Ronald Reagan's remarks to the nation concerning the United States' foreign policies are represented in his speech on the invasion of Grenada and the bombing of Lebanon. Reagan's skills as a speaker are further exemplified in his speech reflecting the D-Day anniversary.
1983 was a turbulent year for American
foreign policy. On October 27, 1983, Reagan reassured the nation
regarding the military presence in Grenada and Lebanon.
To view Reagan's drafts of this speech, try the Reagan's remarks honoring World War II
veterans on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984.
On a trip to Berlin, Reagan offered words of
hope to the Berliners in a speech at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12,
1987.
During Ronald Reagan's tenure as president, the Soviet Union presented the greatest perceived threat to the United States' national security. Reagan's antagonistic relationship with the "evil empire" and attempts to work toward arms-control treaties became one of the focal points of the Reagan administration.
The ancestor of his 1983 speech to the
evangelicals, some consider this June 18,1982 speech to the British House
of Commons to be the first Evil Empire speech.
This March 8, 1983 speech is famous for
bringing the phrase "the Evil Empire" into the American vernacular.
Reagan emphasized his dislike for the Soviet
system of government and not the Soviet people themselves in this May
31, 1988 Q&A session with students and faculty at Moscow State University.
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