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Center for History Education

The Iran Hostage Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While the Iranian Hostage Crisis was a watershed moment, few history classes take on the complex series of events leading up to it. Using declassified documents, including a hostage's diary, young historians create their own reports to...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Ronald Reagan on the Challenger Disaster" by President Ronald Reagan

For Students 5th - 7th
President Ronald Reagan delivered this speech to the grieving nation on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, leading to the death of its seven crew members. A specific purpose for reading...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down the Wall" speech delivered on June 12, 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. It is offered in YouTube video, mp3 audio, and text. [4:52]
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The History Place

The History Place: Ronald Reagan: "Tear Down This Wall"

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source text, graphics, photos and audio-clips of President Reagan's historic speech given on June 12, 1987, in West Berlin calling for an end to the Cold War and the Berlin Wall.
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CBS

Cbs News: Ronald Reagan Remembered

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a multitude of articles, interviews, and related stories about the life of former president Ronald Reagan.
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Claremont Institute

Founding.com: Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
The content of a speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964 where he talks about the fine power and economic balance a government must maintain when providing social and humanitarian services.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Ronald Reagan: Evil Empire Speech, June 8, 1982

For Students 9th - 10th
This sites provides a copy of the complete text of Ronald Reagan's Evil Empire Speech, June 8, 1982.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (Aka "The Speech")

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:02] of Ronald Reagan's speech, "A Time for Choosing" (aka "The Speech"), which aired on October 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [2:37] of President Ronald Reagan's tribute speech after the Space Shuttle "Challenger" tragedy on January 28, 1986. The crew of the Challenger Seven who died were Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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US National Archives

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Public Papers of President Ronald W. Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
Former United States President Ronald Reagan served from 1981-1989. This is a collection of all of his public speeches and announcements. For convenience, the speeches may be browsed chronilogically or a keyword search.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks to National Assoc. Of Evangelicals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [30:05] of President Reagan's speech " Evil Empires" at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals on March 8, 1983, in Orlando, Florida.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Ronald Wilson Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains links to the following Ronald Reagan speeches: Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union Addresses, The 1964 Speech, The Challenger Disaster Speech, The Evil Empire Speech, Pointe de Hoc Normandy, Speech at Omaha...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Ronald Reagan: First

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address given on January 20, 1981, at the start of his first presidential term.
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Other

The "Evil Empire" Speech, 8 March 1983

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of President Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech delivered in Orlando, Florida, which stated U.S. policy vis-a-vis the Soviet Union during its last years.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).

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