Throwback Thursdays

Taking office in January of 1981, President Reagan got right to work in fixing these problems.  In this week’s podcast, we present President Reagan’s Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation, delivered on July 27, 1981.

On July 16, 1980, Ronald Reagan secured the nomination for the Republican Party, formally accepting the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Detroit Michigan on July 17, 1980.

In 1985, President Reagan was asked to deliver a speech at an upcoming American Bar Association Convention.  He agreed, working with speech writers to discuss various legal issues.  But President Reagan decided to change his speech topic and instead addressed the outbreak of terrorism sweeping the world.

Ronald Reagan believed so fervently in our nation and in the goodness of its people. He strongly believed that the Fourth of July is as important a holiday as Christmas – a time for families to come together and for neighborhoods to explode with bright lights to celebrate our freedom. In this week’s podcast, in honor of the 4th of July, we look at President Reagan’s address to the nation on Independence Day, delivered on July 4, 1986.

In this week’s podcast we look at a Middle East Crisis in June of 1985.  On June 14, 1985, TWA Flight 847from Athens to Rome, with a full load of mainly American tourists, was hijacked by Shiite Hezbollah terrorists.  After releasing some women and children, the hijackers – two armed men with handguns and grenades – demanded release of Shiites held in Israeli jails or they would begin to execute the passengers.

The month of June brings us two national holidays – Flag Day and Father’s Day.  In this week’s podcast we honor these days by listening to two short radio addresses and one speech President Reagan delivered in 1984, 1985 and 1986 on these national holidays.

In this week’s podcast, we look at President Reagan’s address to Members of the British Parliament on June 8, 1982.

In honor of this week commemorating the 14th anniversary of his passing, this week’s “Words to Live By” will be different.  Rather than hearing the President speak, we are going to hear from those who knew and loved him the most.  Pulling from our past events and from the eulogies of his funeral, this “Words to Live By” podcast is a tribute to our nation’s 40th president.

In honor of Memorial Day, this week’s podcast features President Reagan’s May 28, 1984 remarks which he delivered during Memorial Day ceremonies honoring an unknown serviceman of the Vietnam Conflict.

In this week’s podcast, we look at President Reagan’s remarks and a question-and-answer session with the students and faculty at Moscow State University on May 31, 1988.