Ronald Reagan Collection

(update) now with over 100 recordings: this collection contains his old time radio appearances and recordings from his political career.

116 old time radio show recordings
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"Ronald Reagan on Suspense: Circumstantial Terror"

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Reagan
(February 6th, 1911 - June 5th, 2004)

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States of America, with Vice-President, George H.W. Bush. He held the office from Jan 20, 1981 through Jan 20, 1989. During his Presidency Reagan implemented sweeping political and economic changes, survived an assassination attempt, and ordered military action in Grenada. His second term in office is noteworthy for many foreign matters; the 1986 bombing of Libya, the Iran-Contra Affair, and most notably, the down fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. After leaving office Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He passed away in 2004 at the age of 93. Ronald Reagan is the only President to have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 6374 Hollywood Blvd.

Reagan was born in Illinois. Early in life he developed and strong faith in the essential goodness of people. After graduating from Eureka College in 1932 he traveled to Iowa and landed a job announcing home Iowa Hawkeyes football games on the radio. Other radio jobs followed, including as announcer for the Chicago Cubs, specializing in play-by-play announcing games the station received by wire. Traveling to California with the Cubs, Reagan was given a screen test in 1937 and landed a contract with Warner Brothers, working mostly in the B-film unit.

Reagan is fondly remembered for his role as George "The Gipper" Gipp in 1940's Knute Rockne, All American. His role in 1942's King's Row "made me a star." Reagan played a double amputee who gives the line "Where's the rest of me?", which would be the title of his 1965 autobiography. Unfortunately, with WWII, Reagan was not able to capitalize on the starring moment.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan After the War Reagan became President of the Screen Actor's Guild, guiding the union through the Taft-Hartley Act, the House UnAmerican Activities Hearings, and the Hollywood Blacklist period. It was through the Blacklist Scandal that Reagan met his second wife, Nancy Davis (Davis' name mistakenly appeared on a Blacklist, and she sought Reagan's help correcting the slip-up.) Reagan was hired as host of TV's General Electric Theater. Part of his contract required him to tour GE plants 16 weeks of the year, often making as many as 16 speeches a day. He would often talk about his conservative ideals. GE Theater was his last job in the Entertainment Industry.

Reagan had been a life-long Democrat and admired FDR's New Deal Policies. In time he came to value the ideals of Free Markets, Conservatism, lower taxes and limited government. In 1962 Reagan joined the Republican Party ("I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the party left me.")

He gave his endorsement to Conservative presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964. Reagan's "Time for Choosing" speech (included in this collection) raised $1 million dollars for the Goldwater Campaign, and is credited with starting Reagan's political career ("Well,thetroublewithourliberal friendsisnot that they'reignorant;it'sjustthat theyknowso muchthat isn't so.")

Ronald Reagan Gorbechev Impressed with his political views and charisma, California Republicans encouraged Reagan to run for Governor in 1966, and he held the post until 1975. In 1976 he challenged the incumbency of Gerald Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination, but was defeated at the convention. In 1980 he won the nomination and defeated Jimmy Carter in the general election during a time of growing domestic concerns and the Iran Hostage Crisis. During his inaugural address the hostages were freed from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

This collection celebrates not only the Presidency of the Great Communicator, but the show biz career of a great entertainer. Included are movie related appearances on Lux Radio Theater and Screen Guild Theater. Reagan returns to his Sports Caster roots as he takes over for the vacationing host of Bill Stern's Sports Reel. Suspense takes advantage of Reagan's dramatic sensibilities. Part of the reason Reagan was such a beloved President was that he was able to maintain a sense of humor in most situations. This is heard in many of later speeches, as well as appearances on Bing Crosby and The Burns and Allen Show.

Reagan's public career is well represented here as well, from the beginning of his political presence in the "Time for Choosing" speech through the 1992 Republican National Convention. The collection closes with coverage of Ronald Reagan's funeral service in June of 2004.

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116 recordings on 51 Audio CDs
total playtime 45 hours, 8 min

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Disc A001 1940-12-02 Lux Radio Knute Rockne All American	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A002 1942-04-16 Bing Crosby	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A003 1946-01-28 Screen Guild Theater	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A004 1947-08-10 Front and Center 1947-09-29 Bill Stern Sports Newsreel	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A005 1947-11-17 Lux Nobody Lives Forever	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A006 1948-01-02 Colgate News Sportsreel	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A007 1948-05-03 Lux Cloak and Dagger	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A008 1948-08-12 Tin Whistle 1949-03-18 Hi Gang 1949-07-29 Colgate News Sportsreel	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A009 1950-01-25 Burns and Allen 1950-03-23 Suspense One And One's A Lonesome	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A010 1950-07-19 FamTheater Kiss of Salomy Jane 1950-07-19 Kiss of Salomy Jane	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A011 1950-12-12 Cavalcade of America Ulysses In Love 1952-07-11Stars Over Hollywood I Give You Maggie	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A012 1953-04-12 Bakers Theater of Stars 1953-07-04 Stars Over Hollywood	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A013 1953-07-11 Stars Over Hollywood I Give You Maggie 1954-03-08 Suspense Circumstantial Terror	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A014 1958-05-23 Arnold Michaelis interviews Insight 1961-00-00 Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine 1962-03-11 GE Theater Promo w Barbara Rush 1964-10-27 Time for Choosing	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A015 1966-09-11 Meet the Press	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A016 1980-07-17 1980 National Convention of the Republican Party 1981-01-20 First Inaugural Address	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A017 1981-01-20 Mark Hatfield Wishes Jimmy Carter Well 1981-01-27 Iran Hostages Come Home 1981-02-05 Address Nation 16 Days In Office 1981-03-02 Budget Cutting Plan 1981-03-06 Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A018 1981-03-11 Speaks To The Canadian Parliament 1981-03-30 President Reagan Shot 1981-03-31 Dennis OLeary on Reagans Attempted Assassination 1981-04-28 Offers Support For The Graham-latta Substitute T	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A019 1981-06-15 First Press Conference Aftr Assassination Attempt 1981-07-27 Fourth Address to the Nation on the Economy 1981-08-03 Air Traffic Controllers Ultimatum 1981-09-03 Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A020 1981-10-01 Sixth Press Conference AWACS to Saudi Arabia	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A021 1981-11-10 Press Conference on Economy	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A022 1981-12-17 Crisis In Poland 1981-12-29 Sanctions Against Russia	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A023 1982-01-18 7th Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A024 1982-01-19 Seventh Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A025 1982-01-26 First State of the Union Address	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A026 1982-02-18 8th Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A027 1982-05-13 10th Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A028 1982-06-08 British Parliament 1983-02-04 Press Conference on the Economy	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A029 1983-03-08 Evil Empire 1983-03-30 Bilateral Arms Reduction Plan	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A030 1983-04-27 Joint Session of Congress Central America 1983-04-27 Newspaper Publishers Association on the Economy	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A031 1983-05-17 17th Press Conference	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A032 1983-06-28 18th Press Conference 1983-07-26 Press Conference on El Salvador and Nicaragua	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A033 1983-10-16 Announces William Clark Nominee Sec Of Interiors 1983-10-19 Press Conference Central America and Lebanon 1983-11-11 Addresses the Japanese Legislature 1983-12-00 Speaks To A Convention Of Educators In Indiana 1983-12-13 Declares The Second Week In December As 'Drugged	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A034 1983-12-14 Press Conference Lebanon 1983-12-20 Peacekeeping in the Middle East 1984-01-00 Formal Statement Aftr Freeing Hostages	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A035 1984-01-25 State of the Union Address	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A036 1984-02-22 Press Conference Lebanon 1984-06-01 Shannon Airport 1984-06-04 Addresses Irish Parliament 1984-06-04 Pointe du Hoc D-Day Remembrance at Normandy 1984-06-06 D-Day Anniversay	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A037 1984-07-24 26th Press Conference 1984-08-19 Outlaw Russia Bombing in 5 Minutes	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A038 1984-08-23 1984-RNA 1984	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A039 1984-08-23 Prayer Brkfst Dallas Religion Politics 1984-09-11 Press Conference Talks with Russia 1984-09-24 Address to the United Nations General Assembly	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A040 1984-11-07 Victory Speech After Landslide Election 1985-01-09 Press Conference Russia 1985-01-21 Address School Bands Abt Inaugural Parade Cancel 1985-01-21 Second Inaugural Luncheon	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A041 1985-02-06 State of the Union Address 1985-02-21 Second Inaugural Luncheon For President Reagan 1985-05-05 Concentration Camp	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A042 1985-05-12 Bonn Summit 1986-01-28 Challenger 1986-02-26 Increasing Military Spending	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A043 1986-08-12 Potential Summit With Gorbachev 1986-10-22 Tax Reform Act	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A044 1987-01-27 Democrats Response To State Of The Union Addres 1987-01-27 State of the Union Address	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A045 1987-03-04 Iran-Contra 1987-06-11 International Economic Summit in Venice 1987-06-12 At the Brandenburg Gate	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A046 1987-09-17 200th Anniv Constitution Independence Hall PA 1987-09-25 Promises Continuing Aid To The Freedom Fighters 1987-10-23 Labor Department Speech 1987-12-00 Address to the Nation on the Berlin Wall 1987-12-10 Addresses Nation On Summit Resultst 1988-03-01 NATO Meetings in Brussels	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A047 1988-04-21 Addresses World Affairs Council-Springfield 1988-05-27 Summit with Gorbachev Helsinki Finland	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A048 1988-05-31 Moscow University 1988-07-12 Names Richard Thornburgh To Replace	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A049 1988-08-15 Address to the Republican National Convention 1988-09-22 Johnson Space Center Loss of Challenger Crew	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A050 1988-09-26 Addressing The United Nations For The Last Time 1988-11-11 Vietnam Vets 1988-12-13 Addresses The Conservative American Enterprise I	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00
Disc A051 1989-01-11 Farewell Address 1989-01-12 Accepts The Dept Of Defense Medal Distinguish 1992-07-14 Republican National Convention	Add Audio CD to Cart - $5.00

Ronald Reagan Collection

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