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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

"A Time for Choosing"

Henry Salvatori convinced Ronald Reagan to give the following speech during the 1964 RNC. It was a nomination address on behalf of presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, and it launched Reagan's political career. This is one of the most compelling political speeches of recent history, though it did not win Goldwater the election...

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