President Reagan's Insightful Dialogue on US-Soviet Relations | April 21, 1988

President Ronald Reagan speaks at the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts, discussing critical topics of the Cold War and his approach to the upcoming summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. Don't miss the engaging Q&A session that follows his talk.
00:22 - President Reagan enters
01:45 - President Reagan takes the podium
03:52 - John Adams's quote about the American Revolution, which ripples through the world to this day
04:54 - The prospect of freedom seemed unlikely at the start of this decade, but it won in the end thanks to the will of the people
07:31 - Negotiations with the Soviets, arms reductions, human rights
12:01 - Meeting Gorbachev for a Summit in a month, the Soviet Union withdrawing from Afghanistan
13:13 - Biggest issues in the Summit, Afghanistan
16:45 - Ethiopian civil war, Soviet influence
21:31 - Soviet aggression in Nicaragua
23:27 - The Soviet Union is changing, but still highly untrustworthy
25:21 - Thanks to the World Affairs Council
26:39 - Quote from Gandhi on human nature
27:30 - Hopeful for the future, speech concludes
28:42 - President Reagan begins a Q&A, what will your central message be to the people of the Soviet Union?
31:30 - What do you think the United States people should look for regarding the trade deficit next election
35:58 - Are you considering military intervention to stifle drug trafficking into the United States
38:50 - How do you solve all the questions in America
41:36 - Bringing peace to the Middle East
44:37 - Why are you unveiling the stealth bomber today, and how does it relate to the Star Wars defense system
47:28 - President Reagan concludes with a joke
48:47 - The World Affairs Council presents President Reagan with a rendering of a banner celebrating freedom in America, and the President exits
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