Ronald Speaking at the Republican National Convention in 1964

Ronald Reagan, an aspiring political leader and Hollywood actor at the time, spoke at the Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in 1964.  The convention was held in San Francisco, California.  He was speaking on behalf of the late Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, who was the GOP presidential nomineee that year.  He faced incumbent Democratic president Lyndon Johnson that year.  Goldwater lost to Johnson in a landslide that November.

Ronald Reagan's speech was entitled, "A Time For Choosing."  That was a timeless message worth hearing over and over.  Reagan knew what freedom was about.  It's very obvious in his speech.

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