Words To Live By Podcast

It’s New Year’s Eve and this is our last podcast for 2019. So we think the best way to close out the year and open 2020 is to listen to speeches rarely heard, yet truly fascinating.Let's Listen.

In this podcast, we’ll focus on Radio Marti, and the Voice of America, both communication systems enhanced by our 40th President’s belief in getting our message of freedom into the hands of those who needed it most. Let's Listen.

Just months after taking office, President Reagan was focused on Middle East turmoil when Israel was being shelled by Lebanon in May 1981. By June 1983, President Reagan commented on Syria when speaking before the Anti-Defamation League Convention of the B’nai B’rith.Let’s listen

35 years ago, a statue entitled “The Three Fighting Men” by sculptor Frederic Hart was dedicated by President Reagan at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day 1984. We believe his remarks which were exceptional and deserve a closer look.Let's listen.

In this week’s podcast, we celebrate that day in November 1989, when the Berlin Wall was finally destroyed 30 years ago. Rather than continuing to focus on the famous remarks delivered by President Reagan in 1987 when he asked Gorbachev to tear down the wall, we thought we’d go back in history, to recall the story of the Wall and review some of the President’s early remarks about the Wall… because for many years, our 40th president viewed it as the ultimate symbol of Soviet aggression and totalitarian control, unyielding to its innocent prisoners. Let's listen.

On November 6th, 1984, Ronald Wilson Reagan was victorious in his bid to lead America for four more years and we’ll dedicate this podcast to a few components of this historic election.Let's Listen.

Do you recall what Ronald Reagan did in 1980 and again in 1984? In this podcast, we’ll look at Ronald Reagan’s speech on the eve of the 1980 election, entitled “A Vision for America”. And four years later, in the second half of this podcast, we’ll listen to his national radio address delivered on election eve.Let's listen.

There was a speech delivered by Ronald Reagan on National Television that vaulted him to national recognition, entitled, A Time for Choosing. It’s hard to believe this speech was aired 55 years ago, so let’s go back and let Ronald Reagan set the stage.Let's Listen.

Who is Al Smith and why should you care? Well, he was one of the President’s favorite politicians – yes, he was a Democrat. What Ronald Reagan loved about Al Smith was how he chose to appeal for tolerance and sought to make the economy work for everyone.Let's Listen.

In the last month of an intense presidential campaign in 1984, Ronald Reagan had other things on his mind: America’s relationship with Israel. Just a day before meeting Shimon Peres, then Prime Minister of Israel, President Reagan debated Mondale in Louisville, Kentucky, then quickly returned to the White House for his meeting with Peres, as he deeply revered America’s relationship with Israel.Let's Listen.

It’s October in America and 40 years ago this month in 1979, Ronald Reagan prepared for his third presidential campaign. In this podcast, we’ll look back at a few highlights from all his campaigns, we’ll hear his last fascinating radio broadcast before he announced his candidacy in 1979, and listen to excerpts from a solid 1984 speech that succinctly defines what he’s done and what he has yet to do.Let's Listen.

In 1984, President Reagan had been in office for almost 4 years and was emerging as a "peace president," striving to put the Cold War behind him which led inevitably to a new appreciation of the United Nations. Looking back, his speech to the UN in 1982 was harsh; this one in 1984 has a more hopeful, optimistic tone.Let's Listen.

During the month of September in 1984, Ronald Reagan was deeply involved in a political campaign, energized by a television commercial entitled, “Morning Again in America.” President Reagan loved these feel-good ads which were the essence of his reelection campaign. Let's Listen

According to U.S. intelligence and leading experts, Gromyko was not merely an emissary of Soviet foreign policy but really… its prime architect. President Reagan knew that Gromyko usually attended the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York each September, so he invited him to the White House after the Un meeting for a visit and some person to person diplomacy.Let’s listen.

Throughout his eight years in office, Ronald Reagan gave NASA and the civilian space program strong support. On the day of Discovery’s lift-off, President Reagan delivered remarks about how our lives have improved as a result of technological advances developed as a result of space travel.Let's Listen.

In the summer of 1981, immigration was a critical issue for the administration to address. Some things never change, do they? That was 38 years ago.  Let's Listen.

Looking back 35 years ago in August, our 40th president was back on the campaign trail, reminding Americans of his accomplishments, his future goals, and what he loved about America. Let’s remember what President Reagan sounds like on the campaign trail, let’s hear him work an audience on August 20, 1984 in Decatur, Illinois.Let's listen.

While most people know that Ronald Reagan was an actor, many forget that he began as a sports announcer. He spent four years at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and he said they were among the most pleasant of his life. Let’s listen.

In 1974, Governor Reagan began to prepare for life beyond politics. Searching for a suitable escape above the California Oaks. He walked through the mountain trails, through thick clusters of oaks, around sandstone rocks, and embraced 680 acres of…heaven. The majestic property was renamed, Rancho del Cielo or Ranch in the Sky.Let's Listen.

We are fortunate to have in our archives at the Reagan Library, President Reagan’s thoughts on the joys of the presidency. So for a warm summer day, we thought we’d depart from the strict format of listening to speeches and hear from the heart of a President. Let’s listen.