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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall

Mr. Gorbachev,tear down this wall. They're great friends. And there were some peoplein...

The Reagans • S01E04 • 2020

Mr. Gorbachev,
tear down this wall. [cheers and applause] [Shultz] They're great friends. And there were some people
in the State Department and also in the NIC Staff who thought
it was too provocative. And they tried
to get it knocked out. But the president kept it in. [cheers and applause] It became the signature line
of Reagan's eight years. [cheers and applause]

Full Transcript

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

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[cheers and applause]

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[Shultz] They're great friends.

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And there were some people in the State Department

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and also in the NIC Staff

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who thought it was too provocative.

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And they tried to get it knocked out.

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But the president kept it in.

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[cheers and applause]

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It became the signature line of Reagan's eight years.

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[cheers and applause]

Duration

32 seconds

Views

24

Timestamp in Movie

00:51:42

Uploaded

Jun 02, 2025

Season

1

Episode

4

Genres

documentary, biography, history

Production

Altimeter Films,Showtime Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's pr...