[ajolympian2004]

Thanks for posting. Am listening now.

You are welcome. I personally needed the morale boost and could think of nothing better than one of Ronald Reagan's speeches. For me, my 'politics' were born of Ronald Reagan in 1980 during his Presidential campaign stop at the Cincinnati Convention Center. From that day forward I've understood limited government and the real meaning of freedom and liberty. We of course learned about this is school, but I never really grasped the concept until I heard Ronald Reagan speak at this campaign stop when I was just 18 years old.

[SittinYonder]

I've never heard this speech before nor have I read the text of it. I was 8-years-old when Reagan took office. I was lucky in that he helped shape my view of America as I grew up. With a healthy dose of parental involvement combined with Reagan being President from the time I was 8-years-old to 16-years-old insured that I can honestly say that I've always believed in the good of the American people and in a small and limited government. I consider it a blessing in my life that I grew up with Ronald Reagan as my president.

[jla]

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[Eric in the Ozarks]

I am a RR convert, too. I started listening more closely to this man in 1979 when my liberal buddies were laughing at him.

[carton253]

Oh my word! I was there! That was a great event. Do you know that the event planners only expected 2000 people to show up that night? But, as more and more people showed up, they (the convention hall staff) had to keep opening more and more of the convention hall so that the crowd could be accomodated.

That was a the capstone of a fabulous day of campaigning for Reagan/Bush...

One of my best memories...