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Following is the prepared text of President Reagans farewell address to the nation Wednesday night.
Reagan farewell address text. Farewell Address to the Nation January 11 1989 My fellow Americans. This is the 34th time Ill speak to you from the Oval Office and the last. Weve been together 8 years now and soon itll be time for me to go.
But before I do I wanted to share some thoughts some of which Ive been saving for a long time. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. 40 Presidential Drive Simi Valley CA 93065.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. Following is the prepared text of President Reagans farewell address to the nation Wednesday night. My fellow Americans this is the 34th time Ill speak to you from the Oval Office and the last.
Ronald Reagan farewell address to the nation January 11 1989 transcript Alternative Title. Farewell address by President Ronald Reagan. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Farewell Address Ronald Reagan We feel the need of a close read here at the HP and circumstance has led us to choose Ronald Reagans last speech from the Oval Office in January 1989. Its an interesting way-back machine for us in 2015 in that the 1980s are not that long in the past yet the constant references to Reagan. Reagan delivers farewell address Jan.
11 1989 - POLITICO. People ask how I feel about leaving and the fact is parting is such sweet sorrow Ronald Reagan said. President Reagan gives his farewell address After eight years as president of the United States Ronald Reagan gives his farewell address to the American people.
In his speech President Reagan. Here is the section from Reagans farewell address that I am referring to which begins at 130 in the Youtbue video above. Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government and with three little words.
We the people We the people tell the government what to do it doesnt tell us. We the people are the driver the. On January 11 1989 President Ronald Reagan sat at his desk in the Oval Office to address his nation for the final time.
This rhetorical moment was not the first of its kind. Rather the Farewell Address is a Presidential tradition started by George Washington that every president takes part in before leaving office. As a sort of goodbye to the nation the President discusses the.
President Ronald Reagans Farewell Address to the Nation on 11189For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagans Foundation visit us at h. Reagan himself was far too practical to believe that the job of reintroducing the study of self-government could be left to the schools. All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
The Presidents Farewell Address to the American People. BUT FOR NOW WELL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT REAGAN WHO ADDRESSED THE NATION FROM THE OVAL OFFICE FOR THE LAST TIME ON JANUARY 11 1989. THIS ADDRESS IS 20 MINUTES.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS THIS. President Ronald Reagan - Farewell Address. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.
In his last official address from the Oval Office President Reagan bid farewell to the nation and reviewed several aspects of his presidency and wished the. Clocking in at some 20 minutes long and over 3000 words his farewell address opened with classic Reagan. He talked about the American people.
My fellow Americans he opened. This is the. Peggy Noonan a speechwriter who drafted some of Reagans farewell remarks once wrote that Reagan knew the title of Great Communicator was a backhanded compliment.
Of the moniker Reagan said in his final remarks to the nation It was bestowed in part by foes and in part to undercut the seriousness of his philosophy. Its not what he says its how he says it. He answered in his farewell address.
I could say you and your because I am addressing the heroes of whom I speakyou the citizens of this blessed land. Your dreams your hopes your goals are going to be the dreams the hopes and the goals of this administration so help me God. Reagans Philosophy of Life.
My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives then work hard toward that goal we never lose - somehow we win out. All great change in America begins at the dinner table. Farewell Address to the Nation delivered in the Oval Office on January 11 1989.
President Reagans farewell speech from the Oval Office. After eight years in the White House President Ronald Reagan gives his final farewell to the nation in this address made on January 11 1989.