[cripplecreek]

I have some Russian immigrant friends who say that Reagan really defeated the Soviet union through the people on the street. They say he didn’t speak over them as a ruler but spoke directly to them as a leader.

One who died a few years ago was a middle aged professor in a crowd Moscow university when Reagan spoke. Rather than the usual politicians who spoke over the crowd, it was as if Reagan sought out faces in the crowd and spoke to individuals. He said that simple act broke the hold the soviets had over the people.

The speech

http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/detail/3416

[Navy Patriot]

I saw Reagan speak, more than once.

Each time, he spoke directly to me.