Ronald Reagan - Great Speeches

Ronald Reagan - Great Speeches

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  • Reagan June 12, 1987: Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall)
    Thank you very much. Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty-four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. Well, since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn, to Berlin. And today I, myself, make my second visit to your city.
    We come to Berlin, we American Presidents, because it's our duty to speak, in this place, of freedom. But I must confess, we're drawn here by other things as well: by the feeling of history in this city, more than 500 years older than our own nation; by the beauty of the Grunewald and the Tiergarten; most of all, by your courage and determination. Perhaps the composer, Paul Lincke, understood something about American Presidents. You see, like so many Presidents before me, I come here today because wherever I go, whatever I do: "Ich hab noch einen koffer in Berlin." [I still have a suitcase in Berlin.]
    Our gathering today is being broadcast throughout Western Europe and North America. I understand that it is being seen and heard as well in the East. To those listening throughout Eastern Europe, I extend my warmest greetings and the good will of the American people. To those listening in East Berlin, a special word: Although I cannot be with you, I address my remarks to you just as surely as to those standing here before me. For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin. [There is only one Berlin.]
    Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe. From the Baltic, south, those barriers cut across Germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guardtowers. Farther south, there may be no visible, no obvious wall. But there remain armed guards and checkpoints all the same—still a restriction on the right to travel, still an instrument to impose upon ordinary men and women the will of a totalitarian state. Yet it is here in Berlin where the wall emerges most clearly; here, cutting across your city, where the news photo and the television screen have imprinted this brutal division of a continent upon the mind of the world. Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar.
    President von Weizsacker has said: "The German question is open as long as the Brandenburg Gate is closed." Today I say: As long as this gate is closed, as long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the German question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all mankind. Yet I do not come here to lament. For I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.
    In this season of spring in 1945, the people of Berlin emerged from their air raid shelters to find devastation. Thousands of mi
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About Ronald Reagan - Great Speeches

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Ronald Reagan "The Gipper" was known as the "Great Communicator" for his exceptional speaking abilities. He was able to connect with audiences on a personal level and deliver his message in a clear, concise, and inspiring way.Reagan's speaking abilities were honed during his career as an actor and radio broadcaster. He had a natural talent for storytelling and a knack for using humor and anecdotes to illustrate his points. He was also a master of body language and vocal delivery, and he knew how to use his voice and gestures to emphasize his message.One of the key elements of Reagan's speaking ability was his sincerity. He came across as a genuine and authentic person who believed in what he was saying. This made him relatable to audiences and allowed him to build trust with them.Reagan was also a skilled rhetorician. He knew how to use language effectively to persuade and inspire his listeners. He often used simple, straightforward language and avoided jargon. He also used repetition and parallelism to emphasize his key points.Finally, Reagan was a gifted storyteller. He was able to weave together personal anecdotes, historical examples, and moral lessons to create compelling narratives that resonated with audiences.Here are some specific examples of Reagan's speaking abilities:

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