Ronald Reagan: The Man Behind the Icon

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[@igorflexus9493]

Well done Simon. Keep ém coming...

[@ianharvey4406]

The add before was "RAID! SHADOW LEGENDS!"

[@vita9010]

You really glossed over his racist attitudes.

[@krokodilpil8335]

Ronald Raycon. When you need a good ear.

[@Predator42ID]

Please do John Moses Browning next please.

[@maxversthappening8166]

“Ronald Reagan? The actor?”

[@raymondwatt9773]

Doc Brown haha

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

Every time I hear his name 😂💀

[@mikemarsh7387]

Whose the vice president? Jerry Lewis?

[@SkinnerNoah]

Who's Vice President? Jerry Lewis?!

[@shradman93]

"And I assume Jane Wyman is the First Lady!"

[@APerson-by7oi]

I can’t believe they made the president from Cold War into a real person.

[@themechanic.9545]

Don't forget Gorbachev

[@MarshallChems]

I cant believe they made a whole war over a video game 😭

[@socom54321]

Comment of the video, sir. Hahahaha

[@wmeemw994]

He was VERY real and very much part of your likely grandparents’ generation.

[@craigstewart1532]

I can't believe you are so uninformed. I guess you are one of the reasons we now have Biden.

[@Spanishdog17]

Ronald Reagan created the slogan "Make America Great Again" in 1980. Trump even admited in an interview that he took the phrase from Reagan.

[@flowertrue]

I'm surprised he actually read something. Besides the Forbes 100

[@jamiecarroll1627]

I believe the term was coined by Carter in 1976 during his campaign against Ford. He definitely used it at a campaign address.

[@jacobwells810]

It's actually "Make America Great"

[@gingerman5123]

@@jamiecarroll1627 Bill clinto also used the MAGA slogan in his 1992 run. Funny how everyone was MAGA until they get bought off by China...

[@upstateNYfinest]

Im pretty sure it was just "make america great"

[@LuckyDT]

Reagan was a huge proponent of the Raycon earbuds. He used to blast artists like The Weeknd, Run the Jewels, J Cole as well as some dubstep while in office using his earbuds. This is well known but wasn’t mentioned for some reason.

[@evananderson1455]

RTJ

[@ChubbyTeletubby]

"We must reject the idea that every time a Raycon is broken, society is guilty rather than the earbud breaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his Raycons." -Ronald Reagan

[@bivvystridents3752]

I remember that. He let Gorby listen to some Black Flag on them at one of their meetings. It was said this event really pushed Gorbachev towards his ideology of Perestroika.

[@peterdicak9133]

0p

[@maggotmusic757]

I can't even play along with this joke knowing that Killer Mike from RTJ has a song speaking out against Reagan lol

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

Just to show you how youthful I am, I intend to campaign in all 13 states.

[@michaelb1761]

I won't make an issue of my opponent's youth and inexperience. (Or, something like that)

[@benselectionforcasting4172]

@@michaelb1761 its "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit... for political purposes, my opponents youth and inexperience."

[@jakenapier6925]

@@benselectionforcasting4172 Bc dude was literally not much younger and past his prime as well made it too hilarious and great! Just exposition for people who haven't seen that clip, before. Illinois, Baby! Lincoln and Reagan represented very well!

[@steveskouson9620]

At least he didn't say 57, with 2 or 3 more to go. Reagan was cracking a joke, and it worked. Obama wasn't and it didn't. steve

[@the10thfloor37]

Of course someone with the name @The Confederate Restoration Plan would say Lincoln of ALL PEOPLE was terrible😂😂😂😂🤷‍♂️

[@keithtestaverde3712]

*Balloon pops in the room during his speech after his assassination* Reagan: "Missed me"

[@loganveach9499]

One of the best moments

[@AverageJoe483]

Didn’t even flinch Reagan was the GOAT

[@chrisenglish4380]

I wonder if Reagan or Brady would have approved of the second amendment infringement’s affected by John Hinckley’s action?

[@syafsmith5085]

I'm a Democrat, but Reagan was a legend.

[@joethompson543]

Chris English was Brady’s wife that led the charge, as I recall.

[@Bitchslapper316]

"Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying." - Ronald Reagan

[@NymbusCumulo928]

Thomas Jefferson owned 600 slaves and had sex with many of them, later abandoning the children. (I know the comment is a joke, just making sure people know this because it was never taught in schools)

[@bezllama3325]

😭😭

[@tomlxyz]

Ironically he barely did any actual work in the whitehouse besides giving general directions from time to time

[@johnhazlett3711]

That's one thing I really miss, Reagan's 2nd to none humor.

[@OrangeBoiiii]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@GrievousReborn]

Doc Brown: “Then tell me, future boy, who’s President of the United States in 1985?” Marty Mcfly: “Ronald Reagan.” Doc Brown: “Ronald Reagan? The actor? Then who’s vice-president? Jerry Lewis?”

[@stanleysmith7551]

Marty: So Doc, heard you returned from the year 2020. Who's the President of the United States of America? Doc Brown: Donald J. Trump. Marty: The real estate guy? Who's his VP, Michael Jackson? 😏

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.” ― Ronald Reagan

[@williehardiman6766]

*evil

[@FM_DOOM]

Ironic

[@CupOhCoffeeTwitch]

That's just sounds like "even if it's bad and I did it, no one knew it was me so I'm not the bad guy"

[@sophiaageitos2763]

Good quote, it’s a shame it came from a deceitful mouth

[@oldesertguy9616]

@@CupOhCoffeeTwitch that is nothing like what that says. I can understand people hate Reagan for whatever their reasons are, but try not to twist things to suit your opinions.

[@lovelessissimo]

Legend says right before he was put under for his assassination attempt injuries, he said to the ER surgeons: "I hope you guys are republicans."

[@chigwesibanyama1148]

To which one of the doctors replied, "Mr. President, today we are all Republicans."

[@jasonlong8754]

Legend also says that when Nancy arrived at the hospital and demanded to know what had happened, Reagan said, "I forgot to duck." Plus, there's the outdoor speech he gave where one of the extremely large balloons popped and echoed. Reagan, mid-speech, didn't miss a beat, just paused and said, "Missed me." At least he had a sense of humor about this assassination attempt.

[@joew2236]

The doctor was a lifelong Democrat too

[@patricktsai2303]

Only 80s kids remember when America had a president everyone could love, not just one side of the country 😁 IMO the closest I've seen in my lifetime to that kind of man post-Reagan (besides Bush Sr.) was probably Obama in his first term. If I had to wager I think he had like 90% of the country behind him, that 10% being just the birther racist nutbags. Then he made disappointment after disappointment and got just like 60% left by the time he was reelected.

[@GhostRider659]

@@patricktsai2303 You could put the greatest man in the world in the white house and half of America would hate him today.

[@0311Mushroom]

In his last public speech, he made fun of himself, Bill Clinton, and Lloyd Benson. In 1988 VP nominee castigated VP nominee Quaile (who referred to himself to JFK) saying "You are no Jack Kennedy. Fast forward, and Bill Clinton was comparing himself to Thomas Jefferson. Reagan copied the earlier speech. "Governor Clinton, I knew Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a friend of mine. Governor, you are no Thomas Jefferson." I watched that live, not knowing he would never speak again in public.

[@Mrgunsngear]

The accent + nicknames= gold

[@ArimaKihe1]

Ha Ha wow what are you doing here, GunsG?!

[@RJM1011]

Nice to see you here Mr G ! :)

[@josephcollins1607]

Not long after the injury he was speaking in Berlin when a balloon popped loudly, he paused his speech for a quick joke...missed me. Noe that's awesome 😆

[@chipmunkhunt]

I remember that moment like it was yesterday

[@jackd5089]

My grand mother who imgrated to the US in 1954 at the age of 16 does not remember Regan as man who was president of the united States but as the man in the general electric advert

[@constancemiller3753]

Reagan himself talked about his time with G.E.'s rubber chicken circuit being where he met the American people.

[@lonelywalrus5327]

thank you pablo escobar

[@jackd5089]

@@lonelywalrus5327 no bother

[@LauFiu]

@@lonelywalrus5327 thabk you walt disney

[@MrJustbrowsing12345]

Not exploiting his youth and inexperience has got to be one of the best lines ever 👏

[@JingleJangle256]

After finishing this video, I went back and watched all the entirety of Reagan’s 1964 speech. I’d seen clips from time to time but never watched it beginning to end. It really is a brilliant speech. His voice, delivery, and passion is awe-inspiring. It disappoints me that modern politicians aren’t as eloquent or engaging.

[@joshuasill1141]

That's because there isn't any pride in being an American and helping your fellow Americans. It's all "me, me, me" and "give me, give me, give me"

[@balabanasireti]

Reagan was even worse than any modern president

[@dalezapple2493]

Surprised you never did a bio on Reagan before this.

[@LegiyonEhellout]

I don't think he did one on Thatcher either, surprisingly.

[@nutty422]

@@LegiyonEhellout he's done one about a week ago

[@LegiyonEhellout]

@@nutty422 Yeah, I saw it the same day it was posted

[@jamesclark9479]

If there hasn't been a correction already... Just for clarity it was not jipper. But Gipper. With a hard g as in go. Interesting bio thank you

[@billh230]

Hmmm. To think I had been pronouncing 'go' incorrectly all these years. :)

[@thegreatitudecoach]

you mean it's not Joogle.. and Jangster?... Damn...

[@seanbrazell6147]

I'd love to see Hinckley's face when he learned that Jodey Foster is gay.

[@wrathford]

Jodie Foster probably heard about this guy and said, 'oh HELL no, guys are fuckin crazy. where the vagina @'

[@pyromania1018]

From what I heard, mentioning the topic to her will prompt her to just walk away. She HATES when people bring that up.

[@jgjgjg739]

Jackson Rushing well I don’t see why she would want to hear about it.

[@tenhirankei]

@@jgjgjg739 Not exactly good PR.

[@tenhirankei]

Was that known about her then? He might have said "when did that happen?"

[@brentgranger7856]

Ronald Reagan's humor even after he had been shot was unbelievable! To his wife, Nancy - "Honey, I forgot to duck." To the doctors about to operate on him - "I hope you all are Republicans!"

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

[@youngfox2186]

Reagan smash Reagan smash!!!

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

@@youngfox2186 Reagan tired

[@kv-2156]

no.

[@bertgernaat4746]

After the assination atempt he held a rally. A balloon popped and there was a bang. Reagan's respons "Missed me".

[@ethanramos4441]

“We can’t help everyone but everyone can help someone.” Ronald Reagan

[@imbluz]

That statement is more believable than "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

[@mopnem]

Regan def believed in not helping everyone lmao

[@imbluz]

@@mopnem He was espousing brotherly kindness, not institutional welfare.

[@mopnem]

@@imbluz What are you referring to? Do you even know what your referring, expound a little if you can

[@imbluz]

@@mopnem If you can' understand that statement. You wouldn't be able to understand anything.

[@jessallard6851]

They finally got married because they were in love. Yeah pretty sure their daughter born 7 months after their marriage was the reason they finally got married

[@zuverzagmail]

yet they had a great marriage. who would have thunk?

[@WW1Yoshi]

They had a fantastic love filled marriage, your point being?

[@brutuscraig]

Hi Simon - loving your channels - this one in particular because you've also made it available as a podcast and which I listen to regularly when driving or walking. I'd love to see a few more Australians featured though. Some people that come to mind include notable politicians Henry Parkes, Robert Menzies and John Howard, sportspeople Greg Norman, Don Bradman and Rod Laver, and entertainers such as Peter Allen, Hugh Jackman, Mel Gibson and Paul Hogan. Keep up the good work mate!

[@AdityaSingh-kx7eu]

Could you do one on J.Edgar Hoover I’m sure it would be interesting and he’s the kind of character who’ll probably get you atleast a million views

[@richardmarty9939]

Especially anything you have about his cross-dressing/gay business.

[@diypictures]

@@richardmarty9939 My guess is that they would gloss over that much like the lingering effects of "Reaganomics" and the Iran/Contra ordeal.

[@dleet86]

@@diypictures Keeping the hostages from a recue to hurt Carter got GOP 4 SCOTUS seats and the end to democracy in favor of an oligarchic plutocracy or Feudalism Redux.

[@r1explode1]

You should watch a KZbin video called “Passing for White.”

[@armedrealtorakasheepdog6914]

When Reagan was on the operating table after being shot, he looked up at his surgeons and said “I hope you’re Republicans”. The head surgeon replied “Mr President, today we’re all Republicans”

[@jessgunn6639]

so was hinkley lol, the following day his brother was to hold a political fundraiser with niall bush and hinkleys dad was assistant ceo in bush seniors oil company, yes that bush that came charging in to take control after the assassination attempt and said there was no need to investigate hinkley any further as he was just another nut like lee harvey oswald lol

[@Tavat]

Republicans don’t believe in higher education.

[@AGnorTheChannel]

I know it would be controversial, but I'd be interested to see a video about Joe McCarthy. Honestly I don't have an opinion about the guy, but it would be intriguing to see his life in Biographics fashion.

[@josephgriffin2388]

He was the Trump of the 1950's. "Where's my Roy Chon?" If you don't know who that guy was, he was Mc Arthy's jerk-off lawyer.

[@themaninblack7503]

The scene with Nancy laying on the casket was heartbreaking.

[@simplez4ck]

No it wasn't

[@constancemiller3753]

"Mansions of the Lord" still makes me cry.

[@timothyclark5209]

Just say no

[@melvinwilliams5449]

You forgot about Iran/Contra, Crack cocaine, and where he chose to start his presidential campaign 🤔

[@nicholasdepina2944]

9 scariest words in history,I'm from the govt and I'm here to help

[@fiorinifury]

He fired the Air Traffic Controllers which kickstarted destroying labor unions.

[@renealexander2703]

@fiorinifury, he gave them a chance to come back to their jobs. And why didn't the Democrats in the White House fix the problem?

[@zanep67]

I truly appreciate the unbiased vibes i get from your videos man, keep up the great work!

[@elbrandon4775]

Thank you so much for this one. It's so hard to find a fair summary on the life of Reagan. People either hate him or love him and you did a fantastic job telling his story in a fair way.

[@luiginanichele6623]

Thank you Simon and Biographics for these videos! They kept me company during the lockdown and are continuing to do so. Am also enjoying the podcasts! Keep it up.

[@howardpope3932]

Five things that shocked me about Reagan which aren´t mentioned in this video: He shut many mental hospitals and put thousands of patients on the street, he said that communism is worth than nuclear war and he remarked in regard to environmental activists who advocated against deforestation "A tree is a tree. How many more do you need to look at?" And then there was also his microphone joke and his "Ketchup is a vegetable." attitude concerning school lunch. But he did also good things: Winning cold war, running massive nuclear disarmament (as mentioned in the video), calling for a chemical weapons ban and helping to ban ozone destroying chemicals. And in addition I like his haircut and his dress style. (Especially in winter I myself like to combine a red pullover with a white shirt whose collar looks out of that of the pullover just as Reagan often was dressed in his spare time. I copied that look from the tv short series "The Reagans". And his haircut I also used to imitate.)

[@Monster11B]

The closing of mental hospitals was due to the abuses through the three previous decades of the patients in them. Persons were committed for almost any reason. There was experimentation without consent. To include injections of plutonium. These abuses came out mid 1970s and needed addressing. Some were sponsored CIA programs. So it wasn't arbitrary to just close them down. However, we are now dealing with a large homeless population of SMI individuals and families that have to exert excessively to support the rest. This burden should be re-shouldered by the government due to the burden that it is.

[@Darkangel9036]

Are you seriously just gonna leave out the fact that they were shut down because of numerous violations? He only shut down the ones that had cases of abuse and code violations. Which turned out to be nearly all of them.

[@howardpope3932]

​@@Darkangel9036 Are you sure? I´ve heard he shut them in order to save expenses. Maybe I have been wrong. I was among other sources influenced by the mini-series "The Reagans" in which Reagan´s son Ron is shocked about closures of mental hospitals by his father (if I remember this already had been when Ronald Reagan still was Governor). His father murmurs then something about that these institutions didn´t help the patients but that comes across like a bad excuse. What do you think about the other issues I´ve mentioned? What is your position on nuclear war and communism and on deforestation?

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@Darkangel9036 and it was started by jfk due to his sisters mistreatment

[@maxdevlin4349]

You didn't include his best nickname... "Ronnie Ray Gun" given for his Star Wars Defense Initiative {SDI) program:)

[@skwervin1]

This is how I remember him. I also remember the day in 85 I think when he decided to bomb Libya and we hovered on the edge of WW3

[@Matt_from_Florida]

*Ronald* Ray Gun

[@AverageJoe483]

Wendy Beacall well after that we didn’t have any terrorists or problems from the country . I’d say it was effective

[@shebbs1]

@@AverageJoe483 The Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie was after that, and was definitely Libyan sponsored, so you are definitely wrong.

[@ronunderwood5771]

Two things. The Lockerbie bomb exploded early leaving wreckage (clues) on land. The investigation took 3 years. Reagan was long gone from office by then. Jan. 20 1989 was his last day in office. The bombing was Dec. 21 1988. Also winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Now a bit about "Star Wars" the derisive nickname the plan was given by Reagan's enemies. It was a giant effort at a defense against ICBM's. The program had many detractors. It was the butt of many a joke by those on the left in the US. Knowledgeable academics from leftist Ivy League campuses and the west coast universities railed against. Ironically the ONE group that believed it might be possible was the Russians. The mere possibility of its success worried them greatly causing them to double down on their own spending. Which they could not afford. It was a big part of breaking their financial system.

[@khalidhenry3857]

I've always wondered how an actor became President

[@weirdshibainu]

What difference does it make that he was an actor?

[@khalidhenry3857]

@@weirdshibainu Nothing. I'm just curious.

[@weirdshibainu]

@@khalidhenry3857 Ok. He was much more than an actor. U.S. Presidents have come from a variety of backgrounds as has many in Congress.

[@diandoxlee7346]

Try checking Philippines... politicians and actors are interchangeable...

[@OperationBaboon]

most presidents are actors... but only a few were as bad as reagan tho...

[@chigwesibanyama1148]

Great video, as usual, guys. Surprised though that Iran - Contra wasn't delved into. I guess y'all need to make your vids 3 minutes longer (would be great for all of us, your big fans 😆)

[@mikedocherty6160]

"The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted it belongs to the brave." Ronald Reagan

[@thedude4672]

"Facts are stupid things." Ronald Reagan

[@jamalwalker]

@MOHAMMED AAQIB dude look it up regan was an awful man he was horribly racist,homophobic,xenophobic and a war mongerer and he was the downfall of this country he was strictly for the upper middle class and rich

[@icebreaker9995]

@@jamalwalker he was a good man but failed badly in the economy

[@jamalwalker]

@@icebreaker9995 no bruh during the aids crisis he was set on letting people die he was not a good man or president

[@Love.Cook_Sanji]

@@thedude4672 facts taken out of context is also a stupid thing

[@501ststudios7]

Jimmy Stewart! Would make a great subject for a video, given his service in WWII and all his accomplishments before and after.

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

Yes, please do a bit on Jimmy Stewart! Also do other features of Hollywood actors and actresses who served & risked their lives in the Second World War.

[@johnbaugh2437]

He was a real hero and class act

[@5280Comics]

Jimmy Stewart an American icon.

[@ravellxivrobinson4979]

You should do a biographic on the emperor of San Francisco… he wasn't a real emperor but everyone treated him like royalty.

[@Vinn_Tree]

I think he did

[@andrewmattern8185]

Emperor Norton of the United States?

[@emmanuelguerrerohernandez9353]

I think sam o nella did a vid on him.

[@andrewmattern8185]

Emmanuel Guerrero Hernandez yeah he did

[@Vinn_Tree]

@@emmanuelguerrerohernandez9353 he did

[@Redmartian2000]

This man truly lived an incredible life, had no idea he was so pedigreed and accomplished

[@aikikaname6508]

I would LOVE to see a video on the relationship between Thatcher and Reagan. Two conservative powerhouses whose policies cast a shadow over their countries for decades to come.

[@mccleandazza4618]

We need a Thatcher now

[@Sixxkagan]

​@@mccleandazza4618 she was not needed then, isn't needed now. 90% of problems with capitalism stems from te politics of these two monumental assholes

[@abc_13579]

There's a great book on the subject by Archie Brown. It's called, "The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War." It's incredible.

[@LtColShingSides]

Darn! I got here too early, the comment section hasn't gotten spicy yet.

[@joshriles84]

Just wait

[@williehardiman6766]

It literally will not let me comment if I say "White Devil". This comment will get deleted. Watch.

[@williehardiman6766]

The Moderator has it out for me right now. 😭😭😭

[@ilarious5729]

@@williehardiman6766 I doubt

[@williehardiman6766]

@@ilarious5729 seriously. I commented that like 10 times. I just think they don't like me saying "White Devil" but that's what he was. This is the only comment I've posted that says that and is still up.

[@laranaarana]

Met him in person when he was running for the election of the presidency back in 1980. Great personality and charisma. Miss him a lot.

[@MaxRamos8]

That's the problem. Great cha is a but secretly screwing the poor

[@GAURAV25855ify]

@@MaxRamos8 that true

[@nicolasmontecchipalazzi1402]

Congratulations, another great well-prepared video, I would indulge a little bit more on economic politics consequences and excesses of his presidency that are all around so much debated in this presidential election.

[@alec2726]

Thanks again for an insightful documentary on President Ronald Reagan. You mentioned that President Reagan developed Alzheimer's. Did your know that he was well aware of this? As the condition developed, President Reagan wrote letters to all his friends and colleagues saying a goodbye before the cloud covered. You didn't mention this act!

[@TWE_2000]

Can you please make a video about Allen Dulles, the first and longest serving director of the CIA?

[@snowroaches]

Everyone that tries mysteriously disappears.

[@nickschulte3915]

T WE that’s classified

[@yepimheretoo2270]

The Corbett Report did a good one a few years ago, if you're looking for something that goes into detail about Dulles

[@mikemarsh7387]

This dude lived quite a full life

[@annescholey6546]

Bedtime for Bonzo

[@Scorpion122178]

His son hates him. That should tell you everything you need to know about a man.

[@5280Comics]

@@Scorpion122178 Ron Jr doesn’t like his brother and sisters either, should tell you the man he is.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@Scorpion122178 just because someone has different views doesnt mean they hate them

[@jhin8054]

You and your crew put together amazing presentations. This wonderful Reagan bio deserves a Soviet brother. Mikhail Gorbachev, please?

[@petermitchelmore8777]

In Berlin, Reagan is still enormously popular. Of non-Berliners, he is as popular as Kennedy and Gorbachev.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Need to To do a video on Jimmy carter and Bill Clinton

[@TWE_2000]

Can you please make a video on Henry Kissinger?

[@henriqueoliveira3872]

That would be a great one! But, today, he is still going with 97 years and they usually don't do videos on people who are still alive.

[@annescholey6546]

Bomb everyone

[@acangial1]

Kissinger the War Criminal?

[@ieatgremlins]

Ufff yes

[@aleezbayer1468]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Iran-Contra, which was a big deal. Thanks for your vids- I'm enjoying them.

[@ForgottenInTheShadow]

The 3 greatest presidents of the US: Abe Lincoln, FDR, Ronald Reagan.

[@ericdavid7389]

I love the story where the Telegraph lines we’re down and he just had to completely make up what was going on until the issue was fixed

[@Sunny198325]

Its through him I know the etymology of the word Contra. The cool sounding word used by popular arcade game has not so cool past.

[@rolanddevil2692]

Man you're old. I loved that game too. Lol

[@Sunny198325]

Missing the good ol carefree days of playing Mario, Contra and street fighter

[@rolanddevil2692]

I played qbert on the Atari 2600.

[@Spanishdog17]

That's why they changed the sequel's name to "Super C" in the US.

[@annescholey6546]

Fiddling the Constitution to boot and dumping it on Olly North.

[@Knight860]

You should of included Reagan's remark to his wife in the hospital "Honey, I forgot to duck."

[@darkshark98]

Well done. No cheerleading, no mudslinging. Impressive.

[@YeeSoest]

"His father was an irish alcoholic" Made it sound like a job title ^^

[@NerdilyDone]

I was going to say it sounded like his religion, given how Nelle was mentioned as a Protestant just before that.

[@cortezfjy9]

Ronald Reagan has once said; “don’t hate the players, hate the game”. “The government is not the answer, it’s the problem “.

[@cortezfjy9]

Amy Sternheim that’s totally a false rumor. When poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer in South Korea. When poor people has no chance to get to the top. Followed by systematic hierarchy or caste system. That’s called capitalism.

[@Saskobest]

@@cortezfjy9 The only way to move up in hierarchy is through capitalism

[@cortezfjy9]

Saskobest when China becomes in control and benefits of the worlds globalization. Capitalism will not work in globalization and definitely not in one world order.

[@cortezfjy9]

undertakersarmpit because we’re all slaves to globalization and the one world order.

[@cortezfjy9]

xmr7 pt95 capitalism only works in countries led by the white supremacy. U go to asian like India, they have a big sign in their street’s saying “modernization, yes. But westernization, no.” By 2050, everything about capitalism and westernization will be an abomination just to talk about it. It creates racial hierarchy, rich and poor, winners and losers.

[@themasqueradefiles]

Thank you for this great video Simon!!! I love that as a man from the UK whether you agreed or disagreed with his stance on issues or just American politics in general; you still were very respectful of the legacy that he left behind for Americans and just his life in general!!!

[@Steadymobbin711]

I'm addicted to your channel... I now have a sweet pair of ear buds, looking slick in my new watch, while shooting down planes in war thunder... Thanks to squarespace. All joking aside, love your channel!

[@heracrossnt]

Weird that this had almost no criticism in it, most in these series have been nuanced. His presidency sealed the date on the corporate takeover of America. Worth mentioning

[@midori6756]

Reagan started the decline of the middle class!

[@wilbsoramaYT]

I've never been this early to a Biographics video.... guess the notifications are working

[@eeshsinger]

ronald reagan, the actor?

[@Palinghufter]

No wonder your president has to be an actor. He's gotta look good on TV.

[@joshriles84]

Damn beat me to it

[@weirdshibainu]

Yes. But he was much more than that.

[@SA-zoom1]

I suppose Jane Wyman is the 1st lady

[@bonniesaxe9460]

Very interesting video. Thanks for posting it

[@estherstrek4796]

God, I wish the GOP still held him as true north...

[@williammetz7500]

Do Dietrich Bonhoeffer!

[@hannahstahl1857]

At least Reagan had a degree in something that would help.

[@btetschner]

Very interesting, thank you for the video.

[@RonnieOP]

I'm kinda surprised you didn't talk at all about the Iran-Contra affair

[@bossbeartherock6034]

Please think of doing one on huey long , the kingfish .

[@oom5768]

when I read the title my head finished it with "the man behind the slaughter" the interenet has poisoned me

[@MaxRamos8]

Ur not wrong he started the mass incarceration and attack on minoriteis

[@krisking07]

Hi guys, i recently found your biographics channel and i am loving it, But! lol have you done a piece on Orsen Welles? if so i cant find it and if not any chance you have one planned? Regards

[@bobsanders1690]

Great Bio!! It was very well balanced and focused on accomplishments (bad and good) without the political historical eyes that so much is used today. Very refreshing!! Thank you!! You should adda "Thanks" button to you channel - as for this one video like you - I'd have smashed it!!

[@btetschner]

Correction: Ronald Regan graduated with a single major that was designated as Sociology and Economics. There was a degree program at Eureka that offered that. Most degree programs only offer a single field of study but this college offered a degree where economics and sociology were combined as a single major and degree.

[@btetschner]

I am mistaken about that as apparently colleges will have people do two degree programs and then only consider it a single degree. It is technically two degrees.

[@joshbethel417]

Minor correction, my guy. "The Gipper" nickname has a hard G sound. Gipper, like dipper.

[@flowertrue]

Yes, next he'll be saying "Leh-viss" is what's written on the zipper of his jeans.

[@d.c.8828]

I guess we were gipped! 🤷‍♂️

[@ThomasBaxter]

Yeah, totally sounded like a slur

[@joshbethel417]

@@ThomasBaxter like a slur? What?

[@sjbrooksy45]

Hard G, like dipper, got it

[@billylangley1462]

Excellent!! Thank you Simon!!!

[@ieuanbriers]

Yet another good video. I bet with over 40 presidents of the United States you won't be short of material. Out of interest are you doing a video on any of the following people: Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Captain James Cook and Tsar Nicholas II?

[@SheBeastJehanne]

Didn't he resolve the air traffic controller strike by just firing a ton of striking air traffic controllers instead of actually addressing the issues they were striking over?

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Yes he fired everyone in sight of that until they went back to work I mean yes technically he did fix it if I have a paper cut cutting your arm off is an option

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

you could say it would have been detrimental to safety of others

[@renealexander2703]

@jehannelabete9129, he gave them a chance to come back.

[@littleblackduck3134]

Simon, excellent work (as usual) can we have some lighthearted figures like Benny Hill etal

[@michaelferri6790]

Simon you did a good job on this video

[@KATZMANISGOD]

Dixon is the town I grew up in. I love that you did this one!

[@spebenge]

I have a feeling that you have left out a few details... unless you are working on a part 2

[@thescopedogable]

He has a lot on conservative viewers he does not want to trigger so he never covers the scandals. His biography of Trump was a fucking joke.

[@cv4809]

It's a biography video, not a political analytical essay on his presidency

[@spebenge]

@@cv4809 CONTRAry to what you may believe... I was simply pointing out that he didn't go into enough detail about his museum in California!

[@michaelb1761]

It's already a long Biography at 28 minutes. He even states over halfway through that they were going to gloss through the presidency.

[@klikner4142]

thescopedogable Poor baby. How can you handle the KZbin channel staying reasonably out of politics.

[@keysersoze1889]

Ah Reagan and his soviet jokes

[@laserlithuanian]

outstanding video, your best

[@NutsNBolts-fv9kx]

Love your videos! Can you make one on the pirate and political leader Zheng Zhilong sometime?

[@ConvoySeibatoron1313]

Ronald Reagan the actor ha then who’s Vice President Jerry Lewis

[@tenhirankei]

@Jessica Jujubean No, better would be House Speaker. He can get a grip on spending!

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

You are gender confused

[@economicist2011]

@Jessica Jujubean And Jane Wyman is the first lady!

[@erikamarie5535]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheCheesydoll90123]

Best film ever made

[@montyollie]

"He successfully navigated an air traffic controller strike". Is that what we're calling it these days. Yikes.

[@maxshea4762]

I think this is a Tory channel.

[@johnhegner6077]

Nice job with the presentation.

[@michaelmagda]

Awesome job Simon

[@clingdawg2229]

"The US economy boomed through the 1980s...." I was a young adult at the time. There was a recession in 1982, and the economy crashed in 1987.

[@RUFFDRAFTCA]

ya i enjoy this channel, but this post left out a LOT of ugly truths... Simon just wants to make his $ without offending anyone (ie conservative straight white dudes) going into the scandals, i get it, but honestly its kinda offensive to the rest of us to gloss over all the long term damage initiated by that administration & entire era. I was just a baby, bit the more i learn about it as an adult, the more i can see its heinous effects on MY era. Especially The “war on drugs”s effect on the criminal justice system, weaponizing weed to disenfranchise POC & dem voters, screwing up mental health care for decades, screwing over countless veterans... this republican ploy of hateful jingoism, performative patriotism & faux piety to turn voters against eachother over emotional misinformation, xenophobia & fear, instead of actual policy... well its no coincidence how much Trump took from Reagan. “Make America Great Again” was first uttered in the 80’s, laying the groundwork for our current disastrous “MAGA” era

[@ToneTraveler]

Unemployment lines, crack cocaine, highest tax increase in history, illegal drug and gun smuggling, Star Wars defense system. Yeah, Ronnie Raygun made a mess of things. Loved his jellybeans and plausible deniability.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@RUFFDRAFTCA apparently any preisdent you dont like is somehow a conservative white dude

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

unfortunately there was mild recession but much like the 2008-2009 you could probably blame it one the last few administrations actions,87 i believe it lasted a few weeks

[@TheSeW18]

Hi Simon, could you possibly do one about Jordan Peterson? Think it would be fascinating. Thanks

[@unapologeticallyamerican72]

Very well executed👏👏👏

[@jessicawood2972]

I still remember Scruff McGruff coming to my elementary school and singing, "just say n-o-o-o-o" 😂

[@TwoDollarGararge]

We still had that program in our schools until the early to mid-2000s I remember that as a kid in elementary school

[@SirBobbyDuncan]

What about that war on drugs??? How many people need to die for a joint, man?

[@frederickthorne2496]

some of us will never forget his true legacy

[@takis6900]

Nixon started the war on drugs

[@andysawyer647]

@@takis6900 Reagan Escalated it

[@frederickthorne2496]

Nixon's legacy is impeachment and resigning. reagan's legacy is trickle down and the war on drugs

[@jameylebel]

It wasn’t a war on weed my friend. It was a war on cocain and the drug cartels in central and more specifically South America. Remember Pablo Escobar?

[@mikegallegos7]

I'd like to see a bio of Nadia Comanci, the first gymnast who scored a 10 !

[@ghosthound17]

Playing the army song in the outro of your Reagan video. Nice choice.