEN

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

Ronald Reagan was scum. He was the first divorced president. He legalized no fault divorce. He gave amnesty to millions of illegals and now California is lost to the Democrats forever. Legalized one of the most liberal abortion policies in California. And in this speech he denied the racial, ethnic, and religious identity of America and replaced it with an abstraction of economic freedom with mass immigration from around the world.

[@mortensenegbert6619]

Check out that wink at 17:28. That's a natural politician brimming with confidence and having a ball.

[@lizpitula2471]

Because he loved we the people

[@sir945]

Reagan would be turning over grave if he found out what leadership we have today.

[@jaredway1813]

Great speech. Thank you Mr. President. You are missed.

[@elaisagrace5232]

The Leader of the FREE WORLD: Drained the swamp. Now it's time to TRIM THE FAT! 🥂

[@MiserableOldFart]

He was a malignancy and the thing now is a bigger disease.

[@CooManTunes]

You still want to keep some fat, since a lot of flavor comes from it.

[@hugoarias7540]

I admire this president he was great human being 🇺🇸

[@Baygirl431]

That he was.

[@douche8980]

That's a joke right?

[@Baygirl431]

@@douche8980 No. Not a joke. Read about him and some of his memoirs. Reagan was the greatest president in modern history. EVERYONE loved him. He won 49 states in the election for his second term. Name another president who did that. He knew how to unite people, not tear them apart like our last three presidents who have done nothing but drive wedges between Americans. And yes, he was a great humanitarian.

[@jake01120]

@@Baygirl431 jimmy carter was even better human being

[@Baygirl431]

@@jake01120 But a crappy president.

[@Rivarola369]

Vine aqui por el curso de Retorica de HarvardX, excelente!

[@user-fd6fl1vu8v]

Greatest President ever!

[@stephenledbetter4044]

This man could never be hated.

[@mrspeaker6720]

Except by people who understand what he did

[@markpupaka2502]

Brilliantly structured and flawless speech, unwritten speech delivered from the heart, without a teleprompter! Mental agility at 70 years of age, to lay out the way forward for the Presidency he KNEW he was going oversee! Simply amazing!

[@miketurner2046]

Love Reagan but there definitely were prompters. Great presentation regardless.

[@JD-8-1971]

Mr. Reagan where are you now? We need you again!

[@mrspeaker6720]

Dead, thankfully

[@paulhoward5040]

You would almost think he was talking about Biden

[@joshuanavarro8297]

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEPPP BEEEEPPPPPPP BEEEEEEEPPPPPP!!!!!

[@KennethWiddifield]

I always loved President Ronald Reagan for his eloquence & grace & leadership. He was also someone who wanted to make America great again! Which I believe is where President Trump latched onto for good reason. I fully support Donald.J.Trump for the Presidency for 2024! I wish Mr.Trump would learn from Mr.Reagan in so much as having a little more humility & tact. I know he can do it & be a great President for these times. RIP Ronald.W.Reagan! & to Donald.J.Trump..MAGA2024 🇺🇸!!

[@peanut389]

29:13 MAGA

[@bishnuregmi1147]

I wish my country'd have such a visionay leader.

[@ZZSmithReal]

Can you imagine any Republican giving this speech today? This is why I'm no longer a Republican. The Republican Party threw Reagan under the bus.

[@aminurrrr0621]

And the next day i would be born. July 18th, 1980.

[@MuppetCore]

I love watching Reagan speeches. But, for the love of God, someone freaking “AI” a version of this speech without the gee-dee bullhorns?! Can’t listen!

[@dharamsingh9133]

His voice match the mighty glory of his country !!

[@西ドイッチュ]

The late President's contentment in audience's cheering and applause toward his sense of humor makes me feel comfortable and happy.

[@chukwurahudemezue1174]

God will still resurrect Reagan again in America and other God loving nations in other human beings.

[@FMAkers-jq2kh]

I wonder if Reagan was tempted at any point to say "ENOUGH WITH THE HORNS ALREADY"

[@jimsmith6547]

Sounds like today with the current president

[@matthewfrohbieter1803]

The Republican Party needs to get away from Trumpism and back to Reaganism.

[@sun4437]

They're relatively the same thing

[@matthewfrohbieter1803]

Not even close. One is populism. One is conservatism.

[@Brad02526]

How about both?

[@user-fd6fl1vu8v]

I love this Man!

[@maryharris8723]

I Will Always Love You Ronald Reagan. Giving A Black Man Martin Luther King Jr. A Holiday!!!

[@brianvivickers3712]

That was one of the FEW good things about the Reagan administration, making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a national holiday. However, the only reason Reagan made Dr. King's birthday a national was to get the "black vote" when he sought re-election in 1984.

[@kakluver]

@@brianvivickers3712 Reagan really needed that black vote in 1984. He only carried 49 of 50 States

[@lizpitula2471]

Yes he did and well deserved Dr. King

[@brianvivickers3712]

Mary Harris : That was the one thing he did that I truly liked.

[@brianvivickers3712]

Lobo : Regan created a conservative movement

[@sebastianherrera8433]

One of the more importants persons not only in American history if not in the human history

[@samlambrinos5194]

WHAT PRESIDENT HE WAS, R.I.P RONNY, ITS SAD , USA 🇺🇸 WILL NEVER SEEN ANOTHER PRESIDENT LIKE HIMWHAT PERSONALITY

[@dochollywood4576]

I turned 16 about 4 months before Reagan became president. My Dad taught me about what Carter was doing and how badly he was going to do it in 1978. That was my start in politics. Ronald Reagan was far and away the best president in human history with Donald Trump running a very close second. Had Trump not been robbed of a second term, he might have equalled Reagan.

[@Baygirl431]

In policies, maybe. But he did not have Reagan's eloquence. Not by a long shot.

[@MontgomeryMall]

Reagan had over two decades developed and sharpened his conservative philosophy. He demonstrated his ability to serve as an effective leader when he was elected, then re-elected to Governor of California. Trump was not articulate or particularly bright. However, Trump was shrewd and saw an opening for an "outsider" candidate who could appeal to blue collar voters by talking on their level. It worked in 2016 running against Hillary Clinton, who came with a lot of baggage. It didn't work in 2020, when Trump was the incumbent running in a challenging year against a candidate (Biden) who didn't have baggage or the brusqueness of Trump.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

Reagan supported a regime that raped nuns. Your dad taught you to support nun rapists. I hope if you have children you haven't in turn taught them to love nun rape. Hopefully the generational cowardice your father propagated has ended and your children have some moral courage.

[@kosjeyr]

How this speech sounds 42 years later is frightening, prophetic-like even.

[@edwardfetner2513]

it should tell you that everything is a cycle. we will see this again

[@kosjeyr]

@@edwardfetner2513 History does repeat itself for the blind.

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

He understood fully what the people and US businesses needed. Even without the Iranian hostage crisis he would have won by a landside.

[@lowiscwtz]

28:53

[@brianvivickers3712]

I noticed that Nancy was not sitting with the Bush family, specially Barbara Bush.

[@fattymcfatso1083]

they had just been thru a bitter primary - reagan had only picked bush the day before this

[@dokholladay]

29:06 - Obama's HOPE and Trump's MAGA

[@NozzleDog07]

Good eye

[@Max-jf5vu]

Good ear

[@brianvivickers3712]

John Stamper : Trump is an inept failure

[@TheRbruin10]

@@brianvivickers3712 Still in the Matrix. Obama and Jimmy Carter had no clue how to run a country Trump does cause hes not a politician or some schmuck with a law degree that has never had management experience

[@netzoned]

@@TheRbruin10 < Delusional.

[@bartongross9471]

I remember this day with respect and gratitude only in heart can we be a prosperous America

[@KennethWiddifield]

PS. that guy blowing that air horn was frigging annoying!

[@markwiygul6356]

Nice speech about reducing government size and the deficit, plus very appealing promises of tax cuts and increasing military size. (not necessarily compatible with reducing government and the deficit, but it's nice to be specific about who will have more money in their bank accounts, and not telling those who will cut.

[@mattzupon4155]

I LOVE REAGAN

[@tnndll4294]

Clinton, Bush Jr., and Obama don't even come close!

[@ronaldreagan5142]

Matt Zupon thanks

[@brianvivickers3712]

He was a man of great charisma, that's all. His policies was horrible for the "middle-class."

[@donsimms4220]

Nor does trump this was america

[@brianvivickers3712]

Matt Zupon : I’ll give Regan his due, he was very charismatic, and could draw a crowd.

[@MrAschiff]

I love Reagan but the first colony was not established in Massachusetts and Plymouth Rock, it was in Virginia.

[@jeff.s.7160]

St. Augustine FL. Spanish.

[@MrAschiff]

​@@jeff.s.7160 Our laws and customs come from the Britsh.

[@jeff.s.7160]

@@MrAschiff water rights in the west come from the Spanish.

[@jeff.s.7160]

But your point is valid.

[@bigdawg7703]

This man was the best public speaker ever to hold the office of the President in America. He didn't have anything but his great mind to express truth about the shape of America politics in 1980. I was 22 years old and very involved with political change. Carter was a mess so I decided to make a difference with volunteering for the election of President Reagan. The outcome became one of the greatest things that ever happenend to America. We had 8 years of amazing change in This country. Then the liberal nightmare once again began to hold the throats of American people. Big Brother socialist are now demanding to take care of the American people and will supply what their needs are and how they will take care of your family. All on the tax payers dime. They will take your freedoms away. As a citizen they will tell you that they will make your life better for free as long as you vote for the liberal candidate ever two years. Yes modern slavery. That's what it is. If you want something for nothing we are your man or woman come over here.

[@PianoDiary85]

What a contrast, and I'm not even conservative.

[@patrickriley195]

He left office when i was 18. I have come to appreciate him more and more as time passes.

[@Baygirl431]

I was also 18 when he left. But I've loved him since I was 11 and he wrote to me. I wish to God I still had that letter.

[@patrickriley195]

@@Baygirl431 I wish you did too!

[@Baygirl431]

@@patrickriley195: One of my biggest life regrets is losing that letter. Especially now.

[@kit266022]

@@Baygirl431 Yes President Reagan was the best.

[@elizabethwightman4700]

Oh Lord Please send us another Ronald Reagan!

[@publikenemi49]

Loved Reagan , but too much air horn for me. Obnoxious…

[@FoxJigButterflyEveryone]

One of the best in a short list of American presidents. Humble and kind like his mom taught him. 🇺🇸

[@georgeedward602]

He was an actor but yeah did have that Grandpa charm. He kind of screwed us though. Grandpa lied and is an old fart.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

@@georgeedward602 Who are you? What are you? Can you articulate a vision for the US. If not, no one wants to hear your criticism.

[@georgeedward602]

@@suzannemcmaken4648 First I would tell everyone how great the country is and that God is on our side. Secondly, I would cut taxes for the rich and take the lost revenue from the social security trust and not pay it back. Third I would support various dictators and terrorists and sell them weapons to crush the elected governments. Forth I would increase the violent crime rate with a war on drugs that does nothing but waste billions of dollars never even trying to address the causes such as poverty and discrimination. Fith I would increase our national debt by 200%, and cut spending on education. gut the clean water act and issue .leases for oil, gas, and coal development on tens of millions of acres of national lands because "trees cause more pollution than automobiles". I could go on but the vision will increase poverty and unemployment basically but I will make it better by telling you how great you are for being an American.

[@georgeedward602]

@@suzannemcmaken4648 I liked him as well back then but in hindsight..not that great. He never was hands-on and his administrations did what they wanted legally as well as illegally. If you are a billionaire he's your man but otherwise, he is just a good actor.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

@@georgeedward602 You have a problem thinking the country you live in is great? It must be. The US has hundreds of thousands breaching our borders and you’re happy supporting them, I bet, and Biden’s outrageous policy. Obama allowing thousands of uneducated, poor Somalians, and Muslims into our country. Nothing but problems. But, they must think this country is great. They still want to come. Why should the rich be taxed more than the average working slug? They worked for their money. Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. FDR’s totalitarian policy of single handedly, without the vote of any American, to arbitrarily confiscate money from working Americans. No different than a dictator. Yes. The US, via the CIA, George HW Bush being the most horrid director, has installed dictators in other countries and interfered with their elections and intentionally unleashed heroin in black communities, and killed the leaders in other sovereign countries. Think Saddam Hussein. Installed by the US and taken out by the US. Exactly! Like Obama’s “Fast and Furious” policy putting 2000 weapons into the hands of the cartels which killed thousands of innocent Mexicans. Poverty does not cause crime. The destruction of the family and fatherless, black boys are the number one cause. Have you seen the crime videos of NYC crime. It is always a black male. Even young black females are joining in crime. Discrimination does not cause crime. Tell me where discrimination now exists preventing anyone from having a job and succeeding. Maybe if women would stop having babies out of wedlock that would be a step in the right direction. Yes, let drugs run rampant, like San Francisco. That is working out so well, haven’t you read. Creating drug centers where they can freely shoot up, defecating in their pants, littering the streets with their bodies. Meth heads with no teeth. I say, let them just die. Don’t you think. Unproductive members of society depleting resources which could be directed to those who would truly benefit. And, it really helps having those illegals coming in, unvetted, with their drugs and sex trafficking, don’t you think? Great job, Biden! Nah. Keep killing those oil, gas, and coal leases dead. I like paying higher fuel prices, don’t you? Thank you, Biden! You aren’t drinking clean water? Where do you live? Is it in a Democratic district? You know what else causes poverty, despair, and misery? Shutting down an economy because ONE, egotistical, self centered, government employee thinks it is a good idea to quarantine people because of a virus with a 98% survival rate, kill people’s businesses and as they wonder how they are going to feed their families. And, talk about children losing two years of education because of that government employee. I bet you went right along with it. I will agree that all recent presidents, with the exception of Clinton, are at a loss as how to balance the budget. Reagan wanted to, but he had a Democratic congress.

[@wally1452]

I believe that Reagan was sincere when he spoke of Divine Providence watching, directing us, then asking for a moment of prayer...he is the only president I know of that stood before the nation and world and called upon the people to believe in the providence of the Almighty. I hope so and if it was, I think God was pleased. I believe Reagan, the man himself, was a fine and good, moral leader and man. The early Founding Fathers and a few as efferson, Quincey Adams, Benamin Rush, some other early Americans, especially efferson, were Christian or Theists ( belief in a God or heavenly Providence) but whatever they believed, it surely must have influenced their lives and behavior. I love(d) reading early American history for until 1830-1840 or so America was in many ways, despite our national sins, a very, very different nation. We will never, ever see anything near that again. Reagan was the last, better man we had as a leader. I still believe that he and Pres. Kennedy were our finest presidents in the 20th century...all the rest, escept GDR maybe, were mostly not presidential material or downright crooked & evil.

[@TURTLES_FOR_LIFEEE]

I also love Eisenhower...

[@mt22201]

3 of the next 4 presidents are on that stage.

[@luisvaldes1568]

Reagan, Bush, and W right behind his dad. Good eye.

[@brianvivickers3712]

M Zz : Including former President Ford.

[@brianvivickers3712]

M Zz : What other future President was on stage?

[@mwilliams1330]

@@brianvivickers3712 Reagan..he was not elected yet, then Bush and his son.

[@GrassrootsLibertyBillFoster]

Just bought my Reagan Mask. Going to incite Random Acts Of Reagan Sitings in Commiefornia

[@lowiscwtz]

34:10

[@dilbaghsingh5182]

A great statesman, full of confidence and unmatched Speaker speaking fluently matching the Super power with Super house of knowledge as he is .Such leaders are born and found on this planet rarely..

[@richardkoster4096]

PS pop

[@jackdull5699]

Trump should of watched this and taken notes on how to act Presidential before he became POTUS.

[@ashjogalekar8814]

“I accept your nomination for….” *Drowned out by blaring, annoying trumpets* “I want to recommend as vice president…” *Drowned out by blaring, annoying trumpets*

[@tirdadgharib2431]

Good day to the wonderful Reagan Library and thank you so much for sharing! I Love my wonderful President Ronald Reagan I Love my Wonderful and Beautiful First Lady Nancy Reagan! All my respect! Tirdad Gharib.

[@missbohochic751]

True speech

[@BillieJolene1]

How did the Republican party go from a well spoken, eloquent, classy, intelligent candidate who is honest......then to trump? Literally, just asking. And no, I'm no fan of Biden either. I (unlike many) don't narrow my scope to just saying I don't like this one so therefore I MUST like the other one by default. Nope. I don't like either one of them. I'd rather see two new candidates put forward. One from each side. This country is my HOME, not just someplace to hang out and certainly not a playground for illegal immigrants to trash. I'd like to see two new candidates, GROWN-UPS who are willing to consider both sides in their decision making because they recognize that WE ARE AN AMERICAN FAMILY. We don't have to agree about everything, how boring would that be anyway. One thing I think we can and should all agree on is this country of ours a.k.a OUR HOME is wonderful. We are smart, able, clever, enterprising, hard working, kind, considerate BUT also a force to be reckoned with if you try us. We are strong but not the bullies some make us out to be. There is nothing wrong in striving to be the best we can be. I BELIEVE in my country/HOME. And even though some of my fellow American family might be a bit disagreeable from time to time, I'm okay with that to. They tolerate me and I tolerate them. And frankly, I wouldn't change them if I could. I don't want that either. I like that we live in a free country to think as we please and express our thoughts, feelings, and ideas as we please even if some find them offensive. Because we're not sheep. We are not children. We are not slaves. We are a free people. Let's not forget that that freedom came at a great cost. That is an expense we really don't want to have to pay again.

[@cedricburns5549]

President Reagan was classy and one of the greatest

[@brianvivickers3712]

Reagan's charisma took a long way, despite how detrimental his policies were for the middle-class.

[@brianvivickers3712]

Reagan Presidency produced two of the worst President there ever was, in the person of George Herbert-Walker Bush, and his eldest son, George Walker Bush. But Reagan's charisma took him a long way, to the Presidency of the United States. As President, Reagan started a "conservatism revolution," implementing economic policies that were VERY detrimental for "middle-class" people.

[@ElliottAS]

brianvi Vickers ironic. My family was hurting and did VERY WELL as middle class Americans. Not rich. But did well thanks to a booming economy.

[@josephmackela8466]

@@brianvivickers3712. That’s accurate.

[@johnhenryNC]

I miss those old conventions when the candidate would be on a stage 25 feet up from the convention floor and the delegates using air horns & whistles and spontaneously breaking out in song.

[@greggobbi859]

The good old days

[@maddixodaniel5753]

Gosh mondale at 13 electoral votes and regean at 525 that is an big big election

[@JohnRHaganJr-jm2vt]

Gerald Ford's acceptance speech of 1976 sounded good and fiery but Ronald Reagan's acceptance speech of 1980 was even better sounded Presidential

[@stevenlopez6646]

44:00 The Republican Party used to be accepting of Immigrants and refugees. What happened?

[@jorgeartalejo5274]

I didn't think to vote for you, Governor, although my father was a Republican, my next door neighbor was one, and I was born in a Republican state, Arizona.