"To many American conservatives, the answer to those questions is simple: Reagan stared down the Soviet Union. And the Berlin Wall speech stands as the dramatic symbol of Reagan's challenge and triumph.
"But those who say this ignore the actual history and context of the speech."
James Mann in the Los Angeles Times revisits the subject of Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Tear Down This Myth
Labels:
1980s,
Berlin,
Cold War,
diplomatic history,
George H.W. Bush,
Gorbachev
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