Echoes of Freedom Ronald Reagan's Tear Down the Wall Speech

Over a quarter of a century later, Reagan famously implored the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to “tear down this wall.” In the speech ... But Reagan and his speechwriters insisted on keeping it in. To the President, the line was an invitation as much as a challenge: calling on ... Background. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, addressing Herr Gorbachev and the Soviets. This ... On June 12, 1987, in a speech delivered from the Brandenburg Gate in West Germany, President Ronald Reagan makes one of his most famous statements when he ... On June 12, 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate, United States president Ronald Reagan gave a speech that is now known by a key line from the middle part: "Mr. ... ... Reagan challenged the patron of the East German regime, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, to “tear down this wall.” Reagan's many memorable public addresses ... THE ROAD TO THE WALL – RONALD REAGAN AND HIS CALL, 'MR GORBACHEV, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.' January 11, 2015. Author. Clark S. Judge. On Friday, June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan, standing in front of the Berlin Wall that divided Germany into free and communist sectors, spoke 2,703 words, ... 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 ... 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 ...