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

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

    02:06
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    Sam Donaldson on President Reagan lying about Iran-Contra

    01:14
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    Lesley Stahl on how she found the Reagan Administration less "emotional" than the Carter Administration as CBS' White House Correspondent

    01:32
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    David Brinkley on interviewing President Ronald Reagan

    01:34
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    Jorge Ramos on his first professional job on Televisa radio and covering the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

    05:42
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    Howard K. Smith on moderating presidential debates

    01:21

    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 the differences in how the Carter and Reagan administrations treated the press

    00:48

    Sam Donaldson on Ronald Reagan

    02:05

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

    06:34

    Sam Donaldson on President Reagan lying about Iran-Contra

    01:14

    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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