June 12 – President Reagan Challenges Gorbachev to “Tear Down This Wall”

June 12 – President Reagan challenges Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall”

On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany.   The post June 12 – President Reagan challenges Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall” appeared first on The Declaration.

President Reagan: “Tear Down This Wall” – Family Council

Thirty-nine years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a Cold War, and eastern Europe sat under communist oppression behind walls and barbed wire. But on June 12, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. There he famously delivered a speech calling on Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IguMXrgfrg8 Two year…