Throwback Thursdays

With President Reagan’s staunch support, NASA put the Space Shuttle to work on 27 occasions during his administration alone, carrying people into orbit, launching, recovering and repairing satellites, conducting cutting-edge research and building the largest structure in space, the International Space Station. Let’s now listen to President Reagan’s radio addresses to the nation on the space program.

Ronald Reagan looked at New Year's optimistically – yes, it was the start of a new year, but it was also a day to promote that the country should work together for the greater good and to start the new year off right.

In December of 1985, just a month after their Geneva meeting, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to record a joint New Year’s Message – one that would play over the radio in both the United States and the Soviet Union.  President Reagan recorded his half at 9am on December 28th from the Century Plaza Hotel in los Angeles.  It was actually broadcast via television at 1pm on January 1st in the Soviet Union. Let's listen.

Ronald Reagan loved holidays and especially enjoyed celebrating the Christmas spirit. In 2020, Christmas may look a little different than in years past, including families not celebrating together due to COVID restrictions, but we know that President Reagan would have still felt blessed by the holiday spirit.

We’ll start today’s podcast by listening to President Reagan’s 1983 Radio Address to the Nation on the Celebration of Christmas. Let's listen.

Ronald Reagan was raised that there was no greater sin than that of racial bigotry. In this Throwback Thursday with President Reagan, we hear him speak on Minority Business Enterprise Development.

Speaking of invoking the 11thcommandment during campaigning, on June 29, 1987, while speaking to political activists, President Reagan spoke about the importance of following this tenant during elections. Let’s listen.

Today is Human Rights Day, a day very important to Ronald Reagan. In this Throwback Thursday with President Reagan, we hear his thoughts on the day.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th– the day the United National General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Let’s now listen to President Reagan’s remarks in 1988 after signing the Human Rights Day Proclamation.

Today, we're taking a trip back in time to listen to President Ronald Reagan's powerful message on democracy and what it means for our nation.