Tear Down This Wall
One of the iconic moments of the 80's (you know the ones that make up every montage on VH1 or E! decade-in-review shows) happened twenty years ago today. Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall and almost scolded Mikhail Gorbachev, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." (If that sounds familiar, it's also part of our own little montage that we play every Wednesday leading into the Political Junkie segment). And as tends to happen with history, things get a little simplified. Plenty of people will tell you that Reagan ended the Cold War right there at the Brandenburg Gate. Others argue that the speech was pure showmanship, and didn't really mean or accomplish anything. The truth may lie somewhere in between. If anyone would know, it's Peter Robinson. He wrote the speech Reagan gave that day, and will be on our show today. What memories do you have of Reagan's famous line, and what do you think it accomplished?
1:28 PM ET | 06-12-2007 | permalink
