A Symbol of Hope Reagan's Tear Down the Wall Speech

Why did President Reagan see the Berlin Wall as a symbol of oppression during the Cold War? In this episode of Close Reads Explained, ... U.S. President Ronald Reagan was scheduled to make a brief trip to West Berlin and speak in front of the Berlin Wall; he knew his remarks would be heard by ... On June 12, 1987, US President Ronald Reagan spoke at the ... 2 - Set the Context - Reagan wanted to put his message in a larger historical ... STANFORD, California — June 12 marked the 30th anniversary of the most subversive speech of Ronald Reagan's presidency, a speech delivered in a ... Because it had been erected to prevent Germans in the East from leaving for the West like so many others had done. ... context. Reagan was called the great communicator for a reason. Video essay/commentary Just a guy with a passion for filmmaking, social ... Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” (par. 14) resonated from President Ronald Reagan to the people of West Berlin, of East. Berlin, and of the world. Reagan's ... OTD in History… June 12, 1987, President Reagan calls on Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin ... Gorbachev, tear down this wall” so immortal and definitive in hindsight. “It didn't achieve a place in history,” Robinson told Cooke, “until the ...