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OF RONALD REAGAN. THIS WAS HOSTED BY THE YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION AT THE REAGAN RANCH CENTER IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS 55 MINUTES. >> I AM DELIGHTED...
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| 00:00:31 |
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OCCASION. IT HAS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK BACK AND REFLECT ON PRESIDENT REAGAN AND WHAT HE MEANT TO US AND THE COUNTRY. I HAVE A FEW REMARKS....
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| 00:11:19 |
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RONALD REAGAN IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENT IN THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA. THERE ARE SURVEYS SHOWING HIM RANKING JUST BEHIND WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN...
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| 00:12:00 |
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I THINK OF IT AS THAT
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| 00:12:04 |
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HE HAS WORN WELL. HE DEALT WITH BIG ISSUES AND TOOK ON THE TOUGH PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND HOW IT ENDED, I HAVE ALWAYS...
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| 00:13:57 |
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THEUS. ONE OF MY JOBS AT THE TIME WAS TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH CONSERVATIVES. THERE WAS A LOT OF GRUMBLING AT THE TIME FROM CONSERVATIVES THAT REAGAN WAS...
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| 00:14:44 |
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I WAS ONE OF THE MOST CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. YOU CAN LOOK AT MY VOTING RECORD WHEN I WAS THERE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WITH A TELEVISION...
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| 00:16:16 |
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PRIOR TO HIS FAMOUS SPEECH IN 1983. HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT DID THAT HAVE ON THE EVENTUAL PEACEFUL END TO THE COLD WAR? >> I THINK IT HAD A BIG IMPACT....
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| 00:16:35 |
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TECHNOLOGY AND OUR LEAD IN A LOT OF AREAS TO BE ABLE TO BUILD DEFENSES AGAINST INCOMING MISSILES. THEY WERE WORRIED WE WOULD BUILD A SYSTEM SO BIG THAT...
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| 00:19:06 |
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THE TAX BILL, THE BUDGET BILLS, AID TO THE CONTRAS, ETC. WHAT TECHNIQUES TO USE -- DID HE USE TO WHEN THE DEMOCRATS AND KEEP THE REPUBLICANS TOGETHER...
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| 00:19:32 |
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IT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF THE REAGAN LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY. THE BILL WAS COMING UP. HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE HOUSE. THE DEMOCRATS CONTROLLED THE HOUSE....
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| 00:21:42 |
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THE 25% ACROSS BOARD CUT OVER THREE YEARS. THAT WAS HUGELY CONTROVERSY WITH A TIME THE CONTROVERSIAL AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO INCREASE THE DEFICIT....
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| 00:22:15 |
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I WAS A GREAT BELIEVER IN THE TAX POLICY. I STILL BELIEVE TODAY IT WAS VITAL FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS WHAT CREATES WEALTH, JOBS,...
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| 00:25:20 |
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ON CONTEMPORARY TOPICS. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK A FEW OF THEM FOR YOU. WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ON EGYPT. TWO PEOPLE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT EGYPT AND THE UPRISING....
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| 00:26:11 |
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IT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED BY THE EGYPTIANS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH OPINIONS. THE...
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| 00:29:58 |
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HIM TO SURVIVE? >> I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A PREDICTION BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW. I ALSO THINK THERE COMES A TIME FOR
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| 00:30:06 |
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EVERYBODY WENT IT IS TIME TO HANG IT UP AND MOVE ON AND FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE OVER. IT IS TRUE IF YOU ARE RUNNING A COMPANY OR IF YOU ARE A VICE-...
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| 00:30:59 |
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TO HAVE HIS OWN SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN, A COMMITMENT OF ADDITIONAL AMERICAN FORCES. GENERAL PETRAEUS IS NOW INVOLVED AND IS RUNNING OUR FORCES THERE. IS...
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| 00:31:35 |
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WITH IN GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MY TIME AS DEFENSE SECRETARY. HE IS A GREAT CHOICE AND WILL DO A GREAT JOB. I THINK THE SURGE OF FORCES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:35:32 |
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TERRORISM AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ACTS IN AMERICA. YOU HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES THAT...
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| 00:36:01 |
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WAS BECAUSE THE FIRST WEEK IN OFFICE, PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WAS GOING TO SCRAP THE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES,...
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| 00:39:57 |
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AT THIS CONFERENCE HAVE MADE THIS COMMENT TO ME. I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD IT. IT IS NOT NEW TO YOU. A LOT OF CONSERVATIVES THINK ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THE...
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| 00:40:45 |
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WAS WE HAD A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FOR SEVERAL OF THOSE YEARS. WHEN THE QUESTION WOULD COME UP ON WHETHER HE SHOULD VETO THE SPENDING BILL, THE RESPONSE...
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| 00:43:29 |
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HE ANNOUNCED HE COULD GIVE US DETAILS ON YOUR MEETING WITH THEN GOVERNOR BUSH WHEN HE ASKED YOU TO RUN AS HIS VICE PRESIDENT. WERE YOU SURPRISED OR...
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| 00:43:55 |
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APPROACHED EARLIER IN 2000 BY ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WILL ALLOW MY NAME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR VICE PRESIDENT. I SAID NO. I HAD...
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| 00:50:31 |
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THEM WHO ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICS AND WHAT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEIR COUNTRY, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PURSUE A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE. >> DO IT. [APPLAUSE]
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| 00:50:48 |
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I STARTED OUT AND WAS GOING TO BE AN ACADEMIC. I THOUGHT I WANTED TO BE A SCHOOL TEACHER. NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING AGAINST SCHOOLTEACHERS. IT IS HONEST...
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| 00:53:25 |
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PACKERS. [APPLAUSE] >>
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| 00:53:32 |
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I AM NOT SURE THERE IS UNANIMITY ON THAT. JOIN ME IN THANKING
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| 00:53:40 |
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THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BEING WITH US. [APPLAUSE] >> : VOLUME AND
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