On January 19, 2010, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele delivered a lecture at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. During his speech, Chairman Steele spoke about how to get government spending under control, inflation, unemployment rates, and still believing in America.

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On Tuesday, November 10th, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation held an event in Washington, D.C. at the Library of Congress to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. During his keynote address, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addressed the crowd, stating,

“President Reagan understood that erasing the impression of U.S. political and military weakness would ultimately reap diplomatic rewards and strategic breakthroughs. He embraced the importance of military strength, and of speaking blunt truths about the Soviet system and Soviet behavior.”

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November 9, 2009 marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In commemoration of this historic event, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library invited students and visitors to paint their inspirational messages on its thirty-two foot replica of the Berlin Wall over a three week-period. On November 9th, a group of fifth grade students from Wood Ranch Elementary School participated in a ceremony to tear down the wall. The program included remarks by First Lt. Amy Treese who in 1978, escorted Governor Reagan through Checkpoint Charlie during his first trip to Berlin.

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The Berlin Wall divided East and West. When it fell, nations throughout the formerly divided world shared in the triumph. In this panel, distinguished scholars and participants in the triumph from East and West offered their perspectives on why the Wall fell, and what its end meant for nations on both sides of the old divide.

Panelists: Dr. Robin Harris (Heritage Foundation), John O’Sullivan (Radio Free Europe), Peter Brookes (Heritage Foundation) and Lee Edwards (Heritage Foundation)
Moderator: Matthew Kaminski (Member, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal)

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When President Ronald Reagan called on General Secretary Gorbachev in 1987 to "tear down this wall," his words were part of his decades-long battle to challenge Communism on every front. In this panel, some of President Reagan’s closest advisers described how President Reagan waged that battle, how he helped to bring down the Wall, and bring the Cold War to an end without firing a shot.

Panelists: Richard V. Allen (National Security Advisor, 1981-1982), Martin Anderson (Chief Domestic Policy Advisory, 1981-1982), John F. Lehman, Jr. (Secretary of the Navy, 1981-1987), Ed Meese (U.S. Attorney General, 1985-1988), and Peter Robinson (White House Speechwriter). Moderator: John McCaslin (co-host, America’s Morning News)

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