Who Is Ronald Reagan?
Who Is?
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🗓️ 9 February 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Ronald Reagan, a man who was first elected President more than forty years ago, remains one of the most impactful and influential conservative politicians in American history. Reagan, who made it in Hollywood before he made it to the White House, was a towering statesman, a favorite of Republicans and Democrats alike, and a man whose image recalls a past which may never have existed in the first place. How we view Reagan is one way in which America reveals itself, and more importantly, what we leave out of his story are some of the things that we most need to remember. On the first episode of the third season of “Who Is?,” join Sean Morrow, host of “Who Is?,” for a critical reevaluation of Reagan, his administration, and his legacy.
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| 0:00.0 | I want to take you back to a pretty dark and significant part of American history. |
| 0:07.4 | January of this year. |
| 0:09.4 | Let's listen in on Senator James Langford of Oklahoma, |
| 0:13.4 | speaking only a few hours after the United States Capitol was attacked by a violent mob. |
| 0:18.6 | A horde of insurrectionists who demanded that the result of a democratic |
| 0:23.0 | election be overturned. |
| 0:25.2 | While we disagree on things and disagree strongly at times, we do not encourage what happened |
| 0:32.8 | today, ever. |
| 0:35.7 | I want to join my fellow senators in saying thank you to the Capitol Hill Police, |
| 0:40.4 | the law enforcement, the National Guard, the Secret Service, who stood in harm's way. While we were here |
| 0:44.7 | debating, they were pushing back. And I was literally interrupted mid-sentence speaking here |
| 0:52.8 | because we were all unaware of what was |
| 0:55.7 | happening right outside this room because of their faithfulness and because what they have done. |
| 1:02.0 | And I want to thank them. Ronald Reagan once said, peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the |
| 1:09.7 | ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. |
| 1:14.0 | Peaceful people in my state in Oklahoma want their questions answered, but they don't want |
| 1:18.1 | this what happened today. |
| 1:20.2 | Before the rioters attacked the Capitol, its important note, Senator Langford had supported |
| 1:25.3 | at least the spirit of their effort. |
| 1:28.1 | But there was a name there. |
| 1:29.8 | Here's President Barack Obama, standing next to Nancy Reagan, speaking long before the insurrection. |
| 1:36.7 | President Reagan understood that while there are often strong disagreements between parties |
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