Ronald Reagan

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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"Reagan wanted to do the show [‘Family Ties’], but [show creator] Gary David Goldberg said he had to show up at the table reading for all the rehearsals, that was the rule, and, they of course didn’t want to do that." - Michael J. Fox, Actor

Interviewees discuss the presidency of Ronald Reagan (1981-1989).

Highlights

Michael J. Fox on how the Republican party embraced his character on Family Ties ; Ronald Reagan wanted to appear on the show

02:06

Sam Donaldson on President Reagan lying about Iran-Contra

01:14

Lesley Stahl on how she found the Reagan Administration less "emotional" than the Carter Administration as CBS' White House Correspondent

01:32

David Brinkley on interviewing President Ronald Reagan

01:34

Jorge Ramos on his first professional job on Televisa radio and covering the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

05:42

Howard K. Smith on moderating presidential debates

01:21

Who talked about this topic

Berle Adams

Berle Adams on Ronald Reagan, President of the Screen Actors Guild, granting a waiver allowing MCA to function as both an agency and a production company, creating the first residual payments for actors and writers

03:37

David Brinkley

David Brinkley on interviewing President Ronald Reagan

01:34

Sam Donaldson

Sam Donaldson on President Reagan lying about Iran-Contra

01:14

Sam Donaldson on covering the assassination attempt on President Reagan as ABC White House correspondent

06:34

Sam Donaldson on the differences in how the Carter and Reagan administrations treated the press

00:48

Sam Donaldson on Ronald Reagan

02:05

Sam Donaldson on battles with Reagan White House spokesman Larry Speakes

02:00

Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell on the formation and goals of his right wing political organization the Moral Majority, and on his involvement with Ronald Reagan

04:53

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox on how the Republican party embraced his character on Family Ties ; Ronald Reagan wanted to appear on the show

02:06

Reuven Frank

Reuven Frank on the 1980 election between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter and on calling elections early

02:46

Greg Garrison

Greg Garrison on the advent of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and the first roast, featuring Ronald Reagan

04:24

Gary David Goldberg

Gary David Goldberg on Family Ties being the favorite show of Ronald Reagan and how the show reflected the Reagan era

03:21

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel on the end of the Iran Hostage Crisis during Reagan's presidency

00:53

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis on producing The General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald Reagan

02:36

Frank Liberman

Frank Liberman on working with Ronald Reagan

01:14

James Lipton

James Lipton on producing the Bob Hope special Happy Birthday, Bob with then-president Ronald Reagan as a guest

09:20

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles on his association with the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations

01:50

A.C. Lyles on his association with the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations

13:41

Marty Pasetta

Marty Pasetta on directing Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan's Inaugural specials

02:47

Marty Pasetta on how the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt affected the Academy Awards

02:16

Marty Pasetta on directing the special Let Poland Be Poland

01:05

Ward Quaal

Ward Quaal on his relationship with President Ronald Reagan

06:42

Ward Quaal on his relationship with Ronald Reagan, and on Reagan's attitude toward broadcasting

02:31

Ward Quaal on his lobbying President Ronald Reagan against the Fairness Doctrine

01:48

Jorge Ramos

Jorge Ramos on his first professional job on Televisa radio and covering the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

05:42

Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer on covering Ronald Reagan as chief Washington correspondent for CBS News

01:06

Reese Schonfeld

Reese Schonfeld on CNN's relationship with the Reagan administration

04:26

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith on moderating presidential debates

01:21

Lesley Stahl

Lesley Stahl on how she found the Reagan Administration less "emotional" than the Carter Administration as CBS' White House Correspondent

01:32

Lesley Stahl on memorable interviews she did on Face the Nation, including George Schultz and Margaret Thatcher during the Iran Contra Scandal

01:17

Brandon Stoddard

Brandon Stoddard on White House reaction to The Day After

04:35

John Strauss

John Strauss on an interview newspaper columnist Hal Humphrey conducted with Ronald Reagan

02:14

Tony Verna

Tony Verna on directing an interview with then President-elect Ronald Reagan

02:48

John Walsh

John Walsh on getting legislation passed to help find missing children

02:50

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