Ronald Reagan


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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
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Berle Adams

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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

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David Brinkley on interviewing President Ronald Reagan
01:34

Sam Donaldson

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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

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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

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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

Reuven Frank

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Reuven Frank on the 1980 election between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter and on calling elections early
02:46

Greg Garrison

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Greg Garrison on the advent of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and the first roast, featuring Ronald Reagan
04:24

Gary David Goldberg

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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

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Ted Koppel on the end of the Iran Hostage Crisis during Reagan's presidency
00:53

Richard Lewis

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Richard Lewis on producing The General Electric Theater, hosted by Ronald Reagan
02:36

Frank Liberman

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Frank Liberman on working with Ronald Reagan
01:14

James Lipton

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James Lipton on producing the Bob Hope special Happy Birthday, Bob with then-president Ronald Reagan as a guest
09:20

A.C. Lyles

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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

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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

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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

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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

Bob Schieffer

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Bob Schieffer on covering Ronald Reagan as chief Washington correspondent for CBS News
01:06

Reese Schonfeld

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Reese Schonfeld on CNN's relationship with the Reagan administration
04:26

Howard K. Smith

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Howard K. Smith on moderating presidential debates
01:21

Lesley Stahl

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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
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

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Brandon Stoddard on White House reaction to The Day After
04:35

John Strauss

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John Strauss on an interview newspaper columnist Hal Humphrey conducted with Ronald Reagan
02:14

Tony Verna

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Tony Verna on directing an interview with then President-elect Ronald Reagan
02:48

John Walsh

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John Walsh on getting legislation passed to help find missing children
02:50

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