The tense discussions behind Ronald Reagan's 'Tear Down This Wall' speech
Reagan’s speechwriter fought over the wording before the president delivered the line to 20,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate.
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The tense discussions behind Ronald Reagan's 'Tear Down This Wall' speech
As President Ronald Reagan prepared to give a speech to West Berlin in 1987, Peter Robinson got to work.Trying to figure out what Reagan should talk about, Robinson visited the German capital. The speechwriter spoke with an American diplomat, who advised him not to include any controversial statements regarding the Berlin Wall. The diplomat even told Robinson that West Berliners actually were accustomed to the wall, which first separated the cit…
Ronald Reagan was a president with an eye for staging. Better than most, the 40th president understood how much the surroundings can mean for the reception of a speech. It was therefore far from a coincidence that the speech Reagan came to Berlin to give in June 1987 was given in the heart of Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall in the background. In this way, Reagan could use the setting for the speech to reinforce his message -…
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