First published at 00:09 UTC on April 26th, 2018.
This speech, given several times, with some variation, during the 1964 campaign for Barry Goldwater for POTUS, is widely said to be the thing that first brought Reagan to national attention as a politician.
This, even more than the famous speech …
MORE
This speech, given several times, with some variation, during the 1964 campaign for Barry Goldwater for POTUS, is widely said to be the thing that first brought Reagan to national attention as a politician.
This, even more than the famous speech Karl Hess wrote for Barry Goldwater, launched both modern American populist conservatism, and, indirectly, the Libertarian Party, which was largely born of the ashes of the Goldwater campaign.
It is still remarkably relevant.
LESS