The famous 76 speech where he coined the phrase:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4518663/reagans-1976-republican-convention-speech/?#sp=show-clips
My gosh. This man ...was...a genius.
I implore everyone to watch that video.
Remember...this is Reagan speaking, off the cuff, with only a few minutes warning, and after narrowly losing the nomination to President Ford.
There is so much to say about this, not the least of which is that he told the world what he was going to do as President, which would of course begin in just four years.
This man...what an incredible specimen of all that is great about America.
In ‘76 I drove 30 miles up the coast to a
ranch outside of Paso Robles. He was going
to give a speech followed by a tri-tip BBQ.
Seemed like we waited all day but
eventually he, Nancy, and the host couple came
riding up on horses. Everybody was completely
stoked. Four years later my parents were invited to
his innaugaration. If only I had known the special
time that it was then.