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[Shearer] At three in the morning

At three in the morning on Thursday, the 15th of May, 300 uniformedfully equipped police...

The Reagans • S01E02 • 2020

[Shearer]
At three in the morning on Thursday, the 15th of May, 300 uniformed
fully equipped police occupied the park,
and a fence was erected. [man] And unless you leave, you will be arrested
for trespassing. [Shearer] That same day,
a rally was held on campus. [man] Don't let those pigs
beat the shit out of you. Don't let yourselves
get arrested on felonies. Go down there and take the park. [cheering] [man] Take the park! [Shearer] People's Park
involved students protecting a piece of land that the university
wanted to expand on. [crowd] We want the park!
We want the park! [Scheer]
The university overreacted. On the local level,
the police were coming in, and then Reagan came in
with the authorization on the state level
of the National Guard. suspenseful music

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[Shearer] At three in the morning

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on Thursday, the 15th of May,

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300 uniformed fully equipped police

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occupied the park, and a fence was erected.

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[man] And unless you leave,

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you will be arrested for trespassing.

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[Shearer] That same day, a rally was held on campus.

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[man] Don't let those pigs beat the shit out of you.

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Don't let yourselves get arrested on felonies.

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Go down there and take the park.

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[cheering]

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[man] Take the park!

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[Shearer] People's Park involved students

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protecting a piece of land

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that the university wanted to expand on.

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[crowd] We want the park! We want the park!

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[Scheer] The university overreacted.

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On the local level, the police were coming in,

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and then Reagan came in with the authorization

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on the state level of the National Guard.

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suspenseful music

Duration

55 seconds

Views

53

Timestamp in Movie

00:29:45

Uploaded

Jun 02, 2025

Season

1

Episode

2

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...