Reagan Legacy ~
We seek to remember, celebrate, foster and renew Ronald Reagan’s vision and leadership.
Ronald Reagan was one of America’s greatest presidents and one of the world’s greatest leaders of the Twentieth Century. He was the architect of communism’s defeat and his economic vision lifted America out of economic malaise and unleashed two decades of unprecedented economic growth and prosperity. President Reagan’s vision of America’s promise and potential lifted the nation and, in fact, people around the globe, to concrete realization of the liberty that free men and women the world over aspire to.
Classic Reagan Speeches
Pre-Presidential
Jun.7, 1957 – “Your America to be Free”, Commencement Address at Eureka College, IL
Oct. 27, 1964 — “A Time For Choosing”, televised address for Sen. Goldwater
Jan. 24, 1974 — “We Will Be A City Upon A Hill,” delivered at the first meeting of CPAC
Mar. 31, 1976 — “To Restore America”, televised address
Aug. 19, 1976 — “A Shining City on a Hill”, Remarks at the Republican National Convention, Kansas City, MO (after a narrow loss to President Ford for the GOP nomination)
Feb. 6, 1977 — “A New Republican Party”, 4th Annual Conservative Political Action Convention, Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 1977 — “Whatever Happened to Free Enterprise,” Hillsdale College, Michigan
Mar. 17, 1978 — America’s Purpose in the World, 5th Annual Conservative Political Action Convention, Washington, DC
Nov. 13, 1979 — Announcement of Candidacy for President, televised address
Jul. 17, 1980 — Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, Republican National Convention, Detroit, MI
Nov. 3, 1980 — “A Vision for America,” Election Eve Address, televised address
Nov. 4, 1980 — Election Night Victory Speech
First Term
Jan. 20, 1981 — First Inaugural Address, U.S. Capitol
Apr. 28, 1981 — Joint Session of Congress, first speech after assassination attempt
Jul. 27, 1981 — Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation, Oval Office
Aug. 3, 1981 — Address on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, White House Rose Garden
Jan. 26, 1982 – State of the Union Address, Social programs transferred to states
Feb. 26, 1982 — The Agenda is Victory, speech to the 9th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference
May 9, 1982 — Address to Eureka College Graduating Class of 1982, Eureka College, Illinois
Jun. 8, 1982 — Address to the British Parliament, “Ash Heap of History”, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster
Jan. 25, 1983 – State of the Union Address, Federal Spending Freeze
Mar. 8, 1983 — Address to the National Association of Evangelicals, Orlando, FL (“Evil Empire”)
Mar. 23, 1983 — Address to the Nation on National Security, Oval Office (SDI “Star Wars” Speech)
May 14, 1983 — Radio Address on the Importance of Entrepreneurs
Jan. 25, 1984 — State of the Union Address, America is back with four Great Goals
Mar. 2, 1984 – Our Noble Vision: An Opportunity For All
Jun. 6, 1984 — Address Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Pointe du Hoc, France
Jun. 6, 1984 — Address Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Omaha Beach, France
Aug. 23, 1984 — Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, Republican National Convention, Dallas, Texas
Second Term
Jan. 21, 1985 – Second Inaugural Address, U.S. Capitol
Feb. 6, 1985 — State of the Union Address
Mar. 13, 1985 — “Go ahead, make my day”, American Business Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 28, 1986 — “Touching the Face of God”, Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Feb. 4, 1986 — State of the Union Address, Welfare Plan
Apr. 14, 1986 — Address to the Nation on the Air Strike Against Libya, Oval Office
July 3, 1986 — Address at the Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration, Governor’s Island, New York Harbor
Jan. 27, 1987 — State of the Union Address
Feb. 10, 1987 — “We’re on the Frontier of Freedom”, Remarks to the Annual Leadership Conference of the American Legion
Jun. 12, 1987 – Address at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall (“Tear down this wall”)
Jul. 3, 1987 — Economic Bill of Rights, Independence Day Address at the Jefferson Memorial
Jan. 25, 1988 — State of the Union Address, “We’re not finished yet” (Budget Process)
Feb. 11, 1988 — Remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference, “You’re on the Frontier of Freedom.”
Aug. 15, 1988 — Farewell Address, Republican National Convention at the Superdome in New Orleans
Jan. 11, 1989 – Farewell Address to the Nation, Oval Office
Presidential Messages
Christmas Messages: December 1981 thru December 1988 – Collection of Reagan’s Christmas Messages
Thanksgiving Day Messages: November 1981 thru November 1988 – Collection of Reagan’s Thanksgiving Day Messages
Post-Presidential
Nov. 19, 1990 — On Winston Churchill, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri
Mar. 23, 1993 — 10th Anniversary of the Announcement of SDI, Washington DC
Feb. 3, 1994 — At the 1994 Republican National Committee Gala for his 83rd Birthday, with Guest Margaret Thatcher
Jun. 6, 1994 — 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Europe, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Reagan Gala
Frontiers of Freedom awarded U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch the 2012 Reagan Gala Award. The event was held October 2, 2012, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Previous honorees include Governor Mitt Romney, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Grover Norquist among others.
Click here to view our 2012 Ronald Reagan Gala Tribute Video.
