PR Newswire:
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ronald Reagan's voice will soon be heard across the land again, according to plans announced today by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
"We are proud to announce that a series of thirty segments of Reagan's five-minute daily radio commentaries will commence airing on April 28, 2008," reports Duke Blackwood, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation. In that period, Ronald Reagan wrote over 1,000 radio addresses that clarified his vision for America.
Non-political in nature, the series which will be titled "Ronald Reagan Speaks for Himself," hopes to reach the several generations of Americans who never heard him speak on issues such as the economy, immigration, abortion, terrorism, taxes and more.
In one address, Reagan describes his contribution to a time capsule:
"I wrote of the problems we face here in 1976 -- The choice we face between continuing the policies of the last 40 yrs. that have led to bigger & bigger government, less & less liberty, redistribution of earnings through confiscatory taxation or trying to get back on the original course set for us by the Founding Fathers.... On the international scene two great superpowers face each other with nuclear missiles at the ready -- poised to bring Armageddon to the world."
"Radio was one of Ronnie's first loves," said former First Lady Nancy Reagan. "The radio addresses became such an important part of his life. When he became president, he continued with them every Saturday. I'm pleased Americans will have a chance to hear a selection of these important commentaries."
Harry O'Connor, who originally proposed the idea of Reagan's daily radio show in 1974, will work with the Reagan Foundation to produce the new series. "Each commentary will have a brief introduction by Peter Hannaford, who served as Reagan's communication director in the '70's," said Mr. O'Connor. "This introduction will establish the connection between the radio addresses and contemporary issues."
Further details on this new program, and which radio stations will air these addresses, will be provided in the near future on http://www.reaganlibrary.com.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center and the Air Force One Pavilion. Located in Simi Valley, California, the Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 100,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Recently, the Library hosted the final debate between the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination. It now also serves as the final resting place of America's 40th President.
Having heard a few of these on CD, I can honestly say that this is a good thing for America...Ronald Reagan's views on all sorts of subjects were entertaining and thoughtful commentaries that are as topical today as they were when they first aired.
