Listening to the Presidency / Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Explore audio recordings along with contextual materials from the Ronald Reagan administration. Miller Center scholars have selected and edited each recording to help visitors gain insights into the presidency. 

 

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Portrait of President Ronald Reagan
American President

Learn more about Ronald Reagan, his early life, and his presidential administration.
Reagan sits in the Oval Office with Press gathered around him
January 11, 1989: Farewell Address

In this broadcast from the Oval Office, President Reagan mentions two triumphs from his presidency: the economic recovery and the recovery of American morale.
President Reagan meeting with Congress on the invasion of Grenada in the Cabinet Room
“We Regret Very Much the Embarrassment”

In this phone call, President Reagan explains to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain why the United States had not given her prior notice of the U.S. invasion of Grenada.  
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President Ronald Reagan standing at the center of a group photo at the G-7 Summit in Williamsburg, Virginia
Ronald Reagan
'Free Trade and Fair Trade'
Ronald W. Reagan | Malcolm Fraser
President Ronald Reagan and Israel prime minister Menachem Begin standing on the South Lawn during a state visit.
Ronald Reagan
A 'Call That I Have Resisted Making'
Ronald W. Reagan | Menachem Begin
President Reagan meeting with Congress on the invasion of Grenada in the Cabinet Room.
Ronald Reagan
'We Regret Very Much the Embarrassment'
Ronald W. Reagan | Margaret Thatcher
President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain walking at Camp David.
Ronald Reagan
'That Terrible Bomb Attack'
Ronald W. Reagan | Margaret Thatcher
President Ronald Reagan and Mexican president Miguel de la Madrid outside the White House during a visit.
Ronald Reagan
'Very Good Friends with Common Interests'
Ronald W. Reagan | Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado
President Ronald Reagan meeting with Martin Anderson in the Oval Office.
Ronald Reagan
'Warmly Ruthless'
Martin Anderson
The aftermath of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel
Ronald Reagan
'You Stay Here Until I Tell You to Leave'
Max Friedersdorf
President Ronald Reagan meets with Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in the Oval Office.
Ronald Reagan
'You Could Have Said Yes'
Caspar Weinberger