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May 1, 2018 · President Ronald Reagan in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987 to make his famous speech saying, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Despite its later fame, Reagan’s...
- Sarah Pruitt
The Berlin Wall Speech was delivered by United States President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin on June 12, 1987. The speech is commonly known by a key line from the middle part: " Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
On June 12, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke near the wall in front of Berlin’s famous Brandenburg Gate. Reagan’s speech echoed the message of another famous American at the Berlin Wall some 24 years before.
- John P. Rafferty
Jun 12, 2017 · On this day 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan stood behind two panes of bulletproof glass 100 yards from the Berlin Wall and called on the Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to...
Jun 5, 2014 · An indelible image of Ronald Reagan is him standing near the Brandenburg Gate within sight of the infamous Berlin Wall and almost shouting, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” It is...
Jun 12, 2006 · In June 1987 Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate rising behind him, to deliver a challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev. In recent months, the president explained, we had heard a great deal from the Soviet Union about a new policy of glasnost, or openness.
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Jun 12, 1987 · In one of his most famous statements, President Reagan declares "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" He speaks of future peace with the Soviet Union and encourages the Soviet government to work on bringing East and West Berlin together.
