Ronald Reagan: The Peacemaker

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🗓️ 21 November 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

When Ronald Reagan became President in 1981, he was initially written off by many as a reckless B movie cowboy who would lead the US to nuclear war.

However, as William Inboden tells Don, Reagan would go on to defy the odds on the international stage. Navigating complex foreign policy challenges, from Grenada to Lebanon and of course the Cold War. Taking the Soviets and the World to the brink of the unthinkable, while charting an unpredictable path to peace.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time in medieval England, there was a young king who would do just about anything for his favorite night.
0:06.5	They were inseparable.
0:08.5	With love at the front of a king's mind, instead of war or ambition, you'd think the kingdom would be in for a golden
0:15.0	era of peace. But England is headed for the most catastrophic collapse seen for hundreds of
0:20.4	years. The saga continues, Join me Dan Jones on This is History, a Dynasty to
0:26.4	Die for. Available wherever you get your podcasts. It is March 30th, 1981 in the nation's capital.
0:39.8	We are outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, where President Ronald Reagan has just delivered a speech.
0:46.0	Leaving the hotel, Reagan, along with his advisors and security detail,
0:50.3	waves to bystanders as he makes his way along the pavement to awaiting limousine.
0:55.0	About 15 feet from the president, standing amidst a small crowd behind a rope,
1:00.0	is John Hinkley Jr.
1:02.0	As Reagan approaches, Hinkley Jr. As Reagan approaches,
1:04.0	Hinkley, who is carrying a small pistol,
1:06.0	suddenly crouches down and fires six shots in the direction of the President.
1:11.0	Special Agent Jerry Par bundles Reagan into the the on the scene have been hit. All will survive though Press Secretary James Brady is left
1:25.9	permanently brain damaged. Initially thinking himself un-injured, Reagan begins
1:31.0	coughing up blood and suddenly realizes he's been shot.
1:34.3	A bullet had ricocheted off the limousine door,
1:37.3	then against the President's rib, lodging itself an inch from his heart.
1:41.7	It's a very close call. Barely two months into office,
1:45.3	incredibly, Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt. But the challenges
1:51.6	for the 40th President of the United States are far from over.
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